Hurricane Katrina

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Posted by SlimPickens on 08 Sep, 2005 16:42
how about the report on the news that barbara bush made some kinda comment that the Astrodome is gonna be a life upgrade for folks used to living in poverty.

#136 Reply
Posted by Spacey on 08 Sep, 2005 16:44
Quote from: SlimPickens
how about the report on the news that barbara bush made some kinda comment that the Astrodome is gonna be a life upgrade for folks used to living in poverty.

I did hear that.

I guess her reasoning is such, if they are black then they must be poor.

The entire Bush family are a bunch a ignorants.

#137 Reply
Posted by SlimPickens on 08 Sep, 2005 16:44
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did you see the CNN story bout those 3 kids from Duke that faked press credentials and drove down to NO to check the disaster zone out w/ their own eyes?

That I did not. But, every American should be allowed to see the devastation with their own eyes.
the video is on cnn.com

#138 Reply
Posted by Spacey on 08 Sep, 2005 16:46
Quote from: SlimPickens
Quote from: Spacey
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did you see the CNN story bout those 3 kids from Duke that faked press credentials and drove down to NO to check the disaster zone out w/ their own eyes?

That I did not. But, every American should be allowed to see the devastation with their own eyes.
the video is on cnn.com

I will take a look then. It should be interesting.

#139 Reply
Posted by SlimPickens on 08 Sep, 2005 16:48
just do a site search for puke, errr, I mean duke (sorry, old UConn loyalties surfacing there).

#140 Reply
Posted by Rujah on 08 Sep, 2005 16:52
just saw a report of a panhandler arrested cuz cops thought was just a homeless person, as if it even matter, their both in the same boat. no pun intended.

#141 Reply
Posted by Spacey on 08 Sep, 2005 16:53
Quote from: SlimPickens
just do a site search for puke, errr, I mean duke (sorry, old UConn loyalties surfacing there).

Leave the hate at the door, man, there is no room for that stuff, man.

<<<< Checkin out CNN.

#142 Reply
Posted by Marcial on 08 Sep, 2005 23:37
Check the video at the bottom of this page... it\'s **** sickening...

http://www.zippyvideos.com/8911023771013466/countdown-looting-inwalmart

#143 Reply
Posted by GoldnRd on 09 Sep, 2005 00:17
the combined thoughts of a nation, summed up in five words

#144 Reply
Posted by davepeck on 09 Sep, 2005 00:32
http://search.ebay.com/bush-black-people

#145 Reply
Posted by Spacey on 09 Sep, 2005 00:35
HA!

I can\'t believe this ****.

#146 Reply
Posted by Gordo on 09 Sep, 2005 12:22
crazy stuff

#147 Reply
Posted by davepeck on 19 Sep, 2005 08:57
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Retailers take a swipe at Katrina card use

Some stores across the country are refusing Red Cross-provided hurricane-relief debit cards because they do not approve of the goods being bought.

Responses have poured in since this column reported last week that the cards had been used to buy $800 handbags at the Louis Vuitton store in Atlanta.

Retailer Vicki Haniford said she has begun refusing the cards at her store in Illinois. "[Last] Saturday, I had 14 transactions go through from about six different people totaling a little over $1,000," she E-mailed. "They purchased jewelry and a TV with a DVD player. I called the Red Cross and they said unfortunately these people made bad choices when purchasing, but there was nothing they could do.

"This is totally and morally wrong," she says. "Many hard-working Americans donated money to the disaster victims so they could have food and clothing, not buy outrageous items."

Another reader told me: "My daughter works at an entertainment store in a suburban Atlanta mall. [Last Sunday], an apparent hurricane refugee came in the store and purchased a personal PlayStation and two games for a total of about $360, using a Red Cross debit card.

"They couldn\'t refuse the sale, but subsequently store policy changed. Everyone in the store was incensed, except the guy using the card, of course."

A Louis Vuitton spokeswoman did not respond to a question about whether their chain would continue to accept the distinctive white debit cards.

A Red Cross rep told me the card could be used to buy anything except alcohol, tobacco or firearms. "Once they\'re out of our hands, there\'s nothing we can do," she said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/347490p-296589c.html

#148 Reply
Posted by antbach on 19 Sep, 2005 09:04
^^I heard on the radio this morning that someone in Houston used one at a strip club for beers and lap dances, though I haven\'t found anything to confirm this.

#149 Reply
Posted by SlimPickens on 19 Sep, 2005 15:09
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^^I heard on the radio this morning that someone in Houston used one at a strip club for beers and lap dances, though I haven\'t found anything to confirm this.
That\'s a lie! I only used it for lap dances!!