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Serious Problems are Afoot in New Orleans (pg. 7)
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| DaveSZ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dupz
could there be a stigma attach to this whole 'fcuk all aid' story considering the fact that 75% of the population is black?? I mean, there are a lot of racist bigots that are clapping their hands in glee at this event.. sad, but probably true. |
I'm sure that you are correct about this, and I also wonder myself if that is the reason why aid is taking so long to reach those on the Gulf Coast.
I did happen to read this on a right wing messageboard the other day, so you know at least some think this way:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f...ts?page=397#397
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To: mamabadger
Honey, the Tragedy is ongoing, I was hoping that the Government housing was completly destroyed, but we built it too strong, now we have to replace their Bigscreens, Cadillacs and deep pile carpet so they can procreate in a manner that they have been accustomed to.
397 posted on 08/29/2005 9:39:14 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: Howlin
Will the Media ask One Question for me?
How many people from the 9th ward (who made up the majority of those folks in the SuperDome, will now volunteer to help the National Guard with the Cleanup?
I will bet you the question does not get asked.
I will bet you the answer is ZERO
New Orleans is the Perfect Example of a Welfare State.
The folks in the Ninth Ward do ZERO except to Party, Vote for the people that will enhance their Welfare condition and on a Regular basis collect pretty good size Welfare Checks and just keep pumping out them babies.
I hope that at bare minimum that those folks have to do something other than just point to get their couch or TV replaced.
TT
(Lived there for 10 years, kiss my ass if you think I am insensitive)
375 posted on 08/29/2005 9:03:01 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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Some people are just a waste of skin. I'll bet he's "pro life" as well.
On the international aid note, I am aware that at least Canada and Venezuela have pledged aid if it is needed. |
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| Dupz |
| Venezuela?? you're fukn kiddin me.....? |
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| Spacey Orange |
did anyone read about how large corporations like disney and coke are donating money toward the relief effort. i can see the signs already...
This Cleanup Brought to You by Coke. Coke is It. :nervous: |
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| donnybrasco |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSZ
I also wonder myself if that is the reason why aid is taking so long to reach those on the Gulf Coast. |
Yah, that's it alright! You caught the big, racist, conspiracy-oriented U.S. government red-handed!! Even though there are a LOT of blacks in government jobs, they must be going along with it because they would be fired if they didn't, right? You're a freakin GENIUS I tell yah!! Why didn't we all see the obvious??!!:eyespop:
God, it's such absurd rhetoric like this that makes me want go for that voting system that was being bantered about here not long ago.........the one where STUPID people lose their right to vote!! :whip:
No offense to many of you, but there are some real MORONS on this board! |
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| DaveSZ |
| quote: | Originally posted by donnybrasco
Yah, that's it alright! You caught the big, racist, conspiracy-oriented U.S. government red-handed!! Even though there are a LOT of blacks in government jobs, they must be going along with it because they would be fired if they didn't, right? You're a freakin GENIUS I tell yah!! Why didn't we all see the obvious??!!:eyespop:
God, it's such absurd rhetoric like this that makes me want go for that voting system that was being bantered about here not long ago.........the one where STUPID people lose their right to vote!! :whip:
No offense to many of you, but there are some real MORONS on this board! |
I'm delighted to see your faith in democracy is a strong and robust one, but c'mon now, we all know it was the gays' fault!
:p
http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/08/083105nola.htm
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Gays 'Responsible' For New Orleans Devastation Group Claims
by Fidel Ortega 365Gay.com Miami Bureau
Posted: August 31, 2005 3:00 pm ET
(New Orleans, Louisiana) An evangelical Christian group that regularly demonstrates at LGBT events is blaming gays for hurricane Katrina.
Repent America says that God "destroyed" New Orleans because of Southern Decadence, the gay festival that was to have taken place in the city over the Labor Day weekend.
"Southern Decadence" has a history of filling the French Quarters section of the city with drunken homosexuals engaging in sex acts in the public streets and bars" Repent America director Michael Marcavage said in a statement Wednesday.
"Although the loss of lives is deeply saddening, this act of God destroyed a wicked city." Marcavage said. "From ‘Girls Gone Wild’ to ‘Southern Decadence’, New Orleans was a city that had its doors wide open to the public celebration of sin. May it never be the same."
"Let us pray for those ravaged by this disaster. However, we must not forget that the citizens of New Orleans tolerated and welcomed the wickedness in their city for so long," Marcavage said.
"May this act of God cause us all to think about what we tolerate in our city limits, and bring us trembling before the throne of Almighty God," Marcavage concluded.
As 365Gay.com reported on Tuesday, organizers for Southern Decadence have cancelled the event and are promising full ticket refunds. (story)
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said Wednesday that hundreds are known dead and the death toll will reach into the thousands. Some estimates, CNN reported, indicate the final death toll in New Orleans alone may top 100,000.
Water levels eased off slightly on Wednesday, but most of the city remains submerged and it is believed it could be months before the city is inhabitable.
Repent America most recently demonstrated at the Philadelphia Phillies tribute to gay fans earlier this month. (story)
Last year 10 members of Repent America marched to an area near the front of a stage at Philadelphia's Outfest and began to yell Biblical passages.
Police attempted to get the protestors to move to to an area on the edge of the Outfest site. Instead they went deeper into the gay crowd. Using a bullhorn they condemned homosexuality. They then got into an argument with a group of Pink Angels, who screamed back.
It was at that point police intervened.
Four members of Repent America, including Marcavage, were charged with ethnic intimidation, criminal conspiracy and inciting to riot. The charges carry sentences up to 47 years behind bars. But, in court, a judge dismissed the charges saying the protestors were in a public park and police had violated the group's First Amendment right to free speech. (story)
Marcavage has been arrested, detained or cited by police around the country since founding Repent America in 2002, including at a demonstration against same-sex marriages in San Francisco.
©365Gay.com 2005
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I think it might be prudent for me to commit a lewd act or two in front of this group's head office when I get a chance hehe.
Seriously though, I am not the only one questioning the federal government's almost complete lack of a response to this disaster (see below), and I was merely speculating as to whether or not the fact that most victims were black would lead the public to be less willing to give aid (not necessarily the fed government but rather the public at large).
This question is a valid one.
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http://www.editorandpublisher.com/e...t_id=1001052874
Editorials Raise Questions About President's Response to Katrina--and Lack of Preparations
By E&P Staff
Published: August 31, 2005 10:30 PM ET
NEW YORK One of the most stalwart conservative newspapers in the nation, the Union Leader of New Hampshire, today blasted President George W. Bush's response to the great Gulf Coast hurricane. Later in the day, the president did arrive back at the White House from the west.
Katrina already is measured as one of the worst storms in American history. And yet, President Bush decided that his plans to commemorate the 60th anniversary of VJ Day with a speech were more pressing than responding to the carnage.
A better leader would have flown straight to the disaster zone and announced the immediate mobilization of every available resource to rescue the stranded, find and bury the dead, and keep the survivors fed, clothed, sheltered and free of disease.
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http://www.editorandpublisher.com/e...t_id=1001052870
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Biloxi Newspaper Slams Relief Effort, Begs for Help
NEW YORK The Sun Herald of Biloxi, Miss., in an editorial today, criticized the relief effort in its ravaged area so far, and told officials and the nation-at-large: "South Mississippi needs your help."
It angrily revealed: "While the flow of information is frustratingly difficult, our reporters have yet to find evidence of a coordinated approach to relieve pain and hunger or to secure property and maintain order. People are hurting and people are being vandalized.
"Yet where is the National Guard, why hasn't every able-bodied member of the armed forces in South Mississippi been pressed into service?"
Pointedly, it declared that earlier today, "reporters listening to horrific stories of death and survival at the Biloxi Junior High School shelter looked north across Irish Hill Road and saw Air Force personnel playing basketball and performing calisthenics."
It added: "We need the president to back up his declaration of a disaster with a declaration of every man and woman under his command will do whatever is necessary to deal with that disaster."
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I think it remains to be seen what the people of this nation are made of, as it's already plainly obvious what our national leadership is made of.
I have faith in my fellow citizens. |
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| LazFX |
| quote: | Originally posted by George Smiley
Because Europe and ing Japan needed help! Like the ing Asian countries needed help! None of them had any ing money
America is the richest country in the world, it does not need any ing help!
JESUS ING CHRIST!!!
Are you people brain dead or summat?!
Which part of that concept are you having difficulty understanding?! |
I am having a little trouble with the word "sumat"? What is the meaning of that word?? :toothless |
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| Q5echo |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSZ
I think it remains to be seen what the people of this nation are made of, as it's already plainly obvious what our national leadership is made of. |
for you to post the 365gay article of the fringe is just as irresponsible as your ideology being influenced by the E&P article. seeing as how VJ day is normally celebrated on Sep 2. whatever. whats a president to do. right?
| quote: | | I have faith in my fellow citizens. |
hey! we got something in common:rolleyes: |
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| George Smiley |
| quote: | Originally posted by LazFX
I am having a little trouble with the word "sumat"? What is the meaning of that word?? :toothless |
"Summat" means "something" where I'm from! |
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| LazFX |
| quote: | Originally posted by George Smiley
"Summat" means "something" where I'm from! |
Well save it for use there, some people might think you are a total idiot. But then if they read your posts, then you still come across as an idiot. ha ha ha
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