Politicizing the Katrina disaster shows the desperation of the democrats

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The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina had not reached the end of the week, but
that didn't stop democrats from turning this disaster into a political event for
themselves. One of the first outrageous

claims was made by non other than a Kennedy. Robert Kennedy claimed that
global warming caused by Governor Haley Barbour because he opposed the Kyoto
Treaty was responsible for the destruction. After that statement the rush to
equate the hurricane with global warming got it's start. However, since it is
absolutely false that Katrina was caused by "global warming", that didn't stop
the liberals from their attacks.



Now we have the leaders of the democratic party in the media everyday with some
other complaint or criticism of something. If these people would put as much
effort into helping the people into this tragedy as they do whining, New Orleans
would be nearly rebuilt already. There is plenty of time for investigations,
criticism, and any other actions that is needed, but for the democrats to start
this days after the hurricane show their only motivation is blaming Bush. This
is what the democratic party has reduced to, and they should be ashamed of
themselves.


Now the other tactic being used is the race card.  We have former
Presidential candiate and DNC Chairman Howard Dean saying
this....


"Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard
Dean on Wednesday sought to turn the chaos of Hurricane Katrina into a benefit
for Democrats, decrying Republican priorities and telling black pastors in Miami
that race played a ''significant role'' in the storm's death toll. "


Howard Dean is a doctor, why isn't he in New Orleans helping people?  It
seems he rather use the disaster for political gain and to use the "race card"
to get a few more votes from the black "community".  There are so many
other examples of the "race card" being used that it's just not worth to the
time to write about.  Many people here on JU have written articles about
the likes of Jesse Jackson, who seems to be leading the charge that black people
are not being rescued or helped just because of their race. 


A new Gallup poll
shows a very small margin of Americans blame Bush for this disaster. 
Which in turn shows the democratic strategy is backfiring as it usually does. 
Americans will see that the only people turning this disaster into a political
event is the democrats, and it will hurt them come election time again. 
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Just think of the cool points Dean and the DNC would have gained if he had have rolled up his sleeves and started treating people in a shelter. Ooops, missed opportunity.

I guess he would rather point fingers than do anything constructive or humanitarian.
Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Just think of the cool points Dean and the DNC would have gained if he had have rolled up his sleeves and started treating people in a shelter. Ooops, missed opportunity.

I guess he would rather point fingers than do anything constructive or humanitarian.


yeah, I see that from the democratic leadership too. A whole lot of talking and blaming, and not much doing and fixing.

Typical.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
I think the hurricane was caused by the red hot hatred that the left has for Bush. 
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top

I think the hurricane was caused by the red hot hatred that the left has for Bush.


And I think it's from all the hot air coming out of Dean's mouth.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
well dog, the left used to be many good things. not anymore, they have been reduced to a dead party filled with dead ideas and not a moral or scruple left in the entire party.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
The new AP pole shows 65% of Americans believe this country is going in the wrong direction. That poll had a 3% error rate.
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
Wrong Dong Silver has ridden in again!
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
The new AP pole shows 65% of Americans believe this country is going in the wrong direction. That poll had a 3% error rate.


Col, you know media polls are not reliable. But wait col, another poll showed less than 15% of people blamed Bush for the hurricane, and you dismissed that poll. Why is that?
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top

The new AP pole shows 65% of Americans believe this country is going in the wrong direction. That poll had a 3% error rate.


Can you provide a link? Because it is nowhere to be found on the www.ap.org site.
Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
About 35% believe Bush is doing a good job. The poll showing 65% believe we are going in the wrong direction and the 35% Bush support polls were on CNN today. Below is the AP poll from Sept 6-8th.


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Right Track/Wrong Track Polls listed chronologically.

Associated Press/Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. Sept. 6-8, 2005. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. Data from 11/03 and earlier co-sponsored by Cook Political Report.

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"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"

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Right
Direction Wrong
Track Unsure
% % %

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9/6-8/05 32 65 3

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8/1-3/05 37 59 4

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7/11-13/05 36 59 5

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On 6-8 AP Poll 32% believe we are going in the right direction, 65% in the wrong direction, 35 Unsure.
Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
I see you didn't respond as usual col.

Col, you know media polls are not reliable. But wait col, another poll showed less than 15% of people blamed Bush for the hurricane, and you dismissed that poll. Why is that?
Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
AP Question: Do you consider a Democrat, Republican, Independent, or None of These?

Result:

*Half the respondents were polled at the end of the survey (NOTE: ANY POLLSTER WILL TELL YOU THIS IS WHEN THEY ARE MOST HONEST)

51% Democrat 42% Republican

OVERSAMPLING DEMS BY 9 POINTS

Are you a registered voter?

Yes 76% No 23%

60% of registered voters voted in 2004.

60% of 76 is 45.6%

54.4% of the people in this poll will never vote
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
I would like to take this time to remind you that the Dem's aren't calling the shots in DC anymore folks.

Let's also keep in mind that The state of Louisiana is primarilly a blue state. Gov. Blanco is a Dem, So is Ray Nagin. They have been busting their collective asses since before the storm hit the coast.

So saying that dem's aren't doing anything about the situation except politicizing it is inacurate.

They are on the front lines. Not dropping in for a day or flying over it after a five week vacation
Reply #15 from JoeUser Forums Top
Yeah SLC, they've been busting there butts whining and complaining that someone else isn't doing their jobs, while at the same time patting each other on the back for the nothing they've accomplished.

The Democrats may not be calling the shots in Washington, but that doesn't seem to stop them from taking their shots every chance they get.

I don't see this as a republican or democrat problem. This was a breakdown in the Emergency Management System from the New Orleans piss poor protocols, the Mayor's complete incompetence, the Governor's admitted lack of understanding of how to activate an emergency plan, FEMA's slowness in adapting to state and local incompetence, and an unacceptable lack of coordination between public and private aid organizations. The Emergency Management System is a good one, and it has worked in every disaster it has been used correctly. In Mississippi and Alabama it was used, and it worked... unfortunately, in the worst hit part of the disaster area, it failed because of piss poor planning and piss poor execution.

It started bad, then racializing and politicizing only made it worse.
Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top
Let's also keep in mind that The state of Louisiana is primarily a blue state. Gov. Blanco is a Dem, So is Ray Nagin. They have been busting their collective asses since before the storm hit the coast.


Sorry dude but this is untrue. The "mayor" sat on and didn't use 700 school buses that could have made a difference in the evacuation of the city called for on Saturday, because he wanted Greyhound buses instead. And "who told the red cross that they didn't want the dome to be a people magnet and didn't let the red cross in with the supplies they carried? And who was it that blocked the city off entirely by completely shutting down the I-10 overpass? Nobody allowed in OR out of the city? This right along with late deployment of the national guard.
Reply #17 from JoeUser Forums Top
About 35% believe Bush is doing a good job. The poll showing 65% believe we are going in the wrong direction and the 35% Bush support polls were on CNN today. Below is the AP poll from Sept 6-8th.


.

Right Track/Wrong Track Polls listed chronologically.

Associated Press/Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. Sept. 6-8, 2005. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. Data from 11/03 and earlier co-sponsored by Cook Political Report.

.

"Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?"

.
Right
Direction Wrong
Track Unsure
% % %

.
9/6-8/05 32 65 3

.
8/1-3/05 37 59 4

.
7/11-13/05 36 59 5

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On 6-8 AP Poll 32% believe we are going in the right direction, 65% in the wrong direction, 35 Unsure.


Uhhhhh col? Are you having a hard time with reading comprehension? I asked for a "link". You know? Something that could take me to where ever it is that you got this info from! Like I stated, I spent over an hour on the AP site and could NOT find the poll you're talking about. If you can not or will not provide a link, I am going to have to presume the data is false.


Or do you need me to write it in crayon like usual?
Reply #18 from JoeUser Forums Top
Uhhhhh col? Are you having a hard time with reading comprehension? I asked for a "link".


No, Just LD and ESL.
Reply #19 from JoeUser Forums Top
here docmiler.

hotlink.
sausagelink.
frankfurterlink.

see if you can get some accurate info on these, I hear they are privategenes favorite link for fair and balanced info on Bush.
Reply #20 from JoeUser Forums Top
I think it is funny when propagandists use the effects of their propaganda to prove their propaganda. Of course the opinion of the average sheep is going to change when all they ever see is people blaming the wrong people for problems.

The average person doesn't ask WHY Bush is somehow responsible for a hurriciane and the ineptitude of the state and local government in Louisina. If they did, polls would be different. Dabe and the col and the rest pretend to hate ignorance, but their propaganda relies upon it.
Reply #21 from JoeUser Forums Top
hotlink.
sausagelink.
frankfurterlink.


Hmmmmm!

Pork Sausage! Hmmmmmmmm!
Reply #22 from JoeUser Forums Top
I think it is funny when propagandists use the effects of their propaganda to prove their propaganda.


Well-said.

Cheers,
Daiwa
Reply #23 from JoeUser Forums Top
Acrually in the Sunday Star Ledger I was reainding an article in which Kerry was bashing bush for his work on Katrina and the levees breaking. He claimed he could have done a better job as president. *rolls eyes* Cheap Political Shots.

It was at a Corzine Fund Raising Campaign. The Democrats in NJ are hoping to link Forrester to the White House views since NJ doesn't have a high approval of NJ. So Kerry eased into this connection by complaining about Bush. He also claimed that if Corzine gets elected that "Americans will read the Tea Leaves" and support Democrats on the Federal Level *rolls eyes*

I am sick and tired of all this blame game nonsense. This is a natural disaster and they have to use it as political stepping stones.
Reply #24 from JoeUser Forums Top
This is a natural disaster and they have to use it as political stepping stones.


That's what you should expect from a losing party which has no ideas of it's own. Except hate.