"Bush assures flood-weary residents he is listening"
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - President Bush, surveying the aftermath of devastating floods during a lightning-quick tour of the Midwest on Thursday, assured residents and rescuers alike that he is listening to their concerns and understands their exhaustion.
"Obviously, to the extent we can help immediately, we will help,'' said Bush, still mindful of criticism that the government reacted slowly to Hurricane Katrina three years ago.
"You'll come back better,'' the president said while being briefed by state and local officials at a cinderblock emergency operations center set up at a community college here, part of a three-hour tour. "Sometimes it's hard to see it.''
Yeah, especially when you are under water, shit head!!
Bush was in Europe when tornadoes hit and heavy rains sent rivers surging over their banks, killing at least 24 people, the majority in Iowa. Flooding forced tens of thousands across six states to flee their homes and washed out millions of acres of prime farm and grazing lands. He made a point to try to show his deep concern while overseas and traveled to Iowa just two days after returning.
Yup, Bush was in Europe ginning up more wars while the country goes to hell!
But the t=one of the article is like, how great he is, isn't it?
PUKE!!!
"I really don't have much of an opinion of his coming,'' said Lashawn Baker, 33, whose family was just starting to clean her flooded home in a southwest Cedar Rapids neighborhood. "It took him a long time to get to New Orleans and he didn't help any of those people, so I don't think he's going to do anything to help Cedar Rapids now that he's here.''
I would NEVER want to meet him.
If he came through town and they asked, I'd say "FUCK YOU! I don't want to meet that SOB!"
The flooding wasn't expected to be quite as bad in St. Louis, but it was forcing the relocation of several upcoming festivals. At the briefing in Cedar Rapids, Bush, his shirt sleeves rolled up, told local officials that he came "just to listen to what you've got on your mind.''
Noting that several hundred federal emergency workers were fanning across Iowa, he added: "That ought to help the people in the smaller communities know that somebody is there to listen to them.''
Looking across the room full of local officials and military personnel, who have taken part in grueling search-and-rescue efforts, he said: "You're exhausted and I understand that.''
Bush went from there on a helicopter tour that revealed an area that, though mud-caked, was beginning to return to normal. The president then visited Iowa City to the south, chatting with employees of a riverside company used as a staging area for volunteers, propping up spirits at a Red Cross emergency shelter and walking to the water's edge in a flooded-out neighborhood.
His shirt drenched in sweat, Bush said he brought a lot of federal officials along on his trip to make sure that they coordinate with their local counterparts now as well as when rebuilding begins.
"I really did want again to congratulate the local folks for showing great compassion, working hard, hugging people and giving people hope,'' he said...."
I can't even comment I am so taken aback by the bullshit!
Thanks for sending all the $$$ to the occupations, asshole!!!!
Here's what the Times' added (while I was there).
Oh GAG, PUKE, PFFFFFTTTT!
As always, he gave solace and prayers and hopeful words....
“Tell people that oftentimes you get dealt a hand you didn’t expect to have to play, and the question is not whether you’re going to get dealt the hand; the question is how do you play it.”
Pfffft!! This AIN'T A CARD GAME, drunkard!!!!!
Mr. Bush is often at his best in such situations and is typically greeted warmly.....
Except by Ms. Lashawn Baker from above, right, Sheryl?
You must have a good set of lungs to suck for so long, dearie!
If you want to read more fawning c***-sucking, you are welcome to it!
Oh, and let's throw some fire onto the water:
"Forest fire might burn for months
RALEIGH - Officials battling a massive wildfire in eastern North Carolina say it could be months before they get the rainfall needed to extinguish the blaze. Fire command center spokesman Dean McAlister said yesterday forecasters aren't predicting more than 2 inches of rain in and around the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge for either June or July. But he said a hurricane or tropical storm could change that. The fire has burned roughly 64 square miles in the sparsely populated area of three counties. It remains 70 percent contained (AP)."
Next stop, Nero, I mean, W?
