Who Taught This Guy English?
Here's another quote from the AP... this is from the head of Homeland Security."Earlier in the day, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff had declined to estimate the death toll, but conceded that an untold number of people could have perished in swamped homes and temporary shelters where many went for days without food or water.
"I think we need to prepare the country for what's coming," Chertoff said. "What's going to happen when we de-water and remove the water from New Orleans is we're going to uncover people who died, maybe hiding in houses, got caught by the flood, people whose remains are going to be found in the streets. ... It is going to be about as ugly of a scene as I think you can imagine.""
DE-WATER??? De-water? Oh, fuck me. What's wrong with the word "drain"? Is it too much of a reminder that the city is sunk?
My friendgirlfriend tells me that's the word (as well as "un-water") that's all the buzz on CNN.
Drain. If you empty the water from a basin, you are draining it. They didn't de-water the swamp to build on it, they drained it. (And we all see how well that works.)
And don't even get me started on the new reports that are focusing on all the dying, starving animals.
There isn't enough Prozac and alcohol in the world to numb my senses enough to listen to the news.
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 09/05 at 04:22 PM in Yellow Dog Politics
What do you expect from an employee of the Shrub? Someone who can express himself better than he can? What I can’t get over is how many times Shrubby repeated the phrase: “...this part of the world” during his parting remarks at the New Orleans airport on Friday. “This part of the world.” At least six times. Like Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi aren’t part of the USA. Like maybe they’re part of another country. They may resemble a third-world country right now, but George, they are part of THIS country!
If any of you would like to help the animal victims of Hurricane Katrina, please see any of these websites:
AVMF.org - The American Veterinary Medical Foundation. They are a private, non-profit group that train and support emergency veterinary response teams specifically to respond to disasters such as Katrina, for the benefit of the animals, and treat rescue dogs that become injured during the course of their duties.
HSUS.org - The Humane Society of the United States. They are on the ground in Louisiana and Mississippi right now, attempting to rescue and shelter abandoned pets.
bestfriends.org - A private, non-profit organization that do wonderful work. They have large ranch-type facilities in Utah and elsewhere that are no-kill shelters for abandoned, sick, and severely injured animals, large and small. They are also responding to the stricken area in a big way.
All are wonderful groups and deserve our help.