[Rhodes22-list] katrina anniversary (political) reply to y2k

[Brad Haslett]

John,

While we're moving to a higher moral ground, why don't you learn where the
Capital button is on the keyboard?  Just because I fed you beer for a day
doesn't mean you get off free.  Try it!  Your argument might command more
weight.

Brad.

PS - If you didn't figure out that I'm an A-hole in a day, you won't figure
it out in ten years on 'da list'.

On 8/27/07, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> brad
>   i've heard they are spending 12 billion a month in i/a so i just figured
> if that money were spent here instead .......you know the line. the problem
> is as you stated it...... if it was only a natural disaster then pull up
> your bootstraps and get on with it..... but because the levees failed the
> government is liable, and they have to make things right. its not just
> georges problem, its the fact that, finally, the skimmed off money that the
> system routinely loses to corruption, and waste, has had the disastrous
> results that almost never occur. every once in a while that happens. but the
> dishonesty continues. we impeached a president for lying. now it sems to be
> done all the time. i'm ready for a move to higher moral ground!!
>
> Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>   John,
>
> Iraq and Afghanistan have absolutely nothing to do with Katrina. NOTHING!
> Here is another little secret, Bush 43 had nothing to do with Katrina.
> Absolutely nothing. I'll be just as happy as anyone when his term is gone
> so folks like you will have to find something else as an excuse for
> everything.
>
> The liberal media can't help themselves from somehow blaming bad weather
> on
> the government and suggesting that if only we spent a gazillion dollars of
> taxpayer money, all would be well again. How about we think outside the
> box? Here is a suggestion, BUILD YOUR FRIGGIN HOUSE ON HIGH GROUND!" I've
> asked plenty of people on the coast how they rebuilt after Camille and
> they
> said, "we just did it". One of the reasons the recovery from Katrina is so
> slow is that everyone is waiting around to see where the next government
> tit
> is going to land and how big it will be.
>
> If someone has a better idea of how to handle Katrina, I'm all ears. If
> you
> just want to bash Bush, pick another subject with me. There are plenty to
> choose from.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> On 8/27/07, john Belanger wrote:
> >
> > brad
> > how many houses does that buy in iraq or afghanistan or "_____________"?
> > and the home and car price can only be 2.5% of the cost of replacing the
> > infrastructure necessary to support a habitable community. i'd be
> willing to
> > bet that after you put in new roads, gas and electricity, water, sewage,
> > traffic lights, (did i forget anything??), you have nothing left for a
> house
> > or car. i also note you said allocated, not spent. there are plenty of
> > people who have or want a house on the water. lakes, rivers, bay, or
> ocean,
> > (boat owners come to mind). those who do own property at sea level, know
> the
> > risks, so did the residents of nola. but the levees failed, and the
> > government is liable for damages incurred regardless of whether you are
> > talking about state, or federal jurisdiction. one more thing, if you
> don't
> > treat all people with respect, even if its hard, and you sometimes do it
> > knowingly tongue in cheek, it will come back to you in spades. ask
> yourself
> > this one question: when
> > a child gets caught in a lie, what is the real reason that it cries?
> john
> > b
> >
> > Brad Haslett wrote:
> > The airwaves and the press are starting to get busy with the second
> > anniversary of Katrina. In case you missed it, Katrina hit the
> Mississippi
> > Gulf Coast. New Orleans got hit by the remnants, at about a CAT 1level.
> > The levee system that we all paid for was supposed to be good to CAT 3.
> > Funny how after a hundred years of corruption by the locals the money
> > didn't
> > get spent where it was supposed to have been spent. I'm not heartless
> > folks, I'm a realist. Here's your clue; this is a big country, live
> above
> > sea level. The Sun Herald (sunherald.com) ran an article today stating
> > that
> > the $23 Billion (Big B) that has been allocated to the MS coast would
> buy
> > two, as in TWO, $166,000 houses for everyone who lost their home in
> > Mississippi. If that isn't enough, there is enough money left over two
> buy
> > the same folks a fully loaded Honda Accord V-6 each, to commute between
> > their two $166K houses. Spin this in to "it's all 43's fault" if you
> must.
> > If I have to listen to one more "I feel your pain" or its equivalent
> from
> > a
> > politician, I'll puke. I'm not sure whether our little company is part
> of
> > the solution or part of the problem, but we sure have had a good time
> and
> > enjoyed the fight so far. Be sceptical about every thing you read and
> see
> > on TV for the next few days concerning Katrina. They have soap to sell,
> > and
> > two weeks from now, Katrina won't sell soap or shinola.
> >
> > Brad
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