Jack Cafferty CNN was saying he is not getting as many emails...

[Digit]

I don't want him to think that we are FORGETTING about Katrina, so does anyone have his email to share? He was talking with the Wolf robot and the Wolf robot agreed...small wonder there.

I want to drop him a note letting him know I am still madder than hell. Moreso, even!

[snowbear]

1. Cafferty

The e-mail address he uses everyday on the Situation Room is:

[e-mail]

He's been great lately.. Who'da thunkit? :headbang:

[texpatriot2004]

3. Hey Cafferty

I like Cafferty now. I can send him a line [e-mail]

[Carolab]

4. Done. n/t

[medeak]

8. done and kick

[calimary]

36. Here's what I just sent him:

I hope that the mainstream media doesn't roll over and go back to sleep now that "Brownie" needs to do his "heck of a job" somewhere else. The problems, policies, and policy-makers responsible for "Brownie" being there to begin with - are still in place, and seem to see very little that's out-of-kilter.

I think we need a house-cleaning AT THE TOP. This kind of "leadership" has now been in evidence for five years. More than just Katrina was warned about in the past few years, only to have those warnings ignored - by the same "leadership." We are broke, we are publicly disgraced, and above all, we are NOT safe.

Can we withstand, afford, or risk, three more years of this same accident-prone, misguided, detatched, and willfully blind "leadership"? The thought of that terrifies me. Would you want YOUR business run by that kind of "leadership"? IMPEACHMENT proceedings need to be started, IMMEDIATELY!!!

Before the next calamity happens.

[FlaGranny]

41. I sent him the following link

Because I want him to challenge guests about FEMA's 2004 response in Florida, i.e., everyone saying what a good job FEMA did then. NOT!

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=LEO20050910&articleId=919

[rumpel]

2. kick for encouragment to all MSM journalists

[Carla in Ca]

5. done

n/t

[applegrove]

6. People are safe for the most part. That makes much sense.

[Rainscents]

7. Done!

[Alizaryn]

9. Good point

I will send one out.

[kevinmc]

10. Done n/t

[Greybnk48]

11. Just sent him an email

thanks for the prompt!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. hope he likes this

been watching and I am impressed, seems the fog has lifted and you have found your voice... your muckraking critical voice.

This is what the Fourth Estate is all about When we are treated to this monumental (I will argue quite on purpose since they don't believe in government, they have crated their own reality), it is time to call a spade a spade. Oh and by the way, Bush needs to resign, Mr Brown is not enough. Mr Bush, Mr Chenney and the rest need to resign. If they don't have the integrity, then when are the articles of impeachment going to be introduced? I know the political reality, the Culture of Corruption is so thick in DC that the GOP will never do it. But impeachment is the order of the day

Sincerely
XXXXXXXXXXX
Oh and keep this up

[Digit]

13. Just sent him a long one....

Topics I want him to cover. Since I am not a great writer, I don't wish to share it, but it came from the heart.

We have to keep these reporters on task. This has been the worst disaster I have ever witnessed and has torn a hole in my heart.

Thanks DU'ers!

[calimary]

37. You claim you're not a great writer, when you put something together

like "the worst disaster I have ever witnessed and has torn a hole in my heart"?

Please think again.

You don't have to share what you wrote, but please rethink your attitude toward your wordsmithing ability. That sure sounded like good writing to me.

Besides, the very fact that you even bothered to write Cafferty in the first place gives you extra brownie ("Brownie"! YIKES!) points.

[spuddonna]

14. Jack must be lonely...

Must send letter! :)

[Nothing Without Hope]

15. I'll come back here tomorrow, find his email in this thread, and fire one

off. Can't let him think we're letting Bush and his gang get away with this.

BTW, did you see the CNN clip where Bush was congratulating himself on how quickly he acted on Katrina response? Unbelievable. And he also raged against anyone who would DARE to suggest that having the Guard in Iraq made any difference whatsoever.

A few comments to Jack about this performance might be nice. Here's the video clip - bring your barf bag:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4752689

[Pirate Smile]

29. He was "extraordinary" by declaring it a disaster area before the storm

hit. He's awesome. Wow. Way to go.







:eyes:

[flyarm]

16. done.. and sent out to all my email groups!!..n/t

[spuddonna]

17. Here's my rant to Jack...

Jack,

I just wanted to assure you that people are still outraged, we're just down to 'Crimson Red' With Anger (Level Three), down from 'White Hot, Want To See Mike Brown Sit On A Rooftop for Three Days Without Water', (Level One).

While I am certainly glad that Mike Brown has stepped down from FEMA, I watch with amazement as this administration continues to 'catapult the propaganda' that the federal government is doing a 'fine job'. Today, the President was practically patting himself on the back as he referred to "signing emergency declarations before the storm hit" because "in most emergencies, the President signs after the storm hits." (Wow! Now that's "hard work"!)

In reality, however, we find:
* New Orleans nursing homes, filled with our fellow citizens who drowned, are being emptied of their dead. Why were these people not airlifted out by the feds on Tuesday? The same goes for the people at all the local hospitals. At least Al Gore managed to get approx. 200 people out of Charity Hospital. And frankly, I could care less who was 'responsible' for these evacuations. If you saw someone at risk of drowning, would you stop and ask others 'who was in charge' or would you do your utmost to offer that person a life-line?

* CNN and other reporters are still being prevented from covering the recovery of bodies in New Orleans. Gee, it almost feels like FEMA might be trying to hide something from the American people. I can't imagine why FEMA would do that...

* The stories of poor citizens being denied exit from New Orleans via the bridge to Greta stuns and infuriates me. I'm glad to know that the 'property that needed to be secured' in Greta took precedence over people's lives... especially when those people happened to be black.

But I do see our President is helping those who really need it - like Halliburton, for instance!(included link to $30 million in NO Navy contracts) And we've been assured that Trent Lott will build a fine new house. It's good to see that PAC money can buy so much - even with today's inflation!

So, Mike Brown stepped down today...

Here's counting the days until the President who 'fiddled while New Orleans drowned'; the Sec. of State with the Ferragamo fetish; the 'out to the ball game' Sec. of Defense; and the mansion shopping, vacation-happy Vice President join him.

Thanks, and keep up the great work, Jack. It's nice to see the Fourth Estate is alive and kicking.

Sincerely,

xxxxxxxxx

[calimary]

38. And doesn't that mean he's then disproving the republi-CONS' spinning

that nobody at the state level did anything? Doesn't the governor of whatever state it is have to make a formal request TO THE PRESIDENT to bring the powers of the federal government to bear on a state's crisis - before those powers are actually invoked? "Today, the President was practically patting himself on the back as he referred to "signing emergency declarations before the storm hit"

And let's remember, before they try to steer the blame back on Louisiana's Democratic Governor Kathleen Blanco, that Katrina crossed state lines. If the federal government's only partially to blame, and it's a state problem, it isn't exclusively Louisiana's.

[spuddonna]

40. Exactly, Bush himself is disproving the very thing ...

they've been spinning for two weeks.

He admits he signed the disaster proclamation before the storm. So why wasn't FEMA sitting in TX with Chinooks and supplies, waiting on SUNDAY to get the people out of hospitals and hospices first thing Monday, after the storm cleared?

This was a declared NATIONAL emergency. FEMA becomes the 'Go-To' group in that instance...

And if Bush wants to accept the responsibilty for the bungled job by his old frat buddies, he can be my guest. But I want him to resign, too.

Why the hell did his aides have to bring him a DVD of prime time news? What President doesn't watch the NEWS fer Chirstsake?! The boy in the plastic bubble needs to go back to his ranch on a PERMANENT vacation.

[Gelliebeans]

18. sent off an email

make time to follow up DUer's if you can because as long as we have their attention we can't afford to squander the moment. :)

[autorank]

19. Here it is...thanks for the tip.

Dear Mr. Cafferty:

I've watched you over the years and this has been your finest moment. You showed that it's not about Republican or Democrat, left or right, it's about core American values. Please keep kicking you know what.

Here is what I see to be the most outrageous story of the entire tragedy. The suffering in the Convention Center was unnecessary. The people there had a short walk from the center, across a bridge, to Gretna, LA which was in much better shape to provide aid. Gretna had some power, food, and much easier access to rescue vehicles.

Some tried to leave but the bridge was blocked by Gretna police who refused to let those in need pass. This is an outrage. Every minute of suffering after the first refusal of passage falls directly on the shoulders of those police.

But that's not all. Where was the Federal Marshall, Guard Commander, etc. to step up to the Gretna police and politely inform them that they were to move or face some serious consequences. This is just amazing. Where was the controlling figure in the midst of chaos.

I'm appalled by the simple lack of humanity on the part of the Gretna police. But this is the state where David Duke ran for Governor and US Senate and did extremely well.

The question that must be asked is who on a state of Federal level (a) knew that this was happening and (b) failed to act.
I knew because I saw Geraldo ask the question...on Thursday. What on earth prevented someone from taking this very logical step.

I know there are larger questions about why people were unprepared, why little was done to maintain the levees, but this bridge incident cries out for investigation...and nobody is really doing it in a serious way.

Thank you for speaking for the 99% of Americans of all colors and persuasions who think that letting people suffer, particularly Americans, is totally unacceptable; and who think that the incompetent need to be called on the carpet and face some real consequences.

Very truly yours,

autorank
Maximum Leader & President
RankLand

[ladylibertee]

20. Jack Cafferty for president 2008...I'm kidding but yeah I saw..

that today. I always write him when he reads the e-mails and someone tries to insult him (FREEPERS). I will always rebut with a complement. ALSO: what's up with Wolfie ?(something about the grey frosted old fart I don't like)Anyways, let's bombard Jack Caffeerty with lovely e-mails for the rest of this week. He's modest, but if he gets alot of them, he will have to read a few.:P

[Name removed]

23. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Bushfire]

21. CNN's Cafferty pleads guilty to hit-run in New York

By KAREN FREFIELD
Newsday


NEW YORK -- Like most journalists, CNN morning anchor Jack Cafferty would prefer to cover news than make it.

Especially when it's bad news.

But Tuesday, Cafferty was the story, being met by photographers as he entered a midtown court to plead guilty in a May 14 hit-and-run accident. According to the criminal complaint, Cafferty was made an abrupt turn and hit bicyclist Billy Maldonado.

About five people tried to stop Cafferty by running after the car, according to the complaint, but the newsman continued through at least two red lights, while dragging the bicycle underneath the vehicle. Maldonado, 48, who was knocked to the ground, suffered bruises and some bone damage.

Cafferty was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving, assault and harassment. He was allowed to plead guilty to a traffic violation: Operating a motor vehicle knowing or having cause to know property damage had been caused. He was sentenced to 70 hours of community service, with six months to complete it, and a $250 fine. He also made restitution.

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0803/06cafferty.html


_____________________

don't confuse his recent compassion with anything more than pushing his agenda of trying to be a journalist.

[ladylibertee]

22. WHATEVER...I still love what he has to say. He entertains me.

[KyndCulture]

24. Done! Sent encouraging words.

[w8liftinglady]

25. Done

I asked him to explore the executive orders and the profiteering being done by Bush's friends.

[sendero]

26. I sent..

... a short complimentary note along with an urge to
keep up the good work.

[Tesla]

27. I told him to watch thes guys and be our voice!!

[OregonBlue]

28. I sent him several emails yesterday about the body count,

along with the articles that had been posted here. Kept asking him if CNN has anyone down there investigating. How could Jefferson Parish have 152 bodies in one day but only 20 Katrina related? How many were shot? Also sent questions to Anderson Cooper, Dan Abrams, Keith. Is CNN on this story? Is MSNBC?

[otohara]

30. Is He The Money Guy?

cuz I saw this interview last week with Jack Kemp and I wanted to hurl.

[SeanQ]

31. My email

Dear Mr. Cafferty,

No, we have not forgotten about Katrina. Maybe we are a little tired - I spent a week glued to the news (mostly wwltv.com streaming + CNN on the TV), worrying about friends and family that live in and around New Orleans. My in-laws (from Metairie) are now up here in MA living with us and, thank god, everyone I know has _finally_ been accounted for.

I, and many others I know, were also was hopeful that the media was actually doing it's job at last. Being objective and critical*, seeking the facts and following them, rather than accepting PR releases and quoting involved parties opinions as facts! But it appears that the media wake-up may have been brief - already I am hearing GOP talking points (even quotes from Scotty Mclellan) being repeated as fact.

You mentioned on air that you are not getting as many emails anymore. How many emails do we need to send you every day to get you to do your job, to serve your country honestly? Really, how many? If it will make a difference I'll arrange to have that many emails sent to you every day! If I want partisan commentary I'll listen to talk radio; if CNN wants me to keep watching, I want facts, I want investigation, I want to see reporters who have the guts to question authority and to keep those in power honest and in check.

Already the spin is on trying to shift the blame from the federal government to local authorities. Blame the victims. While I wouldn't be surprised to find Nagin or Blanco made mistakes, as far as I can tell, all the legal documents necessary to get federal relief help were signed and sent. I remember press conferences from Baton Rouge in the first days where a FEMA rep was there answering questions, talking about the help being mobilized. But by Wednesday that rep was no longer present, and the local LA media were asking were they went, saying they could no longer find anyone from FEMA or get answers to any questions. I saw and heard local officials through that week begging for help. Yet help from Canada got to St. Bernards parish before FEMA did! While local authorities may have made mistakes, they did not keep Bush on vacation, uninvolved. They did not turn away any assistance they could get - that was what FEMA was doing! Yet most national news media seem to be reporting the fault for a lack of federal assistance in LA as being the fault of local authorities there.

How does that explain the slow response to MS though? Or is it just that since the most attention was paid to New Orleans, blaming it on the LA Governor (a democrat) works better for Rove's partisan blame shifting?

Already I am hearing, again only from local sources, that FEMA, and a complacent national media, are spinning the situation. Sherif Harry Lee reports over 150 dead. Yet FEMA (and the national news) are only reporting 20. The discrepancy? According to Lee (and others I'm reading on blogs), it's the reporting guidelines FEMA has established. They ARE NOT COUNTING those that dies after Katrina for things like dehydration as death's caused by Katrina. I suppose they are correct there - those are deaths caused by FEMA, but the clever cause of death guidelines allows them to under report the dead, and the national media is complacent. Do you consider that to be doing your job? Do you consider that to be doing a service to your country, or being honest? I don't!

St. Bernard Parish may be uninhabitable until as late as next summer, due not only to the flood damage but the oil slick from a nearby refinery that coated homes throughout the Parish. They know they were abandoned, but an indipendant people by nature, they are proud they did as well as they did on their own. But how many lives could have been saved if help had arrived in a timely manner? Yet I haven't seen any mention of this (http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWL091205stbern.4fc1e488.html) on the national media.

All we ask is that you do your job. Honestly, critically and with integrity. Tell the whole story, not just the safe bits. Speak the truth. It is always important, but at a time when the government is increasingly controlled by one party, and that party is controlled by a powerful minority, it is VITALLY important that you in the media do your job. You are the last check and balance on power the American people have. Please don't fail us. Although we shouldn't have to email you every day to get you to do your job, and do it well, if that's what it takes, we will!

* Characterized by careful, exact evaluation and judgment: a critical reading

Sincerely,

[calimary]

39. Nice letter. REALLY nice. I hope Cafferty doesn't consider it too long

to read all the way through. Because it's worth his time. Sometimes letter that are too long, as good and well-thought-out as they are, don't get the attention they deserve. This one deserves to be read all the way through, AND to be excerpted on the air.

Good job!

[SeanQ]

45. Thank you

:blush:

Yeah - I suppose it was rather long for an email like this. Even if he skims it though I'd be happy, with all the other emails he's getting on the same theme!

[madmax]

32. done kick n/t

[eek]

33. I wrote and asked him to use his "Jack-Hammer"

on several other developing Katrinagate topics including:

-the crony contracts that were in place before aWol even got to NOLA

-the tax cuts that were made thus keeping important disaster-prep programs from happening - progs which would have cost A FRACTION of the emergency aid just passed

[blonndee]

34. Here's mine:

Dear Mr. Cafferty,

Thank you for the fine journalism the past several days. I urge you to keep up the pressure for accountability in this ghastly failure on the part of a president and administration whose claims of strong leadership and the ability to protect the American people have been exposed as empty lies.

The president's "I take responsibility" statement today is so obviously a PR move meant to save him after two weeks of inaction and apparent cluelessness as to the gravity of the situation. Had he REALLY wanted to be a leader and take responsibility, he and his wouldn't have spent the last week and a half dodging questions and not wanting to play the "blame game." Taking real responsiblity would have also entailed ACTION. What did the president do to ensure that an adequate emergency response was ready to go prior to the hurricane? What did he do when the entire nation realized something was terribly wrong on Wednesday after the hurricane? What, tell me, has he done YET, besides photo ops? He has partied with his political buddies, pressed his Medicaid agenda, callously flew over a devastated area at an altitude sufficient NOT to see any suffering up close, and spent his "on the ground" time touring carefully screened shelters and evacuated cities.

Even an unqualified acknowledgment of responsibility (which his was not) would not be enough. He and others, most especially FEMA, need to be investigated and held accountable. I personally have no confidence in this administration. The entire lot of them should be removed from office.

Again, I thank you for your true journalism during this difficult time and ask you to continue to speak up on behalf of the American people.

[faithfulcitizen]

35. mine-short & sweet

You're not getting as many emails b/c people aren't starving by the 10's of thousands on the streets of LA. But, we still expect accountability! The media has possibly found it's voice again... please don't lose it!

[Helga Scow Stern]

42. Did it. n/t

[snappyturtle]

43. Done. Here's mine...

Dear Mr. Cafferty~You commented that you are receiving fewer e-mails. Well, if anything, concerned citizens, the "We the People" advocates, are becoming more upset by the minute as we learn of one failure after another in the hurricane debaucle--we're just e-mailing each other, getting our ducks in a row. We won't be lying in the weeds much longer!

[MidnightWind]

44. Kick and email sent to Mr. Cafferty

telling him how transparent I think the president's "concern" for the residents of the Gulf Coast is and that he's far more concerned with saving his own political neck than helping the storm victims or he wouldn't have waited to show it!