Katrina fall-out

"Peter R." wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:

In America -- by comparison to the rest of the world -- there are no
poor
people. What we call "poor" here would be rich beyond measure in many
parts of world.

Apparently you have never visited an American Indian reservation. Poor on
some of these reservations would definitely be considered poor in other
parts of the world.

Jay, you really need to put down those rose-colored glasses of yours.


--
Peter

I had not noticed fences around reservations keeping the residents from
leaving and getting a job. Don't the American Indians get more free
government hand outs than any other ethnic group?

Dave Stadt wrote:
I had not noticed fences around reservations keeping the residents from
leaving and getting a job. Don't the American Indians get more free
government hand outs than any other ethnic group?

It's not a free handout, it's the money the Department of Interior
siphoned out of their trust accounts over the last hundred years.

I had not noticed fences around reservations keeping the residents from
leaving and getting a job. Don't the American Indians get more free
government hand outs than any other ethnic group?

It's not a free handout, it's the money the Department of Interior
siphoned out of their trust accounts over the last hundred years.

True.

And the King of Prussia still owes my ancestors, dammit.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay,

True.

And the King of Prussia still owes my ancestors, dammit.


Short memories make for a conveniently clear conscience.

As Michael Moore asks in his open letter to Bush: Can you imagine
leaving white people on their roofs for five days?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

While 67% of the population of New Orleans is black, the seven parishes
and counties in Louisiana and Mississippi that took the direct hit are
35% black so there are a lot of white people suffering.

Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
Jay,

True.

And the King of Prussia still owes my ancestors, dammit.


Short memories make for a conveniently clear conscience.

As Michael Moore asks in his open letter to Bush: Can you imagine
leaving white people on their roofs for five days?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

In article ,
Thomas Borchert wrote:

As Michael Moore asks ...

yeah. Moore is one of the great thinkers of our society.

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

Thomas Borchert wrote in message ...
Jay,

True.

And the King of Prussia still owes my ancestors, dammit.


Short memories make for a conveniently clear conscience.

As Michael Moore asks in his open letter to Bush: Can you imagine
leaving white people on their roofs for five days?

I guess Moore missed the bit I saw where some white folks had stayed to
protect their house, had to break into the attic to escape the water. Maybe
they forgot to put the "White People" sign on their roof so the helicopters
could rescue them first. Or maybe they weren't on the White People list that
FEMA was working from.

- Rick

"Thomas Borchert" wrote:


As Michael Moore asks in his open letter to Bush: Can you imagine
leaving white people on their roofs for five days?

Oh, please Thomas. Michael Moore is an ambulance chaser and a self
promoter who sees an opportunity to get some attention.

As to imagining leaving white people on their roofs for five days, yes I
can imagine it under the circumstances. However, it happens that the
lowest parts of New Orleans are also the poorest and blackest, and most
of the people without cars to evacuate in are black, thus the pictures
we see on tv.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Dan,
What is the situation in your little corner of the world?
The media is obviously neglecting everything outside New Orleans.

Did any of you Michael Moore fans actually read his diatribe?

Here is a direct quote which many of you have been disputing...

"Last Thursday I was in south Florida and sat outside while the eye of
Hurricane Katrina passed over my head. It was only a Category 1 then but
it was pretty nasty. Eleven people died and, as of today, there were
still homes without power. That night the weatherman said this storm was
on its way to New Orleans. That was Thursday! Did anybody tell you?!"

Michael Moore wrote it, so it must be true, right?