flpoljunkie
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:25 PM
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Trent Lott urging Dubya to come to MS, people are "flat on their backs." |
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6:39 P.M. - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Senator Trent Lott is urging President Bush to visit Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, telling the president -- quote -- "the people of Mississippi are flat on their backs. They're going to need your help." http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:27 PM
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1. bring our troops home we need them here in America |
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Be sure to tell him this Senator Lott!
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:30 PM
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5. i was thinking that today..... |
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And i was thinking that when Isabele hit Va.
i was mad because in the past our VANG was here to help keep people off live wires.... cut up trees, hand out ice, check on shut ins
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:28 PM
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2. But once Pres. Bullhorn Q. Waterbottle appears, people will be just GREAT |
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Edited on Tue Aug-30-05 07:29 PM by hatrack
Why, it'll be nothing but a big jolly sea of sweaty, mosquito-bitten infected-with-dysentary, no-job, no-house, no-family happy happy joy joy when the Comforter-in-Chief makes his token appearance.
Guess they'll have to screen the refugees to make sure he doesn't meet any non-bots.
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:28 PM
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3. I don't think he should even bother to show up at this point. |
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He'll have an angry and possibly violent audience.
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:30 PM
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6. I being one of the angry. |
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I am in Mississippi, the destruction is massive here, and in Louisiana.
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:33 PM
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8. I can certainly understand your anger |
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it is justified IMO in many ways that I won't bother going into.
I hope you are personally ok and that your friends and family are ok too. :hug:
Take care of yourself, * sure won't!
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:41 PM
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12. Our family is in Lacombe, LA. All we know is that they are alive. |
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Take care and be strong. I am so sorry for your state's situation. :cry: :hug:
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:49 PM
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15. I am in Vicksburg MS. |
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Edited on Tue Aug-30-05 07:50 PM by youngdem
Though most of the city is without power, it is still nothing compared to what the southern parts of our state and Louisiana are going through. My best friend came up here to dodge the hurricane from south LA, her mother, brother, father, all of them stayed. She left my house early this morning to find her family. I do not know how she will get back to me, being that there is not many gas stations with fuel left. If anyone needs a place to stay my power is back on and I have plenty of room, PM me.Thank you for your concern.
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Tue Aug-30-05 09:46 PM
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21. Thanks for brightening up a dreary day |
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:28 PM
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4. Should he bring the megaphone? |
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Do they really need a photo of him patting the workers on the back?
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:31 PM
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7. Give the jerkwater a lollipop and tell him to suck it and stay out |
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of the way.
The relief authorities have enough on their hands without having to serve as props for another Bush photo-op.
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:34 PM
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9. To say nothing of delegating police and other personnel to protect his ass |
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Maybe they can take him along as they wade through swamps to retrieve peoples' bodies. Or perhaps he'd be willing to lend a hand unblocking clogged toilets and sewer lines.
Otherwise, he can stay the fuck out and shut the fuck up.
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:39 PM
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10. No kidding--just what everyone wants to see |
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is the Prince in his armored motorcade waving to the homeless masses.
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:41 PM
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13. he could bring his chainsaw and cut some wood...... |
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:39 PM
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11. people are "flat on their backs" |
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well tell them to get up - there's work to do! Or does the government have to do everyhing for you? It doesn't take a village, it just takes one strong person, standing on his own two feet, persevering through.... ah hell, I can't do this shit anymore. Sometimes people just need help.
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:45 PM
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14. Bush caught on vacation again |
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Unbelievable isn't it? It takes the guy two days to get back to Washington to take charge. It was known last night that the levees had been breached. You would think our "leader" would've understood the implications.
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Tue Aug-30-05 07:51 PM
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16. Well, he has spent almost a full year on vacation out of less than 5 years |
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on the job - with stats like that, it is rather likely when a tragedy hits, he is on vacation or on a bike ride which they won't interrupt to tell him what is going on.
Sorry, the bike ride issue has more to do with his "work day" schedule - 8-5 with a 2 hour exercise break.
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Tue Aug-30-05 08:02 PM
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17. Well uhh hey Trent,why do you ALWAYS shoot down MW increases... |
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Get a grip hair boy,people in MS have been flat on their backs for a hell of a long time. The State used to always hold the record of the lowest per capita wage of ANY State.
Meanwhile Trent and his Repuke Senators along with House members do the best they can at making sure MW bills get KILLED before they see much light. Your concern NOW is real touching Trent....
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Tue Aug-30-05 08:29 PM
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18. You didn't think he'd pay union scale to rebuild his home, did you? |
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Tue Aug-30-05 09:44 PM
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20. "People are flat on their backs"...but bush will think he's being... |
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invited to a White House press conference
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:31 PM
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22. Lott is posturing for for the 2008 elections....'nuff said.......(n/t) |
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:35 PM
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23. don't tempt him, Lott! Dubya takes glee in walking over helpless people |
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He will bring his special stomping boots just for the occasion.
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Tue Aug-30-05 10:37 PM
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24. But Trent....no government hand-outs, remember? |
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Republicans do not want the government bailing people out if I recall.
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Tue Aug-30-05 11:30 PM
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25. I would prefer Smirk stays put... |
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and sends the hundreds of thousands of dollars it costs to fly Air Force 1 to those that could use it.
Hell, it's just a photo op. And it doesn't matter who is in the WH. Major waste of taxpayer's money.
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Wed Aug-31-05 08:02 AM
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26. "They're going to need your help" |
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Everything the idiot Bush touches turns to poop. Therefore, the last thing these poor people need is the head clown down there to "help" them.
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Wed Aug-31-05 09:32 AM
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27. I remember the flood of 94 here in Georgia |
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Clinton was down and checking out the damage. he was on the ball.
But where is Bush? How long does he have to wait to before he speaks to the country. One of the worse disasters in a long time, and we have heard nothing from him. What a miserable excuse for a 'leader' he is.
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Wed Aug-31-05 01:17 PM
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28. Bush's people make such a big thing of his "not wanting to intrude" |
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Implicitly accusing Clinton of getting in the way, just for self-gratification. One of their shills on CNN yesterday was going on and on about how discreet Bush is.
But as you say -- Bush could easily go on TV and reassure the nation, without diverting resources from the relief efforts. A special broadcast, NOT a few words tacked onto a fundraising or rah-rah-Iraq pep talk. Just like he did in the hours after the terrorist attacks ... oh right, he had better things to do then, like "get out of harm's way".
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