Bush Admin Plays ‘Not It’

11:09 pm EST September 3rd, 2005 | Politics | 3 Comments

Bush, who has been criticized, even by supporters, for the delayed response to the disaster, used his weekly radio address to put responsibility for the failure on lower levels of government. The magnitude of the crisis “has created tremendous problems that have strained state and local capabilities,” he said. “The result is that many of our citizens simply are not getting the help they need, especially in New Orleans. And that is unacceptable.”

The buck never stops at this White House. It is never George Bush’s fault. It is never his responsibility for anything, no matter how many Americans have to die.

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3 Responses to “Bush Admin Plays ‘Not It’”

Lonique says:

September 4, 2005 at 4:09 am

An Open Letter To George W. Bush

Of course, this won’t come as a surprise, because I intend to spit venom stronger than any snake that our government and yes, I am a black woman. But, I was raised during a time when Martin Luther King told us to march for our rights. And I lived during a time when
Malcolm X cried: “By any means necessary!”

I believed the hype. Everything that you said about freedom. I digested and thrived on it.

Now, I knew that something was wrong in America but, like everybody else, I talked about it among my friends and my family.

Because, what could I do, right?

But, Monday when hurricane Katrina hit a creepy realization came upon me, that this wasn’t like every other storm, this was apocalyptic! And of course I held my breath and feared for the worse, but not in my WILDEST, most far fetched nightmare, did I conceptualize the horror that was to unfold. But as each day passed and I saw my people still believing.

I watched from morning, to noon and through the night, because I knew America was going to pull through.

But, now as I hear about the body count, as I hear about the hunger, the thirst, the filth, and I see George W. Bush, portraying some “half-baked” concerned official.

All that I am able to do is cry barrels of tears. And it takes me back to a time that I am not familiar with, firsthand, but, I feel that the regard that the American government gave us, the black race, through this most illuminating tragedy, is no more than what they did to us, when they brought us over in the many slave ships.

So, I say to you, George Bush, from my God to your God, he doesn’t hear you, because you are truly the Anti-Christ! I feel sorry for your wife, your daughters, your father and your mother. There are no words to express the feelings that float in my head, like the chemical waste that floats in New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama. And I ask everyone, why didn’t this happen in Florida, last year? Too bad the people in New Orleans, didn’t have Jeb as the Governor.

And I am going to close by saying:
“Something STINKS in AMERICA! And I believe we can all find it in the Bush!

A very proud Black Sista’ in Palmdale, California. My Name Gaylene Johnson-Ward and daughter Lonique D. Johnson
NotAnotherUserName says:

September 4, 2005 at 4:09 am

We need to understand this is not incompetence nor idiocy it is ideology. They simply do not believe government has any role.

This is the ownership society.
Joe Schmoe says:

September 6, 2005 at 11:09 am

The three principles of the BUsh Administration: Deny, SPin, Photo Op
NOw…’lets have no finger pointing, especially from you other people who are probably responsible’

I want the blame game, I want finger pointing…I want the country to finally tell these Asses what a bunch of screw ups they are. THe failure of Fema and DHS and the collateral bureaucratic layers these incompetents have created weakened the Feds response. NOw…the worst thing…the world knows what half the US knows…these guys cant govern, they cant even tie their own shoes.

THe thing that scares me is that this disaster has shown that the Homeland Security folks are so inept that it makes anjother terrorist attack on America more likely than ever. DHS is a bad, bad joke. And they will be tested again, right after our enemies quit hyperventilating from laughing at us.