Not to mention that 2/3 of the Katrina rebuilding money has already been spent, and the need is still overwhelming. So not only did they screw up the preparation and immediate response, but the rebuilding is also horribly executed and underfunded (and we all know where the money's going instead).
And to think that the DNC bigshots were all worried that Dean would fail as a fundraiser and would be torn to pieces by the Rethuglicans. Now look at him: he's brought in massive support and contributions from everyday Americans rather than large corporations, and he's been out there giving it to the R's like no other.
Good for him. And for us.
Nancy, it sounds like you sure have a much better claim to 5 than I do. I just always liked the number because it was just outside my really weird quirk with the numbers 2 and 4 that involved obsessively counting the number of stairs on every flight I climbed anywhere, as well as my steps on differently colored tiles on the ground, and that will surely make me sound crazy if I don't shut up about it.
So yeah, let's share. :)
Thanks, Skwid. It's good to see that I wasn't completely making something out of nothing. And I do agree with you on taking it too far. Of course, he then moved on to having his bad guy crush rats' spines as a pastime, and that's where he lost me. He should have stuck with Sauron's hobby of gazing about evilly.
As for favorite prime numbers, I claim 5.
Thanks for clearing that up. I guess you would be in a position to know :)
It does have those certain touches I mentioned, howver. Maybe that was all subconscious.
According to the ever-entertaining comments on dailykos, the One-Term-inator should face a Total Recall after that disaster.
I heard the rumor that Robert Jordan's first Wheel of Time book was written based on him being asked to write a new Lord of the Rings. I don't know how much truth there is to that, but given that the novel starts with little people leaving their peaceful village in the company of a grumpy wizard and an exiled-king-turned-ranger, followed by evil dark cloak guys and dragons, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a very conscious Tolkien remake.
If so, that's what I'd call a hack job.
Stephen King, he's just... well... a rambler in dire need of an editor.
We might thank Nader voters for 2000, but 2004 rests on the shoulders of homophobes.
My short text would simply be, "Moral Values?!?!"
Are they actually trying to trap and kill these people?
The rich white people in charge are afraid of thousands of poor black people "being let loose" on the country, you can bet your ass they are.
This is the worst thing Americans have done to each other in a long time.
Thank you for sharing--that's a very poignant post. The last thing anyone should do in this situation is blame those who were already disenfranchised, and who now have even less than that.
And also:
Being poor means getting locked into a disaster zone by your government because they're afraid of you.
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