Posted on 09/02/2005 12:50:00 PM PDT by stan_25
In the middest of the chaos and despair, that is in the City of New Orleans, there have been people waiting for at least three days for food and water. The media has been squawking the loudest about the slowness of the food convoys. When a truckload of MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) finally arrived in to help feed the masses, that have not had any food or water; you would think that these people would be grateful.
That seems to be not the case in the eyes of some people. Yes, that is right, there are some people that have refused to have anything to do with the MREs. A case in point, a woman that was hollering the loudest about not having anything to eat, was handed an MRE and refused it. The reason? It had not been heated.
Well sister, I hope that you can live for a few more days. It is going to quite awhile before there is any way to serve up any hot meals. The only way that there might be any hot food, is if you build a campfire and cook food that way. I doubt that you would be able to find any food to cook over a campfire anyway, as the government won’t there to hand out the food to cook or to make the fire for you.
If our troops in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan can gain weight by eating MREs, surely you can subsist on these for a few days. The same troops that are subsisting on these MREs and have been for the last 2.5 years, seem to take it all in stride as a part of doing business.
Perfect Democratic voter.
Where did you hear this? Do you have a source?
Taking care of them is job one and doing the right thing should be thanks enough.
??? Maybe if they trade for the mint chocolate chip pound cake...hmmmmmm
Well sister, ... The only way that there might be any hot food, is if you build a campfire and cook food that way
Please do not encourage them to start fires.
I'd rather do a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan than deploy to New Orleans. At least the people in those countries show gratitude.
As I said earlier, "Thank for saving my life BUT where is my Steak Dinner?"
OH.....thanks!
"Ungrateful" - are you for real, or just a bit dim? This is not a term anyone with an ounce of compassion would use to describe someone stranded in New Orleans right now. Shame on you.
Aren't you being unreasonable ?
How the hell is she going to make a campfire unless the government gives her some matches?
Geez ...
Aren't you being unreasonable ?
How the hell is she going to make a campfire unless the government gives her some matches?
Geez ...
This woman was on BOR last night complaining about the cold MRE.
Any source? Or are we to not only believe ~you~ on this story, but also make this attitude representative of all those people?
Why post this?
You want to discourage rescuers from helping?
You want people to stop wanting to donate?
Or do you wasn to feel justified if you do nothing?
Good thing they're not still issuing C-RATS! ...now those were sorta nasty...
Just how many pounds of food and water Did the NAACP disaster relief fund send and when did it get there.
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