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    Monday, September 12th, 2005
    8:23 am
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    Friday, September 9th, 2005
    9:44 am
    Conspiracy theory.
    So thinking back to before water filled the tiny little soup bowls of earth that held the city of New Orleans, does anyone remember what it was best known for? That is right boobies! Hence my theory.

    Girl Gone Wild. Yep, Girls Gone Wild. Throw some beads and maybe a t-shirt or two and you have breasts; bare breasts. You may be asking what i am getting at by this point. Sure we all know that New Orleans is the number one spot for getting bare breasts for cheap beads and we all know it will be a long while before the spirit of the city returns to the jovial attitude of spontaneous nudity, but what does this have to do with Katrina, or the flooding, or the relief effort?

    It is really quite simple when you think about it. Tourism. Yes indeed Girls Gone Wild promotes tourism. What young hormone driven lad hasn't seen a Girls Gone Wild Video and said, "hey that's the place for me." Thent hey get in mom's car and drive to New Orleans for Mardi Gras which generates a billion-jillion dollars in sales for bead dealers, bars, resturaunts, you name it. The problem arises when you look at the numbers New Orleans is stealilng from Florida Spring Break. You have to buy those girls drink after drink to get nipplage; whereas in Louisiana you toss a three cent necklace in and hold your disposable camera at ready position. This obviously takes a good chunk of tourism from Florida where I think the governor might be related to the president somehow...Oh that's right it is his brother.

    hmmmm....

    So by sitting on their hands for a few days and letting the city fall apart it leaves more down time for the once great party city. Where will all the hormone-driven youth of tomorrow go to see random naked body parts with minimal effort? "Hey remember Florida from that other Girl Gone Wild Tape?"

    So you see I have unearthed an elaborate conspiracy to up the tourism of Florida:

    Item 1. Create global warming in order to escalate severity of hurricanes.

    Item 2. Start war in Iraq in order to draw attention money help and supplies away.

    Item 3. Cut funding for levee maintenance to "fund said war".

    Item 4. Start hurricane.

    Item 5. Take vacation to create excuse for having no idea what in the hell is happening.

    Oh yes It is all very elaborate. Some think Bush is some Texas simpleton; but i say nae; he is the craftiest criminal mastermind the world has ever seen and his powers are great.

    But what can we do? Perhaps find a team of human-titans; super powered folk to battle his evil. I find the easier method to be visiting Twin Falls, Idaho for spring break, summer break, Mardi Gras. Yes we will make Twin Falls the new party central of the world to show George W. that he doesnt have control over us. He can't lead us to his diabolical whims....

    I really hope none of you take this at face value. It should go without saying but...take it for what you'd like...agree and disagree are verbs....over.
    Saturday, September 3rd, 2005
    2:48 pm
    They are Americans
    refugee

    • noun a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
    1:35 pm
    Number one.
    How should a president handle a disaster like the one in New Orleans? Differently.

    I do not claim to know the perfect answer but I feel that it is time to stop having press conferences in order to place blame for a lack of action and instead take action. Perhaps it is not logistical but I feel that right now and a time when the Majority of americans are not happy with the government and I think general state of our nation, what we need to see is not the president coming off of his vacation to throw fistfuls of blame to see where they will stick. Instead I think america would fair better with seeing a president who doesn't have time to talk to the press because he is handing out water bottles to the thirsty, serving up food to the hungry, clothing the naked. The hope inspiring man we need is on the phone taking action getting donations from his rich friends as he would if he were raising it for a campaign.

    Don't get me wrong; Bush is not 100 percent to blame but he is going to take the brunt of this entry. Frankly he deserves it.

    In 2003 funding for the Southwest Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project(SELA) was reduced to little more than a trickle and with the very straightforward reasoning of funding the war in Iraq. SELA spent $250 million shoring levees and building pump stations but was short $250 million for crucial projects including a bridge and levee job at the 17th street canal, which is currently the site of the most significant breach in the levee system. Not since Coolidge during the flood of 1927 has there been an instance of what appears to be just callous attitude toward American people caught in a disaster on american soil.

    Why the slow reaction? No one seems to have an answer. Many guess racism. I myself do not believe that this situation was let to get out of hand because of racism though I can understand the thought process and can agree that perhaps quicker action would have been taken if the remaining victims weren't the poorest 20 percent of the state. Keep in mind however, the poorest 20 percent of a red state. That's correct a republican state left to rot in a republican government.

    I truly dislike playing this finger pointing game and shouting negatives but it is the true mood of the situation. Disagree and agree are both verbs...so take the action...tell me.

    (And agree or disagree, please help- www.redcross.org )
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