Comments on: If McCain had been president during Katrina… http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/if-mccain-had-been-president-during-katrina/ The FOX News embedded producers report the latest news from the 2008 presidential campaign trail Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:38:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Missy http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/if-mccain-had-been-president-during-katrina/#comment-103779 Missy Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:18:36 +0000 http://embeds.wordpress.com/?p=2052#comment-103779 If this was not the time to be elected to be the President of the United States of America, I really don't think McCain would be in New Orleans. Why did he not go there when the storm (KATRINA) first happen, there were a lot of "people of color" that needed HELP right then. Now that it is election time, and what I saw walking with him were a not people of color. I have to say this, why did he not get together with BUSH and go there when the storm first happen, if you are not of people color will just not understand. I'm just trying to show (some people) people this world has a long ways to go. There was another bad storm (I can't remember where it was, and will not pretend to remember), but BUSH was there in no time to help the people. This is a sad world just because of a person's skin color. But GOD see's ALL. We should be trying to pull together and not trying to keep the world divided, I'm a 69 years of age and I have seen a lot go on in the world concerning blacks and whites and you know which race gets shafted when something is going on. Just like I saw a picture of Hillary with the slum lord as she named him, did the media question her at any length about the picture, I heard her say "I don't know who took the picture". She was not forced to clarify what she was doing in the picture. The picture was shown on TV maybe two times at the most, but that's the CLINTON''s. Why would people want to put them back in the White House with all that BAGGAGE, and Bill start back to doing the same thing with all the 8 allegations (Women) that was in the news before/after his stay in the WHITE HOUSE. If this was not the time to be elected to be the President of the United States of America, I really don’t think McCain would be in New Orleans. Why did he not go there when the storm (KATRINA) first happen, there were a lot of “people of color” that needed HELP right then. Now that it is election time, and what I saw walking with him were a not people of color. I have to say this, why did he not get together with BUSH and go there when the storm first happen, if you are not of people color will just not understand. I’m just trying to show (some people) people this world has a long ways to go. There was another bad storm (I can’t remember where it was, and will not pretend to remember), but BUSH was there in no time to help the people. This is a sad world just because of a person’s skin color. But GOD see’s ALL. We should be trying to pull together and not trying to keep the world divided, I’m a 69 years of age and I have seen a lot go on in the world concerning blacks and whites and you know which race gets shafted when something is going on. Just like I saw a picture of Hillary with the slum lord as she named him, did the media question her at any length about the picture, I heard her say “I don’t know who took the picture”. She was not forced to clarify what she was doing in the picture. The picture was shown on TV maybe two times at the most, but that’s the CLINTON’’s. Why would people want to put them back in the White House with all that BAGGAGE, and Bill start back to doing the same thing with all the 8 allegations (Women) that was in the news before/after his stay in the WHITE HOUSE.

]]> By: Jack2 http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/if-mccain-had-been-president-during-katrina/#comment-103768 Jack2 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:44:19 +0000 http://embeds.wordpress.com/?p=2052#comment-103768 FEMA is just another Socialist practice designed to spend your tax dollars on more worthless crap! FEMA is just another Socialist practice designed to spend your tax dollars on more worthless crap!

]]> By: RC MO. http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/if-mccain-had-been-president-during-katrina/#comment-103708 RC MO. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:07:46 +0000 http://embeds.wordpress.com/?p=2052#comment-103708 M Period, Talk to you later. Thaks for keeping it civil this time. I enjoyed the debate. M Period, Talk to you later. Thaks for keeping it civil this time. I enjoyed the debate.

]]> By: RC MO. http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/if-mccain-had-been-president-during-katrina/#comment-103706 RC MO. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:04:54 +0000 http://embeds.wordpress.com/?p=2052#comment-103706 M Period, The country has switched from an Industrial powerhouse to a service driven economy. Tha vacation tax cut is meant to keep the tourist trade alive during the summer months. Thats big business. If people can`t afford to drive, they won`t go on vacation, and whole communities will go broke. Some towns make their entire annual incomes during the summer months. I agree that it is a band-aide fix, but I think it will help the tourism industry. I employ 88 people, and if I get taxed to much, I will close up shope, and retire. The capital gains tax will hit my IRA account pretty hard. It affects all investments, not just the rich. M Period, The country has switched from an Industrial powerhouse to a service driven economy. Tha vacation tax cut is meant to keep the tourist trade alive during the summer months. Thats big business. If people can`t afford to drive, they won`t go on vacation, and whole communities will go broke. Some towns make their entire annual incomes during the summer months. I agree that it is a band-aide fix, but I think it will help the tourism industry. I employ 88 people, and if I get taxed to much, I will close up shope, and retire. The capital gains tax will hit my IRA account pretty hard. It affects all investments, not just the rich.

]]> By: M Period http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/if-mccain-had-been-president-during-katrina/#comment-103704 M Period Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:59:30 +0000 http://embeds.wordpress.com/?p=2052#comment-103704 RC MO, Well then we agree on that. I don't agree with full welfare either but there are times when I think the gov has a responsibility to help its less fortunate citizens. But I'm going to get off the computer. Have a good night RC MO,

Well then we agree on that. I don’t agree with full welfare either but there are times when I think the gov has a responsibility to help its less fortunate citizens. But I’m going to get off the computer. Have a good night

]]> By: RC MO. http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/if-mccain-had-been-president-during-katrina/#comment-103702 RC MO. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:54:58 +0000 http://embeds.wordpress.com/?p=2052#comment-103702 M Period, My last post got lost. Sorry about the delay. I think if a person is making an effort, they should get some kind of supplemental income. I don`t believe in full welfare, it`s incentive not to work, and that incentive is passed down to the next generation. If you flip burgers ten hours a week, and can`t support yourself, you should get helped. By taking a job period, you showed the will to wok. that deserves a reward. Sitting on the sofa watching TV, and drinking beer, doesn`t. M Period, My last post got lost. Sorry about the delay. I think if a person is making an effort, they should get some kind of supplemental income. I don`t believe in full welfare, it`s incentive not to work, and that incentive is passed down to the next generation. If you flip burgers ten hours a week, and can`t support yourself, you should get helped. By taking a job period, you showed the will to wok. that deserves a reward. Sitting on the sofa watching TV, and drinking beer, doesn`t.

]]> By: M Period http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/if-mccain-had-been-president-during-katrina/#comment-103699 M Period Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:43:18 +0000 http://embeds.wordpress.com/?p=2052#comment-103699 RC MO, I want them in new orleans, our schools are overcrowded, factory jobs are already scarce... adding hundreds of thousands of new people to an area, is going to raise unemployment. I'm all for helping people, I just don't think they should be forced to relocate. Otherwise, the people who live in "tornado alley" should also be forced to move... anyone who lives on a fault line should be forced to move, and anyone who lives in the range of wild fires. Tornados and wildfires occur much more often than a hurricane hits New Orleans RC MO,

I want them in new orleans, our schools are overcrowded, factory jobs are already scarce… adding hundreds of thousands of new people to an area, is going to raise unemployment. I’m all for helping people, I just don’t think they should be forced to relocate. Otherwise, the people who live in “tornado alley” should also be forced to move… anyone who lives on a fault line should be forced to move, and anyone who lives in the range of wild fires. Tornados and wildfires occur much more often than a hurricane hits New Orleans

]]> By: M Period http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/if-mccain-had-been-president-during-katrina/#comment-103698 M Period Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:39:34 +0000 http://embeds.wordpress.com/?p=2052#comment-103698 RC MO, No raising taxes isn't going to fix everything but we can't cut taxes while the gov is broke. Cutting taxes isn't good for our country. Why would we cut a gas tax, like McCain and Hillary have both said, when that gas tax money is what pays for roads. Leave the gas tax in place, and fix our roads. There are bridges collapsing in America. Hire those consturciton workers who trying to work, not asking for handouts, but are trying to work but can't find it because of the housing problem. Pay them to work, rebuild our aging infrastructure Tax cuts when the gov is running a deficit isn't smart. It gets votes because everyone loves tax cuts, but its hurting the future of this country. So I'm not for raising taxes (I don't really have a big problem with raising the capital gains tax) but the income tax, I say get rid of the tax cuts, return them to pre-bush levels. Balance the budget and THEN start cutting taxes. RC MO,

No raising taxes isn’t going to fix everything but we can’t cut taxes while the gov is broke. Cutting taxes isn’t good for our country. Why would we cut a gas tax, like McCain and Hillary have both said, when that gas tax money is what pays for roads. Leave the gas tax in place, and fix our roads. There are bridges collapsing in America. Hire those consturciton workers who trying to work, not asking for handouts, but are trying to work but can’t find it because of the housing problem. Pay them to work, rebuild our aging infrastructure Tax cuts when the gov is running a deficit isn’t smart. It gets votes because everyone loves tax cuts, but its hurting the future of this country. So I’m not for raising taxes (I don’t really have a big problem with raising the capital gains tax) but the income tax, I say get rid of the tax cuts, return them to pre-bush levels. Balance the budget and THEN start cutting taxes.

]]> By: RC MO. http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/if-mccain-had-been-president-during-katrina/#comment-103697 RC MO. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:38:42 +0000 http://embeds.wordpress.com/?p=2052#comment-103697 M Period, You don`t want them in your state. You are the one who has been saying how much you think we should help them. They can come to your state if they want to. They paid for your roads, they paid for your kids to go to school, they paid for the Army that protects you. They can come to my state, I don`t care. It would make more sense, and be cheaper, to help them make a new life here, than in then in that wasteland. Not in your state. Hmm. M Period, You don`t want them in your state. You are the one who has been saying how much you think we should help them. They can come to your state if they want to. They paid for your roads, they paid for your kids to go to school, they paid for the Army that protects you. They can come to my state, I don`t care. It would make more sense, and be cheaper, to help them make a new life here, than in then in that wasteland. Not in your state. Hmm.

]]> By: M Period http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/24/if-mccain-had-been-president-during-katrina/#comment-103696 M Period Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:34:45 +0000 http://embeds.wordpress.com/?p=2052#comment-103696 RC MO, I personally have never had problem finding on either, but while going to work I've walked passed homeless.. I've seen people trying to get jobs but there not being any. But fine lets say a man who was working 40 hours a week at a factory, has a family that factory closes he goes searching for another job but with factories moving out of the area the best he can do is 40 a couple min wag jobs... so he's working 70 hours a week and making less than $500 a week. The gov should say.. too bad? RC MO,

I personally have never had problem finding on either, but while going to work I’ve walked passed homeless.. I’ve seen people trying to get jobs but there not being any. But fine lets say a man who was working 40 hours a week at a factory, has a family that factory closes he goes searching for another job but with factories moving out of the area the best he can do is 40 a couple min wag jobs… so he’s working 70 hours a week and making less than $500 a week. The gov should say.. too bad?

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