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"Katrinaholics!"

This was actually a headline on the CNBC ticker this morning, according to my friend Doug who called to tell me about it. We could not help but-besides feel that that was horribly tacky-be left with images such as the potential informercial and t-shirts (black with hot pink lettering of course...or the reverse). We also got to how Bush has so screwed everything up that "he just can't get a break...he could save a drowning grandmother and people would just shout 'oh what a photo op!'" And I replied with "well, you see, you just can't doubt that Karl Rove put that old lady in the water. George may not exactly know that Karl put the old lady in the water, but most likely, that's the only way that would happen...*An old lady, struggling in a wheelchair appears in Karl Rove's view during George's "tour" of New Orleans. He checks to make sure the camera people and national guard escorts are not looking, and then whispers to an intern to grab the old lady and throw her into the water. When the intern refuses, he is promptly fired and then Karl grabs the old lady, grumbling 'have to do everything myself, Jesus!' and throws her into the water 'don't worry the President is going to save you!...mr. President! Mr. President! Look!-' - 'oh I am so tired of seeing bodies in the water...i thought that'd be cleaned up before I got here...' - 'She's alive and you're closest!...{pushes her out with a branch)' - 'Karl, do you know what's in that water?' - 'Get her!' Karl responds through gritted teeth. George takes a hint, but still looks around for Dick Cheney and then anxiously at a secret service agent before taking a deep breath, and goes in for the grandmother...*

And speaking of tacky things on TV, Bush made his "speech" last night...in a practically untouched part of New Orleans, by himself, with the usual vague look in his eyes, looking uncomfortable, and somehow managing to connect Weapons of Mass Destruction to Katrina. Apparently on Stephanie Miller this morning, they played a clip of Pat Buchanan exclaiming "He looked terrible!". If George was thinking he had another "pile of rubble" moment last night, he's sorely mistaken. Particularly as ABC News did a special Primetime with Ted Koppel going through the whole hurricane nightmare chronologically, with interviews and comments such as "further proof of how out of touch the federal government was with the actual situation..." before showing such moments such as Michael Chertoff discussing how the levees broke on Tuesday...when they had broken on Monday...
Bill Clinton was on the Today show this morning and proved he has more Presidential presence OUT of office than George has in the tip of his pinkie. He was mainly there to speak about the Global Initiative he is working on with other world leaders to try to make strides toward ending poverty and such (and did I mention he's out of office?), when asked he did mention that there are people within the administration "who do not know how to deal with poor people..." and that a lot of funding issues could be handled simply by repealing the tax cut for the wealthy: "there are people suffering...and I'm on my 4th tax cut. It's not right!" Rock on, Bill.

And speaking of folks who don't know how to deal with poor people, anyone else notice that Barbara Bush had been sent back to Kennybunkport faster than Michael Brown got shipped back to Washington? It appears mom's not allowed to talk in public anymore and I am sure they much have locked the doors on the compound and are just saying "have another cocktail, Bar..."

Though favorite moment that truly says it all for me, a Reuters photographer caught this precious moment at the UN with his zoom lens. Apparently, George, before making his speech at the UN, was caught writing a note to his Secretary of State (aka girlfriend Condi Rice), saying that he needed a "bathroom break" ["is this possible?"] That's the leader of the free world, asking his Secretary of State, while sitting at the UN about to make an important speech, if he's got time to pee...Back off, UN nations! That's MY President! I know y'all want him, but nuh-uh, he's MINE!

So before you run off to the loo, remember to KEEP E-MAILING!!! E-mail, call, write, fax your friends and family, the press and your Congressfolk and let them know that you are paying attention and that despite the fact that we could end up with Dick Cheney as president, impeachment looks like more of an option everyday...coup anyone? And as always, pass it on, pass it on, pass it on...

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 7:54 AM