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September 09, 2005
Hehe
It's tough being vice president. After emerging from his undisclosed location to pay a visit to the hurricane ravaged Gulf coast, this sort of thing happens:
US Vice President Dick Cheney was confronted by an irate heckler when he toured the US Gulf coast region devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Cheney, who was sent to the region by President George W. Bush amid intense criticism of the federal response to the disaster, was briefing reporters in Gulfport, Mississippi, on his impressions of the relief work when he was interrupted by a bystander.
"Go f--- yourself Mr. Cheney!" the unidentified man shouted. The man then repeated: "Go f--- yourself!"
Asked by a reporter if had encountered similar protests during his tour, Cheney replied: "That's the first time I've heard it."
It may have been the first time the Veep's heard it, but it's not the first time he's said it!
Posted by oz115 at September 9, 2005 11:00 AM
Comments
You had to know I'd have a comment to make on this one... and on your Hurricane Katrina timeline.
First of all, I agree it would have been in Bush's best interest to get his ass down there sooner. However, every last person up the chain of command failed, from the NO local government to our federal gov't. No one did what they were supposed to do. There was an evacuation plan. However the governer, I believe it was, was hiding out elsewhere to save his own fat ass. The emergency busses that were supposed to ship people out of there were never called in.
I know you hate Bush, and want to look for any excuse to bash him. I understand that. However, it's only right to point fingers at everyone that messed up. And in this case, they ALL messed up.
I'd also like to add, that thou it's just lovely that Oprah could take time out of her busy talk show host career to go down and hang with the refugees (but I'm sorry, Jesse Jackson thinks thats a racial term, thou I looked it up and there is nothing racial about it)... the evacuees... she's being hailed as a Queen. And of course everyone is bashing Bush for not moving into the SuperDome and standing in feeces as Oprah did. But may I point out that he is the President of the United StateS... meaning, there are multiple states he presides over... and we are currently engaged in a war, in which American's are away fighting. Thanks Oprah for saving the country!
I'm sure we'll have words on this in person, as well.
Oh, and I also wouldn't mind finishing up our arguement from last weekend regarding 9/11...
Posted by: Christy at September 9, 2005 03:33 PM