Politics + Hurricanes 88 Responses

Last post: 2 months, 2 weeks ago | Thread started: Sep 2, 08, noon

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• mg33

  One thing I've noticed during the past few days is the involvement of McCain and Obama in hurricane preparedness and relief efforts.

  Can someone tell my why, other than being compassionate people, they get involved? These are matters for the federal government in general, for the president, for the agencies they rely on, etc. Obama and McCain are not state senators for affected states.

  I just watch all this on the news, McCain giving a briefing, Obama giving comments, what they're doing, and it just all comes off like face time for both of them to pretend they're the president. They're not.

  Is this all just an effort for either side to point fingers and what the other party did less of? I just fail to find the point to politicizing preparing for a natural disaster - if there's anything that should be bipartisan it's keeping people safe from disasters like this that you can plan for.

  Anyone else agree or have thoughts on this?

  Sep 2, 08, noon – Permalink

• somatica

  If they did nothing they would get criticized for it, and here they are doing something about it and being criticized for it.

  • damned if you do, damned if you dont– sublocked

  

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  Dog-earSep 2, 08, 12:03 p.m. – Permalink

• lowimpakt

  because Katrina was one of Bush's major fuckups?

  • +amillion– 7point34

  

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  Dog-earSep 2, 08, 12:04 p.m. – Permalink

• SkyPoo

  Both are spinning air?

  

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  Dog-earSep 2, 08, 12:05 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  Well they are both raising money for the victims which is good. Actually visiting the area is dumb, it just takes more resources away from the local authorities.

  

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  Dog-earSep 2, 08, 12:05 p.m. – Permalink

• megE

  Six Flags could be blown to bits and they would be forced to comment on it whether they have influence or not

  

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  Dog-earSep 2, 08, 12:05 p.m. – Permalink

• deadfinch

  damned if you do, damned if you don't...but slightly more damned if you don't

  

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  Dog-earSep 2, 08, 12:06 p.m. – Permalink

• mg33

  raising money for hurricane victims is a good thing indeed. I just get a little flustered when I see either one of them there basically playing president, saying the same thing the president is. It's just face time - there are plenty of people in a position to be on TV and give updates and info about efforts.

  but I do get the damned if do/don't thing.

  • if 2 people are playing president it's at least 2 more than what we currently have in office– 7point34

  

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  Dog-earSep 2, 08, 12:08 p.m. – Permalink

• Point5

  they're only doing it for media time. That is it. I was pissed off about this shit the other night, mainly McCain's fake ass:
  http://www.qbn.com/topics/564157…

  

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  Dog-earSep 2, 08, 11:34 p.m. – Permalink