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President Bush Addresses The Nation On Hurricane Katrina

Posted by Kevin
Published: September 15, 2005 - 10:22 PM
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The full text of the President's address is available from the White House, via AP.


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  • ReidBlog: "Sorry Black people... want some cash?"
  • Reaganite: "Good people of America... be ready... to open your wallet because my FDR/LBJ side is coming out!"
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We are going to spend a tri... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by doug | September 15, 2005 10:58 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
doug:

We are going to spend a trillion dollars on this mess

1. Posted by doug | September 15, 2005 10:58 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 22:58

Good people of America... b... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Reaganite | September 15, 2005 11:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Reaganite:

Good people of America... be ready... to open your wallet because my FDR/LBJ side is coming out!

2. Posted by Reaganite | September 15, 2005 11:00 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 23:00

Reaganite wins the contest.... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Jake | September 15, 2005 11:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jake:

Reaganite wins the contest.

3. Posted by Jake | September 15, 2005 11:05 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 23:05

I'll see you at Mardis Gras... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by bullwinkle | September 15, 2005 11:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
bullwinkle:

I'll see you at Mardis Gras, 2006!

4. Posted by bullwinkle | September 15, 2005 11:08 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 23:08

unsubscribe/wizbang.... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by wally wally | September 15, 2005 11:09 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
wally wally:

unsubscribe/wizbang.

5. Posted by wally wally | September 15, 2005 11:09 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 23:09

The Gulf coast, especially ... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by jmaster | September 15, 2005 11:24 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
jmaster:

The Gulf coast, especially New Orleans, is uniquely American, and we MUST rebuild it as Americans always have; so let’s all work together and make it even better than it ever was before.

6. Posted by jmaster | September 15, 2005 11:24 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 23:24

OT - new development re Abl... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by BR | September 15, 2005 11:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
BR:

OT - new development re Able Danger: WND article, 9/15/05:

"An employee of the Defense Department says he was ordered to destroy documents identifying Mohamed Atta as a terrorist two years before the 2001 attacks on the U.S., Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., announced today."

"According to the congressman, the employee is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week and will name the person who ordered the documents destroyed."

[Bolding added] - and I wonder who that could be.

7. Posted by BR | September 15, 2005 11:27 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 23:27

Money; Federal money; Comp... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by Leopold Stotch | September 15, 2005 11:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Leopold Stotch:

Money; Federal money; Compassionate conservatism means spending money; don't worry, it's "federal" money -- not yours.

Is that one sentence?

8. Posted by Leopold Stotch | September 15, 2005 11:28 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 23:28

Bush is transmogrified into... (Below threshold)

9. Posted by Bernard Higgins | September 15, 2005 11:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Bernard Higgins:

Bush is transmogrified into LBJ right before our eyes -- guns and butter, no fiscal restraint, not a single sacrifice asked of the American people.

9. Posted by Bernard Higgins | September 15, 2005 11:35 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 23:35

"And I promise you, the peo... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by JimK | September 15, 2005 11:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
JimK:

"And I promise you, the people of New orleans, that I will loot the pockets of the American people to rebuild the walls higher, wider, and stronger, irregardless of the complexocity of the successery of the plan."

10. Posted by JimK | September 15, 2005 11:38 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 23:38

Smart folks should buy some... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by Norm | September 15, 2005 11:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Norm:

Smart folks should buy some Haliburton stock now...

11. Posted by Norm | September 15, 2005 11:42 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 23:42

The soft blue wash was a ni... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | September 15, 2005 11:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Rightwingsparkle:

The soft blue wash was a nice touch. (sorry just had to throw that in)

12. Posted by Rightwingsparkle | September 15, 2005 11:56 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2005 23:56

We are going to pay for tra... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by DAVE | September 16, 2005 12:01 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
DAVE:

We are going to pay for travel for families to reunited?

That's a pretty broad sweeping statement. I want to know how so many parents were seperated from their children. I saw a number of 2700 children missing parents this morning. How the heck do you lose a kid?

My bet is most of them we living with their Auntie not their parents.

13. Posted by DAVE | September 16, 2005 12:01 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 00:01

Rebuild New Orleans ... (Below threshold)

14. Posted by Ethan Rudd | September 16, 2005 12:02 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ethan Rudd:


Rebuild New Orleans before the evacuees fill Houston and turn Texas into a blue state!

14. Posted by Ethan Rudd | September 16, 2005 12:02 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 00:02

No. the bush twins will not... (Below threshold)

15. Posted by jiggity | September 16, 2005 12:22 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
jiggity:

No. the bush twins will not be on the next "girls gone wild: hurricane Katrina. Stop asking.

15. Posted by jiggity | September 16, 2005 12:22 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 00:22

I hear you and feel your pa... (Below threshold)

16. Posted by Todd | September 16, 2005 12:23 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Todd:

I hear you and feel your pain, Ok it`s my fault. Are you fucking happy Teddy?

16. Posted by Todd | September 16, 2005 12:23 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 00:23

I'll be adding select summa... (Below threshold)

17. Posted by Kevin | September 16, 2005 12:44 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Kevin:

I'll be adding select summaries to the post in the morning. Keep 'em coming...

17. Posted by Kevin | September 16, 2005 12:44 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 00:44

Successery! Good one JimK.... (Below threshold)

18. Posted by mantis | September 16, 2005 12:45 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
mantis:

Successery! Good one JimK. ;)

I want that on a poster of an soaring eagle in my office.

18. Posted by mantis | September 16, 2005 12:45 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 00:45

I spent a trillion dollars ... (Below threshold)

19. Posted by kbiel | September 16, 2005 2:02 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
kbiel:

I spent a trillion dollars and all I got were these lousy Mardi Gras beads.

19. Posted by kbiel | September 16, 2005 2:02 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 02:02

I'm not really the presiden... (Below threshold)

20. Posted by The Bastard | September 16, 2005 2:29 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The Bastard:

I'm not really the president but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last naight!

20. Posted by The Bastard | September 16, 2005 2:29 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 02:29

The Federal Government will... (Below threshold)

21. Posted by Tramhead | September 16, 2005 3:23 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Tramhead:

The Federal Government will not stand in the way during the reconstruction...like we did during the destruction.

21. Posted by Tramhead | September 16, 2005 3:23 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 03:23

The Federal Government will... (Below threshold)

22. Posted by Tramhead | September 16, 2005 3:23 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Tramhead:

The Federal Government will not stand in the way during the reconstruction...like we did during the destruction.

22. Posted by Tramhead | September 16, 2005 3:23 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 03:23

Not a fan of the spending... (Below threshold)

23. Posted by mark m | September 16, 2005 6:36 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
mark m:

Not a fan of the spending at all...but nobody called to ask my opinion....BUT....did anybody see the interview afterwards on ABC???. It was set in the Superdome Parking lot....well, I think this link has the video. It wasn't the train wreck I thought it would be.

http://polipundit.com/index.php?p=10012

23. Posted by mark m | September 16, 2005 6:36 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 06:36

"Hey, how'd you like the Gu... (Below threshold)

24. Posted by Rachel Edith | September 16, 2005 6:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Rachel Edith:

"Hey, how'd you like the Gulf's Shock And Awe? The fun's over. Now it's time for less Shock and more Awwwwwww.""

24. Posted by Rachel Edith | September 16, 2005 6:38 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 06:38

Since self-reliance is a th... (Below threshold)

25. Posted by jpm100 | September 16, 2005 7:18 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
jpm100:

Since self-reliance is a thing of the past, Uncle George is going to take care of you.

25. Posted by jpm100 | September 16, 2005 7:18 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 07:18

"I'm going to spend so much... (Below threshold)

26. Posted by BLUESHARPER | September 16, 2005 8:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
BLUESHARPER:

"I'm going to spend so much money that even the Democrats will be happy and STFU once"

26. Posted by BLUESHARPER | September 16, 2005 8:38 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 08:38

Don't blame me...I was havi... (Below threshold)

27. Posted by tongancat | September 16, 2005 8:50 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
tongancat:

Don't blame me...I was having a Ted Kennedy moment when those levees broke!

27. Posted by tongancat | September 16, 2005 8:50 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 08:50

We must stay the course and... (Below threshold)

28. Posted by steve sturm | September 16, 2005 8:53 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
steve sturm:

We must stay the course and spend whatever it takes to rebuild what has been destroyed in order to honor the memory of those who have died.... crap, that's my Iraq speech... ooh, I hope I didn't just offer to rebuild New Orleans, hey, can I get me a bathroom break...

28. Posted by steve sturm | September 16, 2005 8:53 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 08:53

Doug or Reganite win!... (Below threshold)

29. Posted by kevino | September 16, 2005 9:09 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
kevino:

Doug or Reganite win!

This guys spends money like there's no tomorrow, and never gives a thought about cutting spending to pay for it. I thought the country elected a Republican.

29. Posted by kevino | September 16, 2005 9:09 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 09:09

"Blow me John Birch!"... (Below threshold)

30. Posted by Jim Hines | September 16, 2005 10:30 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jim Hines:

"Blow me John Birch!"

30. Posted by Jim Hines | September 16, 2005 10:30 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 10:30

Billions and billions of do... (Below threshold)

31. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | September 16, 2005 11:36 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jeff Blogworthy:

Billions and billions of dollars.

31. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | September 16, 2005 11:36 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 11:36

You've been poor your whole... (Below threshold)

32. Posted by Sean | September 16, 2005 11:55 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Sean:

You've been poor your whole life because you're black, here's some money to start a business.

32. Posted by Sean | September 16, 2005 11:55 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 11:55

Enjoy the electricity while... (Below threshold)

33. Posted by whocares | September 16, 2005 12:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
whocares:

Enjoy the electricity while you can, it's gone once I'm out of here.

33. Posted by whocares | September 16, 2005 12:11 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 12:11

"As a nation we're too stup... (Below threshold)

34. Posted by Porkopolis | September 16, 2005 12:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Porkopolis:

"As a nation we're too stupid to figure out that a city below sea level and in hurricane alley has no business being rebuilt."


See: Discussions on alternatives to rebuilding New Orleans

34. Posted by Porkopolis | September 16, 2005 12:44 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 12:44

You thought we learned some... (Below threshold)

35. Posted by Socratease | September 16, 2005 7:02 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Socratease:

You thought we learned something from this disaster? HAH! Bend over, taxpayers, here it comes again.

35. Posted by Socratease | September 16, 2005 7:02 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 19:02

Porkopolis,Just li... (Below threshold)

36. Posted by Cybrludite | September 16, 2005 9:22 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Cybrludite:

Porkopolis,

Just like L.A., Northridge, and San Fran should never have been rebuild on the San Andreas fault line, right?

36. Posted by Cybrludite | September 16, 2005 9:22 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 21:22

Cybrludite:I would... (Below threshold)

37. Posted by Porkopolis | September 16, 2005 9:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Porkopolis:

Cybrludite:

I would not have rebuilt the examples you noted at the taxpayers' expense. If individuals/private enterprise want to take on that risk, by all means.

Would you be apposed to a national referendum on the question after the pros/cons were discussed?

37. Posted by Porkopolis | September 16, 2005 9:38 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 21:38

Sorry...meant opposed</b... (Below threshold)

38. Posted by Porkopolis | September 16, 2005 9:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Porkopolis:

Sorry...meant opposed instead of apposed

38. Posted by Porkopolis | September 16, 2005 9:41 PM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 16, 2005 21:41

Decoding Bush's speech....D... (Below threshold)

39. Posted by AK | September 22, 2005 12:01 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
AK:

Decoding Bush's speech....Due to his inability to say the truth, he decided to encode all the truth in his speech.

"We need to cut the budget(children, those poor old folks, and Iraq veterans) to help fund the rebuild of the gulf coast(my oil rigs offshore and my refineries). I affirm that I will not increase the tax (of course not, my friends at Halbriton and Cheney will kill me.) Michael Brown has been doing a heck of a job. (Thanks Mikey for taking the role of escape goat for me, I will remember your proof of loyalty, let's get him on board of Halbriton). I take full responsibility for the slooowww response from the federal government.(meaning don't blame me, I am just a politician, man!!)"

39. Posted by AK | September 22, 2005 12:01 AM | Vote up Vote down Report this comment Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 22, 2005 00:01


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