Wow.Look closely, one of the kids is sporting a Spurs jersey.
"Bush will lead the investigation"
He can't lead his brain to his tongue.
Will shrub shield his presidential, HLS/FEMA, etc do ents from his own investigation, claiming executive privilege and national security?
I say Jerktoff and Brown will get Medals of Freedom.
Boutons, keep your crap in the Political Forum. Thanks.
After 3,600 posts, I'm the first to post political sentiments in The Club's Katrina thread?
whatever...
1. They've all been moved or deleted out of the thread
2. *Ya'll* have been asked REPEATEDLY to take it elsewhere.
But, whatever.
No, you aren't the first and you won't be the last. 100's of them have been removed from this thread and put into the Political Forum.
Someone...um Bishop Ryan I think, said it best....
All the inquiry will do is spend 500 million and end up making some obscure findings that change no ones mind and more than likely only increases the finger pointing...
That 500 million is better spent rebuilding NO.
Son of a . Whottt and I agree on something.
I thought that when I heard Hillary talking about "no expense spared to evaluate our response."
Spare me the political rhetoric. The bureaucracy that is the federal government is to blame, and I just saved you all that money Hillary. You're already paying people in government to evaluate response plans, etc. Fire them, get some new ones, and let them do their friggin' jobs.
On another note...
I think death by firing squad would be a fitting tribute for him.BATON ROUGE: U.S. Attorney Jim Letten told reporters Tuesday that Wendell A. Bailey was arrested for atempting to destroy or endanger an aircraft early Tuesday morning. Law enforcement received a report via WWL radio that listeners had heard shots being fired in the Algiers area. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms officers in Algiers responded witnessed Bailey firing at a passing military helicopter and took him into custody. Bailey, a convicted felon, was found in possession of a firearm.
Agree 347398743874894664386437643473809875 etc %
true. but it will give a bunch of senators and congressmen to showcase their outrage, so......let the
Oh, I dunno...I'm kinda partial to bullet wounds in both legs and then tossing him into the flood waters...
^^^^^^^^^ Yeah, but then Jesse Jackson would say that's racist, how white folk treated the slaves, and sue.
You can get martial law declared and then just shoot the guy.
Spoilsport...:p
actually I said you could save 500 million on a investigation... cause it will be the same.. all levels failed terribly.. so save the 500 million rebuild lives with that money..
Some of the aid coming from abroad...
- Greece is sending two passenger ships to host evacuees over the next months and a special confrontation unit (EMAK) to help evacuate and transport stranded people.
- Kuwait is donating $500 million in humanitarian aid, including $50 million in downstream oil products.
- A 25-member Philippine humanitarian team was to be dispatched within the week and to include doctors, nurses, sanitary engineers and psychiatrists.
- Iran offered help through the Red Crescent whenever it receives an official request from the US. Washington and Teheran have had no diplomatic relations for 26 years.
- Up to 13 European Union states have responded to US requests for help, as well as the bloc's Civil Protection Mechanism. Teams of medical, logistical, communication, search and rescue experts are being formed.
Equipment is to include tents, blankets, water purification equipment, water pumps, meals and generators and transport. Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom have responded.
The US has also specifically asked the EU for first-aid kits, tankers and 500,000 meal rations.
- A Saudi Arabia-based regional charitable fund is donating $250,000 to humanitarian relief to help children harmed by the disaster.
- Singapore is sending three military Chinook helicopters to evacuate survivors.
- Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej Monday indicated he would send unspecified amounts of Thai rice.
- Israel is sending a rescue team of civil defence officials specialised in rescue operations and locating bodies, as well as food and equipment.
- The Czech Republic has offered to send $1 million worth of supplies and medical, rescue and flood-control teams.
The United States has historically been the world's largest donor to nations in need, but last week let it be known it would accept help from a variety of nations.
Now here's a great idea!
Customs officials send seized goods to victims
Initial shipments of clothing, toys, dog food go to Texas
Tuesday, September 6, 2005; Posted: 1:42 p.m. EDT (17:42 GMT)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Yves St. Laurent and Tommy Hilfiger labels may be phony, but the thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims getting knockoff items seized by federal customs officials probably don't mind.
Displaced survivors in the Houston Astrodome can choose from counterfeit and abandoned clothing, toys, and even dog food.
More than 100,000 items were quickly taken from warehouses and more will follow, said Kristi Clemens, spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection division.
The agency has some 1 million items stored, and Customs officials are going through their inventory to see what else would be useful. While the initial shipment went to Texas, officials are looking toward a wider distribution, Clemens said.
For humans, virtually anything that you can wear is available: underwear, jeans, baseball caps, T-shirts, shoes and socks. For dogs: much needed food. For children, toys. For everyone: clean sheets and blankets.
Clemens said officials are looking for locations to deliver items in Louisiana and Mississippi, and then will scout for shelters in other states.
American businesses lose up to $250 billion annually from knockoffs, according to figures released in a Senate hearing. Federal officials seized $138 million in counterfeited goods last year, up from $94 million in 2003.
Counterfeit clothing currently accounts for about 18 percent of seized items.
Law enforcement officials and other experts have testified that counterfeit clothing and other goods have been traced to supporters of terror organizations.
Most counterfeit items come from China, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and Russia, according to Customs officials.
^^^^^^^ Awesome idea.
ON a sadder note, a message from another board I post on...
Two separate instances, one with two guys, the other a guy by himself.so, I get a call from my brother yesterday. his best friend lives in new orleans, but not in the worst parts of it. his house was flooded, but only by a couple of feet of water. like the rest of hard core people, he never left.
well, he killed 3 people over the weekend. looters were trying to break into his house, and he warned them multiple times that he had a gun. they came in anyways, and he killed 3 guys. he called the cops, and they said they couldn't do anything, to just drag the bodies outside.
That's awesome!
I meant Jelly's post....
That's why you have the right to bear arms, people.
Doesn't mean that excercizing that right is pleasant. I'm certainly not going to pass judgement on the guy given his situation.
Who's watching Oprah?
Sure you did SW
I can't figure out if this is the castle doctrine or darwin doctrine at work though...
I guess it's one way to deal with the looting problem [/gun toting Texan]
Sure you did SW
Seriously....it's awful that he had to experience that, but I don't feel sorry for the looters at all. He could very well have saved a few lives--including his own--that day.
Well, according to Texas Law, he couldn't have shot someone who walked into his house and took a tv set if they didn't pose a threat to him physically. I am assuming from your description that he exhausted all non-violent attempts to keep them off the premesis and their attempt to forcefully enter the house was construed as life-threatening.
Obiwan, I saw Oprah. It was a great show.
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