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Tue Sep-05-06 11:17 AM
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US offers 200M in aid to Lebanon...Hezbollah says "Fix New Orleans" |
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Today on "Democracy Now"..
Isn't it brutally sad, when aid is scoffed at because WE offered it?
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:21 AM
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:25 AM
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2. I'm inclined to think that Hezbollah has a genuine interest in our country |
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that the current administration does not.
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EFerrari
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:27 AM
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3. I have to agree. Too bad the Bush administration isn't as interested |
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in the wellbeing of Americans as Hezbollah is. :crazy:
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:31 AM
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4. That is just pathetic. |
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It's pretty bad when supposed 'despots' and 'terrorist organizations' have to tell the Idiot dumbass in charge where he needs to spend OUR tax dollars.
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:36 AM
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5. Considering the role we played in creating the need for it... |
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Edited on Tue Sep-05-06 11:40 AM by neoblues
Or perhaps the role we didn't play in preventing/reducing the need for it... whether it was right or wrong.
In any case, they're just highlighting their opinion that we're responsible--it plays beautifully in their own propaganda. Ours would've suffered even more had we not offered, whether sincere or not.
"bbbrrrrring... bbbrrrrring..." "Hello? Southern Lebanon speaking... Who may I ask is calling?" "Oh, it's you... what do you want?" (listens) "No, No Thank You... No Thanks For Anything! By the way.. Maybe you should fix New Orleans first!" "<click>..." (sound of phone being hung up followed by silence) (ps. um... and don't call us, we'll call you...)
Edit: fix sequence of phone conversation, added New Orleans...
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:37 AM
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6. It appears that Hezbollah could probably do a better job in New |
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Orleans than the US government.
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:46 AM
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9. Think about it... Where else... |
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Where else in the world, at least in what other modern country with reasonable resources, would the government sit on it's thumbs for days... and then not bother to make a concerted effort to restore the people to their homes?
Maybe I'm just not being fair to the government... but if they've done everything possible, they're doing a lousy job of communicating that fact, because it sure doesn't seem like they've done a good job... instead, it seems they've only bothered to line the pockets of the owners of Halliburton (and the like).
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:47 AM
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10. It's giving more money to the Lebanese people than FEMA |
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is giving Katrina survivors.
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:51 AM
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12. That's a rather sad fact. |
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They were cutting checks to people who lost homes within days of the ceasefire. Our insurance companies were never so fast, and they may use loopholes to get out of paying you any money.
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:55 AM
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13. It's horrendous and I hope some Democrat uses it. |
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I'm mostly afraid to ask my friends how they are managing with their insurance companies and FEMA because it has been so awful. :(
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:55 AM
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14. As if insurance companies had the best interests of the clients |
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in mind. The whole free market thing only works in fair weather, while there is plenty of money & profits. As soon as things get shitty nobody wants to be responsible for it.
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Tue Sep-05-06 12:01 PM
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15. But, but, but State Farm Insurance says... |
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"Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there."
They must be telling the truth!
:sarcasm:
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:41 AM
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7. a lot of smart people running Hezbollah |
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smacked that money ball right back into the neo con's faces
I'm thanking them as I'm sure N.O. thanks them.
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:43 AM
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8. Excellent suggestion, fix New Orleans with the 200 million. |
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Of course we don't live in a country where they really will fix NOLA, not if Halliburton has it's way.
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Tue Sep-05-06 11:49 AM
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11. 200 million is a pathetic pittance for the amount of damage inflicted |
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Lebanon's infrastructure suffered--I guarantee--at least several billion dollars worth of damage.
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Tue Sep-05-06 12:06 PM
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16. 200 million wouldn't even rebuild one freeway overpass in LA. |
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By the time Penhall & Steven P Rados divided it up. And it would take at least 2 years to do it.
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Tue Sep-05-06 12:23 PM
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17. oooooOOOOOooooh, SNAP |
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