How long does it take to get back on your feet after a hurricane? According to Uncle Sam, a year and a half isn’t enough:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it would continue for six more months to pay for trailers, mobile homes and apartments occupied by 130,000 families, aid that under federal law would have expired at the end of next month.
Housing advocates in Washington said they hope FEMA will notify recipients speedily and plan for longer-term housing. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, added, “I will await official word from FEMA before determining if its provisions are adequate.”
The order covers about 100,000 households in Louisiana and 30,000 households in Mississippi. In Houston, about 100,000 evacuees, mostly from New Orleans, live in privately owned apartments paid for by FEMA, a spokesman for Mayor Bill White said.
It’s a terrible injustice that the federal government isn’t encouraging self-reliance. Instead, our gutless Congress is all too eager to create yet another generation of hopelessness among Louisiana’s poor.
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Beating head against the computer~
Anyone willing to bet that after 2 full years of Government assisstance that the Katrina victims will demand continued help?
What a bunch of ungreatful leaches.
Which Senators can I write to insist that we buy them cars? And not crappy used cars like mine, they need brand new cars with rims and in-car dvd.
#2
As long as our bleeding heart government keeps caving in to those ungrateful leeches!
I heard Queen Sheila proudly announcing this on the radio this morning, like it was some huge victory over a heartless goverment. And she acted like this is not necessary the end!!
#3 Peter,
Now that’s the spirit! In fact, you’ve inspired me. I think it’s only fair that a Katriniac should get my job while here on hiatus in Houston. After all, they need the job more than me. We all know that need should always trump ability.
I guess that will require some education on their part though, so by all means, let’s send ‘em to school and pay for that too. After all, they need an education. While they’re there at school, they’ll have to eat, so we’ll give them vouchers for that.
Oh, and it wouldn’t be fair for them to have to squeeze in classes at night while they worked in the day like I did. The mere suggestion of that is culturally insensitive. So we’ll tailor the class schedule to them. After all, what could possibly be more important than their need?
/Ayn Rand continues to be vindicated daily
One has to wonder if all this would have been done if the “race” card were not played here. And how many and when, did they determine what the cut off date for housing assistance would or could be. Basically when is “enough is enough”—with the Dimwits, it has yet to be determined.
#3 Peter
“My rims never spin -to the contrary, You’ll find that they they’re quite stationary”
Wierd Al-White and Nerdy
Kinda funny how Democrats want the Iraqis to have time lines, benchmarks, and no open ended agreement for aid to force them to take responsibility for their own futures. But with the Katrina blacks they just keep sending them checks and apologizing for any late payments. The same hypocrisy goes to the Republicans for their stance on Iraq and the Katrina refugees. I shake my head like you know who.
#9 - whoa, pretty good observation there about the demonrats. Not so sure about the other way around, but I sure like anything that lets me bash demonrats!
I need to become a victim, I am tired of getting up in the mornings and fighting traffic to go to work to earn a hundred dollars and have the gobernmint take 75.00 of my hard earned 100. and give it to some lazy good for nothing, piece of rotting ………………. OK end of rant - I gotta get back to work so I can earn another 100.00 and the gobernmint can take 75.00 of my 100.00 and
WHY DO I BOTHER TO WORK?
Enuff z Nuff
#9, if the UN were in charge of Iraq, you know they’d be argueing that the timeline needs to be extended and demanding the US send more money.
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Maybe FEMA should follow Florida’s lead ( http://www.local6.com/news/10796453/detail.html ) and set up permanent housing for them.
If I could only find bus fare to Florida for $50 or so, I’d be willing to purchase tickets from time to time to hand out to some of the pan-handlers hanging out on the corners close to my home. “Move to beautiful Florida where the weather is mild and you live for FREE!!!”
Thunder,
the Repubs want an open ended deal in Iraq and give them whatever it takes for whatever time it takes. But with the Katrina people they say 1 1/2 years is enough,cut em off, get a job. Sounds like the Dems only opposite.
DUDE
Katrina victims don’t need no stinking job. They got the government.
I saw we all quit pulling the damn wagon and get in. I wonder how long the Gub’ment would last then.
Let’s not stop at a year and a half. Let’s go ahead and make the committment for a lifetime on the government teat for all of them. I have no tolerance for people not having insurance when they knowingly live in a flood zone. I also have no tolerance for someone that won’t get off his arse and get a job. They’re out there and they’re available. I do have compassion for the fact that some of them and I emphasize, some of them lost their homes, but I pay a fortune for my insurance and I work my butt off so I don’t have to rely on the government teat. I think it’s high time I changed my ways.
Don’t forget the face lifts, because, they need to feel good about themselves.
I don’t think the tax payers are paying, tho.
The Dimwits are trying their darnest to create a society that is dependent on the government for everything. You have a problem, you need something, don’t worry our government will take care of you. Don’t worry about buying insurance, don’t worry about your retirement plan, the government is here to take care of you. Just remember to vote for us so we can keep providing for your needs. Look at Hillary, one of her promises is for national health care, because she worked up such a great plan under her husband’s administration. The “Robin Hood” principle is alive and well in the Dimwit Party!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#9
Where is John Galt?
;P
I almost choked when Terry Bradshaw in a pre-game program stated how he could not believe that “America does not take care of it’s own”. America needs to help those who help themselves. Those that want to sit on their asses with their hands out need to wait on contributions from people like Mr. Bradshaw and other media/entertainment types that believe America should take care of it’s own. They are Americans, and they have much deeper pockets than I do!
little mike,
If I ever find Mr. Galt, I’m going to work really hard to convince him to hire me. I’m told he has a really good thing going in Colorado.
8^)
Let’s just face the fact that those Katrina people hit the jackpot when the levees broke. They get “lifetime victimhood status” and I predict they will NEVER stop the payments. There simply aren’t enough politicians with the courage to end the extensions. If anyone ever tries, the Katie Kourics of the world will show black people being evicted from the FEMA apartments and that will be the end of that.
Probably around the year 2075 there will be a report on the death of the last Katrina survivor. The interview will likely take place in their FEMA-provided apartment in Houston….
That’s the world we live in today….
I believe these people were already on welfare in New Orleans before the storm hit (and probably still are in addition to the Katrina payments.) It was sad that the Saints did not win yesterday so we could move on.
25
…and it’s Bush’s fault that the Saints lost — can’t forget that!
He caused Reggie to get tackled too many times. I think Reggie should apply for FEMA aid as well.
Why didn’t they convert the New Orleans Superdome to handle affordable housing and then the Kartina victims would have had a place to live in New Orleans. And how come there was no monument placed at the Superdome to honor those that died there???
I told my boss the new rules. I told him he is to give me a 25% raise. I will not be coming to work anymore. I will stay in bed late, watch TV and talk on the phone all day.
My boss suggested his new rules. I get a 20% pay cut and work monday through Saturday 6 am to 6pm.
I don’t think my boss wants to play gobernmint!
#20 Didn’t Karl Marx write a book about how the government should take care of the people? Socialism and Communism haven’t worked any place I know about and the Dumbocrats seem to not reconize the similiarity.
I know you should be careful what you wish for, but does anybody want to ask Bush to program his weather machine to send a hurricane through Houston? I just got the notice on the increases on our health insurance, and it almost created its own claim! If a storm would come through and do juuuuuust enough damage to make me a victim, I’m sure I can talk the govt into providing my family with free health care.
As a Louisianan I am disapointed and outrage by this continued housing support. Get a job, if you can’t afford to live in the area move to a place where you can. Being an adult means doing things you don’t want to you know, get a job and pay your bills. It’s called being a responsible part of the society.
Yeah, why didn’t the media sing the blues on how the Superdome in NO was rebuilt in record time, and with so many NO residents still displaced! Priorities, people, priorities! I guess America DID take care of it’s own–the NFL!
Just keep the HPD overtime coming boys. One man’s tragedy is another man’s happiness…
22 navymom
Terry Bradshaw has always been stupid (and don’t any of you posters come in with that garbage about how smart you have to be to quarterback a team to Super Bowl wins). A funny stupid, yeah - but still stupid.
Howie Long tells the story about how he and Bradshaw were on a mid-week talk show and someone commented how it was the 20th anniversary of the date of Franco Harris’ “immacualate reception” on the deflected Bradshaw pass. Bradshaw thought (as best he could) for a time and then said, “Wait a minute. We never played on a Tuesday.”
You don’t have to be smart to be rich and famous. Paris Hilton, anyone?
#30 Hey, wait a minute. Socialism worked really well on The West Wing!
Who says liberalism doesn’t work? It always works in Hollywood fantasyland…
It also worked in “The American President” with Michael Douglas, and “Commander in Chief” with Geena Davis.
See, it works lots of places.
#35 Spot on!
And Hugo says “go to hell” as he takes over another company…
Good book to read - Age of Tolerance. It’s by the editor of the anti-terrorism website thereligionofpeace.com.
It’s a novel of what would happen if Al Gore were president on 9/11 and then Hillary became president, if all the PC stuff was thoroughly mandated, and the government was totally socialized. Real events were used in conjunction with “what ifs”.
Am sad to say that we are heading down the road to ruin as in this book (I am only 1/3 of the way through the 560 pages) and if we don’t turn it around we will be a lost cause. The start would be to require these “victims” to earn their freebies. After all, it would be good for their self-esteem wouldn’t it?
We are at the bottom of the slippery slope. Sorry malcom I dont do feel good.
Show me where in the Constitution it says the gov takes our hard earned cash and gives it to the “needy”.
BTW…Necessity is the mother of invention..
You’d be amazed at how quick they got off their as-ses if they had no food, water, shelter. Or perhaps they would start stealing which would then make them criminals not “needy”.
I know I am heartless.
Enough already for these Katrina victims! What year are they going to get over this situation? Who is kidding who here? DHS and FEMA should say “No” more. Get off your duff and get a job and do something to become self-reliant. Of course, with a Dumbocrat congress, this will not happen because Dumobcrats want to feel needed. What a piece of you know what!
No more pity parties for Katrina victims! It’s time to move on with your lives and get off government handouts at the expense of all of the rest of us taxpayers!
I feel so let down and angry that nothing can be done to stop this! Dadnabbit, fend for yourself!
let me explain first of all fema does not give us anymore money do you people relize we lost everything i had two cars and a house my husband had music equpiment that he worked dam hard to get we have two young boys who are hurt because they are use to seeing their family memebers on the weekend and dont understand why he cant anymore fema gave my family 10,000.00 and that was in dec. 05 I have not recive anymore money Yes Im staying in HUD housing provided by fema but I put the food on the table at home my husband made 12.50 an hour now he makes 9.50 we struggle I worked at a medical office I send out resumes everyday soon as i go on interviews all they asked is about the hurricane I lived near the ninth ward and now in texas it is still hard for us my oldest son cry to see his grandmother we are all seperated a family that was always together now we never sees each other its hurts me when I see comments like this I dont think people from New orleans wanted this to happen becuase to get 10,000.00 and for years what you worked for was worth more then that.
GOD do things for a reason open your eyes and heart becuse just think onday this can be you dont judge til you walk a day in our shoes.
This is for the people who are tring to get their lives back together..
LOVE NEW ORLEANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!