Comments on: Clinton Criticizes Bush Over Hurricane Katrina http://donklephant.com/2005/09/19/clinton-criticizes-bush-over-hurricane-katrina/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2005/09/19/clinton-criticizes-bush-over-hurricane-katrina/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 Justin Gardner Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:30:20 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/19/clinton-criticizes-bush-over-hurricane-katrina/#comment-2320 <blockquote>Is he claiming that the poor in New Orleans weren’t black during his administration????? Come on!!! This is pure BS! New Orleans has been under Democrats for 60+ years, the city is mostly black and has a black mayor…. the racism is in your head!!!</blockquote>debsay, if you REALLY think institutionalized racism is ALL in our heads, then I fear you simply aren't paying attention. And let it be clear, Bush himself has said similar things, but since it's not a popular topic with his base, he talks about it a lot less frequently. If you're sick of hearing this crap, then address the problem. There is a racial divide between blacks and whites and it's not fixed. Be the change you wish to see in the world, debsay. And to Jim's assertion about poor white residents of Mississippi have gotten media coverage, I'll say that just because you didn't see the coverage doesn't mean it didn't happen. But of course the poor black residents of New Orleans have gotten more because that is where the most dire crisis was. What makes me weary is when people bring up these arguments. People, isn't it just about dead OBVIOUS that when New Orleans has essentially been turned into a lake it is a MUCH more important story? People were left stranded in wretched conditions for days. If you truly think some poor white person who lost their house is just as equally deserving of coverage as the New Orleans situation, I have no idea what I could tell you to believe differently. But I woud urge you to not throw racism around so loosely. Because covering New Orleans instead of the poor white Mississippians isn't racist. It's simply the reality.

Is he claiming that the poor in New Orleans weren’t black during his administration????? Come on!!! This is pure BS! New Orleans has been under Democrats for 60+ years, the city is mostly black and has a black mayor…. the racism is in your head!!!

debsay, if you REALLY think institutionalized racism is ALL in our heads, then I fear you simply aren’t paying attention.

And let it be clear, Bush himself has said similar things, but since it’s not a popular topic with his base, he talks about it a lot less frequently.

If you’re sick of hearing this crap, then address the problem. There is a racial divide between blacks and whites and it’s not fixed. Be the change you wish to see in the world, debsay.

And to Jim’s assertion about poor white residents of Mississippi have gotten media coverage, I’ll say that just because you didn’t see the coverage doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. But of course the poor black residents of New Orleans have gotten more because that is where the most dire crisis was. What makes me weary is when people bring up these arguments. People, isn’t it just about dead OBVIOUS that when New Orleans has essentially been turned into a lake it is a MUCH more important story? People were left stranded in wretched conditions for days.

If you truly think some poor white person who lost their house is just as equally deserving of coverage as the New Orleans situation, I have no idea what I could tell you to believe differently.

But I woud urge you to not throw racism around so loosely. Because covering New Orleans instead of the poor white Mississippians isn’t racist. It’s simply the reality.

]]> By: Jim http://donklephant.com/2005/09/19/clinton-criticizes-bush-over-hurricane-katrina/comment-page-1/#comment-2315 Jim Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:55:23 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/19/clinton-criticizes-bush-over-hurricane-katrina/#comment-2315 Waht Debsay said and raise you one - the poor white residents of Mississippi have gotten exactly nothing in the way of media attention to the way their lives and homes have been flattened. There is a lot of truth to all this talk of racism - it is racist to get all preachy about the plight of black people in this country and at the same time ignore the plight of equally disadavantaged people of other ethnicities. It is racist to talk about "the racial divide" and mean the division between blacks and whites as if that sums up the entire inter-ethnic situation in this country. Waht Debsay said and raise you one – the poor white residents of Mississippi have gotten exactly nothing in the way of media attention to the way their lives and homes have been flattened. There is a lot of truth to all this talk of racism – it is racist to get all preachy about the plight of black people in this country and at the same time ignore the plight of equally disadavantaged people of other ethnicities. It is racist to talk about “the racial divide” and mean the division between blacks and whites as if that sums up the entire inter-ethnic situation in this country.

]]> By: debsay http://donklephant.com/2005/09/19/clinton-criticizes-bush-over-hurricane-katrina/comment-page-1/#comment-2313 debsay Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:34:12 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/19/clinton-criticizes-bush-over-hurricane-katrina/#comment-2313 "Mr. Clinton argued that lower-income Americans had done better under the economic policies of his administration than they are doing now, saying the storm highlighted class divisions in the country that often played out along racial lines." Is he claiming that the poor in New Orleans weren't black during his administration????? Come on!!! This is pure BS! New Orleans has been under Democrats for 60+ years, the city is mostly black and has a black mayor.... the racism is in your head!!! I am so sick of hearing this crap, I guess it is just beyond you to question why there is such a high percentage of poor people in New Orleans, especially since it has been a Democrat City for 60 years.... could it be your policies of creating a dependant population???? Wouldn't want to give that any consideration would you.... of course not. “Mr. Clinton argued that lower-income Americans had done better under the economic policies of his administration than they are doing now, saying the storm highlighted class divisions in the country that often played out along racial lines.”

Is he claiming that the poor in New Orleans weren’t black during his administration????? Come on!!! This is pure BS! New Orleans has been under Democrats for 60+ years, the city is mostly black and has a black mayor…. the racism is in your head!!!

I am so sick of hearing this crap, I guess it is just beyond you to question why there is such a high percentage of poor people in New Orleans, especially since it has been a Democrat City for 60 years…. could it be your policies of creating a dependant population???? Wouldn’t want to give that any consideration would you…. of course not.

]]> By: Michelle http://donklephant.com/2005/09/19/clinton-criticizes-bush-over-hurricane-katrina/comment-page-1/#comment-2311 Michelle Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:28:45 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/19/clinton-criticizes-bush-over-hurricane-katrina/#comment-2311 Clinton also was very careful to point out that his opinions on FEMA were clearly biased as "he like the way it was set up in his administration". Well, of course he would...wouldn't you? I wasn't always his biggest fan but I still marvel over his communication skills. He manages to convey his thoughts in a way that seems so sincere yet he avoids the soapbox approach that tends to alienate the more balanced thinker. Clinton also was very careful to point out that his opinions on FEMA were clearly biased as “he like the way it was set up in his administration”. Well, of course he would…wouldn’t you? I wasn’t always his biggest fan but I still marvel over his communication skills. He manages to convey his thoughts in a way that seems so sincere yet he avoids the soapbox approach that tends to alienate the more balanced thinker.

]]> By: Elyas Bakhtiari http://donklephant.com/2005/09/19/clinton-criticizes-bush-over-hurricane-katrina/comment-page-1/#comment-2309 Elyas Bakhtiari Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:55:14 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/19/clinton-criticizes-bush-over-hurricane-katrina/#comment-2309 If you watched the actual interview, Clinton was very careful not to mention Bush's name or reference the administration. He was asked questions about Iraq and the defecit, and he usually referred to how "we" as Americans were doing rather than one adminstration versus the other. His criticisms definitely didn't seem politically motivated but were honest, thought-out assesments. As I watched Clinton speak, I remember being amazed at how intellectual and sincere his answers were, and I'm dissapointed to see an insightful interview spinned into "Clinton attacks Bush." If you watched the actual interview, Clinton was very careful not to mention Bush’s name or reference the administration. He was asked questions about Iraq and the defecit, and he usually referred to how “we” as Americans were doing rather than one adminstration versus the other.

His criticisms definitely didn’t seem politically motivated but were honest, thought-out assesments. As I watched Clinton speak, I remember being amazed at how intellectual and sincere his answers were, and I’m dissapointed to see an insightful interview spinned into “Clinton attacks Bush.”

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