Powell and Jeb Bush to tour devastated region

[Fleshdancer]

The story is breaking on CNN right now. Don't have a link yet but will post one as soon I can.

[Florida_Geek]

1. Jeb is running already for 2008

Fuck him

[Fleshdancer]

7. That was my first thought too

A reporter asked why Jeb was going and the spokesperson said it was because he had experience in disaster relief because he's the Gov. of Florida. :eyes: I wonder if the people of Florida think he's done a good job. :shrug:

[Prodemsouth]

14. I hope you are being sarcastic.

it is obvious he is running for president- maybe Senator - Look out Nelson.

[JohnLocke]

91. As a Floridian, I can say with confidence that Jeb sucks.

[tanyev]

29. But...but...but

Both he and Babs said he was absolutely not going to run for President. They wouldn't LIE, would they?

<sarcasm off>

[tyedyeto]

73. naw.......he wouldn't run............... LOL

<sarcasm off>

[deacon2]

59. Yup

Grooming the Emperor's brother for the next reich.

[genieroze]

74. That was the first thing I thought. eom

SCUMBAGS!!!!!!!!!!!

[liveoaktx]

86. My thought too -why else would he be going there if not for poli capital?

[joeunderdog]

89. Neil told Jeb exactly where to get the girls in Thailand. That's why. n/t

[chookie]

2. Obviously, this is a sign that Jeb 2008

Don't need to be a tealeaf reader to figure THIS one out.

Oh, puke.

[Vincardog]

5. Jeb is staying in Florida too much dope money to leave

[What Is This Crap]

3. theyre touring whats left of the bill of rights?

how can that be???

[Cocoa]

4. are you sure you got the right Bush brother?

Neil has some contacts in SE Asia...

[susu369]

Wouldn't Neil Bush be a better choice than Jeb?

He's familiar with the area.

[Cocoa]

8. lol

two Neil Bush references in less than three minutes, I love DU. :-)

[susu369]

11. I love DU, too

-eom-

[sweetladybug]

49. susu369, Neil will have to confuse he's turned his life around and PRETEND

to be a christian before he can run for president, but he has 4 yrs to do that so maybe he will. The whole damn family are a bunch of phoney, lying, thieving con men.

[VegasWolf]

51. Hey, it worked for chimp. n/t

[two gun sid]

71. Neil's herpes

might have prevented him from going. Anyways, the affected countries are going to have enough problems with disease. Why send that walking chancre soar over there?

[JohnLocke]

92. LOL (nt)

[progressivebydesign]

6. WHY is a governor touring the damage with the SOS???

Another taxpayer freebie for Jeb's political career. SEND SOMEONE WHO CAN ACTUALLY FUCKING help those people!

[hatrack]

28. Shouldn't that be "Why is a POS touring the damage with the SOS?"

First thing that crossed my mind.

Mind your own damned state, Jebbie. Asshat.

[The Zanti Regent]

88. Which one is the POS?

I can't tell the difference between Oreo Powell and Jebthro!

[louis-t]

35. "WHY is a governor touring the damage with the SOS???"

Neal told him where to find some action.

[Jawja]

95. That was my first thought....

why not someone else in the * Administration?

I agree that this is clearly an attempt to put Jebbie in the national spotlight, in the role of...

I can't even SAY IT!! (but get used to it. He will be our next President until they can get the Constitution changed to allow as many terms as a person can get themselves "elected.")

Or, until the 'Murkin Sheeple catch on and demand transparency and accountability for the voting machines.



:mad: :puke:

[Algorem]

9. Blehk!Haven't those people suffered enough?Powell,Bush,800 cameras

and 800 bodyguards.Stay home,Ugly Republicans.

[idiosyncratic]

17. Boy, isn't that the truth. When * toured fire-ravaged area

in San Diego County, the residents were so pissed because of all the security. Some locals providing aid were unable to get into the area until late in the afternoon when * finally left.

[tjdee]

10. Who the fuck cares about Jeb? He's just a governor... @#*(*(&!*!

As usual when I think of this administration, :grr:
:grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:

[teryang]

12. Unfortunately, Jeb has developed some diaster relief

...experience and milked it for all its worth. This is in spite of the fact that he works hand in glove with the insurance companies that have been ripping off Floridians for decades. In fact, the generous Federal relief was meant to protect the public from the truth about the insurance industry in Florida and to pick up the tab for what they would not pay.

[Demeter]

58. Being a Disaster Doesn't Qualify One for Providing Disaster Relief

Only for asking for it (relief).

Hey, he could do a thorough early F*** Up and disqualify himself well before the primaries. Or get hit by the next tsunami.

[pacifictiger]

75. For all his faults, Jeb seems to be more on the

ball than his brother - he might even be able to speak coherently to foreigners and salvage some US reputation slammed by prezzie's initial inaction.

[teryang]

83. Jeb is just as dishonest as his brothers

But his is scarier because of his presence of mind and speaking ability. The guy is a snake. Fraud is his middle name. The family's power is such that it doesn't seem to matter whether your're competent or not.

[snowbird42]

13. why isnt Bush

jumping on this to make him look good . Like he did in NYC on 911

[Prodemsouth]

16. He look good for "jumping" on NYC How long did it take him to get there?

The answer to the question he is not running for anything else so fuck all those darkies.

[July]

66. If you are not joking, please explain.

Since, as I recall, Bush did nothing more than stand on rubble with a fireman and a bullhorn. Not exactly superior leadership. And I will note one more time that Bill Clinton got to NYC from Australia before Bush did, despite the flight restrictions after 9/11. New Yorkers were not amused by Chickenshit Bush's delay in getting to NY.

[JaneDoughnut]

15. I still like Powell

Jeb Bush 2008 would be pretty f'in scary, but I hope Powell is able to spur some action to help these people.

Frankly, if I EVER vote Republican again, they may have to run Powell. He seems to be the only R leader who has any morals. And the fact that he couldn't singlehandedly take down BushCo doesn't necessarily mean he's spineless.

No worries there, though, they'd never run Powell. He doesn't represent their "moral values."

[Algorem]

19. Colin Powell,A-list Bush Stooge.

[Prodemsouth]

20. You like the guy that lied to the UN - that did nothing.. he could have

saved thousands of lifes- but refused to do it. I blame him and Tony Blair for the war the murder in Iraq more than I do Bush.

[brook]

21. Read up on MyLai.

Powell 'went along to get along'' is the kindest way I can describe his involvement.

[JaneDoughnut]

26. I will do that

And should have expected that would not be a very popular post ;)

[Prodemsouth]

32. Just do yourself a favor and do the research. The only thing that would

make me feel better about Powell is he did the moral thing and pushed Jeb out the plane they will traveling to survey the damage. I would only feel better about him, I still would not like him.

[July]

68. Powell seemed like a good man a while ago.

For many of us, though, he's lost his integrity by supporting Bush's con job. He was one of a very few who might have made a difference, if only because ordinary Americans respected him.

[Disturbed]

24. Powell has the morals of a scorpion.

Do some reading about his actions in Vietnam, Gulf War1, and his disgraceful lies to the UN.

[hatrack]

30. Sorry to hear that

Powell got up in front of the UN and the world. He then proceeded to lie and lie and lie some more about the imminent threat, the reconstituted weapons and the weaponized bio-agents.

Powell can take a long hike on a short pier.

[karlrschneider]

31. I would NEVER vote for him after he lied his ass off at the UN

:grr: :puke:

[diamond14]

47. do you like his LIES about Mai Lai Massacre or LIES about WMD??

powell was pumped up to be such a great guy...but if you look under the THIN VENEER, powell has been instrumental in war crimes for YEARS....he even bragged about it in his book....and THAT is why powell was continuously promoted throughout his whole life....he's more than willing to sell his soul to the devil, cheap....

[Moloch]

85. Blah...

Powell has sold his soul to the BFEE.

Lied to the UN.

Promoted the war on what he knew to be false pretenses.

May he burn in hell.

:grr:

[Amaya]

18. You've gotta be fucking KIDDING!

What isn't the boy king going? Perhaps he doesn't want to ruin his beautiful mind

What a worthless POS! :grr::grr::grr:

[Cocoa]

22. or why not Cheney in his place?

[Prodemsouth]

25. He is not running again . Bush has got it made - pink tutu as opponents

a yes man congress, a yes man media, He dosen't need to do a fucking thing. He is not running again. Don't tell me anyone here was expecting anything different. FUCCKK!!!! Maybe we are the dumb ones.

[hatrack]

45. What, and be pelted with debris and water bottles?

Hardly likely!

[flordehinojos]

23. HOW VERY SICKENING!

[Miami Liberal]

27. Okay, I think I'm going to puke

Me thinks Savior Jebby has delusions of grandeur when it comes to natural disasters. You can't compare the hurricane damage here to the devastating disaster in Thailand. WTF will he be doing there?

[SammyWinstonJack]

34. There has to be financial benefits for the BFEE,

otherwise the bu$hs' can't be bothered.

[July]

69. Isn't it time for a discussion about dynasties?

We might help ourselves by initiating that conversation before a third Bush tries to run our country into the ground.

[atommom]

33. Scary. There's a thread over in GD:P about the disturbing possibility

that Cheney could die or step down due to health problems. Jeb is one of those mentioned as a possible replacement. :scared: It's looking a little too plausible for comfort.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1459809

[susu369]

55. Replacement possibility DOCTOR William Frist

should be heading over to help with aiding the victims ASAP.

Wink, wink....

WASHINGTON -- At almost every turn, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist reminds people that he's a skilled and trusted doctor, not just a politician.

--
http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:n1yirXyTQowJ:www.dmdoptions.com/parents_1116.html+%22Frist%22+%2Bdoctor&hl=en

[atommom]

90. You mean Nazi Kitty Doctor William Frist? Eek!

[BrightKnight]

36. Jeb Bush is using this as a photo op? sick! n/t

[saracat]

37. WTF?? Why?? FEMA I could understand but Jeb?

Or is presidential brother now a cabinet post?

[Turbineguy]

38. Chimpy can't go

this disaster is not about him.

[susu369]

53. Besides, what costume could Chimpy dress up in?

:shrug:

[True_Blue]

39. Here's a link

Jeb Bush to head to Tsunami ravaged areas

The United States will send a delegation of experts, headed by his brother Jeb to tsunami-ravaged areas this weekend to assess the amount of additional aid the US will to send to assist with recovery, food, housing and reconstruction.

Tens of thousands have been killed after a wall of water pounded Indian Ocean nations over the weekend.

The delegation will be led by Secretary of State Colin Powell and Florida Governor Jeb Bush, according to White House spokesman Trent Duffy.

Duffy says the president chose his brother as a member of the delegation because of his experience with handling the aftermath of natural disasters.
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=11392

[pdxmom]

54. Why are we paying for this?

I also heard about a Congressional group that is going to do the same thing. The money spent to send these people over there to "study" what aid to provide could be much better used directly on those in need. It is nothing but a PR stunt, which seems to be the sum and substance of what this administration does.

[Skittles]

40. better not let Neil Bush go over there

he'll probably need favors to give out food

[Just Me]

41. If I shared my thoughts about Jebbie being sent,...

,...Agent Mike :hi: might target me as a "lone wolf" terraist.

So,...I'll simply post, in words, my single-finger gesture at Jebbie the autocrat and simultaneously ask him how much he has donated out of his pocket to this travesty (and how much he expects to profit, directly or indirectly, from others' suffering).

[Solly Mack]

42. Who didn't know Jeb would run in 2008?

and they've sent him along side Powell...the man Bush Inc thinks gives them the appearance of a conscience


and the truly funny (in a sad, they can't be that stupid, way)is some people actually think Powell has a single redeeming quality.

[Catchawave]

44. Okay, what do you bet the photo-ops will be about....

...handing out bottled water!

[Solly Mack]

46. It's one of their favorites to use

course, Jeb might also read to the children

[drthais]

43. no, my first thought was NOT 2008

MY first thought was....
Jeb was one of the original signatories on the PNAC manifesto

[thecrow]

48. Another link

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6769602/

Check out the picture... Jeb does not look like a happy tsunami tourist.

[susu369]

50. Oh puhleeze, that insufferable Henry Hyde

In a statement, Rep. Henry Hyde, an Illinois Republican, said he is drafting legislation to assist victims that he plans to introduce after the new Congress starts work Jan. 4.

“The challenges of coping with suffering on this magnitude are almost unfathomable, and we will act” said Hyde, who chairs the House International Relations Committee.

--

[Solly Mack]

52. Hyde's looking into ways he can skim a few dollars

[two gun sid]

80. It should read

...Rep. Henry Hyde, an Illinois Republican who broke up a marriage....“The challenges of coping with suffering on this magnitude are almost unfathomable, and we will act” said Hyde, who chairs the House Extramarital Relations Committee.

[Cerridwen]

56. Plausible (?) documentation of the * family interest in tsunami

devastated part of the world.

If the author of this site is knowledgable... Anyone know if this guy is legit?


"There were also governments in the developing sector whose obedience to the Anglo-Saxon supermen was in doubt. The 250,000,000 Arabs, who were in turn the vanguard of a billion Moslems, would always be intractable. The out-of-area deployments doctrine of the Atlantic Alliance would now be the framework for the ritual immolation of the leading Arab state, which happened to be Iraq. Later, there would be time to crush and dismember India, Malaysia, Brazil, Indonesia and some others." emphasis mine

snipped from George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography --- by Webster G. Tarpley & Anton Chaitkin http://www.tarpley.net/bush24.htm

Scroll down about 12 paragraphs.

[Oversea Visitor]

63. We are branded Anti American

but we are anti bush

[apple_ridge]

57. Soon we'll be reading about Halliburton contracts to "help

with the rebuilding".

If Jeb is in on it, then there's money to be made.

[eleonora]

60. Tour it? In a limo with fresh cocktails and Thai girls?

:puke:

[Bluzmann57]

61. So where in the hell is Jeb's brother?

He is the alleged leader of the free world. He needs to go himself as well as pledge U.S. aid. Sounds like a gutless bastard to me.

[Pithy Cherub]

62. Beavis & Butthead: The Final Tour

blech....

[Massachusetts]

64. SO sad

Do you know how many dumb ass Americans will eat this up? Way too many.

I want OUR country back, we are being pimped!:mad: :mad: :mad:

[CBHagman]

65. This is morally wrong, all about their vanity.

I cannot tell you how enraged I was to hear about this. It's as though the administration's arrogance and selfishness know no bounds. The bodies haven't even been properly buried yet, sometimes not even recovered, and now there will be funds spent on getting Colikn Powell and Jeb Bush into an area that's more or less the pit of hell at this point.

I don't know if anyone else caught Kofi Annan's press conference today, but he made the point very gently but very firmly that his touring the area at this point would likely interfere with the aid efforts. Remember that they have to consider things like temporary housing, potable water, food, and bringing in medical personnel.

And the vicious right wing in the U.S. has been tearing Kofi Annan down, fairly salivating at the prospect of seeing him shoved out of his post, and today we have proof of who has the right priorities and who doesn't, at least concerning the tragedy in Asia.

Powell and Bush should NOT be going. If they want to help, they should be getting medical staff in there, arranging housing, setting up flights, coordinating things.

What's the prayer Father Mychal Judge said? "Lord, take me where You want me to go, let me meet who You want me to meet, tell me what You want me to say, and keep me out of Your way."

[newscott]

70. I have no problem with Powell going.

There are a lot of Americans still unaccounted for and it's a good gesture in a part of the world where the US desparately needs good press.

Now Jeb on the other hand.

He's probably going there to pick up some family business.

Quite frequently the Bush boys go along on these official missions and do the family bidding. It's galling that they are so out in the open and no one calls them on this crap.

[CBHagman]

72. It might have the opposite effect.

Unless Powell secretly got a medical degree or has a water treatment plant on his person, I'm not convinced that his going is going to have a positive impact.

The object now is to prevent more lives being lost, and that means getting the resources and workers to the right places. The tragedy is not about the U.S. getting good press; it's about the people involved. I don't want to see a parade of dignitaries from all the various nations who lost citizens. Recovery efforts must be the priority.

[goforit]

67. Way to go Jebby!!!......Take a good look at what can happen in Fla.

[Judi Lynn]

76. Why would it be appropriate to send a State Governor rather than

a Federal employee who would represent ALL the people in the country? Does that make sense, at all?

Good grief, someone tell these creeps that life concerns more than just their political plans. They should try to remember the job they are pretending to do. This is truly shabby.

[soup]

87. I read jeb's been vacationing this week

with Poppy and Babs.

Bet there were a few 'fly on the wall' moments leading up to this.

[VegasWolf]

77. US to give 45 Million for asian aid in the form of a Haliburton contract.

[Nostradamus]

78. Aceh has the best cannabis in the world

A chance for the Bush Crime Family to muscle in on another drug operation.

adrian

[fortyfeetunder]

79. As useful as

mammary glands on a bull. Unless they are going to roll up their sleeves and do some hard work -- then they should be productive and stay home.

The money they will spend on the travel could have been used directly to help those stricken in this tragedy.

[grasswire]

81. yep -- we're on to him

My first thought, too.

[zulchzulu]

82. Maybe they can show how fucked up it is in FLA months after the 'canes

There are many in Florida that are still homeless or who got screwed by the insurance agencies...maybe Jeb can show who ever has the insurance biz there what to do to get out of a committment.

[0007]

84. I thought Powell was gonna hang it up? And isn't jebb campaigning

for the presidency of 08?
didn't jebb say, "I'm not running"? Talk about two lying assholes!

[stepnw1f]

93. Don't trip and Fall!

We wouldn't want anything to happen to Pig Boy 2.

[madison2000]

94. Too Bad Jeb and George couldn't go there just BEFORE the disaster

We need better early warning detection systems.