FEMA turned away a flotilla of 500 rescue boats on Wednesday morning.
Uh, WTF? If the head of FEMA is not fired, I will lose it. Time to write my Senators and Congresspersons.
Buffy: You tossed that vamp like he was a... little teeny vamp. Riley: You wanna go again? C'mon. I bet this place is just teeming with aerodynamic vampires.
'Help'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
le nubian - Sep 03, 2005 4:49:13 pm PDT #4493 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
DavidS - Sep 03, 2005 5:00:59 pm PDT #4494 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
If the head of FEMA is not fired, I will lose it.
Oh, I think Brown is definitely toast, and Chertoff will probably "step aside." Not that it'll mean a damn thing, but that's the fallout I expect.
DavidS - Sep 03, 2005 5:03:00 pm PDT #4495 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Strega! I got the Slow Bob! It's still incredibly inventive and odd and cool.
Allyson - Sep 03, 2005 5:21:05 pm PDT #4496 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
President Clinton just called into Larry King Live.
His voice is unbelievably comforting. I wish I wish I wish...
brenda m - Sep 03, 2005 5:35:35 pm PDT #4497 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Dude, Celine Dion is ranting and raving and making all kinds of sense. But I can't believe I missed the Big Dog.
sarameg - Sep 03, 2005 5:41:51 pm PDT #4498 of 10002
My beloved Christian Science Monitor just pissed me the fuck off. An editorial called the response "competent."
UM. Sent them a WTF letter. I could just scream.
Local firestations are accepting clothing a nonperishable food donations for distribution on the Gulf Coast. I foresee a grocery trip in my future. I'm also gonna buy crayons and paper.
Turns out my hometown is looking at free public housing and getting them set up to accept refugees (I know some bristle at the term, and prefer victims. But god. They are. In our own country. At our own failings.) So yay poor little Las Cruces for stepping up. I honestly wasn't sure if the relocation would extend this far, but then I read they are extending evacs as far as El Paso, which is just 45 miles south.
Kristen - Sep 03, 2005 5:45:48 pm PDT #4499 of 10002
Celine Dion is ranting and raving and making all kinds of sense.
It really is the end of the world, isn't it?
JZ - Sep 03, 2005 5:48:23 pm PDT #4500 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
From the Chicago Sun-Times, another story of prompt, abundant help offered to FEMA and refused. So fucking appalling.
Anne W. - Sep 03, 2005 5:51:12 pm PDT #4501 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said he would call for congressional hearings into the federal government's preparations and response.
Good.
Steph L. - Sep 03, 2005 5:55:47 pm PDT #4502 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Here's some donation-matching foundations/businesses that caught my eye:
The Barry Manilow Fund is actually giving double what people contribute -- the fund itself matches the donation, and then, according to the website, Barry himself is matching the donation. So $1 = $3 thanks to the dude who writes the songs that make the whole world sing.
Whole Foods is matching in-store contributions, up to $1 million.
Amoeba Music is matching donations made at their stores. (Hec, time to go shopping!)
Best Buy is matching in-store contributions up to $1 million.
Peet's Coffee will match up to $25,000; donations go to the Red Cross, and you can donate online.