I have probably plugged Cranky more than I have anybody else. That’s because I’m madly in love with him and intent on breaking up his marriage. No, Cranky and Tammy, who I will be talking about in future posts, were the first two people I became friendly with on the Internet. Cranky and I were two of the founding members of Bring it on! I’m very proud of it.
Cranky’s a very rare person; bright, compassionate, and can use both words and images like few people can even imagine. Please watch the video I linked to, and is a CLP Production. It’s not easily forgettable. I will be linking to the video frequently
At Bring it on! on Friday’s we have guest authors. I almost forced JC of Further Ironies to write about her experiences; no she willingly wrote. JC, as many of you know, has two sons; one is in Iraq and one was safe in the South,or so she thought until two weeks ago.
Please read her post; it’s haunting. JC’s amazing. I feel proud to know her and to call her my friend. So read it!
I wrote four paragraphs without really talking about me? That’s a first. Have to change that.
Almost four years ago to the day my city was attacked. I felt as if I had wondered into the midst of a made for TV movie on terrorism. The past two weeks have felt as if I have been watching a made for TV natural disaster film.
I am angry; very angry. Truthfully my anger returned full force in June when Karl Rove made his very uncalled for remark about liberals wanting therapy for the terrorists. You know the easiest way to repay the national debt? Capture Bin Laden and have an auction where rich liberals could bid to kill him, and take everybody’s money. People would be lining up to do that
During 9/11 we learned that concrete things were needed first: food, supplies–all the stores had lists. I was going to go into a whole what you can do and when you can do it kind of thing, but hell if I know. This is so much worse.
Many blogs tell people not to be angry or to cast blame. Republicans have been casting blame since the day Bill Clinton was first elected president.
I have spent my life being the person who tries to make everybody get along. I’m comfortable with that role.
Understand that I love the USA very much. I wouldn’t be so angry if it were a casual affair.
I can’t write about Bush and Katrina anymore; at least not here or now. I thought that this year the anniversary and the month that follows it would be easier; thought I had it under control.
The only way that I will be able to control it is by writing about other things so expect fierce productivity. I need to write me up a storm and forget that there is a larger world for the next six or eight weeks. Then I will be able to focus on other things and volunteer.
But for now; it’s back to my life in the ’70’s and ’80’s when the world really was a simpler place.
A simpler place would be nice.
Oh no more Katrina!! it’s everywhere!!
Cranky is agreat name. I am cranky right now!
It gets overwhelming… just when I think I am not going to watch or read or write any other little tiny item, something else comes along. My clients with developmental disabilities are starting to be scared that it could happen to them.
Emotions are very high for me in this, even though I am a long way away.. My emotions were very high on that day you survived too… and though comparing the two is apples and oranges, this is such a compilation of disaster upon disaster, compounded..
The world was simpler but I was more complicated. Write on!
Pia, I went over to Cranky Liberal and really liked his blog. I tried to post but got this message…
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But back to the subject at hand. I did notice that the right wing spin machine is frantically trying to deflect blame for this disaster back on the local leaders like Mayor Nagin and the Governor. As many have said, there is plenty of blame to go around. However, it needs to be looked at critically. Could Mayor Nagin and the Governor done things better in New Orleans and the state in general? I think they could have and I’m sure they’ll deliver their mea culpas at the appropriate time. But if one is going to level a charge against anyone they have to look at the level of culpability.
Mayor Nagin, the Governor and all the local officials were dealing with POTENTIALS, they were trying to predict the future and deal with POSSIBILITIES. Pretty tough to do. Bush didn’t have to do that. He was dealing with REALITIES IN REAL TIME. Pictures coming live from New Orleans showing people fighting for their lives while he sat there with his fingers in his ass. All across the country people were screaming at their TV sets for him to act while this dolt dragged his feet for days.
Pelosi’s comments of her chat with Bush only underline his utter cluenessless and reinforce the notion that he is detached, uncaring and oblivious. His appointment of Michael Brown who has zero experience in disaster relief and whose sole claim to fame seems to be that he’s raised lots of money for Bush in campaigns past. Being the director of FEMA is his political reward and because of his incompetance thousands more died than would have normally. But the buck for appointing a political stooge lies with Bush. This sort of thing happens across the board with Bush as the appointment of Ken Tomlinson as the head of PBS shows. Just like Brown, Tomlinson has no experience with broadcasting, hates PBS and wants to gut it but he gets the appointment anyway because he’s loyal to Bush and will be his toadie. Another GOP stooge undermining the very organization he heads up. Nice.
You know, Pia, I have Bill Clinton’s autograph on White House stationery. Back when the Republicans made such a stink over his Monica affair, I wrote him. I said, Mr. President, you have my support. We will all find out about these stone casters being guilty of what they are accusing you of. Needless to say, I was right about that.