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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Well if it wasn't for the ignorant ******** who call him a racist, then he wouldn't have to.
WHY does this have to be about politics. I mean I knew it would get political eventually, but...
So the staged photo proves he isn't a racist? I don't think so.
However, while my instincts tell me that George Bush is indeed a good ol' white boy racist, I don't think that race or racism comes into this issue. It's a poorly handled disaster plain and simple, a national disgrace, but not a matter of race. And a photo of George Bush standing on some rubble acting like a commander in chief while he kisses a black kid doesn't make me feel any better about the situation. Sadly, it seems to me that the modern day response to any situation is to turn the other way until things get ugly, then get out the guns and have some movie stars do a televised benefit. To use a tired old saying - Too little, too late.
But Chaltab is right - this is a natural disaster, an act of God. Of course, the actions of humankind and our government following the disaster are casue for concern and finger pointing, so politics does come into it, but for now let's just stop apportioning blame, stop taking stupid photo-opportunities, and sort it out. This situation is something that I would expect from a third world country ruled bu Mugabe or some other arsehole, not the U.S.A, supposedly the most advanced, developed and 'civilised' nation on Earth.