The more I think on this, the more ridiculous it seems. Limbaugh compares incidents that affected millions to one that displaced thousands. He compares a major city, with an inner city like any major city, to Cedar Rapids, a city of maybe 120,000. He compares people stranded by the government without food or power in a sports arena to people who could mostly find lodging with friends and neighbors. He compares a place where food was simply not available except in abandoned stores, where it lay spoiling, to a town that still has open supermarkets in walking distance. He compares a city with a missing police force and tardy calls to the National Guard, to a much smaller one with all prese...

The more I think on this, the more ridiculous it seems. Limbaugh compares incidents that affected millions to one that displaced thousands. He compares a major city, with an inner city like any major city, to Cedar Rapids, a city of maybe 120,000. He compares people stranded by the government without food or power in a sports arena to people who could mostly find lodging with friends and neighbors. He compares a place where food was simply not available except in abandoned stores, where it lay spoiling, to a town that still has open supermarkets in walking distance. He compares a city with a missing police force and tardy calls to the National Guard, to a much smaller one with all present and accounted for. He compares a city with city-wide hurricane and flood destruction with one where only the parts of the city in the river valley were affected. He compares a city with its industry wiped out with one where most people still have jobs. He compares a city with hundreds stranded with a city with evacuations of flooded areas completed. He compares a city where bodies floated for days with one where no one died.
It is immeasurably ignorant.

Ok, you must admit that there wasn't any reference to race in any of his comments. He mentions illinois and Iowa as the "backbone of America", that probably wasn't the wisest statement to make (even though chicago is in Illinois...). I just wonder, since when did telling the truth become bigotry? I agree with masbury that the comparison was certainly flimsy (in fact personally I don't agree with comparing different events like this at all, they are usually rediculous), but it doesn't change the fact of what happend in New Orleans. Instead of helping one another, and doing everything they could to get out, they became savage animals (I can think of no other word to describe their [i]behaviour...

Ok, you must admit that there wasn't any reference to race in any of his comments. He mentions illinois and Iowa as the "backbone of America", that probably wasn't the wisest statement to make (even though chicago is in Illinois...). I just wonder, since when did telling the truth become bigotry? I agree with masbury that the comparison was certainly flimsy (in fact personally I don't agree with comparing different events like this at all, they are usually rediculous), but it doesn't change the fact of what happend in New Orleans. Instead of helping one another, and doing everything they could to get out, they became savage animals (I can think of no other word to describe their behaviour, this is not a remark about race or ethnicity) and they did overly rely on the government. I don't think you can compare it to Iowa and Illinois, for the reasons masbury stated, but it doesn't change what happend in New Orleans,

I just wonder, since when did telling the truth become bigotry? Instead of helping one another, and doing everything they could to get out, they became savage animals - this is not a remark about race or ethnicity

Telling the TRUTH? Are you kidding me...? Did you even look at the video... Katrina was a category 5 hurricane that hit the heart of a vulnerable coastal state. One with many neighborhoods of poor people... Do you even know what the word poverty means? When one lives in poverty, you barely subsist. Surviving day by day with not much hope for a change in the future. Any little mishap becomes a major event. A flat tire, an increase in rent, food prices up, a car rep...

I just wonder, since when did telling the truth become bigotry? Instead of helping one another, and doing everything they could to get out, they became savage animals - this is not a remark about race or ethnicity

Telling the TRUTH? Are you kidding me...? Did you even look at the video... Katrina was a category 5 hurricane that hit the heart of a vulnerable coastal state. One with many neighborhoods of poor people... Do you even know what the word poverty means? When one lives in poverty, you barely subsist. Surviving day by day with not much hope for a change in the future. Any little mishap becomes a major event. A flat tire, an increase in rent, food prices up, a car repair (if you're lucky enough to have a car), an illness (one which will make it impossible to drag yourself into work -again, if you're lucky enough to have a job)

Your language tells me you have no idea what it's like to be poor. These people would not have been huddled into a sports arena if they had the means to get the hell out of there. And then, after the horrendous devastation from this storm... they were left to fend for themselves... no food, no water, plenty of sweltering heat and disease. Babies, children, old people, sick people, mothers, fathers, no one was there for them. We watched this occur, helplessly on our TVs, as the suffering went from day one, to day two, to day three... With only a few private organizations holding out a helping hand to their fellow human beings.

Judgmental comments will keep you living in your La La Land of opinion... It's nice and safe there, and you, Rush Limbaugh can sit around and judge that which you know nothing about. Such a fun sport.

Oh, and Limbaugh wouldn't know the truth if it could run up to him and bite him right on his RACIST, PREJUDICED, INTOLERANT BUTT!

Do you even know what the word poverty means? When one lives in poverty, you barely subsist. Surviving day by day with not much hope for a change in the future. Any little mishap becomes a major event. A flat tire, an increase in rent, food prices up, a car repair (if you're lucky enough to have a car), an illness (one which will make it impossible to drag yourself into work -again, if you're lucky enough to have a job)

so you believe this justifies rape, euthenaisa and other general acts of depravity? I've already said the comparison he made was rediculous, and I am no Limbaugh fan myself. The victims did seem to rely on the government to the point of absurdity, but maybe I d...

Do you even know what the word poverty means? When one lives in poverty, you barely subsist. Surviving day by day with not much hope for a change in the future. Any little mishap becomes a major event. A flat tire, an increase in rent, food prices up, a car repair (if you're lucky enough to have a car), an illness (one which will make it impossible to drag yourself into work -again, if you're lucky enough to have a job)

so you believe this justifies rape, euthenaisa and other general acts of depravity? I've already said the comparison he made was rediculous, and I am no Limbaugh fan myself. The victims did seem to rely on the government to the point of absurdity, but maybe I don't understand the situation. Still, he was wrong to make fun of them, and wrong to make this comparison, but you can't defend what happened in New Orleans.

The victims did seem to rely on the government to the point of absurdity, but maybe I don't understand the situation.

I could sit here and type my thoughts on my keyboard, till I'm blue or red in the face but there would be no convincing you. There is no way anyone could ever change the thoughts of mindsets, to think objective about anything they judge to be a pseudo-truth. It reminds me of my little grandson, who will not eat anything different than what he thinks is only good tasting... Like hotdogs, pizza, jelly, peanut butter and ice cream. Put something new and nutritional in front of him and he gives you a big fat, NO. But he's only 7 years old and will most likely ...

The victims did seem to rely on the government to the point of absurdity, but maybe I don't understand the situation.

I could sit here and type my thoughts on my keyboard, till I'm blue or red in the face but there would be no convincing you. There is no way anyone could ever change the thoughts of mindsets, to think objective about anything they judge to be a pseudo-truth. It reminds me of my little grandson, who will not eat anything different than what he thinks is only good tasting... Like hotdogs, pizza, jelly, peanut butter and ice cream. Put something new and nutritional in front of him and he gives you a big fat, NO. But he's only 7 years old and will most likely grow up and will eat everything that's good for him.

But I do have to mention, why must you insist on blaming poor people, victims of a terrible natural disaster, for their fate. Even the meanest amongst us could see it wasn't their fault, that is if they possessed half a brain. I just wonder what mindsets like yours would do if they found themselves so down and out with no place to run and no place to hide. Frightening, isn't it?

JIM JONES! .....You got to be kidding. This country put a man on the moon for Christ's sake. This country can do any damn thing it wants to do, and apparently with the Katrina debacle it decided to do nothing. And you and others like you continue to make excuses for one on the worst moments in American history! How the hell do you or any one of your cohorts think that we were nothing but DISGRACED by this no nothing President and his band of no nothing followers! If we had a real President in power at the time of Katrina, he would have sent in the 82nd Airborne, and taken care of the damn mess..... None of the crap you guys are spouting means a damn thing when it comes to basic human d...

JIM JONES! .....You got to be kidding. This country put a man on the moon for Christ's sake. This country can do any damn thing it wants to do, and apparently with the Katrina debacle it decided to do nothing. And you and others like you continue to make excuses for one on the worst moments in American history! How the hell do you or any one of your cohorts think that we were nothing but DISGRACED by this no nothing President and his band of no nothing followers! If we had a real President in power at the time of Katrina, he would have sent in the 82nd Airborne, and taken care of the damn mess..... None of the crap you guys are spouting means a damn thing when it comes to basic human dignity.... If you want to get religous....let's put it up front! Jesus Christ!....send in the damn Marines..... THIS KATRINA DEBACLE should simply make us all hang our collectives head in shame! Rush Limbaugh should head the pack in our request to be forgiven!

How the hell do you or any one of your cohorts think that we were nothing but DISGRACED by this no nothing President and his band of no nothing followers! If we had a real President in power at the time of Katrina, he would have sent in the 82nd Airborne, and taken care of the damn mess..... None of the crap you guys are spouting means a damn thing when it comes to basic human dignity.... If you want to get religous....let's put it up front! Jesus Christ!....send in the damn Marines..... THIS KATRINA DEBACLE should simply make us all hang our collectives head in shame! Rush Limbaugh should head the pack in our request to be forgiven!

I agree that the Katrina disaster was a gov...

How the hell do you or any one of your cohorts think that we were nothing but DISGRACED by this no nothing President and his band of no nothing followers! If we had a real President in power at the time of Katrina, he would have sent in the 82nd Airborne, and taken care of the damn mess..... None of the crap you guys are spouting means a damn thing when it comes to basic human dignity.... If you want to get religous....let's put it up front! Jesus Christ!....send in the damn Marines..... THIS KATRINA DEBACLE should simply make us all hang our collectives head in shame! Rush Limbaugh should head the pack in our request to be forgiven!

I agree that the Katrina disaster was a government debacle,but the government cannot be held responsible for the hurricane anymore than the victims can. The fact is that Bush did not (at the time) have the authority to send the army into U.S. territory. There's a reason for that! It's supposed to be the job of the national guard to take care of these things, but the Governor (and the president) was so busy screwing everyone over that they couldn't get anything done! And the government is not meant to take care of people anyway (it is meant to help people, there's a difference). This is not something that Americans should hang their heads because the government screwed up, this is a case where Americans should hang their head because our society in general screwed up.

The point is, look at the difference in the reaction to the disasters in each state. There are plenty of blacks and whites in both states, but the folks in the midwest, who aren't as likely to have found themselves on the government dime, have not been taught to depend on the government. That is not the case in urban areas.

Exactly! That is the point Limbaugh was trying to make, look at the difference between their reactions. Americans are so rediculous. Any time anyone ever points out their obvious faults they cry "discrimination!" and hide behind a cloak of "victimhood". Instead of learning from their mistakes, they justify them with the circumstances at hand, blame their mi...

The point is, look at the difference in the reaction to the disasters in each state. There are plenty of blacks and whites in both states, but the folks in the midwest, who aren't as likely to have found themselves on the government dime, have not been taught to depend on the government. That is not the case in urban areas.

Exactly! That is the point Limbaugh was trying to make, look at the difference between their reactions. Americans are so rediculous. Any time anyone ever points out their obvious faults they cry "discrimination!" and hide behind a cloak of "victimhood". Instead of learning from their mistakes, they justify them with the circumstances at hand, blame their mistakes on people who couldn't possibly have done anything about it, and go on doing the same thing they've always done. Limbaugh was making a comparison between people's personal character, it was not a comparison of race.

I'm sorry JIMJONES, but I'm gonna have to use one of my favorite responses.... BULLSHIT! Are you trying to tell me that Bush did not have the authority!.... BULLSHIT!

Your attitude is so typical of the average ignorant American. You think that the President has the authority to do whatever he wants (unless it contradicts your interests, ofcourse) just because he's the President. The fact is that the President is bound by the laws of the land, set forth in the Constitution. The fact is that he didn't have the authority, but he did want the authority, which is why Katrina became a nightmare. It's his fault, but not for the reasons you think it is. It was supposed to be the nat...

I'm sorry JIMJONES, but I'm gonna have to use one of my favorite responses.... BULLSHIT! Are you trying to tell me that Bush did not have the authority!.... BULLSHIT!

Your attitude is so typical of the average ignorant American. You think that the President has the authority to do whatever he wants (unless it contradicts your interests, ofcourse) just because he's the President. The fact is that the President is bound by the laws of the land, set forth in the Constitution. The fact is that he didn't have the authority, but he did want the authority, which is why Katrina became a nightmare. It's his fault, but not for the reasons you think it is. It was supposed to be the national guard's job to help the victims, but instead the President wanted to send the army in (because he wanted the credit). The Governor refused (because he wanted the credit). I forget what finally happened in the end, but it wasn't pretty I'm sure. After Katrina, the President was able to aquire a new power that no other President in the history of the United States has wielded. The power to send our own military into the States. In other words, the President now has the authority to suspend our Constitution and declare MARTIAL LAW the next time ANY catastrophe happens. So, now you can feel safe and sound knowing that your President now has the power to take care of you, because Lord knows the average American isn't capable of taking care of himself.

Why do you insist on ignoring what I'm saying just because it's in opposition to what you believe?? I do not blame the victims for the tragedy, i blame them for how they handled the tragedy. Don't you understand what these people did???!!!! They were RAPING, AND LOOTING, AND KILLING EACH OTHER. NOTHING can justify this behaviour, at all.

I don't know why I am still responding to your callousness... But excuse me... you are blaming the Katrina victims for their suffering after they had the infrastructure pulled out from under them. And excuse me again, "THEY", you act as though every suffering face we saw on TV during that horrendous government disgrace, were RAPING, AND ...

Why do you insist on ignoring what I'm saying just because it's in opposition to what you believe?? I do not blame the victims for the tragedy, i blame them for how they handled the tragedy. Don't you understand what these people did???!!!! They were RAPING, AND LOOTING, AND KILLING EACH OTHER. NOTHING can justify this behaviour, at all.

I don't know why I am still responding to your callousness... But excuse me... you are blaming the Katrina victims for their suffering after they had the infrastructure pulled out from under them. And excuse me again, "THEY", you act as though every suffering face we saw on TV during that horrendous government disgrace, were RAPING, AND LOOTING, AND KILLING EACH OTHER... The "THEY' I saw were NOT! "THESE PEOPLE" were left there, by a President who's devoid of sympathy, empathy or concern for anyone who doesn't fit his ideal of worthiness. Abandoned, to fend for themselves in the middle of a brutal wilderness, unprotected and vulnerable to the forces of inhumanity.

Believe me I am not ignoring what you and your fellow mindsets are saying... But I sure wished the hell I could!

Anyway, we're all human beings and we deserve so much more than the pathetic, unfair judgments of the Limbaugh types.

The "THEY' I saw were NOT! "THESE PEOPLE" were left there, by a President who's devoid of sympathy, empathy or concern for anyone who doesn't fit his ideal of worthiness. Abandoned, to fend for themselves in the middle of a brutal wilderness, unprotected and vulnerable to the forces of inhumanity.

Thinking, your logic is extremely, well, illogical. First of all, how were they 'abandoned'? Katrina hit without warning on a city that was already, quite frankly, degenerated. There was obviously a government debacle, but it had nothing to do with race (more to do with the president trying to take more power then was rightfully his). This talk about 'fending for themselves in the mi...

The "THEY' I saw were NOT! "THESE PEOPLE" were left there, by a President who's devoid of sympathy, empathy or concern for anyone who doesn't fit his ideal of worthiness. Abandoned, to fend for themselves in the middle of a brutal wilderness, unprotected and vulnerable to the forces of inhumanity.

Thinking, your logic is extremely, well, illogical. First of all, how were they 'abandoned'? Katrina hit without warning on a city that was already, quite frankly, degenerated. There was obviously a government debacle, but it had nothing to do with race (more to do with the president trying to take more power then was rightfully his). This talk about 'fending for themselves in the middle of a brutal wilderness, unprotected and vulnerable to the forces of inhumanity", thinking, they were not little children!!! These were grown adults who should have been more then capable of taking care of themselves until help arrived. This is exactly the kind of logic that we are giving up our freedoms to. Americans are no longer able to care for themselves, we're all a bunch of little children that the government needs to babysit. This is communist idealogue at it's worst. But don't worry America! You can feel safe now, knowing that the next time a disaster hits your president will now have the power to enact MARTIAL LAW. He'll be more than capable of caring for you then.