"I'm not looking forward to this trip," Bush said

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U.S. President George W. Bush (L) speaks before departing the White House to tour areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina, September 2, 2005. Relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina are 'not acceptable', Bush said Friday before heading out on a tour of storm-ravaged New Orleans and other areas of the U.S. Gulf Coast. Beside Bush is Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who will accompany him on his tour. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/09/02/national/w084432D23.DTL
Bush Promises to Restore Order in N.O.
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer

Friday, September 2, 2005
(09-02) 09:20 PDT Mobile, Ala. (AP) --

Facing sharp criticism, President Bush opened a tour of the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast on Friday by vowing the government will restore order in lawless New Orleans and saying the $10.5 billion being approved by Congress is just a small downpayment for disaster relief.

"I'm not looking forward to this trip," Bush said as he set out for a firsthand look at the destruction in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

"It's as if the entire Gulf Coast were obliterated by the worst kind of weapon you can imagine," the president said.
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Think the Chickenshit Chimp will meet with Mayor Nagin?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15922808&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=people-need-to-get-off-their-fricking-asses-and-get-me-some-goddamn-resources---mayor-ray-nagin--name_page.html
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Mayor Ray Nagin said: "People need to get off their fricking asses and get me some goddamn resources.
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http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=globalNews&storyID=2005-09-02T163143Z_01_BAU247611_RTRUKOC_0_US-WEATHER-KATRINA-BUSH.xml
Katrina response unacceptable-Bush
Fri Sep 2, 2005 5:31 PM BST
By Steve Holland

MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - President Bush, facing scathing criticism of the government response to Hurricane Katrina, conceded on Friday it had been unacceptable as he visited the ravaged Gulf Coast and flooded New Orleans.

"Where it's not working right, we're going to make it right," Bush said. "We are going to restore order in the city of New Orleans."

En route to the area, White House spokesman Scott McClellan pointed specifically to the security situation at the New Orleans Convention Center where thousands of hungry, thirsty and homeless people have gathered in search of help.

"We're all disturbed by the images," McClellan said. "It's terrible to see human suffering like this and that's why we need to make sure we get help to those people."
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Poor Scotty is "disturbed" by the images.
Lieboy thinks it's another country...
"And now we're gonna comfort people in that part of the world."

CNN just showed the dunce hugging "average" Americans hit by Katrina..."Hang in there" he said encouragingly.

Where are a few protesters? He needs to fly to the Superdome.

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1. Finally, an honest sentence out of the Chimp mouth.

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2. where he is now is as close as he'll get 2

the superbowl.

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3. Bush: "I'll probably have to answer unknown questions!

this prez is a fraud! and the repugs bought it!

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4. More moronic statements from Lieboy

Said during his photo op in Biloxi.

To victims:

"Hang in there"
"We'll get you some clothes from the Salvation Army"



Mini press conference:

"The results are acceptable in Mississippi"
"The results are acceptable in New Orleans...where the Coast Guard is concerned"

Asked about resources for Iraq vs. NO
"I completely disagree...we've got plenty of resources to do both."

Enough National Guard Troops?
"These governors have compacts with other states...we've got what it takes to do more than one thing at a time"

Response time?
"the levees broke on Tues, Wed and Thurs we started evacuating, I am satisfied...this is one of the worst storms in our nation's history....and uh, and uh, it's uh..."

Long term planning?
"We're gonna get someone who knows how to build cities...I'm gonna delegate"

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5. What does 'these governors have compacts

with other states, mean?

Too bad he has to work so hard, poor baby. He's not looking forward to this trip, he says. Fundraisers are more fun where he can raise 'cash dollars'.

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6. He's referring to mutual aid agreements

All jurisdictions have them with each other. e.g. Louisiana runs out of National Guard troops so they call on their agreements with other states to send theirs. It's a reciprocal agreement in big incidents.
Fire departments do it all the time here in CA and nationwide.

"People are gonna see compassion pour in here"



Thousands wait to be evacuated from the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, September 2, 2005. Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans -- and the delay helping stranded people get out or even get water and food -- is raising doubts that U.S. cities may be ill-prepared to cope with a potentially worse disaster: a major attack. (/David J. Phillip/Pool/Reuters)

From the footage I'm seeing only Bush supporters can participate. Their moving lips all say the same thing..."Thank you" as he pats and hugs and shows them "comfort" Texas style.

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7. Not looking forward to the trip? Because no one will give him a gee-tar?

Or because all those dreary hurricane victims are such a downer, whining about not having any food or water or seeing people dying right before their eyes? So very distressing, n'est-ce pas?