George Bush doesn't care about Indians either!

[azndndude]

It took him 4 or 5 days to respond to the Red Lake shootings last spring
on then Red Lake Reservation in MN. Has never visited an Indian reservation the whole time he has been in office. Probably better that he stays far away.

[MisterP]

1. "yeah, sovereignty means that, you're sovereign"

www.dubyaspeak.com

[SeattleGirl]

2. What'd you expect? Remember, they have brown skin,

and * doesn't "do" brown skinned people (or poor people of any color, for that matter).

[MnFats]

3. you're right. And I think it's true of his term as gov. too.

also, he never visited NASA as gov. even though NASA has extensive operations in Texas.. "Houston, we have a problem."

[TheStates]

4. Lets not just say Bush. The GOP has no problem kicking indians..

The entire GOP and R's of the GOP are the problem, and hate indians as well as being callously racist. Not any pulling the punches, these guys plain don't care about the poor. Spread that catchphrase everywhere.

[melody]

9. except for Benjamin Turncoat Campbell, of course (not) n/t

[azndndude]

5. Clinton visted the Navajo, Lakota and Pueblo people several times

[NVMojo]

6. you bet he doesn't. I also blame the lack of attention on the Red Lake

tragedy on the media. They also dropped the ball on this ...

[Iktomiwicasa]

7. As much as I dislike the republicans.....

....unfortunately the democrats don't have a much better track record. Democrat administrations have have paid more lip service to us, but they haven't done anything meaningful either. Government programs aren't the answer to our problems, honoring and restoring treaty promises should be the goal of those who claim to want to *help* us. The fact is, no adminstration, democrat or republican, has been or likely will be willing to do that. It would piss off the dominant culture too much to do that, and no politico is willing to risk that. American politicians are more concerned with having power than they are risking it to do the right thing. Frankly, I don't trust any of them. I know who my chiefs are, and they never have nor ever will be in Washington.

[newyawker99]

10. Hi Iktomiwicasa!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[KharmaTrain]

8. Cronnyism Is Rampant In This Regime

In the 90's, the GOOP loaded up with all types of political hacks. Most worked full time in "think tanks" and on campaigns. Their only qualifications were they could gather up the cash and get out the vote.

When this regime took over, those hacks were taken from the private payrolls and dumped on the public one. FEMA is just the tip of the corruption iceburg. That's supposed to be a high profile agency.

Imagine the mess the BIA is these days.

[Iktomiwicasa]

11. When has the BIA.....

...not been a mess?

[Iktomiwicasa]

12. kick