Re: Blacks turn on Bush. Reaction to Katrina split on racial lines

On 13 Sep 2005 07:43:36 -0700, cosmicspin@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Stupid...Stupid BS! It figures that this would become a race issue!
>Instead of bringing Americans together to fight for protection right
>here in the US, they have willingly turned this into a damn farce! I
>really doubt there is any truth to 'delays because of race'. The New
>Orleans disaster was unlike anything that's happened in current
>history. Only a fool would seriously think that it's all a conspiracy
>against black people. Anyone see a helicopter fly in with NAACP on
>it's side? lol, I don't think so.
>
>I do agree that New Orleans was not handled as well as it could. It is
>easy to say this of course, when you're on the sidelines and not
>actually making decisions. The devistation was much bigger than 9/11,
>and it's ridculous to think there's going to be helicopters loaded up
>with fuel and food on hour 0. However, I do see this as an important
>point how the Iraq War has affected the US. The US cannot have it's
>hands everywhere, and expect to protect it's homeland. I do believe
>that the Iraq War has had some effect on the response after Katrina,
>but going as far as saying the Adminstration was delaying because black
>people lived in New Orleans is a joke. I merely think that they were
>delayed because our resources are truly limited from this idiotic 'War
>on Terrorism'.
>
>Unfortunetly, there's going to be people complaining about racism.
>Seems a little ironic when there's more public outcry for the deaths of
>New Orleans, than the thousands upon thousands of Arabs killed because
>Uncle Sam needed 'revenge' after 9/11. The worst racism is the type
>that's not even considered...
>
>.cos.


bush dun care who dies or where. all he cares about is losing votes.

and the repugs have just turned the south blue once again in spite
of the democrats.
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