Stars Support West's Outburst

webtaz99 · **Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:55 am**

I am continuously baffled as to why people think it was G.W.'s job to react to to the hurricane. His only required action was to tell his staff, "Get to work on this."

The sad truth is, NO ONE was prepared for this disaster, and that goes from White House all the way down to the people on the street. This should serve as a wake-up call for everyone. We constantly hear officials and public service announcements telling us we should have a plan and be prepared.

They're not kidding!

LightningBoy · **Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:20 pm**

The funniest part is, when that loudmouth was shooting his mouth off, Mike Meyers was standing next to him with a *WTF* look on his face.

Some of these celebrities should really be ashamed.

magenta · **Fri Sep 09, 2005 8:55 am**

When disasters like this happen or similar in australia,our government is the first to send help.It is the direct responsibility of your government to send immediate help/aid!
How can people think it is not?
In australia we give help to our mates or who ever needs it,no matter what their colour!!!
I think that the apparently most richest/powerful country took 3 days to act is atrocious to say the least!If it had been a mostly white state,the aid would have been there in an instant!
The people who spoke out,the actors did the right thing.They at least had the guts to say what they believed!
If it happened to you and your family,house,neighborhood,and your government didnt come to help for 3 days,would you be saying the same?

LightningBoy · **Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:35 pm**

Where in the constitution does it say that it's the job of the Feds to clean up the State government's mess.

Here's the fact, it's the responsibility of the state to call in national guardsmen. The Governor of Louisiana called in only 6000 (WAY too few). It's the responisbility of the state to mandate evactuation, they gave an order, but New Orlean's mayor never enforced it. In fact, three days before the hurricane hit, there were two fleets of busses which if run 24/7 until the hurricane hit probably could've evacuated the entire rest of the city.

Local and State government failed miserably. Federal government was a little slow (for the most obvious reason, there was still a hurrican in the area, and it would be stupid to send them throught it.) but as soon as the Feds set foot in New Orleans, things made a 180, and got better.

If you ask me, the ill-prepared local governments failed the people, while the Feds did a marvelous job. The turnaround was instant when they arrived.

NOBODY should've been in New Orleans when that hurricane hit. That's the worst thing, and you can blame Nagin for that.

Did you even read what that idiot West said? "They were ordered to shoot us!" That's a damned joke, and very offensive. Speaking out? Pfft, he's a fool.

teya · Commander Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 423

LightningBoy · **Fri Sep 09, 2005 4:33 pm**

The constitution doesn't protect slander.

To say "They were ordered to shoot us." is a bold faced slandeous lie. Frankly, it's not protected speech. Allthough my opinion that he is a fool is.

Funny how you'd praise his illegal and irresponsible slander, but criticize my legitimate criticism of it.

Republican_Man · **Fri Sep 09, 2005 4:38 pm**

Agreed. This is disgusting. Highly disgusting, pure and simple.