The culpability at the state and federal levels in the New Orleans assistance debacle (cont.)
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, January 27, 2025 15:27
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Originally posted by firefloozysuzie:
Like I said before, I've been away from FFF awhile, so you'll have to tell me: Are you always this casual about the suffering of other people?
Pretty much. I likes me a good hangin I do.
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And do you ever check your facts?
Facts. Don't need no stinking facts. Just convicted a guy today and not a fact in sight. Only real fact is that he doesn't deserve jail, but he's going anyway. Best part is all I had to do was nudge here and there and let his knucklehead family do the rest.
These days most people wouldn't know a fact if it bit them in the ass. And if it did, first thing is they'd call somebody like me to sue somebody like you (or President Bush) for causing it to happen.
By the way, I like your callsign. Clever and all rhymish.
H
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You know Hero, I had some respect for you once. I didn't agree with your views but you certainly seemed to believe in them.
Now however I have no problem believing your an American laywer, I can just see you happilly defending a child molester while gleefully helping to convict an innocent man, if you made a bit of money from it of course.
You really are acting Trollish, have some more respect for yourself.
Zen Buddhist to the Hotdog Vendor:
"Make me one with everything."
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I have new found respect for the British media:
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LOL. If only we could get Americans to switch off FOXNews and start watching the BBC, imagine how better informed the US population would be!
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Originally posted by citizen:
I can just see you happilly defending a child molester while gleefully helping to convict an innocent man, if you made a bit of money from it of course.
One, I'd never defend a child molester, not enough money in the world. Have helped prosecute one once, stupid judge threw case out on technicality, "sure he did it, but..."
Two, the man I convicted today was guilty, guilty of the crimes he was charged with in every possible way, cut and dried, no mistake about it, sky is blue, sun is hot, sure as sure can be. That said, he did not deserve jail. First offense, not a violent crime, etc. It was, however, a Misdemeanor of the 1st Degree and punishable with up to 6 months in jail. If he had pled guilty at pretrial, he'd have gotten a $150 fine and a suspended sentence. He chose trial and I'd still have asked for suspended time (with a bigger fine for the trouble), except he showed nothing but contempt for me, my officers, the law, and (really, really stupid) the Judge. End result, I asked for and got five days in the local jail. Harsh, but entirely his own doing (or rather that of his unreasonable and overbearing father who drove it all from behind the scenes). Lesson, courtesy never hurts.
Yes, I did make a bit of money from it (what being a professional and not a communist or some such), but I work for the government, so that bit of money is, well, just an itty bit. That said, I enjoyed the whole thing very much and consider the city much better off with said man in said jail. So, hahahaha (mine is an evil laugh). And don't ya go speedin in my City or it'll be you next!
H
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BBC's even better than Skynews...
I saw on the BBC last night a report, and the reporter came out and said:
"Funny how this rich neighbourhood has troops patrolling and protecting property, while the poor neighbourhood down the road has nothing."
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Hero:
I apologise for the earlier remark, it was over the line, and I withdraw it.
Your attitude wound me up, but you didn't deserve what I said.
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Quote:As I said before this is a very emotional concept. It’s a terrible tragedy and people are reacting to it out of a sense of anguish. But those of us not debased by ideological bigotry will go back to being friends afterwards, and I think that will be most of us. Hopefully all of us, but one must be realistic. However no one’s going to hold anything against you for a few over-critical comments made in the anguish of the aftermath of this a tragedy. Whether someone agrees with your particular take on things or not, we all know you to be a very level-headed guy.
Originally posted by chrisisall:
By the way, I second what perfessergee said about hearing everyone on here. When someone tells you you (Finn) or anyone else should stay off the board, take it as high emotion. I am subject to it myself at times.
For instance, I may feel that AJ is being an idiot about things in the extreme, but he is hardly a troll.
But Bush still sucks Chrisisall
My sparse posting on this board has little to do with these two people who made some of the personal attack against me in the other thread. Things have just been very busy at work. This is a busy time to be an army analyst, and I wasn’t posting very much before all this happened. And probably won’t be for some time. That evidently should make some people happy, but it’s by no means intended.
And I also encourage an open and free discussion on this board. People should feel free to speak their minds. They should be willing to accept criticism of their ideas, but no one should be told to leave. Bigoted ideals will not serve this board anything good.
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From the New York Times:
When Wal-Mart sent three trailer trucks loaded with water, FEMA officials turned them away, he said. Agency workers prevented the Coast Guard from delivering 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel, and on Saturday they cut the parish's emergency communications line, leading the sheriff to restore it and post armed guards to protect it from FEMA, Mr. Broussard said.
Reminds me of the last time I saw two dogs alternately peeing on the same fire hydrant.
One would hope (clearly in vain) that federal officials would be above turf wars. Reminds me of an episode where Max Headroom comments on security guards, "Why does he have get dressed up like a storm trooper to tell you you can't park your car here?" Or alternately, "Give a man a cap and a whistle and he thinks he rules the world."
To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. --Robt. Heinlein
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Saw the funniest thing today:
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Bush to tap Brown for Supreme Court, by Deanna Swift
In a surprise move, sources close to the White House say that President Bush will soon announce that he wants FEMA head Michael "Brownie" Brown to replace Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court. Conservatives are cheering the decision, maintaining that Mr. Brown’s experience overseeing judges at horse shows will suit him well once he joins the highest court in the land.
WASHINGTON D.C - President Bush calls him “Brownie,” and if Mr. Bush gets his way, the nation will soon be referring to FEMA chief Michael Brown as “Justice.” Sources close to the White House say that Mr. Bush could announce his selection of Mr. Brown to replace retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as early as next week.
A wealth of experience
In many ways, Mr. Brown seems a logical choice for a life-time appointment to the highest court in the land. He has a legal background and has distinguished himself in every position in which he has served. But it his experience overseeing judges that fans of the Oklahoma native say makes him an ideal candidate to don the black robe of the Gang of Nine.
Judging the judges
Between 1991 and 2001 Mr. Brown accrued the sort of legal experience that makes nominee John G. Roberts Jr. look like an amateur; he served as commissioner of the International Arabian Horse Association—the appellate court of the horse world. There he was charged with 'judging the judges,' enforcing the rules administered by judges at the horse association’s 300 annual horse shows.
A tough enforcer
While in his important role, Mr. Brown earned a reputation as a tough enforcer of rules—and intolerant of horse-related judicial activism of any kind. Fans of the former head horse judge say that when it came to interpreting the founding constitution of the International Arabian Horse Association, Mr. Brown was an 'originalist'—and unwilling to be swayed by whatever trend was sweeping the horse world at that moment.
Case in point: the bitter debate over horse appearance and identity. Influenced by a coarsened culture, a growing number of riders sought to use glitter on or in the mane, tail or hair of their horses. But Mr. Brown stood firm against this trend, noting that the founders of the IAHA had never intended for horses to be adorned in such a way.
"Michael knew that the founders had had a very clear vision," says one source close to the likely Supreme Court nominee. "Horses must wear a long, natural, unbraided mane--with or without clipped bridle path--,and a natural, unset, ungingered tail. That’s the traditionalist view in the horse world and Michael believed that his role was to enforce traditionalism."
Friends of the potential Justice say that he has long dreamed of a job in Washington DC, and is particularly enthused about a position that comes with a life-time appointment. "He's really looking forward to a place where he can just be himself and he doesn’t have to worry about getting fired, then going through that whole hassle about updating his resume and lining up references. Michael’s really had it with all of that," says a confidante of Mr. Brown.
Wanted: a quick confirmation
Legal analysts say that they anticipate a relatively quick and painless confirmation hearing for Mr. Brown, whose reputation for hard work and attention to detail has won over lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Do you agree with the Swift Report that Michael Brown is the best choice to replace Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court? Talk back to Deanna Swift.
http://swiftreport.blogs.com/news/2005/09/bush_to_tap_mic.html
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