Comments on: Read! http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/2006/06/20/read/ -- Proud. Liberal. American. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:56:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Len http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/2006/06/20/read/comment-page-1/#comment-2093 Len Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:27:12 +0000 http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/?p=3412#comment-2093 As to #9... sorry, Scott, it is you who are mistaken this time. As to #10... I respectfully disagree. I think if you'll read back in this blog, you'll find that I post quite a few of my own words. As to #9… sorry, Scott, it is you who are mistaken this time.

As to #10… I respectfully disagree. I think if you’ll read back in this blog, you’ll find that I post quite a few of my own words.

]]> By: scott http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/2006/06/20/read/comment-page-1/#comment-2092 scott Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:21:48 +0000 http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/?p=3412#comment-2092 Len, I pretty am sure you already know what I am saying when I said you rarely post much of your own words along with reposts of stories you have found while trolling the Internet. This entry happens to be one of the few that I have seen that actually has numerous words of your own. Len,

I pretty am sure you already know what I am saying when I said you rarely post much of your own words along with reposts of stories you have found while trolling the Internet. This entry happens to be one of the few that I have seen that actually has numerous words of your own.

]]> By: scott http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/2006/06/20/read/comment-page-1/#comment-2088 scott Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:17:03 +0000 http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/?p=3412#comment-2088 Retire05, She had 6000 Guardsman waiting on standby and never sent them in, so you are sadly mistaken. She didn't request any assistance until well after the suffering was already underway. Retire05,

She had 6000 Guardsman waiting on standby and never sent them in, so you are sadly mistaken. She didn’t request any assistance until well after the suffering was already underway.

]]> By: b. p. http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/2006/06/20/read/comment-page-1/#comment-1971 b. p. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:12:56 +0000 http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/?p=3412#comment-1971 [Comment deleted. Not germane to discussion at hand.] [Comment deleted. Not germane to discussion at hand.]

]]> By: retire05 http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/2006/06/20/read/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 retire05 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:44:24 +0000 http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/?p=3412#comment-1969 There is flooding in Houston so Perry sends the TXNG to help out. Gee, isn't that what the NG is supposed to do? Help out during times of flooding, tornados, hurricanes? And if you would bother to read Blanco's request to the Federal Goverment prior to Katrina you would have found that she wanted the Louisiana National Guard that was deployed in Iraq sent back to help with Katrina. Guess she didn't know that only 30% of her guard was in Iraq and maybe she just didn't want to use the other 70% (or since she couldn't find any supplies to send to the Super Dome, maybe she couldn't find her remaining Guard, either. Guess she found them). The NOPD is now up to 80% of what it was before the hurricane but gee, the population is down to 50%. And the NOPD still can't get a handle on the crime in the city. 56 murders in New Orleans just this year alone and 2/3rds of those have been since April. Gang related says the Police Cheif. Where was he last year? Hiding under his desk? NO has had a gang problem for years and no one did a damn thing to stop it. Oh, that's right. This is the same police force that is so corrupt that the Feds threatened to take them over due to the pay offs, murders, et al committed by the NOPD. And what happened to the investigation of the NOPD over the fact that checks had been cut for salaries of police officers THAT DID NOT EXIST? Blanco and Nagin want the government to throw billions of dollars (taxpayer dollars, that is) to a city that is out of control. If Nagin can't handle his city, if his police chief can't handle the crime, they both need to hand in their resignations. But then, maybe Perry sent his TXNG to Houston to handle the criminal trash from New Orleans that Texas took in during Katrina. God knows the murder rate in Houston has gone up since they got there. And no matter how much you disagree, Malkin is right. If it had been a city with a "white" or "Repubican" mayor, the poverty pimps like Jackson and Sharpton would have been out in full force crying social injustice because the city had been "militarized". There is flooding in Houston so Perry sends the TXNG to help out. Gee, isn’t that what the NG is supposed to do? Help out during times of flooding, tornados, hurricanes?
And if you would bother to read Blanco’s request to the Federal Goverment prior to Katrina you would have found that she wanted the Louisiana National Guard that was deployed in Iraq sent back to help with Katrina. Guess she didn’t know that only 30% of her guard was in Iraq and maybe she just didn’t want to use the other 70% (or since she couldn’t find any supplies to send to the Super Dome, maybe she couldn’t find her remaining Guard, either. Guess she found them).
The NOPD is now up to 80% of what it was before the hurricane but gee, the population is down to 50%. And the NOPD still can’t get a handle on the crime in the city. 56 murders in New Orleans just this year alone and 2/3rds of those have been since April. Gang related says the Police Cheif. Where was he last year? Hiding under his desk? NO has had a gang problem for years and no one did a damn thing to stop it. Oh, that’s right. This is the same police force that is so corrupt that the Feds threatened to take them over due to the pay offs, murders, et al committed by the NOPD. And what happened to the investigation of the NOPD over the fact that checks had been cut for salaries of police officers THAT DID NOT EXIST?
Blanco and Nagin want the government to throw billions of dollars (taxpayer dollars, that is) to a city that is out of control. If Nagin can’t handle his city, if his police chief can’t handle the crime, they both need to hand in their resignations.
But then, maybe Perry sent his TXNG to Houston to handle the criminal trash from New Orleans that Texas took in during Katrina. God knows the murder rate in Houston has gone up since they got there.

And no matter how much you disagree, Malkin is right. If it had been a city with a “white” or “Repubican” mayor, the poverty pimps like Jackson and Sharpton would have been out in full force crying social injustice because the city had been “militarized”.

]]> By: scott http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/2006/06/20/read/comment-page-1/#comment-1968 scott Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:55:26 +0000 http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/?p=3412#comment-1968 Len, The big problem is you write so very little and repost other works so very much. LOL I am sorry, you already know that since this is your blog. It is political partisanship and it is down right insulting that the Guardsman weren't immediately sent in during Katrina and yet this situation which should be handled by the police force warrants senting in the Guard, what gives? BTW, I am not arguing for the heck of arguing, even though that is quite enjoyable sometimes, I just thought it was quite interesting that you seem to be picking this topic to post and not mention the fact that the Guard wasn't sent in during Katrina and yet you were one of the peoiple trying to put most of the blame on FEMA and Bush for the lack of response during Katrina. <em>[Scott - please provide me with a link to your blog so I can see how this is supposed to be done.]</em> Len,

The big problem is you write so very little and repost other works so very much. LOL I am sorry, you already know that since this is your blog.
It is political partisanship and it is down right insulting that the Guardsman weren’t immediately sent in during Katrina and yet this situation which should be handled by the police force warrants senting in the Guard, what gives? BTW, I am not arguing for the heck of arguing, even though that is quite enjoyable sometimes, I just thought it was quite interesting that you seem to be picking this topic to post and not mention the fact that the Guard wasn’t sent in during Katrina and yet you were one of the peoiple trying to put most of the blame on FEMA and Bush for the lack of response during Katrina.

[Scott - please provide me with a link to your blog so I can see how this is supposed to be done.]

]]> By: Timothy http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/2006/06/20/read/comment-page-1/#comment-1967 Timothy Wed, 21 Jun 2006 06:48:35 +0000 http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/?p=3412#comment-1967 Hey Len, "Left-wing nonsense" from those who read "Right-wing nonsense"? I guess were all a bunch of "wing-nuts"!!! The Right-wing is still a little (or a lot) bitter over the Black, Democrat Mayor from the Chocolate city getting re-elected. It was spun pretty hard to make the black, Democrat Mayor from the Chocolate city to be the most idiotic mayor of all the land but the "will of the people" saw through the Right-wing spin to the truth. Maybe the "will of the people" can see through the White Republican Mayor from Texas who had more people die from the evacuation than from Hurricane Rita itself? Duh..... Hey Len, “Left-wing nonsense” from those who read “Right-wing nonsense”? I guess were all a bunch of “wing-nuts”!!! The Right-wing is still a little (or a lot) bitter over the Black, Democrat Mayor from the Chocolate city getting re-elected. It was spun pretty hard to make the black, Democrat Mayor from the Chocolate city to be the most idiotic mayor of all the land but the “will of the people” saw through the Right-wing spin to the truth. Maybe the “will of the people” can see through the White Republican Mayor from Texas who had more people die from the evacuation than from Hurricane Rita itself? Duh…..

]]> By: Len http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/2006/06/20/read/comment-page-1/#comment-1966 Len Wed, 21 Jun 2006 06:11:18 +0000 http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/?p=3412#comment-1966 Jim, I am sorry that you feel what I write is leftwing nonsense and foolishness. I don't, of course. Especially in this case. I found it sickening that anybody would equate the city officials of New Orleans asking for law enforcement assistance with racism and political partisanship. Racism and political partisanship are mostly to blame for that city being in the condition it is now in. I'd hoped we would be able to somehow move past it. Seems we can't. Shame. Jim, I am sorry that you feel what I write is leftwing nonsense and foolishness. I don’t, of course. Especially in this case. I found it sickening that anybody would equate the city officials of New Orleans asking for law enforcement assistance with racism and political partisanship.

Racism and political partisanship are mostly to blame for that city being in the condition it is now in. I’d hoped we would be able to somehow move past it. Seems we can’t. Shame.

]]> By: Jim http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/2006/06/20/read/comment-page-1/#comment-1965 Jim Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:56:36 +0000 http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/?p=3412#comment-1965 Len, if anybody actually read your leftwing nonsense, I'd be happy to respond to your foolishness. From the looks of things though, I'd just be wasting my time... or maybe you already deleted all the namecallers. On the other hand, they could all be busy researching the ABC archives as you suggest and just haven't had time to post here. Now that Dan Rather's been dumped by CBS (after 44 years) that's where I go when I'm looking for objective reporting. Len, if anybody actually read your leftwing nonsense, I’d be happy to respond to your foolishness. From the looks of things though, I’d just be wasting my time… or maybe you already deleted all the namecallers. On the other hand, they could all be busy researching the ABC archives as you suggest and just haven’t had time to post here. Now that Dan Rather’s been dumped by CBS (after 44 years) that’s where I go when I’m looking for objective reporting.

]]> By: Len http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/2006/06/20/read/comment-page-1/#comment-1964 Len Wed, 21 Jun 2006 02:44:18 +0000 http://www.esoterically.net/weblog/?p=3412#comment-1964 Read the ABC News article, Scott. Don't argue just for the sake of argument. Mayor Nagin <em>and the City Council</em> requested the assistance. The governor agreed. You have a city that is in ruins, the police operating short-handed, violence and looting running rampant. The leaders of the city ask for help, and suddenly it becomes a political and racial issue. Governor Blanco did not refuse to send in the Guard during Hurricane Katrina. Do not attempt, at this point, to rewrite history. She declared a state of emergency on August 28 -- two days before the hurricane hit New Orleans. Read the article. The Guard is helping out in the outlying areas of the city and the State Police are helping out in the French Quarter. Think about it for one moment. Your city is in ruins. Your city's main source (and, at this time, probably only) source of income is tourism. Are you gonna want to park National Guard Humvees in the middle of your main tourist attraction? Didn't think so. Read the ABC News article, Scott. Don’t argue just for the sake of argument.

Mayor Nagin and the City Council requested the assistance. The governor agreed.

You have a city that is in ruins, the police operating short-handed, violence and looting running rampant. The leaders of the city ask for help, and suddenly it becomes a political and racial issue.

Governor Blanco did not refuse to send in the Guard during Hurricane Katrina. Do not attempt, at this point, to rewrite history. She declared a state of emergency on August 28 — two days before the hurricane hit New Orleans.

Read the article. The Guard is helping out in the outlying areas of the city and the State Police are helping out in the French Quarter. Think about it for one moment. Your city is in ruins. Your city’s main source (and, at this time, probably only) source of income is tourism. Are you gonna want to park National Guard Humvees in the middle of your main tourist attraction?

Didn’t think so.

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