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Sept. 26, 2005 “It was the media”, Ron the elephant exclaimed. It was the media that panicked Bush the dodo, which caused the premature evacuation of Houston, which caused a bus load of critters to burn to death. “The media was attracted to New Orleans because it was a complete disaster”, said Frank the salamander. So it was the New Orleans disaster that attracted the media that caused Bush the dodo to panic which caused the premature evacuation of Houston, which caused a bus load of critters to burn to death. “It was the vanishing wetlands that didn't buffer the storm - that's what strengthened the disaster!”, said Basha, the turtle. “It was the sad state of the barrier islands that didn't buffer the storm, that's what strengthened the disaster!”, said Magda the manatee. So it was the vanishing wetlands and dilapidated barrier islands not buffering the storm that strengthened the disaster that attracted the media that caused Bush the dodo to panic which caused the premature evacuation of Houston, which caused a bus load of critters to burn to death. “But even with no buffer zone, it was the cuts in the plan to update the levies that dealt the final blow!”, shouted Wally the giraffe. So it was the cut in levy-funding that weakened the cities defenses in the face of a storm that was very strong due in part to the vanishing wetlands and dilapidated barrier islands not buffering, that strengthened the disaster that attracted the media which caused Bush the dodo to panic that caused the premature evacuation of Houston, which caused a bus load of critters to burn to death. “But, even with the storm here at full power, it was a failure of government at all levels that lead to the poor and infirm being overlooked that really intensified the crisis!”, shouted Bob the badger. So it was government at all levels that lead to the poor and infirm being overlooked, which really intensified the crisis after the cut in levy-funding that weakened the cities defenses in the face of a storm that was very strong due in part to the vanishing wetlands and dilapidated barrier islands not buffering, that strengthened the disaster that attracted the media that caused Bush the dodo to panic which caused the premature evacuation of Houston, which caused a bus load of critters to burn to death. “But, don't forget that it was widespread corruption in New Orleans, combined with conservative ideology nationwide that lead to so many critters being or remaining poor to begin with!”, cried Pam the possum. So it was widespread corruption in New Orleans, combined with conservative ideology that lead so many critters to be poor in the first place, exacerbated by government at all levels overlooking them as well as the infirm, which really intensified the crisis after the cut in levy-funding that weakened the cities defenses in the face of a storm that was very strong due in part to the vanishing wetlands and dilapidated barrier islands not buffering, that strengthened the disaster that attracted the media which caused Bush the dodo to panic which caused the premature evacuation of Houston, which caused a bus load of critters to burn to death. “I don't buy it!”, said Ron the elephant. Fred the wise ass, trotted near and said, “Believe it, my friend. Although we are in the middle of a thirty year hurricane cycle, critter-induced global warming likely also added to the disaster and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.” “Bah!”, blurted Ron the elephant, “What really happened was a natural disaster – call it an act of God”. To this, Fred the wise ass responded only with a sad wink. So it was God that caused the hurricane, which struck New Orleans, with its widespread corruption in the midst of a national conservative policy-trend, that lead to so many critters being poor in the first place, exacerbated by government at all levels overlooking them as well as the infirm, which really intensified the crisis after the cut in levy-funding that weakened the cities defenses in the face of a storm that was very strong due in part to the vanishing wetlands and dilapidated barrier islands not buffering, that strengthened the disaster that attracted the media which caused Bush the dodo to panic which caused the premature evacuation of Houston, which caused a bus load of critters to burn to death. Ron the elephant lowered his trunk in shame, as Fred the ass asked, in a calm and non-gloating tone, “Could there ever be a better demonstration that we need liberal/environmental policies??” ------------ About the author Frederick Smith: I enjoy writing about the positive virtues of humanism - humanists are the good guys. This is my second foray into the UK writing discordia. This time around, I want to be a tad more raw - maybe a bit edgier (does that sound "art-see"?) Maybe I'll address even more issues that most Americans consider taboo... About my personal background and life: I was born, I got some education, worked, ate, and had some kids. It seems I like to write – something that was unknown to me until relatively recently...How's that for detail? ;) Like so many these days, I too have a blog! But, I haven't updated it since the day after I signed up for it, so I won't bother to give out the link. I tend to make the same silly grammatical errors over and over again, and my many many attempts at proofreading often fail, so if you find anything wrong, send me some hate mail; I do love to get hate mail! Email: dahlek65@yahoo.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com. Please link to this article rather than copying and pasting it onto your site (which would be unauthorized and illegal). |
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