Friday, September 02, 2005
Let's Play Scapegoat
A lot has happened to the United States this week, to say the least. By now, we've all seen the pictures on television. People are suffering in a way we cannot even begin to imagine, literally living in conditions that can be likened to that of a third-world country. And now, on top of everything else, people are trying to kill one another, trying to kill their very rescuers. It is impossible to accurately describe the tragedy of this situation.
All of our energy should be going towards bonding together to help these victims. Unfortunately, that's not the case. People are trying to bring politics into this. They are trying to use this situation to bring down President Bush. People are desperate to hurt his image, even if it means using the people suffering in the south. I read a blog today by a woman who was complaining about the president looking bored during his briefing. She complained about him just looking down towards the ground the whole time. Maybe if she had paid a little more attention, she would understand what he was looking at. There was a model of the land surrounding New Orleans on a table in front of him. Now I realize that the media did not show this table for some reason, but if you listened to the dialogue and watched the body language, it was pretty obvious that the model was there. This "bored" look on the president's face was a look of shock as he saw the magnitude of the problem.
Here's my point. Sure, this is an easy time to get out some aggression on Bush, and his opponents rarely miss such an opportunity. But let's be honest; there is nothing to critique him on in this case. They say he hasn't done enough. There's nothing more that can be done. The helicopters alone have already saved more than 4,000 people from being stranded in their homes. Even more than that would be saved by now if people would stop shooting the helicopters. So let's stop the witch-hunt, at least for now. There will be more time to attack Bush later on if you feel the need. Right now, forget about politics and all that other junk; please bind together to help those who are suffering.
All of our energy should be going towards bonding together to help these victims. Unfortunately, that's not the case. People are trying to bring politics into this. They are trying to use this situation to bring down President Bush. People are desperate to hurt his image, even if it means using the people suffering in the south. I read a blog today by a woman who was complaining about the president looking bored during his briefing. She complained about him just looking down towards the ground the whole time. Maybe if she had paid a little more attention, she would understand what he was looking at. There was a model of the land surrounding New Orleans on a table in front of him. Now I realize that the media did not show this table for some reason, but if you listened to the dialogue and watched the body language, it was pretty obvious that the model was there. This "bored" look on the president's face was a look of shock as he saw the magnitude of the problem.
Here's my point. Sure, this is an easy time to get out some aggression on Bush, and his opponents rarely miss such an opportunity. But let's be honest; there is nothing to critique him on in this case. They say he hasn't done enough. There's nothing more that can be done. The helicopters alone have already saved more than 4,000 people from being stranded in their homes. Even more than that would be saved by now if people would stop shooting the helicopters. So let's stop the witch-hunt, at least for now. There will be more time to attack Bush later on if you feel the need. Right now, forget about politics and all that other junk; please bind together to help those who are suffering.
# posted by therightchoice05 @ 4:31 PM 
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Bless your heart! You are attempting to reason with unreasonable people. I can tell you are an optimist. So am I, normally, but not when it comes to the media and the left-wing wackos! I wish we could come together, I truly do. I would welcome that with open arms. But I'm not hopeful, because ever since President Bush became President, they have done nothing but try to discredit him, using all sorts of underhanded ways to do it. Not telling the truth on the program where he was viewing a model of New Orleans and was accused of "looking bored" is only one small example of the duplicity of the left. I'm afraid they will keep on keeping on, and so we must also keep on keeping on, otherwise they will get the best of us yet. We must not let our defenses down, even in this time of terrible tragedy. We Christians are working hard to help the people of New Orleans and will continue to do so, probably for months, if not longer. And the left will continue to place blame where it doesn't belong. It's too sad!
By the way, I'll be back often. I like your style!
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By the way, I'll be back often. I like your style!
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