Liberals' soft bias exposed again!
Posted on 09/12/2005 9:32:23 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March
Please forgive any errors.
Rush is about to discuss her remarks in the next segment. Wanted to add the ping.
[The following is just my 2 Cents]
Yesterday was no ordinary day. It was the fourth anniversary of 9-11-01. A day for reverence. A day to ponder infamy. A day to remember the victims families. And a day to honor America's heroes.
Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu made an outrageous remark on the fourth anniversary date of 9-11-01. I AX this question: did she insult 9-11-01 heroes on the fourth anniversary of 9-11-01?
Yesterday, Sunday, she said, "Mayor Nagin and most mayors in this country have a hard time getting their people to work on a sunny day, let alone getting them out of the city in front of a hurricane."
What an insult to government workers, the bulk of America's remaining unions, and one of the strongest bases of the democrat party. What an insult to all the heroic government workers in the city of New York, many of whom are [or were] 9-11 heroes.
I AX you: what do other senators think? Does Hillary agree with her, for example? Does Hillary think that the government workers in New York, for example, deserve that venomous insult? What about Chuckie Schumer? Does he agree? And Lousyburg from New Jersey, for that matter? AND SHOULD THE SENATE CONDEMN HER?
What an insult to the heroes of 9-11-01--- ON THE ANNIVERSARY!
[My two cents as in Arthur's freep-remarks]
Maybe she should punch herself in the mouth.
Rush talking about her now.
Rush is nailing this!
She would miss.
literally
Rush is asking if this is the 'soft bigotry of low expectations?'
Landrieu dodges
Her answer was ridiculous
Rush is playing this clip now. He is laughing saying if a white Senator or white Governor of the Republican party said this the "racist" comment would be blasting her.
She is implying that the black employees won't work even on a sunny day. Imagine if Trent Lott had said this?
What a disgrace this Landrieu woman is. Let us ensure that her remarks are not forgotten.
"Those cops and firefighters probably would have stayed home if it had been raining and whatnot. < /sarcasm >"
Thank you. It is an insult to our nation's heroes. I imagine there are heroic bus drivers, too-- all across the country, and even in NOLA.
Having a hard time getting the people to work on a sunny day describes traffic snarls, accident response, etc.
Plus, it is just like a liberal to think of the entire population as "theirs."
All LA politicians are reading from the same script--CYA
"and it's all Bush's fault ..."
Is it just me, or do others see the once fairly attractive Mary Landreau looking more, and more, like the Hidabeaste in appearance as she grows older and more liberal?
Her comment was dumb, but Newsmax, in Newsmax fashion, took the line out of context. She meant that because of the "Bush budget cuts" to mass transit, cities couldn't transport their people to work on a good day, no less move people during a hurricane. She's still an idiot making an idiotic comment, but Newsmax' staff either has a comprehension problem or is deliberately trying to foster a false understanding of what she said.
As I mentioned above, I think Landrieu's reference to "getting their people to work on a sunny day" is a reference to the transportation infrastucture; and not a reference to the city employees.
Her answer in that context is still a non sequitur; but I'd be cautious about accusing her of insulting the city employees.
"What a disgrace this Landrieu woman is. Let us ensure that her remarks are not forgotten."
And is party loyalty more important to democrat senators than standing up for American heroes? Obviously that will be the case. But political pressures from the union bosses may twist their arms in the end. FRegards....
Also, this happened on a weekend. They didn't want to lose tourist money by calling for evacuations on Saturday.
I heard that !!! Excellent response by Rush. Like he said, "imagine if a REPUBLICAN Senator had said that !!!":
Talk about "insulting" the citizens of New Orleans.
"...but Newsmax, in Newsmax fashion, took the line out of context..."
Actually, I'm looking at this quote from the context of Laura Ingraham, my own take, and Rush. I see the words and what they say. I believe words mean things.
Apparently the expectation is that New Orleans municipal workers are there just to collect paychecks and not to do any work.
I agree with your conclusion. Limbaugh is attributing the wrong meaning to her statement too, and he's usually a cut or three above NewsMax.
Her answer was a non sequitur to the question; why not use the buses? "Because the mayor has an imperfect transporation infrastructure."
"...most mayors in this country have a hard time getting their people to work..."
Broad-sweeping, general statement.
I disagree. Had she been referring to budgetary constraints, there would not have been a reference to "on a sunny day". Sorry, you are WRONG on this one. I heard the exchange when it happened and she insulted the New Orleans public workers.
September 11th is just another day for a Democratic Politician trying desperately to save her mangy hide.
If you listened to Landrieu's interview with Chris Wallace, Landrieu doesn't have a clue and is looking to blame everyone excpet her.
Jack.
I called both of my United States senators this morning to complain about their colleague Miss Mary - one of whom is a RAT, and one a Republican.
Complain to your senators of both parties. It will help. All they are hearing is the DC echo chamber of it all being Bush's fault.
If she confused anyone with her remark, it's her job to clarify. Unlike the rats, we will hear her out.
Bingo !
Apparently the expectation is that New Orleans municipal workers are there just to collect paychecks and not to do any work.
They also have to vote for the Democrats....
Yeah, but take it in context. Her conclusion related to mass transporation - something that an entire populae uses.
Her "his people" could refer to the entire populace of NOLA, and I believe that is exactly what she had in mind when she said it. A bad choice of words, to be sure, but I think the meaning you are ascribing is incorrect. I'll concede they are naturally taken the way you are taking them, but that doesn't mean your interpretation comprehends the talker's intention.
This is how I saw it as well, especially since right afterwards, she went on a tirade about how the president and this administration does not support public transit.
I think Rush is blowing it on this one -- there are far more opportunities to show the subtle racism of low expectations. This just ain't one, sorry!
Liberals' soft bias exposed again!
The road system works better on a sunny day than on a stormy day. That's all.
THEN--she had the NERVE to say the Republicans were doing the finger pointing, to whcih Chris looked at her in amazement and said "But it was YOU who was doing the finger-pointing on the Senate floor." He got her *ss good.
I heard the exchane on replay, and taped it, and watched it several times.
"Sunny day" describes the best circumstance for the operation of transportation infrastructure. It actually is a relevant variable. And mass evacuations would have been more effective if there was a massive, operatine mass transportation system. But there wasn't.
There were those buses.
Her excuse is a lame one, but I don't believe she was impugning the workings in NOLA, Orlando, or whatever other cities she named. She was blaming the Feds for not making better transportation infrastructure.
So on a day when everything's working as well as possible, most cities in the USA can't get (all?) their people to work.
That sounds like a real accurate assessment. She's weaseling in a different direction than indicated by Newsmax but weaseling as hard as she can.
Now Rush is bringing up the 'cooking the books' by Senator Landrieu, how she schemed to funnel the funding.
She will. Meanwhile, quite a few people are jumping to what is likely a false accusation. Better to ask her to clarify than accuse her of impugning the city workers.
The Landrieu political family is a curse on the state of LA.
I imagine Bush could use the SAME excuse
FEMA is a government acgency, isn't it,Miss Landrieu
That's what Rush should be focusing on. MARY COOKED THE BOOKS!
"Meanwhile, quite a few people are jumping to what is likely a false accusation."
Clarification starts with questions. I'm AXing them.
Consider Rush's statement "Just imagine if a REPUBLICAN had said that !"
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