Why didn't Hollywood save New Orleans?

[NICOTINEGUN]

I am just curious as to why we haven't heard anything from the likes of Sean Penn, Babs Streisand, Tim Robbins, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, and the likes with the situation in New Orleans. They squawked and squawked about how bad the war was and blah, blah, blah, but now that we have a real emergency in our own Nation you don't hear a word from Hollywood. Why aren't the Hollywood Lefties forking over some of that "hard earned" cash they love giving away to foreign nations so much to help Americans? Or is helping out your own nation just not hip enough for their crowd? I don't get it. I mean they didn't even go on television to criticize W. for anything about it. Maybe they kept their mouths shut because if they did say anything people would start asking if they were going to help. I don't know. Something is rotten in New Orleans.

[BigV]

You're out of town and all, so here.

I watched about 30 mins today. Aaron Neville sang "Amazing Grace", it was beautiful.

[warch]

More benefits scheduled Mr. Tinfoil. Sheesh. Find something real to be outraged by.
I agree with you, Mr. Gun, that something is rotten in New Orleans, but its someone's grandma sitting in her 5th day of human waste under 100 deg temps, not Streisand's checkbook.

You will be gratified to know that during the live telethon Friday (before the military arrived) rapper Kayne West, of his own brand of tin foil/frustration/horror/rich guilt, ranted emotionally about the dying saying that "Bush hates black people." Maybe you can use that. Enjoy.

[tw]

Originally Posted by warch

You will be gratified to know that during the live telethon Friday (before the military arrived) rapper Kayne West, of his own brand of tin foil/frustration/horror/rich guilt, ranted emotionally about the dying saying that "Bush hates black people."

Maybe he does. Maybe he does not. But based upon the actions and promises of George Jr during this week in New Orleans and Washington DC, can you show me a single fact - a single act - that says he does not hate blacks? Regardless of whether the statement is true or not, bottom line - George Jr did not one act to dispell that hypothesis. George Jr did numerous actions to encourage the "He hates blacks" assumption. #1 on my list is all that food, water, and medicine that was not delivered by Air Force One.

Just the facts. Actions are the bottom line. Show me where George Jr did anything last week to dispell the rumors of racism. Show me. Even Laura Bush went to a Louisiana town that suffered no damage - Lafayette LA. Something about finding a more white town that was not denied food and water for four days? A racist would have done that.

At no time did I say George Jr is racist. But show us one action this last week that can dispell rumors. His actions were what a racist would have done.

[OnyxCougar]

Originally Posted by tw

George Jr did numerous actions to encourage the "He hates blacks" assumption. #1 on my list is all that food, water, and medicine that was not delivered by Air Force One.

This racist propaganda is really starting to irritate me.

Don't listed to Jesse Jackson and Keynes. There are white people that are starving and dying, and creoles starving and dying and hispanics and chinese and all kinds of other people dying too.

NEWS FLASH:::

IT'S NOT ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE!!

It's about poor, sick, old and stupid people.

Those come in all flavors.

Please, stop buying into the race issue. It's not there. It's more a class issue.

[tw]

Originally Posted by tw
George Jr did numerous actions to encourage the "He hates blacks" assumption. #1 on my list is all that food, water, and medicine that was not delivered by Air Force One.

Originally Posted by OnyxCougar

This racist propaganda is really starting to irritate me.

Then don't respond with emotion (ie "irritate me"). Deal with the facts - bluntly. Show me where the president did one action to demonstrate he was not racist. Not one reason exists to believe this is an accusation of racism. To believe otherwise is to take what was posted completely out of context. It is a simple statement. Show me one action by George Jr during this New Orleans disaster that could demonstrate he was not a racist. It is a simple question of logic that requires a simple answer in logic. Show me.

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by tw

Show me one action by George Jr during this New Orleans disaster that could demonstrate he was not a racist. It is a simple question of logic that requires a simple answer in logic. Show me.

um...he kissed two really attractive and recently washed black girls?

Too easy.

[NICOTINEGUN]

TW said: "Show me where the president did one action to demonstrate he was not racist."

"Show me one action by George Jr during this New Orleans disaster that could demonstrate he was not a racist. It is a simple question of logic that requires a simple answer in logic."

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TW, it sounds like you are saying W. has to prove he isn't a racist before he proves he is one. Maybe I am wrong here, but that is what I read. If that is what you are saying, show me one thing that says W. is a racist. And don't give me the typical "he hasn't done anything for black people, blah, blah, blah." I can show you Robert Bird (sp) is a racist. You have to prove you aren't something in order to not be accused of it from the start? Maybe I misunderstood your post. Maybe I'm off the lane here, but what you wrote sounded like that. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I still think the Bush Administration created a machine that can create and manipulate hurricanes and did so in New Orleans to specifically target the black community. That's racist, Man. Can you believe an administration would do that? It's horrible

Originally Posted by OnyxCougar

This racist propaganda is really starting to irritate me.

Don't listed to Jesse Jackson and Keynes. There are white people that are starving and dying, and creoles starving and dying and hispanics and chinese and all kinds of other people dying too.

NEWS FLASH:::

IT'S NOT ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE!!

It's about poor, sick, old and stupid people.

Those come in all flavors.

Please, stop buying into the race issue. It's not there. It's more a class issue.

Earth to La La Land. Race and class are still inexticably meshed in today's United States. And just how many white and Chinese people did you see on the evening news awaiting rescue? Hello?

And you brought it up, not me, by the way. But since you mention it...

Oh, yeah, BTW, if its a class issue that makes it better? HUH? What, the poor deserve to die and the rich get to live?

[Happy Monkey]

Actually, he said Bush doesn't care about Black people.

[wolf]

The stars will arrive after the waters have receded and the shooting stops. Wouldn't want to break a nail. Are those guys packing to move to France yet? They promised!

Edit to add: I don't look to Hollywood for public policy decisionmaking, and I don't look to Washington for acting tips.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by wolf

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Edit to add: I don't look to Hollywood for public policy decisionmaking, and I don't look to Washington for acting tips.

Boy, do you have that backwards. There is more acting and media awareness and spin and selling in Washington DC than there is in Hollywood CA.

[jinx]

Originally Posted by wolf

Edit to add: I don't look to Hollywood for public policy decisionmaking, and I don't look to Washington for acting tips.

And where did Reagan fit in your philosophy? Schwarzenegger? Ventura?

Viggo Mortensen

[warch]

What do you look to Washington for?