Redefinition of events worthy of El Rushbo!! Way to go!

Post #223,950 by bepatient 9/9/05 1:57:51 PM Reply	Redefinition of events worthy of El Rushbo!! Way to go! (And he opines that the slowness of the response was based on the fact that the people were poor! and this is a Republican....) which isn't even close to the reality of "He said he did not think that race was a factor in the slow response, but that many of those unable to leave New Orleans in time were trapped by poverty which disproportionately affects blacks." He didn't say that teh response was slow because they were poor or black, he said their inability to leave and hence their suffering was caused by poverty... Like I said, a misquote and interpretation of fact that would make Mr Limbaugh pat you on the back and give you an "attaboy!" If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #223,960 by jb4 9/9/05 2:07:46 PM Reply	Reading is a skill. You might try it sometime But then, any input might serve to disrupt your single-track mind a bit: Maybe you can read this: Some black leaders, including Democrats in Congress, have charged that racism contributed to the misery of New Orleans' predominantly black storm victims. "I don't think it's racism, I think it's economic," Powell said. "But poverty disproportionately affects African-Americans in this country. And it happened because they were poor." [emphasis added]" As to your rushbo crack: j< jb4 shrub●bish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT
Post #223,970 by altmann 9/9/05 2:29:56 PM Reply	He's got a point Poverty is what prevented many from leaving, not what slowed the Feds from coming in. Incompetence and bad planning did that. -- Chris Altmann
Post #224,143 by bepatient 9/10/05 4:41:18 PM Reply	Its called context "contributed to their misery" is not even remotely equivalent to "slowness of the response" Keep trying...or maybe re-read your own post before you get so dismissive Under no reading or definition can you attribute Mr Powell saying "the response was slow becasue they are poor" to "they couldn't leave and are thus in this state of misery" If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]

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