This isn't a time for finger-pointing

[Don Claybrook]

The words of Scott McClellan just now, when a reporter had the nerve to ask a real question.

[halobeam]

1. What was the question and who asked it?

[Don Claybrook]

6. couldn't see the reporter

It was a woman.

She asked if Scott thought the pre-positioning of assets before the hurricane was sufficient.

Now a male reporter is asking about the lack of funding / budget cut. Scott says again this is no time for politics, but bush is blameless anyway.

[julialnyc]

7. asked about under funding to prevent a disaster like this

[BlueJac]

2. I wish he would say that one more time.

[skypilot]

3. "finger-pointing"

OK. Let's call it "accountability" then.

[expatriot]

4. When will that time come, Scotty? huh?

On second thought, I don't want you to answer that.

[Justitia]

5. Yup. He's said it more than once, too. Translation: we are in deep

doo-doo and are hoping no one notices it is ALL our fault.

[Teaser]

8. He's right, it's time for ...

beatings with a lead pipe.

I've got a strong arm and a long, long list.

[Kenroy]

9. He's right....

now's not the time.

But starting next week, the congress damn well BETTER start pointing some fingers and hold people accountable for the most colossal fuck-up in our nation's history.

[JHB]

10. Funny how I always hear that from the people most likely to be pointed at

n/t

[Lex]

14. Yes, it's as good as an admission of guilt. nt

[Missy M]

Isn't bush the Top Gun, Tough, Mission Accomplished guy....

that is what we are told. The finger should be pointing right in his squinty eyes.

[trof]

11. No-no-no, let's NOT play the "blame" game.

Let's move past all that.
We need to help people now.
:sarcasm:

[Lars39]

12. I'd like to think of it more as gathering evidence myself.

[RandomKoolzip]

13. If Bush were a Dem, EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY

would be the time for finger pointing.

[Justitia]

25. You know it. There would be frothing-at-the-mouth, rabid, barking dogs.

aka: every RWer on the planet and their Press Corpse enablers.

[Bouncy Ball]

15. Huh,

I say it's VERY damn good time for finger-pointing. There's plenty of reasons TO finger point and we're looking at the RESULTS of the bush administration incompetence RIGHT NOW.

What better time? I've already given blood, sent all the money I could, husband did the same, I'm trying to talk everyone I know into doing the same.

[bluedog]

16. when is the "right time".......when everyones dead N?T

[speedoo]

17. Yeah, this is not the time to discuss preparedness issues.

aka "politics"

Then he went on to talk about the Coward's disaster declarations.

And then he said on TUESDAY that the scope of the disaster was recognized. Hey shithead ordinary citizens knew long before Tuesday how bad this was likely to be.

Well, at least the reporters are asking some of the right questions.

Scotty is thinking "where is Jeff Gannon when I need him."

[Zenlitened]

18. Well, while the world's terrorists are watching the US bungle...

... the response to a disaster... I'd say now is the time to start firing people, let alone pointing fingers.

The whole world has just been shown how vulnerable we are. :(

[Mr_Spock]

19. What a fucking piece of shit he is

Useless fucking prick - I FUCKING HATE HIM!!!

[Kazak]

20. Sounds like an admission of guilt to me...

:shrug:

[Misunderestimator]

21. Wow... he does a good imitation of a freeper.

[flying_wahini]

22. pardon me while i throw up

Scott McClellan is right now saying this "please,this not a time for politics and finger-pointing' when asked if the recent financial cuts had anything to do with NO being so unprepared.....
Gawd how I wish Bush was on the ground with Rumsfeld and Chaney
right now.... they would lynch him for sure......instead he is
sending his daddy and Clinton....OUTRAGEOUS

[MadHound]

23. Fuck you Scotty boy, we're not pointing fingers, were demanding action

Your blunder of a boss is refusing to act, and people are dying. We will deal with his sorry ass later, but right now we are demanding that he does something immediately to help those people!

[RPM]

24. "not a time for partisan politics"

uh, scott - your political ideology is costing the lives of many NOers - you're damn right that it is HIGH FUCKING TIME for partisan politicis!!! time to expose you for the SCUMSUCKING BASTARDS that you and yours are!!!!!!
:grr:

[rumpel]

26. I can not listen to this anymore. I am so furious! This is the result of

gross mismanagement of this country's resources, the blind grandioze ambitions of the neo-cons, ignoring the needs of this country and the people all these years, diverting funds and prioritizing the wants of the few well to do big corporations and people.

Bringing out Bush Sr and Clinton to do a fund drive for the Tsunami victims was one thing, as the US government has in fact no responsibility but representing goodwill.

The Katrina disaster relief is the responsibility of the US government. How dare they mismanage the resources of the people all these years and then ask private citizens to come forward. The citizens of this country do not need to be told to do whatever they can. Tell us what you are doing now, aside from calculating how much money it will cost.

What the people in the area need right now is manpower, someone to take the lead, even something such as getting on loudspeakers from a chopper and tell the people who are wandering about what the plan is, where they have to go, what is going to be done.
They are desperate, no information, and the talk about zero tolerance?

Who is taking the lead?


:mad: