Reasons you will hate me

thank you.

i've been trying to work out how the terrorists caused the hurricane.

now i know.

Hurrah! A tragic natural disaster has befallen America so now we have another topic that can be spun to bash George Bush! Oh, I love being a lefty. Frig frig frig etc.

The War on Weather (TM) will be Prez's greatest challenge to date.

Don't forget the wind. It comes upon us from every direction, invisible even in the light of day, and is known by our intelligence agencies to be closely associated with the clouds.

People with warm coats and brollies when it isn't cold or raining yet should be regarded with suspicion as potential collaborators.

Knowledge of impending hurricanes and having help for people ready to roll should also be seen as a suspicious level of foreknowledge which could only have come from close association with the enemy.

GOOD TRY - BUT JUST NOT FUNNY! - Unless offcourse you find the deaths of some of the poorest and most underpriveleged people of Louisiana funny?

Yeah, what do you reckon. Of course I do.



Look, I was just trying to highlight that the government had the chance to reinforce the levees...and there was no-one else to blame this time but...


Oh, never mind.

CNN BREAKING NEWS
Bush Declares war on Nature
September 4, 2005

WASHINGTON -- In his fourth public address since the recent attacks on
the nation's Gulf Coast region, President Bush today called on Americans to support him in a massive and open-ended "war on nature."

Referring to the unprecedented attacks on major cities, rural areas, and oilfields in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida over the past week, Bush counseled Americans to steel themselves for a lengthy, protracted struggle against what he called a "global green menace."

"We are now engaged in a war against nature," Bush said, "a cowardly,grudging enemy known to possess weapons of mass destruction, including
tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, forest fires, earthquakes, sandstorms,
blizzards, droughts, tsunamis, and famines."

"This enemy hates America," the president went on to say, "because it
hates America's freedom. Freedom to travel to and fro at high speeds in
sleek,fossil-fuel burning carriages. Freedom to extract precious energy
from
otherwise unprofitable rivers and streams. Freedom to replace scary,
ill-lit, possibly haunted forests and hillsides with low-maintenance
tract homes. Freedom to manufacture lightweight, nearly indestructible
goods
from manmade polymers and to dispose of those goods, when no longer
needed,in pits dug out of economically useless clearings and pastures.
Freedoms that we take for granted, but which clearly threaten the
primitive
worldview of this shadowy organization. Or entity, or whatever it is."

In his address, Bush cautioned the public that the forces of nature do
not organize according to traditional military hierarchies, or follow
any of
the modern conventions of warfare. "These beings--or qualities, or
whatever they are--do not wear uniforms, and they operate in secret,
often in far-flung, remote areas," Bush said, emphasizing that hunting
down
and killing the forces of nature wherever they may lurk would be a high
priority in coming months. Sources close to the president have
indicated that initial reconnaissance efforts will focus on the Arctic
National
Wildlife Reserve and on strategic spots just off the coast of
California.

Bush gave signs in his speech that he understood ordinary Americans'
fears following the attacks. "I know that many of you have concerns
about the future," he said. "You wonder whether it's safe to go
outside, where
nature is known to stage its--or their, or whatever--attacks. You ask
yourself whether you did something to make nature angry, and whether you
should now change your behavior to appease her. Or it, or them, or
whatever. I'm here to tell you today that if we allow the fear of
further attacks to frighten us into changing our ways, then nature wins.
We
cannot allow that to happen."

"So go ahead--get out of your houses and into your SUVs, and see this
beautiful country. Drive up north along the coast, or if you live in a
state without a coast, drive to the southern part of a state with a
coast and then drive up north along it. Rent a trailer for your SUV and
drive
to Florida, and see Disney World. If you live in Florida, drive to
California and see Disneyland. Rent speedboats at the Colorado River,
and have family races. Organize a Las Vegas trip, with you and each of
your friends in a separate SUV in case you decide to split up and hit
different casinos. Go to the corner store and buy some disposable
razors. It's been hot
lately,so don't be embarrassed to drive, even if it's only a block or
two. Put
on the air conditioning. As an American, you've earned that right, and
no
shadowy cabal--or nebulous force, or ill-defined abstraction, or
whatever--can take that right away from you."

Addressing questions from reporters, Bush acknowledged that civil
liberties would have to be curtailed further in pursuit of struggle
against
nature."Americans need to realize that the old rules no longer apply,"
Bush
said."For example, I understand that many of us cherish freedom of
association in this country. But with so much at stake, can we afford
to ignore organizations like the so-called Sierra Club that openly raise
money for
the preservation of nature? Everything changes now, and we'll all have
to be careful what we say and do."

"This will be a long and difficult struggle, but in the end, we must and
will prevail. The forces of nature cannot be allowed to destroy
everything we Americans hold dear. We will bring them to justice, or
bring justice to them. Or to it. Whatever."

The people who were killed in New Orleans were predominantly poor and black. As such George W wouldn't give a shit about them and who did it to them.

September 11 hit predominantly white, middle class people, thus the need for the "War on Terror"

Remember, over 5000 people die a year from food poisoning in the US. So what did George Bush do when he came into power? He relaxed the laws on food processing. If he was really interested in saving American lives he would have put in plcae tougher laws. But his corporate buddies didn't want this as it would cost them money.

Reinforcing the levees in New Orleans, at the time, wouldn't have seemed to benefit his corporate buddies (though in hindsight it would have benefitted his friends in the insurance industry). However the war in Iraq Halliburton and co wanted because it could make them lots of money.

Loopleftie and Mnkymelbourne, Ms Fits is actually making a legitimate point. (who would have thought it). Remember, just because people hate George W Bush, it doesn't mean that they hate all Americans and are happy when misfortune hits them. Many people in Australia hate John Howard, but it doesnt mean they hate all Australians and are happy when misfortune hits them.

Personally I thought the post was a real cloudpleaser.

The winds of change have rained on New Orlean's parade but hiding behind a Bush will only lead to further catastrophe.

*waves arms to spooky oooo weeee ooo woooo sound effect*

GOOD TRY - BUT JUST NOT FUNNY! - Unless offcourse you find the deaths of some of the poorest and most underpriveleged people of Louisiana funny?

How is this making fun of the deaths of people? It's making fun of an evil and inadequate government...and sympathising with the poor and voiceless...
You go Queen Fits. It was spot on.

I know what Ms Fits is saying and I have a sense of humour - how can I make my point - when the tsunami hit - bloggers didn't run out and use the tsunami to head kick the governments and regimes in the countries affected there was a genuine outpuring of grief and sadness and a desire to help and assist - but not for the united states - look most days I would have laughed my head off - maybe I am just a bit out of sorts today and just not in the mood - I didn't mean to aggravate anyone that was not my intention I apologise if I did.

*waves*

I don't think the post was offensive or disrespectful, rather it highlighted some of the many inconsistencies in the US Government's policy. No one is denying that it's a great tragedy.

*streaks through debate*

Nevermind the levees that actually broke were already fully constructed and only meant to withstand a category 3 hurricane.

Nevermind the numerous failures of local and state government.

No, only concentrate on the angle that suits your political leanings.

Cheap talking points at this time are disgusting, from both left and right. This post says more about you than him.

Stick to what you know.

*moons*

George, an irritatingly smug 29 year-old television writer clearly understands the physics and general engineering behind such a complex and established system of levees and barriers. Apropos, within the rights of said knowledge, she can assign blame for this natural disaster based on her thourough study into the cyclic patterns of hurricane strengths and the required composition of levees needed. Which George Bush personally failed to build. The bastard.

Also, the victims are black. And only lefties like me can sympathise with black people. Why, I'm surprised White Amerikka isn't celebrating their deaths. No wonder they were so slow to respond in the face of one of the biggest natural disasters in history, or so I've read on AlterNet.

*insert witty pun here*

Love, Anonymous Coward whose opinion can be ignored.

*Head-kicks Government with PowerBook*

*hopes Sublime-ation was naked when using PowerBook*

Is that BookBook's alter-ego?

Sigh.

"Ill-informed rantings and half-baked theories from someone who should know better."

Why you're expecting something as fair, knowledgeable, balanced and unbiased as News Ltd on a blog with a tagline like the above makes me scratch my head a little in bewilderment.

This post does however raise an interesting question as to when folk are allowed to attempt jokes about tragic events. Was there a dignified two week amnesty before the text messages regarding the Bondi surf lifesaving comp being won by an Indonesian on a esky lid began going around after the tsunami? I can't recall exact dates.

And is the humour less offensive if it IS to make a political point rather than simply provide a cheap gag for drunken boofheads at the pub, or more offensive? And does the legitimacy of the point behind the joke affect said joke's offensiveness factor?

I've got to admit, it was all so terribly confusing for me - until my beloved Tony Abbott put things into perspective. Thanks to The Tone, I've come to realise that the champagne comedy has to come first, regardless of the delicacy of the issue, as long as you later on declare that hey - you never claimed to the world's most sensitive person.

*ends thesis*

*high fives self for attempting cheap national politics related point scoring*

*resumes quiet life*

John Howard has just called for all Australians to be alert yet not alarmed: A video has just been released on the Weather Station indicating that there may be Mother Nature cells hiding in Australia as part of the international Mother Nature Network, with links to Clouds and even Hurricane Katrina herself.

Clearly the point here wasn't the attempt at humour.

Look, I was just trying to highlight that the government had the chance to reinforce the levees

Ms Fits herself said she was trying to bring attention to George Bush's supposed lack of action on the levee.

No other consideration as to the cause of this disaster crossed her mind, or she didn't want to mention them. So the humour in the post means nothing, it's not whats important.

Rather, in typically inflated blog rhetoric, she thinks she can make political mileage out of technical considerations she has no hope of understanding.

"...she has no hope of understanding".

wow, you don't sound like a pompous arsehole at all, anon.

please, tell us all more about things we will never understand.

Jess - the legitimacy of the point behind the joke

That is the point, not the humour she employed. The legitimacy of the point is far from made, and she is not one who can grant such a complex question any real legitimacy.

Parroting someone elses assumption is not debate.

wow, you don't sound like a pompous arsehole at all, anon.

please, tell us all more about things we will never understand

I don't understand them. Perhaps you intentionally ignored the substance of what was said, and aimed for a softer target.

Ms Fits in no way understands the nature of levee engineering, and so to claim that more action on the levees by the US federal government would have led to a different result is one made from ignorance, and out of politcal spit.

Yes Ms Fits. Go and spend 5 years doing an Engineering degree and then we will let you write this blog.
*tuts*
The cheek!

I'm actually doing a Masters in Levees, and am prepared to tutor any bloggers hoping to, in fact, one day understand the giant mystery that is the underfunding of flood control projects in "a major metropolitan area situated mostly below sea level, sitting squarely in the middle of the Gulf Coast's Hurricane Alley."

Oh please, can you guys be any more duplicitous.

She is free to write as she please, but when she makes a technical point like this, she must be able to back it up with a reasoned technical argument.

Look, I was just trying to highlight that the government had the chance to reinforce the levees

Ergo, had they reinforced the levee, a better result would have occurred. This patently just rhetoric.

She has no idea about what would have happened, or what would have been required to protect the city from such a massive storm. If she did, she would have made a technical point, rather than wallow in tired humour.

You don't need to be the womans cheerleader.

While people are levying political spit at each other, can I ask a question I don't understand the complexity of:

Would the relief effort have been better if Federal Government hadn't sent 30-40% of the local area National Guard to Iraq?

There is a question of preparation (according to experts funding cuts wouldn't have saved the city, but may have made the hurricane breaches less damaging) and there is a question of response: Was the President a little slow on the response?, was the President a little underwhelming on the response? Was the President a little constrained in initial responses due to 'resource constraints' (large number of army and national guard - especially engineers - and their equipment in Iraq)? Is it all his fault?

I know the last one (no), but the others seem less clear.

Would the relief effort have been better if Federal Government hadn't sent 30-40% of the local area National Guard to Iraq?

Quite possibly the mayhem afterwoods would have been contained. I don't deny that he's a fuck-up president.

But protective levees only do so much. The city is practically inside Lake Pontchartrain, you couldn't pick a worse spot to have a major city.

The Netherlands was almost completely flooded in 1953, and it had the best levee system that can be constructed with known technical expertise.

Blame Bush is the worst platform I'd want like-minded political thinkers to engage in. We're not pigs in a sty.

*Dons cheerleading skirt and blonde pigtails*
Give me an M give me an S give me an F give me an I
cartwheels
backflips
does splits

Dear Anon -

http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=KATRINA-LEVEES-09-04-05&cat=WW


But you're right, it's all hearsay.

Oink oink, etc. x

Nothing brightens up my Mondays more than cheery exchanges of opinion with one lucky\possibly several lucky\who on earth knows, oh the excitement, etc Anonymous commenters.

In all seriousness, I don't think there are many people in the world who can claim to be engineering and flood control experts.

However - and I may just be blind\not keeping up with who runs the media these days (the Left! the Right! Uncle Rupert!) - but from what I can tell (and I have been reading loads, swears), it seems to be generally agreed that the US Government have dropped the ball here. And stupid unwise pissants like myself can only go by what we read from hopefully a variety of sources, stew on it, and form an opinion. Then we spout off on our blogs as God intended, and debate kicks off. Hurrah!

Some commenters have been absolutely right, people to the left of the political spectrum pointing this stuff out does nothing to help the poor people stranded in New Orleans at the moment, or the kids who have been raped and murdered, and all the other folk who have suffered. But should it be forgotten or at the very least left undiscussed? To bring Ricki-Lee into the discussion, Hell No.

And yes, call me a filthy ignorant Bush-hating lefty, but I find the fact it took several days for him to cancel his well-earned vacation after the hurricane somewhat disturbing. I find the fact he went to a country music concert and rocked out a little after the hurricane troubling. Actually, the whole thing just makes me feel really fucking sad, and not in the usual way people describe me as 'really fucking sad'.

But as I said, I'm a lefty through and through so maybe I've missed something and he and his posse have actually been exceptional throughout this god-awful crisis.

And I thought we were communicating, not cheerleading! Although the pom poms may have added to confusion.

Yes, my dear, it all media heresay.

For instance, here is another article, concerning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that gives us a completely different, non-Bush conclusion. Registration required, so allow to me to quote in length.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that a lack of funding for hurricane-protection projects around New Orleans did not contribute to the disastrous flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina.

In a telephone interview with reporters, corps officials said that although portions of the flood-protection levees remain incomplete, the levees near Lake Pontchartrain that gave way—inundating much of the city—were completed and in good condition before the hurricane.

However, they noted that the levees were designed for a Category 3 hurricane and couldn’t handle the ferocious winds and raging waters from Hurricane Katrina, which was a Category 4 storm when it hit the coastline. The decision to build levees for a Category 3 hurricane was made decades ago based on a cost-benefit analysis.

“I don’t see that the level of funding was really a contributing factor in this case,” said Lt. Gen. Carl Strock, chief of engineers for the corps. “Had this project been fully complete, it is my opinion that based on the intensity of this storm that the flooding of the business district and the French Quarter would have still taken place.”

Strock also denied that escalating costs from the war in Iraq contributed to reductions in funding for hurricane projects in Louisiana, as some critics have suggested. Records show that corps funding for the Louisiana projects has generally decreased in recent years.

Which of these articles do I take as gospel? Neither. Perhaps you should give it a go Piglet.

Oh! We're both right!


This feels nice. Let's hold hands.

I think it's safer, and humbler, to assume we're both very wrong.

I'm never humble. Let's go back to holding hands. You can wear gloves, for hygiene purposes.

I'd still rather not.

But perhaps I'll stick around.

*dusts off hands*

My work here is done.

*flies off to work similar magic on George W. and Osama*

The overqualified blog-ineers on this post who are convinced that GWB is the dastardly man behind inadequate levee construction in NOLA are as funny as watching that stupid cunt Sean Penn trying to empty his sinking tinny with a plastic cup.

And as useful.

Jess said...

"...call me a filthy ignorant Bush-hating lefty..."

OK then Jess.

You're as rational in your thinking as Jessie Hi-Jackson saying that is was a black conspiracy.

Tell me: if a bomb goes off at a Trade Union rally and only leftie fuckwits are killed is that a conspiracy against the left?

The ENTIRE population were given adequate warning to leave - yet were too fucking stupid not to do so for whatever reason.

If you want to blame someone...blame the whinging black mayor.

Aw, but that shoots a hole in your bastard righty speech don't it?

Clunky word play... finger pointing at cunts... chip on shoulders regarding other bloggers...

BY GOD, I THINK I'VE WORKED OUT R.C COLLINS' REAL IDENITY!

R.C should hereby been known by his true blogosphere name, which is -

*sound of gunshot*

*Holmes collapses*

Oh bother. Still, every man and his dog knows who it is. Welcome back!

*dies*

Tell me: if a bomb goes off at a Trade Union rally and only leftie fuckwits are killed is that a conspiracy against the left?

Yes. And you probably did it, you awful, nasty, non-vegan, tree cutting, fossil fuel burning, Hillsong attending fascist!

You read me like a book! YES! YOU SLAMMED ME, MOTHERFUCKER! LAY SOME SUGAR - AND\OR SMACKDOWN - ON ME!

The ENTIRE population were given adequate warning to leave - yet were too fucking stupid not to do so for whatever reason.

Actually, I flew over in time to put up signs saying "Stay where you are, I have a Leftist point to prove against your President!"

My bad. I'll take that one on the chin, ol' buddy.

If you want to blame someone...blame the whinging black mayor.

But dude! That would shoot a hole in my bastard righty speech!

Aw, but that shoots a hole in your bastard righty speech don't it?

Goddamit it, how do you know me better than I know myself?

You have literally shot a massive hole using ammunition manufactured to contain furious logic and intelligence into my dribbling buffoon-esque 'bastard righty' speech. THE BIGGEST HOLE EVER.

Once again, you emerge the victor, R.C Collins. The way you threw all the arguments I'd made earlier back in my face - BAM! Red-faced and publicly embarrassed after being on the receiving end of a razor sharp wit such as yours, I should probably retire from the debate. Probably.

Well r.c. after that pile of tripe, I'm surprised you can spell rational. Did you use a spellchecker? What a ridiculously little person you are.

re:
'The overqualified blog-ineers on this post who are convinced that GWB is the dastardly man behind inadequate levee construction'

God Jess your'e an amazing teacher!
Less than one day in your tute 'Engineering Made Sexy : Levees 101' and you can go from 'in no way understanding' to overqualified.

I can also tutor willing folk in

* Tequila Shots For Beginners
* Michael Bolton Covers For Acoustic Guitar 101
* Pod Gluttony: Dining and Surviving On Twix Pods

I also perform excellent minor surgery using tweezers and a sewing needle. Reasonable costs* and I accept EFTPOS.

*Additional costs for anesthetic**
**Anesthetic selection - local (several glasses of red wine) or general (poorly packed joint)

-"The ENTIRE population were given adequate warning to leave - yet were too fucking stupid not to do so for whatever reason."-

Overwhelmingly the whities got out. Overwhelmingly the black people didn't.

Your opinion of black people in new orleans:

"too fucking stupid"

THAT'S why we "politically correct" types get carried away with lables like RACIST.

RACIST.


(Just in case you aren't, really, and it was just a very ill thought out thing to say, you might want to ponder how a person with no car, living in a virtual shanty with their 5 kids, and all their worldly possessions, and not a skerrick in the bank, could roar out of town in a few hours. OH, and where the fuck do they go, Alabama?? Christmas Island???)

"yet were too fucking stupid not to do so for whatever reason."

Stop being so fucking tollerant RC, Poverty isn't a reason, its an excuse! Poor people are full of excuses aren't they?

you cunt

Oh Jess, can I take you up on this one:

"Michael Bolton Covers For Acoustic Guitar 101"?

I have been reading http://www.wwltv.com all week for updates (it's the New Orleans local TV station.)

A quote from a story I read today:
"The city is now full of the dead, dying and zombie-like."

Also one of the pubs is still open. I think the place where the Town Bikes performed is flooded.

Right wingers.

There is no doubt that a tragedy of an event of this scale goes well beyond politics.

But that in no way renders unimportant or unspeakable the political aspects of the event. And it does offer an opportunity to make certain observations about Bush, generalised well away and indeed quite independent from the current crisis:

Having a tendency to view everything that happens in life as a battle of good versus evil in itself undermines and disowns an appropriate sense of tragedy. Most people recognise that life is broadly and frequently tragic. But one suspects that Bush would prefer to think its just all and always just someone's fault; terrorists, Saddam, satan. Its an easier pill to swallow, because it offers the rather base sense of hope that the world can be made better by kicking people's arses. But of course its a highly ironic pill in view of the current situation, and Bush's inability to meet the crisis with the kind of bold macho statements with which one suspects he feels most comfortable.

And it is just the suspicion - whether well founded or not - that Bush owns such a mindset that prompts anger along with fair and amusing demonstrations of such ironies. Not of course for the purposes of derision, but for the purposes of providing some transitory relief from the burden of this other, eight year long tragedy.

I'm not sure how 54 comments could be raised by this post, 55 with my ramblings but I can't begin to explain how painful it is for people to argue a differing opinion simply because Ms Fits puts one up. People, if you want to argue listen to her point first. Fits was even good enough to explain her point again! I don't think this is a post suggesting levees would have stopped the Hurricane as the other Anon seems to be making. In its most simplistic form, how many people could be saved by the levees being available at the time of the disaster? Thousands dying is not a laughing matter, however, the sickening priorities of the US Government leave many of us with resentment. So in a long winded way, JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP! On a side note, Jess you are a genius!
James.

James, thank you for your deconstructive narrative on the nature of dynamic internet discussion. Why, I never realised I argued the point simply because I found an opposing one, here I was thinking I argued the point because it was patently incorrect.

Though in the differing magnitudes of error, you have leveed a formidable claim.

[i]In its most simplistic form, how many people could be saved by the levees being available at the time of the disaster?[/i]

Perhaps you are unaware of NOLA history, failed to read both the media sources provided in the comments, or were simply swept up in the merriment of thinking GWB will finally get his comeuppence.

But the New Orleans levees that broke were already fully constructed. New Orleans has had a functioning levee system throughout it's history.

So to answer your question, none would have been saved, because the levees you request were already in place.

I feel the word levee has been had it's day, and vow not to use it again this year.

*jerks off*

I feel the word levee has been had it's day, and vow not to use it again this year.

A noble stand, Argo, but you'll be royally screwed if ever asked to perform Don McLean's American Pie at karaoke. Stay strong though, brother x

Drove my Chevy to the raised embankment that prevents river overflow during times of heavy rain and strong winds.

Anyhow, we're lefties my dear, we shouldn't be singing songs full of such patriotic vitriol. Mclean's The Grave on the otherhand, that's a winner.

nice one!

Sheriff, please continue with any fondling/self-enjoyment during any mega-serious comments wars. I just love it when some right-winger devotes six paras to trying to bring down super short post and you flash a brown-eye. I laugh til there is a little wee in my bonds.

Jess said,

"...Once again, you emerge the victor, R.C Collins..."

Great.

Does that mean you'll fuck off now or will you continue to link your illogical ramblings with ideological ranting?

Didn't think so.

Great use of sarcasm BTW.

What else do they teach you in fifth year Yartz?

BACK AGAIN!

This is excellent.

Thank you for your kind compliments regarding my use of sarcasm. I only WISH I could attribute my deft use of the lowest form of humour to a "Yartz" (hahahahahahahahaha, killer material you got there, I must add) degree but I have to confess I dropped out after six months and got a job as a check out chick - I figured 'Why not just go where I'll end up anyways and beat the rush of graduates?'

And why would I fuck off? I revel in our banter. I find it adorable how other people continue to hand you your arse on a platter, leading you to bow out of debate, stew on things for a while, and eventually jump back into the fray with the boyish enthusiasm and cuntiness we've come to know and love.

Play more, sirrah!

Does arsy come over to your site and leave off topic comments calling you a c*nt too?

Arsy, say it in the discussion it's relevant to, ie Here.

And if you don't want me to call you racist, don't call the black people of new orleans stupid.

Oh, R.C Collins? Listen, while we're talking and sharing and opening up and all that jazz again, there's something I want to raise with you - it's been killing me since yesterday.

The overqualified blog-ineers on this post who are convinced that GWB is the dastardly man behind inadequate levee construction in NOLA are as funny as watching that stupid cunt Sean Penn trying to empty his sinking tinny with a plastic cup.

See, I read that, and I'm confused.

I think (and I might be wrong since it sounds a little out of character for you *boom boom*) that you're trying to insult us. Fair enough.

But the image of Sean Penn trying to empty his sinking tinny with a plastic cup strikes me as champagne physical comedy, straight from the movies of yesteryear. So methinks perhaps you inadvertently complimented our excellent (although useless, I concede) use of hilarity.

What gives? Do you secretly want to be mates?

Please write back. I think we're laying the foundations for a beautiful, fiery and complex internerd relationship.

I could say something scholarly about levees and storm surges but I'll just say if it was Melbourne and safety was Sydney I'd say screw it. I know, language, language, but I'm in a filthy mood about the victims being blamed as if the poverty stricken even had a
choice. JT

As a fellow Aussie, i appreciated the typical GWB is a dumbass joke. One question to the following whingers. Why get worked up over a joke? If you don't find it funny, fuck off, if you find it funny, then you've enjoyed several seconds of laughter.

Fits, as a bit of a humour check I got my workmate to read this post to see how he rated it.

He's well qualified to get justifably offended: Louisana native, left New Orleans on one of the last planes out on Sunday, racial minority, friends still unaccounted for, just volunteered to go down in a healthcare team yada yada yada.

He had a good ole chuckle.

He declared it funny & said the only thing he finds offensive is GWB.

Armaniac - what RC has been leaving cunt bouquets in your comments section too? Here I was thinking I was the special one.

Um, I think he might be a wee bit NUTS....

RC, I'm not like fits, who's very tolerant. I will just delete each and every comment you leave at my site, with no apology or recognition. After saving your IP address of course.

So feel free to waste your time, it only takes me a few seconds, I do a spam run every morning.

A bit late, but:

The white clouds aren't so bad. It's the dark ones you have to keep an eye on.

Dear Anon:
I happen to be a leeve and I resent that my kind are being blamed for "failing and breaking."

I say we blame the Low Elevation Level. That fucker is always causing flood problems but we leeves and dikes get the shit end of the stick.

I have to go now I'm being fondled by an Army Corps Engineer.