Bush Meets With Katrina Activist Who Wishes ‘The President Could Have Another Term In Office’
Bush Meets With Katrina Activist Who Wishes ‘The President Could Have Another Term In Office’
For the last several days, Katrina victim Rockey Vaccarella has been on television repeatedly requesting a meeting with President Bush so he could “thank him for what he has done.” This morning, Bush met with him. Standing with Bush, Vaccarella said, “I just wish the President could have another term in office.†Watch and learn what it takes to score a meeting with President Bush:
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan — whose son died in Iraq — camped outside Bush’s ranch last summer, seeking to arrange a meeting with the President. But Bush disagreed with Sheehan’s message of bringing the troops home from Iraq and declined to meet with her.
Transcript of the video segments:
ROCKEY: When we have dinner with President Bush, all I want to do is first of all thank him. I want to thank him for what he’s done. [CNN, 8/19/06]
ROCKEY: You know, I want to thank the president. I am not going over there to throw any jabs or anything like that. President Bush did a lot for us. [CNN, 8/20/06]
ROCKEY: We are going to let the president know hey, thanks for everything you done, we know you are a busy man, and we feel safe with him as chief of our military. [CNN, 8/20/06]
ROCKEY: And when I talk to President Bush, I want to let him say, hey, you know what? There’s been enough mudslinging. And I just want to let him know that, you know, thank you for the FEMA trailer, thank you for what you have done. [CNN, 8/21/06]
ROCKEY: And, you know — you know, there’s been, you know, a lot of — a lot of negative publicity towards President Bush. And that’s not what we are about. [CNN, 8/21/06]
ROCKEY: And I just wish the President could have another term in office. You know, I wish you had another four years, man. If we had this President for another four years, I think it’d be great. But we’re gonna move on. Mr. President, it’s been my pleasure.
BUSH: You’re a good man, Rockey. Thank you all.
ROCKEY: You are too.
CNN: Well, if every meeting went like that, President Bush would meet everybody to come in and see him. [CNN, 8/23/06]
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That’s one dinner conversation I am glad to miss…
August 23rd, 2006 at 12:59 pminteresting that rockey is a white man in new orleans.
August 23rd, 2006 at 12:59 pmYou guessed it! He is white and got his house fixed plus “you know.” If we already know all that stuff why is he wasting our time just telling us we know already what he obviously doesn’t know or he would tell us. A real live Troll with as much brain power.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:03 pmtoo bad 65% of americans dont wish that. I wish Bill Clinton can be president again
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:04 pmI smell Rove. Karl created an Anti-Sheehan for a good news cycle/photo-op.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:06 pmNeed to get that dude a rifle, uniform, and Hummer and ship him off.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:06 pmWe need to follow up on this clown. Gotta be a Bernie Kerick story in there somewhere.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:07 pmWonder how much this guy got paid, or what kind of deal was made with him? Somebody from New Orleans who went through Katrina last summer, singing Bush’s praises, is either retarded or has been bribed. Doesn’t appear mentally challenged, so I would bet the other choice. OR…perhaps he is a plant, period….NOT a Katrina victim.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:09 pmOK. One white guy (probably not from New Orleans) got a trailer from FEMA. About as impressive as saying one soldier returned alive from Iraq. Or one Republican in Congress has not been indicted. BushCo probably spent more time trying to find this guy than they have trying to find Osama Bin Laden.
Yawn.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:14 pmThis Rockey Is nuts. Our country would be bankrupt and all our rights would be taken away if Old Bushie was in office another four years. He thinks our constitution is a God d** piece of paper.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:16 pm“President Bush did a lot for us.”
Followed by:
“thank you for the FEMA trailer, thank you for what you have done.”
Ah, the politics of lowered expectations…
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:17 pmI just threw up in my mouth. And not a little either. But the whole doesn’t surprise me either. Pandering bunch of criminals.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:18 pmThe Kim Jong Illification of George W. Bush continues. Myth creation and idol worship at its acme.
Can we please have another story about how George W. Bush shits gold ingots and makes the clouds into cotton candy?
-GSD
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:18 pmYour check’s in the mail Rockey…
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:19 pmWonder how much this guy got paid, or what kind of deal was made with him? Somebody from New Orleans who went through Katrina last summer, singing Bush’s praises, is either retarded or has been bribed. Doesn’t appear mentally challenged, so I would bet the other choice. OR…perhaps he is a plant, period….NOT a Katrina victim.
Comment by Impeachcheneythenbush — August 23, 2006 @ 1:09 pm
Why is it sooooo hard to believe that this guy is real?? There are millions of people just like him who adhere to the Britney Spears philosophy:
SPEARS: “Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we should just support that, you know, and be faithful in what happens.” - 09/02/2003
Britney Spears is REAL, Rockey is REAL - just REAL DUMB!
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:19 pmSomeone needs to make sure that Rockey is watching when Spike Lee’s “When the Levees Broke” is re-shown on HBO. None of those folks are too interested in “thanking Bush for all he’s done” — in fact, as I recall more than one of them said Bush could kiss their ass.
I wonder if they get HBO for free at the 5-star hotel where BushCo is paying his bill right now? Just goes to show you — if you look hard enough under all the detritus and piles of rubble that are in NOLA right now, a dyed-in-the-wool repuke-lican can be found after all…
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:20 pmIf the country could survive it, I would also wish for Bush to have a couple of terms more in office. The Republican Party needs to go by the way of the Dodo and nothing exposes the corporate Party for what it is quite like the Bush debacles.
Two more terms of Bush, if the country can withstand them, are exactly what we need to finally have real democracy in this country. The vast majority of Americans have been “don’t know and don’t want to know” for far too long.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:23 pmThis poor man lost EVERYTHING in Hurricane Katrina, including his mind. BushCo should be ashamed of themselves for using him. But they have no shame.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:24 pmZippy the Other Pinhead
I’d bet Rockey is not from New Orleans but in a nice, solid Republican area hit by Katrina.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:24 pmWhat’d they do, put guns to the heads of his wife and children?
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:25 pmI was watching Fox news on the reports of the kidnapped Reporter and camerman.(NO I am not a fan of Fox,but I figured they would the lastes results, since MSNBC was on KARR). They were teelin us the demands of release and who it was that had them showing viedo,& audio of the men, then WTF????????????????. I saw Bush come on I was soooooo stupit to think he was going to address the plight of the KIDNAPPED AMERICAN and his NEW Zealand camer man, BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOO he had apaid stooge on to tell AMERICA how luckt we was to have Bush as PREZ during KATRINA WTF??????????? AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH how he wished for 4 MORE years of BUSH.(PLEASE PLEASE SOMEBODY WAKE ME UP WHEN ITS OVER AGHHHHHHHHHHH.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:25 pmI also wish Bush could have another four years in office. And a funny little Roman Emporer hat made of bronze. And maybe a sceptre. Wouldn’t it be worth four more years in office to see his approval numbers hit + or - 0?? And maybe, after a Democratic House and Senate were through with him, he could serve out his 3rd administration in Levenworth.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:25 pmAh, the politics of lowered expectations…
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:25 pmSorry about the spelling, but as soon Bush is gone I will try to slow down and check PEACE. PAM
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:27 pmHow long did it take to find this ONE guy.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:28 pmJimmy and Abby…you guys have got to be kidding (I hope!) This country probably can’t take another 2 plus years of this guy. I could care less about his “poll numbers” or dissing the Republican Party. I want my country back and I want our CONSTITUTION respected and adhered to!
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:31 pmYou can also find people who think Elvis is still alive.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:33 pmHmm, all you gotta do his suck his dick, and instant meeting.
I hear Bolton is the same way.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:35 pmClinton and Monica. Bush and Rockey. Sound like similar relationships to me. Can we consider impeachment now?
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:35 pmPLC,
Rockey is no different from that other New Orleans resident -the lady whose house was destroyed and who still hopes Pres Bush will help her out of her quandary.
IMO, the reason why they talk about Pres Bush in the way they do is because to do otherwise for them would mean to abandon all hope that their lives will ever return to normal.
These are not paid shills, or people with diminished mental capacities -just in distress and desperate enough to believe that somehow something will magically bring back their lives.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:36 pmBird brains, Rockey and the Imbecile, surely look good together. And when did Rockey get that wonderful trailer, last week? A year later and people still don’t have homes. Oh yeah, this jerk deserves another four years. Rockey, how much did Rove pay you to come forward now?? Let’s hope that his 15 minutes fame were over in the oval office.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:40 pm#13 GSD: Thanx for the humor. I needed a good laugh.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:45 pm#25 - How long did it take to find this ONE guy.
Apparently ever since Katrina made landfall. It probably took this long to make sure the electric shock and mind altering drugs had their desired effect before they trotted this white boy out to the waiting adoring world.
Gods! I feel sick. Living under the Bush Cabal is worse than having the perpetual flu.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:46 pm“It’s a time to remember that people suffered and it’s a time to recommit ourselves to helping them,” said Bush via CNN.com.
Recommit? What happened to the first commitment?
Oh yeah.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:49 pmtoo bad 65% of americans dont wish that. I wish Bill Clinton can be president again
Comment by g
————
I wish we would outgrow the need for a President.
Imo,that office reflects antiquated notions about the perceived need for a strong,king(or queen)-like overseer/protector–in the mold of some of our god-concepts.
Governance by a well-qualified committee is all we need.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:49 pmThese are not paid shills, or people with diminished mental capacities -just in distress and desperate enough to believe that somehow something will magically bring back their lives.
Comment by Gregor Samsa — August 23, 2006 @ 1:36 pm
True. But he didnt address the issue of lack of money to rebuild ALL New Orleans and not just his direct benefit. Or at least a diplomatic request for more support for all people there. Once again, in poor or rich people, the only thing thats important is my own benefit…and everybody else can go and … you know. Shameful.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:50 pmAlso from CNN.com:
That, and it would remind people what a f-up Bush has been during the last year.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:50 pmIs it so hard to believe this guy is genuine?
Maybe he was one of the FEW who was helped adequately by FEMA’s efforts. Probably wasn’t “disadvantaged” too much before Katrina so he could get back on his feet more easily. I’m sure to this particular guy Pres. Bush did seem to do enough to help.
I know its still ridiculous that Bush will only meet with people who give him praise. Just sayin’.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:51 pm[…] Bush Meets With Katrina Activist Who Wishes The President Could …Think Progress - 46 minutes agoFor the last several days, Katrina victim Rockey Vaccarella has been on television repeatedly requesting a meeting with President Bush so he could thank him for what he has done. This morning, Bush met with him. … […]
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:53 pmI hope his “SAG” card is up to date. It would have been more impressive if the actor had been black.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:54 pmThis clown is from St. Bernard Parish, I believe. Of course, yesterday Bush was too busy to meet with him. Today though he squeezed in some time. What an idiot, how could you look around your annihilated town and then suck Bush’s tit and wish for another term. I wishs the flood waters would have washed this dude away.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:57 pmIn the Netherlands flood control is a national security issue. In America it’s an issue buried in commitee. And oh, Rockey likes his trailor.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:58 pm“The Kim Jong Illification of George W. Bush continues.” For sure.
I know that Rockey guy likes Bush, but the way he is being paraded around on television is kind of gross. Bush is just a man, nothing more. And he certainly did not show leadership following Katrina.
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:58 pmComment by ReadyForChange — August 23, 2006 @ 1:51 pm
Yes, but if Rockey had any shred of concern in him, it would be for the people who haven’t been helped in Katrina’s aftermath, especially considering that Bush, “to the extent the federal government failed,” took “responsibility.”
This was nothing more than an ass-kissing opportunity for Rockey, and one more photo-op for Bush.
And finally, this:
Chief of our military? What’s that got to do with Katrina? Rockey dissapointed me in that he didn’t reference 9/11 in his praise and support of Bush.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:02 pmInteresting that he will meet with somebody that is stumping for him, but he won’t meet with Cindy Sheehan to let her know what the “noble cause” that her son died for is.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:02 pmIronic, isn’t it? The day after “When the Levees Break” concluded, and right before the one year anniversay of the total debacle of our administrations so called “response”, we find one….ONE…Katrina “victim” who not only supports Bush, but basically kisses his ass (mooch, mooch, smack).
Now Mr. not so rascist President, why don’t you invite one of those Katrina Victims, that waited days for a rescue, over for Brunch? Or how about one of those evacuees that have family members scattered all over the country? Or better yet, how about one of the THOUSANDS New Orleans resident that have been promised, but have yet to receive, a FEMA trailer ?
One Heckuva Job, Bushie!
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:04 pmToo bad Ray Nagin or Kathleen Blanco couldn’t share in this love feast. We can only spread the praise!
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:05 pm#35 Steve
Keep in mind that a Committee is usually the unready, appointed by the unwilling, to do the unnecessary, for the uninterested.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:06 pmInteresting that he will meet with somebody that is stumping for him, but he won’t meet with Cindy Sheehan to let her know what the “noble cause†that her son died for is.
Comment by Spudge_Boy — August 23, 2006 @ 2:02 pm
Yep. Just think how quickly she’d been whisked onto the WH grounds and in front of the cameras if she had praised Bush for his handling of the war in the days and months after her son’s sacrifice.
I wonder if Bush will meet with Rockey again in a few months when, after a change of heart, Rockey wants to get together and discuss the things that went wrong with the federal response to Katrina?
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:08 pmI think just about everyone who hears of this will say it’s a crock. No one buys a single one of these photo-ops anymore. Curious how with all the Katrina coverage that’s going down this month, the documentaries, Spike Lee’s HBO special, etc., that Bush has found people who will say heck of a job Bushie! Great way to handle that Katrina thing, you know, the way it destroyed New Orleans because y’all voted not to spend a dime on updating the levies. Yup, we’re damn proud of you Bushie. You’re our kind of guy! Let’s have a beer! Nope, I don’t think anyone will think anymore of this than to say it’s yet another mission accomplished, set-up photo-op. Frankly, I’m surprised the rethuglicans didn’t just send out a cardboard cut-off photo of Bush for people to pose with. Bush ought to be ashamed. It’s disgusting.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:09 pmHey, Mr. President! Georgie Boy! I think you are great! I agree with you that you should be dictator of America. 4 more years? Hell, how about 40 more years of your unwavering, unmistaken, caring, compassionate for all, leadership! Yes, yes! You are perfect for this world. You were sent here by God to save us all from ourselves. Thank you for all you have done. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Now come and have dinner with me.
Sorry all. What you have just witnessed is an example of the rare condition known as “sleep typing”. It usually occurs during a nightmare while taking a nap at your computer after having read something so incredibly ridiculous causing your brain to convey the nightmare onto the keyboard. I’ve heard that massive doses of beer can help relieve these symptoms. I’ll begin self-medication immediately.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:12 pmwho are these people? I mean are they drugged or what? Implanted with something, perhaps? Is it the water? I mean WTF?
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:12 pmRockey sucks a mean dick.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:14 pmOne Vaccarella’s gain is Millions in Thousands in New Orleans’ loss.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:16 pmI happen to agree with Speaker Hastert, why spend billions rebuilding New Orleans without putting safeguards in place to ensure another hurricane won’t wipe it out again. The people of New Orleans deserve the government they get for electing idiots like Nagin and Gov. Blanco who promise everything to everyone and then have no idea what to do when a disaster strikes. They should take lessons from our great governor, Jeb Bush!
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:17 pmI hope Rockey was wearing knee pads.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:17 pmThe people of New Orleans deserve the government they get for electing idiots like Nagin and Gov. Blanco
Comment by flrepublican
…and there it is, my friends. Your first “thread diversion”, which will eventually take us off tangent.
Heckuva job there, Fireublicaney
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:23 pmIsn’t he one of g-dub’s illegitimate kids?
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:28 pmFancy That…
Bush finds time to meet with the one guy in America who thinks the Katrina response was good. Amazing how that happens. What else is on Pravda this morning, citizen?…
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:31 pmSteve
Keep in mind that a Committee is usually the unready, appointed by the unwilling, to do the unnecessary, for the uninterested.
Comment by Clyde the Ripper
———
Oh,I know,Clyde.
I was just imagining out loud,so to speak,a better world.
But,a world that is not impossible to realize,I do believe.
Baby steps…
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:31 pmgetting how ‘the wish for another term’, the wish to change the laws again, is what this photo-op is about? its a rovian/freudian seeding of the collective psyche to get us to search our souls about accomodating such a nice man. blessing the powergrab a year+ in advance. read the meta in the news!
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:32 pmI think we have found the dumbest man in America.
But on a somewhat related note, I have a question. Has there ever been a precedent in history where a final-term president, in a time of war, has not given up his presidency beacause the war was still going on? I mean, could Bush claim some national emergency crap and keep his seat without an election?
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:33 pm#51 Gay Bear, exactly what I was thinking. It’s good in a way because, if this is a reaction (and I think it is) it proves that documentaries like Spike Lee’s are making an impact on this horrible administration and they are scared enough to do something about it. I’m looking forward to BIG changes in government this november and in 2008!
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:39 pm#63 - “I think we have found the dumbest man in America.”
Mikey, you’re right of course - but give Rocky some credit too, I think he runs a real close second.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:41 pmI wonder if he farted for Rocky.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:42 pm#65 - Almost spit my coffee out - good one…
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:42 pm#63, which one are you talking about, the guy on the left of the picture or the guy on the right?
As far as Bush keeping his seat, well, I have long felt that sometime in early summer of 2007 we will be faced with some kind of trumped up crisis that will cause the elections for 2008 to be suspended and we will be stuck with Bushco that much longer. Of course that theory depends on what the make up of the congress is at that time (one reason why we have to make a change this year) and if the Supreme court will go along with an election suspension. A lot of if’s but hey considering what this president has done to the constitution for the past 5 1/2 years anything is possible.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:46 pmI just farted in Rockey’s general direction.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:48 pmHey, Rockey, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat.
Again?
Nuthin’ up my sleeve…
Uh oh, time to get a new hat.
It took them a year to find this white guy who is willing to suck his dick. The same media that temporarily ‘grew a set’ is proudly displaying this mook for all to see. Let us bask in the glory that is gwb.
Fu**, I really need to move to Canada, or smoke more reef. This is too much.
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:54 pm#49 -
I like that one. Is it copyrighted?
Ben
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:07 pmWhere, oh where did Bush find that Rockey guy? And how much did they pay him to say all those “ever so nice” things about Bush. I also see by his conversation, that he and Bush speak the same language. What an interesting dinner that will be:-)) Thanks for the laugh.
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:09 pmA similar quote came to mind:
‘At the time, we believed that we would be attacked many more times that day and in the days that followed. Without really thinking, based on just emotion, spontaneous, I grabbed the arm of then-Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, and I said to him, “Bernie, thank God George Bush is our president.”‘ - Rudy Giuliani at the 2004 RNC, recalling the moment on September 11, 2001, just after he escaped the building that he was trapped in at 75 Barclay Street, and realized that things outside might actually be worse than inside the building.
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:10 pm(rocky theme playing)
Hey look everybody… it’s Neo Cons favorite son Rockey Bushboa… let’s run with him to see where he goes… o that’s a bank where he’s going to cash his check.
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:11 pmRockey is from St Bernard Parish, a white suburb of NO. Obviously he’s doing alright, so the rest of the people can go f*ck themselves. GWB’s kind of guy.
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:20 pmj, that is frickin’ hilarious.
Check Tony Snow’s colon for spiders….I’ll be smiling all afternoon about that one.
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:23 pmBen,
Thanks. You are welcome to use it or even call it your own.
Welcome also to Bushville, DC,
A region bounded:
On the North by Deception
On the South by Greed
On the West by Corruption
On the East by Ignorance
Steve,
Just my usual bit of sarcasm at your expense. I apologize as I too share your dream of getting our Country back.
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:31 pmMeet Rockey Vaccarella, GOP tool and Republican candidate for office in St. Bernard Parish.
Nice work.
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:32 pm#79 - Litz,
Thanks for the link. We should have known it was something like that. Should have heard on the news this morning, actually.
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:38 pmThis guy is probably a plant to lay the groundwork for Bush’s suspension of the 2008 presidential election in anticipation of an unconstitutional third term. This way he can roll tape and illustrate that he is serving the “will of the people.”
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:38 pm[…] What are the chances that Bush would have come across the one guy in New Orleans that wants him to be President forever […]
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:51 pmAfter a cursory online search , I’ve learned that Mr . Vaccarella sued Scott Wolfe, a local Republican Parish Councilman and former business partner, before the October 4, 2003 primary claiming Wolfe renegged on a business deal to bring a local Chicken Box fanchise to his town.
Wolfe described Vaccarella as “a disgruntled former employee”.
Take from this what you will:
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:51 pmhttp://nolassf.dev.advance.net/newsstory/b_wolfe08.html
Rocky looks like he has taken a few too many punches to the head.
August 23rd, 2006 at 3:53 pmPersonally I think he is an actor employed by the WH. Nobody could be that stupid even if he stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:01 pm[…] Think Progress � Bush Meets With Katrina Activist Who Wishes %u2018The President Could Have Another Term In Office%u2019 […]
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:03 pmLitz,
Thanks for the link.
And think I gave that man the benefit of the doubt. I should’ve known better… fool me once…
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:04 pmThey should get a room.
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:16 pmThen again, judging by that photograph, maybe they already did.
:|
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:19 pmIn honor Rockey’s visit with Bush, FEMA is offically naming it’s trailers “Box O Rockeys”
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:21 pmBush did meet with Sheehan, just not twice. If this guy gets a second meeting, then you can complain.
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:29 pmThere is the next George Bush Harvard freshmen.
That or Harriet Myers had a sex change.
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:36 pmCrooks and Liars has the scoop. This jerk is not just a Bush fan, he ran as a republican in St Bernard Perish and lost. This guy is a full on plant.
Once again, the “liberal media” has not checked its facts.
Crooks and Liars
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:47 pmDoes Rocky sound too good to be true?
http://www.crooksandliars.com/ 2006/ 08/ 23/ does-rocky-sound-too-good-to-be-true/
Of course it’s hard to believe, but you seem to conveniently forget that Bush had already met with the Peace Mom. And she was quite appreciative, thanking the President for his time and supporting his efforts. Isn’t it remarkable how selective the leftist memory can be. Maybe you can do a Kerry–you know, she met with him before she didn’t meet with him. Or perhaps the meeting shouldn’t count because she hadn’t yet reached the level of “useful idiot “.
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:57 pmIf you lost your possessions, but love Bush, you get the royal treatment.
If you lost your son, but despise Bush, you get the shaft.
Cheap photo op.
August 23rd, 2006 at 5:01 pmMaybe you can do a Kerry–you know, she met with him before she didn’t meet with him.
Comment by OLDPUPPYMAX
Two can play at that game…
August 23rd, 2006 at 5:03 pmMaybe YOU can do a Bush- you know, Sadaam and Al Quaeda had ties before they didn’t have ties
Steve,
Just my usual bit of sarcasm at your expense. I apologize as I too share your dream of getting our Country back.
Comment by Clyde the Ripper
August 23rd, 2006 at 5:11 pm—————-
No apology is necessary,Clyde.I’ve read your posts.I was pretty certain you were only expressing frustration and a degree of cynicism that is almost impossible to avoid for a caring individual.
I guess it wasn’t hard to find the dumbest bottom-of-the-barrel WHITE MALE resident of NOLA to have a get together with the dumbest bottom-of-the-barrel president in American history.
Somehow this will be construed by a number of dumb bottom-of-the-barrel Americans as “reaching out” to ALL OF NOLA, including poor black people, poor old people, poor families, and everyone else Bush left behind.
Just when Bush can’t seem slimier or more blatantly fake and dishonest, he proves us all wrong again.
August 23rd, 2006 at 5:35 pmWrong dumbass. No comparisson. Bush met with this guy indivually and had lunch with him. Cindy Sheehan was with a group of 72 families that got a “Your (insert gender here) did a great job dying for their country. Next”
You need to learn some facts or just do a John Kerry. You were for brains, before you were agianst them.
August 23rd, 2006 at 5:48 pmEVERYBODY, PLEASE READ COMMENT NUMBER 93.
I AM NOT SURE WHY TP HASN’T POSTED AN UPDATE YET, BUT THIS GUY ISN’T JUST A BUSH LOVER, HE RAN FOR OFFICE AS A REPUBLICAN. THIS IS JUST A STUPID BUSH SETUP.
August 23rd, 2006 at 5:51 pmSpudge, I noted your comment and even incorporated it into an Email to Jack Cafferty at CNN. Then wrote to Wolfie at CNN and told him to check his facts.
August 23rd, 2006 at 6:15 pmThanks for the info.
Wow, the MSM just can’t help falling for the ol’ “charlie brown and the football” trick over and over and over again. Then again, its NO ACCIDENT they WANT to make the establishment look good.
http://www.pinkpanthersblog.com/
August 23rd, 2006 at 6:29 pmI’m sure Rockey promised to tell a few fart jokes. Rockey speaks “stupid” real good and, as a Republican Politician from New Orleans, knows how to kiss good ass.
August 23rd, 2006 at 6:31 pm#93 Spudgeboy has it right. Check out his post in case you missed it.
August 23rd, 2006 at 6:37 pmI don’t know whether to puke or check my phone for a bug.
August 23rd, 2006 at 7:05 pmThat shit was sickening and creepy all at the same time.
#63 Mikey; The repugs floated a trial balloon before the last election (or was it 2002), that due to the threat of terrorism, the elections would be postponed. Look for this as an ‘October surprise” in a matter of weeks, or definitely in 2008.
August 23rd, 2006 at 7:10 pmYes. Everything’s fine. If Bush had another term of 4 years the world would be wonderful as it is now. Better check that guys IQ.
I’m living in reality, I don’t know where that guy is.
August 23rd, 2006 at 7:21 pmHe had a dinner meeting scheduled with the White House before he left St. Bernard where he was a GOP politician. The media were played.
August 23rd, 2006 at 7:59 pmOk, they found “Box of Rocks”. Maybe they can interview Kanye West next.
August 23rd, 2006 at 8:35 pmJust watched the vid, how quiant.
August 23rd, 2006 at 8:47 pmAccording to Keith Olberman, Bush and Rocco are probably laughing because Bush just farted.
Apparently, its been reported that Bush likes “fart jokes’, and cracks a fart when meeting new staff members.
:|
Why am I not surprised?
August 23rd, 2006 at 9:00 pmI see a case of mental retardation.
August 23rd, 2006 at 9:16 pmsomeone said upthread that the gop must have looked everywhere for someone to say what he said but the funny thing is it was all organized from the start. listening to that crap and seeing the video and gop media coordination of his ’story and struggle’ and his ‘trailor trek across the country. if he lost everything where did he get an RV to be able to drive to dc?
this is nothing but a pr campaign of the finest caliber. sure helps to co-own the media outlet you’re running it on though.
cnn/fox/msnbc/cbs are all now part of the gop-industrial complex. the media are nothing but their PR division with many sub-divisions.
‘murka is being manipulated on such a grand scale and sadly it’s our government and Constitution that suffer as a result.
I have copies of it and the Declaration. Something tells me they don’t even know what they are.
August 23rd, 2006 at 9:32 pmJust watched the vid, how quiant.
Comment by For Truth
Just read your comment, how generous.
August 23rd, 2006 at 10:02 pmJust another pathetically staged photo op/interview with bush brought to you by Karl Rove and the conservative media. These people have the GALL to push this fake news after they let an entire city go under water.
All I can say is … what goes around comes around.
August 23rd, 2006 at 10:09 pmIf this wasn’t a setup how did he get his Motor Home into the District? Our Grand-daughter attends George Washington U in DC and she says Motor Homes are not allowed near the White House. I guess Turdblossom took care of that little problem.
August 23rd, 2006 at 10:39 pmJohn Amato has a post up that proves that Rockey is a GOPer who once ran for public office as a Republican. The media blitz has already begun, people and the shills are already jockeying for space.
August 23rd, 2006 at 11:01 pmThat was a great catch Spudge.
When the MSM picks this story up, and they will now, this photo op is going to be more harmful to the President than it is helpful.
August 23rd, 2006 at 11:25 pmWell we had to figure Rockey is either a set-up or is profoundly retarded.
August 23rd, 2006 at 11:35 pmThis on the same day it’s reported that Bush likes to fart around new employees & loves fart jokes. Perfect symmetry - perfect circle. Part of the 30% of dumb-asses who like Bush.
August 24th, 2006 at 12:18 amWORFEUS,
The minute I heard that there was somebody who thought Bush did a great job on Katrina, I knew it had to be fishy.
August 24th, 2006 at 12:53 amI betcha Rocky has a relative within the Chimp Administration who set up this fake photo op with KKKarl Rove so that the Chimperor Boy King God will look like a saint instead of what he really is which is a fart joke telling frat boy who could easily get the crap beat out of him, even by a woman. And she won’t need high heels.
August 24th, 2006 at 3:32 amRocky must be from the white district of New Orleans, otherwise he wouldn’t be sucking Bush.
August 24th, 2006 at 3:34 amCheck this piece of info from Daily Kos:
http://www.dailykos.com/ storyonly/ 2006/ 8/ 24/ 1531/ 01773
August 24th, 2006 at 3:47 amThey did say on CNN in the morning that clown ass had ran for political office as a republican. It wasn’t completly ignored by the MSM. Just saying. Funny thing though, during his drive to DC, it was reported that he had a FEMA trailer, today it was a “FEMA- like” trailer. Rocky, you are a freakin’ toolbag.
August 24th, 2006 at 4:11 amA paid republican political hack more than likely. They’re probably lovers who listen to Brtiney together. Who in their right mind could say that bush did anything to help the people devastated by Katrina? Again, paid political hack.
August 24th, 2006 at 6:49 amI am laughing myself silly on this one. Katrina shows the world how easy Bush lies about anything. He says he and his policies are protecting America from the invisible enemy that is terrorism but he couldn’t even save his country from a threat that was known to everyone many days in advance. Instead, he was playing the guitar and enjoying his own life. THANK YOU BUSH!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Be sure to come pick up your “thank you” presents from Rocky’s mother when he gets killed in the next terror plot or hurricane.
August 24th, 2006 at 8:41 amOh, what a set-up. Bush does nothing but campaign.
August 24th, 2006 at 10:22 amHis campaign speeches are usually only to people who agree with him while he ignores the rest of the citizens. I hope it bites him and the republicans on the rear end this November. I can’t wait until he is out of office, the sooner the better, along with his band of thugs and criminals.
That was FUNNY! Why don’t they live together after bush’s years are over…?
August 24th, 2006 at 11:16 amIf I were a salesmen, then I’d ask for a call list of registered republicans who still believe the horse and pony show fed to them by the Bushites.
People that gullible would buy sand in the desert, and Ice in Alaska.
I could sell them anything.
I would be rich. Filthy rich. Beyond my wildest dreams.
August 24th, 2006 at 11:59 am[…] The biggest national story was that of Rockey Vaccarella, a Katrina victim who had a Sheehan-like trek to Washington to get a meeting with the President. Difference being ‘ole Rockey was a Bush ass-kisser and (shock of shocks) GOT A MEETING with der Bushmeister. Funny thing is Rockey is a Republican who ran for office. I wonder what his reward will be. What a joke. Good thing we got Media Matters. Mmmm, blog food. Yum! […]
August 24th, 2006 at 12:05 pmNice video of Bush and Vaccarella bonding (in a manly way, of course):
And here’s my best guess as to what Vaccarella and Bush bonded over:
Fart jokes.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
August 24th, 2006 at 1:06 pm[…] “Rockey Vaccarella, a Katrina victim who had a Sheehan-like trek to Washington to get a meeting with the President. Difference being ‘ole Rockey was a Bush ass-kisser and (shock of shocks) GOT A MEETING with der Bushmeister. Funny thing is Rockey is a Republican who ran for office” […]
August 24th, 2006 at 1:39 pmIt is amazing how much TV coverage Rocky got. I kept wandering how come, but heard it mentioned this morning that he had run for office as a Republican in New Orleans but lost, and that he was a Bush supporter. One TV gusher likened him to Rocky Balboa!
The media cover anything besides what is substantial and relevant to us.
August 24th, 2006 at 6:32 pm[…] The one American who thinks Bush did a good job responding to Katrina stopped by Washington, and Bush “spontaneously” met with him. The media, of course, lapped it up. […]
August 24th, 2006 at 11:30 pmI love that it was a honorary mock-up trailer, like most vicitms even got one to live in. Know why it had to be fake? because it is against the rules to move the real thing
“These housing units must not be moved under any circumstances.
Applicants approved by FEMA have signed leases for the housing units, which are situated on sites that have been carefully researched and selected to ensure the trailers are in suitably-equipped locations. The units must not be moved…”
http://www.fema.gov/ news/ newsrelease.fema?id=22420
Which is bad if you are trying to say, live near your old home, job, kids old schools, etc.
And makes this charade all the more insulting….
August 25th, 2006 at 1:51 pm[…] from Judd Jegum at ThinkProgress.org To mark the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the White House is planning a “public relations blitz†to counteract criticism that it bears some responsibility for “the government’s tardy response and the region’s slow recovery.†It started when the President met with a Katrina victim (later exposed as a right-wing political activist) who said, “I just wish the President could have another term in office.†[…]
August 25th, 2006 at 5:27 pmAll of you UNINFORMED people are just spouting out what you think and not the facts. Rockey is not from New Orleans he is from Mereaux ,LA in St. Bernard Parish, NOT Orleans Parish.
August 26th, 2006 at 4:06 amAnd yes there are a lot of white people in that area. If you didn’t believe everything that you are fed by the story seeking media then you would realize that.The population of New Orleans and the surrounding area are not all black .
My family evacuated on August 28th and were not able to go home. How can you people put someone down because his home is able to be repaired? I would have loved that chance but instead my home and everything in it were gone.
As uninformed and ignorant of the facts as the people on this site seem to be I still would not wish the losses that we from the Gulf coast have suffered. And just to let you all know, Just the fact that so many of you have commented on Rockey and his visit with the President shows that he has gotten his message across. He ,and I , Do NOT want the rest of the country to forget what we have been through. We are not willing to let our home towns just die without a fight!!!!!
by the way…the trailer was borrowed from a friend. Can’t you people read? Or are you only allowed to read the rubbish on this site?
August 26th, 2006 at 4:20 pm*puke*
August 27th, 2006 at 7:42 pm[…] Be aware, the latest power play from God’s Own Administration is forming up. When Rockey went tits up after telling us that President Bush should get another term in office and Katrina victims should be happy for what they got; since everyone took notice of how just 2 short days after the President and the Secretary of Defense delivered a new national message calling anyone who disagrees with profiteering war facists supporters of terrorism, Al-Queida was NICE enough to come out and help reinforce that message; when all that failed after making a big stink about making a successful PR push (About the good in Iraq? Maybe about the progress in New Orleans?) it was clear what to do next: Time to roll out the big guns marked Nine and Eleven. Don’t groan! You made ‘em do it! […]
September 17th, 2006 at 3:41 amIt’s so sad that so many people have such a strong opinion about Rockey and very few have any facts. Yes, Rockey is white (OH MY!) and no his house has not been repaired. He continues to live in his FEMA trailer with his family. It’s amazing how many people have an opinion about Rockey’s mission to meet the president. Conspiracy? PR Stunt? The truth will be revealed soon in the film “Forgotten on the Bayou.” You will be surprised.
October 2nd, 2006 at 11:02 pmRockey got to the president while most of you who are bitching never even get off the couch. God bless America where the little man can get to the top. And besides…Rockey was no plant and he got his message out there in a big way…DON’T FORGET US!
October 2nd, 2006 at 11:12 pmThe President could have called out every ship, plane, copter and train in the U.S. and Canada to help the folks in New Orleans if he wanted to. Think about it.
October 14th, 2006 at 12:27 pmrockey can sure kiss sum ass wat a kiss up, we already know the truth about bush!!!
November 9th, 2006 at 1:37 pmrockey can sure kiss sum ass wat a kiss up, we already know the truth about bush!!! dummy
November 9th, 2006 at 1:38 pmrockey can sure kiss sum ass we already know the truth about bush!!! dummy
November 9th, 2006 at 1:38 pmrockey can sure kiss sum ass we already know the truth about bush!!!
November 9th, 2006 at 1:39 pmDear Friends,
Rockey’s interview yesterday with Neil Cavuto on FOX News Network went extremely well. Rockey has become the voice of the “average Joe” when it comes to the rebuilding of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Region. We look forward to finding a home for our film FORGOTTEN ON THE BAYOU: Rockey’s Mission to the White House. We are fortunate to have signed with David Garber and Lantern Lane Entertainment ( http://www.lanternlane.com ) and look forward to showing our film to the world in the near future. We also plan on using the film to pave the way for a potential series for television.
Attached is a short 1 minute clip from Rockey’s interview on FOX.
Best,
Steve
Steven Scaffidi
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ROCKEY IN THE NEWS TODAY, January 17, 2007:
Today Rockey Vaccarella was on Fox News Network with Neil Cavuto to discuss the current situation in the New Orleans region in respect to the progress of the rebuilding effort. Rocky’s interview was live on FOX NEWS across America today at 3:30pm CST from the WVUE Television studios in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rockey told Cavuto that he is concerned that the rebuilding is moving slowly and that his mission is to continue to remind America that the job is not finished and not to forget the people of the New Orleans area and Gulf Coast region. Rockey also told the FOX News Anchor that President Bush and him discussed the 110 billion dollars that was sent to help the people in need during their August meeting in the Oval Office. The President told Rockey that the money sent to the region was the largest sum of money ever spent on American soil to help people affected by a natural disaster. Rockey’s new documentary film FORGOTTEN ON THE BAYOU: Rockey’s Mission to the White House is complete and takes the audience behind the scenes of his struggle to survive Katrina and his personal mission to deliver his message of hope to the President of the United States and the American people. The film’s producers are now seeking distribution. The film is represented by David Garber of Lantern Lane Entertainment in Calabasas, California. For more information visit http://www.ThePeoplesStory.com .
February 1st, 2007 at 3:20 pmRockey is a hero who got off his butt and made world news. His message “don’t forget us” was heard round the world. He proves that the little guy can be heard. God bless the little man!!!
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