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GULF EVACUEES ON THEIR OWN
Star-Ledger ^
| Monday, November 28, 2005
| BY RUSSELL BEN-ALI
Posted on 11/28/2005 5:29:01 AM PST by Calpernia
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:29:03 AM PST
by
Calpernia
To: Calpernia
Well, to be entirely fair, I've been on my own most of my life. I think they've been given a pretty fair start. My only criticism is that maybe FEMA could have given them a little more warning. The cutoff was rather sudden.
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:30:44 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
To: Lazamataz
I will say, from the articles I've been following, there was no indication up until now that this eviction was coming.
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:31:43 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Calpernia
""What am I supposed to do, go out in the street?" " No, the government will take care of you and the children for the rest of your lives.
/s
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:31:52 AM PST
by
Past Your Eyes
(Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
To: Calpernia
I do criticize that.
But really, how long are these people going to be in hotels? I mean, once I hit town I would be pounding pavement looking for work.
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:33:40 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
To: Lazamataz
I would too. But these people are conditioned to rely on the gov to take care of them. They don't think like us.
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:36:21 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Calpernia
...evacuees in more than 49,820 hotel rooms around the country...I don't know about other cities but the City of Houston, with the highest hotel taxes, really enjoys having some other government agency pay for hotel rooms. The Mayor got all upset when people were told the feds would no longer pay for hotel rooms. Just another rip off.
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:36:29 AM PST
by
FreePaul
To: FreePaul
Do you have any idea if the refugees voted in your local elections?
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:37:57 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Calpernia
But I lived in a house in a city 20 feet below sea level - I deserve for the government to take care of myself and family for the rest of our lives...
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:38:52 AM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
To: Calpernia
They'll stay in the hotels forever if given the chance. The media just makes the situation worse.
To: Calpernia
I will say, from the articles I've been following, there was no indication up until now that this eviction was coming. They've been running sob stories on Dallas stations for a couple weeks now about this. Moreover, the freeloaders are distorting both the housing and hotel markets using tax dollars. For example, there are areas near Houston where it is impossible to find a hotel to stay for a business trip. In one instance I know of, even the FEMA people are staying in a partially completed bed and breakfast (missing walls, windows, etc.) because the evacuees have parked their butts in all the hotel rooms and won't look for employment or housing of their own. Classic welfare state mentality.
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:39:39 AM PST
by
peyton randolph
(Warning! It is illegal to fatwah a camel in all 50 states)
To: Lazamataz
Laz, I'm surprised at you! Your post sure gives me the impression you actually read the article first...
...just another sign of the apocalypse.
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:39:44 AM PST
by
pgyanke
(A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.)
To: peyton randolph
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:40:50 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: pgyanke
Laz, I'm surprised at you! Your post sure gives me the impression you actually read the article first... Please, let the legend not be disturbed: I drew my inspiration for my comments from the headline alone. :o)
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:40:57 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
To: Lazamataz
Whew! You scared me for a second there...
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:41:37 AM PST
by
pgyanke
(A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.)
To: Calpernia
The extension to Dec. 15/Jan. 7 was posted on the
FEMA website Nov. 22.
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:42:01 AM PST
by
NautiNurse
(The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy - Ramsey Clark)
To: Calpernia
What was that song from the 50's?
Get a job!
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:42:07 AM PST
by
starfish923
(Socrates: It's never right to do wrong.)
To: peyton randolph
You said this has been run for a few weeks now? How long have the refugees by you known that a cut off was coming?
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:42:24 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: pgyanke
Whew! You scared me for a second there...If the article had been about Gulf War evacuees, it would have been more apparant I didn't read the article. :o)
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posted on
11/28/2005 5:44:22 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(When life gives you lemons, kick it in the shins and take its wallet.)
To: Calpernia
When it comes down to it, we are all on our own, disaster or not. Think for yourselves and don't depend on any government to do it for you.
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