There are no poor people in Houston
This morning, right after Bush made his speech to remind us that we should be focused on terrorism rather than the dead bodies, missing people and pets, lost jobs, and homelessness on the Gulf Coast, there was a question and answer session. In reply to a question about Hurricane Rita, he had the truly remarkable gall to say that the Houston area was better prepared because "people had learned that they should evacuate."
The only conclusion we can draw from his remark is that there are no poor people in Houston. Or if, by chance, there are, they all got up this morning and took taxis to to the nearest car dealerships, where they made deals on their brand new Toyotas and Buicks, and are now sailing down the highway, out of harm's way.
The only conclusion we can draw from his remark is that there are no poor people in Houston. Or if, by chance, there are, they all got up this morning and took taxis to to the nearest car dealerships, where they made deals on their brand new Toyotas and Buicks, and are now sailing down the highway, out of harm's way.
posted by Diane at 12:44 PM
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4 Comments:
Well said, as always, Diane. Imagine me shaking my head and wondering when the next space shuttle launch is so I can hitch a ride.
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Anonymous, at
2:44 PM
No handicapped people either! Wow. Is it something in the water?
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Anonymous, at
12:54 AM
This country just wears me out.
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delagar, at
8:43 AM
I think the car lots could save a lot of their cars from flooding if they were willing to have them driven out by people without reliable cars. Might save a few people too. While I don't think this would take a great deal of organization, I suspect it would be more than the corps would want to go to.
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Anonymous, at
1:34 PM
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