Race and the hurricane response

BDx13 - 9-4-2005 at 11:17 AM

There has been a lot of speculation as to why the federal government has taken so long to adequately respond to Hurricane Katrina. Do you think that race had anything to do with it, as some have suggested?

DAK - 9-4-2005 at 11:28 AM

Horseshit

Screw Jessie Jackson

CR83 - 9-4-2005 at 02:10 PM

I don't believe the response was because of race. I think it was a matter of having everything in place and the "know how" or practice. I don't think our government was prepared. Race is a non-issue in my opinion.

moron - 9-4-2005 at 02:40 PM

George Bush doesn't care about black people!

moforn - 9-4-2005 at 03:57 PM

I don't think Bush is conciously thinking "whatever, they're only negroes" (or is actually capable of concious thought, but that's another topic) but on some level I have to think it contributed to his lack of conviction. Can anyone honestly believe that he would have dragged his feet like this if middle class white people were in that situation.

Killthehumans - 9-4-2005 at 06:17 PM

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Originally posted by moforn
I don't think Bush is conciously thinking "whatever, they're only negroes" (or is actually capable of concious thought, but that's another topic) but on some level I have to think it contributed to his lack of conviction. Can anyone honestly believe that he would have dragged his feet like this if middle class white people were in that situation.

agreed

jonnynewbreed - 9-4-2005 at 08:00 PM

did you see the look on Austin Powers face...he looks uncomfortable.

brooklyn - 9-5-2005 at 02:33 AM

as Moforn said, race wasn't on the forefront of his mind (oil was), but I cannot imagine the response (and even the preperations / build up after the obvious warnings that something pretty nasty as on its way) would have been so ridicilous if Katrina was hitting DC or Virginia.

thedog - 9-5-2005 at 03:50 AM

i am tired of hearing race brought up into every thing.
everybody always wants to blame the "white man".

if anything a more reasonable argument could be....maybe bush just doesnt care about poor people, and there are plenty of poor white people.

and there are plenty of poor white people going through this tragedy now, they are not just helping white people down there and neglecting the blacks are they?

XnMeX - 9-5-2005 at 08:19 AM

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Originally posted by thedog
i am tired of hearing race brought up into every thing.
everybody always wants to blame the "white man".

if anything a more reasonable argument could be....maybe bush just doesnt care about poor people, and there are plenty of poor white people.

and there are plenty of poor white people going through this tragedy now, they are not just helping white people down there and neglecting the blacks are they?

Exactly. It is poor people in general that he doesn't care about and we have known this for some time now. He does not give a shit for the lower class.