[Rhodes22-list] katrina anniversary (political) reply to y2k

[Hank]

I've enjoyed a few book from Isabelle Allende and I know she has had
paragraphs than ran longer than a page.  I remember being surprised that it
lowed so well and was not awkward.

Hank


On 8/28/07, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >But you will have to put up with my run on sentences, as that has been a
> >problem of mine, for a very loooooong time.
>
> John..
> That is called 'voice'...and it gives (your) personality to your writing.
> ee cummings managed to lose his caps key...and (ok..it's been
> too  long)...wasn't it Updike who wrote pages-long sentences???
>
> DANG..we're in the company of greatness!
>
> elle
>
>
> john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote: brad,
> Amazing you quoted that book, "rising tide". I just caught about 20
> minutes of a program on public broadcasting on that very subject. Thinking
> outside the box is very difficult if all you know is the inside of said box.
> Government tells the people it will be there to defend them from war,
> famine, pestilence, etc., which they believe. It's not a lie, per se, its
> just the sheer size of a event like katrina, that shows the foolishness of
> people. By any definition it was a disaster. And there you have Caps. But
> you will have to put up with my run on sentences, as that has been a problem
> of mine, for a very loooooong time.
>
> Brad Haslett  wrote:
> John,
>
> Paying people for their losses in NOLA is fine by me. I said from the
> get-go that the Feds should put a value on the homes lost, cut them a
> check,
> and tell folks to enjoy their new life. Barbara Bush got lambasted for
> welcoming Katrina refugees from the 9th Ward to Houston and implying that
> this was an opportunity to do something with their life. Perhaps the
> timing
> was bad, but there was much truth in her statement. Get a copy of "Rising
> Tide", the story of the great flood of 1927. My copy developed "feet"
> several years ago or I'd read it again myself. NOLA and the levee system
> has been a corrupt and broken system for almost a century. The Army CORPS
> are engineers after all, not politicians, and not ecologists. Forget
> history, if a group of individuals, say about four hundred thousand, asked
> the rest of the country to spend a couple of hundred billion to build them
> their own island to live on we'd tell them to go screw themselves. Move to
> Kansas, they've got lots of space! The harsh reality is that Katrina
> revealed the failure of 40+ years of social experimentation with the
> so-called War on Poverty and centuries of local incompetence and
> corruption
> in NOLA. You can empathize with peoples plight but be realistic about
> their
> future simultaneously. The MS coast is different, and yet it's much the
> same. As Reagan said, "government is not the solution to the problem,
> government IS the problem".
>
> Brad
>
> On 8/27/07, john Belanger wrote:
> >
> > I fOuNd iT!
> >
> > Brad Haslett wrote: John,
> >
> > While we're moving to a higher moral ground, why don't you learn where
> the
> > Capital button is on the keyboard? Just because I fed you beer for a day
> > doesn't mean you get off free. Try it! Your argument might command more
> > weight.
> >
> > Brad.
> >
> > PS - If you didn't figure out that I'm an A-hole in a day, you won't
> > figure
> > it out in ten years on 'da list'.
> >
> > On 8/27/07, john Belanger wrote:
> > >
> > > brad
> > > i've heard they are spending 12 billion a month in i/a so i just
> figured
> > > if that money were spent here instead .......you know the line. the
> > problem
> > > is as you stated it...... if it was only a natural disaster then pull
> up
> > > your bootstraps and get on with it..... but because the levees failed
> > the
> > > government is liable, and they have to make things right. its not just
> > > georges problem, its the fact that, finally, the skimmed off money
> that
> > the
> > > system routinely loses to corruption, and waste, has had the
> disastrous
> > > results that almost never occur. every once in a while that happens.
> but
> > the
> > > dishonesty continues. we impeached a president for lying. now it sems
> to
> > be
> > > done all the time. i'm ready for a move to higher moral ground!!
> > >
> > > Brad Haslett wrote:
> > > John,
> > >
> > > Iraq and Afghanistan have absolutely nothing to do with Katrina.
> > NOTHING!
> > > Here is another little secret, Bush 43 had nothing to do with Katrina.
> > > Absolutely nothing. I'll be just as happy as anyone when his term is
> > gone
> > > so folks like you will have to find something else as an excuse for
> > > everything.
> > >
> > > The liberal media can't help themselves from somehow blaming bad
> weather
> > > on
> > > the government and suggesting that if only we spent a gazillion
> dollars
> > of
> > > taxpayer money, all would be well again. How about we think outside
> the
> > > box? Here is a suggestion, BUILD YOUR FRIGGIN HOUSE ON HIGH GROUND!"
> > I've
> > > asked plenty of people on the coast how they rebuilt after Camille and
> > > they
> > > said, "we just did it". One of the reasons the recovery from Katrina
> is
> > so
> > > slow is that everyone is waiting around to see where the next
> government
> > > tit
> > > is going to land and how big it will be.
> > >
> > > If someone has a better idea of how to handle Katrina, I'm all ears.
> If
> > > you
> > > just want to bash Bush, pick another subject with me. There are plenty
> > to
> > > choose from.
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8/27/07, john Belanger wrote:
> > > >
> > > > brad
> > > > how many houses does that buy in iraq or afghanistan or
> > "_____________"?
> > > > and the home and car price can only be 2.5% of the cost of replacing
> > the
> > > > infrastructure necessary to support a habitable community. i'd be
> > > willing to
> > > > bet that after you put in new roads, gas and electricity, water,
> > sewage,
> > > > traffic lights, (did i forget anything??), you have nothing left for
> a
> > > house
> > > > or car. i also note you said allocated, not spent. there are plenty
> of
> > > > people who have or want a house on the water. lakes, rivers, bay, or
> > > ocean,
> > > > (boat owners come to mind). those who do own property at sea level,
> > know
> > > the
> > > > risks, so did the residents of nola. but the levees failed, and the
> > > > government is liable for damages incurred regardless of whether you
> > are
> > > > talking about state, or federal jurisdiction. one more thing, if you
> > > don't
> > > > treat all people with respect, even if its hard, and you sometimes
> do
> > it
> > > > knowingly tongue in cheek, it will come back to you in spades. ask
> > > yourself
> > > > this one question: when
> > > > a child gets caught in a lie, what is the real reason that it cries?
> > > john
> > > > b
> > > >
> > > > Brad Haslett wrote:
> > > > The airwaves and the press are starting to get busy with the second
> > > > anniversary of Katrina. In case you missed it, Katrina hit the
> > > Mississippi
> > > > Gulf Coast. New Orleans got hit by the remnants, at about a CAT
> > 1level.
> > > > The levee system that we all paid for was supposed to be good to CAT
> > 3.
> > > > Funny how after a hundred years of corruption by the locals the
> money
> > > > didn't
> > > > get spent where it was supposed to have been spent. I'm not
> heartless
> > > > folks, I'm a realist. Here's your clue; this is a big country, live
> > > above
> > > > sea level. The Sun Herald (sunherald.com) ran an article today
> stating
> > > > that
> > > > the $23 Billion (Big B) that has been allocated to the MS coast
> would
> > > buy
> > > > two, as in TWO, $166,000 houses for everyone who lost their home in
> > > > Mississippi. If that isn't enough, there is enough money left over
> two
> > > buy
> > > > the same folks a fully loaded Honda Accord V-6 each, to commute
> > between
> > > > their two $166K houses. Spin this in to "it's all 43's fault" if you
> > > must.
> > > > If I have to listen to one more "I feel your pain" or its equivalent
> > > from
> > > > a
> > > > politician, I'll puke. I'm not sure whether our little company is
> part
> > > of
> > > > the solution or part of the problem, but we sure have had a good
> time
> > > and
> > > > enjoyed the fight so far. Be sceptical about every thing you read
> and
> > > see
> > > > on TV for the next few days concerning Katrina. They have soap to
> > sell,
> > > > and
> > > > two weeks from now, Katrina won't sell soap or shinola.
> > > >
> > > > Brad
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