10/09: Out Of Touch With The Bushs
We are nearly into the 3rd week of the Hurricane Katrina debacle. Mike Brown is limping back to Washington DC where he will receive no respect from anyone because the entire nation knows he has all but been pink-slipped, except the Bush people are loathe to actually fire anyone. Bush is of the "circle the wagons" mentality even when it is not in the best interest of his administration, and the public that administration is supposed to serve. Thus, the underqualified Michael Brown remains in place at FEMA for the time being.
Bush's policy is sure to be put to a severe test as the criticism of Brown
is not going to cease just because he is out of the line of fire somewhere in downtown D.C.
Meanwhile Grandma Barabara Bush make a quick visit to New Orleans
and during a radio interview made an idiotic comment this week about
"so many of the people in the arena [ the Superdome ] here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them."
read the entire comment
Oooooowwww. Is she out of her mind. Let's see. Houses and apartments
flooded to the rooftops, neighbors drowned, missing relatives, lost
identification documents, no money, no jobs, no prospects, and trapped in a nightmare with a fat old rich white lady, without a clear idea of what comes next.
The only similarity any of the above has to anything that is "working very well" is the War In Iraq. Grandma Bush should keep her BIG mouth shut and go back to planning family dinners and managing the lives of her in-laws which she is known to do.
And if that wasn't enough of an idea of the mentality of the spoiled rich
folks who are running [ ruining ] Washington, Tom Delay also knows
how to relate possitively with the forgotten underclass in New Orleans.
In a tour of the cavernous Reliant Astrodome U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in the company of U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow reportedly encountered three young boys and in a very off-key attempt to show sympathy for their situation Delay remarked to them, "...now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?"
We really need to get these people out of Washington as soon as
possible.
Bush's policy is sure to be put to a severe test as the criticism of Brown
is not going to cease just because he is out of the line of fire somewhere in downtown D.C.
Meanwhile Grandma Barabara Bush make a quick visit to New Orleans
and during a radio interview made an idiotic comment this week about
"so many of the people in the arena [ the Superdome ] here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them."
read the entire comment
Oooooowwww. Is she out of her mind. Let's see. Houses and apartments
flooded to the rooftops, neighbors drowned, missing relatives, lost
identification documents, no money, no jobs, no prospects, and trapped in a nightmare with a fat old rich white lady, without a clear idea of what comes next.
The only similarity any of the above has to anything that is "working very well" is the War In Iraq. Grandma Bush should keep her BIG mouth shut and go back to planning family dinners and managing the lives of her in-laws which she is known to do.
And if that wasn't enough of an idea of the mentality of the spoiled rich
folks who are running [ ruining ] Washington, Tom Delay also knows
how to relate possitively with the forgotten underclass in New Orleans.
In a tour of the cavernous Reliant Astrodome U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in the company of U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow reportedly encountered three young boys and in a very off-key attempt to show sympathy for their situation Delay remarked to them, "...now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?"
We really need to get these people out of Washington as soon as
possible.
04/09: Spin, Spin, Spin...
It is now six days after Category 4 Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans, and subsequently all but wiped Biloxi, Mississippi off the face of the earth. The evacuations at the convention center in downtown New Orleans and at the Superdome are all but completed. Relief supplies have made it to various areas of the Gulf Coast, and the National Guard have restored a semblance of order to the streets of the city they call "The Big Easy."
There are many survivors of the storm in flooded New Orleans that await rescue still from attics and other "high up" places not accessible by foot patrols. Not only that, but there are reports of scores of dead bodies floating in the water. It is a scene out of a nightmare.
Hurricane Katrina was as devastating a natural disaster as anyone could
imagine. FEMA, George Bush, and the Governor of Lousinia all dropped
the ball! To allow American citizens to waste away under the burning
Lousiana sun is an outrage that cannot be excused. The number may
never be known of the UNECCESSARY deaths that occured because
relief supplies did not make it to either the Superdome or to downtown
Louisiana at the convention center. But these unfortunate deaths did
occur - because help did not arrive for FIVE days after the hurricane!
Also in that span, vicious thugs roamed the streets raping vulnerable
women, looting, and committing other atrocious crimes. Most of their
victims were black. As black comprise the majority of the New Orleans
underclass that was left behind while the wealthy and the well-off escaped simply because they had the means to do so.
Today FEMA head Michael Chertnoff has appeared on the Sunday morning talk show circuit doing damage control. He underwent a whithering interview by Tim Russert the host of "Meet The Press." Russert badged the man all but accusing his orgination of utter incompetence.
Never once did Chertoff move off message. He just "spun, spun,
spun."
Donald Rumsfeld is in the devastated area also. He's the new authoritative "face" of the administration until Bush agains visits the disaster area tomorrow.
These people are talking nonsense. Bush even had the audacity the other day to suggest no one knew the levees would not hold in the face of a hurricane such as Katrina. Such an uninformed comment is not even
worthy of an answer. Sending Rumsfeld and Chertnoff to parade around
in front of the cameras and take a little heat can in no way mitigate the
fact that the federal goverment was a day late, and a thousand bucks
short.
Spinning won't help. Those folks who died because of the incompetence
of government officials in Washinton, D.C. aren't coming back.
03/09: We're Back!
ChannelingVoices.Com is back online. After an interruption that lasted for most of the summer, we'll be back commenting on the latest news, sports, politics, entertainment, obnoxious cable television talking heads, and anything else that we find outrageous and unacceptable.
As regards what is completely unacceptable, we'll have more comments
later about the wholly inadequate U.S. government response to Hurricane Katrina!
As regards what is completely unacceptable, we'll have more comments
later about the wholly inadequate U.S. government response to Hurricane Katrina!
He's on the air again. This time on that tripe show Hannity and Colmes.
The fascination that Fox News has with the scumbag ex-Detective
Mark Fuhrman is simply a great puzzle. Of all the law enforcement
personnel available in the U.S. why this network seems comfortable
with putting this racist bigot on television is confounding.
Oh sure, Furhman has changed his ways. But, why give this clown
a glimpse of daylight when there are plenty of knowledgeable people
out there to talk about criminal cases who haven't insulted practically
all of the black people in America by profligate use of the n-word.
The fascination that Fox News has with the scumbag ex-Detective
Mark Fuhrman is simply a great puzzle. Of all the law enforcement
personnel available in the U.S. why this network seems comfortable
with putting this racist bigot on television is confounding.
Oh sure, Furhman has changed his ways. But, why give this clown
a glimpse of daylight when there are plenty of knowledgeable people
out there to talk about criminal cases who haven't insulted practically
all of the black people in America by profligate use of the n-word.
Dennis Rader has entered guilty pleas on all 10 counts of which
he is accused. He's in court right now, [ and on television] describing
graphically how he murdered these people.
The guy sounds like a college professor describing some important
past life experience. His voice betrays nary a single ounce of
human emotion. He's totally detached from his own humanity, and
certainly lacks empathy for his fellow man.
This guy is one very sick puppy. The living, breathing embodiment
of a sociopath. A classic case.
he is accused. He's in court right now, [ and on television] describing
graphically how he murdered these people.
The guy sounds like a college professor describing some important
past life experience. His voice betrays nary a single ounce of
human emotion. He's totally detached from his own humanity, and
certainly lacks empathy for his fellow man.
This guy is one very sick puppy. The living, breathing embodiment
of a sociopath. A classic case.
Paul van der Sloot, the father of Joran van der Sloot, has been
arrested down in Aruba. Joran is believed to be the primary
focus of the investigation into the disappearance of Natalee.
This doesn't necessarily mean that the authorities are all that
farther along in solving the case. Although, they are obviously
increasing the psychological pressure on the four young men
who are already in custody.
Sounds like some serious butt-covering has been going on in
Aruba since day one.
arrested down in Aruba. Joran is believed to be the primary
focus of the investigation into the disappearance of Natalee.
This doesn't necessarily mean that the authorities are all that
farther along in solving the case. Although, they are obviously
increasing the psychological pressure on the four young men
who are already in custody.
Sounds like some serious butt-covering has been going on in
Aruba since day one.
21/06: Edgar Ray Killen Is Guilty!
Edgar Ray Killen deserves a noose around his neck. He won't get that
kind of judgement unfortunately. Killen was found guilty of three counts
of manslaughter in the case of the civil rights workers killed in 1964.
Killen was immediately taken into custody and will be officially sentenced on June 23rd. This old bird can look forward to some unpleasant days locked up behind bars. Even that misery is more of a life than Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman ever got.
kind of judgement unfortunately. Killen was found guilty of three counts
of manslaughter in the case of the civil rights workers killed in 1964.
Killen was immediately taken into custody and will be officially sentenced on June 23rd. This old bird can look forward to some unpleasant days locked up behind bars. Even that misery is more of a life than Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman ever got.
Tom Sneddon's pals at Court TV are at it again. This time Ashleigh
Banfield is subbing for Catherine Crier. Lisa Pinto that fine ex-prosecutor is also fouling up the air. Both are hyping the fact that a juror showed up at Michael Jackson's party that celebrated his not guilty verdict.
A party, by the way, that M.J. did not even attend.
Er...it took 12 votes to find Jackson not guilty. One vote didn't set
him free. Unless she's broken a law, what's the problem except to fan
the flames of controversy. Who the heck cares if some curious juror
whoops it up a bit on Jackson's dime and lets off some steam.
She's no longer under any obligation to the court. The trial is over.
Done. Fini.
Guess Court TV has got some air time to fill. The anti-Jackson
"guilty until proven innocent" bias that reins at that particular cable
network is glow-in-the-dark radioactive.
Banfield is subbing for Catherine Crier. Lisa Pinto that fine ex-prosecutor is also fouling up the air. Both are hyping the fact that a juror showed up at Michael Jackson's party that celebrated his not guilty verdict.
A party, by the way, that M.J. did not even attend.
Er...it took 12 votes to find Jackson not guilty. One vote didn't set
him free. Unless she's broken a law, what's the problem except to fan
the flames of controversy. Who the heck cares if some curious juror
whoops it up a bit on Jackson's dime and lets off some steam.
She's no longer under any obligation to the court. The trial is over.
Done. Fini.
Guess Court TV has got some air time to fill. The anti-Jackson
"guilty until proven innocent" bias that reins at that particular cable
network is glow-in-the-dark radioactive.
The Michael Jackson jury kicks Tom Sneddon's ass. Take it, this
does not mean that Michael is innocent. This only means the case
was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. One thing that can be
said though, is that all the Jackson-haters at Court TV and elsewhere,
were slanting their coverage.
I think the jury verdicts demonstrates that clear as day.
does not mean that Michael is innocent. This only means the case
was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. One thing that can be
said though, is that all the Jackson-haters at Court TV and elsewhere,
were slanting their coverage.
I think the jury verdicts demonstrates that clear as day.
Florida Governor Jeb Bush is certainly acting true to his bloodlines.
Not only is his brother a pompous, closed-minded moralist, Jeb has
joined the club. The governor is apparently smarting over the fact the
autopsy reports released this week supports Michael Schiavo's
assertions that his wife was - brain dead - and beyond all hope.
Jeb Bush wants to keep the controversy open. He's asked a prosecutor
to open an investigation into the 9-1-1 phone call Michael Schiavo
made to authorities after his wife collapsed waaaayyyyyyyy back in
1990. The unspoken allegation, of course, is that Michael was somehow
responsible for the events that led to Terri's long hospice stay until her
death earlier this year, after her feeding tube was ordered removed.
The moralist "culture of life" club will simply not entertain the idea
that they got it wrong. Thus, Michael Schiavo is a murderer { or at
least he looks suspiciously like one... } and there will always be more
to this case than meets the eye.
And maybe Michael Schiavo thought he was deserving of an apology
from these people who so brutally attacked his character?
Now that really would be stupid to expect such a thing. These blinded
by faith folks are capable of no such magnanimity.
If that isn't evil, what is?
Not only is his brother a pompous, closed-minded moralist, Jeb has
joined the club. The governor is apparently smarting over the fact the
autopsy reports released this week supports Michael Schiavo's
assertions that his wife was - brain dead - and beyond all hope.
Jeb Bush wants to keep the controversy open. He's asked a prosecutor
to open an investigation into the 9-1-1 phone call Michael Schiavo
made to authorities after his wife collapsed waaaayyyyyyyy back in
1990. The unspoken allegation, of course, is that Michael was somehow
responsible for the events that led to Terri's long hospice stay until her
death earlier this year, after her feeding tube was ordered removed.
The moralist "culture of life" club will simply not entertain the idea
that they got it wrong. Thus, Michael Schiavo is a murderer { or at
least he looks suspiciously like one... } and there will always be more
to this case than meets the eye.
And maybe Michael Schiavo thought he was deserving of an apology
from these people who so brutally attacked his character?
Now that really would be stupid to expect such a thing. These blinded
by faith folks are capable of no such magnanimity.
If that isn't evil, what is?
