I am so tired of the Dems beating the same old dead horse!?

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Am I the only one here who is tired of hearing the Democrates and whinie liberals going on and on about how not enough is being done to rebuild New Orleans?? How about the residents of New Orleans who are still sitting around in free hotel rooms, and don't have a job yet, and can only feel sorry for themsleves. Are they capable of holding a hammer?? Can they not assist with the rebuilding of their own community??

I live in North East Ohio and in July 2006 entire neighborhoods were underwater. Trailers were washed down the river into Lake Erie. An entire condo complex was completely submerged. These people lost everything. But they didn't get national attention and they didn't sit around with their hands out waiting for the government to help them. They rolled up their sleeves, salvaged what the could and rebuilt elswhere.

YES I have been to New Orleans both pre Katrina and post Katrina. I saw first hand how the poor citizens of New Orleans (especially ward nine) are doing in the aftermath. Alot, (not all, but alot) are living large on government welfare checks and FEMA money and even though almost all the local business are up and running, they can't seem to find a job. So don't preach to me about victimizing the victims. They are only victims because that is what they want to be. And if your such a good charible christian, why aren't you down there helping, HUH???
I went to help, but was so disellusioned by the bullshit I saw, I came home after a week with a new outlook on the so called "crisis" of New Orleans. And Ray Nagan is a boob!

Answer 1

And really disgusted with the fact that the billions sent to aid the victims was stolen by their corrupt Mayor (among others) and they re-elected him!! If you libs really don't think enough is being done--get off YOUR @$$es and go help for a week..........(I already did).

And while there are some great people down there--the ones who are helping themselves and their neighbors are not who we're complaining about. You libs will scream that 'someone' is not doing enough--and 'someone' needs to help them--as long as that someone is someone else!

Answer 2

tabs--if this were my question, I'd pick your answer as the best.

RE New Orleans, it's been a while since I've heard anything about the place in the news, except for inept Ray Nagin's occasional dumb idiot remarks in front of reporters.

The handwriting is on the wall about NO. Katrina turned it into a mudpit. It will likely be a mudpit again this summer. It's below sea level and built on silt that is sinking into the Gulf of Mexico. We, as a nation, do not need to spend money rebuilding it. Our levees will not save it, because as the land subsides, the height of the levees also sinks. NO is a money pit.
Besides, people spend an awful lot of time there shooting each other.
You can stick it with a fork--NO is done.

Answer 3

Its not the same. My family lives in Mississippi and Louisiana. While it is tragic what happened in NE Ohio, the extent does not even come close to what happened in MS & LA. Look at a map of the United States. Start at the most easter part of TX that borders the Gulf and draw a line all the way to the most western part of Alabama that touches the Gulf. Now take that line and direct it north 100 miles. That's the area that is affected. That's why its so hard for people to start over - everything was completely destroyed for hundreds of miles.

Answer 4

There were a few who moved up here in Minnesota and the people who brought them in, moved the hell out of their own home (being unable to get rid of them) because all they were there for was government handouts and refused to get a job and live a "normal" life.

I also know about 17 homebuilding contractors who went down there to help rebuild and they said the people weren't happy no matter how fast they worked, how many homes they reconstructed... Because the 'people' just couldn't be pleased because the new homes weren't as sh!tty as their old homes and they just didn't feel comfortable living there anymore.

Personally I think the government did a good job at paying these people to sit on their duffs so more Mexicans can move in and take even more jobs they're too ungrateful for by having jobs handed to them right into their laps.


lol

Answer 5

Do you have any statistics on the people who are apparently "sitting around in free hotel rooms, and don't have a job yet, and can only feel sorry for themselves".

Because the reason they can't rebuild is because many of them were very poor. They had very low wage jobs and didn't have much money. So now they are living in very poor conditions given to them by FEMA and are working for minimum wage since they don't have training. So they can't afford to rebuild.

Besides that, in many situations, the government still hasn't fixed the infrastructure to the areas of New Orleans. Tell me what the point of rebuilding would be if the neighborhood doesn't have power, water, sewer, natural gas, streets, or police to service that area? I certainly wouldn't rebuild in that neighborhood.

Answer 6

Why does everything have to be partisian? Um, did you just forget that some republicans also speak about it and some republicans also recently voted to help pass the war spending bill that has provisions for Hurricane Katrina victims.

It seems like the country is becomming even more divided. When people talk about global warming, some people say it's Al Gore pushing his liberal issues down the throats of people, etc, etc.

Since when has helping flood victims been a partisian issue. Katrina engulfed an entire city. There were lot's of old and disabled people who can't just get out and rebuild.

Geez.

Answer 7

well... first off.... I've not heard a liberal say anything about this in like a couple of months? some probably have, but they are talking much more about Bush, the war, healthcare and education...

second off, comparing flooding over one part of a state to a huge hurricane that affected a huge part of the whole gulf coast, is a bit of apples to oranges... there were hundreds of miles of total damage along the gulf coast.... 100s died...

not so much in Ohio...

and MUCH has been rebuilt in the area, but when you have THOUSANDS OF HOUSES DESTROYED... instead of maybe a100... it's hard to find the materials, people and time to rebuild them all quickly....

does north east ohio have the materials to build thousands of houses? no

neither does the gulf coast... it's a huge logistics problem on a scale that's hard to imagine..

Answer 8

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Answer 9

The people of Louisiana have received millions of dollars to rebuild. The same storm hit Alabama and Mississippi and I dont hear a tenth of the complaining that I hear from New Orleans.

Answer 10

I suggest you visit New Orleans,or anywhere east of there until you get to Mobile County,Alabama.

Then,if you have the guts to do it,post this question again.