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So, you have a problem with that?
As we've heard ad nauseam the past couple of weeks, the Katrina disaster raises serious questions about race in America. Just how serious became clear Saturday afternoon, when Fox News Channel's Alicia Acuna conducted a live interview with a frustrated, foul-mouthed New Orleans evacuee in Houston.
The Fox people seem to have missed the first obscenity, which the man uttered under his breath. Anyway, a picture is worth a thousand words, even when two of them are the F-word, so take a look at this:Acuna: [There's] a lot of frustration, and a lot of it stems from the confusion over what a lot of the evacuees have been told is going to happen with regard to their federal assistance coming in. And I have a gentleman standing here with me who helps illustrate that picture. He has chosen not to give his name, he is from New Orleans, and he only says he is for the people.
So if you can explain to me, what has happened with your debit card? You're having a lot of problems, right?
Man: Well, for one thing, you know, they're not activating. You know, they're giving us these cards, and they're not activating these cards, and they're giving us a runaround. Then when we call, you know, for the, you know, to find out if the card is activated, they're giving us the runaround. And they send us back to Red Cross, and we go to Red Cross--nobody knows anything, you know.
I mean, c'mon now, f---, you know, excuse my French, you know, but anyway, you know, we're out here, we're stranded, you know, we don't have any goddamn thing, nobody's not [sic] trying to help us. FEMA is a fake and a fraud. Red Cross is a fake and a fraud, you know. Where do we go from here? I mean, who should we depend on? If we can't depend on our own federal government, who can we depend on?
Acuna: The FEMA cards were supposed to be $2,000 apiece--
Man: Two thousand dollars.
Acuna: --and you received a FEMA card?
Man: I only received $700. Seven hundred dollars, and they cut my card off.
Acuna: And when you asked them why that was, what were you told?
Man: They don't know. Nobody knows.
Acuna: OK, thank you very much.
Man: Do you know?
Acuna: I do not know, no.
Man: Well, find out for me, and you tell me.
Acuna: OK, thank you. And actually, Bob [Sellers, the anchorman], one thing I can tell you--we talk about this confusion, and there are quite a few reporters who have been kind of confused during those news conferences. And we actually have direct access to a lot of these officials. And FEMA, in all fairness, has said there are going to be glitches. They understand that there are problems. They have said that everyone is going to get assistance that qualifies; however, they're still working it out. They keep reiterating to us that this is a work in progress. Back to you.
Sellers: Alicia, is that gentleman still there by any chance?
Acuna: He is still here.
Sellers: Could you ask him what he wants? What is he looking for?
Acuna: Sure, hold on one second.
The anchor in New York would like to know--his name is Bob--he would like to know what it is that you would like to happen. What do you want?
Man: What I would like to happen? I would like for them to give us at least $20,000 apiece so we can, you know, get our life together. You know, we didn't ask to come on that bus, slave. It's like a slave ship. It's just like, you know, back in history, you know, they put us on a slave ship. They separated us from our family. They did it--you know, just modern-day slavery, you know? Just give us what the f--- we deserve.
Sellers: Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa! Hold on! Hold on! That's, that's, that's enough. I mean, you've made your point, sir. We thank you very much for being with us. But Alicia--
Man: It's like a slave ship.
Sellers: --we know there's frustration there, and a lot of these folks have gone through so much, and we don't want to, you know, minimize or trivialize that. But we still have certain responsibility here in terms of what we're doing as far as broadcasting.
Looks just like a slave ship, doesn't it? Well, except that on a slave ship, he probably wouldn't have his arm around a white woman.
So, you have a problem with that?
Yeah, I think he exaggerated just a bit. And, c'mon, $20,000?
I caught the $20,000 part also. $2,000 is quite a bit when you have "nothing" as he puts it. What was it?...."give 'em a fish and they eat today"...."TEACH THEM TO FISH AND THEY EAT TOMORROW?.
Yeah, getting a bit uppity is he?
So what?
And he'll probably end up getting alot more than $20k after all is said and done.
You're sure making alot of assumptions about this guy, like he had no job or possessions before this.TEACH THEM TO FISH AND THEY EAT TOMORROW?
Nevermind. The guy's a racist.
Uppity? What do you mean?
exactly.Uppity? What do you mean?
The guy is using his race to attack those who saved his bacon. And, in addition, he's trying to extort 20 grand in the process.
He's a crook.
Not making any assumptions at all Chump! If he expects $20,000 on a debit card, he's dreaming. If he has other claims, fill out the paperwork and submit it. Thats the way it works. I know from experience. I lost my house in Corpus when Celia hit in 1970. I got a SBA loan but I had to submit the paperwork. They don't just hand out the money.
You guys really have to sleep with anger don't you?
you can buy a mean rod and reel and some sweet bait for 2K! You can even fish off of your ship! (Tongue buried into cheek)
I'm not angry. Just tired of the race-baiters trying to get something for nothing.
So, show a man how to fill out a form and he'll get fish.Not making any assumptions at all Chump! If he expects $20,000 on a debit card, he's dreaming. If he has other claims, fill out the paperwork and submit it. Thats the way it works. I know from experience. I lost my house in Corpus when Celia hit in 1970. I got a SBA loan but I had to submit the paperwork. They don't just hand out the money.
Understood.
If you own property you can file for a lot more money. Also if you have kids.. but if you can work.. you better look for a job eventually.
SEE..More BAIT!
Yeah. Glad you got it...
Yeah, er didn't lose anything. Had all his white women drive his Cadillacs out off town.something for nothing.
He's rich -- no poor black man could get a white woman....
you can never discuss anything without getting all smart assed about it. I'm just telling you I know from experience . Yours is just an opinion unless you have a story to tell.
Give a man a 2K debit card and feed his family for a month (plus the other sundry expenses). Show a man how to fill out an employment application and feed his family for a lifetime...
Big ing deal, it's not like he's going to get something without filling out a form.Yeah. Glad you got it...
Sleep well.
All the profanity, my my my. Please invest in a Thesaurus to plug up the GIGs (Gaps in Gray)
Again, you assume he had no job before.Show a man how to fill out an employment application and feed his family for a lifetime...This guy is going to find out he needs to fill out a form.I'm just telling you I know from experience.
Again, what's the big deal?
that.Please invest in a Thesaurus to plug up the GIGs (Gaps in Gray)
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