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paineinthearse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 12:48 AM
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Dan Wasserman cartoon: looting started before the hurricane
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Nothing Without Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 01:18 AM
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1. EXCELLENT. And then there was all the hundreds of millions spent on
Edited on Fri Sep-02-05 01:18 AM by Nothing Without Hope
pork-barrel projects for GOP Congressional cronies. This thread covers just the especially notorious Alaskan part of that very big pie:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2021361
Thread title: NYT op/ed on Republican PORK - PORK - PORK in Alaska - YOU'RE paying!

The degree of corruption in this is overwhelming - most of the Alaskan projects were unneeded and even unwanted by the voters of the area - but they will line the pockets of the big GOP power in that area, Frank Murkowski.

http://www.allhatnocattle.net.nyud.net:8090/bush_223M_Bridge_to_Nowhere.jpg

Just a small fraction of what was spent unnecessarily in the Transportation Bill would have kept New Orleans from drowning and saved who knows how many thousands of lives throughout the whole devastated area.
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Nothing Without Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 01:22 AM
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2. Some of the "looters" in the hurricane area are actually feeding and
rescuing people:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4568012
Thread title: Looters are distributing food to hungry at Superdome

Can't see the fat, greedy Bush Administration looters even giving food to a starving baby. Lots of starving babies are dying now, and they are not showing ANY evidence of giving a damn except to try to say they aren't responsible.
:grr: :grr: :grr:
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PuraVidaDreamin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 09:26 AM
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3. I HATE this administration
ARRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 09:58 AM
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4. Excellent.
Says it all.
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 10:59 AM
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5. when will the Corporate Media get a clue
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Nothing Without Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-03-05 07:24 AM
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6. kick - some people haven't seen this and they should n/t
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