tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post112563049839220477..comments2024-03-29T03:42:27.128-07:00Comments on She Just Walks Around With It: Comic Reliefkristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00879301751663532121noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126704855866811512005-09-14T06:34:00.000-07:002005-09-14T06:34:00.000-07:00i'm ready to vote rice in 2008!i'm ready to vote rice in 2008!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126297789720327702005-09-09T13:29:00.000-07:002005-09-09T13:29:00.000-07:00How telling that all the "anon's" seem to be Bush ...How telling that all the "anon's" seem to be Bush supporters. I guess I'd be embarrased too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126117097685628452005-09-07T11:18:00.000-07:002005-09-07T11:18:00.000-07:00serrephim-not trying to silence anyone, never woul...serrephim-<BR/>not trying to silence anyone, never would. <BR/><BR/>just suggesting that maybe there is a more appropriate time for the debate later, whereas perhaps now everyone (myself included) should focus our energies on how to help those affected. <BR/><BR/>getting angry at one another very rarely solves anything.ramblin' girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101217614181692147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126115533532331102005-09-07T10:52:00.000-07:002005-09-07T10:52:00.000-07:00Ramblin Girl,I think you're making a lot of assump...Ramblin Girl,<BR/><BR/>I think you're making a lot of assumptions of people on both sides here. <BR/><BR/>Discussing our views on the accountability or lack thereof of our government doesn't preclude us from donating our time and money to relief efforts.<BR/><BR/>Democracy dies a little each time debate or dissent is silenced.Serrephimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860746853228891590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126114865094410192005-09-07T10:41:00.000-07:002005-09-07T10:41:00.000-07:00it continues to amaze me that instead of immediate...it continues to amaze me that instead of immediately working to help each other in tough situations, most Americans would rather point a finger at "the other side" and blame someone instead of doing all they can to help. <BR/><BR/>sure there is blame. sure things could have been done differently. they weren't. that will all be addressed when everyone is safe and taken care of. <BR/><BR/>in the mean time there are still evacuees that need housing, all over the country. still dogs and cats that haven't been rescued yet. if you would like to help with these efforts, but can't physically, even small contributions to organizations such as the <A HREF="http://www.redcross.org/" REL="nofollow">Red Cross</A> and the <A HREF="http://www.la-spca.org/" REL="nofollow">LA/SPCA</A> (Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and <A HREF="http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer" REL="nofollow">American Humane Society</A> (among others) can really make a difference. or find out how you can get involved in helping the evacuees that are being brought to your state.ramblin' girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101217614181692147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126113766468464282005-09-07T10:22:00.000-07:002005-09-07T10:22:00.000-07:00yeah right on keri. nicely done.yeah right on keri. nicely done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126112187855447232005-09-07T09:56:00.000-07:002005-09-07T09:56:00.000-07:00Bravo, Keri. There are always two sides to everyt...Bravo, Keri. There are always two sides to everything and we hear and see only what journalists choose to give us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126111757030787062005-09-07T09:49:00.000-07:002005-09-07T09:49:00.000-07:00regarding 9/11, yeah bush continued to read to the...<I>regarding 9/11, yeah bush continued to read to the school kids. i'm sure he was already told to do so by his security team. what did you want him to do, run outside and start screaming for help? what would you have done in the first 10 minutes?</I><BR/><BR/>No, I expected him to get up, calmly walk out of the room, and go act like the leader of the "free world". Giuliani stepped up to the plate far better than our President did.<BR/><BR/><I>regarding future earthquakes, floods, etc., sometimes there are things that are simply out of our control. the government can only do so much. life is hard, deal with it. </I><BR/><BR/>Um, come again? You completely miss the point. It's not the potential disaster I'm talking about, but the reality that if one happened, we don't have the forces readily available to deal with it, because so much of our "national" guard is overseas fighting wars the main branches of the military don't have enough personnel to fight. 40% of the troops in Iraq are National Guard.Serrephimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860746853228891590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126105766246689012005-09-07T08:09:00.001-07:002005-09-07T08:09:00.001-07:00regarding 9/11, yeah bush continued to read to the...regarding 9/11, yeah bush continued to read to the school kids. i'm sure he was already told to do so by his security team. what did you want him to do, run outside and start screaming for help? what would you have done in the first 10 minutes?<BR/><BR/>regarding future earthquakes, floods, etc., sometimes there are things that are simply out of our control. the government can only do so much. life is hard, deal with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126073832719584202005-09-06T23:17:00.000-07:002005-09-06T23:17:00.000-07:00anon- aka - waste of space trollgo contradict your...anon- aka - waste of space troll<BR/><BR/>go contradict yourself somewhere else and stop accusing people here of being unempathetic.riseyphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811155635130239239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126068173542133362005-09-06T21:42:00.000-07:002005-09-06T21:42:00.000-07:00If you have compassion for the victims, just say s...If you have compassion for the victims, just say so! <BR/><BR/>P.S. "Shaddup", riseyp? Your empathy astounds me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126066278852123522005-09-06T21:11:00.000-07:002005-09-06T21:11:00.000-07:00Serre:Hear, hear!Anonymous 7:13 (sounds like a bib...Serre:<BR/><BR/>Hear, hear!<BR/><BR/>Anonymous 7:13 (sounds like a bible verse - hee hee) - Shaddap. You're making really foolish and foolhardy assumptions.<BR/><BR/>I've donated money and time to the disaster relief efforts, and will soon donate blood and clothes. <BR/><BR/>And you better believe I am going to do everything I can to make sure Bush and his ex-roommate "Brownie" pay for their complete lack of empathy.riseyphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811155635130239239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126063894608055592005-09-06T20:31:00.000-07:002005-09-06T20:31:00.000-07:00Righteous indignation about a perceived wrong can ...<I>Righteous indignation about a perceived wrong can be a good thing, if it's used as a positive force. However, I'm struck by the fact that with 33 responses to K's blog entry, no one has shed a tear for the individual victims/survivors. Most of the comments merely express angry, partisan politics. The aftermath of Katrina is unbearably heartbreaking for those affected and frankly, the lack of empathy shown here scares the hell out of me.</I><BR/><BR/>Our righteous indignation IS expression of empathy. We weep for these people, and we are sad and angry for those who lost their lives, because they are no longer here to be sad and angry for themselves. Our righteous indignation is theirs. And empathy could not be better shown.Serrephimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860746853228891590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126063455065894062005-09-06T20:24:00.000-07:002005-09-06T20:24:00.000-07:00No one is blaming Bush for the weather. A helluva...No one is blaming Bush for the weather. A helluva lot of us are blaming Bush for his response to this tragic, horrific thing. (And scared shitless ... wtf happens if there's an earthquake that levels San Francisco tomorrow? or Southern California? Or a terrorist attack? Who's going to protect us?)<BR/><BR/>Honestly though, I don't know what we expect from this man. This is the president who continued to read books with elementary school kids while the worst attack in the history of our country took place.<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking: the lack of response initially, and the piss poor response still happening, is all going to be used to excuse, explain, and eventually extole one thing: <BR/><BR/>The Draft.Serrephimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860746853228891590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126059200632508742005-09-06T19:13:00.000-07:002005-09-06T19:13:00.000-07:00Blaming is easy, especially when no one can begin ...Blaming is easy, especially when no one can begin to know all of the details. I'll bet that even my dog has thoughts on things that could or should have been done differently, so I'm not particularly impressed by hindsight.<BR/><BR/>Righteous indignation about a perceived wrong can be a good thing, if it's used as a positive force. However, I'm struck by the fact that with 33 responses to K's blog entry, no one has shed a tear for the individual victims/survivors. Most of the comments merely express angry, partisan politics. The aftermath of Katrina is unbearably heartbreaking for those affected and frankly, the lack of empathy shown here scares the hell out of me.<BR/><BR/>Let he/she who is perfect take the easy way out. I hope the others will donate their money, time and other resources to do something that's actually constructive for those in pain and need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126059116729851142005-09-06T19:11:00.000-07:002005-09-06T19:11:00.000-07:00it's too early to blame anyone. in a couple of mon...it's too early to blame anyone. in a couple of months we can begin looking into what might have been done better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126025839060838282005-09-06T09:57:00.000-07:002005-09-06T09:57:00.000-07:00bnlv,Um...no. This is exactly the situation that ...bnlv,<BR/><BR/>Um...no. This is exactly the situation that FEMA was created to deal with. FEMA's response to this verges on criminal negligence -- I would say the same regardless of the political party in charge at the time.El Gallohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828572152878860082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1126006130303157902005-09-06T04:28:00.000-07:002005-09-06T04:28:00.000-07:00With no intention of adding any fuel to the fire, ...With no intention of adding any fuel to the fire, so to speak, I must play a bit of the devil's advocate. That in mind, I ask this question. Has it occurred to anyone that the sheer shock of this disaster was what kept the aid from moving quickly enough? I'm not advocating any political side, more so interested in a different perspective. For example: I believe if choices were made about staying or going, some of those decisions may have been based on previous experience. In that a hurricane of this magnitude has never created such destruction. We, as a society have had the time to take in the events and have been overwhelmed by them in many aspects. Or yet another question, is it possible that we are lashing out in anger because we're essentially helpless? We can fight back at something tangible, we have nothing to fight back at here...only ourselves if we choose to allow it.<BR/><BR/>-B-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1125876920957227052005-09-04T16:35:00.000-07:002005-09-04T16:35:00.000-07:00I hate to digress from the ad hominem attacks, but...I hate to digress from the ad hominem attacks, but if you have any interest in knowing how charities do in spending your donations, or want some ideas as to how to help, I recommend www.charitynavigator.org.<BR/><BR/>There. Please continue.Ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08476053301884000212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1125848029600834612005-09-04T08:33:00.000-07:002005-09-04T08:33:00.000-07:00There's no one posting here named "Windbag," anony...There's no one posting here named "Windbag," anonymous coward.<BR/><BR/>Bush is hands-down the worst president in my lifetime and surely one of the worst in history. That people are so willing to overlook and forgive his every move in, presumably, the name of political expediency is something I cannot get my head around. Clinton was mercilessly raked ove the coals for his personal and human failings by people who failed to recognize that he administered his job--as a government functionary!--very well. Now we have a president whose personal and moral life in no way improves on <BR/><BR/>Clinton's (and far worse, he wraps himself in the sanctimonious shroud of religion) but these same people are silent; and he does a markedly worse job administering his office--indeed, he is leaving behind him a tragic trail of mayhem and wreckage--and idiots like brave "anonymous" above are defending him.<BR/><BR/>How much money did YOU donate, anonymous? And more to the point, what other than cancerous negative energy and bile have you contributed to humanity in general?wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1125800265071031012005-09-03T19:17:00.000-07:002005-09-03T19:17:00.000-07:00O AND ANOTHER THING windbag, how much did you dona...O AND ANOTHER THING windbag, how much did you donate, or did you do enough by posting a link?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1125799823559404392005-09-03T19:10:00.000-07:002005-09-03T19:10:00.000-07:00thanks for the political commentary in a comment t...thanks for the political commentary in a comment to your own post, windbag.<BR/>(hope all the douche bags that read your blog donate to the red cross. they(your "fans") are all ass kissers and hopefully this once still keep kissing your ass and do what you say and donate, windbag)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1125777608967094432005-09-03T13:00:00.000-07:002005-09-03T13:00:00.000-07:00Oh, and as a resident of the SF bay area, as I kno...Oh, and as a resident of the SF bay area, as I know many of you are, I suddenly realized that the major SF earthquake is the only event of the 3 FEMA disaster predictions that hasn't actually occurred. Today my "Earthquake Preparedness Kit" loses it's mocky quotes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1125774040585466082005-09-03T12:00:00.000-07:002005-09-03T12:00:00.000-07:00Anonymous said...There's always someone to "blame"...<I>Anonymous said...<BR/>There's always someone to "blame" isn't there?...</I><BR/><BR/>um, yes. the disaster relief efforts have been woefully inadequate. it is our federal government's job to respond to such crises and they have done an "unacceptable" job. (and that term, "unacceptable"? came from bush himself.)<BR/><BR/>it is the responsibility of this administration to protect and aid its people and they aren't doing very well at it. so i am blaming them for it.<BR/><BR/>it's not like i'm blaming some uninvolved third party (or, you know, some uninvolved country) or being arbitrary. i am being critical of the people whose job it is to help. <BR/><BR/>because it will be their job to help again, and i am concerned that they won't do a good job next time, either.kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879301751663532121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10136851.post-1125771525230789682005-09-03T11:18:00.000-07:002005-09-03T11:18:00.000-07:00Anonymous- The hurricane was a natural disaster. ...Anonymous- The hurricane was a natural disaster. The resulting flooding was not. The levees were in the process of being raised, my understanding is that it was 80% complete before the funding was cut and diverted to (ironically) homeland security and Iraq. <A HREF="http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001051313" REL="nofollow">Here</A> is a good article about just that. Also, the National Guard? The first responders in such a situation? They're elsewhere...So is the weather GW's fault? No. Everything else? You betcha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com