Red State vs. Blue State

[irwincur]

Does anyone else here see the contrast in government and leadership after Katrina and Rita?

Look at it this way... Blue State. Unprepared. Reliant almost entirely on the Federal government. Corrupt. Laking initiative or planning. etc...

Then... Red State. Orderly (before and after). Prepared. Self reliant. Need I really say more.

Really. Can someone here please explain to me why anyone in this country would ever want to vote for the left again. Katrina did nothing but prove that the left is not capable of being self reliant. Seriously. Actions speak louder than words.

Without the leftist media trying their hardest to pin everyhting on Bush for two straight weeks - the left would be officially done for.

 

[conjur]

Trollin' trollin' trollin'

 

[Yzzim]

wow, you can't be serious

 

[umbrella39]

Zzzzzzzzzz

 

[Gusty987]

LA a blue state? The high black population (I think about 1/3 of the total pop.) makes Dems a substantial minority there, but still a minority.

Nothing to see here...

edit: spelling

 

[EatSpam]

Uh, Lousiana was a red state too, jerky.

 

[conjur]

Chew on this, troll

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) -- Nearly four days after Hurricane Rita hit, many of the storm's sweltering victims along the Texas Gulf Coast were still waiting for electricity, gasoline, water and other relief Tuesday, prompting one top emergency official to complain that people are ''living like cavemen.''

In the hard-hit refinery towns of Port Arthur and Beaumont, crews struggled to cross debris-clogged streets to deliver generators and water to people stranded by Rita. They predicted it could be a month before power is restored, and said water and sewer systems could not function until more generators arrived.

Red tape was also blamed for the delays.

Port Arthur Mayor Oscar Ortiz, whose own home was destroyed by fire after the hurricane, said ''we've had 101 promises'' for aid, ''but it's all bureaucracy.'' He and other officials gathered at a hotel-turned-command center, where a dirty American flag found among hurricane debris was hung on the wall.

And this:

Louisiana

Republican Bush (Incumbent)
1,102,169 57% 9

Democratic Kerry
820,299 42% 0

Hmm...two red states and two FEMA fvckups

 

[Stunt]

a) Lousiana IS a red state

b) "Reliant almost entirely on the Federal government"
....so it was the fed's fault...fed is a red state right now as well...

 

[Strk]

One extremely poor state that is riddled with corruption versus one that is doing quite well for itself....

 

[CKent]

People of the OP's intelligence level shouldn't be allowed to vote (or breed, while I'm at it), regardless of which side they would vote for.

 

[Taggart]

Originally posted by: irwincur

the leftist media trying their hardest to pin everyhting on Bush for two straight weeks

I will agree with this statement, taken slightly out of context

 

[Vic]

There are no such things as "Red States" and "Blue States." That's just an inflammatory propagandist myth. Something on the level of wearing gang colors (and as intentionally divisive). It's not like 100% of the people in one state vote staight-ticket for one party and 100% of the people in another state vote straight-ticket for the other party.

It seems to me that the reason that statists believe in statism is not because they actually want government to fix anything, or that they actually believe that government can fix anything, but because they want a scapegoat to blame for what goes wrong (and WILL go wrong). This particular character flaw knows no party lines.

 

[Todd33]

This thread ranks up there with some of the worst in the forum. Sounds like the right wing echo chamber to attack the two Dems is really sinking into the easily brainwashed. Bush did great, it was the Governor's fault. Keep repeating that as you listen to Rush and Hannity.

 

[catnap1972]

Originally posted by: Todd33
This thread ranks up there with some of the worst in the forum. Sounds like the right wing echo chamber to attack the two Dems is really sinking into the easily brainwashed. Bush did great, it was the Governor's fault. Keep repeating that as you listen to Rush and Hannity.

The stock price on Kool-Aid must've shot through the roof in the past month alone

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: irwincur
Does anyone else here see the contrast in government and leadership after Katrina and Rita?

Look at it this way... Blue State. Unprepared. Reliant almost entirely on the Federal government. Corrupt. Laking initiative or planning. etc...

Then... Red State. Orderly (before and after). Prepared. Self reliant. Need I really say more.

Really. Can someone here please explain to me why anyone in this country would ever want to vote for the left again. Katrina did nothing but prove that the left is not capable of being self reliant. Seriously. Actions speak louder than words.

Without the leftist media trying their hardest to pin everyhting on Bush for two straight weeks - the left would be officially done for.

You call the Houston gridlock orderly and prepared???

The vehicle evacuation out of New Orleans was a hell of a lot better.

Only those that did not drive and stayed behind was a fiasco.

You deserve many cookie; cookie; cookie; cookie; 's

 

[Mean MrMustard]

Originally posted by: Vic
There are no such things as "Red States" and "Blue States." That's just an inflammatory propagandist myth. Something on the level of wearing gang colors (and as intentionally divisive). It's not like 100% of the people in one state vote staight-ticket for one party and 100% of the people in another state vote straight-ticket for the other party.

It seems to me that the reason that statists believe in statism is not because they actually want government to fix anything, or that they actually believe that government can fix anything, but because they want a scapegoat to blame for what goes wrong (and WILL go wrong). This particular character flaw knows no party lines.

/thread

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: Todd33
This thread ranks up there with some of the worst in the forum.

Any time a post makes me agree with Todd33, you know it's bad.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: Yzzim
wow, you can't be serious

 

[judasmachine]

the second was orderly because no one wanted to repeat the mistake a few weeks before. people do have short memories but not that short.

 

[rickn]

Originally posted by: irwincur
Does anyone else here see the contrast in government and leadership after Katrina and Rita?

Look at it this way... Blue State. Unprepared. Reliant almost entirely on the Federal government. Corrupt. Laking initiative or planning. etc...

Then... Red State. Orderly (before and after). Prepared. Self reliant. Need I really say more.

Really. Can someone here please explain to me why anyone in this country would ever want to vote for the left again. Katrina did nothing but prove that the left is not capable of being self reliant. Seriously. Actions speak louder than words.

Without the leftist media trying their hardest to pin everyhting on Bush for two straight weeks - the left would be officially done for.

umm, Louisiana was RED and voted Bush in 2004! I guess now they know what it's like to be a$$ reamed, Republican style.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Both LA and TX are red states.

 

[Jhhnn]

Hey, cut the guy a little slack- desperation leads to strange behavior, particularly when the subject is attempting to maintain Denial, perhaps the most important component of what currently passes for thought on the Rightwing....

 

[Zebo]

All I know is Utah has the highest welfare and bankruptcy rates in USA and it's the redest of all. They in charge now in DC and you see the pattern duplicated.

 

[TuxDave]

:laugh:

 

[Rainsford]

Unlike the rest of you liberals, I think irwincur has a very valid point. He only got a few things wrong, give him a break. Aside from the fact that LA is also a red state, Rita was a much less damaging storm, Katrina showed us what we did wrong in time for Rita, and the fact that irwincur drools on his keyboard (I can only assume), this thread is right on the money. You guys only wish you could think up ideas half this good