George Bush and Black People
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id·i·ot ( P )
n.- A foolish or stupid person.
- A person of profound mental retardation having a mental age below three years and generally being unable to learn connected speech or guard against common dangers. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
There is the definition. He may have done foolish things or something stupid, so he could be an idiot, but then everyone in this world would be one. I am in the middle and am sick of us bashing our leader everytime we get a chance. He is not against the United States, he is for us. The whole basis of him being an idiot is that he screwed up in some speeches and didnt respond fast enought to a city wiped out by a hurrican and then flooded for two straight days. What and idiot!?! But all in all he is less of an idiot compared to most of the USA
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I personally dislike President Bush, but you can't call him an idiot. If he is an idiot, then the people who voted for him are considered idiots too right? Hes not running the country and making decisions by himself. Every decisions he make has to be approved by Congress. Eventhough I'm not happy by most of his decision, but I still have respect for the President of the United States. Kenya West should think before he speaks on national television.
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Ok, Bush is a MORON is that better? Ever heard of the word PUPPET?
Should respect be given to the position of the President of the United States... absolutely. Should respect be automatically given to the person holding that position..... absolutely not. That has to be earned.
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if i remember the quote correctly... we live under a government that was intended to be "of the people, by the people, and for the people."
but, because power corrupts, and capitalism has started to gnaw on it's own arm, our leadership seems to be turning into a government that is "of the people, by the wealthy, and for the corporations."
tell me, where do you think bush's interests lie? i'm not asking for his office's interests, but his personal interests. bush, as an individual, probably doesn't care about the nation, but he has advisors that are good at seeming like they do.
i will admit that i don't know enough about the government yet to rip into them any more then what i am doing now, but i find it disappointing that we keep electing people that want to be president. i think the greatest president would be someone that understands the way the system works and doesn't want to be president... well, not the same way that so many others desire it. the ideal president would only want to be president because he is afraid that someone worse might come to power.
i don't complain about policies or decisions, i prefer to make occasional observations. i don't complain because i do not vote; i don't vote in any elections because i don't usually know the issues well enough to take a stand.
on the matter of the ideal president... it will never happen. warning, generalizations ahead why? remember that mullet sportin' hick that spit his tobacco out next to you in traffic last week? he runs the country, him and all of his inbred relatives. all the drunks that get kicked out of the run-down bars at 1am? yep, they run it too. what about all the wannabe gangbangers driving "low-riders" around town with their bandanas? you guessed it, they're all in charge. what about the 19 year old minority girl that's been pumping out children since age 14? she has just as much say as you.
do these people care about the politcal system? no. do these people understand the political system? no. do these people understand all the issues? most? a few? no, no, and... no.
what am i getting at here? we're in a machiavellian oligarchy.
oligarchy- http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=machiavellian
machiavelli (educate yourself)- http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/tprnc11.txt-
Whenever those states which have been acquired as stated have been -
accustomed to live under their own laws and in freedom, there are three -
courses for those who wish to hold them: the first is to ruin them, the next -
is to reside there in person, the third is to permit them to live under their -
own laws, drawing a tribute, and establishing within it an oligarchy which -
will keep it friendly to you. Because such a government, being created by -
the prince, knows that it cannot stand without his friendship and interest, -
and does it utmost to support him; and therefore he who would keep a city -
accustomed to freedom will hold it more easily by the means of its own -
citizens than in any other way.
sadly, i don't have my book here with this little portion marked, so i just had to use my memory and copied the section i think i'm remembering off of gutenberg.org
i don't feel like saying anything more at this hour, because i'm really tired, and i can't even guarantee that everything i typed is going to make perfect sense (to those of you that i know will understand it if i managed to transcribe my thoughts effectively
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Why was the government slow in getting to New Orleans? pretty simple, the state has to request federal assistance, while the supplies were getting to the poor people of all races in Mississippi and Alabama, Governor Blanco was on a "Im in charge" power trip in Louisiana. And still is, ask Mayor Nagin (yes a BLACK Democrat) of New Orleans who was holding up progress...
But it's all Bush's fault, Bush obviously made Blanco drag her feet on some kind of holier than thou power trip.StiSchucky..
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Bush is an idiot in my opinion no matter what, I guess that makes me an idiot to cuz unfortunately I did vote for him.......what a mistake.......live and learn I guess
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Mustangdude6977 wrote:
I guess that makes me an idiot to cuz unfortunately I did vote for him
no, you were foolish to vote without knowing the issues the campaigns were based on. in my opinion, the last election was the most childish bout of whining i've heard/seen in a long time -
Ok back on topic..............How is it Bushs fault in New Orleans? Just because the majority of the people there were black and poor, does not mean it is his fault. Is it his fault because they are poor? No...they could have made strides to become better individuals. They could have gotten better grades in school and perhaps recieved scholarships. They could have went to college if they cared enough about there own life. Yes there is financial aid for poor people. A majority of them choose the path that they take, like smoking crack and selling rocks right out of high school. I know this does not apply to all. But would have made a difference of the number of poor people left there. If they took a little pride in themselves they could make a difference in there life. Now black people are shooting at rescuers and what not. What do we do? We shoot back, now it is the govt being racist and picking on black people. Definatley bushs fault right? Now why was the aid so slow in getting there? Geez I dont know, maybe because the city had a major hurricane and then decided to flood for 2 days. Must be bushs fault again.........its not like the state cant call the guard in or deliver supplies. The only thing that I feel might be the gov'ts fault at any level is not providing transportation and shelter elsewhere before the storm. But then again some people would refuse to leave and we would still have these problems. Anyways I just do not get why they blame him for everything.
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My thoughts on this topic are. It was a natural disaster that the city had a plan to handle but didn't have the resources to implement it. The local politicians are on record stating that. It's not the job of the federal government to be the first responders. That job is to be handled by the local and state officials. If they need assistance than they have to ask for it. The truth of the matter is that the hurricane Katrina is to blame for the disaster and the idiots who originally built a city in a bowl. Everyone including the media thought we "dodged a bullet", but we didn't. You can't blame Bush for everything. He put the people in charge to do the job and if it doesn't get done then he needs to deal with it. Just because he fumbles his words doesn't make him an idiot. Look at Clinton. He was the governor of Arkansas, and his record is even poorer than Bush's. He is perfect example of someone who is a great speaker, and great potential to do some awesome things, but only mananaged to get his nub sucked.
New Orleans has had 60 years of Democrats in charge....what do you expect?! (j/k)
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I am sick of all of this BS. I just read that Jay-z link that Johnson posted. What a bunch of bullshit. I guess black people get 100% freedom of speech, but if a white person were to say something about a black person, holy shit, bring them to jail! Oh, and starting a fund just to support black people in a time of crisis? Sounds a little racist to me!! Kind of like how every black person or minority gets to go to college for little or nothing just because they are black? Racism. Why isn't there a national Caucasian grant or scholarship? Oh, because that would be racism. I am pissed off and sick of black people being racist to white people.
Oh, and Jay-z, stick to rapping. You don’t know wtf you are talking about.
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Because Minorities are special.
My question is what happens when caucasians are no longer the majority?
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amicheze wrote:
^ you have to remember that a lot of the people that were there during the storm were too poor to leave and stay somewhere else. it wasnt just a bunch of drunks wandering the streets.too poor to leave town if it meant saving your life? get serious. People can make it out of the country to escape pursecution in the east but poor people in AMERICA cant make it north forty miles?
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No shit!
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I dont think its really a race issue so much as its a class issue. Bush doesnt care about the poor people, in this case, most of the poor people just happen to be black.
THIS is why FEMA's slow response to katrina IS bushs fault.
Bush IS an idiot. He has all the intelligence of a retarded clam. I would venture to wager that his IQ is less than 110. It is probably somewhere around "average" if not below.
McAdam
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110 is lower than average isnt it? I thought average was like 120?
edit: i just heard on sean hannity that the red cross was ready with food and water before the hurricane but were turned away by the state of louisiana...the state plans the superdome to be a refuge of last resort and that doesnt include the supply of neccessities because they dont want people to stay in New Orleans...they "want" them to be "miserable" so they are motivated to evacuate...
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PSiedTSi wrote:
110 is lower than average isnt it? I thought average was like 120?edit: i just heard on sean hannity that the red cross was ready with food and water before the hurricane but were turned away by the state of louisiana...the state plans the superdome to be a refuge of last resort and that doesnt include the supply of neccessities because they dont want people to stay in New Orleans...they "want" them to be "miserable" so they are motivated to evacuate...
You'd expect any less coming from Mini-Limbaugh? Too much finger pointing. Things could have gone better. Can't change the past. Lets move forward.
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