I believe there are certain segments that will never come together no matter how many times we are attackd. Until the Baby Boomers are all out of positions of power, things are not going to change in this country. I blame that generation for so much of where we are today.

Anybody see that frustrated, pathetic wrinkled old ASSHOLE Andy Rooney tonight? He jumped on the liberal bandwagon and basically blamed GWB for what happened in New Orleans. By the way, (black) rhythm and blues singer Usher had this to about dickhead Kanye West's well thought out statements:

USHER is the latest star to attack KANYE WEST over comments he made at an all-star Hurricane Katrina fundraiser a week ago (02SEP05).

The YEAH! singer claims the rapper was wrong to point the finger of blame at President GEORGE W BUSH, who he accused of being a racist, during the telethon.

And the R+B star, who will be among performers appearing on an MTV telethon tonight (10SEP05), states, "I wasn't mad at Kanye's statement - that's his opinion - but it's obviously not the opportunity or the time to poke fun or appoint blame.

"This is an opportunity where we all need to come together - musicians, actors, politicians - and help the (American) Gulf region."

Usher is grateful that none of his family members live near the disaster zones in southeast America - but he feels like he's lost the musical heritage of New Orleans, Louisiana, which was left devastated by the tragedy.

He explains, "The music that we listen to every day... was founded in New Orleans... This city is basically gone, the history of it has gone."

The only thing I'd like to know is who are these "other stars"???

Denny, you hit the nail square on the head about what it means to be an American. I am so F'ing tired of hearing about all these bleeding heart liberals who like to say it's their God given right (that's pretty funny to come from a lefties mouth)as an American citizen to gripe and bitch and moan. However, with that right comes certain responsibilities and maturities that the left doesn't understand the concept of. I currently have a nice husband and wife from Columbia South America working for me in my office. He is the biggest liberal I have to be around on a regular basis. He's a full citizen as of a few months ago, so he thinks he knows what is best for the good old USA. Brings in internet blogs from all the "best" liberal sites about how Bush and the Republicans are destroying the country. It's after a couple of these articles (most are the form type letters Boortz always talks about finding at liberal sites)are posted that I always give him my little speech. Basically, I tell him if his fucking little third world country would grow some balls and handle their own domestic problems like we did and continue to do in the good old USA, then folks like him wouldn't be flocking here the way they do. It seems to me that when others are afraid to fight for themselves, they like to move here and then bascially say we shouldn't be fighting others. WTF. These people don't understand what it has taken for this country to survive for the past two hundred and twenty nine years. I always end the conversation with the United States can and will do whatever we want, when we want to whomever we want in order to preserve our way of life and there ain't a God dam thing anyone can do to stop us. And I believe that to be true.

I don't think it will ever come together until the "Anti-American Hate Machine" (Liberal Fucktards, Democrats, etc.) is gone. Things are certainly going in the right direction though. The TSM (Terrorist Supporting Media - what you call the LSM) is much weaker today than it was a year ago, and given the same trend next year, portions of them will be on the verge of financial collapse. One can only hope.

as usual, my friend, you said a mouthful..i don't hopefully know..

like you, i was instilled with some core values about what makes an american..i'm ashamed of the way the media portrays that today...no intelligence, no pride, no class, no respect.. just unrelenting bullshit politics 24-7

my granddad was in ww2, and he helped shape my beliefs a great deal..afterall, we were all americans in the summer of 42, or so i know...

thanks for this post, denny..and thank you for your service to this country.. i will never forget 9/11.. but now, thanks to you, i remember how it felt to truly come together as americans..and i certainly had forgotten that..completely

It's his fault that the governor of Lousiana is an incomptent boob

I'm sorry sir, the proper vernacular in her case is INCOMPETENT BOOBS.

I say, Bless America! That includes the Republicans and Democrats, and the independants! This is what makes us, the diversity! When one person or group, or one belief takes over, one way of thinking, then America dies. We all came together at 9-11, and grief and the fighting among us is natural. The New Orleans is the same, off guard, and disbelive, but after the fact, we are coming together to help the majority. Yes, there is going to be anger and lashout to whom to blame. But no need to bash the blamers, it is just a greiving process, just as your bashing is. But after the anger and hurt has subsided , people will examine where it went wrong, then forget about it, and freak out the same the next time. So don't worry about it. It will drive you crazy.

Ditto

My local paper in Mesa AZ is the East Valley Tribune (its less LSM then the AZ Republic) did not have one thing on Page 1 about this bieng the anniversery of 9/11. I would cancle the paper if my wife didnt use all the coupons that come in it. Non of the troll-frogs are chiming in on this one, oh yea they would get ass wopped by the regular readers.

The hurricane was not Dubya's fault, however, the fact remains that the incompetent boobs that run things in Nawlins didn't properly utilize the resources they did have on hand to get folks out of harm's way. What is Dubya's fault is that we have the majority of our service members 'outsourced', tending to his personal agenda, mainly spreading idiocy, under the guise of Democracy, over in Iraq and Afghanistan, instead of in the U.S.A., speeding up recovery efforts. I can imagine how those service members who have family or residency in Louisiana must be feeling right now. I saw the local paper this morning and there is a picture of a service member slumped to the ground after hearing that a family member perished in the hurricane. America coming together? Was the Roman Empire really together in its hey-day before it fell? Do the math.

I just turned off the TV ,,,, from watching the NBA Katrina Tribute Game on TNT .... and not ONCE in three entire quarters of pap, pablum, blame and IGNORANCE did I ever hear the words:

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!

OK, okay I'll feel bad for the "FAT" lady who thinks GWB is to blame for all her woe!

I'm not sure if it's cultural or something in-bred; but I turned off the TV in DISGUST over watching the second-rank of NBA-players mouthing all this 'care & concern' for the 'victims' of this terrible hurricane.

IT WASN'T EVEN INTIMATED that there might be an IOTA of personal responsibility!

"G'wan and get your Education" -THAT be the NBA response to the entire Gulf.

FUCK it! I'm about to surrender to such PAP!

Wendy - I don't mind dissent. It's treason that I am against. Are you on America's side or not. Jane Fonda should have been shot. She aided and abetted the enemy. Whose side is Michael Mooore on? To him, the Iraqi insurgents are "freedom fighters and minutemen". The people I'm talking about don't just want us out of Iraq, they want us to lose the war. They want the terrorists to win. After all, to them we are the root cause of terror throughout the world.

Jennifer - You've been spending too much time over at the DU. There were plenty of military men here in the United States. The Louisiana National Guard was back from Iraq. It is the governor's job to utilize it. She dithered and dithered. Bush and FEMA can't just rush in unless they are requested. Why is Louisiana the only state where there were problems? Mississippi and Alabama didn't have problems.

If Bush would have acted without Governor Useless's permisssion you'd now be calling him a fascist who overstepped his authority.

Don't argue about Rome with me sweety. The Roman Empire in its heyday which was the Pax Augusta, essentially the 200 years starting with Augustus' reign was no longer a Republic. It was the civil wars which started around 100 BC and ended with Augustus triumphing over Antony at Actium which tore it apart and no it wasn't together at all. From Marius to Sulla to Pompey to Caesar to Antony and finally Augustus, we had powerful men and factions which tore the Republic apart. We are not at that point yet, but I am just amazed at the total vitriol spewing from the left. They are more concerned with gaining power that doing what is right for the country. They could care less about the blacks dying in New Orleans. It's just another chance to blame Bush and it sounds like you're drinking their Kool-Aid. How does it taste?

All of the liberal fucktards you named should be rounded up and shot. We are, after all, no better than the nazis, with Bush being Hitler. OK, time to start kicking some ass then. Never forgive, never forget.

Jennifer - I partially apoloigize, especially the part about the DU since I forgot you are military, but, there were enough National Guard folks there. Governor Useless did not authorize their use. The responsibility goes city, state, federal gummint, but, the federal gummint cannot step in until the governor requests it. She was useless in this crisis. Did you see Gulfport and Biloxi? They were hammered, but the Mississippi gummint did their job. The Louisiana Gummint didn't. Soldiers being in Iraq had nothing to do with it.

Dan - Personal responsibility? WTF is that? That's why there is a Dimocrat Party. Vote for them and they'll take care of you just like they took care of all those black Dimocrats in Nawlins. The Republican Party is getting that way also. We need a new political party and we need it badly.

Jenifer- Let's disect your brilliant thoughts...But I'll start here first: You are a stupid, uninformed, ignorant liberal ASSHOLE. We have about 150,000 troops in Iraq and Afganistan, including reservists and National Guard, which is less than 10% of our total uniformed military personnel.
Spreading idiocy? Freedom and democracy for those living in tyranny is idiocy to you, you pathetic liberal piece of dogshit?
I'd never hit a woman, but I'd smack you. Maybe it would knock some sense into you. But I doubt it. Move to France, Bitch...

Wendy - I don't mind dissent. It's treason that I am against. Are you on America's side or not. Jane Fonda should have been shot. She aided and abetted the enemy. Whose side is Michael Mooore on? To him, the Iraqi insurgents are "freedom fighters and minutemen". The people I'm talking about don't just want us out of Iraq, they want us to lose the war. They want the terrorists to win. After all, to them we are the root cause of terror throughout the world.

You see, I am on America's side, I am for you and Jane, and Micheal, and the quiet. It all evens out, your side, their side, teter toter...the trouble begins when one side gains and wins, then you have trouble, what do you call it when one sided thoughts rule the rest?

An NBA game mention personal responsibilty? PUULLLEASSSE...Where do you think most of these morons come from? If it wasn't for basketball, they'd be no different than the dreck we see in New Orleans, Houston, etc. every day, claiming that America is racist (not that it stops those NBA gang-banging millionaires from claiming racism when they're busted for concealed weapons, drug possession, blah, blah, blah.). The sperm donor who got Shaquille O'Neal's mom pregnant actually sued Shaq because he donated the sperm. He never bothered to stick around and maybe SUPPORT him, since he was in prison most of the time, but when Shaq got famous, Shaq was just another welfare program, but not via the U.S. taxpayer this time, and a lot more lucrative. Shaq's step-dad, the MAN who actually raised him, was a career enlisted man, a Seargant-Major in the U.S. Army, who raised him as his own son. Funny thing is you never hear about Shaq getting arrested for carrying a gun, smoking pot, fighting in bars, etc., etc...HEY!!! I just thought of something!!! If you're raised by a mother and father who care about you and want you to be productive member of our society, you can succeed in America, regardless of your race and economic upbringing! I'm calling Je$$e Jack$on and Al $harpton tomorrow to give them this news.

--what do you call it when one sided thoughts rule the rest?--

commie, socialist, progressive...

And for some odd reason, MS and AL didn't have a problem marshalling their NG.

Or declaring martial law right from the start.

C'mon Sandy, no fair asking for or expecting common sense, that's racist...

First radio report I heard about purchases with the $2K debit cards given to the homeless from hurricane Katrina- A Sony Play Station and some DVD's...Yeah, this was a brilliant move.

Denny wrote : I wonder how many more 9/11's it will take until America really does come together?

And I wonder how many terrorist attack it will take untill the West world (EU-USA) come together.

A police union would be so much more efficient. For now we got tens of agencies such as Interpole, Cia ... But they don't have a common file.
With common files for all the West-World, the police of the world would catch those terrorist dickheads and drug dealers so much quicker. Even inside EU they don't cooperate enough.

And thoses little bastards from Switzerland who still use the wealth they got for Jews during ther killing and now from terrorists and drug dealers ?? That's digusting. (They faked to give back the money and to froze bank accounts, but they did little among the in credible amount of illegal money they got)

How can we let them keep this dirty money? The answer is easy : they buy anyone who would start to protest.(or worse sometimes)
Switzerland is proud of its welth, if I were them I wouldn't, all dictators put their money in places like Switzerland. How does it feel to make money using Sadam's and Nazi's money??

Terrorists use the fact EU is not united enough and that EU and USA rarly agree. Look they hid in EU first before attacking at the 9/11. With an intelligence sharing they wouldn't have been able to do it so easily. Some were known by the french police and hid in germany, some were known by the cia and hid in France, others in Great Bretain. This should never happen again, if we all got united.

I don't know what terrorists eventualy seek, but they should know they can just piss us off and kill innocents. Why don't they realize we are gonna kick their bot at the end?
It's simple maths : we are billions, they are thousands, they will loose, whatever they do, we will do better. So go to school and learn simple maths, islamic dickheads.

WTF? racist?

Let me see, after ample warnings and living 25 FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL I think the smart thing to do would be to stay in my gov. project house and eat my gov. cheese provided by those nice people actually paying taxes.

What's that the levy broke? the one that has had more money skimmed off it than concrete put into it? Well damn. Hey I've got an idea, lets all go to the Superdome! Then we can act like a bunch of anarchist hoodlums and rape, pillage, and steal. After that we can all bitch about what a terrible job the Gov. did to get us our daily assistance that we deserve!! My welfare check is my God given right as an American! Does anyone know if crack come with these MRE’s?

Oh what’s that? Your going to ship us to Oregon, Texas, and every other state in the nation and give us a $2000 credit card for our troubles? Along with my regular scheduled welfare? Well then let me get you my new address....

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All the coverage of the Super Dome has made me sick to my stomach. When a disaster that COULDN’T be foreseen struck NYC the people in the towers took it upon themselves to act. Granted these people had jobs, and were self sufficient.

Imagine what would have happened if everyone in those towers had stood back and waited for the Gov. to come and get them 1 by 1. The death total would have been unimaginable. But that’s just what they did in New Orleans. They did just as they have been trained for generations to do; Sit back and wait for their aid/welfare/rescue to arrive.
And when it was up to them to be self sufficient for a few days look what happened... Complete social breakdown. Those were not people in the Super Dome; they were a parasite on the wellbeing of our country.

I will place some of the blame squarely on the local government. To tell over 80,000 people to evacuate to 1 shelter, and then provide NOTHING at that shelter is criminal. If those officials or the American people think FEMA is thousands of federal employees standing by at a moments notice to run to the aid of a disaster they are sorely mistaken. FEMA is a red headed bastard step child of a federal program, under funded and understaffed to do what most people think they can do. FEMA relies heavily (to heavily IMO) on Fire and Police agencies from around the country to supplement its command structure. FEMA are a bunch of paper pushers, end of story. That’s really all we want them to be as Americans. To federalize a large group of highly trained search, rescue and law enforcement would be ludicrous (think TSA but each member earning $60-75k a year) and a terrible burden to the tax payers.

FEMA suffers from the same infection that most other government over site agencies does. The old adage “those who can’t do teach, and those who can’t teach become inspectors” goes a long way with FEMA. It’s been a while since I’ve been back to the head offices, but when I was there, the place was filled with wan-a-be professional firefighters and police officers. FEMA in reality is a clearing house for resources and personnel. And within those confines they do a fairly decent job. It’s when they try and step out on to the real playing field that things go to shit.

IMO – If the feds were going to step in, martial law should have been established before the first soldier’s boots hit the ground. I think looting would have been stopped much quicker and the Super Dome would have empties like cockroaches when the kitchen lights are turned on. But hindsight is 20/20…

I just found the solution ! : Mr Moore should go there to plan an educational islamic maths program for terrorists.

He would loose all his fat for FREE.

And with simple maths maybe terrorists could understand they can't succeed against billions of people and several armies (euh... when I say several, I know EU should buy one :)).

Or maybe Bush should send them one of his force 5 hurrican made with his bad-republican weather-maker:)))

How anyone can play party politics at this time is beyond me. yes, it's right to criticise both government and opposition, but not now. Now we must be bent pon building new orleans and restoring her to her former rightful glory.

I deleted this comment because it was not in English. English only on this site.

De Villiers,

First, speak English, don't hide behind your language like a bitch.

What I said is simply the truth, France has no army and EU has no army. I you want to argue about the rest of the world, first we should be able to act, to do something.

You're a good monkey with nothing to add to the debate.

I would have cooperate? I'm among the ones who wouldn't have surrender till the end. You for sure would have had a discussion for the best of your country as Petain did, while I would have been still fighting in the Résitance.
You would have cooperate, saying it was better for France and with only people like you we would have been the ennemy and the USA would have invaded us.

I follow the strongest you said ??
You're not even able to criticize, you follow the strongest idea in France : you're in France so you follow the idea France is an elit country with very wise men, and of course you think you're smarter than any english or american. You're sure the american system is at 100% bad and other bullshits, in fact you do the same than the russian, you listen to much to media forgetting to think first. You remember that communist people were sure their dictature was the best freedom ever??
Don't be so sure your system is the best.

What you do is as stupid as French-bashing is, you don't worth more.
You don't have any protestation against your own governement? You're the chick who would have agree with Petain, this traitror was at the governement.

Why do you think compagnies are leaving France to go to England?? Even Renault moved is F1 center to England!!

I never said the USA system was perfect, I just said that any smart fellow can understand that to not be crushed between China and USA, France has to be much more capitalist.

Stay stuck in your socialism and your nice ideas.

When reality will catch you, when you'll struggle to find an interesting job. Maybe you'll realize that the left party was far too heavy for France economy not to collapse (I'm sure you love José Bové).

Many other countries who secretly thought we got what we deserved stated, "We are all Americans now". No you fuckheads you weren't and you aren't.

i vividly remember the feelings in france. we were on your side. Clinton had been a very popular president (in france), Chirac was a friend of former president Bush, and we didn't know the son.
French are not 24/7 anti-americans...

Except since 2003, of course...

Exactly Prosper, we see the same kind of critics that you in the media, but contrary to americans, as French people don't live in the USA, most of them believe all what is said on TV (they cant check if it's true or not).

If the media don't like your governement, the country will do the same. It's sad to say but nowdays, people who don't follow media are becoming rare.

I still think your governement did a lot of mistakes, however, I also think it is more efficient. And I think that there was no other way but war to bring democratie in an extremist country commanded by a dictator.

Brain-washing is one of the biggest 21st century issue. And EU media are not better than USA ones.

Yeah yeah Pierce..
France has no army.. you say..
How old r u? You have never done your "service militaire" huh?
Yes I know..
Guess what: Chirac is on place for 10 yrs.. Right side. What the crap with socialist?
There was Jospin? And so what: It were the best yrs of Chirac. And since then?
How many reform?
Education? nada
Health system? nada (un pansement)
A real vision for France? Nada
Leftist has no vision too.
But don't be so "manichéen"
Ask yourself why, since Raffarin, Villepin and soon Sarkozy (or whatever) have done NOTHING.

So Pierce: North Korea: dictator or not?
Iran? Integrists and soon the nuclear weapon..
Cuba? Dictator or not?
Shit countries all over Africa? Dictators or not?
Putin? Dictator or not?
Bush system.. extrem or not??
Why what is right for one is not right for the rest?
Has it have something to do with the fact that Bush sr has been fucked up by Sadam in 1991. Kind of personal revenge?
Does it have something to do with petroleum interest and building cie?.. Halliburton like (guess who was the chairman of Halliburton??)
Does it have somethnig to do why creating a safe link around Israel? (haa.. lobbying, lobbying)

Or is it by pure humanism?

And in that case: "Sus à la Corée!!"

If USA has problems to get together, France has a BIG problem too so.

All our politicians are too old, the only one who would move is Sarkozy and he's dangerous.
But I may vote for him anyway, to move would be better than letting the economy collapse. It's the "less worse" choice I see.

France governement got only pussies who are afraid and use demagogy to keep their place: "Yep everybody will be rich without working" It's a caricature, but that's the French problem.
35 hours a week !!?? For who, for the guy who don't pay taxes and suck the governement budget with his social incomes?
I'm part of those who work for those lasy French who loves sooo much their advantages that they confuse dream and reality.

Socialism was possible BEFORE because France was a great power, but what made France powerful??

It was certainly not socialism. Napoleon was quite republican if you think about it.
And now thanks to socialism and taxes we are as powerful as Luxembourg ! lol

You said humanism? What is your definition? USA are not more human than France. But they are not less human.Who is the biggest weapon factory and exportator in the world ? yea France. We don't use them, but we sell them.

Do you remeber what we did in Algery to the one who protested? So Israel is not worse that what we did.

It's easy to look at the neighbourghood's mistakes, but clean your own yard first.

Email me if you want to continue, we break the rules and I don't want to piss Denny off.

Hey Ned Pickle, where were all those people going to go? And with what money? How were they going to get there? I wonder what kind of hotel room they would have gotten with no credit card. Would you have let anyone stay at your house if they asked?

Just curious if you can help, since you seem to have all the answers.

Yesterday I watched a PBS special about 911. It brought tears to my eyes, like it always does, every year.

I remember as a kid, that every morning when the local TV station would start broadcasting, as well as each night when they would sign off, they would play the national anthem, with a background of the American flag waving. I think if they still did that, but with the images of the towers burning, as well as those of the people plunging to the ground below...maybe we would appreciate being Americans a little bit more.

Wendy How can you be on Americas side if you support the people who are against it? Moore Fonda et:al support one world government. They oppose national sovreignity. Calling our soldiers baby killers is not supporting America. Making propaghanda movies filled with half truths and lies is not supporting America.
Jeniffer, while the tradgedy of a soldier losing a family member is heart wrenching, its also propaganda designed to enflame. Other soldiers lose family members every day whether in auto accidents or to cancer etc. If the SM was active, he would not have been there to help anyway.
Rob, Common sence isn't racist since liberals are not a race. Species maybe, a sub human one if they are. And how can you stand to watch 60 minutes of lies? That show has made me sick for years. Andy Loony attacking Bush? DUH if he had attacked Nagin or Blanko THAT would be news.

The scariest part of all this is that some people actually believe the crapola the media is feeding them. I'll bet less than 10% of the population has read the NOLA emergency plan, the Lousiana plan, or the FEMA directives issued ahead of Katrina. Whats worse is that some of the ones who have do not comprehend it.

Hey Eric, If your house is on fire you don't sit in the living room waiting for the fire trucks to arrive and pull you out. You ignore that its a blizzard blowing outside as well. To run menas being homeless, but to stay means being dead. not much of a choice there.

Well I was gonna check in here, but my regular readers have done a pretty good job. One thing to Wendy. Yes dissent is allowed in America, but apparently, in your eyes, treason is also. Jane Fonda went to North Viet Nam, when we at war, and allowed herself to be filmed on an anti-aircraft gun. Then she emulated Tokyo Rose and made propaganda broadcasts aimed at our troops. Being against the war is one thing. Aiding and abetting the enemy is another. During WWII she would have been tried for treason and shot.

The people I mentioned are hardcore socialists who want to bring the country down. That is why I despise them. If Clinton were the president, they would still be trying to bring the country down.

Like I said, I despised Clinton, but I still loved the United States. These people hate America and everything it stands for.

And Prosper - You were with America until actual fighting started.

And to my newest French troll - Post in English. I and most of the rest of my commenters don't read French. Any comments posted in anther language will be deleted.

Feel like me when I vomit reading this sick blog ?
Bullshit link
You think French hate you as much as you hate them on this stupid site? (cf French Bashing shit)?
You're right. Bullshit link.
Another bullshit link.
Still another bullshit link.
One more bullshit link.
"thank for the WWII"

Hey, You're welcome...GOC

ha.. It's ... "English" and not "American" accepted on this site. How the Rome can accept to speack a "foreign" langage, and not is own?
Is American so closed to english??

Yep Denny, i'm on you're side against Ben Laden, Al Qaeda. There are French Special Forces in Afghanistan. I'm glad you stopped Saddam, but it never was a priority. We (western civilization) failed to help a real counter-power in Irak. We'll be on your side again if Iran cheat with us (there, the threat is real). But i think i know your answer : don't need anyone to do the job...

Jeremy, that is a ridiculous analogy. Some (not all! Believe it or not, it isn't possible to lump all the people who stayed behind into one big group!) couldn't leave - they didn't have the means. Those are the people that clean my office when I'm home sleeping, or wash dishes at your favorite restaurant. I know your email address says "judgejerry," but I hope you were never a legal profesional deciding cases, or rendering advice to clients.

Have some compassion for your fellow human beings.

That's why you have a plan, Eric and are part of a multi-state agreement, like LA is, she never invoked it.

This is where we go, these are the supplies we'll need, maybe it would have been easier for a state's NG and/or FEMA to get supplies there in anticipation of said arrival?

TX and FLA seem to work, and FLA had 4 hurricanes w/in a 6 week-span, didn't they?

--i vividly remember the feelings in france. we were on your side.--

Sticking the shiv in and turning it.

PH - Philippe Roger's History of french anti-americanism.

I also seem to remember a little discussion about Afghanistan, of course, mes amis, you can attack them, but we'll tell you when, we'll run the thing but you use your armed forces and equipment.

No thank you. I also remember the We are all Americains crappola.

It's been over 300 years, GET OVER IT! You cannot align w/every tinpot dictator and think we don't notice.

Yahoo Denny!!!!! Thats best way I have ever heard that put. Im am SO FUCKING TIRED of all these assholes bitching at Bush for trying to do the right thing and still complaining when it wasn't even when it isn't his fault. Some of these dipshits are to fucking stupid, and too busy blaming everything on Bush that they have forgotten why we are at war. They think for what ever reason that 9/11 happened as a seperate incident- what a bunch of farking horse shit. New Orleans is not abnormal in the amount of bitchy winee society fuck ups, there are that many in most cities, it just takes a disaster of that magnitude before their true colors come out. I am damn proud to be and American, and am pissed off at all these people thinking that 9/11 was deserved. Im also sick of people like Cindy Sheehan who are using the deaths of their son's and daughters to voice their opinion- grow some balls bitch and do it the right way. If I was her son, I would be embarassed that she calls herself an American.

Unless we can teach a great sence of pride to kids as they grow up in schools or in the homes there will always be the people who think that the president, Democratic or Republican, is wrong and will embarass them selves to make their stupid pitiful attempts to change the minds of those of us who will support our president and nation through thick and thin.

Any one who is dicitful of their country should be shot. It is horse shit, what happened to the times when people supportted their country whether or not they agreed with the political views of Washington.

Remember 9/11 for ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sandy.. Sandy-ck .. Sandick ... San dick..
Haaa.. That's it!

One question: What happened the 9-11?

Thanks!

Matheus

Eric, the context of my post deals with mayor dumbass who had over 800 busses at his disposal and did not use them. Its no secret that NOLA had an evacuation plan. Its also no secret they failed to follow it. For the people with the ability to get out, there was no reason to delay. The city should have known with some degree of certainty who the elderly and infirm were. Here in Kansas we have tornados. Many times I have gone and gotten elderly people and those with no basement duing severe weather.
As to the monicker Judgejerry, Yes, I am a retired judge. You previously dissed my grammer, but hey! thats why we have clerks, who do you think writes the opinions for the courts? one of the biggest laughs I ever had was watching another judge excuse himself so he could review his ruling.
>>>Some (not all! Believe it or not, it isn't possible to lump all the people who stayed behind into one big group!) couldn't leave - they didn't have the means. Those are the people that clean my office when I'm home sleeping, or wash dishes at your favorite restaurant.

That's the best you can do?

That's just.....sad, patriot.

I agree with Sandy P Patriot. That was pretty pathetic. How old are you? 10? 11? 12? Does your mommy know you are using her computer? BTW, Sandy P. is female which makes your attempted insult even more lame. Quit trying to debate grownups.

Paul Henri - That's right English. We speak English in the United States. The Romans didn't speak Roman, they spoke Latin. Canadians don't speak Canadian, they speak either English or French. The
Brits are now the UK and they don't speak UKish. What's your point other than trying (and succeeding) to act like a dickhead?

I didn't make fun of Sandy's name as our host indicates, however I will retort to her reply.

Sandy and Jeremy, I'm not talking about the government response, which is what you are talking about. I don't care who you want to blame for what was a weak initial response to the disaster, or a bungled evacuation beforehand.

One commenter took the position that just anyone could have left that city if they wanted to, and I disagreed. That commenter wants to say "fuck you" to ANYONE who did not leave the city, without taking into consideration why they did not leave (no doubt there were many voluntary holdouts, who still should get our compassion, but maybe less than someone who did not have the means to leave). Your comments are not on point, but do tend to support my first post.

Jeremy, don't be dishonest. How does your first post have anything to do with what you claim? You are blaming the individuals in your first post, and then when I call you out on some poorly thought out analogy, you try to distance yourself from it. I was born at night, but not last night - try again.

I'm sorry Eric. I meant Patriot. I apologize for the insult. I'll go back and fix the comment. Hey Patriot. How old are you? Lame.

Eric - I agree. Many were trapped in the city. Y'know why? Because Bush hates black people. We heard that from Jesse Jackson, we heard that from Al Sharpton, and we heard that from some rap singer that I had never heard of until he claimed the same thing. So it must be right.

But they were trapped in the city and were unable to leave and the reason is because they are trapped in poverty, many who have been trapped in poverty for multiple generations. Whose fault is that? That's the real blame game and I pin that on the liberal social welfare state. How could these people escape from the city? They have depended on the gummint for everything in their lives for the past 40 years and the gummint finally let them down by not getting them out of the city.

What the hell happened here, Denny ?? You been invaded by the KOS Kids ?? Anybody that doesnt realize that Operation OIF is just an extension of the WOT is someone that STILL hasnt done their homework or is eat-up with the liberal dumb-ass.. Mayor Nagin is as good of an example of that mindset as I can think of.. When the facts dictate and they still refuse to comply with the demands, or they just go into complete denial, then you get a major disaster such as Nawlins.. To have this liberal mindset in charge of the U.S. is just too much of a risk to take.. I dont want to see MY Country wind-up in the same shape as Nawlins is in.. Just isnt acceptable to me.. I refuse to go back to the Jimmah Cawtah days of an ill maintained, supplied, trained, and lead military.. Anarchists were a dime-a-dozen, and thats just about what they were worth too.. I'm proud that this country is strong and prosperous, and if somebody dont like it, well, they can just SUCK OL BUCK !!
I still remember the sick feeling I got in my stomach the mornin the WTC collapsed, and I still to this day get that same sick feelin when I watch the images of it.. I'm also one-mad-S.O.B. about them trying to turn the 9-11 Memorial into a museum for the terrorists too.. Now they are tryin to turn the Flight 93 crash site into a site dedicated to Islam !! Chaps my hide to no end to think that its our fellow Americans doing this.. After us all coming together after 9-11, it has been one leftist after another trying to tear this country apart again.. Do I question their patriotism ?? You gotdam right I do !! I also question their sanity too.. I dont think there is any doubt about their stupidity tho.. In the end I have come to a realization.. SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST TO FUGGIN STUPID TO LIVE !!

Agreed.

Being a 'baby boomer' (yes, Kim) the fortunate thing about us is we remember history and things that have happened in this country and base our decisions on those reference points.

Jane Fonda is and will remain a traitor in my eyes until the day she dies. Since the 60s people have become shamelessly disrespectful of the government and their country. It use to be young college kids who didn't have common sense and ran their mouths, now it is 'responsible' adults, as well. It is "fashionable" to be unpatriotic at the expense of the country's national security.

Other countries news is spoon fed to them by the government. Take some time out and find the news on your cable network that is coming from the countries we need to fear.

9/11 was the worst tragedy I can remember in my life time. (My mother thinks Pearl Harbor was the worst.) Yes, people pulled together briefly then the liberals started splitting hairs and blaming Bush.

I don't consider people who bash our country, enjoy the freedoms we do, the wealth we have and the luxury in which we live anything but unAmerican! I don't give a s**t about their rights...because I believe those who speak against the country and government make it unsafe for all of us.

As for the "poor Blacks" from New Orleans who are living all over the USA disrupting communities who have put out welcome mats for them...get a job and stop sucking off of society. All ya gotta do is watch Atlanta evening news and see what we have turned the "poor colored folk" into...OMG...self-serving, demanding leeches w/a cell phone stuck to the side of their heads.

This is my first response at your Blog. I have read it faithfully every day, sometimes more then once a day just in case you have posted something new since the last time I checked. Needless to say it is at the top of my list as one of my favorite Blogs.

Your writing is brilliant and I just had to tell you. What you have written is awesome ! I agree completely and thank you so much for having this blog and all you do. You are making a difference, count on it .

I too wonder how many 9-11’s it will take for the left to get it. For the left to wake up from their freakazoid zombie state of mind and see that we ONLY live in the land of the free because of our Military, our troops today and our Veterans that paid the high price for our freedom. That President Bush answered the call to fight back when we were attacked unlike chia pet hair Clinton , the Military hater do nothing President when the Towers were attacked the first time, and Carter spewing his hate filled verbiage around the world towards America.

I am sick and tired of the “MR. Bush” instead of President Bush titles. He deserves better! Then ‘ they’ the lefties never once refer to Clinton as Mr. Clinton and never have as far as I know.

And why the heck is Fonda still walking around, and Kerry, BOTH traitors to this country to the max. In 1938 I think it was in my history books, our Nation put to death a couple that committed treason. When did the touchy feely Kumbaya brains stop the death penalty for traitors and those committing acts of treason anyway? Instead they worship them and good grief he was even allowed to run for the most important office in the entire world. And if a person disagrees with them or opposes them they call us Nazis, selfish, fascists, bigots, racists, mean spirited, extremists, intolerant, or anti environment…you name it.

I too wish American’s would all come together. And I agree it is just not happening. The left’s hate is stronger then ever, their loosing the election twice in a row is just too much for them. They even had to attack President Bush for being healthy and physically fit. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at that one. LOL

Thank you again for all you do and for this Blog.

Right on Wild thing.

As for my previous post I hadn't intended to ;ump all those caught in the Super Dome in to one group. There were those there I'm sure that could not make it out and were forced there by necessity. However, they were by far the minority.

Eric, I have been on several of the threads here and elsewhere dissing about the busses. I do not expect that Individuals would go to any garage and grab their own bus. NOLA had a plan, Lousiana had a plan. The plans were not followed. Nagin was on the news demanding that Greyhound get busses to New Orleans. As I mentioned, I routinely round up elderly and infirm neighbors when we have storms. Most people don't have an emergency plan beyond crap their drawers. Its sad but true. We had a hotel fire here several years ago. One man died. The fire alarm was going off for over two hours. They didn't even call the fire department. A passerby saw flames and called it in. Thats human nature. I don't expect better of Joe Average. I do expect better of people elected or sworn to do their duty. As an NCO and later an officer in the Army, I expectd my people to do their job. I demanded it. We would get kids fresh out of basic who had no clue that they were being depended on to accomplish a task. Nobody teaches that to Joe Average though. thats why we have governments to do many of the things that otherwise would not get done. Individuals don't plan for every emergency. I don't I'll bet you don't either. To me there is also a big diffrence between the one who could not get oout and the ones who chose to stay, especialy now. The ones refusing to leave now are pure idiots.
Tonights news mentioned 40 people found dead in a hospital that flooded. Who was responsible for them? Even the most callous fool would not expect hospital patients to evacuate themselves. Where were the staff? where were the Government busses?
Where does FEMA get its people? Does anyone think they have 3000 people sitting in an ops center waiting to jump when there is a huricane or fire, flood or earthquake? Our response was fast in the indian ocean because we had navy ships in the vicinity. Our forces here were hammered by the Hurricane as baddly as anyone. FEMA depends on volunteers and the guard for their manpower. I have several friends who have gone to Lousiana to assist.
In reading your post, I see where you were talking at the individual level, I had taken it to mean where was the government going to take the ones they bussed out since they would not have a car or the money to get out, it seemed reasonable to me that you meant bus loads. BTW Kansas has been offering to take people, but none want to come this far north. We have settled three families here, and all had relatives in the area.

I was born in 1962. The last year of the baby boomer. I volunteered to serve my country (USN)in 1979. I was blown a 100 yards during a cowardly bombing in Beirut in 1983. I woke up in Turkey. I was lucky I lived. I'm now 43, and my life is wracked by health problems stemming from said bombing. I get a 50% pension, 720$ a month. This boomer carried his fucking pack. We can never bomb those cowardly bastards enough. When I first saw a picture of Mohammed Atta I hoped aloud that his eye was screwed from a .45 round I used to shoot at the little bastards when I was there. Fuck 'em.

Did I say fuck 'em?

Veteran from Hell, you can say 'fuck 'em' any time you need too, you earned the right. Agree with bombing them...to many politicians running wars and not the military.

Amen to that, vet from hell. The only good thing one can say for Palisidiots is that they kill more of them selves than any one else.

For the record, I know exactly where I was when I heard about 9/11. CNN did a special about it, and I made a point of watching. Am I liberal? Not by a long shot. Centrist and Independent is more like it. NOLA had problems across the board, btw. Federal as well as state. Some people could not get out, and others could but chose not to.

I totally, completely agree with you, Grouchy Old Cripple!! America DOES need to come together, but I do not forsee that happening, even in my lifetime. Maybe not even in my children's lives. With all the immigration to the US and their anti-American ways... I don't understand if ppl hate it here so bad and it's so awful to live here, then why in the hell are you gonna move here?? Go somewhere else if you don't like it. I completely agree with the war on Iraq and Afgan.. I also believe that we should put a bit more effort into catching Bin Laden though. My husband just returned from Iraq in Dec. 2004 and we both have quite a few friends over there now and who have been already. We also have friends who have paid the ulitmate price over there. I am totally behind Bush with one exception...he should have went over there and started their ass-kicking sooner than he did. Like maybe with-in the month of 9/11. I am still very pissed about what happened on 9/11 and I also believe that they should still show images of what happened. People remember, but not the way they should. People need to be reminded of just how bad it was and how it happened here IN THE USA!!!!! And I'll tell ya another thing, you can almost gaurentee that as long as Bin Landen is running around, he is planning something else against us. I just pray that America will wake up and see just how much danger we are all really in!!! God knows all and may he watch over our troops and their families as well as everyone else involved in any way at all. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!