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Sun Sep-04-05 07:10 PM
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"Those people are used to government handouts . . . " |
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"They've been getting government handouts their whole lives. Then a hurricane comes. They're told to evacuate and take water, and they don't. Then they want the government to bail them out again."
Yep. I heard that today.
Tell me again racism isn't a part of the pitiful response.
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:11 PM
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1. I've been hearing that exact sentiment... |
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:11 PM
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2. who and where did you hear that from? |
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:11 PM
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Yes, I am embarassed by that.
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:11 PM
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I take pride in smacking people like this down.
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:12 PM
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5. Rush has done his job well. |
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Pretty soon he'll be able to say "take that bone out of your nose" to a black caller again.
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:13 PM
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10. Speaking of welfare cases.... |
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Sun Sep-04-05 09:44 PM
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is that an actual Rush quote?
If so, do you have a source for that (not that I don't believe you, I just want that for my records)
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:12 PM
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6. A nobid contract that you then misuse and abuse.... IS A GD |
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GOVERNMENT HANDOUT. How many nobid contracts did these POOR people get??? NOT ONE.
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:13 PM
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7. were they talking about Halliburton? |
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:13 PM
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8. Bull puckey!!! The smug arrogance of someone who isn't in living Hell. May |
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they never have to learn their lesson the hard way. ------------------------------------------------------ Save New Orleans, then save the nation! http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/electionreform.htm
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:41 PM
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17. No, I really hope they do learn the hard way |
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I'm way past anything but raw hatred for these people at this point.
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:13 PM
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9. racism and classism.......... |
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I hear the same from family. Their lack of compassion would be just as evident if those in NO were "white trash".
My response is that I'm not into unqualified handouts to anyone, but I'm much more outraged at our government handouts to multibillion dollar companies!!!
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:13 PM
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11. I've been reading that all week on a local Freeper-lite website |
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It's disgusting! But these people believe it. At least that's the story they're spreading.
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:15 PM
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12. Haven't we all been gettin government handouts our whole lives? |
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Public education Public transportation Police protection etc. etc.
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:15 PM
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13. Yep. I've heard that too, from a typical bush-bot. |
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There's an enemy seething and festering within our borders, and it ain't just al qaeda.
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:16 PM
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14. My mother used to say |
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"But for the grace of God, there go I"
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:19 PM
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It was "the government" who told the people to go to the Superdome if they had no place to go. Why did they do that if they had no intention of accomodating them, especially if they KNEW it was possible that the levees would break? I'm sure they would have preferred to have died in the comfort of their own homes...
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:27 PM
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16. some people at the WTC died because they waited for officials... |
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... to advise them to leave the building. Does that mean that they were government-advice-dependent untermeschen who deserved to die?
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:45 PM
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18. Yeah, that one was used on me too |
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I said that I would bet that at least 70% were WORKING poor, and another 20% disabled - so we should just leave them there and watch them starve to death? These are the same people that were saying what a horrible death it must have been for Schivo - being deprived of FOOD AND WATER....
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Sun Sep-04-05 08:04 PM
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19. Throw these stats back at 'em |
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Sun Sep-04-05 08:18 PM
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20. Speaking of people use to gov't handouts - this thread below Halliburotn |
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thread. Now there is a group use to gov't handouts.
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Sun Sep-04-05 09:46 PM
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22. If that's true, then government handouts are PITIFUL. |
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Because those people couldn't AFFORD to leave.
Goddamn SOB right wing whackos. Burn in hell.
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Sun Sep-04-05 09:49 PM
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23. Yes, but there's also an instinct to protect oneself from emotion |
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by making victims responsible somehow. that way the person involved avoids a potentially very emotional and empathic response that would otherwise be the natural result of what we see.
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Sun Sep-04-05 09:50 PM
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24. And I thought you were talking about the Bush Family. |
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RACISM is the name all right.
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Sun Sep-04-05 09:52 PM
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25. Tell that to the man who had to apply for food stamps |
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the first time ever in his life on CNN yesterday.
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Sun Sep-04-05 10:05 PM
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26. Yep, I heard that at work the other day |
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and the person who said it was one of the first in line when FEMA was reimbursing for generators after Hurr. Charley. But I guess it's different for him because he's white???? :shrug:
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