But it's plenty OK to ignore your own citizens

[dickthegrouch]

Mrs. Bush Tells Grads Not to Ignore World
By CHELSEA PHUA

BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) - This year's college graduates are faced with problems that lie beyond the nation's borders, because disasters elsewhere can't be ignored in a world so interconnected, first lady Laura Bush said Saturday.

``You can't neglect millions of people around the world living under tyranny,'' Bush said, mentioning the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, during her address to 900 graduates of Roger Williams University. She also pointed to the challenges posed by the tsunami in Southeast Asia.

Someone had better tell her that she and * should listen to their own people. We've been crying out for action for years.

Of course, repukes think preying is action.

[Kutjara]

1. What she meant to say was...

..."You can't ignore disasters elsewhere in the world, no matter how hard you try. The liberal media keeps talking about them, so when you're flipping through the channels looking for some good Christian TV, you can't help but see pictures of starving children or bombed markets or flooded cities. It's really depressing and I think they should stop showing it."

[NMMNG]

2. Aye

``You can't neglect millions of people around the world living under tyranny,'' Bush said, mentioning the genocide in Darfur,

What about those living under the tyranny imposed by the US? :shrug: