From "Blame America" To "Blame God"
This morning, my wonderful and vibrant partner in insane crime took the Air America nuts to task over the relief efforts of Hurricane Katrina. Yesterday, she thoroughly handed Jack Cafferty his @$$ on a platter. Today, it’s my turn. I know we shouldn’t be paying attention to these moonbats, but I’m going to give these fools an inch. We will not lose this side of the debate. Marcie and I blogged on behalf of the relief efforts. We have made our contributions to our respective charities (Feed The Children and Catholic Charities), an our former comments moderator, Mistress Pundit, made her contribution this morning to the Salvation Army. All of our donations are listed on N.Z. Bear’s tracking site.
But, today, Jesse Jackson, Jr. decided to open up his fat yap. No, he didn’t blame Pres. Bush., per se. He blamed God.
I remember on 9/11, or during that period, when the president of the United States went to New York, and stood on a pile of rubble, remnants of the World Trade Center. And he said to those men and women, our 9/11 workers, that soon, the people who are responsible for this are going to hear from us as well. That sense of righteous indignation about what happened on our soil drove the president to declare unilateral action, essentially in Iraq. When he tours the Gulf region today, I hope he will stand on a pile of rubble. And he will look up to the heavens and say to God, "You're responsible for this. And soon you will hear from us." A kind of reverse from what the president said on 9/11. What we're looking at is an extraordinarily slow response, from someone who prides themselves in their overwhelming Christian response. The Christian thing to do? To feed the hungry. To clothe the naked. To liberate the captive. To get these displaced persons to some sense of normalcy as quickly as possible. And that requires real national leadership. We're not looking for al Qaeda. God is responsible for this. And in His own time, He will reveal why. But we are under an obligation as Americans, as people who care about Americans, to help rebuild their lives. And the president of the United States can set the tone for that rebuilding effort. Thank you, and...thank you.
I’m sorry, but did his brain just take a walk around the block while he ranted? Did he miss the president’s press conference from Mobile, AL this morning? The president said that he was not happy with the efforts from the government thus far, and more needed to be done. He wanted more relief supplies sent in. He wanted more National Guard troops on the ground. He wanted all the efforts and resources of the nation to focus on helping those devastated in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states ravaged by this hurricane. Is the response slow? No. FEMA teams were in place two days before Katrina came ashore. They were prepared and waiting, but wholly overwhelmed by the aftermath.
OK. We adapted. We improvised. We overcame. And now relief efforts are moving full steam ahead. I have seen images of military trucks moving through the flooded streets with food and supplies. The National Guard is in place, and the looting is decreasing. Marcie and I held our breath last night waiting for engagements btween the thugs and the Guard, and thankfully none took place. Order is being restored.
It is the Christian thing—no, scratch that...the MORAL thing to do—in helping our fellow man recover from things that were completely out of their control. Mr. Jackson, in his tirade, didn’t engage in a "Christian" thing. He’s blaming God, and I’ve seen my fair share of the right-center blogs that blame this hurricane on everything from tolerance to gay marriage to abortion. Please, people. Get a grip. God does what He does, and doesn’t explain it to us puny humans. We’re not privy to His plans.
For Mr. Jackson to demand that President Bush stand on a pile of rubble and curse God is morally reprehensible. President Bush is a man of faith. We can see it when things like this occur. We saw it on 11 Sept. We’ve seen the sadness in his eyes when speaking about the troops in Iraq that have died. And we’re seeing it now. The Left seems to think that the man can’t make a good speech in the aftermath of this catastrophe. Well, I’d like to see them in his shoes trying to make a speech.
What is he supposed to say when he sees this devastation? What is he supposed to do. Marcie brought up Superman last night in her post, and I guess maybe the Left expected that out of President Bush. But he’s not Superman. None of us are. If I could snap my fingers today, and bring New Orleans and her surrounding communities, in her surrounding states, back to where they were, I would do it. But I can’t. Neither can the president.
And instead of the Left pointing fingers, and assigning blame, and politicizing these events, maybe they ought to do what the least of us have done. Dig into your wallets, and shell out some bucks, pal. I have. Hell, I didn’t think I had given enough, so I went back and gave more. It’s all I can do. I got a job to do here in Arizona. I can’t just walk away from that to go help these people, but my money will help.
I’d also like to know when people like Jesse Jackson, Jr., and others on the Left, are going to roll up their sleeves, and get dirty helping those that need the help down there. Want to keep your money? Fine. Shut your mouth, get on a chopper, get in your car, get on a plane, and get down there. The mayor of New Orleans let loose a foul-mouthed tirade over his view of the relief efforts. One thing’s for sure, Nagin is no Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani, dealing with the worst possible scenario for New York City, didn’t get mean. He didn’t get nasty. He coordinated the rescue and relief efforts with federal forces. He maintained his composure, and assured everyone that they were doing what they needed to do.
Mr. Jackson would prefer to play the blame game. But that isn’t what these people need. There will be time to blame and point fingers later. The first concern should be to those that are displaced, and need food and water. As his father is a reverend, I am appalled he would even go after God. It is the Christian groups like Catholic Charities, Samaritan’s Purse, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, Episcopal Relief and Development, Presbyterian Disaster Relief, etc., that are fully mobilized and involved in the relief efforts. These people believe in God, and I seriously doubt that they share Mr. Jackson’s non-uttered, but implied idea that God punished the Gulf Coast.
The president is doing what he can. Congress has appropriated over ten billion dollars to aid in the relief and rebuilding of the region. We are working towards the common goal of bringing the region back to it’s feet. It will take time. This isn’t going to change overnight. Hell, New Orleans won’t be the same for months. It’ll be almost a month, maybe longer, before electricity is back up and running. But the rhetoric of the Left, including today’s comments by Jesse Jackson, Jr. is unacceptable. At best, it’s laughable. At worst, it is just plain egregious, and should be condemned.
Publius II
This morning, my wonderful and vibrant partner in insane crime took the Air America nuts to task over the relief efforts of Hurricane Katrina. Yesterday, she thoroughly handed Jack Cafferty his @$$ on a platter. Today, it’s my turn. I know we shouldn’t be paying attention to these moonbats, but I’m going to give these fools an inch. We will not lose this side of the debate. Marcie and I blogged on behalf of the relief efforts. We have made our contributions to our respective charities (Feed The Children and Catholic Charities), an our former comments moderator, Mistress Pundit, made her contribution this morning to the Salvation Army. All of our donations are listed on N.Z. Bear’s tracking site.
But, today, Jesse Jackson, Jr. decided to open up his fat yap. No, he didn’t blame Pres. Bush., per se. He blamed God.
I remember on 9/11, or during that period, when the president of the United States went to New York, and stood on a pile of rubble, remnants of the World Trade Center. And he said to those men and women, our 9/11 workers, that soon, the people who are responsible for this are going to hear from us as well. That sense of righteous indignation about what happened on our soil drove the president to declare unilateral action, essentially in Iraq. When he tours the Gulf region today, I hope he will stand on a pile of rubble. And he will look up to the heavens and say to God, "You're responsible for this. And soon you will hear from us." A kind of reverse from what the president said on 9/11. What we're looking at is an extraordinarily slow response, from someone who prides themselves in their overwhelming Christian response. The Christian thing to do? To feed the hungry. To clothe the naked. To liberate the captive. To get these displaced persons to some sense of normalcy as quickly as possible. And that requires real national leadership. We're not looking for al Qaeda. God is responsible for this. And in His own time, He will reveal why. But we are under an obligation as Americans, as people who care about Americans, to help rebuild their lives. And the president of the United States can set the tone for that rebuilding effort. Thank you, and...thank you.
I’m sorry, but did his brain just take a walk around the block while he ranted? Did he miss the president’s press conference from Mobile, AL this morning? The president said that he was not happy with the efforts from the government thus far, and more needed to be done. He wanted more relief supplies sent in. He wanted more National Guard troops on the ground. He wanted all the efforts and resources of the nation to focus on helping those devastated in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states ravaged by this hurricane. Is the response slow? No. FEMA teams were in place two days before Katrina came ashore. They were prepared and waiting, but wholly overwhelmed by the aftermath.
OK. We adapted. We improvised. We overcame. And now relief efforts are moving full steam ahead. I have seen images of military trucks moving through the flooded streets with food and supplies. The National Guard is in place, and the looting is decreasing. Marcie and I held our breath last night waiting for engagements btween the thugs and the Guard, and thankfully none took place. Order is being restored.
It is the Christian thing—no, scratch that...the MORAL thing to do—in helping our fellow man recover from things that were completely out of their control. Mr. Jackson, in his tirade, didn’t engage in a "Christian" thing. He’s blaming God, and I’ve seen my fair share of the right-center blogs that blame this hurricane on everything from tolerance to gay marriage to abortion. Please, people. Get a grip. God does what He does, and doesn’t explain it to us puny humans. We’re not privy to His plans.
For Mr. Jackson to demand that President Bush stand on a pile of rubble and curse God is morally reprehensible. President Bush is a man of faith. We can see it when things like this occur. We saw it on 11 Sept. We’ve seen the sadness in his eyes when speaking about the troops in Iraq that have died. And we’re seeing it now. The Left seems to think that the man can’t make a good speech in the aftermath of this catastrophe. Well, I’d like to see them in his shoes trying to make a speech.
What is he supposed to say when he sees this devastation? What is he supposed to do. Marcie brought up Superman last night in her post, and I guess maybe the Left expected that out of President Bush. But he’s not Superman. None of us are. If I could snap my fingers today, and bring New Orleans and her surrounding communities, in her surrounding states, back to where they were, I would do it. But I can’t. Neither can the president.
And instead of the Left pointing fingers, and assigning blame, and politicizing these events, maybe they ought to do what the least of us have done. Dig into your wallets, and shell out some bucks, pal. I have. Hell, I didn’t think I had given enough, so I went back and gave more. It’s all I can do. I got a job to do here in Arizona. I can’t just walk away from that to go help these people, but my money will help.
I’d also like to know when people like Jesse Jackson, Jr., and others on the Left, are going to roll up their sleeves, and get dirty helping those that need the help down there. Want to keep your money? Fine. Shut your mouth, get on a chopper, get in your car, get on a plane, and get down there. The mayor of New Orleans let loose a foul-mouthed tirade over his view of the relief efforts. One thing’s for sure, Nagin is no Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani, dealing with the worst possible scenario for New York City, didn’t get mean. He didn’t get nasty. He coordinated the rescue and relief efforts with federal forces. He maintained his composure, and assured everyone that they were doing what they needed to do.
Mr. Jackson would prefer to play the blame game. But that isn’t what these people need. There will be time to blame and point fingers later. The first concern should be to those that are displaced, and need food and water. As his father is a reverend, I am appalled he would even go after God. It is the Christian groups like Catholic Charities, Samaritan’s Purse, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, Episcopal Relief and Development, Presbyterian Disaster Relief, etc., that are fully mobilized and involved in the relief efforts. These people believe in God, and I seriously doubt that they share Mr. Jackson’s non-uttered, but implied idea that God punished the Gulf Coast.
The president is doing what he can. Congress has appropriated over ten billion dollars to aid in the relief and rebuilding of the region. We are working towards the common goal of bringing the region back to it’s feet. It will take time. This isn’t going to change overnight. Hell, New Orleans won’t be the same for months. It’ll be almost a month, maybe longer, before electricity is back up and running. But the rhetoric of the Left, including today’s comments by Jesse Jackson, Jr. is unacceptable. At best, it’s laughable. At worst, it is just plain egregious, and should be condemned.
Publius II
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