On Sep 12, 2005, at 3:51, Jean Nathan wrote:
Someone who lived in New Orleans until last year, and now lives here
in Dorset, said on local radio this morning: "Why didn't George Bush
put on his jeans and wellies when he went to see the area instead of
wearing his immaculate business suit? That would have done just a
little to improve the image to the rest of the world in this
disaster."
Because nobody handed him the right cue in time; that's why :)
According to a NYTimes article (Gulf Coast Isn't the Only Thing left in
Tatters; Bush's Status With Blacks Takes a Hit) today, it took a call
from "one of Mr Bush's prominent African-American supporters" to make
our top executive (or his team) realise that standing next to the Gov
of Alabama and the Gov of Mississippi (both white, Republican males)
and praising them for a job well done on his first trip to the area,
Sept 2 wasn't doing his image much good.
The man (name witheld) is quoted: "I said, 'Grab some black people who
look like they might be preachers' [...]" And, another quote, from the
same article: "Three days later, on Mr Bush's next trip to the region,
the president appeared in Baton Rouge at the side of T.D. Jakes, the
conservative African-American television evangelist [...]"
So, His Presidential Duh-ness *can* learn, but it takes time and
prompting.
On Sep 12, 2005, at 11:12, Anne Toney wrote:
Often, he gets his picture taken at his "ranch" using a chainsaw. He
should have gotten off the plane, equipped with his saw and
immediately gone
to work.
Heck, he could have auctioned off his golf clubs and the bike he rode
when with Lance Armstrong, and they'd have brought *thousands* of
dollars in relief - probably more use than a photo-op with the
chainsaw...
At least we saw a picture of Laura serving food to evacuees.
And we also heard Mama B dismissing those who're "underpriviledged
anyway", and lucky to have been crammed into a shelter (let them eat
cake)... At least we now know that Duh-bya's disassociation from
reality is a *genetic* trait, not something we can blame him for.
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Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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