Will Bush repeat Katrina failures in Minneapolis?
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Will Bush repeat Katrina failures in Minneapolis?
In a visit to the collapsed bridge in Minneapolis yesterday, President Bush vowed to aid in reconstruction efforts. But the AP reports that “[n]early two years ago, with parts of New Orleans still under water after Hurricane Katrina, Bush made similar declarations in the French Quarter, promising that the government would ’stay as long as it takes to help citizens rebuild their communities and their lives.’” New Orleans City Councilwoman Shelley Midura remarked: “I’m sorry, it takes more than a simple sentence.”
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only 532 more days of his lies and incompetence
August 6th, 2007 at 6:47 pmOf course he might repeat the promises promises course again….but then …somehow this is a smaller amount of money to spare from Haliburton, Boeing etc .
August 6th, 2007 at 6:49 pmI guess I wasn’t the only one who instantly recalled the promises made by Bu**sh** two years ago and noted how similar were the promises delivered in Minneapolis.
To the President, this probably looks like another opportunity to demonstrate the bedrock Republican principle — government doesn’t work.
I wonder if they realize that most of us are starting to catch on to the fact that it’s mainly Republican government that doesn’t work.
August 6th, 2007 at 6:52 pmIsn’t the Repug convention being held in MSP? If so, you can bet your bottom dollar they’ll have it upright and shining (probably with Bone-her and Rove grinning from ear to ear) for the photo op showing what great work the GOP did in rebuilding the city. Perhaps they should have held the convention in New Orleans.
August 6th, 2007 at 6:56 pmHe has no choice but to clean up this mess–the Republcan National Convention is being held there next year.
August 6th, 2007 at 6:56 pmAt least this disaster is on a much smaller scale then New Orleans. They can clean it up much easier then an entire city.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:02 pm“I stand by this man. I stand by this man because he stands for things. Not only for things, he stands on things. Things like aircraft carriers and rubble and recently flooded city squares. And that sends a strong message: that no matter what happens to America, she will always rebound — with the most powerfully staged photo ops in the world.”
- Stephen Colbert, at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner
August 6th, 2007 at 7:02 pmWe in Minnesota have no use for GDumbya. Our state officials and residents will drive the train on this one. We all just had to hold our collective noses when Pickles and GDumbya cruised into town for their photo ops.
We’ll rub Little Timmy Pawlenty’s nose in his “no new tax” BS; we’ll use Little Normie Coleman’s waning influence in Washington. Then, the next chance we get, we’ll vote their pathetic little asses out of office, too.
These two opportunists have been more interested in building a baseball stadium for a billionaire owner and covering for a presi-dunce and his dirty little war in Iraq. We’ll ride them both hard and put them away wet.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:03 pmI don’t know if he is lying or telling the truth.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:03 pmAs one saying goes.
How can you know if Bush is lying.
His lips are moving!
If people haven’t learned yet not to believe what they say but to, istead, believe what they do - they are beyond redemption. Both those who believe the b.s. and those who deliver it.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:04 pmAt least this time, Bush wasn’t on vacation.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:04 pmI think he will rebuild the bridge for one reason only, Minneapolis is hosting the 2008 Republican Convention. He’ll still ignore New Orleans, though…
August 6th, 2007 at 7:04 pmAgain, more lameness from TP.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:09 pmNo these people are white shristians.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:13 pmWill Bush repeat Katrina failures in Minneapolis?
Well, it depends. Is it basically an African-America community and/or vote primarily Democratic?
If the answer to either is yes, then sure -Katrina will be repeated.
(I wouldn’t necessarily call it a failure, though. My suspicion is that the neglect of New Orleans was premeditated)
August 6th, 2007 at 7:22 pmBush:
August 6th, 2007 at 7:22 pmYou see folks, this is the kind of thing that will be happening when we create our next ‘pearl harbor event’
JPV is mighty gimpy itself.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:23 pmREPEAT:
He has no choice but to clean up this mess–the Republcan National Convention is being held there next year.
Comment by tanglewood — August 6, 2007 @ 6:56 pm
watch ‘n’ see…
August 6th, 2007 at 7:24 pm.
Failures? It seems to me that Bush has accomlished everything he wanted to accomplish in NOLA:
August 6th, 2007 at 7:25 pm- Blackwater mercs to keep the French Quarter and Mardi Gras safe.
- No bid contracts to Halliburton (and others) for cost-plus reconstruction.
- Trailers contaminated with formaldehyde for lower income residents.
- Regentrification of NOLA to represent a more well-to-do, white, male constituency.
- A photo-op in Jefferson Square with his shirt sleeves rolled up, because he does “hard work.”
Minneapolis-St. Paul doesn’t have all of those pesky, low-income, minority, Democratic voters, so there’s no reason to “accomplish” so much. Just repair the bridge and have your “big-tent, party of inclusiveness” convention, which he will not be invited to attend.
“Heckuva job, Bushie, heckuva job.”
“I’m sorry, it takes more than a simple sentence.â€
That’s right, it does. It takes time and hard work, so chill.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:26 pmof course he will. That’s what happens when you turn over such important jobs to politicians. what makes anyone think that some politician that was elected (or not) has any skill, or interest, in dealing with these things.
leave it to the communities and let the rest of us donate directly to them to help out…it’s worked in the past and it can work again.
Some further thoughts:
“Contrasting Communities: New Orleans and Virginia City”
August 6th, 2007 at 7:30 pmhttp://www.populistamerica.com/ contrasting_communities_new_orleans_and_virginia_city
more interested in building a baseball stadium…
Comment by Tom — August 6, 2007 @ 7:03 pm
i wonder what the odds of that happening now are…
August 6th, 2007 at 7:30 pmany idea? will it still be built? with taxpayer money?
…
Bush legacy: Standing on another pile of American rubble.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:35 pmBush can only do things wrong
he needs to - to set apathy into the people - so we feel hopeless - then he can feed us shit
August 6th, 2007 at 7:35 pmHow long until this idiot is gone from office so we don’t have to see these worthless photo ops ?
August 6th, 2007 at 7:36 pmYeah, cuz Dems leadership is soooooooo much better, which is why the Congress’s approval rating isn’t even 1/2 of the approval rating of President Bush.
It is one thing to trip up an opponent, and another to succeed yourself. If it weren’t for the pressing issues coming from security and economic pressures around the world, the Dems would never be forced to do anything. As it is, they barely do the right thing in time - fund troops, allow wiretapping of foreign targets, etc.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:37 pmNaw, there gonna use Cunninhams boat to ferry the GOP back and forth across the river. Titutes will be provided free of charge.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:37 pmAs it is, they barely do the right thing in time - fund troops, allow wiretapping of foreign targets, etc.
I see the cup of Idiot has arrived.
FYI Jason CALEA [Communications Assistance for Law Enforcment] was created under Clinton in 1994 while the ConPERVatives were wagging the dog.
IDIOT.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:41 pmAs it is, they barely do the right thing in time - fund troops, allow wiretapping of foreign targets, etc.
Comment by Jason M. Hendler
And FYI their was funding for several months beyond the funding of the troops. That was media kool-aid for…
IDIOTS.
I like how you say “do the right thing in time” Thats probably like Arthur Fonzarelli admitting he was wrong.
IDIOT.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:45 pmCaption Contest:
“Did y’all see the size of the Perch I caught?”
August 6th, 2007 at 7:46 pmOne might think it’s was only because the people in the Katrina storm were black and poor. I think Bush could care less about everyone. Time will tell if it was a color thing or just it didn’t happen to his rich friends.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:47 pmMommy and Daddy Bush raised an idiot and a racism but he’s all so only about himself. I wouldn’t wait for his help, he’s not a person of his word. I can’t use the word man because he’s still a child having his Daddy get him out of trouble.
And since Bob Allen did it, shouldn’t you be out peeping over public bathroom stalls for undercover pee pees with a 20 bill in your sweaty palm?
IDIOT
August 6th, 2007 at 7:47 pmmore interested in building a baseball stadium…
Comment by Tom — August 6, 2007 @ 7:03 pm
i wonder what the odds of that happening now are…
any idea? will it still be built? with taxpayer money?
Comment by katy — August 6, 2007 @ 7:30 pm
The new stadium is committed. In an ironic twist of fate, the Twins organization rescheduled the ground-breaking ceremony that had been planned for the day after the bridge collapsed.
Here’s another piece of irony for you — the crook who owns the Twins supposedly couldn’t pay for the entire thing himself. But somehow he has found the money to quietly go around and buy up the land adjoining the new stadium site. Ain’t free enterprise great?
August 6th, 2007 at 7:49 pmYeah, cuz Dems leadership is soooooooo much better, which is why the Congress’s approval rating isn’t even 1/2 of the approval rating of President Bush.
Comment by Jason M. Hendler — August 6, 2007 @ 7:37 pm
Oh, gawd, another poor, misinformed right-winger repeating discredited talking points…
Here’s a list of Congressional approval poll results over the last few months.
Here’s a similar list of poll results for President Bush.
The RCL average for Congress is 28.8%. The most recent results for the President are 30%, 29% and 31%.
Pretty damn close, and hardly 1/2 of the approval rating of Bush. So either cite the poll results of which you speak (and they’d better be comparing apples to apples) or STFU.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:53 pmBeing a Minneapolis resident I can state with certainty that our governor, T Paw, won’t want the ‘08 convention going down with protests about the bridge going on outside the arena. Obviously there will be protests (I know I’ll be there) but the general populous tends to ignore these unless the issue has a Minnesota angle in which case the local media will be all over it. Remember, we’ve elected a professional wrestler and it looks like Al Franken is next. Republicans only get by in the state by opposing spending and tax increases and they won’t be able to play hardball on this one.
August 6th, 2007 at 7:59 pmGENERAL STRIKE SEPT. 11th!
Buy nothing - do nothing - be you banker, baker, candle-stick maker. Stay home, go to the park. Bring this country to a standstill!
BE HEARD! Pass it on.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:07 pmGENERAL STRIKE SEPT. 11th!
Buy nothing - do nothing - be you banker, baker, candle-stick maker. Stay home, go to the park. Bring this country to a standstill!
BE HEARD! Pass it on.
Comment by Com_n_sense — August 6, 2007 @ 8:07 pm
Why the hell not? I’ll do it.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:14 pm“Will Bush repeat Katrina failures in Minneapolis?”
Is this a rhetorical question? Of course he will. When has Bush ever done the right thing. Personally I can’t think of one time in his whole tenure in the White House where Bush has done the right thing. He says one thing in public and then he does something entirely different. And amazingly enough, he somehow gets away with it every time.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:18 pmJPV is mighty gimpy itself.
Comment by Bobwurst — August 6, 2007
Huh? I don’t get the comment. I just think that TP has been kinda lame the last couple of weeks. What can I say.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:18 pmGENERAL STRIKE SEPT. 11th!
Buy nothing - do nothing - be you banker, baker, candle-stick maker. Stay home, go to the park. Bring this country to a standstill!
BE HEARD! Pass it on.
Comment by Com_n_sense — August 6, 2007 @ 8:07 pm
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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm… no.
I think I will by some steaks, some Jack Daniels ™, some Coca-Cola ™, some Budweiser, some American flags, and have myself a little cook-out to celebrate the fact that I live in the Land of the Free, and to remember all those who gave their lives securing our Freedom.
But, just out of curiosity…
why?
August 6th, 2007 at 8:18 pmIf you look at that picture carefully, he’s bragging about the size of the fish he caught. Yes, he’s STILL talking about that.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:20 pmWhy the hell not? I’ll do it.
Comment by Zooey — August 6, 2007 @ 8:14 pm
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You won’t be going to class on Tuesday?
I hope you don’t miss an exam.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:21 pmBut, just out of curiosity…
why?
Comment by Iohannes Scottus Eriugena —
Because this country was founded on dissention.
Because our fore fathers demanded that we stand up to tyranny and government, for the good of every American citizen.
THAT’S why.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:22 pmComment by Iohannes Scottus Eriugena — August 6, 2007 @ 8:21 pm
That would be my own concern, wouldn’t it?
August 6th, 2007 at 8:23 pmFunny, Zooey,
The troll knows you’ll be in class.
Let’s take a guess at who it could possibly be.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:23 pmHmmmmm……
And how DARE a troll pass any kind of judgement on you…
August 6th, 2007 at 8:24 pmYes
August 6th, 2007 at 8:25 pmBecause our fore fathers demanded that we stand up to tyranny and government
I’ll give you “tyranny” but, unless your fore fathers were anarchists, I doubt that they “demanded” you stand up to “government” for no reason.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:26 pmYes
Comment by Pat — August 6, 2007 @ 8:25 pm
No
August 6th, 2007 at 8:26 pmAnd how DARE a troll pass any kind of judgement on you…
Comment by trueblue — August 6, 2007 @ 8:24 pm
Cuz he’s a troll? :D
August 6th, 2007 at 8:26 pmComment by Iohannes Scottus Eriugena — August 6, 2007 @ 8:18 pm
Look! It’s the immature little boy troll who has no friends because he spends all day blogging. Hope he grows up some day.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:27 pm“GENERAL STRIKE SEPT. 11th! Buy nothing - do nothing - be you banker, baker, candle-stick maker. Stay home, go to the park. Bring this country to a standstill!” - Com_n_sense
Wouldn’t it make more sense to have mass demonstrations across the nation than to take it out on your neighborhood merchants? You think Dubya cares if Starbucks has a bad day?
And Iohannes Scottus Eriugena: STFU you unAmerican imbecile.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:27 pmI’ll give you “tyranny†but, unless your fore fathers were anarchists, I doubt that they “demanded†you stand up to “government†for no reason.
Comment by Iohannes Scottus Eriugena — August 6, 2007 @ 8:26 pm
I bet if you tried real hard, and found someone to ask, they’d give you at least one good reason.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:28 pmWouldn’t it make more sense to have mass demonstrations across the nation than to take it out on your neighborhood merchants?
I’ll make the banners!!!
August 6th, 2007 at 8:28 pmThey didn’t want England to tell them what to do, sh*t for brains Troll!
That’s why they wanted representation of the people, for the people, by the people.
Geez, these trolls are **really** stupid.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:32 pmWouldn’t it make more sense to have mass demonstrations across the nation than to take it out on your neighborhood merchants? You think Dubya cares if Starbucks has a bad day?
I think the point would be to show Corporate America what people staying home one day costs them, AND it would also show the people of this country exactly how much power they really have. Then they might be more willing to hit the streets and protest.
And Iohannes Scottus Eriugena: STFU you unAmerican imbecile.
Comment by gorn by any other name — August 6, 2007 @ 8:27 pm
Ditto.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:32 pmHow many more days until registration?
August 6th, 2007 at 8:34 pmGeez, these trolls are **really** stupid.
Comment by trueblue — August 6, 2007 @ 8:32 pm
Pee likes to have someone tell him what to do and how to think. It makes him feel safe in the big scary world.
Can you even imagine feeling like that everyday? Yikes.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:34 pmHow many more days until registration?
Comment by trueblue — August 6, 2007 @ 8:34 pm
I’ve been registered for Fall since April. :)
School starts on 8/20!
August 6th, 2007 at 8:36 pmI think the point would be to show Corporate America what people staying home one day costs them
What? MickeyDs sells 10 less double cheeseburgers?
August 6th, 2007 at 8:39 pmYou must be so excited, Hermione…. oops Zooey!
;)
These Rove operatives are driving me nuts.
They are just here to spew stupid, disruptive crap.
I’ve so had enough.
How are you, Zooey?
August 6th, 2007 at 8:39 pmAnswer to the question: YES. He will fail again. For the same to reasons:
1. He’s completely incompetent.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:40 pm2. He doesn’t give a sh!t about people.
McDonalds??
EEEEEEWWWWWWWW!
That is nasty crap. Hasn’t anyone seen “Supersize Me”?
Haven’t been there in YEARS.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:41 pmThese Rove operatives are driving me nuts.
Look lady, if you think we are “Rove operatives,” then you already are nuts, and maybe you should stay home everyday!
August 6th, 2007 at 8:41 pmWill Bush repeat Katrina failures in Minneapolis?
Of course he will. Repeating failures is what he does.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:44 pm~
“I think the point would be to show Corporate America what people staying home one day costs them, AND it would also show the people of this country exactly how much power they really have. Then they might be more willing to hit the streets and protest.” - Zooey
Yep, but the problem I have with that is a very large percentage of business is of the small variety - mom ‘n pops. I know I used Starbucks in my example, but that was just for effect.
I’d be up for boycotting non locally-owned/operated businesses for a day, no problem.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:45 pmThese Rove operatives are driving me nuts.
They are just here to spew stupid, disruptive crap.
I’ve so had enough.
How are you, Zooey?
Comment by trueblue — August 6, 2007 @ 8:39 pm
Ignore ‘em, they’re just dumb, and have no lives.
I am absolutely fabulous, sweetie darling. How are you?
August 6th, 2007 at 8:47 pmWould you like some champers? :D
Look lady, if you think we are “Rove operatives,†then you already are nuts, and maybe you should stay home everyday!
Comment by Iohannes Scottus Eriugena — August 6, 2007 @ 8:41 pm
“Rove operatives” is our term for “dumbass hick.” :)
August 6th, 2007 at 8:49 pmI’d be up for boycotting non locally-owned/operated businesses for a day, no problem.
Comment by gorn by any other name — August 6, 2007 @ 8:45 pm
It probably would be wise to fine tune what a strike would mean.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:52 pmLook lady, if you think we are “Rove operatives,†then you already are nuts, and maybe you should stay home everyday!
Comment by Iohannes Scottus Eriugena — August 6, 2007 @ 8:41 pm
heownsanenama-At least if you did this for money that would makes sense but, to do this 24/7 for free makes you one sick puppy.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:52 pmRovots
August 6th, 2007 at 8:53 pm“Look lady, if you think we are “Rove operatives,†then you already are nuts, and maybe you should stay home everyday!” - Humungous Scrottus Ewwglanda
She meant “Rover operatives”, those who lick their own bungholes.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:54 pmI think that trying to compare the Bush Junta’s failed response during Katrina, to tis event is a bit of a stretch.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:54 pmIgnore ‘em [trolls], they’re just dumb, and have no lives.
Comment by Zooey — August 6, 2007 @ 8:47 pm
_______________________________
Does Zooey follow her own advice? Let’s see
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Look lady, if you think we are “Rove operatives,†then you already are nuts, and maybe you should stay home everyday!
Comment by Iohannes Scottus Eriugena — August 6, 2007 @ 8:41 pm
“Rove operatives†is our term for “dumbass hick.†:)
Comment by Zooey — August 6, 2007 @ 8:49 pm
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Oh no… it seems that she couldn’t even last 2min!!!
August 6th, 2007 at 8:55 pm“Rovots” - ronjazz
That’s “Rovaks”, the neocon version of the Borg.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:57 pm“Oh no… it seems that she couldn’t even last 2min!!!” - Humungous Scrottus Ewwglanda
But you came when she called you. Good boy. Sit, ubu, sit.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:58 pmOh no… it seems that she couldn’t even last 2min!!!
Comment by Iohannes Scottus Eriugena — August 6, 2007 @ 8:55 pm
Again, that’s my own concern.
You can’t stay off this blog for two seconds. You’ve got the bigger problem, dingleberry.
August 6th, 2007 at 8:59 pmBut you came when she called you. Good boy. Sit, ubu, sit.
Comment by gorn by any other name — August 6, 2007 @ 8:58 pm
Heh. I like how you think, gorn. :D
Here’s a biscuit, Mr Pee Puppy!
August 6th, 2007 at 9:00 pmCaption Contest:
“Let me innerduce y’all to Jeff Gannon. He’s this big in the nethers. Heh heh.”
August 6th, 2007 at 9:00 pmOh no… it seems that she couldn’t even last 2min!!! - Mr Pee Puppy
“Heh. I like how you think, gorn.” - Zooey
I didn’t even get a chance to identify the circumstances under which Mr Pee can’t even last for as long as 2 minutes.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:05 pmAgain, that’s my own concern.
…
Comment by Zooey — August 6, 2007 @ 8:59 pm
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I know, you can’t resist me.
It happens far too often with the ladies.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:07 pmI didn’t even get a chance to identify the circumstances under which Mr Pee can’t even last for as long as 2 minutes.
Comment by gorn by any other name — August 6, 2007 @ 9:05 pm
I can imagine. But don’t you think 2 minutes might be a little generous?
Of course, we could be thinking about completely different topics…..
August 6th, 2007 at 9:07 pmIt happens far too often with the ladies.
Comment by Iohannes Scottus Eriugena — August 6, 2007 @ 9:07 pm
Not even 2 minutes, huh?
August 6th, 2007 at 9:10 pmHow many bridges and cities like NO could be fixed with the money that is spent on the Iraq war?
How much of our infrastructure will suffer bacause the payment on the national debt in the future years?
From Reagan, Bush 1 and now the chimp, they have ruined this great country.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:12 pm“Of course, we could be thinking about completely different topics…” - Zooey
Well no, Zoo, I think we’re pretty much in sync. I mean, look at the best this putz could produce:
I think this pretty well speaks for itself. Probably drives a ‘72 Camaro with naked ladies on the mudflaps, too.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:12 pmI think this pretty well speaks for itself. Probably drives a ‘72 Camaro with naked ladies on the mudflaps, too.
Comment by gorn by any other name — August 6, 2007 @ 9:12 pm
More like a ‘72 gremlin, with rust spots attached.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:16 pmI think this pretty well speaks for itself. Probably drives a ‘72 Camaro with naked ladies on the mudflaps, too.
Comment by gorn by any other name — August 6, 2007 @ 9:12 pm
I’m pretty sure that ‘72 Camaro is covered with primer and rust, and the upholstery leaves something to be desired — as in upholstery. Those naked ladies on the mudflaps would be the shiniest thing on that car, if you get my drift…. :D
August 6th, 2007 at 9:17 pmComment by Iohannes Scottus Eriugena — P. Change your name to mydoggus Scottus humpus mylegus!
August 6th, 2007 at 9:19 pmComment by Iohannes Scottus Eriugena — P. Change your name to mydoggus Scottus humpus mylegus!
Comment by JTitor — August 6, 2007 @ 9:19 pm
Brilliant!!
August 6th, 2007 at 9:21 pmOf course he will. The only thing Bush has ever accomplished is failure.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:22 pmJust drop’n in to say Hi! Hi all. Bye all! Going to Reno!!! Hot August Nights! Probably gonna loose my ass, but I’ll have fun doing it!!!
August 6th, 2007 at 9:24 pmHave fun, JTitor! Good luck!
August 6th, 2007 at 9:25 pm“Those naked ladies on the mudflaps would be the shiniest thing on that car, if you get my drift…” - Zooey
Don’t forget the trailer hitch. You don’t want to know how how that know got its shine.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:26 pmDang, can’t type today. Let me try that again.
“Those naked ladies on the mudflaps would be the shiniest thing on that car, if you get my drift…†- Zooey
Don’t forget the trailer hitch. You don’t want to know how how that knob got its shine.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:27 pmDon’t forget the trailer hitch. You don’t want to know how how that know got its shine.
Comment by gorn by any other name — August 6, 2007 @ 9:26 pm
A trailer hitch on a Camaro? Good god….
August 6th, 2007 at 9:28 pmHey, all you ratbastard thugs: Y’know what? Y’all got nothin’! Nothin’!
Bush is your boy, and all that goes with him belongs to YOU! This idiot is so irresponsible and incompetent, it boggles the mind. Doesn’t seem to bother y’all, though - your minds must already be boggled up real good.
And look who ya’ got waiting in the wings - Gulianni, Romney, Tancredo, McCain, and a bunch of other primping, hypocritical, closet homos and intellectual midgets! These guys couldn’t couldn’t hold an administrative job, much less an executive position. Oh yeah, they’ve all been Senators, Congressmen, and Governors, so what? So was your boy, and he can’t even open a freekin’ door! They put us where we are today. Way to go, asshats. Thank god for the internets tubes, cause we now know exactly who “flip-flops” and when they do it. You know when your guys do it? Every time they open their ignorant mouths.
So, come in here and spew your ignorance , faux superiority, and delusions, ’cause no matter what you say. YOU GOT NOTHIN”!
August 6th, 2007 at 9:28 pmBTW, when I wrote: “primping, hypocritical, closet homos”, I don’t mean to disparage homosexuals, only hypocritical, closet homos.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:30 pmSo, come in here and spew your ignorance , faux superiority, and delusions, ’cause no matter what you say. YOU GOT NOTHINâ€!
Comment by Marcus Aurelius — August 6, 2007 @ 9:28 pm
Well ranted, MA. :-)
August 6th, 2007 at 9:30 pm“A trailer hitch on a Camaro? Good god…” - Zooey
Well, the man’s gotta have something ta do with his car when it’s not up on blocks.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:30 pmthanks.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:32 pmWell, the man’s gotta have something ta do with his car when it’s not up on blocks.
Comment by gorn by any other name — August 6, 2007 @ 9:30 pm
You know everyone in town marvels when the thing is on wheels — after mydoggus Scottus humpus mylegus has sold blood for four months, and picked up cans for recycling.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:35 pmGet past the illusion that President Bush is incompetent. He is, perhaps, the most competent President this country has ever had, in terms that really matter to the Presidency.
In politics, the only thing that really matters is getting power, expanding power, and keeping power. In this, Bush has been incredibly competent.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:36 pmYou say it was a mistake. I say it was conservatism.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:43 pmIohannes, ew, that makes me physically ill.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:44 pm“Well ranted, MA. :-)”
Zooey, I know that was painful to type, there has to be a better nickname for Marcus than that.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:45 pmIohannes, ew, that makes me physically ill.
Comment by JPark — August 6, 2007 @ 9:44 pm
FYI, JPark. Mr Pee’s new name is mydoggus Scottus humpus mylegus.
HT: JTitor
August 6th, 2007 at 9:46 pmThat was a quote of Marx, BTW.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:46 pmZooey, I know that was painful to type, there has to be a better nickname for Marcus than that.
Comment by JPark — August 6, 2007 @ 9:45 pm
I realized that after it was up there. :{
August 6th, 2007 at 9:47 pmThanks, Zoo. It is nice to know who to ignore.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:47 pmMaybe asphole? I don’t know!!! I don’t have a lot of positive sayings from that country at that time.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:48 pmYou can call me whatever you want - just don’t call me late for dinner.
Ouch.
August 6th, 2007 at 9:49 pmYou can call me whatever you want - just don’t call me late for dinner.
Ouch.
Comment by Marcus Aurelius — August 6, 2007 @ 9:49 pm
Heh. That’s what my dad used to say all the time. :)
August 6th, 2007 at 9:53 pmWell, I’m now one of the club. My post didn’t post. Nothing related to the following:
- no obscene, threatening content,
- no 9-11 conspiracy, or
- not Israel related;
Just mentioned Bushies past performance on Katrina; his three day visit record, and his potential veto for increased infrastructure spending. Oh yeah, I did mention the handful of dead republicans and their grieving families….
August 6th, 2007 at 9:54 pmTheresa, don’t be surprised. I get my weak, softheared posts deleted. My offensive, evil posts are quite alright (I don’t get it myself)
August 6th, 2007 at 9:58 pmIohannes, ew, that makes me physically ill.
Comment by JPark — August 6, 2007 @ 9:44 pm
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Why?
Are your eyes sensitive to the bright, shining light of glory that radiates from that post?
August 6th, 2007 at 10:03 pmNo, Iohannes, I am ill from the nastiness that you propose. Bright and shiny…heh.
August 6th, 2007 at 10:07 pmIn politics, the only thing that really matters is getting power, expanding power, and keeping power. In this, Bush has been incredibly competent.
Comment by Themis — August 6, 2007 @ 9:36 pm
Maybe in Soviet or Communist politics, but never in American politics until the Reagan-Bush-Bushit eras. Republicans have no morals and no love for America. Bush has been remarkably successful at failing America and its citizens; it’s not something anyone should brag about.
August 6th, 2007 at 10:11 pmIn politics, the only thing that really matters is getting power, expanding power, and keeping power.
In this, Bush has been incredibly competent.
Comment by Themis — August 6, 2007 @ 9:36 pm
yes, there are times i concede that the dumby is smarter
August 6th, 2007 at 10:14 pmthan many give him credit for…
but to give HIM any credit for anything more than being
a willing accomplice and puppet is just wrong…
it’s all in the plan… dumby was used, willingly…
…
The picture of asshat is yet again irrefutable evidence that there is NO tragedy that Bushitler won’t exploit for a photo op. I certainly hope the locals were there with “Bush go home” signs.
August 6th, 2007 at 10:16 pmSo, come in here and spew your ignorance , faux superiority, and delusions, ’cause no matter what you say. YOU GOT NOTHINâ€!
Comment by Marcus Aurelius — August 6, 2007 @ 9:28 pm
You tell ‘em, Marcus! Well said!
August 6th, 2007 at 10:18 pmThemis, is right. He has owned the trailer park. And be honest…the retarded outnumber us 3 to 1.
August 6th, 2007 at 10:18 pm“Why?
Are your eyes sensitive to the bright, shining light of glory that radiates from that post?”
No, my stomach is sensitive to the illness that is conservativism.
August 6th, 2007 at 10:19 pmIn politics, the only thing that really matters is getting power, expanding power, and keeping power. In this, Bush has been incredibly competent.
Comment by Themis — August 6, 2007 @ 9:36 pm
I have no disagreement with the points you make except for one. I do not believe it is Bush that so expertly gained the power to do all those things. I believe it was Cheney, using Bush to attain that stature. Bush really is just a puppet, a convenient whipping boy for anything that goes wrong. Who does everyone blame for the debacle in Iraq? Cheney or Bush? We all know that Cheney and his PNAC friends/fellow adminsitration officials wanted this Iraq invasion from before the beginning. Even before Dick Cheney was asked to pick Bush’s 2000 Running Mate (he chose himself, of course), and well before Dick Cheney put together the transition team that selected the incoming cabinet (he chose many PNAC members, of course). And did you know that Cheney’s Secret Service Code name is “Edgar”? As in Edgar Bergen? (Not Edgar ALLEN Poe.)
Otherwise, good post. Very insightful.
August 6th, 2007 at 10:25 pmAugust 6th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Did anybody else notice that the I-35 bridge is the perfect metaphor for the Bush Administrtration — a catastrophic failure?
August 6th, 2007 at 10:29 pm“Budweiser, some American flags, and have myself a little cook-out to celebrate the fact that I live in the Land of the Free”
If you think you are living in the land of the free you need to wake up and pay attention to what is going on around you. You are much less free today than you were before your beloved Bush took office.
We were less free of fear since we didn’t have a fear-monger named George Bush running this country into the ground.
We were free to enjoy our personal privacy, something that is no longer true thanks to George Bush who thinks our constitution is just a piece of paper, unless of course he is appointing a Supreme Court Justice, then he loves the constitution and wants to appoint a “strict constructionist”.
We were free to not fear that a member of our family might one day disappear by our government and we would have no way to know where they were or even if they were still alive.
If this is the kind of freedom you cherish, there are a lot of third world countries you could move to.
August 6th, 2007 at 10:30 pmWhy does Mr. Pee persist in the childish taunt of “Cheney ‘08″?
It doesn’t get anyone riled up (apparently it DID make JPark physically ill, understandably) because no one takes it seriously. Why does no one take it seriously? Because with his approval ratings and welded bond to the Worst Administration Ever, any ticket headed up by The Dick Cheney would guarantee that Dennis Kucinich could get elected president even if all the other Democratic candidates dropped out. Hell, throw Tancredo on the ticket and the Dems could probably run William Jefferson and still win.
So keep at it, Mr. pee. We’re with you.
August 6th, 2007 at 10:31 pmCHENEY/TANCREDO ‘08!!!!!!!!
Comment by mikey r — August 6, 2007 @ 10:31 pm
Hell, if they dared to put up a Cheney/Tancredo ticket, the Dems could run William Jefferson, with Michael Moore as his running mate and still win! Although an Oprah/Michael Moore ticket might beat both parties. But why would she take such a cut in pay to a mere $400,000/yr job? (I’m sure Michael would welcome the steady income. In between overhauling Healthcare in America, he could use the rest of his time making documentaries. He wouldn’t want the Veep power that Cheney has now.)
I would not be surprised if that riles up the trolls.
August 6th, 2007 at 10:36 pm“Will Bush repeat Katrina failures in Minneapolis?”
Will a dog lick his butt?
August 6th, 2007 at 10:44 pmWill a dog lick his butt?
Comment by barfly — August 6, 2007 @ 10:44 pm
Oooh,ooh! Teacher! Pick me! I can answer that! Pick me!
August 6th, 2007 at 10:50 pm“Will Bush repeat Katrina failures in Minneapolis?â€
Is the Pope Catholic?
Does a bear crap in the woods?
Do neo-cons drink kool-aid?
August 6th, 2007 at 10:53 pmBush didn’t fail in Katrina, the people of New Orleans failed themselves.
Mississippi was damaged far worse overall, but you don’t hear them complaining about the Feds failing them.
August 6th, 2007 at 11:26 pmO Bigfoot, go get yourself stuck in a hurricane. Until then, shut the f^ck up.
August 6th, 2007 at 11:27 pm“If you think you are living in the land of the free you need to wake up and pay attention to what is going on around you. You are much less free today than you were before your beloved Bush took office.
We were less free of fear since we didn’t have a fear-monger named George Bush running this country into the ground.
We were free to enjoy our personal privacy, something that is no longer true thanks to George Bush who thinks our constitution is just a piece of paper, unless of course he is appointing a Supreme Court Justice, then he loves the constitution and wants to appoint a “strict constructionistâ€.
We were free to not fear that a member of our family might one day disappear by our government and we would have no way to know where they were or even if they were still alive.
If this is the kind of freedom you cherish, there are a lot of third world countries you could move to.
Comment by bilbobaggins — August 6, 2007 @ 10:30 pm”
Sorry bilbo, wrong again. You are more free now after 6 years of Bush than you were when he took office. You have lost no liberties, yet gained some. Your taxes are lower. This land is safer.
You think we conservatives are scared? We don’t have to worry about “Mad Dog Clinton” and his blood-thirsty Attorney General Janet Reno coming gunning for our own citizens on our own soil, or ripping children from their families at gunpoint and sending them back to the Communists.
August 6th, 2007 at 11:38 pm“O Bigfoot, go get yourself stuck in a hurricane. Until then, shut the f^ck up.
Comment by JPark — August 6, 2007 @ 11:27 pm”
I lived in New Orleans prior to the hurricane, my ten year old son was born there. I know the whole coast from Lake Charles to Pensacola, Florida. I know what used to be there, and what isn’t anymore.
The people of Mississippi picked themselves up by the bootstraps and went to work. The people of New Orleans waited around for someone else to come save them.
Every hear of personal responsibility?
August 6th, 2007 at 11:43 pmComment by O. Bigfoot — August 6, 2007 @ 11:38 pm
I’m guessing that you listen to a lot of conservative talk radio. Just guessing here. Probably some Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, probably a little G. Gordon Liddy thrown in there for good measure, and a dash of Neal Boortz.
Just guessing.
Good Night, Everyone.
Have fun with the troll(s).
[Really, he ought to just set up his own blog and post those little “dialogues” there and invite people to comment on their humorous content. He’s practiced them here long enough, wouldn’t you say? G’night.]
August 6th, 2007 at 11:44 pmWell, I should say I lived there prior to Katrina. We weathered several minor hurricanes while there…
Bottom line: Louisiana knew the levees and seawalls were marginal at best for decades. They had the money to fix them, and spent it on other things. The whole state has been run on graft and political hush money since before the days of Huey P. Long.
The people of New Orleans has plenty of warning, they knew their “leaders” were ripping them off and leaving them vulnerable. Yet they did nothing to change their leadership. They accepted the status quo, and they suffered the terrible consequences.
August 6th, 2007 at 11:58 pmHurricane Katrina exposed the incompetence of Bush to the American people and he has never been able to recover from “good job Brownie”. As in the case of the disaster in MN, we are seeing what happens when funding for infrastructure is cut and the money is used to fund the Iraq war and the surge which has failed.
August 7th, 2007 at 12:09 amYeah, O’Bigmouth, you’re right — the local leaders in NO sure had a lot of say over what the Army Corps of Engineers did with their levees…
I’ve lived on the ICW. I know from experience how quickly the Army Corps “snaps to” in order to address the needs of local communities, and how eager they are to hear the concerns of the people.
You’re a simpleton at best. At worst you’re a fraud. Either way you’re a tool.
August 7th, 2007 at 12:30 amMy fave is : “is a fat dog heavy?” But yours works as well.
August 7th, 2007 at 12:38 am#140, Probus… And just before the bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Bush again avowed his desire to further veto infrastructure spending.
August 7th, 2007 at 12:42 am“Yeah, O’Bigmouth, you’re right — the local leaders in NO sure had a lot of say over what the Army Corps of Engineers did with their levees…
I’ve lived on the ICW. I know from experience how quickly the Army Corps “snaps to†in order to address the needs of local communities, and how eager they are to hear the concerns of the people.
You’re a simpleton at best. At worst you’re a fraud. Either way you’re a tool.
Comment by mikey r — August 7, 2007 @ 12:30 am”
I know I am right, mikey r.
Ever hear of the New Orleans Levy Board? And entire local bureaucracy devoted to nothing but the New Orleans Levies. Hence the name, New Orleans Levy Board. Google ‘em up sometime if you want to learn something.
It would appear that you, sir, are the fraud. The Intercoastal Waterway has nothing to do with the levies in New Orleans, nor vice-versa. The levies in Louisiana are locally controlled.
August 7th, 2007 at 1:00 amIt can only be called a failure if one actually tries….
August 7th, 2007 at 1:12 amComment by O. Bigfoot — August 7, 2007 @ 1:00 am
Back to “sucking” on that cigar, I see…
August 7th, 2007 at 1:33 amThis land is safer.
You think we conservatives are scared?
Comment by O. Bigfoot — August 6, 2007 @ 11:38 pm
Keep sucking that big “cigar”…
National Intelligence Estimate: Al Qaeda stronger and a threat to US homeland
Report points to war in Iraq and Pakistan’s tribal areas as allowing Al Qaeda to regroup.
By Tom A. Peter
from the July 19, 2007 edition
The release of a new report Tuesday that says Al Qaeda has reorganized to pre-9/11 strength and is preparing for a major US strike has sparked debate among government officials and observers about the Bush administration’s foreign policy and counterterrorism efforts. The National Intelligence Estimate assessment indicates that the Islamic terrorist organization’s rise has been bolstered by the Iraq war and the failure to counter extremism in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
“The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland” report focuses on the next three years and is the first report to review the potential for terrorist attacks exclusively in the United States, reports The Boston Globe. The nation’s 16 intelligence agencies began compiling the report last October and completed their assessment in June. Though the report indicated that Hizbullah may become a threat if the US takes action against Iran or seriously threatens or attacks the Islamic organization, the majority of the report focused on the “rejuvenating effect the Iraq war has had on Al Qaeda.”
Yeah, Bush is making you so much safer.
August 7th, 2007 at 1:42 am“And so many of the people in the area here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this — this [she chuckles slightly] is working very well for them.” ~ Barbara Bush
“My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years,” he says, “to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the Mississippi River.” ~ Grover Norquist
August 7th, 2007 at 1:42 amEver hear of the New Orleans Levy Board? And entire local bureaucracy devoted to nothing but the New Orleans Levies. Hence the name, New Orleans Levy Board. Google ‘em up sometime if you want to learn something.
Comment by O. Bigfoot-in-the-Mouth — August 7, 2007 @ 1:00 am
Leave it to Bigfoot-in-the-Mouth to tell us to google an organization that doesn’t exist, New Orleans Levy(SIC) Board. “Levies” mean tariffs collected; “to levy” means to impose and collect taxes–a thought I know makes you neoCONs shudder. Or perhaps you mean the Jewish family name “Levy,” Mr. bigfoot-in-the-mouth?
August 7th, 2007 at 2:30 amThere is, however, a New Orleans Levee Board, which deals with embankments to prevent flooding. But those who google it should beware of all the neoCON spin surfacing to put all the blame on it, which is obviously what bigfoot-in-the-mouth has been reading, even though he can’t spell the name correctly.
Bush wouldn’t have had a such a poor response to Katrina if New Orleans had a majority White population.
August 7th, 2007 at 3:46 amSo why do you think Nagin had such a poor response, because he is black and the population is black and…uhhh….hmmm….
August 7th, 2007 at 7:05 amWhy does it look like he’s lying about a fish he caught in the Mississippi in that picture…
August 7th, 2007 at 8:06 amNo— Bush takes care of his people.Remember– Bush doesn’t like black people
August 7th, 2007 at 8:16 amNever forget: the Republican convention is scheduled to be held in Minneapolis. You know for certain Bush will move heaven and earth and throw as much money as necessary to get that bridge rebuilt before the convention.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:40 amWithout knowledge of history (even his own history) Bush is bound to repeat it. That’s another way of saying our president is a little woodenhead president Pinocchio.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:48 amAfter all that, Lora, that’s the best you can come up with? I mispelled one word? I apoligize for the mispelling, but your argument is both lame and pointless. If you are going to judge a post by it’s spelling, then you just disqualified half the Bush hating liberal kooks here as well. Furthermore, the correct name is the “Orleans Levee Board”, so if you want to pick “gnatshit out of peppah’”, It would appear the organization you named never existed either.
continued…..
August 7th, 2007 at 9:30 amBush’s visit was just another photo-op, and now that he knows MN is even part of the country, I fear for it.
Bush is a phychopath with a sick ego, who fancies himself a tough guy, but in reality is a fragile little poser. Babs Bush did a number on the kid. It would be nice to get a psych profile on all the candidates, but it seems more important in this country to know their finances, rather than their mental faculties.
For the NSA record, the only chair Bush should occupy is the patient seat in a psychiatrist’s office.
August 7th, 2007 at 11:17 amHow sad that TP categorically blames Bush for the Katrina disaster and unerringly claims that he will do so again.
August 7th, 2007 at 12:50 pmBush was inept and unprepared in his response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. A lot of this had to do with the fact that the majority of the people affected by this disaster were African American. FEMA kept saying that they couldn’t get to the victims soon enough due to flooding but the media had no trouble getting to them. The federal response was poorly managed. Bush has a history of hiring political appointees who have no experience - Michael Brown who used to train Arabian horses before he was selected to head FEMA.
August 7th, 2007 at 4:27 pmBush Damage Control:
1. Divert accountability
2. bullshit promises not remembered by the time he hops the helicopter
3. juicy contract to GOP connected contractor (Haley Barbour, yah busy?)
at least this time he left the fishing pole at home, d’oh!
August 7th, 2007 at 5:42 pm