Subj : Re: Huh... To : Nick From : Finnigann Date : Mon Sep 05 2005 10:53:00 -=> Nick wrote to alt.tv.farscape <=- Ni> From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Ni> John Iwaniszek wrote: > Mark Morrison wrote in > news:mivmh1to9s2lml17seiam9n7jkmesthnhl@4ax.com: > >> On 4 Sep 2005 18:18:01 GMT, Jim Larson >> wrote: >> >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4211320.stm >>> >>> Seems we're[1] not well loved abroad. Interesting though. Also, >>> is it just me or does the apparent violence seem to be >>> downplayed or at least sanitized in the U.S. media? >> >> The Times had a front page story during the week says that, after >> a couple of days, there was very little National Guard presence, >> and that rapes, looting and general anarchy were being reported. >> >> You do have to wonder why preparations weren't in place by the >> government in advance - there has been nothing else in the news >> for days, everyone knew NO was going to get hit hard, yet Bush >> apparently did nothing but the bare minimum. >> >> Is it true he was on holiday when it hit, and stayed there for a >> few days after Katrina hit ? > > > Yes. But he cut his five week, record setting, vacation short by > a day so he could fly to LA and then to Washington. Ni> Like those guys ever do real work anyway... Ni> I have some shingles that need replacing but haven't had a single Ni> politician come by to have a look. The bastards. Didn't one of them fly over one day last month? .... "...The good news is; Chianna and I are having marvelous sex!" --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.46 .