by Ted the dog » Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:24 am
<br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/02/katrina.response/index.html">www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/...index.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><br>this is ridiculous:<br><br>"At a news conference in Baton Rouge Thursday, Brown bristled when reporters asked him about the criticism of FEMA's effort in general, and the criticism by Ebbert and Maestri in particular. He insisted his agency was "meeting the needs as they are communicated to us."<br><br>"I think everyone in the country needs to take a big, collective, deep breath and recognize that there are a lot of people in this state, in Mississippi and Alabama who are living under conditions that, quite frankly, I doubt any reporter in this room is living under -- no food, no water, it's hot, it's sticky, their homes have been destroyed, they don't know where they're going to go next.""<br><br>typical. the old, "by criticizing the government's efforts, you're really just criticizing the victims/being un-american" thing. what the fuck does that even mean? " I doubt any reporter in this room is living under -- no food, no water, it's hot, it's sticky, their homes have been destroyed, they don't know where they're going to go next."...yeah no shit. that's why the press and just about anyone with half a brain is criticizing FEMA's efforts. When you criticize the iraq war, you’re an unamerican asshole that’s siding with terrorists and disrespecting the troops... when you criticize the “effort” in NOLA, you’re being a whiney asshole that’s disrespecting victims of this tragedy. so basically, what, the government can just do no wrong then?<br><br><br>it's mind boggling that so many neocon scumbags are still suckered in by the whole "being critical of the government and their efforts is equal to treason" thing. questioning becomes "traitorous LIBERAL behavior"....ie, neocon sees someone on the news protesting the war or sticking up for sheehan or being openly critical of the NO efforts and thinks, "Stupid liberal, hippy faggot....just shut up and let them do their damn jobs. stop getting in the way with your protesting bullshit and let these people do their jobs." as if what's stopping everything from "being OK" is the criticism or protests. these are the same types that say things like, "who cares who's FAULT it is? we have to deal with what's happening NOW...so don't inject liberal politics into it....that's just disrespectful and crass..." as if not questioning the thousands being killed off in iraq is "classy". <p></p><i></i>
