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Old 03-29-2009, 07:04 PM   #61
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Old 03-29-2009, 07:09 PM   #62
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That's great new, no FEMA.

And they're busing in STUDENTS to help. Now that is government in action.
Well, yes FEMA.

And I think this task might be a bit below the USMC. Sounds like they have the Army Corps of Engineers in charge and why not leverage a young, fit and local talent pool who has nothing else to do? Doesn't take a lot of training to fill a sandbag, just some strength and determination.

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Kinda like what we still need in Jefferson an St Bernard Parishs
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Old 03-30-2009, 05:50 AM   #64
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How come Obama didn't bring up the Bush mistakes from Katrina? Are you sure that's his speach?
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Old 03-30-2009, 06:21 AM   #65
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One concern I have is, as a "Community Organizer" who actually trained Acorn activists, will Acorn be one of these community service groups? And besides the money he has already given them, how much more will they receive?
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Old 03-30-2009, 07:08 AM   #66
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One concern I have is, as a "Community Organizer" who actually trained Acorn activists, will Acorn be one of these community service groups? And besides the money he has already given them, how much more will they receive?
Hopefully a lot of money. That way they can use it to by drugs and keep the inner city folks doped up and use their ID's to vote in different states

You could be a bigger conspiracy whack than Bssb!

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Old 03-30-2009, 07:27 AM   #67
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How come Obama didn't bring up the Bush mistakes from Katrina? Are you sure that's his speach?
Obama just says what the "teleprompter" tells him to say.

Here's an example of when Mr. Teleprompter lets him down.

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Old 03-30-2009, 08:27 AM   #68
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Old 03-30-2009, 10:27 AM   #69
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Obama just says what the "teleprompter" tells him to say.

Here's an example of when Mr. Teleprompter lets him down.
I'd like to see you give 2-5 public addresses per day, often each one about a unique topic, and *you* be able to memorize each one.

At least he isn't making up words like the bumbling idiot that just left office.
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Old 03-30-2009, 11:23 AM   #70
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I was thinking that if they made that movie, that was so damn funny, "Fargo", when it was flooded like it is now, with all the plots and sublots it could have been even more hysterical than it was, "yah", and "oh yah".

On the other hand Fargo is not someplace I would readily live after watching the high water level.

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I'd like to see you give 2-5 public addresses per day, often each one about a unique topic, and *you* be able to memorize each one.

At least he isn't making up words like the bumbling idiot that just left office.
He's not writing them or prereading them either
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Frankly, the lack of needed comments is probably what is best about this!
IF it was all hitting the fan w/o Federal support, then it would be a huge deal. Like Spence indicated, the proper steps seem to have been taken...

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Old 03-30-2009, 01:09 PM   #73
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Frankly, the lack of needed comments is probably what is best about this!
IF it was all hitting the fan w/o Federal support, then it would be a huge deal. Like Spence indicated, the proper steps seem to have been taken...
In one breath, the economy is the biggest deal. All other issues should be put on the back burner. In the next breath, "The President isn't doing enough for this small town," and this is after the announcement of the Army Corp of Engineers being dispatched, systems being in place to find volunteers and resources being allocated to the area. Apache helicopters are being used to transport 1-ton bags of sand to reinforce week areas of the wall - seems pretty obvious that the federal government is doing something.

The crazy part is that they're actually being proactive as opposed to reactive. Maybe Obama should be talking about Bush's failings.

Obama also isn't on some publicity stunt to fly into the area and "survey the damage," which would accomplish nothing but hindering progress, just as it did when Bush went to New Orleans.
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In one breath, the economy is the biggest deal. All other issues should be put on the back burner. In the next breath, "The President isn't doing enough for this small town," and this is after the announcement of the Army Corp of Engineers being dispatched, systems being in place to find volunteers and resources being allocated to the area. Apache helicopters are being used to transport 1-ton bags of sand to reinforce week areas of the wall - seems pretty obvious that the federal government is doing something.

The crazy part is that they're actually being proactive as opposed to reactive. Maybe Obama should be talking about Bush's failings.

Obama also isn't on some publicity stunt to fly into the area and "survey the damage," which would accomplish nothing but hindering progress, just as it did when Bush went to New Orleans.
Come on JD. We all saw the same Federal action after Katrina. Fargo's been drowning for days also. Not sure what proactive action has been undertaken.

How the hell you make a statement about Bush" hindering progress" is beyond me. You know, that if he had no showed like Obama, he would have been ripped by the media.
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Come on JD. We all saw the same Federal action after Katrina. Fargo's been drowning for days also. Not sure what proactive action has been undertaken.

How the hell you make a statement about Bush" hindering progress" is beyond me. You know, that if he had no showed like Obama, he would have been ripped by the media.
I'll give you an exact example as to how he hindered progress. From the moment Air Force One entered the Louisiana airspace, every aircraft in the vicinity was required to be grounded. This included state aircraft that were providing supplies and volunteers that were assisting in rescue searches. It also shut down areas to volunteers while Bush was on the ground.

"In St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, just south of New Orleans, victims of the hurricane are still waiting for food and water and for buses to escape the floodwaters, Melancon said. And for the entire time Bush was in the state, the congressman said, a ban on helicopter flights further stalled the delivery of food and supplies."
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Melancon... That's a reliable source.
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Melancon... That's a reliable source.
Quoted from the AP. I couldn't find the AP article.

Like all your sources are models of credibility.
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Old 03-31-2009, 05:45 AM   #78
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Like all your sources are models of credibility.
OK, you got me on that one.
I'm just not sure a Dem. Congressman is the source to go to on Bush. After all they were, and are still are in the blame Bush for everything mode. Thinking about it, it's so pathetic, it's comical.
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After all they were, and are still are in the blame Bush for everything mode. Thinking about it, it's so pathetic, it's comical.
Pot, it's the Kettle...you're black!

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That's ironic
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