Comments on: Katrina This, Katrina That http://halffull.org/2005/09/09/katrina-this-katrina-that/ distributed humor Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:08:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hulk http://halffull.org/2005/09/09/katrina-this-katrina-that/comment-page-1/#comment-633 hulk Sat, 10 Sep 2005 22:04:08 +0000 http://halffull.org/?p=213#comment-633 <p>As for Brown, you have to remember that we have the benefit of judging through the media. I'd be more interested in the news reports if they got a hold of just what FEMA's plan is for this sort of situation and we compared all three levels of government's response compared to their plans. That'd make for better coverage.</p> As for Brown, you have to remember that we have the benefit of judging through the media. I’d be more interested in the news reports if they got a hold of just what FEMA’s plan is for this sort of situation and we compared all three levels of government’s response compared to their plans. That’d make for better coverage.

]]> By: shortnsquat http://halffull.org/2005/09/09/katrina-this-katrina-that/comment-page-1/#comment-632 shortnsquat Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:16:08 +0000 http://halffull.org/?p=213#comment-632 <p>I'm really getting tired of the politicizing of this disaster. Dems did this, Repubs did that. Whatever. Bush's hands were tied, it was all the (Democratic) local government's fault! No, Bush Co. left the locals out to dry! It's all bullshit; the response to Katrina and the subsequent levee breaks was a clusterfuck of incompetence at all levels of government. I blame the city, state, and federal governments equally for it.</p> <p>As for Brown, it almost sounds like you thought he did a good job. WTF? He was a total fucking nimrod who had no situational awareness nor leadership ability. He was absolutely the wrong man for the job, and I'm thankful that Bush finally recognized that and removed his dumb ass.</p> I’m really getting tired of the politicizing of this disaster. Dems did this, Repubs did that. Whatever. Bush’s hands were tied, it was all the (Democratic) local government’s fault! No, Bush Co. left the locals out to dry! It’s all bullshit; the response to Katrina and the subsequent levee breaks was a clusterfuck of incompetence at all levels of government. I blame the city, state, and federal governments equally for it.

As for Brown, it almost sounds like you thought he did a good job. WTF? He was a total fucking nimrod who had no situational awareness nor leadership ability. He was absolutely the wrong man for the job, and I’m thankful that Bush finally recognized that and removed his dumb ass.

]]> By: hulk http://halffull.org/2005/09/09/katrina-this-katrina-that/comment-page-1/#comment-631 hulk Fri, 09 Sep 2005 19:51:39 +0000 http://halffull.org/?p=213#comment-631 <p>I was following you up until that last paragraph. I'm not poor and I wonder if I'd leave if the government advised me too. You know what? I don't trust the government, and with good reason. The mayor spent the whole week passing the buck, except for his one mistake to stop officers trying to rescue people and send them to defend property. What good is property in that situation? He told everyone to get to the superdome and had nothing there for them. The Louisiana governor mostly sat there and watched and both of them waited for FEMA to do something. Truth be told, I think it comes down to shock. Neither of them knew what to do. There was a plan in place, and I think had they reviewed their own planning they could have maybe delayed the rescue efforts by a day. Ultimately, there really is no one to blame. Humanity was helpless here. Nature kicked humanity's collective ass. It takes a lot of time to muster up the national guard and get food supplies collected and draft a plan to distribute. Could it have been faster by a day? Yes. I'm sure they've learned from this. But I'm more annoyed with the Senators and congresspeople who've worried more about blame than about fixing the damn problem. There is no one to blame here. The government can't stop hurricanes, mayor, governor, or president, they can't do it.</p> <p>But do I blame the poor for not leaving? Nope. I would especially be mistrustful of the government in a life or death situation. That might sound contradictory that I don't blame the government but I wouldn't trust them to help me. What I'm saying is that although the government claims it can keep us safe, it cannot deliver on that promise. The promise of safety is as tenuous as the high school kid promising free soda from the vending machines if elected president.</p> I was following you up until that last paragraph. I’m not poor and I wonder if I’d leave if the government advised me too. You know what? I don’t trust the government, and with good reason. The mayor spent the whole week passing the buck, except for his one mistake to stop officers trying to rescue people and send them to defend property. What good is property in that situation? He told everyone to get to the superdome and had nothing there for them. The Louisiana governor mostly sat there and watched and both of them waited for FEMA to do something. Truth be told, I think it comes down to shock. Neither of them knew what to do. There was a plan in place, and I think had they reviewed their own planning they could have maybe delayed the rescue efforts by a day. Ultimately, there really is no one to blame. Humanity was helpless here. Nature kicked humanity’s collective ass. It takes a lot of time to muster up the national guard and get food supplies collected and draft a plan to distribute. Could it have been faster by a day? Yes. I’m sure they’ve learned from this. But I’m more annoyed with the Senators and congresspeople who’ve worried more about blame than about fixing the damn problem. There is no one to blame here. The government can’t stop hurricanes, mayor, governor, or president, they can’t do it.

But do I blame the poor for not leaving? Nope. I would especially be mistrustful of the government in a life or death situation. That might sound contradictory that I don’t blame the government but I wouldn’t trust them to help me. What I’m saying is that although the government claims it can keep us safe, it cannot deliver on that promise. The promise of safety is as tenuous as the high school kid promising free soda from the vending machines if elected president.

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