Day: September 11, 2005

GOP Blame Game Phase 2: Disaster Was Caused by African-American Unmarried Mothers

Jon Ponder
George Will basically said that the problem in New Orleans is that blacks fuck too much.

Over-sexed: Racism is a cancer on the conservate movement:

They are already dusting off their old tried and true southern strategy manual and after more than 40 years it’s like a favorite old song — they just started regurgitating their coded talking points without missing a beat…

On This Weak, George Will basically said that the problem in New Orleans is that blacks fuck too much. Or rather, the problem of the “underclass” can be traced to so many “out of wedlock births.” I think it’s pretty clear he wasn’t suggesting that abortions be made available to poor women…

Last night on the McLaughlin Group, Pat Buchanan was foaming at the mouth about “the welfare state.” He was in his element, getting his “we’re gonna take our cities block by block” Pitchfork Pat mojo back.

These are code words. They aren’t about class — although they will certainly claim that’s what they’re talking about. These are code words for blacks…

White voters have not been systematically disenfranchised, regardless of class, that’s just a fact. And that speaks to the larger issue…

In the modern era, the Republicans party has developed a patented technique for exploiting it. It’s been in disuse for the last few years — war superseded their need for it. But, they only have to pull it out of the package, wipe off the filth from the last time they used it and put it back in action.

God Sent Katrina to Punish Republicans, Bush Voters and White People

Jon Ponder

God smacked: A Texas preacher has been telling his followers that God sent Hurricane Katrina to purge the sinners in New Orleans:

The Rev. Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, has asked if God sent the hurricane “to purify our nation.” He said, “I’m raising the question. At some point, God will hold us accountable for our sins … [New Orleanians] have devil worship. They advertise ‘Sin City’ tours. They celebrate Southern decadence. Girls go wild in New Orleans. Sometimes God does not speak through natural phenomena. This may have nothing to do with God being offended by homosexuality. But possibly it does.”

Possibly – but maybe God was sending another message. Statistically, the majority of folks who felt God’s wrath through Katrina include these groups: […]

Rove Has Texas State Employee Fired for Speaking about Him to Media

Jon Ponder

Bush World: In 2003, while the nation was at war, Karl Rove secretly revealed to the media the identity of United States undercover operative who specialized in tracking the nuclear arms black market overseas. He has admitted that he spoke with at least one reporter – Judith Miller of the New York Times – and at least one rightwing propagandist who calls himself a reporter – Bob Novak – and one real reporter – Matt Cooper of Time Magazine – have said that Rove was their source for the identity of the agent, Valerie Plame.

Now Rove has pressured the Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams, who happens to be a client of Rove’s, to fire an employee who provided general information to a reporter about Texas law that relates to Rove’s status as a voter in Texas – even though she did not mention Rove by name. (And even though Rove has not lived in Texas for at least five years.)

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An Open Letter to Everyone Who Voted for George W. Bush

Jon Ponder

To All My Fellow Americans Who Voted for George W. Bush:

On this, the fourth anniversary of 9/11, I’m just curious, how does it feel?

How does it feel to know that the man you elected to lead us after we were attacked went ahead and put a guy in charge of FEMA whose main qualification was that he ran horse shows?

That’s right. Horse shows…

[On] this sacred day of remembrance, do you think we honor or shame those who died on 9/11/01? If we learned nothing and find ourselves today every bit as vulnerable and unprepared as we were on that bright sunny morning, then did the 3,000 die in vain?

Our vulnerability is not just about dealing with terrorists or natural disasters. We are vulnerable and unsafe because we allow one in eight Americans to live in horrible poverty. We accept an education system where one in six children never graduate and most of those who do can’t string a coherent sentence together. The middle class can’t pay the mortgage or the hospital bills and 45 million have no health coverage whatsoever.

Are we safe? Do you really feel safe? You can only move so far out and build so many gated communities before the fruit of what you’ve sown will be crashing through your walls and demanding retribution. Do you really want to wait until that happens? Or is it your hope that if they are left alone long enough to soil themselves and shoot themselves and drown in the filth that fills the street that maybe the problem will somehow go away?

I know you know better. You gave the country and the world a man who wasn’t up for the job and all he does is hire people who aren’t up for the job. You did this to us, to the world, to the people of New Orleans. Please fix it. Bush is yours. And you know, for our peace and safety and security, this has to be fixed. What do you propose?

I have an idea, and it isn’t a horse show.

— Michael Moore