Heritage Foundation apologist on C-Span now

[BeyondGeography]

James Carafano, National Security fellow. Focuses on disaster issues among other things.

Says the federal government can't do everything. Can't just throw money at all of our problems. Woe is us, etc., etc.

A caller from San Diego is giving him hell right now. "I wonder how well you sleep at night, you're nothing but a political puppet."

[leftchick]

1. I can hardly listen to him

what a fucking neocon. I have to turn :puke:

[dogday]

2. Why does government forget that it is the People's

money in the first place. Last I looked my federal taxes go to the Federal Government. So after all these years of contributions, I finally speak out and say I want some kind of dividend from all money put into the government. I contribute, therefore, I need some kind of dividend I can see. I am alright with giving the government the money they need, but sometimes, I get to say where it goes and this is one of those times.... Given a choice Iraq or NO, no contest hands down, NO.....

[Racenut20]

3. Wasn't he high in the Ra-Gun administration ? Treasury ?

[CottonBear]

4. This man and the repub callers make me sick.

:puke:

[bigbrother05]

5. Less not forget

How much money congress gave to * after 9/11 for Homeland security, where did it go, If I remember right, alot of funding was cut, for first responders fireman police the list goes on, I say we revolt.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

8. He actually said that Heritage was a non-profit, non-partisan

foundation. Outright lied through his teeth and the C-Span host just let him. I was dialing like crazy to get through. I wanted to inform the viewers that Heritage was anything by bi-partisan, wanted to introduce a new word - Chimpy people are not apologists but are "excuslogists." They always have a million reasons why this administration isn't to blame for anything. The man was shameless and C-Span should know better than to let him get away with that stuff. Nothing about the guy was bi-partisan. And they let the right wingnuts go on and on and on.

Also, did anyone notice he slip a new term into the mix? He was answering about FEMA's response, funding for firemen, etc. and he said something about we now need to plan for "catastrophic terrorism." (Mark it down - we will hear this term from now on.)So they are back on message - terror - terror - terror. Don't be surprised if they don't start blaming a cell of meteorologists in Iran for Katrina and we will need to take attack them over there so we won't have hurricanes over here.

[merbex]

6. He said we can't baby proof the US

can you believe that?

Maintaining levees is baby proofing?

What PLANET do these people come from ?

[bpilgrim]

7. turned off that nonsense - the host lets him get away claiming they are

an 'indepentent' org :puke:

if you aren't pay'n attention, and apparently neither are the hosts, you are gonna come away from that seg being just as ignorant as you were as when you went in there :crazy:

peace