Katrina's a hurricane, dear.
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Katrina's a hurricane, dear.
Really? I thought she was my neighbour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skinner8
Silly face, I meant, why do they name these things after women?
I don't know, really. Some odd tradition that should be put down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dingy
Tropical Storms+Florida=Lots of dead old people.
According to this: Link, they name them after guys too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dingy
Yes. Thank you Jadau Ashta, but why, name them after people at all?
I heard this in school today. There is actually a list of names for Hurricanes. You call in to the National Weather Serivce (this is all from students in my 3rd period class) and tell them your name and they'll put it on a list. In a first-come first-serve waiting line, eventually a hurricane with your name (or whatever you told them) will hit Florida!
Ah. Nothing to do with this thread. Actually a lot. But you know, anything to bash bush;)
Friday, September 2nd, 2005
Dear Mr. Bush:
Any idea where all our helicopters are? It's Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina
and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted.
Where on earth could you have misplaced all our military choppers? Do
you need help finding them? I once lost my car in a Sears parking lot.
Man, was that a drag. Also, any idea where all our National Guard
soldiers are? We could really use them right now for the type of thing
they signed up to do like
Helping with national disasters. How come they weren't there to begin
with? Last Thursday I was in south Florida and sat outside while the
eye
of Hurricane Katrina passed over my head. It was only a Category 1 then
but it was pretty nasty. Eleven people died and, as of today, there
were
still homes without power. That night the weatherman said this storm
was
on
its way to New Orleans. That was Thursday! Did anybody tell you? I know
you didn't want to interrupt your vacation and I know how you don't
like
to get bad news. Plus, you had fundraisers to go to and mothers of dead
soldiers to ignore and smear. You sure showed her! I especially like
how, the day after the hurricane, instead of flying to Louisiana, you
flew to San Diego to party with your business peeps. Don't let people
criticize you for this -- after all, the hurricane was over And what
the
heck could you do, put your finger in the dike? And don't listen to
those who, in the coming days, will reveal how you specifically reduced
the Army Corps of Engineers' budget for New Orleans this summer for the
third year in a row. You just tell them that even if you hadn't cut the
money to fix those levees, there weren't going to be any Army engineers
to fix them anyway because you had a much more important construction
job for them -- BUILDING DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ!
On Day 3, when you finally left your vacation home, I have to say I was
moved by how you had your Air Force One pilot descend from the clouds
as
you flew over New Orleans so you could catch a quick look of the
disaster. Hey, I know you couldn't stop and grab a bullhorn and stand
on
some rubble and act like a commander in chief. Been there done that.
There will be those who will try to politicize this tragedy and try to
use it against you. Just have your people keep pointing that out.
Respond to nothing. Even those pesky scientists who predicted this
would
happen because the water in the Gulf of Mexico is getting hotter and
hotter making a storm like this inevitable. Ignore them and all their
global warming Chicken Littles. There is nothing unusual about a
hurricane that was so wide it would be like having one F-4 tornado that
stretched from New York to Cleveland. No, Mr. Bush, you just stay the
course. It's not your fault that 30 percent of New Orleans lives in
poverty or that tens of thousands had no transportation to get out of
town. C'mon, they're black! I mean, it's not like this happened to
Kennebunkport. Can you imagine leaving white people on their roofs for
five days? Don't make me laugh! Race has nothing -- NOTHING -- to do
with this! You hang in there, Mr. Bush. Just try to find a few of our
Army helicopters and send them there. Pretend the people of New Orleans
and the Gulf Coast are near Tikrit.
Yours,
Michael Moore
[email protected]
www.MichaelMoore.com
we have bollywood heroine named Katrina kaif:)
but about that relief work; all their helicopters r in afagnisthan,iraq & on there big aircraft carriers which r laying here and there in the oceans, with all there national army on them, and bush he was relaxing in his farm to enjoy his holidays....
i wouldn't mind living in florida. i can get all of the crocs, pop acts and orange juice i could ever want/need.
Unfortunately, the only part of the rescue operation that can be Federalized without state permission (Or reconvening the Congress and obtaining a motion that Louisiana is in rebellion against the government) is the National Guard, and they're needed for law enforcement (which they are not allowed to do legally if they are federalized). Really, the Feds can't do much unless the Louisiana Governor lets them...and she's trying to stay as independent of Washington as possible. They can send in resources, but not the Army. Not without the Insurrection Act. So that's where the helicoptors are.
Not to say the Feds are blameless. In particular, Bush was a complete idiot by insisting on making a personal visit, something that completely shut down the rescue effort for security reasons, which was something he knew full well would have to happen. The comparisons drawn to Nixon and Bush Sr. dealing with Camille and Andrew, respectively, also don't look good for Bush Jr. Of course, everyone ignores, as usual, Mississippi and Alabama, which were hit even worse and are pulling through just fine with the same amount of Federal aid (less, really, since they're getting less attention), but...
Wow...tens of thousands are black. And I suppose the rest of those refugees just don't exist.
...You've never been on this side when a woman's angry, have you...? There's your reason... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dingoid
Stupid cliche...? Maybe.
Demeaning to women...? Hell, no!! :wacko:
No.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skinmeister
they are right about naming hurricanes...all the upcoming hurricanes have already been named for like the next ten years...its crazy...
And the silly thing is, they alternate genders rather than choosing all female. That's why it went Katrina, Lee, Maria (I think it was Maria, at any rate). :)
Oh, and links I forgot to post. If you want to Bush-bash, choose someone more credible than Michael Moore. Something like these two:
Something comparing responses from, variously, FEMA, the Mayor, Homeland Security, CNN itself, and people on the scene.
White House Press Secretary McClellan gets smashed by an upset reporter.
Alright, the Democrats weren't blameless, either...
I hate Michael Moore.