Comments on: A disgrace

By: Arun

Arun — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 15:31:01 +0000

Those insurance and reinsurance companies deserve to go out of business if they haven’t been computing the odds correctly and collecting insurance premiums accordingly.

By: The Anti-Lubos

The Anti-Lubos — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 06:27:12 +0000

Bizarre remarks? Lubos?? That can’t be right.

By: iso42

iso42 — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 04:04:53 +0000

Lubos Motl writes about Katrina on his blog
http://motls.blogspot.com
and he mentions this blog and in particular post (not favorable).

Some of his remarks seem bizarre to me, e.g. when he suggests in the first paragraph
that a majority of people in the region will benefit from this in the end.

“My packets of compassion go to all who have been really affected – especially those whose relatives have died (not the casualties themselves because I doubt that it is allowed to read
my blog in the Heaven or the Hell); those who have stayed in the critical area; and finally to the
CEOs and CFOs of insurance and re-insurance companies who will have to make sure that
most of the people in the area will actually benefit at the end.”

By: Samantha

Samantha — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 16:28:56 +0000

I think it goes without saying that if the Bush administration had handled this crisis well, all of us would have been deeply thankful. Our shocked and disgusted response has nothing to do with politics – watching people left to die needlessly should make you foam at the mouth, shouldn’t it?

By: The Anti-Zero

The Anti-Zero — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 16:08:30 +0000

There is plenty of intelligent criticism out there.

“Don’t play the guitar while New Orleans is experiencing Armageddon” seems like intelligent criticism to me. This President really does not know how to project commanding leadership in the face of a crisis. Remember his immediate reaction to September 11? If you’ll recall, he found it most strategic to finish a children’s story.

By: Kim Schnitzius

Kim Schnitzius — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:48:49 +0000

24 hours. 24 hours. 24 hours is the acceptable response time to any disaster of any scope- 24 hours to get ice and water to the displaced. Food and shelter within 48. That’s it. This president is taking DAYS to do what should have been done in a matter of hours. He didn’t even bother to end his vacation until 2 days after the storm hit. This is completely unacceptable, and while I was no fan of his before, now there IS foaming at the mouth hatred like I’ve never felt before, and if that offends you, too darn bad. There is no room for civilized discourse when there are American people DYING from his lack of response. He’s been saying “be patient”- yeah, I’ll be patient when my baby is dying in my arms from dehydration, which is the image on MSNBC that most haunts me. What would I do in that woman’s position? I have small children, and I went through Andrew, so I can put myself in her shoes. There but for the grace of God, as the saying goes. Bush Sr. said that his response was acceptable after Andrew and that Bush Jr.’s response is acceptable now- tell that to the people at the convention center in New Orleans. Tell that to the families of the dead in the convention center. Tell that to the people stuck on the highway overpasses. Tell that to the doctors, nurses, and patients in Charity Hospital. Tell that to the survivors of Andrew from Cutler Ridge and Country Walk. That’s crap- he’s crap, and yes, I’m foaming at the mouth.

By: Zero

Zero — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:51:08 +0000

Anti-Zero said: Is there any way to criticize the President without having you dismiss it as partisan whining?

Yes. There is plenty of intelligent criticism out there. But also a lot of foaming-at-the-mouth hatred. Let’s try for more of the former, less of the latter.

Joanne said: …it would be possible to stand up and criticize the government’s mishandling of the situation without being accused of being a radical leftie.

Free speech goes both ways, Dr. Joanne.

Zero

By: kevin north idaho

kevin north idaho — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 06:54:23 +0000

Can you say new third world country…. I don’t get it. This is America!! That is what is it looks likes to the rest of the world. Time to take care of our own!! race, color creed, it dont matter!!! And this is a “small” piece of our country. Lets get busy at preserving our “world power satus” Truely emarrassed

By: Risa

Risa — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 05:13:45 +0000

JoAnne, just caught it on CNN:
–Did you ever think in your life, that you would stand on American soil and see the things you’ve seen this week?
David Mattingly: I’m just trying not to think about it. This is not the America I grew up in.

By: damtp dweller

damtp dweller — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 05:13:42 +0000

I was glued to the television today, watching this horror unfold and one line from a CNN reporter (sorry, forget the name) summed it up best, at least for me:

`This is not the America I grew up in.’

Anderson Cooper, I believe. At least, I certainly heard him say that on Tonight with Aaron Brown.