Ostensibly there to do whatever it is celebrities and politicians do, Barbara’s husband and his new buddy Bill visited the refugees of Katrina. Barbara Bush (perhaps bored?) was speaking to Marketplace Radio reporter Bob Moon and had this to say about her new neighbors, the current residents of the Astrodome: "Almost everyone I’ve talked to says, 'We’re gonna move to Houston.’ ... What I’m hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everybody is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arenas here, you know, were underprivileged anyway (chuckles), this is working very well for them."
That chuckling you hear is evidence of a disdain for the lives of ordinary people evident in the administrations of both her husband and son and the GOP as a whole.
On the Senate’s agenda when the recess ends: the repeal of the estate tax, by definition a tax cut for the top 2 percent that the nonpartisan CBO says will empty the coffers of charities like the Red Cross.
Juan Vasquez
Greensboro
Comments (14)
Grasping at straws huh, Juan. Run out of W. ammo? You have to go after his mother now? Don't worry the media will fall in lockstep with you and be right there to offer any assistance they can to belittle Mrs.Bush.
"That chuckling you hear is evidence of a disdain for the lives of oridinary people evident in the administrations and the gop as a whole."
As I stated here a couple of days ago,we see in NO what the democrats and liberals would turn the whole country into given a free hand to do so as LA has been run by this bunch for 50 plus years. And when disaster strikes they turn to (who else) for help? The government,of course.
With over $200mil already donated to this disaster,do you think it all came from the democrats only?
"You drag a hunnert dolla bill thru a trailer park,and there's no tellin' what you will come away with"........... James Carville
Posted by yard dog | September 16, 2005 6:21 AM
On the Senate’s agenda when the recess ends: the repeal of the estate tax, by definition a tax cut for the top 2 percent...
Good. They're due.
...that the nonpartisan CBO says will empty the coffers of charities like the Red Cross.
What?
Posted by Paul Elledge | September 16, 2005 6:57 AM
Granted the comments reflect a life of priviledge, they in no way make Barbara Bush a bad person. And to infer that she affects the President's ability to run the country is absurd.
At least the President won't have to issue a pardon to his mother for cocaine trafficing.
Posted by Hugh | September 16, 2005 7:28 AM
Yeah, and GWB is just like her! Proof that the apple don't fall far from the tree. lol
Posted by AR | September 16, 2005 8:20 AM
So, Juan, you're some kind of mind reader? You got some kind of proof or credentials for that?
I'm just wondering how you know exactly what Barbara Bush's chuckle meant? If you pay attention to the words and leave out your jaded opinion of some sound she made between them, they actually look pretty positive to me.
Juan, with your enlightened mind reading abilities, what do you think she meant by "which is kinda scary?"
Was is that Texas is an awful place? Was it that conditions in New Orleans sucked so much before the hurricane that life as a evacuee is actually better? Please tell us what that means?
Posted by truth | September 16, 2005 8:32 AM
truth, you is crazy! you crack me up but you still crazy! everybody knows barbara bush was just high off all that hairspray she done put on that cotton ball on her head.
Posted by msjackson | September 16, 2005 9:06 AM
haaaay msjackson!
hahahha,, high on hairspray... I LOVE it.
Posted by Lilly | September 16, 2005 12:32 PM
Uh-oh. Miss Jackson is in the house. I better watch what I say for awhile.
Hey girl, what's up with your email address? I tried to send you one but it came back undelivered.
Email me!
Posted by truth | September 16, 2005 12:47 PM
My, My, isn't it amazing how people who have never met a person, never spoken to them, never touched them can suddenly read their minds. Maybe you can get a spot on Montel and show the world your amazing powers.
Another letter to add to the most ridiculous item of the day file.
Posted by mrproduce | September 16, 2005 2:02 PM
Barbaric Bush has a long history of elitist remarks. I can't believe that you Neo-Cons have such a time understanding that.
Posted by Jim | September 16, 2005 2:06 PM
Jim,
You and I have a pretty good history of elitist remarks ourselves! :)
Posted by truth | September 16, 2005 3:29 PM
msjackson, your remarks are racially demeaning and indicative of the racial discrimination many people show here. Your posts should be banned, you are a racist and a racebaiter.
Posted by Troubled | September 16, 2005 7:06 PM
"On the Senate’s agenda when the recess ends: the repeal of the estate tax, by definition a tax cut for the top 2 percent..."
Well I agree, Paul that the "estate tax" is double tax, but these folks are seriously underpaying their fair share to begin with.
Excluding the fact the most of these folks did not "earn" the money, they either inherited it, bullied it through the boardroom (Worldcon, Tyco, Enron), or were part of the subtile inner circle of traders on wall street (Bernad Kerik comes to mind) ....
Taxes are like club dues. If you want to enjoy the the 14th hole at Augusta, you have to pay your club dues. Most of the well-to-to that would be affected by the estate tax (a mere 2% of the population, and relatively few farmers - contrary to the hype) have that wealth because they (or their daddy or friends) have used the benifits of being in America.
but
Good. They're due.
Posted by James D. Rockefeller | September 17, 2005 5:28 AM
but these folks are seriously underpaying their fair share to begin with.
No amount of tax is fair. Furthermore, even if taxation were fair, they're paying way more than their fair share. What isn't fair is that some people pay no tax while others pay 39%. If there must be an income tax, there should be a flat rate. Liberals talk ad nausea about "equality," but then they egregiously violate the notion of equality when it comes to income-tax rates.
Excluding the fact the most of these folks did not "earn" the money, they either inherited it, bullied it through the boardroom (Worldcon, Tyco, Enron), or were part of the subtile inner circle of traders on wall street (Bernad Kerik comes to mind) ....
What a bunch of rubbish. This is typical of people who can't stand it that others have more money than they do. And it's a lie. Most people who are rich made their fortunes by working their asses off, usually anywhere from 60-80 hours a week, and living well below their means. That is, they worked all the time, lived in a cheap apartment, drove a raggedy old car, and ate Chef Boyardee rather than indulging.
Taxes are like club dues. If you want to enjoy the the 14th hole at Augusta, you have to pay your club dues.
Oh, really? So when you decide you no longer care to play the 14th hole and withdraw from the club and refrain from paying your dues, then Augusta sends you a notice giving you a chance to pay up and, if you decline, they send an armed man to your door, kidnap you, and lock you up in a cage?
Posted by Paul Elledge | September 18, 2005 3:41 AM