Bush: Nation Can 'Overcome Any Challenge' (sic)

MorganGrayson · 09-09-2005

This article is by Jennifer Loven. The comments are my own.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, linking hurricane recovery and the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks four years ago, declared Friday that the United States was ready to "overcome any challenge.""America is a strong and resilient nation," Bush said. [Linking the two is a political move for which any decent human being should be ashamed. "Look how well I handled *this*" will NOT excuse "look how poorly I handled *this*"]

Meanwhile, the federal bill for Hurricane Katrina relief soared past $62 billion, and the White House and members of Congress said it was bound to keep climbing. Bush scheduled his third trip to the devastated region for the weekend. [Why? Is he going to be running a pump or filling body bags? Does he need to verify that that was indeed a hurricane and it isn't just rumor? Aren't we still at war or does Iraq have a "pause" button?]

Congress rapidly and overwhelmingly voted Thursday night to fulfill an urgent plea for $51.8 billion, adding to $10.5 billion that was approved last week for hurricane victims. Bush signed the bill immediately, saying: "We will continue to help people rebuild their lives and rebuild the region."
Separately, a majority of Americans in an AP-Ipsos poll said that flooded areas of New Orleans lying below sea level should be abandoned and rebuilt on higher ground. Fifty-four percent chose that option, while 42 percent said to rebuild in the same place. [Our nation needs that deep water port to survive. And if we're going to take the attitude that we need to get rid of places hit by natural disasters, let's saw off Florida. Those people *insist* on rebuilding after hurricanes. Let's get rid of Los Angeles and San Francisco, other ports. They have too many earthquakes and have to be rebuilt. Let's get rid of all those people stupid enough to live in the Tornado Belt. Above all, let's ignore New Orlean's decades long fight to get the levees fixed, that was ignored until it was way too late.]

Bush spoke about the hurricane Friday at the swearing-in for Karen Hughes, the State Department's new undersecretary for public diplomacy - a post designed to lift America's image abroad to help win the war on terror.
Bush said that more than 100 nations had offered help after the hurricane, and he compared that to "a similar outpouring of support when another tragedy struck our nation" - the 2001 attacks in New York and Washington. [WTF???? We've got a National Ad Agency now??? And how much did THAT little piece of insanity cost????]

"Our people have the spirit, the resources and the determination to overcome any challenge," he said.

His speech marked the first of several steps in which the White House is seeking to intertwine the challenge of the anti-terror battle with the effort to recover from the hurricane. [Damn, this guy's a cunt.]

Bush was to travel to Mississippi and Louisiana over the weekend, spending Sunday and Monday in the region visiting with storm victims and examining response efforts, press secretary Scott McClellan said. That trip was to follow Bush's attendance at a church service and White House moment of silence marking the fourth anniversary on Sunday of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The president's Saturday radio address also was to focus on both events and the government's response to them.

On Friday, he struck an empathetic tone.

"At this moment our fellow citizens along the Gulf Coast are struggling to recover from one of the worst natural disasters in our country's history," Bush said. "Thousands have lost their homes, they've lost their loved ones, they've lost all their earthly possessions."

Thursday night's congressional action made $2,000 available to each family displaced by the storm. Bush pledged to cut through red tape hampering victims from claiming federal medical, food and housing benefits. "We have much more work to do, but the people who have been hurt by this storm need to know that the government is going to be with you for the long haul," Bush said Thursday.

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., called the debit cards "a good start" on Friday but said evacuees will need a lot more money. [Duh.]

"We need to be able to get them the cash they need to be able to live and survive, even in the near term, because many of these folks live paycheck to paycheck," Vitter told CBS'"The Early Show."

The president designated next Friday as a national day of prayer and remembrance for Katrina's victims. [This one pisses me off. Let's toss in a little "Christian Feel-Good Fuzzies" to see if that helps any. Let me predict: it won't.]

Promises for sustained federal help came amid heightening strain and signs that the road to recovery would be long.
Police prepared to evacuate residents reluctant to leave their homes. Much of New Orleans remained flooded and those who stayed behind lacked power, water and food.

Vice President Dick Cheney toured the region Thursday and described "significant" progress. It was too soon to estimate the total cost of reconstruction, he said. [I want an itemized list of the "sifnificant progress," please, Mr. Cheney.]

Bush used national emergency authority to waive sections of a federal law that requires payment of prevailing wages on government contracts, wages based on surveys that take into account union and nonunion pay. The waiver applies to disaster areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.

Democrats objected. "Hurricane Katrina took away their jobs, now President Bush will take away their wages when they find new jobs," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. [Does this even need a comment?]

Democrats also questioned the wisdom of funneling $50 billion in recovery funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency with questions swirling about whether it acted too slowly to help hurricane victims.

"After what we all have witnessed the past week or so, is there anyone in America who feels we should continue to rely exclusively on FEMA to head the federal government's response to this tragedy?" asked Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

Congressional Democratic leaders said they would refuse to appoint members to a committee that Republican leaders intend to create to investigate FEMA and the administration's response to the storm.

And some lawmakers started to sound alarms about the growing cost of recovery.

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said federal spending should be re-examined and some programs cut while the Gulf Coast remains a priority.

"We're going to do the easy thing. We should pay for this," Coburn said. "We should pass this bill, but we should not pass it on the backs of our children and grandchildren."
Others cautioned against new authority that temporarily increases the purchasing limit from $15,000 to $250,000 for federal employees with government-issued credit cards working on recovery, arguing that it could lead to wasteful spending.

I ran out of comments. I just got too fucking tired of this shit.

JR · 09-09-2005

i have had grits for breakfast everyday for about 2 years now. i am serious. it's either that or oatmeal and i don't really like oatmeal.

MorganGrayson · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by JR

i have had grits for breakfast everyday for about 2 years now. i am serious. it's either that or oatmeal and i don't really like oatmeal.

I like people who take stands. It's a good thing.

JR · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by MorganGrayson

I like people who take stands. It's a good thing.

they're instant grits. is that wrong?

Peaches · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by JR

they're instant grits. is that wrong?

If you've gone the next step and they are the flavored instant grits, you will be dealt with harshly in the afterlife.

MorganGrayson · 09-09-2005

JR...it ain't a hangin' offense, I'm certain. (Don't get all weasly on my now, my man. It's *your* stand, take up flag and rifle and defend that sucker!)

Peaches...they make *flavored* instant grits? Lawdy, lawdy, somebody git me my lavendar water 'n' smelling salts, I do believe I'm gonna have one o' my spells!

PornoDoggy...you quoted George M. Cohan.

JR · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by Peaches

If you've gone the next step and they are the flavored instant grits, you will be dealt with harshly in the afterlife.

i cant find flavored instant grits in seattle. its pretty annoying. not a grit city i guess. i have some videos of mr olympia - ronnie coleman (lives in arlington texas) and he has flavored grits for breakfast. each time i decide to go look for better grits and come home empty handed. too many fucking hippies in this town. he will probably already going to hell for being a cop that used about 10K in drugs per month though while on active duty... but i am sure that being a southerner eating flavored, instant grits sealed his fate.

XxXotic · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by JR

they're instant grits. is that wrong?

no self respecting southerner would ever have instant grits, if you're not a southerner, it's ok then, you don't know any better

JR · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by XxXotic

no self respecting southerner would ever have instant grits, if you're not a southerner, it's ok then, you don't know any better

My Cousin Vinny is a great movie!

PornoDoggy · 09-09-2005

George M. Cohan once said "Many a bum show has been saved by the flag." With that in mind, it's not suprising that they'll try and tie this into 9/11 somehow. It's their only shining moment.

While it is sad to see the number of bobble-heads who will make the leap, the number seems to be decreasing. One can only hope that they'll remember that NEXT November, and not hold on to that distrust until '08.

JR · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by PornoDoggy

George M. Cohan once said "Many a bum show has been saved by the flag." With that in mind, it's not suprising that they'll try and tie this into 9/11 somehow. It's their only shining moment.

While it is sad to see the number of bobble-heads whole make the leap, the number seems to be decreasing. One can only hope that they'll remember that NEXT November, and not hold on to that distrust until '08.

they are good with a little cinamon.. er.. cinamen.. cinnemen.. cinneman.. or, they are good plain too.

Peaches · 09-09-2005

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Originally Posted by JR

they are good with a little cinamon.. er.. cinamen.. cinnemen.. cinneman.. or, they are good plain too.

You will feel the fire of hell.

MorganGrayson · 09-09-2005

Peaches, let the man take his stand. You take your stand. However, I must insist you stay on opposite sides of the room. I don't want to have to referee the "Great Grits War of 2005."

On second thought...I think that would look pretty spiffy on a resume.

Have at it, Children of Grits!!

Dravyk · 09-09-2005

Never had grits! (Yeah, I know, damned Yankee).

What about Cream of Wheat though? How come no one mentions that third alternative? As I recall it tasted pretty good.

PornoDoggy · 09-09-2005

Death before grits!!!!

Peaches · 09-09-2005

JR, I will be happy to rid the local store of all flavored instant grits and send them to you in Seattle.

Peaches · 09-09-2005

I will have to wear a disguise when I buy them though.......

Dravyk · 09-09-2005

Yoots! What's the matter with yoots these days?

09-09-2005	#1
MorganGrayson None $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,321	Bush: Nation Can 'Overcome Any Challenge' (sic) This article is by Jennifer Loven. The comments are my own. WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, linking hurricane recovery and the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks four years ago, declared Friday that the United States was ready to "overcome any challenge.""America is a strong and resilient nation," Bush said. [Linking the two is a political move for which any decent human being should be ashamed. "Look how well I handled this" will NOT excuse "look how poorly I handled this"] Meanwhile, the federal bill for Hurricane Katrina relief soared past $62 billion, and the White House and members of Congress said it was bound to keep climbing. Bush scheduled his third trip to the devastated region for the weekend. [Why? Is he going to be running a pump or filling body bags? Does he need to verify that that was indeed a hurricane and it isn't just rumor? Aren't we still at war or does Iraq have a "pause" button?] Congress rapidly and overwhelmingly voted Thursday night to fulfill an urgent plea for $51.8 billion, adding to $10.5 billion that was approved last week for hurricane victims. Bush signed the bill immediately, saying: "We will continue to help people rebuild their lives and rebuild the region." Separately, a majority of Americans in an AP-Ipsos poll said that flooded areas of New Orleans lying below sea level should be abandoned and rebuilt on higher ground. Fifty-four percent chose that option, while 42 percent said to rebuild in the same place. [Our nation needs that deep water port to survive. And if we're going to take the attitude that we need to get rid of places hit by natural disasters, let's saw off Florida. Those people insist on rebuilding after hurricanes. Let's get rid of Los Angeles and San Francisco, other ports. They have too many earthquakes and have to be rebuilt. Let's get rid of all those people stupid enough to live in the Tornado Belt. Above all, let's ignore New Orlean's decades long fight to get the levees fixed, that was ignored until it was way too late.] Bush spoke about the hurricane Friday at the swearing-in for Karen Hughes, the State Department's new undersecretary for public diplomacy - a post designed to lift America's image abroad to help win the war on terror. Bush said that more than 100 nations had offered help after the hurricane, and he compared that to "a similar outpouring of support when another tragedy struck our nation" - the 2001 attacks in New York and Washington. [WTF???? We've got a National Ad Agency now??? And how much did THAT little piece of insanity cost????] "Our people have the spirit, the resources and the determination to overcome any challenge," he said. His speech marked the first of several steps in which the White House is seeking to intertwine the challenge of the anti-terror battle with the effort to recover from the hurricane. [Damn, this guy's a cunt.] Bush was to travel to Mississippi and Louisiana over the weekend, spending Sunday and Monday in the region visiting with storm victims and examining response efforts, press secretary Scott McClellan said. That trip was to follow Bush's attendance at a church service and White House moment of silence marking the fourth anniversary on Sunday of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The president's Saturday radio address also was to focus on both events and the government's response to them. On Friday, he struck an empathetic tone. "At this moment our fellow citizens along the Gulf Coast are struggling to recover from one of the worst natural disasters in our country's history," Bush said. "Thousands have lost their homes, they've lost their loved ones, they've lost all their earthly possessions." Thursday night's congressional action made $2,000 available to each family displaced by the storm. Bush pledged to cut through red tape hampering victims from claiming federal medical, food and housing benefits. "We have much more work to do, but the people who have been hurt by this storm need to know that the government is going to be with you for the long haul," Bush said Thursday. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., called the debit cards "a good start" on Friday but said evacuees will need a lot more money. [Duh.] "We need to be able to get them the cash they need to be able to live and survive, even in the near term, because many of these folks live paycheck to paycheck," Vitter told CBS'"The Early Show." The president designated next Friday as a national day of prayer and remembrance for Katrina's victims. [This one pisses me off. Let's toss in a little "Christian Feel-Good Fuzzies" to see if that helps any. Let me predict: it won't.] Promises for sustained federal help came amid heightening strain and signs that the road to recovery would be long. Police prepared to evacuate residents reluctant to leave their homes. Much of New Orleans remained flooded and those who stayed behind lacked power, water and food. Vice President Dick Cheney toured the region Thursday and described "significant" progress. It was too soon to estimate the total cost of reconstruction, he said. [I want an itemized list of the "sifnificant progress," please, Mr. Cheney.] Bush used national emergency authority to waive sections of a federal law that requires payment of prevailing wages on government contracts, wages based on surveys that take into account union and nonunion pay. The waiver applies to disaster areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Democrats objected. "Hurricane Katrina took away their jobs, now President Bush will take away their wages when they find new jobs," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. [Does this even need a comment?] Democrats also questioned the wisdom of funneling $50 billion in recovery funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency with questions swirling about whether it acted too slowly to help hurricane victims. "After what we all have witnessed the past week or so, is there anyone in America who feels we should continue to rely exclusively on FEMA to head the federal government's response to this tragedy?" asked Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Congressional Democratic leaders said they would refuse to appoint members to a committee that Republican leaders intend to create to investigate FEMA and the administration's response to the storm. And some lawmakers started to sound alarms about the growing cost of recovery. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said federal spending should be re-examined and some programs cut while the Gulf Coast remains a priority. "We're going to do the easy thing. We should pay for this," Coburn said. "We should pass this bill, but we should not pass it on the backs of our children and grandchildren." Others cautioned against new authority that temporarily increases the purchasing limit from $15,000 to $250,000 for federal employees with government-issued credit cards working on recovery, arguing that it could lead to wasteful spending. I ran out of comments. I just got too fucking tired of this shit.

09-09-2005	#2
JR Members The global leader in pay-per-view AEBN Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: in my chair Posts: 3,320	Re: Bush: Nation Can 'Overcome Any Challenge' (sic) i have had grits for breakfast everyday for about 2 years now. i am serious. it's either that or oatmeal and i don't really like oatmeal. __________________

09-09-2005	#6
MorganGrayson None $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,321	Re: Bush: Nation Can 'Overcome Any Challenge' (sic) JR...it ain't a hangin' offense, I'm certain. (Don't get all weasly on my now, my man. It's your stand, take up flag and rifle and defend that sucker!) Peaches...they make flavored instant grits? Lawdy, lawdy, somebody git me my lavendar water 'n' smelling salts, I do believe I'm gonna have one o' my spells! PornoDoggy...you quoted George M. Cohan.

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PornoDoggy Cramming 3 people in a Room to Attend Show Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Amid the Cornfields of Illinois Posts: 5,366	Re: Bush: Nation Can 'Overcome Any Challenge' (sic) George M. Cohan once said "Many a bum show has been saved by the flag." With that in mind, it's not suprising that they'll try and tie this into 9/11 somehow. It's their only shining moment. While it is sad to see the number of bobble-heads who will make the leap, the number seems to be decreasing. One can only hope that they'll remember that NEXT November, and not hold on to that distrust until '08. __________________ SEX STORY TEXT Exotic Material for Adult Websites Available for part time (project or ongoing) work ...

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MorganGrayson None $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,321	Re: Bush: Nation Can 'Overcome Any Challenge' (sic) Peaches, let the man take his stand. You take your stand. However, I must insist you stay on opposite sides of the room. I don't want to have to referee the "Great Grits War of 2005." On second thought...I think that would look pretty spiffy on a resume. Have at it, Children of Grits!!

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Dravyk Easy Like Sunday Morning Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Behind a couch, somewhere in Philly Posts: 7,628	Re: Bush: Nation Can 'Overcome Any Challenge' (sic) Never had grits! (Yeah, I know, damned Yankee). What about Cream of Wheat though? How come no one mentions that third alternative? As I recall it tasted pretty good. __________________ All Of 'Em Mainstream Webmasters New: WebmasterConventions.com

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Peaches Members Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hills of N. GA Posts: 10,823	Re: Bush: Nation Can 'Overcome Any Challenge' (sic) JR, I will be happy to rid the local store of all flavored instant grits and send them to you in Seattle. __________________ Peaches@onlinebeach.com ICQ# 36734533