More dispatches from Kentucky
Here’s another e-mail from a reader Kentucky, because the rest of the MSM and Hollywood bleeding hearts don’t seem to care:
We live in rural Woodford County, Kentucky and were without electricity for a week due to the ice storm. There are still over 5,000 in our county without electricity-not as many as Western Kentucky but still a significant number. What I want to know is where is Sean Penn with the hot cocoa?
Mary
Related: Patience Please is blogging the ice storm aftermath in Paducah.
Related: Kentucky blog Righteous Rantings gives an update.
Brian Ledbettter looks at the federal emergency response so far.
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Just like they “forgot” about the midwest flooding…
Now what element could be missing? Could it be the inability to blame Bush for any of it?
Called my “ahem” Mn Senator Amy Klobochar to mention the obvious pass Soetoro is getting, the lady who answered her Washington DC office called me a partisan rabble rouser and wouldn’t pass on my complaint…… I’m calling the Prez NOW!! wonder what I’ll be called then…. and someone was ripping on me in another thread that I mention Soetoro’s big ears….
“Omnia relinquit servare republicam”
What’s missing? Sorry to be callous but Kentucky is a red state full of white people. White people don’t need help because they are all rich and have really good insurance. White people can’t be victims. They can only be perptrators.
In case some moron missed it, yes this is sarcasm.
No reason to rush in aid. Just like the Midwest floods as Dimsdale noted, the local and state officials were not screwed up Democrats and the citizens were self-reliant people who cared for their families and neighbors.
Thus, no reason to raise a stink to deflect blame onto the President.
Also, in this case the President was not slow. He was a total no-show. Got to get that Superbowl party in you know. Never to be asked about or investigated by the worshiping media.
MNUSMC David: I like rabble rousers!
Keep it up!
Um, isn’t she supposed to pass on any messages to the Senator? Maybe it was the Senator herself who answered the phone.
I think we have further proof of John Edwards’ “two Americas”. There is the one that exists in liberal’s minds and there is one that is the rest of us.
It’s quite obvious, isn’t it?
Due to global warming and CIA tricks, Bush was able to create and direct Katrina to New Orleans because he “doesn’t care about Black People. Then he used mind tricks to prevent the Governor of Louisiana from declaring a state of emergency. He continued his evil plot by making Ray Nagin cry and forget to send in the buses. Only the journalists were able to discover the plan.
How could the One ever force the cold to go to Kentucky? The only known way to direct the cold snap is to have Al Gore give a public presentation there.
Impeach obama now!!! This ice storm is clearly his fault!!!
/sarc…
Meanwhile, Duhbama is back in DC reading ‘My Pet Goat’ to second graders.
Partly that, and partly that if you go on TV showing devastation from an ICE STORM, the proles might begin questioning Global Warming.
You people just don’t get it…
…you’re only looking at the periphery, the little things…
…you’re failing the see the BIG picture!
The fate of the small number of rural Americans pales in comparison to the fate of the poor, and under served, who, by no fault of their own, cannot afford to pay their risky mortgages, or buy new hybrid cars to get them to the jobs they don’t have!
Besides…Kentucky is a pigment-challenged, Bible belt state, which has always depended the grace of God (and each other) to get through tough times. No money should be sent to help these self-sufficient “white” Americans, when the victims of Katrina are so much more in need!
(Yes. You guessed it…it’s payback time for whitey!)
/sarc off
Ky doesn’t need the help, afterall, they are dry and cold instead of being wet and hot. s/off
My prayers are with those people.
You can seriously be comparing a freaking ice storm, which happen all the time (the one in December 2008 was worse than this one) with the most destructive Hurricane in American history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ice_storms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
Unbelievable.
Fine…you go live in KY without power or heat for a week in the middle of winter and then tell me this is no big deal.
Sorry…hit “send” before I meant to.
If nothing else, the reason this isn’t as big a disaster as Katrina is because people in KY – including state officials – know how to handle a crisis, as opposed to the dim-witted liberal Democrats who screwed up so badly in NOLA.
And that the people fail to succumb to the victim mentality that liberals have infected this country with.
Hmmm, it must be Obama’s muslim God punishing the red states.
Hopefully Texas will be next.
So far obama has been completely absent from this natrual disaster. Why?
Maybe because he simply doesn’t care??
On February 4th, 2009 at 3:41 pm, eaglehaslanded said:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t you recently blow off wikipedia as inaccurate? In any case, ice storms are just as devastiting. The only reason for the high toll in NOLA is because idiots didn’t head out with the advance warnings.
The hurricane was destructive due to mismanaged and decrepit infrastructure perpetuated by corrupt politicians.
If the ice storm regions were as decrepit as NOLA, the destruction would be as great or greater as what Katrina inflicted.
PS: Noticed you were pretty quiet during the ‘uproar’ over Obambi’s recent nominations. Do give us your take on the most ethical admin in years.
Exactly we can! And if you meant can’t, then explain how being warm and wet when you were warned about a coming storm is worse than being freezing cold and dry from a storm with little warning.
Also, if you could, please explain what you believe to be the reason that there has been no looting or violence in KY like there was after Katrina.
Also, hurricanes happen all the time too, and even during Katrina, many areas were harder hit and didn’t sit on their butts and wait to be helped by someone else, they got up and took care of themselves just like the people in KY are doing now and the way the people of the midwest did during last summers flooding.
Quit making excuses for the lazy leeches on society that were the ones whining about not being helped and are still sitting on their butts whining about not recieving enough.
Because he can’t crank up the heat to 75º…KY is too cold for The One to bother visiting now.
What I want to know is where is Sean Penn with the hot cocoa?
Mary
Sorry Mary, Sean only brings cocoa to chocolate city…
No. They don’t “look like” Oprah, which is why she said she went to New Orleans. I assure you if this ice storm had hit St. Louis or Detroit she, Kanye West, and the media would be all over it.
Has Obama even mentioned their plight? I’m not sure because I can’t stand to listen to him and I turn off the TV when he comes on. I do know that Obama isn’t interested in a Red State…they didn’t vote for him. He would have maybe helped them a bit, but he was getting cabin fever at the White House and had to get away. He has been in office for a few weeks now and really needs a vacation. Doggone it, being president is hard work. Who would have thought? Besides, those folks in KY are mostly white, aren’t they? I am not being sarcastic..I am serious.
Just reminded me of when we lost power for almost a week after an ice storm in SW Illinois a few years ago. We kept our fireplace going and I cooked our meals in it, including baking cinnamon rolls in my dutch oven. Boy Scout training pays off!
mmmmmm If this were New Orleans, and GWB were still in office, Pelosi and Nagin would say 5 million people are without electricity. No justice no peace.
I’m calling to check on my cousin in Lewisberg, KY.
Mike Myers needs to stand next to Kanye West and tell the audience that Barack Obama hates white people.
If he can’t raise money from it, then he’s not interested.
Seriously, has there been any mention of this in DC? I know they are all hung up on this boondoggle “stimulus” package that is so full of pork that it snorts, but is anyone dealing with Kentucky at all?? This is neglegence in the extreme. Apparently, Barack Hussein Obama can’t walk and chew gum at the same time. The fact that the POTUS needs to have more than one ball in the air at once never occurred to him. He is a bit wet behind the ears, don’t ya know. And the on-the-job training hasn’t gotten to “natural disaster assistance” yet. That is a later chapter in the manual.
I have recieved a badge of honor. I have been banned from HUFFPO, twice.
I am honored. I would like to thank my fellow posters for thier support in this award. /cue tears…
Congratulations! They do like to ban people who speak truth and common sense, don’t they? Morons.
I was going to say that the disaster in Kentucky is not getting coverage or political pandering because there aren’t enough minorities there, but I realized that’s not true. After all, southern Mississippi was almost completely ignored even though it was impacted by Katrina than New Orleans. No, it’s clear that the reason is because Kentucky and Mississippi are not liberal, democrat bastions.
That’s because you’re a racist, hate filled, rethuglikkan.
Thank you /sniff…
You say the kindest things…
FYI, Eagle:While thousands of KY families have been w/o electricity and potable water (most Kentuckians have private wells) for nearly a week, an additional 1-6″ of new snow fell across the state last night and temps dipped to the single digits, with wind chills at or below zero!
Our highs today barely made it into the lower twenties, depending where one lives, and the forecast is for more of the same tonight.
A few brave school systems in Jessamine and Fayette counties attempted to have class yesterday, but ended up with several loaded buses being stranded on rural highways in the snow and there have been numerous reports of vehicle accidents, some involving loaded eighteen wheelers, around the state.
This is no small matter. There are many elderly and home-bound citizens here, many of them w/o an auto or phone service, who may not be able to contact the outside for help. And although we’ll be just fine w/o it, a word of encouragement or even acknowledgment of this state’s situation from Obama does seem to be in order.
After all, regardless of the state or its crisis (big or small), President Bush always found time to send his best wishes, when there were citizens in need.
Cousin is OK in Kentucky. They are keeping lights on by sparing use of an old motor home generator and some ingenuity. Out of power for 10 days but staying warm with wood heat. Plenty of wood. Trees down everywhere, dropped power lines and blocking roads. Anyone with a chainsaw ia making money working for the county or helping neighbors. Some areas are forecast to be out of power for 6 weeks or more.
Katrina was as much a self-inflicted disaster as a natural one. Entitlement slaves and hucksters are not what you would call wise or self-reliant. If you trust in the gubmint, you is taking yo chances.
The reality distortion field here is incredible. Katrina will go down in the history books. This ice storm is one of dozens and dozens, and not even a very bad one.
I’ve been through four, the longest lasting 12 days. The temperature in my house got down to 38 degrees. No big deal. It’s not like 1,800 people died and a large city was pretty much destroyed.
Odramabama hates white people! He hates the half of him that is white, too!! LOL
Has Muhammad Ali (from Louisville) said anything? What about the blacks in Kentucky? Oh that’s right they can’t dis their “black” President?
I get more confused on this racial healer most ethical World President everyday……..
Its about time the red states secede. We are gonna get treated like we should have.
Now are those 1800 of the dead who voted? Or were those real live dead people? Either way I guess the bonus was that some of the Welfare roll was cleaned up…
(yeh yeh yeh I really really really really dont care at the moment)
Oh, really?
Eagle,
The distortion is in the eye of the beholder. Some people can’t get past their biases to see straight. These are two different situations but both have Americans in trouble and to them, the need is immediate.
I worked flood relief operations in Louisiana for the Coast Guard in the 1980s. I can tell you that it is hard not to blame the majority of the people there for there lack of initiative to help themselves. But that is not entirely fair.
If you ever lived (not visited) in NOLA, you could see that the way people there behave is the product of social engineering gone awry. Generations have been taught to let the government handle the even the most routine things.
The politicians there have really raised an electorate of sheep that do not dwell on complicated matters. Corruption is king. I am not condemning the average citizen there, but they do emulate the problems that will occur as government takes more and more responsibility away from the populace.
Yet with all the government control, crime rate continues to climb, less people graduate from a dumbed-down school system, and self-reliance is at an all-time low. These government programs may be high-minded but fail in the pragmatic world.
The people in Kentucky share at least one thing with those in Katrina’s New Orleans. They need help. The degree of help is for governments, neighbors, and charities to determine. The President would be wise not to ignore them even if the response does not achieve the levels of help following Katrina.
I am proud of you Kentuckians for standing up and taking care of yourselves. We need more of this and no relying on the US gov’t. If anyone has an address where aid can be sent please let me know.
Michelle, Again, thanks! Nothing like a seriously lone voice in the wilderness…at least KY has a champion TRYING to bring some attention to this catastrophe.
38 degrees? Thats not an ice storm
I can think of at least 27 people who think this is a “big deal”.
#29–sonofdy–
Congratulations on your latest award. I would send a dozen red roses–and a bravo! I also expect your acceptance speech to include: you like me; you really like me!
I find it very strange that the Katrina folks are denying the impact of the Ky ice storm/snow/low temps/wind chill and no power. In Dec 07, we had one of these–the scenery was outstanding looking out the windows. Outside removing the tree pieces to get out of our 1/10 mile drive to the road was not the most fun thing I’ve done including the insane gunshot sound of the trees as they continued to break and fall. I live with a well and sewer system run by electricity. If you haven’t been there–you just don’t know.
One word: Kentucarina
Has there even been a MSM microphone thrust in the face of the new FEMA chief? Who is it anyway, just another tax cheater?
Most of those unfortunate deaths were a result of people improperly using generators and dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. I suppose by your definition, those were “self-inflicted” as well.
Again, the facts – the 12/11/08-12/14/08 ice storm that hit the Northeast was twice as devastating as this one in terms of the number of people without power, which was in the millions. That one was less than two months ago and I don’t recall an outrage here about it.
Read that again. That was the temperature in his house.
Read it again. That was the indoor temperature after 12 days with no heat.
We’re used to ice storms in the Northeast. Those and blizzards of course. Still, I’d not trade them for hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes.
There wasn’t any outrage. No one cared. It’s selective outrage on everyone’s part.
Why are you even having a conversation with this moron? Obviously, the criteria for “disaster” is number of deaths, and total destruction of cities, as far as the “perched chicken” is concerned.
This is a great right vs. left argument.
The right (personal responsibility crowd) uses commonsense and believes in preparedness, and preemption.
The left (my “massas” will take care o’ me crowd) truly slaves of the Democrat Party, blames their misfortune on everyone who is NOT liberal, must be told what to do, where to go, what to think, and doesn’t have a clue what preemption means.
Ehl cannot possibly consider another POV. To do so would be abandoning all the misinformation and demogoguery learned over the years…traits the left hold so dear…more so than actual compassion or patriotism…or rational thought!
From Louisville (technically Crestwood and LaGrange, KY):
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb106/DenizenZERO/DSC02344.jpg
I’ve included a link to a picture I took outside my in-laws’ house. Imagine that everywhere. It’s on the ground, the driveway (which is at some weird 40 degree angle), the roads, the power lines (because all of our power lines are freaking above ground), etc.
It was bad. I don’t know if I’d say Katrina bad, but I’m not in the real rural areas. The city was shutdown. I know that for sure. There was just blocks of no power.
The whole situation was and is very, very sucky.
Let me guess…liberals enacted laws prohibiting use of fireplaces or woodstoves, due to poor air quality, OR
you didn’t prepare adequately for the cold weather that repeats itself every year, or
you meant to get a generator, but…, or
you don’t have a fireplace, so you didn’t cut wood, or
you have a fireplace, but didn’t cut/buy wood, or
you thought someone else who WAS prepared, would take care of you.
Twelve days with no heat? You’re either one tough mo fo, or…, well, I won’t go there…it’s pretty obvious.
My thoughts and prayers go to all of you who are affected by this devastating storm. I’m outraged that Obama/FEMA has been mute on it – good gravy, this is an abomination and not “the stuff of America”. You all seem to be taking the high road on this and resolving matters with your own hands, so kudos to you all. But just an ACKNOWLEDGMENT from our Dear Leader seems to be a far-reach. Geez, there must be some minorities in KY that voted for him, right?
I know you all live and love in your cherished KY, but you might want to consider moving to my sunny state of AZ. Weather is great most of the year (except in July & August) and we no longer have Janet Napolitano as our not-so-adorable, goofy guv. Nah, she jumped through a few photo op hoops to make it look like she was cracking down on border patrol issues (a bold-faced sham beyond belief), but hey, now she’s the nation’s problem!
Please stay warm and know that you’re not forgotten nor unappreciated. You’re an inspiration to so many. May God bless you.
Uh, yeah. That would be any rational person’s criteria.
We had a fireplace going most of the time. It’s not going to heat a 5-bedroom, 2,500 square foot house, though.
We were fine with warm coats and blankets and plenty of trips to the mall. As MM likes to say, we sucked. it. up. as did hundreds of thousands of other people. It really wasn’t that big of a deal.
I don’t remember you extending this to the poor people in NY, VT and MA when this same thing happened two months ago. Except it was worse.
Aside from the being out of power thing, my worst experience was away from our house. On our first night at a hotel (which was myself, my wife, our 3 1/2 year old daughter, and my wife’s parents) at about 12:30am, the damn fire alarm went off in the hotel. We all had to pile out, wait for them to call it a glitch and then go back to our beds at 1am.
On the plus side, my daughter did get to see real firefighters, and she was pretty jazzed about that.
Hey Eagle has Landed, most people in red states probably think that those NE states that you mentioned never got a ” God Bless”, from those of us in the red states. The residents of those states are probably athiests and resent having us say God Bless You. You are probably right and Katrina is worse but you would think the new President would at least say one comment about the situation. Ive heard none at all.
Yes we are all Atheist and we like it when you say “God Bless”, that way we know where you are so we can recruit your children. We would try to convert you, but we only go for people smart enough to spell Atheist correctly.
Where’s the outrage?
http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2009/02/04/ice_storm_appeal/
Oh, blue state. Never mind.
Eagle, as a native New Orleanian, I appreciate you’re coming to the defense of the people of the Gulf Coast. Not sure why Ms. Malkin and many posters on this site have such contempt for the people of New Orleans and those affected by Hurricane Katrina. The insensitivity of the posters here to what they experienced is just unconscionable.
I’m sorry that those in Kentucky are being inconvenienced for a few weeks. But how can you compare a temporary inconvenience to having your home destroyed and loosing all of your earthly possessions? Power will return, spring will come and in a few months, for most, this will just be a memory. But for many along the Gulf Coast, their lives will never be the same.
I hope all of you that dam those in New Orleans get to experience loosing everything you own and having your whole world changed in a matter of days. For all the supposed Christians on this site, you might want to remember the phrase, “There but for the grace of God go I”. Oh, I forgot, you’re too worried about someone getting the better of the little tax dollars you pay to have any compassion.
Have gotten no response from local MSM as to why they aren’t reporting on Kentucky. Have made calls and written emails. Surely someone is aware that these people, no matter how self sufficient they may
be, compared to the people of NO, need help! What
else can be done to try to get BO to act? Calls to
White House don’t seem to work according to my
elderly neighbor.
I know BO has already started his campaign for
reelection, but he really needs to attend to a little
business, at least, until that does or does not happen.
I think one of the main points alot of posters here are commenting on is compassion, or the lack thereof shown by the leader of this country.
This is the first natural disaster on President Obama’s watch and he was more concerned about watching the Super Bowl.
Yet for the lack of acknowledgement from our leader and the MSM you are not hearing these people complain. You are not hearing tales of people looting tennis shoes, big screen TV’s, or stereos. Those that can are traveling sometimes hundreds of miles to get their own supplies and that’s because they have to. In other instances family members that were outside the damage area are loading up supplies, taking the risks, and delivering those items to those that cannot get out. I don’t hear them complaining either.
Compassion – there’s plenty of it to go around, it’s just not coming from the Beltway bunch.
Right TXRose, there are no self sufficient people in New Orleans. For all we know, since there’s been a lack of reporting, those people in Kentucky could be looting and stealing, and spending your tax dollars with wild abandonment. All the while the main stream media is too busy spending their time reporting on the Anointed Ones comments on Jessica Simpson’s weight. Oh wait, that was the Michelle Malkin site. My bad. Maybe Joe the Plumber can be sent to Kentucky to report on the catastrophe, that is if we can tear him away from hawking digital tv converter boxes.
I admit I am not the best speller and I apologize for not having everything spelled correctly. Though I am smart enough to know there is a God who controls the universe and If I am wrong then I have lost nothing. If you are wrong then you have just plowed into eternity facing a God that you had disavowed. Sorry to bring such facts to you SouthCoast.
Our local TV reporters venture into those areas every day. Their reports are not making it to the MSM, but I’ve seen plenty.
I haven’t seen any reports of looting or stealing otherwise there would be corresponding reports of justified homicides. Outside the urban areas homeowners will defend their property.
They are not spending our tax dollars because FEMA hasn’t been there to give out any.
If Joe the Plumber was to go to Kentucky it would be to work and help the recovery process. I think that’s just the kind of guy he would be.
Because most of them were Black.
Its not the contempt for the Katrina victims, its the lack of any remarks regarding Kentucky. You have mentioned the New England states having numerous ice storms and thats all well and good. The media and the dems seems not to care too much for the fly over states. One remark for the one would have been appreciated over what happen in Kentucky.
Eagle, please don’t perpetuate the myth that most of those affect by Katrina were black. People of all races were affected. Google “St. Bernard Parish” and you’ll see a predominately Caucasian community that suffered almost complete ruination. Most residents of St. Bernard probably have a lot in common with many of the posters here, hard working, blue collar, family oriented, tax paying, Americans. I dare say though that most residents of “Da Parish” care a lot more about their fellow Americans, black, white, yellow, whatever, than the crowd here.
Les, you seem to be more than willing to castigate all
of us, but I did not say that Kentucky was more important than NO. What I said was that the MSM was
more interested in NO than Kentucky and that our new
Know Nothing pres BO has not seen fit to try to help a
bunch of gun owning praying White people that more
than likely did not vote for him.
I do know that the MSM did not spend any time to speak of on the other places that were terribly damaged by Katrina like they did NO because the squeaky wheel gets the grease and boy! were the
Black people of NO, including HIZZONER the mayor,
ever squeaky! The people of the other areas, picked themselves up and went to work helping themselves.
Now, you can come back and call me a racist which
seems to be business as usual for trolls.
Well TxRose, first things first, yes I do think you are a racist. You are the one that keeps bringing race into the discussion. So are you saying that all the people of New Orleans are black? The community I referenced is a part of the metropolitan New Orleans area. And what precisely do you mean by “the people of other areas picked themselves up and went to work helping themselves.” So you know what those in “other areas” did, please elaborate. It’s obvious that you don’t have a clue what those affected by Katrina endured. For starters, even if you had insurance, and the means, at best it took you over a year before you could move back into your house. I’d like to see how quickly you would pick yourself up if you had to fight with your insurance company for over six months, and if your doctors were all gone, and if your children’s and grandchildren’s schools were closed, and if your grocer, butcher, beautician and everything else you took for granted were gone. Oh and by the way, every one of your friends and relatives were going through the same thing. I hope you get to experience that one day.
Reread your post. So what was” no matter how self sufficient they may be, compared to the people of NO” other than a snide insult to the people of New Orleans. If it wasn’t meant as a racist comment, then what was it? There are a lot of self sufficient people in New Orleans, black and white. And thank God that there were many caring volunteers from around the world that came to help as well. Guess you were too busy to help out.
That’s fine….I always blame my spelling mistakes on having large fingers and a small keyboard. We’ll leave your kids alone.
I so agree. As for the whining , lazy, people who did not flee the gulf coast as Katrina approached, why would they? They surely must have known that Bush hated them. And they must all be BLACK, or Democrats, or illegal immigrants, or Muslims, or socialist, or, and I quote “homos, pagans, and feminists”, or because they live in a Red state, or belong to ACORN, or the ACLU, or have seen a Sean Penn movie. So why wouldn’t they just take a week off, load up the Range Rover with a case of Perrier and head up to the Martha’s Vineyard for Labor Day weekend. Maybe it was like that movie where the big boat hits the ice thingie and the rich people get in the life boats and Leo DiCaprio and the chubby girl, and other poor folks all drown or freeze, or drown freezing. Because they were poor, or infirm, or elderly. And do we really care about the poor?
That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever read on this website and that’s saying something.
Kate Winslet is NOT chubby.
The MSM is too busy worshiping their hero in D.C., to be bothered with Kentucky. Besides, if Obama ignores you, then it must be good. Welcome to our new liberal government, where money and votes is the only thing that matters. You people in Kentucky aren’t worth their time. While I write this I’m listening to the news and some guy bemoaning the “lack” of help for the African Union. They need money and people to provide assistance to the people there. Now, isn’t that more important than you people in Kentucky? Oh, nothing has been said in the past 45 minutes about the ice storm.
UPDATE just heard on Nashville local news station: CROFTON,KY...FREE, DONATED kerosene is arriving in Crofton which is going on its 9TH DAY WITHOUT POWER. Each family is given 5 gallons of kerosene, enough to make it through ONE NIGHT of subfreezing temperatures.
Pathetic response from FEMA! I say we call the President’s Office TODAY to complain and ask WHY his website can bring up Katrina and he cant even be bothered to MENTION KENTUCKY?
Yes, you are so insightful! All of our comments have nothing to do with the behavior of the people in NOLA – who looted after Katrina, who shot at rescuers, who moved to other states and engaged in crime…it’s all about their race! Please, show where the racial slurs are because that’s the only way you can prove your asinine assumption.
Give me a break.
If we don’t like NOLA, liberals don’t care about KY because the people are white. Just as stupid a comment.
Let me see if I can recount the phrases:
How can Obama party it up while Americans are suffering without electricity and food?
Why are FEMA and Obama taking so long to do something?
Maybe we shouldn’t let them rebuild since there will be more ice storms there in the future.
How come the federal government didn’t do more to prepare before the storm? They knew it was coming.
Since you are scared of earthquakes and tornadoes, please stay away from KY. We have both of those. (Lots more tornadoes than earthquakes.) What we don’t have are an abundance of Obamabots. We’ll leave those for the North East and keep our ice storms.
Yikes, did you miss those postings, eaglehaslanded? They may not have been posted HERE on Michelle’s blog, but under various monikers elsewhere on the ‘net, I did indeed post many similar support blurbs (and many over the years for our deployed troops, for Katrina victims, etc.). I’ve also sent myriad emails of support and care packages to affected friends living in other areas of the East Coast, as well as donations of money and goods to the Red Cross and the USO. I’m baffled as to why you feel this posting was a nasty slap at people living in snow-buried states outside of KY.
Anger? Bitterness? What gives here?
No, I am not a racist. I am against any person that will
not try to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and
help themselves. I am against those that sit on their
behinds and whine gimmee. I personally saw what came out of NO into the metroplex and most of them,
and, yes, I do mean most…were black and looking for
a handout. I worked with these people trying to help
them. They wanted gimmees not help to get them a
job. Not all of them were black. There were freeloading whites as well.
As for help. The TX coast is still trying to get out
from under Ike. They really did not get much help and you want to know why? They just weren’t strident enough about their condition. Same thing
with a lot of the other parts of the country that have needed help and have been ignored under so
many presidents.
PS…My children have the blood of 5 different ethnicities. I am not a racist.