Hurricane Katrina Devastates The Gulf Coast.

Started by Rome, August 28, 2005, 10:40:24 AM

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Diomedes

This "our tsunami" comment is pretty foul.  At the end of the story, there's no way Katrina kills more than 500 americans.   To compare that to the tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands is stupid, pompous, offensive.  Things are bad, sure.  But there's no need to pretend it's anything like as bad as the recent tsunami. 

And people wonder why the world hates at us.  One reason is that we are the most ignorant, self-important gang of spoiled bully brats you'll ever find.  We lose a few hundred in a hurricane, and start making comparisons to the worst natural disaster in world wide living memory.  That's classy.
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

PhillyGirl

Quote from: Diomedes on August 30, 2005, 09:41:43 AM
This "our tsunami" comment is pretty foul.  At the end of the story, there's no way Katrina kills more than 500 americans.   To compare that to the tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands is stupid, pompous, offensive.  Things are bad, sure.  But there's no need to pretend it's anything like as bad as the recent tsunami. 
  We lose a few hundred in a hurricane, and start making comparisons to the worst natural disaster in world wide living memory.  That's classy.

Agreed. I JUST read that and JUST thought the exact same thing. Did you see who said it? One of the mayors down there.  ::)
"Oh, yeah. They'll still boo. They have to. They're born to boo. Just now, they'll only boo with two Os instead of like four." - Larry Andersen

Diomedes

Mayor of Biloxi.  Doing his town, state, and country proud.
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

PhillyGirl

Quote from: Diomedes on August 30, 2005, 09:43:48 AM
Mayor of Biloxi.  Doing his town, state, and country proud.

And CNN proudly posting it as their headline.
"Oh, yeah. They'll still boo. They have to. They're born to boo. Just now, they'll only boo with two Os instead of like four." - Larry Andersen

TexasEagle

That was a pretty tasteless thing to say. There's a lot of damage but nothing like the tsunami which is on a completely different level of death and destruction.

Rome

Wait a second... were any of you affected by this?  Did you lose everything in this disaster?

Personally, I don't give a shtein whether everyone else in the world hates Americans but I'd be interested in seeing how many of those countries who were affected by the tsunami will rush to aid those devastated by Katrina.

I'm betting zero.

PhillyGirl

CNN posts the headline, then goes on to say that 54 are dead....followed a few paragraphs later to the 226,000 killed by the tsunami.

Disgusting.
"Oh, yeah. They'll still boo. They have to. They're born to boo. Just now, they'll only boo with two Os instead of like four." - Larry Andersen

MURP


Diomedes

There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

TexasEagle


Diomedes

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on August 30, 2005, 09:48:02 AM
Wait a second... were any of you affected by this? Did you lose everything in this disaster?

Personally, I don't give a shtein whether everyone else in the world hates Americans but I'd be interested in seeing how many of those countries who were affected by the tsunami will rush to aid those devastated by Katrina.

I'm betting zero.

No, I haven't been there.  I'll bet my balls--both of 'em--that it Katrina is a spring picnic by comparison to the tsunami. 

The countries that were affected by the tsunami are a.) dirt poor and b.) still recovering, and along way from being done with that process.  Are you really suggesting that the poorest, least capable countries, who just suffered the worst natural catastrophe in living human memory should be offering aid to the richest nation in the world, on account of a storm that kills a couple hundred people? 

I didn't think so.
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

Rome

Whatever.  Comparing disasters and the reactions to them by those affected is pointless.

The guy obviously misspoke at a stressful moment.

Let's round him up and beat the shtein out of him for it.

::)

Diomedes

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on August 30, 2005, 10:02:20 AMLet's round him up and beat the shtein out of him for it.

I'll join the mob just as soon as I finish my latte.
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger

Rome

#133
Latte?

Scum Froth-sucking yuppie vermin!

:-D


Fixed. 

Diomedes

Quote from: Jerome99RIP on August 30, 2005, 10:09:38 AMScum-sucking yuppie vermin!

It's called froth, man.  And the latte has very little.  You're thinking of a cappucino.
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists." - Yosemite Park Ranger