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| Have you all noticed Cedar Rapids is under 10 feet of water? |
| 2008-06-28 |
| Have you all noticed that Cedar Rapids is under 10 feet of water. Thousands upon thousands of people are displaced? Have you noticed that nobody is looting every empty property in sight ? Have you noticed that nobody is shooting at rescuers? Have you noticed any victims on TV wondering where the federal government is to 'take care of them'? Or, have you noticed victims, who have lost everything, make comments like 'life goes on', 'we'll just need to pick up the pieces and start over', and 'at least we still have our life'. Maybe Government could help make 'victims' of these survivors as well, convince them that they aren't strong enough to take care of themselves, they're not smart enough to survive. Maybe we should subsidize their lives for the next 2+ years, free housing, $2000/month to not work....Just food for thought Have you noticed that the media does not make nearly as big a deal of this as they did of Katrina in New Orleans? Maybe if they could find an angle that says: 'Bush doesn't care about minorities' they would give the kind of coverage they did in New Orleans. But wait, the water will eventually break through and make its way down river to New Orleans. Then we will see the coverage change. Then it will be a moral tragedy and evidence that Republicans don't care about minorities. Then you will see Obama and Sharpton on the scene. The news will explain why the people are frustrated and that is why they shoot at the rescue helicopters and loot and steal. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 Is there some point to this? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-06-28 23:35 |
| #10 Itching to poop-list you. C'mon, make my day. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-06-28 23:28 |
| #9 Itching to flame someone tonight? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-06-28 22:53 |
| #8 Yeah, I noticed, and if it wouldn't get me pooplisted I'd tell you why. Oh, please - do it. Make my day. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-06-28 19:01 |
| #7 It ain't the Melanin-content of their skin, it's the content of their character. True regardless of who we're talking about. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-06-28 18:43 |
| #6 Yeah, I noticed, and if it wouldn't get me pooplisted I'd tell you why. But you already know, don't you. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-06-28 18:39 |
| #5 There's a reason it's called a Flood Plain. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-06-28 17:36 |
| #4 During the flooding... Did they, just by coincidence, house all the violent repeat offenders on the the ground floor of the prisons they didn't release anyone from? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-06-28 17:27 |
| #3 The shooting and looting in NOLA was caused by the single act of turning 1,200 inmates free from the city jail and not supervising them. Just keeping criminals in prison made Cedar Rapids much better off than New Orleans. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2008-06-28 15:18 |
| #2 Have you noticed no Iowa Congressman has commandeered members of the state National Guard to rescue his refrigerator? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-06-28 13:36 |
| #1 Have you noticed the population composition ? Nuff said. I doubt the gov't will shower these good and industrious folk with bazillions in aid either. They'll be left to their own devices. And, yet, they'll make it somehow. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-06-28 13:09 |