<p>Attack me again and ignore what Barbara Bush said, that is the way, always</p>
<p>She was clueless. She was mean. She was heartless. And now the world will know.</p>
<p>Oka, I take back get a clue</p>
<p>Where were you when Barrons called NO a human cesspool? Huh…</p>
<p>I still stand by that Babs thought that this was a good thing for the underprivilegded… what kind of spin will be made of that?</p>
<p>If I couldn’t have my own brain, I might want Mark Steyn’s. Here’s his take on the response to Katrina. I think it covers practically every position that’s been stated here, on all sides. Read it all. No one escapes. Which is fair.
<a href=“http://www.suntimes.com/output/steyn/cst-edt-steyn04.html[/url]”>http://www.suntimes.com/output/steyn/cst-edt-steyn04.html</a></p>
<p>plonk
plonk /excl.,vt./ [Usenet: possibly influenced by British slang <code>plonk’ for cheap booze, or</code>plonker’ for someone behaving stupidly (latter is lit. equivalent to Yiddish `schmuck’)] The sound a newbie makes as he falls to the bottom of a kill file. While it originated in the newsgroup talk.bizarre, this term (usually written “<em>plonk</em>”) is now (1994) widespread on Usenet as a form of public ridicule.</p>
<p>Oka, I take back get a clue</p>
<p>Was that an apology? 
I will take it. Fair comments on Barbara, though.</p>
<p>On Barbara, that it was working out well for people that have nothing, their kids are away from friends, neighbors are gone, they have nothing, lost family pictures, wedding albums, school records and work, that the kids will have to go to new schools, who have little clothes, who have family that is somewhere else, who may have lost pets, or family member</p>
<p>That this was working well for them…did she even think about what the “underpriviledged” lost? Their churches, their communities, but because they were poor, they are now better off</p>
<p>Not exactlly, it was typing made in anger and frustration, which, if I had thought about, I would have edited out.</p>
<p>Now, go talk to Barrons about his comment, will yah?</p>
<p>cgm: Herein lies the difference. barron has yet to attack me personally for a post. </p>
<p>Do I agree with his point of view? Hah!! Hardly ever–but I don’t internalize his (?) kinda wacky point of view. My instinct is not to attack divergent posters. My intellectual interest is the issue at hand, whatever that may be. Rather than scold someone about their opinions, I prefer to sort out my own research and my own thoughts…soemtimes ahead of posting a (hopefully clever and persuasive) counter point.</p>
<p>I was angry- me bad</p>
<p>Gotta love what Babs said though, she has been outed!!!</p>
<p>Did you see the interview? I read a transcript…it doesn’t seem like Babs. She is nothing if not measured.</p>
<p>I might yet have to fall on the proverbial cgm sword…LOL.</p>
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<p>Gee, only one left wing report on the whole internet.</p>
<p>I have been looking at your other posts, citygirlsmom and it is clear that you are using CC as a forum to furthur your hateful liberal agenda. Do you even have a child in college? It is very sad how much negativity you spew out towards our great country.</p>
<p>See above for classic example of a personal attack…Sigh.</p>
<p>If you expect to be taken seriously CGM, read over your post, take a deep breath, count to 25, edit, and then hit “Post” or “Delete”.
Preferably “delete” to most of them.
Sigh…</p>
<p>You can’t just post the same old, blah blah, repetitious cut and paste…</p>
<p>I agree with Andrew Sullivan and marite and… <em>sound of cheers falling on sword</em>… cgm…Babs has had her ‘Marie Antoinette moment.’</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.drudgereport.com/flash5bb.htm[/url]”>http://www.drudgereport.com/flash5bb.htm</a></p>
<p>first broadcast on NPR…</p>
<p>Yep, three disconnected, out of context comments. Nobody can tell what they mean taken one sentence at a time. There is no continuity, no context at all. Let me sift through all of your post and take what I want to post and let’s see how you look.</p>
<p>Sigh. I just went to the MarketPlace website, and listened to the program. Yes, Babs really said it, in quite a satisfied tone of voice. She did mean it.</p>
<p>I don’t think she meant ill by her remark. It just shows the narrowness of her experience, and her inability to understand deep down that “underprivileged” (read: Black) people have lives, family, homes, jobs, communities just like “everyone else”. </p>
<p>I was very, very saddened.</p>
<p>Gotta send it to my d., a fellow Smithie. (though, to be fair, Babs dropped out to marry George.)</p>
<p>And what was the sentence before and after. You don’t know because it was cut.</p>
<p>It was probably something like:</p>
<p>“Gee, I didn’t really think people could live in such a place, what without a chauffeur and personal hairdresser. But I guess, you know, that’s what it’s like to be underprivileged. I do wish they’d take a bath sometimes, though. Have you ever noticed that…”</p>
<p>Then the infamous line -</p>
<p>“And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this --this is working very well for them.”</p>
<p>And then,</p>
<p>“I was thinking of asking George whether we could spend the night. You know, so we could really understand.”</p>
<p>She really is a very nice lady, I think.</p>
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And I guess we can assume that CGM puts the needs of animals above those of people just from this comment…</p>