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Why don't these people stop waiting for the government to baby them and just take care of themselves?
1 posted on 11/12/2005 7:24:08 AM PST by Voteamerica
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To: Voteamerica

What's interesting is that Floridians never acted like that before the "poor black" of NOLA did that on TV for all to see.
Now suddenly Floridians are going to get a whiny mob mentality? What's up with that? Are they trying to make Governor Jeb Bush look bad?? Otherwise what is their agenda?


2 posted on 11/12/2005 7:29:16 AM PST by stopem ("It's fun to be me" Denny Crane.)
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Why don't these people stop waiting for the government to baby them and just take care of themselves?

That depends. Do you know if there are stores open where they can get what they need? Or are stores wiped out by the hurricane too?

I'm not going to judge these people as the article gave little info on the circumstances.

3 posted on 11/12/2005 7:30:07 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
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To: Voteamerica

You sure don't hear as much about Wilma, Rita, or the NE US floods like you do Katrina.... libs couldn't blame those on Bush!

Well, I have been trough MANY hurricanes and floods on the Texas Gulf Coast and we NEVER called FEMA or expected handouts. You always have plenty of time to acquire candles, sterno, gas stoves, flashlights, canned food, water, etc. BEFORE the storm. If it looked like the hurricane would slam into your area, you evacuated, long bumper to bumper traffic jam, worst one I was in, 1983. Hurr. Alicia. Can't blame Bush for that one!

It is miserable living in Texas in August with no AC. When you think about it, no elec. fans, no ice machine, etc. Neighbors took turns going to 7-11 type stores for ice. We took care of ourselves. We cleaned up our own yards of limbs and debris. We helped our neighbors. Not once did we chant....
"We need help"
"It's the president's fault"
"GIMME GIMME GIMME"
Never blamed the government. We knew the score, living in hurricane alley.

Now we are in Southern Cal. and we already bought a bunch of bottled water - earthquake kit supplies! "My momma didn't raise no fool!" old saying.

And I say SHOOT LOOTERS~


5 posted on 11/12/2005 7:38:35 AM PST by buffyt (America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people. Pres. George Bush)
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To: Voteamerica

taking note from the french yutes?


7 posted on 11/12/2005 7:44:58 AM PST by Porterville (Pray for War- Spanish by birth, American by the Grace of God!!!)
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To: Voteamerica
In the early 1930s the "dust bowl" hit the Midwest. Farmers lost everything including their top soil. They all moved west, out to Calif. and Oregon. I don't remember any of them cry babying for the Government to come give their top soil back or give them money. Liberals, over the years, are making us into a "give me a free lunch with no responsibility nation".
10 posted on 11/12/2005 7:55:55 AM PST by fish hawk (I am only one, but I am not the only one.)
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To: Voteamerica
The story is woefully lacking details illustrating why the people are unruly. Makes me suspicious of their intentions. The FPL table for electricity restoration:

November 10, 2005
Outage numbers by county
As of 1 PM

Maps of customer outages by county
Estimated restoration times by county

Counties that show no customers out are "essentially restored." It is possible that a small number of customers in these counties still do not have electricity. If this is the case at your home or business, please call FPL at 1-800-4OUTAGE so we can get your electricity back on as quickly as possible.

Affected Counties Out Restored Affected
Brevard - 79,500 79,500
Broward 3,200 859,600 862,800
Charlotte - 8,500 8,500
Collier - 169,600 169,600
DeSoto - 4,900 4,900
Flagler - 200 200
Glades - 3,400 3,400
Hendry - 8,500 8,500
Highlands - 400 400
Indian River - 41,600 41,600
Lee - 194,900 194,900
Manatee - 14,600 14,600
Martin - 84,600 84,600
Miami-Dade 2,200 954,300 956,500
Okeechobee - 15,900 15,900
Palm Beach - 663,500 663,500
Putnam - 100 100
Sarasota - 18,600 18,600
Seminole - 1,100 1,100
St. Lucie - 102,900 102,900
Volusia - 9,300 9,300
TOTAL 5,400 3,236,000 3,241,400


11 posted on 11/12/2005 8:00:00 AM PST by NautiNurse
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To: Voteamerica

Thanks to the great nanny welfare state we have become a nation of wimpy arsed helpless whiners. Where oh where has the real America gone, to hell in a liberal socialist handcart methinks.

Wife and I were in Sam's Club the other day, saw a 50 pound bag of rice for 20 bucks and 50 pounds of pinto beans for a few dollars more. When growing up dirt poor in the hard scrabble south of 30's and 40's, this would have fed five siblings and I for a month, and we would have been damned glad to have gotten it.

If anyone goes hungry in America today, they are not really hungry, they are just too damned lazy to prepare and eat less than fast food junk.


14 posted on 11/12/2005 9:39:00 AM PST by Ursus arctos horribilis ("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
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