Do you think the black people in New Orleans are being punished

[Horse with no Name]

by that spiteful little dick-tater for the actions of the Congressional Black caucus in Washington who have made his life uncomfortable in recent months?
Is this payback?

[skylarmae]

1. if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, ....

demo mayor, demo gov....black, poor...there is more than one kind of genocide....IMHO

or maybe I'm just so upset by what I am seeing....

3. The reality

This government, doesn't give a sh*t about the people, least of all Black people. Moreover it's not like the Dems were pushing for anything good before this thing happened. If they cared they would have made sure things were prepared too, or at least put pressure on to make it happen. Instead they're opportunistically tagging it to Bush when they're all responsible for this horror, even if Bush is primarily responsible.

[kikiek]

2. They are being punished for being poor and black I believe. We dropped

soldiers into Afghanistan where they conducted searches in some of the roughest terrain in the world. But we can't get food to people in NO after a hurricane? So how hard are they really trying?

[Chovexani]

4. Of course they are

Genocide doesn't just happen in other countries.

[sundog]

5. they have been punished their whole lives

for generations upon generations by this country with a legacy of oppression & genocide

i am sick right now... all this time, nothing has changed

[noiretextatique]

6. bush, inc doesn't believe the inaction will have political fallout

so assured are they by the racism of white americans. however, this is really backfiring on the bastards. i just heard a guy on the radio...a two-time bush voter...who is livid about the lack of concern and action.

[tedoll78]

7. I think voting 77% Kerry could lessen the sense of urgency..

[wli]

8. yes, for being black and being dems n/t

[walldude]

9. Not only are they being punished

According to Olberman the spin machine is already working the "blame the victim" angle. Apparently Oxy-Cotin boy has started the ball rolling. Olberman took a few nice shots at him though.

[Hubert Flottz]

10. I think the poor people there, are being punished.

I saw white people suffering too. Bush hates poor people period.

[dogday]

16. That is so true

it isn't a black thing or a white thing, it is a green thing... And yes I think they think they are expendable... Bastards...

[Cleita]

11. Poor people are always punished when there are tragedies

because they don't have the resources to protect themselves. We need a new War on Poverty and this time we need to make the reforms stick.

[Hubert Flottz]

13. What I've seen there in the past three days is beyond belief...

I see people being punished period. What race were they? The Human Race! I've never been this sad in all my life, never.

[Just Me]

12. They were abandoned because,...their lives were not profitable.

It's just that simple.

[mattclearing]

14. No, they are being punished for not voting for Bush.

That's how he and Rove think.

"They didn't vote for me. Fuck 'em."

[Nordmadr]

15. I hate to say it, and it saddens me because

on Keith Obermans's show they just showed alot of people that were safe and saying hello to their families on camera with water and supplies...almost all of them were white.

Olaf

[Hubert Flottz]

17. I saw white people and black people helping each other today.

I saw a black lady crying like her heart was broken, because a white lady she was helping along had died! I think this thread was meant to be devisive and to stir up anger!

[Horse with no Name]

19. I think you are wrong.

Weren't you the one who also said I was making "too big of a deal" about them putting these people in the Superdome on Sunday too?
Weren't you the one who chided me when I said that wasn't going to be safe?
Yeah. I thought so.
I never accused the people of NO being racist.
But I think our leaders are and I am not afraid to say it.

[Imagevision]

18. I believe Bush is intentionally dragging his feet on NO.

There's no money in helping poor people. Plus Cheney is probably trying to angle in Halliburton for rebuilding...!
Why else would it take Bush this long, I'm in Fla. Jeb was here the second day, George and Jeb together the third!

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