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"Dave Stadt" wrote: "sfb" wrote in message news:15ZSe.3328$Di4.558@trnddc07... We all should be willing to accept the government's word that attacks have been thwarted. We should never be willing to accept anything the government says. How about: We should never be willing to blindly accepting anything the government says and always should be looking for supporting evidence. And you can also substitute "a news reporter" for "government"... :-( -- Bob Noel no one likes an educated mule |
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Ash Wyllie wrote:
Fine, but not on my dime. It's not on your dime. George Patterson Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks. |
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Dave Stadt wrote:
I think T-shirts are in order. "Member of Fleischman's Filters" ? George Patterson Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks. |
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Boy! Seams like he's the one getting all the free publicity.
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I lived in Oakland for a year. That was enough for me; I didn't need
7 years to figure out that West Oakland wasn't good for white boys. It's not good for ANYONE. And that is the point you (and so many like you) seem to miss. This isn't a black thing. This isn't a white thing. This is a cultural thing, and the perpetual under-classes have developed their own sets of values, traditions and goals that are diametrically opposed to everything America (and Western civilization, for that matter) stands for. Work in the inner city for 2 weeks, and you will walk away with a completely different understanding of the issue. But, of course, no liberal white guy like you would do *that*. After all, you might learn something. Or get hurt. Until people like you dig your heads out of your sanctimonious arses, and see what is really happening in the inner cities, we will continue to throw trillions of dollars at a problem that cannot be solved with money. That, and no demonstration of any empathy for anyone, not in the current disaster, not in the past. You are a sad creature. Please. Try to keep up with the topic. We're not talking about the true victims of the hurricane or the flooding here -- those people deserve and have received our empathy and support. However, the cretins that have been looting, raping, and shooting at rescuers represent the end product of a failed culture that has been propped up by an endless stream of tax dollars, in hopes that the inner city problems won't spread to the "nice" neighborhoods. Talk to the cops in these areas. Talk to the social workers. There is no real hope of changing anything -- their only attainable goal is to cordon off the area, so (as one officer told me) "they only kill each other." This approach is so wrong that it should be illegal -- but people like you continue to promote this bitterly hypocritical and unfair fallacy under the guise of "empathy." By doing so, your supposed "empathy" has doomed millions of people to a hopeless existence. Great job, "Bob"! You're a real hero. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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You know, the irony of all this is what set me off about your attitude to
begin with--mostly memories of the '93 Mississippi floods (including Iowa City) and all the nonsense that was said at that time--"What do these people expect? They live in a flood plain, for heaven's sake!" Remember those people, Jay? All those smug jackasses who wondered how anyone could live next to a river that was absolutely, positively 100% guaranteed to flood? I wonder how many of them were from New Orleans? I didn't live in Iowa in '93, but the floods since then have convinced the Feds to FINALLY make it illegal (or, at least, financially impossible) for people to rebuild homes along the Mississippi. And they will NOT be rebuilt with tax money when the inevitable floods hit again. Anyone who now builds their home next to one of the world's great rivers had better be WAY up on a bluff overlooking the river, or independently wealthy. Which is as it should be. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"sfb" wrote in message news:LM7Se.976$IT4.697@trnddc04...
The President signed declarations enabling Federal disaster relief before Katrina hit the Gulf coast. Unless you expect him to be driving a Humvee full of water into town, it really doesn't matter where he is located as he always retains full Presidential authority. And, the was not on "vacation" but was working from Crawford because the White House was undergoing some construction... |
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Maybe even a better question,
Martin what have YOU done in US inner cities? How many have you lived in, worked in..or does your opinion just come from what you see in pictures? Other than thinking tax dollars fix these problems what have you done in your country to fix these problems? Do you volunteer to feed the homeless? Do you just throw some money at a bum or do you take him and buy him a meal? Have you ever done without just to help someone else? Do you spend money on gifts for children you do not know at Christmas? Exactly where does your opinions of this country come from? Yep I see your post here, and I know you hate this nation . SO before you get started in your usual rants from so many miles away......tell us all what you do. See some of us believe the best way to help others is by doing things just like I have mentioned above. And I think more help would be gotten if people did not have money taken in taxes for worthless programs. Nope , not all people do want to help. But just look at all the donations of money and time that other Americans and even alot of folks from other parts of the world are sending for Katrina. It is uplifting,.....and no person had to have it taxed out of their income either, they gave because they cared. How much did you send? Are you making arrangements to fly over and feed some of these folks? Probably not since every post I have ever seen of yours shows you loathe this nation. Patrick student SPL aircraft structural mech "Martin Hotze" wrote in message ... "Jay Honeck" wrote: However, the cretins that have been looting, raping, and shooting at rescuers represent the end product of a failed culture that has been propped up by an endless stream of tax dollars, in hopes that the inner city problems won't spread to the "nice" neighborhoods. What is your solution (not right now during rescue, but in general)? "Ah, buddy, let's see ... you have no job, no home ... 2x in prison, 6 brothers, father ran away ... hmmm ... please show up at the next assassination on Tuesday, 9am sharp. There is no chance that you'll ever make it, and govt money should not be spent on you." Talk to the cops in these areas. Talk to the social workers. There is no real hope of changing anything -- their only attainable goal is to cordon off the area, so (as one officer told me) "they only kill each other." And: what have you done in your former job except stepping _over_ the bodies not knowing if dead or high on drugs or whatnot? #m -- Three witches watch three Swatch watches. Which witch watches which Swatch watch? |
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Sfb,
We all should be willing to accept the government's word that attacks have been thwarted. Oh sure. Trust them like last time when they said there are WMDs in Iraq and started a war over that? Tell 2000 dead US soldiers and countless more dead Iraqis. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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