Race - sick of the nonsense

Beach Fanatic

Sep 3, '05 · 12:05 PM4,225

I am irritated with the accusations of racial prejudice I am seeing on the news or elsewhere. To claim that George Bush does not care about black people, or that anyone else is deliberately ignoring black people, in the face of the worst natural disaster we have ever seen in the United States, is not only completely ridiculous, but has absolutely no place here. (I realize that this is the opinion of only a few, unfortunately well publicized individuals.)

Some journalist made a stupid choice of words when describing looters/"finders" and that really stinks, but to say that the entire government is this way is just completely out of place and unfair. We don't need activists in there brewing up trouble, and we don't need war-mongers trying to raise hostility right now. It really hurts to see peoples' attention being stolen away from what's important by these hateful thoughts.

There has been mass incompetancy here, on ALL LEVELS, mainly on the part of the mayor (who is black for goodness' sake) and the governor. But to say that the incompetancy has been on purpose due to peoples' skin color, just makes me mad enough to spit.

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Beach Lover

Sep 6, '05 · 6:59 PM#77

Since they were both reading scripts, supposedly, Mike Myers probably thought the guy could not read.

SJ you are directly responsible for my having laughed out loud at the Publix on Grand Boulevard and making a minor spectacle of myself. I'm minding my own business, walking amongst the frozen food, think of this for some reason and let loose with something between a high pitched whinny and a baritone guffaw.

Thanks! I needed that.

margarita brocolia

Sep 6, '05 · 7:29 PM#78

One other thing, if ugly = devil, I guess I am wearing red.

And Dear God, We've had the pleasure of seeing you wear red right here in the lounge!

SoWal Expert

Sep 6, '05 · 7:33 PM#79

SJ you are directly responsible for my having laughed out loud at the Publix on Grand Boulevard and making a minor spectacle of myself.

...and to think that my exwife used to tell me that I was not funny. I knew I was funny. Thanks for proving it via your public display at Publix. :lol:

Beach Fanatic

Sep 6, '05 · 8:53 PM#80

The discrimination in New Orleans is as obvious as the difference between black and white.

How on earth can you make such an incredibly uninformed statement like that??

Meow

Sep 6, '05 · 9:03 PM#81

SJ you are directly responsible for my having laughed out loud at the Publix on Grand Boulevard and making a minor spectacle of myself. I'm minding my own business, walking amongst the frozen food, think of this for some reason and let loose with something between a high pitched whinny and a baritone guffaw.

Thanks! I needed that.

Thanks for sharing that....stealth laughter is the best...keeps people from coming up and bugging you!! BTW...I finally watched a video of that Kayne and his rambling. He was pathetic..Mike Myers and Chris Ticker will never be the same.