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"Harry Hope" |
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09 Mar 2006 03:00:25 PM |
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Country music stars blast Bush for his ongoing Katrina screwup |
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03-09-06
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw Blast 'Humiliating' Katrina Cleanup
Country Stars Lash Out in Anger Over Conditions in Storm-Ravaged
States
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw -- two stars who usually stay out of
politics -- blasted the Hurricane Katrina cleanup effort, with Hill
calling the slow progress in Louisiana and Mississippi "embarrassing"
and "humiliating."
The country music artists -- who are natives of the storm ravaged
states -- were at times close to tears, and clearly angry when the
subject of Katrina came up during a news conference today.
They had met with reporters in Nashville to promote their upcoming
Soul2Soul II Tour, but when asked about the hurricane cleanup, the
stars pulled no punches.
"To me, there's a lot of politics being played and a lot of people
trying to put people in bad positions in order to further their
agendas," McGraw, a 38-year-old native of Delhi, La., told ABC News
Radio.
"When you have people dying because they're poor and black or poor and
white, or because of whatever they are -- if that's a number on a
political scale -- then that is the most wrong thing. That erases
everything that's great about our country."
McGraw specifically criticized President Bush.
"There's no reason why someone can't go down there who's supposed to
be the leader of the free world -- and say, 'I'm giving you a job to
do and I'm not leaving here until it's done. And you're held
accountable, and you're held accountable, and you're held accountable.
"'This is what I've given you to do, and if it's not done by the time
I get back on my plane, then you're fired and someone else will be in
your place. '"
Hill: 'I Fear for Our Country'
The president had actually spent the day in New Orleans, getting a
close-up look at boarded-up buildings and mountains of debris, noting
that the city still suffers "pain and agony."
Along the president's route, some frustrated residents held up signs
in protest, one asking "Where's my government?" and another telling
the president to "cut the red tape and help us."
Hill, who grew up in Jackson, Miss., echoed those sentiments.
So overwhelmed, she uncharacteristically unleashed an epithet, calling
the situation, "Bull- - - -"
"It is a huge, huge problem and it's embarrassing," she said.
"I fear for our country if we can't handle our people [during] a
natural disaster. And I can't stand to see it. It doesn't take a brain
surgeon to figure out point A to point B. . . . And they can't even
skip from point A to point B.
"It's just screwed up."
__________________________________________________________
You can say that again, Faith.
Harry
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| User: "Tuco" |
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| Title: Re: Country music stars blast Bush for his ongoing Katrina screwup |
09 Mar 2006 03:23:59 PM |
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"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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03-09-06
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw Blast 'Humiliating' Katrina Cleanup
Country Stars Lash Out in Anger Over Conditions in Storm-Ravaged
States
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw -- two stars who usually stay out of
politics -- blasted the Hurricane Katrina cleanup effort, with Hill
calling the slow progress in Louisiana and Mississippi "embarrassing"
and "humiliating."
The country music artists -- who are natives of the storm ravaged
states -- were at times close to tears, and clearly angry when the
subject of Katrina came up during a news conference today.
They had met with reporters in Nashville to promote their upcoming
Soul2Soul II Tour, but when asked about the hurricane cleanup, the
stars pulled no punches.
"To me, there's a lot of politics being played and a lot of people
trying to put people in bad positions in order to further their
agendas," McGraw, a 38-year-old native of Delhi, La., told ABC News
Radio.
"When you have people dying because they're poor and black or poor and
white, or because of whatever they are -- if that's a number on a
political scale -- then that is the most wrong thing. That erases
everything that's great about our country."
McGraw specifically criticized President Bush.
"There's no reason why someone can't go down there who's supposed to
be the leader of the free world -- and say, 'I'm giving you a job to
do and I'm not leaving here until it's done. And you're held
accountable, and you're held accountable, and you're held accountable.
"'This is what I've given you to do, and if it's not done by the time
I get back on my plane, then you're fired and someone else will be in
your place. '"
Hill: 'I Fear for Our Country'
The president had actually spent the day in New Orleans, getting a
close-up look at boarded-up buildings and mountains of debris, noting
that the city still suffers "pain and agony."
Along the president's route, some frustrated residents held up signs
in protest, one asking "Where's my government?" and another telling
the president to "cut the red tape and help us."
Hill, who grew up in Jackson, Miss., echoed those sentiments.
So overwhelmed, she uncharacteristically unleashed an epithet, calling
the situation, "Bull- - - -"
"It is a huge, huge problem and it's embarrassing," she said.
"I fear for our country if we can't handle our people [during] a
natural disaster. And I can't stand to see it. It doesn't take a brain
surgeon to figure out point A to point B. . . . And they can't even
skip from point A to point B.
"It's just screwed up."
__________________________________________________________
You can say that again, Faith.
Harry
Not to be a smart ***** but what do they want to be done that isn't already
being done? A large city was just about erased. How can Bush immediately
fix that?
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| User: "Don Tomlinson" |
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| Title: Re: Country music stars blast Bush for his ongoing Katrina screwup |
09 Mar 2006 03:36:41 PM |
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03-09-06
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw Blast 'Humiliating' Katrina Cleanup
Country Stars Lash Out in Anger Over Conditions in Storm-Ravaged
States
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw -- two stars who usually stay out of
politics -- blasted the Hurricane Katrina cleanup effort, with Hill
calling the slow progress in Louisiana and Mississippi "embarrassing"
and "humiliating."
The country music artists -- who are natives of the storm ravaged
states -- were at times close to tears, and clearly angry when the
subject of Katrina came up during a news conference today.
They had met with reporters in Nashville to promote their upcoming
Soul2Soul II Tour, but when asked about the hurricane cleanup, the
stars pulled no punches.
"To me, there's a lot of politics being played and a lot of people
trying to put people in bad positions in order to further their
agendas," McGraw, a 38-year-old native of Delhi, La., told ABC News
Radio.
"When you have people dying because they're poor and black or poor and
white, or because of whatever they are -- if that's a number on a
political scale -- then that is the most wrong thing. That erases
everything that's great about our country."
McGraw specifically criticized President Bush.
"There's no reason why someone can't go down there who's supposed to
be the leader of the free world -- and say, 'I'm giving you a job to
do and I'm not leaving here until it's done. And you're held
accountable, and you're held accountable, and you're held accountable.
"'This is what I've given you to do, and if it's not done by the time
I get back on my plane, then you're fired and someone else will be in
your place. '"
Hill: 'I Fear for Our Country'
The president had actually spent the day in New Orleans, getting a
close-up look at boarded-up buildings and mountains of debris, noting
that the city still suffers "pain and agony."
Along the president's route, some frustrated residents held up signs
in protest, one asking "Where's my government?" and another telling
the president to "cut the red tape and help us."
Hill, who grew up in Jackson, Miss., echoed those sentiments.
So overwhelmed, she uncharacteristically unleashed an epithet, calling
the situation, "Bull- - - -"
"It is a huge, huge problem and it's embarrassing," she said.
"I fear for our country if we can't handle our people [during] a
natural disaster. And I can't stand to see it. It doesn't take a brain
surgeon to figure out point A to point B. . . . And they can't even
skip from point A to point B.
"It's just screwed up."
__________________________________________________________
You can say that again, Faith.
Harry
Not to be a smart ***** but what do they want to be done that isn't already
being done? A large city was just about erased. How can Bush immediately
fix that?
He could start by acting like he gives a *****.
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| User: "The Pretzel" |
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| Title: Re: Country music stars blast Bush for his ongoing Katrina screwup |
09 Mar 2006 03:54:10 PM |
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"Don Tomlinson" <tdes@aol.com> wrote in message
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"Tuco" <tuco@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
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"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/music/article.adp?id=20060309043509990007
03-09-06
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw Blast 'Humiliating' Katrina Cleanup
Country Stars Lash Out in Anger Over Conditions in Storm-Ravaged
States
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw -- two stars who usually stay out of
politics -- blasted the Hurricane Katrina cleanup effort, with Hill
calling the slow progress in Louisiana and Mississippi "embarrassing"
and "humiliating."
The country music artists -- who are natives of the storm ravaged
states -- were at times close to tears, and clearly angry when the
subject of Katrina came up during a news conference today.
They had met with reporters in Nashville to promote their upcoming
Soul2Soul II Tour, but when asked about the hurricane cleanup, the
stars pulled no punches.
"To me, there's a lot of politics being played and a lot of people
trying to put people in bad positions in order to further their
agendas," McGraw, a 38-year-old native of Delhi, La., told ABC News
Radio.
"When you have people dying because they're poor and black or poor and
white, or because of whatever they are -- if that's a number on a
political scale -- then that is the most wrong thing. That erases
everything that's great about our country."
McGraw specifically criticized President Bush.
"There's no reason why someone can't go down there who's supposed to
be the leader of the free world -- and say, 'I'm giving you a job to
do and I'm not leaving here until it's done. And you're held
accountable, and you're held accountable, and you're held accountable.
"'This is what I've given you to do, and if it's not done by the time
I get back on my plane, then you're fired and someone else will be in
your place. '"
Hill: 'I Fear for Our Country'
The president had actually spent the day in New Orleans, getting a
close-up look at boarded-up buildings and mountains of debris, noting
that the city still suffers "pain and agony."
Along the president's route, some frustrated residents held up signs
in protest, one asking "Where's my government?" and another telling
the president to "cut the red tape and help us."
Hill, who grew up in Jackson, Miss., echoed those sentiments.
So overwhelmed, she uncharacteristically unleashed an epithet, calling
the situation, "Bull- - - -"
"It is a huge, huge problem and it's embarrassing," she said.
"I fear for our country if we can't handle our people [during] a
natural disaster. And I can't stand to see it. It doesn't take a brain
surgeon to figure out point A to point B. . . . And they can't even
skip from point A to point B.
"It's just screwed up."
__________________________________________________________
You can say that again, Faith.
Harry
Not to be a smart ***** but what do they want to be done that isn't
already
being done? A large city was just about erased. How can Bush
immediately
fix that?
He could start by acting like he gives a *****.
He does a good job at that.
It's actually giving a ***** is the problem.
King Georgie iv acting like he gives a *****:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40753000/jpg/_40753370_bush_300.jpg
Say "cheese" Mr. pResident...
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| User: "Kevin Cunningham" |
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09 Mar 2006 05:01:55 PM |
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"Tuco" <tuco@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
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"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/music/article.adp?id=20060309043509990007
03-09-06
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw Blast 'Humiliating' Katrina Cleanup
Country Stars Lash Out in Anger Over Conditions in Storm-Ravaged
States
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw -- two stars who usually stay out of
politics -- blasted the Hurricane Katrina cleanup effort, with Hill
calling the slow progress in Louisiana and Mississippi "embarrassing"
and "humiliating."
The country music artists -- who are natives of the storm ravaged
states -- were at times close to tears, and clearly angry when the
subject of Katrina came up during a news conference today.
They had met with reporters in Nashville to promote their upcoming
Soul2Soul II Tour, but when asked about the hurricane cleanup, the
stars pulled no punches.
"To me, there's a lot of politics being played and a lot of people
trying to put people in bad positions in order to further their
agendas," McGraw, a 38-year-old native of Delhi, La., told ABC News
Radio.
"When you have people dying because they're poor and black or poor and
white, or because of whatever they are -- if that's a number on a
political scale -- then that is the most wrong thing. That erases
everything that's great about our country."
McGraw specifically criticized President Bush.
"There's no reason why someone can't go down there who's supposed to
be the leader of the free world -- and say, 'I'm giving you a job to
do and I'm not leaving here until it's done. And you're held
accountable, and you're held accountable, and you're held accountable.
"'This is what I've given you to do, and if it's not done by the time
I get back on my plane, then you're fired and someone else will be in
your place. '"
Hill: 'I Fear for Our Country'
The president had actually spent the day in New Orleans, getting a
close-up look at boarded-up buildings and mountains of debris, noting
that the city still suffers "pain and agony."
Along the president's route, some frustrated residents held up signs
in protest, one asking "Where's my government?" and another telling
the president to "cut the red tape and help us."
Hill, who grew up in Jackson, Miss., echoed those sentiments.
So overwhelmed, she uncharacteristically unleashed an epithet, calling
the situation, "Bull- - - -"
"It is a huge, huge problem and it's embarrassing," she said.
"I fear for our country if we can't handle our people [during] a
natural disaster. And I can't stand to see it. It doesn't take a brain
surgeon to figure out point A to point B. . . . And they can't even
skip from point A to point B.
"It's just screwed up."
__________________________________________________________
You can say that again, Faith.
Harry
Not to be a smart ***** but what do they want to be done that isn't already
being done? A large city was just about erased. How can Bush immediately
fix that?
I know this is difficult but please try and follow along. We have to
provide money. We have to tell insurance companies to either pay up or be
run out of business. See, very complex stuff. If we had a president it
would be easier.
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| User: "Grendel" |
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09 Mar 2006 05:15:18 PM |
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I know this is difficult but please try and follow along.
We have to provide money.
We do? Why do we have to? It's nice that we do help provide funds
for people to get back on their feet, but at a certain point it becomes
ridiculous. They are soaking up money like a sponge, not to get back
on their feet, but to live an easy life while we ALSO pay another
entity to rebuild their city (which wasn't so great BEFORE the
hurricane). I say the amount of help should be limited to replacing
what they had. You had a house? Okay, here's lumber..start
building.
We have to tell insurance companies to either pay up or be
run out of business.
Seems to me that is a matter for the courts.
See, very complex stuff.
Not very complex at all. If a hurricane is coming, get out of its way.
If your house is destroyed, rebuild. It's called 'personal
responsibility'. But that's not what we have in New Orleans. In
New Orleans we have the result of a grand liberal/socialist experiment.
The majority of the people were on the guv'mint dole and guess what,
it turns out they can't take care of themselves.
Most people would see a disaster as a time to rebuild and reassess.
New Orleans and LA saw it as a chance to stick there hands out for more
money (not only the citizens, but the local and state bureaucracy, too.
But don't' mention that they are in the mess they are in through
socialist programs and years of corruption stealing money away from the
levee project).
Yol Bolsun,
Grendel.
"Never underestimate the stupidity of liberals."
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| User: "Chuck Feney" |
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09 Mar 2006 05:53:04 PM |
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On 9 Mar 2006, "Grendel" <wsthomas@bellsouth.net> wrote:
I say the amount of help should be limited to replacing
what they had. You had a house? Okay, here's lumber..start
building.
Where's the profit for Halliburton in that?
Tsk, tsk.
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| User: "Grendel" |
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09 Mar 2006 04:30:22 PM |
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Not to be a smart ***** but what do they want to be done that isn't already
being done? A large city was just about erased. How can Bush immediately
fix that?
Exactly. It's not like he has a magic wand that he can wave and make
it all better. New Orleans is a DISASTER area. It takes time and hard
work.
Of course, seeing as all these refugees need work, and there's plenty
of work to be done in New Orleans, it would logically be assumed that
they would want to help rebuild their town....BUT, in reality, they
want to sit on their lazy asses, let others rebuild their city, collect
all the money everyone's throwing at them and ***** and complain
"IT AIN'T ENOUGH"!!!
The people rebuilding New Orleans for the most part are not FROM New
Orleans...that should tell you the worth of the cities ex-inhabitants.
I'd like to know when it became the Guv'mint's job to put
everything back as it was, anyway. Whatever happened to 'personal
responsibility'? (and before you liberals start spouting off that
"you don't know what they been through", save your breath. Lived
through many a hurricane and took care of the consequences all by my
lonesome.)
I don't see Faith Hill and Tim McGraw out there swinging any hammers
(as I have done since Katrina)...so they should shut up.
Yol Bolsun,
Grendel.
"Never underestimate the stupidity of liberals."
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| User: "Miles Long" |
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09 Mar 2006 03:27:01 PM |
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Harry Hope wrote:
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/music/article.adp?id=20060309043509990007
03-09-06
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw Blast 'Humiliating' Katrina Cleanup
Country Stars Lash Out in Anger Over Conditions in Storm-Ravaged
States
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw -- two stars who usually stay out of
politics -- blasted the Hurricane Katrina cleanup effort, with Hill
calling the slow progress in Louisiana and Mississippi "embarrassing"
and "humiliating."
The country music artists -- who are natives of the storm ravaged
states -- were at times close to tears, and clearly angry when the
subject of Katrina came up during a news conference today.
They had met with reporters in Nashville to promote their upcoming
Soul2Soul II Tour, but when asked about the hurricane cleanup, the
stars pulled no punches.
"To me, there's a lot of politics being played and a lot of people
trying to put people in bad positions in order to further their
agendas," McGraw, a 38-year-old native of Delhi, La., told ABC News
Radio.
"When you have people dying because they're poor and black or poor and
white, or because of whatever they are -- if that's a number on a
political scale -- then that is the most wrong thing. That erases
everything that's great about our country."
McGraw specifically criticized President Bush.
"There's no reason why someone can't go down there who's supposed to
be the leader of the free world -- and say, 'I'm giving you a job to
do and I'm not leaving here until it's done. And you're held
accountable, and you're held accountable, and you're held accountable.
"'This is what I've given you to do, and if it's not done by the time
I get back on my plane, then you're fired and someone else will be in
your place. '"
Hill: 'I Fear for Our Country'
The president had actually spent the day in New Orleans, getting a
close-up look at boarded-up buildings and mountains of debris, noting
that the city still suffers "pain and agony."
Along the president's route, some frustrated residents held up signs
in protest, one asking "Where's my government?" and another telling
the president to "cut the red tape and help us."
Hill, who grew up in Jackson, Miss., echoed those sentiments.
So overwhelmed, she uncharacteristically unleashed an epithet, calling
the situation, "Bull- - - -"
"It is a huge, huge problem and it's embarrassing," she said.
"I fear for our country if we can't handle our people [during] a
natural disaster. And I can't stand to see it. It doesn't take a brain
surgeon to figure out point A to point B. . . . And they can't even
skip from point A to point B.
"It's just screwed up."
__________________________________________________________
You can say that again, Faith.
Harry
Gee, I guess someone owes the Dixie Chicks an apology. <smile>
Miles "Oh, We have both, Country AND Western"
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