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August 31, 2005
Hurricane Katrina and Politics
I know that right now there have been many bloggers posting there thoughts and feelings about this storm already. I have family who luckily are in a city about 50miles outside Shreveport, I have not heard if they were flooded out by the rain, they live on a lake that likes to flood, but I am greatful from what I can find out that they missed the worst. I read today some one who sent an email to CNN that they wanted to see now other countries help us as we have helped them and I became irate. This tragedy is not in anyway shape or form a forum for politcal arguement. I personally could care less where help comes from if other countries help or not, as long as these people are helped. People have already begun to judge President Bush's reaction to this during his speech in California, again I do not care if said one sentence or fifty, as long as he is helping he is doing his job. If you are one of these bloggers who have bloged about the politics of this storm you should be ashamed of yourself, do something better with your words raise money for these folks, get the word out for help but leave the politics out of this for now, let things settle before bashing whoever, many people are dead, many more are without homes and have had their lives turned upside down do you think they care about politics...I think not. My rant is over now, my thoughts and prayers are with those in MS,AL,LA,Fl who's lives have been devasted from this storm, may your lives soon be filled with joy again.
Posted by melissa at August 31, 2005 02:28 AM
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Very well put. Good post.
Posted by: OldGuy at August 31, 2005 03:21 PM
Hi Meli,
Glad to hear of your concern:
I've some links at my site telling folk how they can help.
Posted by: Dee at August 31, 2005 05:18 PM
There's a database at www.gulfcoastnews.com where people can search for missing loved ones. Just FYI. It's so tragic...
Posted by: Sarah at August 31, 2005 11:10 PM
http://www.blogadvance.com are donating a dollar for every new member upgrade etc to the red cross for the hurricane fund.
Maybe more traffic exchanges should be doing the same?
Posted by: Tina at September 1, 2005 11:31 AM
It's not about politics, it's about incompetent leadership. If we don't complain now, exactly when do we complain? The CRITICISM from BOTH parties (bipartisan criticism is NOT political) is what got him into gear (FINALLY). It's not politics. He is being criticized from BOTH sides of the aisle and that criticism is what made him FINALLY move into action.
Right now I have absolutely no respect for this comment because you did not have the guts to leave you name..when you do then we will talk.
Posted by: blah blah at September 3, 2005 08:57 PM
I am also with you in hoping and praying for the quick recovery of the Gulf States...
I do think this is an important political issue: Our president has shown again that he is a poor leader. We need to politicize a bit of this so it will never happen again.
Great blog BTW...
L
Posted by: Lonnie B. at September 4, 2005 09:19 PM
Holding those in power accountable for their inaction is not politics, it is what we all should do. Can you honestly look at the situation and say that this is the best we could do??? Democrat or Republican?
Posted by: Memphis at September 5, 2005 04:49 PM