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Originally Posted by quadro2000
I listened to the entire interview, and afterwards, I thought: I wish my elected officials were that real. I don't know what he sounded like before this event, but this is a man who is clearly emotionally affected by what has happened, and will do whatever he has to do in order to get people to, as he said, get off their asses and help. I'd rather hear him speak frankly, even if he sounds angry or uses bad language, than see another image of President Bush pretending to look concerned about anything.
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appears he would do whatever he had to to get people off their asses and help. But what isn't being talked about is how he caught grief from the citizens of New Orleans for the inept way he has handled matters prior to Katrina, and the majority of that grief came from members of the black community. But when the caucasion members criticised him, people made comments about race being their motivation for their criticism. What's that? BS is what it is. Yes he's emotional because he is an idiot and he screwed up....and now he does like so many others do when they screw up.....rant and rave, and then point the finger at someone else. As long as the spotlight is off him and on Bush, then he doesn't come across as the dumbass that he is. I will give the Mayor this though... I don't think it was a planned attack on Bush to save face... Why? Because he's not that smart. It was just a gut reaction to what was going on. Too bad he didn't have a gut reaction to the news that Hurricane Katrina was headed towards New Orleans. He's frustrated? What about the people swimming in filth, going without food and water, etc? Texans have done more for the residents of New Orleans than the Mayor did himself...and as of CNN's report this morning (7am 9/4/05) we have provided refuge for over 220,000 so far, and that number is still growing. The groundwork for all that is going on could have been planned for, and laid out months and years before it happened, yet it wasn't. But people saw that interview and they say, "What Guts!", and "I wish MY elected officials were more like him". No they don't.
This racial spin that is starting to heat up is really sickening to watch. The Mayor is black, yet he failed the citizens of New Orleans that needed him most, the poor, the elderly, the children, and the many thousands who did NOT have the means to evacuate even if they wanted to. Now the media and many prominent people in the black community are trying to say race was was the reason relief was so slow in coming. That's not just crazy, but ignorant. What about all those buses (school) buses camptured on film that were flooded, parked. The Mayor supposedly represents ALL the citizens, yet he barely managed the task of ordering an evacuation. He should have mobilized every Transit Bus, every school bus, and any other buses in the city in a massive effort to move those that could not move themselves out of harms way. What was the Mayor thinking? Were all these folks gonna just snap their fingers and everything was gonna be alright?
The facts will all come out afterwards, but it isn't helping matters when morons like Kanye West go on TV (Red Cross Telethon) and make ignorant statements like "George Bush doesn't care about Black people", etc... What about the Mayor of New Orleans? He's black...is he racist? That's BS and everybody knows it. Kanye West too shooses to shoot off his mouth, when in fact could have been doing something as well before hand, but instead he chose to flash his money, stroke his ego, and party with the MTV crowd when he could have been trying to connect with the very people he says are being ignored.
As for the looting going on in New Orleans.... It's illegal, but because of the magnitude of the situation, I can see where looking the other way is appropriate when it is food, water, clothing, or other NECESSITIES being stolen. Until relief arrived... It is arriving now, so people aren't gonan be looking the other way for much longer. But, what about all the electronics, jewelry, etc that has been SEEN being looted from business in New Orleans? Who in the hell is gonna benefit from a TV when there is no electricity? Jewelry, etc.... What good is that stuff? Well it's worth money after all this is over, that's what...and that's the reason they're stealing that stuff. These are greedy thieves and thugs capitalizing on the misfortunes of others, and it is wrong, wrong, wrong!
The failures in the relief effort from the Federal Gov't need to be identified, and the responsible people held responsible. Another issue is why wasn't more money allocated to prevent the failure of the levies PRIOR to Katrina.... WHy in this country does it take a catastrophy to wake people up? But, this is NOT a black and white issue. The focus needs to be on helping these people, and not making a damn racial issue out of it. I am so sick of people pulling out that 'ol race card whenever it is convenient for them. Its just damn ignorant!
I realize some of this post is off topic, but more or less went along with what is going on with the mayor.....it's all a terrible tragedy.