Thank you, Sue. Regardless of the politics, the most powerful of our country have proven to be the most cowardly in this sad situation. Toochis
--- Susan Heim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Erik and all, > I am a registered republican. However, I did not > vote for Bush in this last election primarily > because of the way he handled himself in his first > term. The blame Bush is getting has nothing to do > with party lines from the people on this group and > many people in our country. As human beings, not > republicans or democrats, we have watched the > President of our country not take a strong > leadership role in this disaster. Period. He > remained on "vacation" after this disaster hit and > the devastation was apparent. He "decided" to cut > his vacation two days short to aerial view the > damage on his way to Washington. These are not > "misguided" facts, they are exactly what happened. > Today is Friday and, supposedly, he is going to go > to the outlying areas today, but once again will > only aerial view New Orleans. This information came > straight from Bush's press secretary, not some > nefarious source. > What is truly sad, indeed, are the poor people > that are wading around in waist deep water for the > last 5-6 days with little or no food, shelter, or > help from their government. Or the people sitting on > their roofs waiting to be rescued. Or the people > asking for help in the street while a policeman > drives by without stopping because there are so few > of them and no backup help. Even if just for moral > support, our President and other state politicians > should have gone to those areas immediately to > assure those people help and just the comfort of > knowing someone in a leadership role cared about > them. > > Sue Heim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Erik<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 9:17 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] OFF TOPIC - NOT THE TIME FOR > POLITICS OR ARCHAIR QUATERBACKING > > > Thanks for your post, and sensible comments. > Blaming Bush is par for the > course these days from everything else in the > world, so why not natural > disasters? > > The misguided (and many time flat-out > incorrect)statements proported as > "fact" that get thrown about are disgusting. The > hatred for Bush apparently > is enough to rob anyone of their intelligence and > rely on their anger rather > then facts to get their feelings out. Then again, > these are the same people > that picket our men and women at Walter Reade Army > Hospital, and still cling > to the notion that the war was "for oil". > > I don't know what's more heartbreaking: the > situation in NOLA or the > apparent liquification of brain cells among the > Bush haters who put their > venemous feelings about the president in front of > rational thought. > > Truly sad, indeed. > > Erik > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Captain Bijou" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > To: > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 10:35 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] OFF TOPIC - NOT THE TIME FOR > POLITICS OR ARCHAIR > QUATERBACKING > > > > Earl Blair (Captain Bijou) -- from Houston, here > re: Hurricane Katrina. > > > > I am somewhat surprised that members of this > forum would use this moment > > of > > devastation and misery to opine, point fingers > and engage in Monday > > morning > > quarterbacking while the horror of Hurricane > Katrina continues to cause > > suffering to hundreds of thousands. There will > be plenty of time for the > > blame game for years to come. > > > > Instead, I urge all MoPo members to do what > they can to help those sick, > > displaced and dying. The easiest way to that is > click on the below link > > and > > send your cash contribution to the Houston > chapter of the Red Cross: > > > > > www.houstonredcross.org<http://www.houstonredcross.org/> > > > > Members from this organization and volunteers > from civic groups around the > > area are working around the clock. Currently, > there are 13,000 Katrina > > survivors housed in the Astrodome and another > 3,000. Each person is given > > medical attention, two hot meals and one cold > meal (sandwich) a day, and a > > cot on which to sleep. These facilities are near > capacity and additional > > buses of survivors will be directed to shelters > in San Antonio or Dallas. > > > > Churches and shelters throughout the city and > surrounding areas are filled > > to overflowing. We presently have 20 families in > our Church's gymnasium > > and > > members are taking shifts in order to care for > the families and provide > > them > > with clothing and food. > > > > The Houston Independent School District, the > University of Houston and > > Texas > > State University has waived admission > requirements and is admitting > > thousands of children to our already overcrowded > classrooms. My wife, a > > veteran teacher, gets her new students today. > > > > With 30% of the nation's oil supply removed from > the marketplace, the > > effect > > of this disaster will reach every single person > in this country, whether > > it > > is in the form of higher gasoline prices (--or > the lack of thereof--), > > costlier home heating fuel costs this winter or > insufficient supplies of > > petroleum to manufacture other goods like > fertilizer, plastics and so on. > > It > > is appropriate that these concerns, too, were > addressed to citizens far > > removed from the devastation. > > > > The simple truth is that this nation, does not a > contingency plan to deal > > with any natural or man-made disaster of this > magnitude. It is far greater > > than the human man can imagine. The threat of a > hurricane is a fact of > > life > > to Gulf Coast. I have lived here most of my life > and been through two. The > > destruction, death and devastation were > enormous, but pale in comparison > > to > > Katrina. Tropical Storm Allison hit this city in > 2002 and left much of the > > Houston underwater for days just as New Orleans > is today. Again their was > > death, destruction and loss of property in the > in the hundreds of > > millions, > > and again it is just a footnote in the epic > story of Katrina's horror. > > The > > endless streams of the homeless and helpless > riding hopefully in Houston > > have become a regular feature on our local > newscasts and will forever be > > seared in our minds. > > > > It is the largest catastrophe in this nation's > history, and not a > > Republican > > or Democratic -- Red or Blue State -- issue. > > > > Let's first help end the misery and suffering > first, then resolve to make > > certain our elected city, state and national > leaders -- of whatever > > political party -- are adequately prepared to > comfort and care for those > > affected the next time a disaster occurs. > === message truncated === Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
