Papa Bush just compared the lousy relief response to

[Be Brave]

losing a football game.

He is making a lot of jokes now, and lots of laughter from the audience.

Stupidity and insensitivity must be inherited traits.

Clinton being very serious in his answer. He didn't go along with the jokes. Good for him!

[still_one]

1. where is this happening?

[Be Brave]

3. Press conference on the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund.

It just ended.

[still_one]

9. Clinton could always relate to people

[BlueJac]

2. Bill gets it right.......

right after papa Shrub talks shit......just shows who the Bush's really are......fucking creaps!!

[kliljedahl]

12. Yeah but he also mentioned he had fully funded

the levee repairs, & doesn't know what happened to the funding. Ass kissing fucking liar!

[Pepperbelly]

30. Clinton haters ...

Just as annoying on the left as the right.

[kliljedahl]

33. I don't hate him at all, loved him as president

Jyust saying, he DOES know what happened to the money & needs to say it. I'd vote for him again as president if I could. You obviously made an assumption from my post that wasn't there.

[Pepperbelly]

34. what happened to the money?

I assume that Bush didn't ask for it and that Congress did not appropriate it. Do you have any more specific information?

[kliljedahl]

35. Bush specifically cut the funding for it

Three years in a row. The Corps of Engineers requested it & * denied it, Tha's what happened to it.

[Pepperbelly]

36. Do you have a source for that?

I have heard it here many times but I have never seen anything actually authoritative about it. Did he specifically deny it or did he reduce it?

Did the Corps request it?

What did Louisiana's congressional delegation do? Did they attempt to get it reinstated in the appropriation bills?

It ALWAYS takes both the legislative and the executive to cut funding.

[SaveAmerica]

37. this link should cover it

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4520414

[Pepperbelly]

39. so ...

was it Congress or the President?

The links are unclear about that.

Hint: it was REPUBLICANS.

[ananda]

It must run in the family..

.. complete insensitivity to the plight of real people.

Sue

[SammyWinstonJack]

13. I read that Prescott bu$h taught his kids to have great disdain for

the working class. Lesson learned, apparently.

[jody]

4. "making a lot of jokes". He made one to many -- *! n/t

[still_one]

14. when the final death toll comes out, no one will be making jokes

[TheFriar]

5. We are bleeding-hearts

They are no-hearts.

We know this.

[Berserker]

He also said:

If anyone says anything bad against Barbara's baby boy they better wear a flak jacket. (laughter) ha ha :puke:

[Be Brave]

10. Gee, that must be soooo embarassing for junior. n/t

[MaineDem]

15. Please tell me he didn't say that!

This is reprehensible.

[Tammie]

16. Are you serious?

I muted the TV when Poppy started talking. There is something mentally wrong with the Bush family.

[tk2kewl]

19. is that what he said? I missed that part.

That sounds like a death threat.

[kikiek]

20. Isn't that something? Can you imagine being president and having your

mommy and daddy threatening people who disagree with you? This proves the Bush's think they are royalty.

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. What? OMG!

How old is Jr.? :rofl: Still letting mommie fight his battles? :rofl: What a man! :puke:

[charlie]

28. Been saying that for years

It's his canned answer for criticism of his boy. Good for a lotta yuks.

[tk2kewl]

6. I saw that ..;. how fucking insensitive is that

Everyone was having a good laugh with Poppy too. Then Clinton set the press conference straight with some sober thoughts about the victims and how fema should be organized

[kikiek]

7. Like father like son. Jr's sidetrip to his Houston days of partying in the

middle of a press conference last week made me wonder what the hell is he tripping on.

[MaineDem]

8. None of the Bushes have a molecule of compassion for anyone

They are all nasty human beings.

[Cooley Hurd]

11. If anyone tries to criticize Babs' son to Babs' face...

...they'd better wear a flak jacket, according to Poppy.

Would that be the same, inadequate flak jackets given to our troops in Iraq, Poppy?:grr:

[July]

24. Excellent point!

So we're back to "do not criticize Bush"?

[tk2kewl]

26. ...or you might get shot

that's how i read it

[Clintmax]

17. Big Dog's answer was SPOT ON!

Bush's answer was ridiculous! Typical.

[Patsy Stone]

42. It was just wonderful. n/t

[DoYouEverWonder]

18. For the Repugs it's all about business and property

For the Dems it's all about people.

That is the difference between us and them

That is the difference between the anti-chirsts and the christs.

[dogday]

21. They can gloss over all they want but as long as I live

I will always remember what happened to the people of NO and I will hold my government responsible for it. The death, the starvation and suffering was beyond anything we would ever imagine. I will never forget it ever....

[coffeenap]

23. Why is Clinton being seen with him? When will he disengage

from this evil family? There is no legitimate reasond to be sticking to these people after this.

[BringEmOn]

25. If Clinton was a real man, he'd be following Gore's lead

...or, be out there ahead of Gore and not whoring for the Bush Crime Family.

[Hotler]

27. Don't forget the Wal-mart jobs. Corporations are stepping up. Gag!

I didn't hear him say anything about Halliburton donating any money and offering the first jobs to the people of NO. And i'm asking myself why is Bubba hanging with Poppy??? Couldn't he have aligned himself with a less corrupt group?

[jonnyblitz]

29. walmart was singled out for kudos by bush sr.

many might find that interesting. :P

[peekaloo]

31. Asshole. It's probably closer to bailing out of an airplane while

your less fortunate crew members are left to go down with the plane.

[tanyev]

32. Why that's almost as funny as looking for non-existent WMDs

in the Oval Office. There's something wrong with these people.

[dweller]

38. please keep an eye out for a transcript

these heartless statements need to be spread far and wide.
:kick:

dp

[sakabatou]

40. Up Yours Pappy!

[WhiteTara]

41. clinton is there, chugging the koolaid

cause he loves the attention. He should be with the people of NO and working to actually do something. Bill Reagan in the flesh.