My thanks to the Mexican government with its convoy of trucks coming to give relief to the gulf area, and shame on the state department. Sweeden, Brits, Italy has offered help and we have declined it so far because we don't know how to receive it. they offered helicopters, milk, formula for babies etc. Shame on you State Department and FEMA. I don't buy the excuse that the worst thing to do would be to accept it and not use it. Even if you don't use it in the gulf there are children everywhere in the US that can use formula, water purification etc. Now you have my dander up.
We have thus far declined Cuba's assistance in the volunteer to send Doctor's. Isreal is sending tents, baby food, Korea is sending 100 tons of goods.
My thanks to all these countries for finally coming to help the US, when it seems that we help everyone and then get criticized.
Saudi Arabia- where are you? Qatar, Kuwait has offered--
I am deeply saddened by some of the things I have seen on another forum. I went to an AOL forum on the assistance of the Mexican government. I as an American Patriot--with having family perished in every conflict from the Revolutionary War to just a few weeks ago in Iraq, am embarassed and disgusted that many of my fellow Americans are playing the race card. There is Mexican American Bashing going on, African American Bashing going on, Bush bashing.
Pitiful. PEOPLE are in need of assistance. It does not matter the color of their skin of those who need help, or those that offer it.
There are three kinds of people in this world, those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who don't know anything is happening. Sadly-99% of Americans fall into the latter two categories.
What right does a group of people have to gripe when they didn't vote, didn't donate. It is so easy to play armchair quarterback.
I tire of the victim mentality. I just lost my shirt in the Palm Springs Fire, but I can't blame the government. I chose to be here, I chose to let the fire crews onto my development--they had to take bull dozers to the landscaping that my company had done to better fight and attack the fire. The choices we make today, dictate the life we lead. So very little in my life is not becasue of choices that I made. Others made bad choices too, but choose to blame. guess what--it is your own fault--just like I said on chosing to live in Earthquake country. Can I blame government if my home is destroyed in a cataclysmic temblor? NO--because I choose to live here. Can I blame the gov't if a tornado strikes while I lived in Wisconsin--no becasue I chose to live there. Life is risks, with ups and down.
Sorry, I better quit--but had to get that off my chest. I was being attacked on the AOL website for declaring this very position. I just do not understand ownership of ones own problems.
So, this is why you are stuck listening to Chaka again, because she soothes me followed by We are the World.
Sorry for the soapbox, I am just so very disappointed in our government for not accepting help-and those that criticized becasue they wondered where the help was, now that it comes, we bash Mexico and Mexican Americans. I am just very saddened and disappointed in much of my fellow man today.
I am with you on this one CP. I don't like Bush, I didn't vote for him, and I don't agree with a lot of his decisions, including many involved with the hurricane. But doing something like signing a petition or protesting just seems like a waste of time. Sure, it's hard to get into Louisiana right now, but it's not hard to get to Mississippi. Even if you don't agree with the way the Red Cross handles things, there are plenty of other charities out there. But whatever you do, do something to help these victims. If you feel signing a petition is the way to do it, fine, but personally I think you're wasting your time.
This is basically my response to something someone commented on in my blog. Tomorrow, I may do a copy/paste and post it in my blog. For now, I've been drinking, and will just leave it here. I have more to say, but I'll do that in a different post.
On another note, not all the people stuck in New Orleans are people who stayed because they're stubborn. I got a call today from one of our families whose son recently underwent a double lung transplant. Although he was sent home from the hospital, he is still recovering. He has oxygen breathing treatments he must do every day to "break in" his new lungs. He requires constant surveilance and his anti-rejection medications. He needs food and water just as bad, if not worse, than everyone else. They don't have a generator, so they have to take him to a shelter with one every day to keep him breathing. They take him back home (the shelter is full) to the flooded house, and one parent stays with him while the other goes out to the relief efforts to get clean water. They patiently wait for the rescue crews to be able to accomidate his special needs to get him and their family out of there. Yet, I admire their spirit. They realize their predicament, but want no other special treatment. He's had his transplant, while there are other people sicker than he is who need the help before he does. So they wait patiently until it is there turn to go to a shelter, an apartment, wherever they may be sent to.
