Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 > Barbara Bush: It's Good Enough for the Poor > http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/090805J.shtml > > On the heels of the president's " What, me worry? " response to the > death, destruction and dislocation that followed upon Hurricane Katrina > comes the news of his mother's Labor Day visit with hurricane evacuees > at the Astrodome in Houston. > > Commenting on the facilities that have been set up for the evacuees > - cots crammed side-by-side in a huge stadium where the lights never go > out and the sound of sobbing children never completely ceases - former > First Lady Barbara Bush concluded that the poor people of New Orleans > had lucked out. > > " Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the > people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so > this, this is working very well for them, " Mrs. Bush told American > Public Media's " Marketplace " program, before returning to her > multi-million dollar Houston home. > > On the tape of the interview, Mrs. Bush chuckles audibly as she > observes just how great things are going for families that are separated > from loved ones, people who have been forced to abandon their homes and > the only community where they have ever lived, and parents who are > explaining to children that their pets, their toys and in some cases > their friends may be lost forever. Perhaps the former first lady was > amusing herself with the notion that evacuees without bread could eat > cake. > > At the very least, she was expressing a measure of empathy > commensurate with that evidenced by her son during his fly-ins for > disaster-zone photo opportunities. > > On Friday, when even Republican lawmakers were giving the federal > government an " F " for its response to the crisis, President Bush heaped > praise on embattled Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael > Brown. As thousands of victims of the hurricane continued to plead for > food, water, shelter, medical care and a way out of the nightmare to > which federal neglect had consigned them, Brown cheerily announced that > " people are getting the help they need. " > > Barbara Bush's son put his arm around the addled FEMA functionary > and declared, " Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job. " > > Like mother, like son. > > Even when a hurricane hits, the apple does not fall far from the tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Lovely family (sarcasm) Jo > > > > On the heels of the president's " What, me worry? " response to the > > death, destruction and dislocation that followed upon Hurricane Katrina > > comes the news of his mother's Labor Day visit with hurricane evacuees > > at the Astrodome in Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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