Like mother like son

Red · 09-11-2005

Barbara Bush: It's Good Enough for the Poor

TheNATION.com

John Nichols Tue Sep 6, 1:08 PM ET

The Nation -- Finally, we have discovered the roots of George W. Bush's "compassionate conservatism."

On the heels of the president's "What, me worry?" response to the death, destruction and dislocation that followed upon Hurricane Katrina comes the news of his mother's Labor Day visit with hurricane evacuees at the Astrodome in Houston.

Commenting on the facilities that have been set up for the evacuees -- cots crammed side-by-side in a huge stadium where the lights never go out and the sound of sobbing children never completely ceases -- former First Lady Barbara Bush concluded that the poor people of New Orleans had lucked out.

"Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this, this is working very well for them," Mrs. Bush told American Public Media's "Marketplace" program, before returning to her multi-million dollar Houston home.

On the tape of the interview, Mrs. Bush chuckles audibly as she observes just how great things are going for families that are separated from loved ones, people who have been forced to abandon their homes and the only community where they have ever lived, and parents who are explaining to children that their pets, their toys and in some cases their friends may be lost forever. Perhaps the former first lady was amusing herself with the notion that evacuees without bread could eat cake.

At the very least, she was expressing a measure of empathy commensurate with that evidenced by her son during his fly-ins for disaster-zone photo opportunities.

On Friday, when even Republican lawmakers were giving the federal government an "F" for its response to the crisis, President Bush heaped praise on embattled Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown. As thousands of victims of the hurricane continued to plead for food, water, shelter, medical care and a way out of the nightmare to which federal neglect had consigned them, Brown cheerily announced that, "people are getting the help they need."

Barbara Bush's son put his arm around the addled FEMA functionary and declared, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."

Like mother, like son.

MorganGrayson · 09-11-2005

Vick, if you happen to wander by, may I put in a request for "Eat the Rich"?

WTF was that woman thi...oops, sorry. Forget myself there for a moment.

XxXotic · 09-11-2005

what a twisted piece of shit family. I can only pray something happens to the bush family and they end up in a ghetto somewhere eating ramen noodles and wondering where their next meal is coming from.

09-11-2005

blah blah blah... 81 year old woman is losing her marbles... there's a great bit of news.

MorganGrayson · 09-11-2005

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blah blah blah... 81 year old woman is losing her marbles... there's a great bit of news.

Thank you for sharing your thought.

We most sincerely hope you return in a week or two when you have another thought.

09-11-2005

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Originally Posted by MorganGrayson

Thank you for sharing your thought.

We most sincerely hope you return in a week or two when you have another thought.

headline reads: "bush woke up today and had a bowl of cereal"

reader thinks: "oh my god... that no good motherfucker. who the fuck does he think he is... what an insensitive cocksucker. fuck! fuck! fuck!"

- as if somehow the reader had a really objective opinion, open mind and balanced view before the article and somehow some bit of nonsense changed the readers views of the presidents administration.

JR · 09-11-2005

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

headline reads: "bush woke up today and had a bowl of cereal"

reader thinks: "oh my god... that no good motherfucker. who the fuck does he think he is... what an insensitive cocksucker. fuck! fuck! fuck!"

- as if somehow the reader had a really objective opinion, open mind and balanced view before the article and somehow some bit of nonsense changed the readers views of the presidents administration.

me again. forgot to log on.

CDSmith · 09-11-2005

Maybe Babsy should spend a night or two on one of them there cots amongst all the happy poor folk before commenting about how much better off they are? Just a thought.

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Red Dreaming of a Cowboy Hat like Max Hardcore Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,812	Like mother like son Barbara Bush: It's Good Enough for the Poor TheNATION.com John Nichols Tue Sep 6, 1:08 PM ET The Nation -- Finally, we have discovered the roots of George W. Bush's "compassionate conservatism." On the heels of the president's "What, me worry?" response to the death, destruction and dislocation that followed upon Hurricane Katrina comes the news of his mother's Labor Day visit with hurricane evacuees at the Astrodome in Houston. Commenting on the facilities that have been set up for the evacuees -- cots crammed side-by-side in a huge stadium where the lights never go out and the sound of sobbing children never completely ceases -- former First Lady Barbara Bush concluded that the poor people of New Orleans had lucked out. "Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this, this is working very well for them," Mrs. Bush told American Public Media's "Marketplace" program, before returning to her multi-million dollar Houston home. On the tape of the interview, Mrs. Bush chuckles audibly as she observes just how great things are going for families that are separated from loved ones, people who have been forced to abandon their homes and the only community where they have ever lived, and parents who are explaining to children that their pets, their toys and in some cases their friends may be lost forever. Perhaps the former first lady was amusing herself with the notion that evacuees without bread could eat cake. At the very least, she was expressing a measure of empathy commensurate with that evidenced by her son during his fly-ins for disaster-zone photo opportunities. On Friday, when even Republican lawmakers were giving the federal government an "F" for its response to the crisis, President Bush heaped praise on embattled Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown. As thousands of victims of the hurricane continued to plead for food, water, shelter, medical care and a way out of the nightmare to which federal neglect had consigned them, Brown cheerily announced that, "people are getting the help they need." Barbara Bush's son put his arm around the addled FEMA functionary and declared, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." Like mother, like son. __________________

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CDSmith World's greatest thread killer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 502	Re: Like mother like son Maybe Babsy should spend a night or two on one of them there cots amongst all the happy poor folk before commenting about how much better off they are? Just a thought. __________________ *To BE a winner you need to JOIN a winner...* The PussyCash NFL Pool is now Live! << sign up now! ICQ me: 31024634 .... let's talk about getting you some PussyCash!