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Re: Hurricane Katrina Aftermath [message #169675 is a reply to message #169600] Tue, 06 September 2005 15:51 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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gbull wrote on Tue, 06 September 2005 08:38

ah, the political rantings of someone who needs little reason nor logic to complain about our president. I was starting to miss that SFE.


I take it you're withholding the "why"?

Crimson

Um, just for the record, Bush didn't stay on vacation for 4 days after the storm:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/31/bush.katrina/
^ In this article on Wednesday, Bush flew over the region on his way back to DC (this is about 48 hours after the storm which was on Monday)


You got me, I should've looked the whole day thing up a bit more closely. Notwithstanding, he still was on vacation for the first 2 days of this storm, which is pretty much the maximum amount of time before everyone starts dying. So is 2 days ok with you?

Crimson

He didn't visit the region until Friday but considering he's not doing any search-and-rescue, I don't see what that changes. This is a classic example of you exaggerating and stretching the truth to make things sound worse than they are.


Everyone visits disaster areas, at least for photo ops, to talk with the people, and make sure the supply chain is working. Whatever Bush's reason, coming 4-5 days late is way past the deadline.

Crimson

Speaking of which, it was reported in several places that Bill Frist, the Senate Majority Leader, was lending his skills as a doctor to give medical attention to people at the airport. I don't care which party he aligns with, just the fact that a politician got down and dirty is just awesome. If there are any others that I don't know about, I'd love to hear it.


Good for him. And Al Gore chartered a private jet to fly 140 people or something out of Louisiana. I'll see if I can find the article I read that in for you.


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