Bush says America must prepare for the worst

[sabra]

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Bush says America must prepare for the worst

WASHINGTON President Bush says as Rita prowls the Gulf of Mexico, the country must "be ready for the worst."

Bush said citizens along the Gulf Coast need "to listen carefully to the instructions" from state and local officials.

Bush says he hopes and prays "Rita will not be a devastating storm," but everyone needs to prepare.

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He also says the storm brought "a new opportunity" to help neighborhoods that were hurting before the storm.

[BlueEyedSon]

1. You mean he's going to run for a 3rd term????

[otohara]

42. LOL God Forbid

the nightmare never ends

[yellowcanine]

62. Heh - similar thought- I thought "Oh no, a Jebbie presidency?"

[raccoon]

2. What does he mean "prepare for the worst?"

We've HAD the worst since 2000!

Maybe he means, "put up with the worst?"

[HughBeaumont]

25. Sing it with me . . . M, M, M, MIHOP!!!

[Bucky]

55. You're aware of how silly "Mihop" sounds w/ regard to hurricanes, right?

I don't blame Bush for hurricanes. I blame Pat Robertson.

[HughBeaumont]

73. "Worst" doesn't necessarily have to mean "natural disaster"

It could mean "terrorist attack" (which, when confronted with the dubious pre-9/11 events and their crapola intelligence, can EASILY be blamed on Team Boosh), "nucular war", "global warming", "my Presidency", etc.

[TankLV]

80. Don't be stupid - NOBODY is suggesting that a hurricane is MIHOP

but the lack of preparation and the lack of a plan to help afterwards certainly do.

[katty]

40. Gawd-What could be WORSE than bush?! it's scary HE is saying

this! First he is oblivious and now he's the town crier!

[Arkansas Granny]

58. That's a real scary thought isn't it, when the worst thing you can

imagine tells you to prepare for the worst?

[cliss]

3. New opportunity?

what does he mean by that? I wonder if the people who lost their homes agree with him.

And I wonder if he would have the courage to tell them that. (seriously doubt it)

[silvermachine]

35. He's been listening to his momma...

...the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.

[SammyWinstonJack]

56. New opportunity for his bidness pards. Land grab of NOLA

[Fire Walk With Me]

65. Lots of new exploratory oil drilling! Doesn't W personally profit from it?

Nah...

[54anickel]

68. Broken window fallacy - New op to help those neighborhoods that

were in bad shape before the storm, meaning poor, low-income housing, "projects" as that baptist preacher in Houston calls them. The storm might totally destroy these areas so they can rebuilt into, uh, err, uhm....

[nyhuskyfan]

4. That's what we should have done for Katrina...

And for 9/11
And for Iraq
And for Afghanistan
And...

[tularetom]

5. Oh shit! Does he mean Cheney's going to run in 2008?

[Cassandra]

6. Worse than him?!?

Oh, he was talking about the storm........never mind.

[Bridget Burke]

7. So what is HE doing to prepare for the worst?

The local (City & County) officials are the only ones doing anything down here.

[Davis_X_Machina]

9. Mimeoing the ....

....declarations of a state of siege, and declaring the suspension of normal civil government, due to disruptions in the supply of natural gas, gas, and diesel.

[Tesla]

10. Only thing worse than him is

his Administration!

[Gregorian]

8. What could possibly be worse than BUSH!

Bush- the unnatural disaster.

[bunny planet]

33. I think you've got a great bumper sticker there.

Does it exist already? I'd put that on my car in a second, I don't even think I'll get keyed.

[Oreo]

34. BUSH - The Disaster President

I think that's what we should all call him

[JoFerret]

38. BushCurse - the walking plague.

.

[Bob3]

11. me? I'm going back on vacation. This is hard work.

N/T

[jobycom]

12. One disaster too late as always with Bush. Hope he does it right this time

I won't hold my breath, though.

[GOPAgainstGW]

13. Could Anything Be Worse Than the 2000 Florida Recount FRAUD! - eom

[Arkana]

28. No, but the theft of 2004 comes close.

[GOPAgainstGW]

50. I Blame Some of That on Kerry For No Strong Iraq Position-Yes or No

[geckosfeet]

14. Hopelessly insenstive and ingnorant.

[louis-t]

15. Again, if there is a God, and He is a vengeful God

Rita will skip the rest of Texas, and land squarely on the pig farm.

[Dulcinea]

37. Would he rebuild?

He can certainly afford it, but would he rebuild his faux ranch? Or would he just vacation in Kennebunkport with the rest of his family & quit pretending to be a cowboy?

[Benhurst]

16. I thought Bush talked directly with God. Surely, he can come

up with something to say to the Almighty which will put an end to all these storms.

We're counting on you Dubya!

[silvermachine]

36. Nah...

...you're getting him confused with radical cleric Pat Robertson.

[Demeter]

17. I Think We Had the Worst, Already

Worst pResident (*) ever! Now it's time to work for the better.

Don't you just love well-deserved death spirals?

[ridgerunner]

18. Yeah, it's pretty sad

when you wish for the good ole days when Grant was in charge, just as crooked but at least he wasn't a chickenhawk.

[Bridget Burke]

29. Perhaps he meant The Wurst...

What a weenie!

[wanpete]

19. psst...Mr. President...we've had the worst for five years now.

[Delphinus]

20. Praying's NOT going to do it!

When the hell is he going to wake up to that fact!

[AspenRose]

23. There's two sayings that are more appropriate

"Pray to God but continue to row to the shore" (Russian)

"Pray to God, but hammer away" (Spanish)

[Piscis Austrinus]

66. "Trust in Allah, but tie your camel."

No, wait, that's the ter'rists.

PsA

[The Traveler]

77. Here's a similar one

"Believe in God, but row away from the rocks." --- Native American

[fooj]

32. the only God he prays to is the Corporate God. I don't know that one.

Peace.

[Piscis Austrinus]

67. That would be Supply-Side Jesus

cf Al Franken's "Lying Liars"

But you're right. Down here in redneck, red-state hell, I've seen any number of cars with that dreaded fish-W combination of stickers. Proof positive that Georgia's education system is as bad as everyone says it is.

PsA

[AspenRose]

21. Democratic Americans were preparing for the worst back in 2000,

SIR.

[YvonneCa]

79. Love it...

...SO TRUE.:cry:

[tainowarrior]

22. we wouldn't have to if you werent' President.

We would already have been prepared, our economy would be in surplus instead of deficit, and our national image overseas would be better.

You screwed it up on all categories. Bushie!

[Kerri_S]

24. Uh-Oh..

Nah, the Iraq war and two major hurricanes aren't enough.

Wonder what other disaster the Crime Family is planning now?

[earth mom]

26. That was my thought....what's * REALLY saying?!

:nuke:

[NuttyFluffers]

61. yup. "why, bush? what else you got up your sleeve, white devil?"

:grr:

[katty]

72. Yes-something else is afoot-bush is TOO CLEAR-usually ambiguous

[Luna_Chick]

64. Hmm, dunno, maybe..

something to help us all find a distraction from all the protests scheduled for the 24th?

[killbotfactory]

27. Bush is the worst

No one was prepared for him

[lebkuchen]

30. more doom and gloom from the Bush administration

[ramapo]

31. Bush hopes for a second chance

Bush needs Rita to be just as bad as Katrina so he can demonstrate his preparedness and new-found leadership skills. He'd also like to bring some new opportunity to Texas and help out some of the good ole boys who haven't gotten rich yet off Katrina.

[nolabels]

46. Yea, someone should tell Chimpy to be careful what he wishes for

Karma and Shiva can sometimes be one nasty set when they get together

[tinrobot]

71. Sad, but true..

He always profits from disaster.

[existentialist]

39. Of course it's "the worst"

Rita is headed for Bush's home state and for Tom DeLay's Congressional District.

[Piscis Austrinus]

70. NO! Don't hit DeLay's District!!!!

Heaven only knows what will happen to all the (remaining) documentation of his political corruption!

PsA

[belle]

75. There's some irony there..after all that careful R-planned redistricting,

it looks like huge swaths of the country are going to be relocating. Hell, it's been a bloody exodus just from Katrina. God only knows what the aftermath of Rita will be.

[Laelth]

76. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

-Laelth

[indepat]

41. Hopefully FEMA will act masterfully, but that would just show how abysmal

they were in responding to Katrina: FEMA will be damned either way.

[pinniped]

43. And the military!

--Bush said citizens along the Gulf Coast need "to listen carefully to the instructions" from state and local officials and the military with their M-16s .--

[damntexdem]

44. After over 4 years of Dubya, America should have learned ...

to expect the worst. Now, how to prepare for it is another thing altogether.

[DFWJock]

45. Does that mean

Jeb is next?

[Megahurtz]

47. "A new opportunity"???

What an idiotic statement.:spray:
That guy should really learn to think before he talks.

[sakabatou]

48. Hey Bush

Weren't you sitting on your hands when NOLA was hit?

[genieroze]

49. Bush says America must prepare for the worst. Been there, done that.

Maybe things will get better when he leaves office.

[calimary]

51. Whaddya mean "prepare for" the worst? We've already got him..

In OUR White House, no less.

:grr:

I wonder how the survivors in New Orleans, and all the rescuers and others who begged for help feel about this. There he is, in all his "splendor," issuing a public warning in advance of a potentially killer hurricane. Thanks for nothing. Nice you finally got with the program, chucko. Umm... you're a LITTLE late.

[retread]

52. I'm afraid my pitiful imagination can't conceive of his "worst."

*

[Piperay]

57. Yeah, I thought we had seen

his worst already the thought of something even worser :scared:

[adaada]

53. First thought: but we've got the worst NOW (him); second though: omg: JEB!

[neuvocat]

54. Yeah well we've been way ahead of you there, pal.

[BiggJawn]

59. What is he talking about?

What do we need to prepare for?
Rita?
Cheney?
Oil prices?
The Rise of The Machines?
Martial Law?
Suspension of the Constitution?

Or are the Twins getting a starring role in the next "Girls Gone Wild" video? and Jeb's boy is gonna be on "Maury"?

[rocktivity]

60. Bush "helps" neighborhoods by replacing them with more expensive ones.

:mad:
rocknation

[Maggie_May]

63. You mean things can get worse with you in office.

I feel so save with Dubya.:sarcasm:

[NeoConsSuck]

69. How is this turd preparing?

Has he learned any new guitar chords?

[struggle4progress]

74. Why? Are some cities getting nuked next? eom

[Ilsa]

78. We already have the worst. His name is Bush*.