Hurricane Katrina: thank God PA only gets thunderstorms from it
I am shocked by the disasters caused by hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is underwater. Hundreds are feared dead in Mississippi. As of Monday night, more than 37,000 people were reportedly in American Red Cross shelters along the Gulf Coast.
Those of us who live in Philadelphia, PA are among the lucky ones. This area is only expected to get thunderstorms as a result of Katrina. The price of gasoline is also expected to skyrocket as a result of Katrina, but what else is new? I feel fortunate to live where I do. Although no geographical region is likely to be completely free of natural disasters, the northeastern section of the United States suffers few of them compared to other parts of the country. I have relatives who live in Boca Raton, Florida, who have survived numerous hurricanes, including this one. They say they plan to move north again someday soon. I hope they do.
Sadly, liberals feel a need to politicize this tragic situation. Some are blaming it on Bush, or on global warming, or on Bush and global warming. Look at this article:
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,372179,00.html
This doesn't surprise me. It calls to mind a straight-faced conversation I had with a co-worker about a year ago, when hurricanes were ravaging Florida shortly before the 2004 presidential election. My co-worker said, with apparent seriousness, that hurricanes in Florida were a "sign that the election in Florida better be done right this time". He is one of those liberals who believe that Florida governor Jeb Bush rigged the 2000 election to ensure his brother's victory. I asked him, "What are you saying? That it is a message from God?" He defensively said, "No, man, I ain't talkin' about no religion!" Mentioning God's name to a liberal is like showing a crucifix to a vampire. Anyway, I asked him where the "sign" could be coming from. Mother Nature? Mother Earth? In a whiny tone of voice, he told me, "Come on! Y'all can't joke about that!" Evidently, he couldn't define what supernatural forces were punishing Floridians for not handing the presidency to Al Gore. Later in the day, he whined that our manager was messing something up. I replied, "Yep. It must be because of what happened in Florida four years ago." Again, he exclaimed, "Come on! Y'all can't joke about that!"
Oh, yes I can.
I am shocked by the disasters caused by hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is underwater. Hundreds are feared dead in Mississippi. As of Monday night, more than 37,000 people were reportedly in American Red Cross shelters along the Gulf Coast.
Those of us who live in Philadelphia, PA are among the lucky ones. This area is only expected to get thunderstorms as a result of Katrina. The price of gasoline is also expected to skyrocket as a result of Katrina, but what else is new? I feel fortunate to live where I do. Although no geographical region is likely to be completely free of natural disasters, the northeastern section of the United States suffers few of them compared to other parts of the country. I have relatives who live in Boca Raton, Florida, who have survived numerous hurricanes, including this one. They say they plan to move north again someday soon. I hope they do.
Sadly, liberals feel a need to politicize this tragic situation. Some are blaming it on Bush, or on global warming, or on Bush and global warming. Look at this article:
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,372179,00.html
This doesn't surprise me. It calls to mind a straight-faced conversation I had with a co-worker about a year ago, when hurricanes were ravaging Florida shortly before the 2004 presidential election. My co-worker said, with apparent seriousness, that hurricanes in Florida were a "sign that the election in Florida better be done right this time". He is one of those liberals who believe that Florida governor Jeb Bush rigged the 2000 election to ensure his brother's victory. I asked him, "What are you saying? That it is a message from God?" He defensively said, "No, man, I ain't talkin' about no religion!" Mentioning God's name to a liberal is like showing a crucifix to a vampire. Anyway, I asked him where the "sign" could be coming from. Mother Nature? Mother Earth? In a whiny tone of voice, he told me, "Come on! Y'all can't joke about that!" Evidently, he couldn't define what supernatural forces were punishing Floridians for not handing the presidency to Al Gore. Later in the day, he whined that our manager was messing something up. I replied, "Yep. It must be because of what happened in Florida four years ago." Again, he exclaimed, "Come on! Y'all can't joke about that!"
Oh, yes I can.
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