Will Katrina victims lose federal aid in February?
By on Sep 19th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Will Katrina victims lose federal aid in February?
Washington Whispers reports that “there are some 28,000 people receiving free rent and assistance” from the federal government.” The federal government, however, is unsure how much longer they will continue to give the assistance:
Housing Secretary Steve Preston, asked how long the feds are planning to pay, says: “That’s a great question, and that’s an important point of conversation right now.” At issue is the rental assistance aid that ends in February. Recipients are being advised on what federal programs they can apply to for further help. In the end, only 4,000 are expected to get aid.
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Compassionate Conservatism at its best. The mortgage industry owes us, what, trillions? Why not take some of those foreclosed houses and give them to these people???
Conservatism – Epic Fail
September 19th, 2008 at 8:46 pmWill we ever find out how many are missing after Hurricane Ike? News, what news? Everything is carefully controlled to keep us very calm. Why am I so anxious?
September 19th, 2008 at 9:18 pmWhy haven’t the Katrina victims had their housing restored to what was normal for them in the first place? Be it a house they owned or the housing projects, in 3 years things should be back to normal. What have the feds done with our tax dollar money?
September 19th, 2008 at 9:18 pmTP
WHy is my comment being held for moderation.
No bad words.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:31 pmJust a news story.
questioneverything
It appears that We the People, the ones that supposedly owns the government and pay the salary for Bush to work for US is all a sham. We have been robbed, lied to, terrorized while keeping too much a secret.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:32 pmI have always thought the death toll count of Katrina was a lie… as the US body count in Iraq is a lie and the fact the feds will not allow news reporters to fly over the Ike damage is over the top…. too obvious something is going on.
There is a news story leaking out about planned sabotage by the media in order to keep the campaign tightly contested.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:34 pmquestioneverything Says:
Will we ever find out how many are missing after Hurricane Ike?
Someone got through with a news helicopter and got film of Galveston the other day. A whole lot of houses are just gone, no longer there at all.
If those were homes of people who did not leave……
The news blackout of what is happening there is really suspicious and a bit to heavy handed. What are trying to hide, this time?
September 19th, 2008 at 9:34 pmmoderated comment.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:36 pmCNN
False campaign reporting to keep up the horse race.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:36 pmMarie Says:
There is a news story leaking out about planned sabotage by the media in order to keep the campaign tightly contested.
Is there a link?
September 19th, 2008 at 9:38 pmYou can find it at Democratic Underground.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:43 pmGreatest threads. Media Bailout.
Marie
I have heard manipulated polls may be going on, ex: ask 1000 democrats and 1000 republicans who they will vote for and it will be 50/50… to keep the horse race going for ratings.
But, if Obama is ahead +20 as I suspect he really is and this is not public knowledge, the cheating will be easier.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:47 pmhad enough
September 19th, 2008 at 9:56 pmThat is the gist of the news story from a source at the 24/7 channel. They would be doing it deliberately to serve their own purposes.
While high rollers will be shored up so their champagne wishes and caviar dreams don’t come to an end.
September 19th, 2008 at 10:09 pmThe big story is the bushcon org has stolen all the money.
September 19th, 2008 at 11:46 pmBanks just don’t happen to fail.This takes allot of planning to get the timing right.Look, how is it that this is all happening at once?
It isn’t. This has been 30+ years in planning.
Drain all the loot while everyone is distracted and scared then leave the debt to the people to fix.
And bushcon has their media make this look like no one is at fault.
Biggest (bush)con of all time done right in front of you.
Notice all the big players got their loot.
There is no such thing as “free rent.” There is rent free, but not the opposite.
September 20th, 2008 at 12:04 amI put up a link at http://tpzoo.wordpress.com .
September 20th, 2008 at 12:18 ami’m guessing the whole bushco shitstorm was/is the means to an end:
no more “entitlements”, no social security…
and definitely puts an end to that “universal healthcare” pipe dream…
just for starters…
September 20th, 2008 at 12:22 amheard earlier, olberman? maddow? :
“we are all socialists now.”
OT – that was in reference to the socialized losses, er, bailouts…
September 20th, 2008 at 12:26 amLushInterior BAN THIS TROLL!!! Sorry but, what a moron.
September 20th, 2008 at 12:44 amYep, 30 years in the making, got their Manchurian candidate (shrub) and raped the country. Billions for them and nothing for us. Can you imagine how our kids will feel when they have to put 50% down to buy a house or car in another 5 years? Wow, I guess we need 8 more years of de-regulation and tax cuts for the rich people and corporations. That should fix it. Yeah, yeah, that’s the ticket.
thanks marie, walt… i took it over to C&L…
it’s like new old news… we’ve known forever, but now there are sources… ambiguous, but more than conjecture…
keep hammering away, i guess…
t’s all for me… g’nite.
September 20th, 2008 at 1:01 amlushinterior is the kind of brainless moron that blames crime victims rather than the criminals. this is a typcal rightwing projection mindset, where righties think that everyone is as depraved as they are.
September 20th, 2008 at 1:07 am“It appears that We the People, the ones that supposedly owns the government and pay the salary for Bush to work for US is all a sham.”
No, had enough, now it’s We the Fundamentals“.
September 20th, 2008 at 1:13 amWaltTheMan Says:
I put up a link at http://tpzoo.wordpress.com .
Thanks
“Despite the media’s best efforts, John McCain’s campaign has teetered on the brink of collapse ever since he selected a clueless moosehunter as his running mate.”
LOL
September 20th, 2008 at 1:42 amI’m so sick of the republican mantra about how democrats are going to raise your taxes as if its worse than genital itching. So long as my money is going to help other Americans in real, tangible ways I really don’t give a shit. I don’t want my tax money going to Iraq or Georgia so it can then be “lost” or shifted to Halliburton or KBR.
September 20th, 2008 at 1:49 amWhy is it that people in Denmark are consistently recognized as the happiest overall people in the world. They pay 50% in taxes therefore they should be the maddest people according to the republicans blather. Maybe its because in Denmark you have universal healthcare all your life till death. If you want to go to college its paid for and they pay you while you attend. What?! You get to go to college and get paid?!!! You get more vacation time. You get more maternity leave without having to worry about losing your job. And a whole host of other benefits that seem, well, based more on humanity than greed. Yeah. Great. Here you get to keep more of your money but, when you factor in the annual cost of going to college (plus housing, textbooks, supplies), paying for your own healthcare (on your own or through the workplace) and then the taxes on basically everything you use, buy or do, just how much of your money do you really get to keep. Instead of it being provided to you, you have to pay for it yourself and usually at a much higher rate. And what about those prescription drugs here that are the highest priced in the world. So actually for us to receive the same goods and services the Danes get for 50% we have to pay around 70% (our taxes plus what we pay personally). So you see, it isn’t really what you pay in taxes, its what you get in return. In America politicians feel taxes are for them to dole out to their friends and special interests, i.e. free money to do with as they please. In Denmark, taxes are used to benefit the populace. What a novel idea.
Marie Says:
There is a news story leaking out about planned sabotage by the media in order to keep the campaign tightly contested.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
I read it. It’s satire. Exactly like The Onion.
September 20th, 2008 at 2:08 amMr. Evil, strongly agree with everything you said. Plus, would you rather earn $30 per hour and pay 50% taxes or earn $9 per hour and pay 25% taxes? Before Reagan, the US was #1 in standard of living. At end of GHWBush, we were #16.
When I talk to Europeans and tell them that many millions of Americans are making $6 per hour with zero healthcare, zero sick pay, zero holiday pay, zero vacation pay, zero pension, and stuck with a $100,000 bill for college—they think I am just insane/ignorant/lying.
In France there were riots over the government raising the workweek above 35 hours. Here people work 70 hours per week just to pay rent.
September 20th, 2008 at 2:20 amWell said, Mr Evil & Keith.
September 20th, 2008 at 2:30 amAlso, Australians get between 6-8 weeks vacation per year. How’s that for a family value.
September 20th, 2008 at 2:49 amWayne Says:
The news blackout of what is happening there is really suspicious and a bit to heavy handed. What are trying to hide, this time?
bin Laden has now bred his version of the Cloverfield monster. It is code named: ALLAH-zilla.
September 20th, 2008 at 2:59 amThe government should pay them until they are back to their hometown. Houses should have been built.
This is the first time, that I know, where the government displaced people and don’t give a damn because they are African-Americans.
Katrina is a horrible site left to die by chimpy.
September 20th, 2008 at 3:09 amMaybe Palin will accept them in Alaska when God starts doling out punishments left and right. Then again, if any of them believe in Voodoo or the right to drink booze they might meet the fate of the moose.
September 20th, 2008 at 3:18 amhad enough Says:
questioneverything
It appears that We the People, the ones that supposedly owns the government and pay the salary for Bush to work for US is all a sham. We have been robbed, lied to, terrorized while keeping too much a secret.
I have always thought the death toll count of Katrina was a lie… as the US body count in Iraq is a lie and the fact the feds will not allow news reporters to fly over the Ike damage is over the top…. too obvious something is going on.
I agree with you 100%.
Katrina death count is definitely too low. It was stated 10K deaths in the beginning, then all of a sudden it was hundreds. I believe it was more deaths because there were too many dead bodies floating around for too long. Also look at how many died by the hands of hospitals and nursing home. Terrible.
Iraq- Some general appeared on tv and stated there weren’t going to count the “enemies” death. He said it as if that was that, no questions asked. Arrogant.
September 20th, 2008 at 3:21 amLarry King had a host of repug nuts defending plain and mcchimpy. They are dippy as all get out.
On the other hand, the dems were more reliable, told the truth, put out the difference between the dems and repugs, smart, easy to follow, commonsense, logical, truthful, honest and serious.
After all that has happened (tip of the iceberg) to the US repugs still can’t see how lost they are.
September 20th, 2008 at 3:27 amCan the plain/mcchimpy tell the truth about anything?
Troopergate should be a full blown investigation.
What does plain plan to do about the serial rapists beside her grand idea of force pregnancy.
September 20th, 2008 at 4:12 am
If heaven forbid, lushinterior’s house burned down, was destroyed in an earthquake or flood or hurricane or what not, I wonder if he would take the same attitude that well it’s my fault and the government shouldn’t help me out?
September 20th, 2008 at 4:15 amWe’ve learned a lot from Katrina, haven’t we? Obviously, the neo-cons don’t get it. The anti-Christian behavior they exhibit must be placed for all to recognize. If we are truly a Christian nation, that is, one that follows the teachings of Christ, then we would pull out our military actions and start taking care of those who most deserve the help/money/time. We should take strength in knowing what we defend is correct and that they are wrong. Our politicians should never bow to the immoral right.
September 20th, 2008 at 7:31 amFrom McClatchey:
U.S. Soldier in Iraq Shoots 2 American Sergeants
By Nicholas Spangler
BAGHDAD — An American soldier shot and killed two U.S. sergeants Sunday morning at a base southeast of Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said Thursday.
The shooter’s name and rank haven’t been released, and the military would say only that the soldier is being held pending a review by a military magistrate. The dead men are Staff Sgt. Darris J. Dawson, of Pensacola, Fla., and Sgt. Wesley Durbin, of Dallas.
“It was a useless, bizarre, terrible thing,” Dawson’s stepmother, Maxine Mathis, said Thursday.
Dawson was nearing the end of his third tour, she said. He’d been home on leave a few months ago and said he didn’t want to return to Iraq. “He was telling me about these nightmares he’d have,” Mathis said. “He’d wake up in a cold sweat, seeing the things he was seeing over there. It really was messing with my son’s mind.”
“I don’t want to go,” she said that he told her. “I just want to stay home awhile.”
“Baby, I know,” she said that she replied. “But you got to go back.”
Dawson had a wife, two little boys and two little girls. When this tour was up he planned to go to the Army recruiting school and move his family to Mobile, Ala.
“You hurry up with that,” Mathis said she told him.
“Momma, I can’t make them give it to me no faster,” she said that he told her.
They talked for the last time a week ago Monday. Mathis asked him whether he was keeping up with his prayers and going to church; he said that he was. “I want you always to be watchful and mindful,” she said that she told him. He told her that he was.
He didn’t watch the men who were supposed to be his comrades, however. He trusted them.
“I’m hurt to my heart,” Mathis said Thursday. “I want to know what happened, why my child was killed.”
No one answered the phone at Durbin’s Springfield, Ga., home. The profile he shared on MySpace with his wife, Brandi, says, “We live a very happy but quiet life,” with three cats and an 8-year-old daughter.
You want more stories like this?
McCain/Palin ‘08!
Bomb, bomb, bomb…
September 20th, 2008 at 9:07 amAll the better for the white folks recolonizing NOLA, and the political transformation of the city and the state…
September 20th, 2008 at 9:53 amYou want more stories like this?
McCain/Palin ‘08!
Bomb, bomb, bomb…
September 20th, 2008 at 9:07 am
aren’t these the guys whose images the Army photo-shopped in public relations fotos yesterday?
September 20th, 2008 at 9:55 amaren’t these the guys whose images the Army photo-shopped in public relations fotos yesterday?
Yet the linked story mentions nothing of an on-base fragging …
September 20th, 2008 at 10:04 amThe “financial meltdown” is the finale of “starve-the-beast.”
September 20th, 2008 at 10:16 amDoesn’t this financial crisis play into the Shock Doctrine theory of Naomi Klein?
September 20th, 2008 at 10:20 amKeith, I am not convinced that the piece I referred to earlier is satire. Are we not seeing the process beginning already?
September 20th, 2008 at 10:22 amWell, that’ll teach’em.
Katrina victims should have figured out how to f^&k up the whole world, like Wall St.
September 20th, 2008 at 12:25 pmLushInterior Says:
Thats what I would like to know….I built my home 20 ft. below sea level where the wind blows 140 mph and “poof” away it went…..I blame the government for letting me build there in the first place…if it was that dangerous they should not have issued me a permit. I want the tax payers to build me a new home….NOW! Its not my fault the wind blows…nor is Merril Lynch or AIG or Bear Stearns or the world trade centers or global warming. My government has done nothing for me.
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HOw about New Orleans is one of the most important ports in the country about 60% of the countries grain goes through that port and about 20% of the Nations total exports so people NEED to live there. Since it IS the federal governments responsibility to keep up the levees and since Bush diverted about 80$ of the money FOR those levees for Iraq and stopped maintenence for the first time in more than thirty years, and since FEMA TOLD THE ADMINISTRATION that a hurricane hitting New Orleans was one of the top three most likely disasters to hit America, maybe there IS some fault there. That all makes a nice rightwing talking point but if you give it ANY thought at all its just DUMB. I suggest you tone down your snark until the day comes you can understand the situation at least a tiny bit and have some dim conception about what you are talking about. That is rather BESIDES what Rush told you to think.
September 20th, 2008 at 6:42 pmThat should have been 80 PERCENT not 80 dollars
September 20th, 2008 at 6:44 pmMarie Says:
Doesn’t this financial crisis play into the Shock Doctrine theory of Naomi Klein?
It certainly does
September 21st, 2008 at 10:45 am