<OT> Disappointment about California fires

I know its only been a week since these fires began but I am not sure we were told any of the truth about them.

After all,

There were no firemen shot, we only saw pictures of them doing their jobs and getting "atta boys" from the populace.

We were denied the pictures of Jesse and Al arriving to show their support and voice their outrage that not enough was being done.

The rioting at Qualcom Stadium wasn't shown, only obviously fake mockups of people being sheltered.

No wonderful action pictures of people breaking into stores to steal survival items such as big screen tvs, sneakers, clothes, jewelry, etc.

No one but Barbara Boxer whining about the way the fires were handled without the National Guard equipment that was in Iraq.

No policemen beating up on anybody.. None of the aircraft were shot at.

It was as if these nearly 1 million people and responders knew exactly what had to be done and did it. Could this be due to planning and training?

I didn't see ONE of the "leaders" from congress show up or complain about it.

So all in all is it possible this disaster was handled properly by local officals from the beginning? I hate to say it but this is what I remember from other disasters in California.

Ron in Ca.

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ron
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Bush's fault, it's all Bush's fault.

Reply to
dbu.

You're not insinuating that the conduct of our people in San Diego county is more civilized than in N.O., are you?

I didn't think so.

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witfal

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witfal

Yep, sort of my tongue in cheek point. The people in Florida and the Caribbean get hit all the time with hurricanes and they manage to get to high ground, especially with a weeks warning. The people of east Texas got "Rita'd" just after Katrina and took care of business pretty well. Mexico and Central America get smacked regularly yet they get back to as normal as they can pretty darn quick without all the massive dollars we spend on our disasters.

I guess my point is that the level of competence should be looked at and see where responsibility lies. But wait, lets propose more programs and spending to reward um! I still remember images of flooded buses and several cars, flooded, in most driveways in NO.

Ron

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ron

You're about as "tongue in cheek" as the Klan.

snip bullshit / / //

It lies with Bush and his privatizing theology and good ol boy politics.

You should do a little homework before you make such a fool of yourself.

Reply to
F.H.

How pathetic you are. How funny that you fail to notice how you resemble the negative liberal stereotype. Elitist, condescending etc..

Capitalizing on a tragedy to grandstand your simple minded prejudices.

Clap, clap, clap.....

Reply to
F.H.

My favorite was the NO police officer stealing a television.

Reply to
witfal

Why would I? The demographics of those affected by the fires were full spectrum. The largest areas included lower to middle-class neighborhoods, illegals, blacks, hispanics, and just about every other color of the rainbow. The obvious difference was their conduct when compared to the same races in NO.

The only nasty or snooty fire victims on television happened to be those in the richest city in the county. They were upset at being "evicted" from their $300.00 per night hotel rooms previously booked by convention attendees. One particularly humorous appearance was by a doctor well-known to be a prig.

You'd like him.

So, yet again, you step in a pile of your words and just can't escape your stink. No amount of heel scraping is going to change your ilk. Once a troll, always a troll.

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witfal

How pathetic you are. Milking tragedy. Here's to Karma, may you find yours soon.

Reply to
F.H.

It isn't me who's pathetic, troll-boy. You can't grasp even the most obvious facts.

I'm proud of how our county responded, and is taking care of those in need. Every community would do well under similiar unfortunate circumstances. If that pride, and our example, is "milking" tragedy, then NO and others would do well to get their act together similarly.

You, otoh, are simply relegated to the cheap seats, being easily bitch-slapped yet again.

I know I've said this before, but I still don't learn my lesson. Trying to reason with someone of your ilk is certainly akin to teaching pigs to fly.

Adios, chump.

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witfal

Liar. What you practice in your innuendos about New Orleans is called ritual defamation. You sarcastically wrote: "You're not insinuating that the conduct of our people in San Diego county is more civilized than in N.O., are you?

Ritual defamation, try to be a man and admit you regularly practice it.

In order for a ritual defamation to be effective, the victim must be dehumanized to the extent that he becomes identical with the offending attitude, opinion or belief, and in a manner which distorts it to the point where it appears at its most extreme.

The power of ritual defamation lies entirely in its capacity to intimidate and terrorize. It embraces some elements of primitive superstitious belief, as in a "curse" or "hex." It plays into the subconscious fear most people have of being abandoned or rejected by the tribe or by society and being cut off from social and psychological support systems.

The weakness of ritual defamation lies in its tendency toward overkill and in its obvious maliciousness. Like all propaganda and disinformation campaigns it is accomplished primarily through the manipulation of words and symbols.

Look into the mirror, Witless.

Reply to
F.H.

Ritual defamation--honed to an art by the LIEbrawl socialists!

Reply to
sharx35

And usnet trolls. Notice the "clever" misspelling of my moniker.

A troll is a troll is a troll. They're so completely predictable.

Reply to
witfal

Name calling is handy when you lack a coherent rebuttal. And *so* grade school. You can't point to a single troll.

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F.H.

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