E-mail: I AM ONE PISSED OFF AMERICAN

[Firefox]

I do not know who wrote this but there is a lot of truth here.


I AM ONE PISSED OFF AMERICAN

I have been bombarded with e-mails regarding the situation in New Orleans and the GulfState Region. Each e-mail is sharply critical of our government and its response to the situation. So in response to everyone who has sent me an e-mail like that, and to those of you who didn't send the e-mail, consider this my late night rant. I'm mad as hell and I choose to let everybody know it.



I AM ONE PISSED OFF AMERICAN BECAUSE: The liberal media has failed to remind the entire world that when the city of New Orleans was ordered to be evacuated it offered transportation to the sick, the weak, the elderly, the poor and the frail. Why doesn't the media remind the world of this fact? The people who remained behind MADE A BAD DECISION. But it was THEIR DECISION. Personal responsibility involves accepting the consequences of your actions.



THE BLACK MAYOR OF NEW ORLEANS ISSUED THE EVACUATION ORDER not some pasty faced white guy with nothing better to do than try to inform, educate and mobilize an entire city. THE PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS FAILED TO LISTEN TO "ONE OF THEIR OWN". Every individual has a personal responsibility to protect themselves in times of danger. I live in a hurricane prone area. DUH.



If the local authorities tell me to evacuate and I choose to ignore the order then my ass DESERVES to be perched on top of a building after the storm because I was a moronic asshole for failing to heed LOGICAL, WELL THOUGHT OUT ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS! The mayor of New Orleans is black. He is first in line to protect his city. Why isn't anyone angry at HIM for not "doing more" prior to the storm?



Why weren't local authorities put into place BEFORE the storm hit? Why weren't emergency services strategically located throughout New Orleans earlier? Why didn't the mayor do more to work with the Office of Management and Budget and the Army Corps of Engineers to reinforce the levee before disaster struck? Why haven't the BLACK LEADERS, those currently criticizing our government, done more to help "their people"?



What about a better effort from the BLACK COMMUNITY to uplift and educate "their people" so they aren't poor, undereducated and dependent on welfare and a "government that forsakes them in a time of crisis." Any individual can make a PERSONAL CHOICE to work hard in school, to learn and to become educated and gainfully employed. No matter how humble or sad your beginnings, you can overcome the odds IF YOU CHOOSE TO...Gee, Oprah Winfrey comes to mind. She never let her race, her socio-economic background or family dysfunction stop her from succeeding in a HUGE WAY. The woman is a billionaire!



According to the liberal media and the liberals in Washington, D.C. she should have never succeeded because the odds were against her. Those same folks would label her a "victim that (white) society had failed". Well, screw that crap! She has showed the world that one can accomplish anything with some guts, dignity, pride and integrity. I don't want to hear one more storm refugee or liberal media moron discuss how "they were taken by surprise with the storm". GIVE ME A BREAK!



A category 4 storm doesn't drop out of the sky. It forms off the coast of western Africa and the world knows about it for weeks! New Orleans is a geographical bowl that had been protected by a levee system DECADES OLD!



And it was never designed to withstand the flooding and surge from a CAT 4 storm. So let's go back in history and figure out who made the brilliant decision to design the levee to stand up to a CAT 2 or 3 storm. If you live below sea level and there is massive flooding, you are SCREWED. That is just the law of nature. THAT is why when your local government tells you to evacuate, YOU EVACUATE.



The government is not ignoring the people in New Orleans because they are black and poor. How friggin' dumb do you have to be to believe that? And if you believe, deep down in your heart, that is true....pack your bags and move to Canada, Cuba, Mexico or some other country.



If this country is such a hell hole to live in, if our government is so screwed up, then I have one thing to say: "GET THE HELL OUT! GOODBYE, GOOD RIDDANCE AND LEAVE YOUR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP AT THE BORDER. WE DON'T WANT YOU OR NEED YOU. TAKE YOUR VIEWS AND GO LIVE IN A SOCIALIST COUNTRY OR A COMMUNIST COUNTRY WHERE EVERYTHING IS JUST SO DAMN PEACHY."



"I COULD'NT HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF!" It just hit home that I had to share this. The problem with the truth is that it is hard to twist. FIREFOX

[KingCobra]

I'll 2nd that!

[User Needs]

I'd give it a 3rd

[war59312]

Toats to him and you guys!

[Dudelive]

The best part was:
If you live below sea level and there is massive flooding, you are SCREWED. That is just the law of nature. THAT is why when your local government tells you to evacuate, YOU EVACUATE.

I needed a good laugh today

Thanks
Dudelive

[wase4711]

Here's George Carlins take on this....


Subject:* George Carlin on New Orleans
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> **Been sitting here with my ass in a wad, wanting to speak out about the
> bullshit going on in New Orleans. For the people of New Orleans... First we
> would like to say, Sorry for your loss. With that said, Let's go through a
> few hurricane rules: (Unlike an earthquake, we know it's
> coming.) **
>
> **#1. A mandatory evacuation means just that...Get the hell out. ** **Don't
> blame the Government after they tell you to go. If they hadn't said
> anything, I can see the argument. They said get out... if you didn't, it's
> your fault, not theirs. (We don't want to hear it, even if you don't have a
> car, you can get out.) **
>
> **#2. If there is an emergency, stock up on water and non-perishables.
> If you didn't do this, it's not the Government's fault you're starving.
> **
>
> **#2a. If you run out of food and water, find a store that has some.
> (Remember, shoes, TV's, DVD's and CD's are not edible. Leave them
> alone.) **
>
> **#2b. If the local store has been looted of food or water, leave your
> neighbor's TV and stereo alone. (See #2a.) They worked hard to get their
> stuff. Just because they were smart enough to leave during a mandatory
> evacuation, doesn't give you the right to take their stuff...it's theirs,
> not yours. **
>
> **#3. If someone comes in to help you, don't shoot at them and then complain
> no one is helping you. I'm not getting shot to help save some dumbass who
> didn't leave when told to do so. **
>
> **#4. If you are in your house that is completely under water, your
> belongings are probably too far gone for anyone to want them. If someone
> does want them, let them have them and, hopefully, they'll die in the filth.
> Just leave! (It's New Orleans, find a voodoo warrior and put a curse on
> them.) **
>
> **#5. My tax money should not pay to rebuild a 2 million dollar house, a
> sports stadium or a floating casino. Also, my tax money shouldn't go to
> rebuild a city that is under sea level. You wouldn't build your house on
> quicksand would you? You want to live below sea-level, do your country some
> good and join the Navy. **
>
> **#6. Regardless of what the Poverty Pimps Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton
> want you to believe, The US Government didn't create the Hurricane as a way
> to eradicate the black people of New Orleans; (Neither did Russia as a way
> to destroy America). The US Government didn't cause global warming that
> caused the hurricane. (We've been coming out of an ice age for over a
> million years.) **
>
> **#7. The government isn't responsible for giving you anything. This is the
> land of the free and the home of the brave, but you gotta work for what you
> want. McDonalds and Wal-Mart are always hiring, get a damn job and stop
> spooning off the people who are actually working for a living.
> President Kennedy said it best..."Ask not what your country can do for you,
> ask what you can do for your country." **
>
> **Thank you for allowing me to rant.***
>

[Dudelive]

I would like to hear George Carlin talk about this, he might make people mad but he would tell the truth.

Thanks
Dudelive

[KingCobra]

The BIGGEST joke is that they are rebuilding in the same spot

[wase4711]

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingCobra

The BIGGEST joke is that they are rebuilding in the same spot

Yeah, unfortunately the Republicans wouldn't have a chance in the world of being re-elected next time if Bush even hinted at not rebuilding New Orleans..

I can't imagine alot of folks would want to rebuild there after losing everthing, but the people who rebuild along Florida's coasts year after year of hurricanes don't seem to be bothered by the constant threat of losing everything they have...

I'm going to Arizona when I get old enough to retire!!

[KingCobra]

I have no problem if they rebuild year after year... I just don't feel I or anyone else other than them should pay for it!