Santorum Advocates Get Tough Approach with Katrina Victims

[paineinthearse]

http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000230.htm

Blogged by JC on 09.06.05 @ 04:10 PM ET

Katrina Blame Shifting Hits a New Low
Senator Santorum Advocates Get Tough Approach with Katrina Victims

Via Atrios, I came across the latest and most outrageous attempt by Republicans to shift the blame for the federal government's inaction with respect to Hurricaine Katrina. Apparently, Senator Santorum believes that the people who "chose" to ride out the hurricaine should face stiffer penalties.

This is another demonstration of how out of touch with reality the Republican party has become. For many, many of Katrina's victims, staying in its path was not a "choice." When you are poor, and have no means of transportation and no place to stay, evacuating is simply not an option. The only "choice" is to stay where you are. In my view, that is where the federal government should step in and help. But the federal government didn't.

Aside from his obviously myopic view, the lack of sensitivity by Senator Santorum to the fact that he is placing blame on the people who have suffered the most in the last week and a half, many have died, is mind boggling.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I wish I believed in Hell so I could envision Scrotorum frying there.

[skooooo]

2. Tell Rick how ya feel!

Washington, D.C. Office:
511 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Main: 202-224-6324

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

3. Is there no end to the shame we feel in PA because of him?

STFU (P)rick. Can't wait to vote your ass outta here in 06.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Don't feel too bad -- We've got Norm Coleman to be ashamed of.

Not as extreme a wingnut, but so shamelessly sycophantic that you just want to :puke: And we're stuck with his sorry carcass until '08. I wish you all the best in your efforts to unload Icky Ricky.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

6. Isn't he the one that Galloway ROASTED and TOASTED?

Thanks for the well wishes...PA must cleanse itself of that evil nutjob.

[Wordie]

5. The poor have LOTS of choices: bad, worse, worst...and worse than that!

[kestrel91316]

7. If somebody can get Santorum's sorry a-- here to me in SoCal,

I can fix him up permanent-like. But he won't be happy. And there won't be any more Santorum fetuses to take home for the kiddies to play with.

[MH1]

8. Bob Casey response

Via Casey email newsletter.

http://ga4.org/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=3604810

SANTORUM HURRICANE STATEMENT DEMANDS EXPLANATION

I am sure you have been riveted by the devastation and human suffering on the Gulf Coast. When asked about the Hurricane Katrina disaster this weekend on Pittsburgh's ABC affiliate WTAE-TV, Rick Santorum said, "...you have people who don't heed those warnings and then put people at risk as a result of not heeding those warnings. There may be a need to look at tougher penalties on those who decide to ride it out and understand that there are consequences to not leaving." Click here to see the video.

Tougher penalties!? At a time when our country should be coming together, is this another example of Santorum making statements that are inappropriate or out of the mainstream? We deserve an explanation.

(Please don't anybody start a flame war about Casey... I posted for those who are interested.)

[paineinthearse]

9. "Please don't anybody start a flame war about Casey"

I promise.

[MH1]

10. Thanks!

:hi:

[paineinthearse]

11. .

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[izzybeans]

12. rebound kick