tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326268.post112588252890441625..comments2024-03-11T13:06:54.859-07:00Comments on Esther's Writing Works : No slack for Bush, not from meEsther Altshul Helfgotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17197997357138853342noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326268.post-1132498418655760462005-11-20T06:53:00.000-08:002005-11-20T06:53:00.000-08:00fromfrom Meghanne -YES! Why did it take our presid...from<BR/>from Meghanne -<BR/><BR/>YES! Why did it take our president 3 days to respond to those in the most dire need? I don't even believe that the Tsunami was as bad as what Katrina left behind. I am angry, hurt and bewildered that such a terrible thing could happen. These people are in desperate need of our help and our president is apparently oblivious. I feel that this man is a poor reincarnate of Alexander the Great and I was appalled that he was elected in the first place, but then again I am a West Coast girl, born and raised by a VERY liberal mother. I know that not everyone has my same political views. I am by no means a socialist, but I do believe in democracy. How coudl this happen? How were we capable of sending so much help to those affected by the Tsunami and so little to those in our very own back yard? I really liked your letter to the president I wish that we could all tell him to his face how we feel, but I don't think it would do any good. The man must be a textbook psychopath to be that unfeeling, uncaring and unsupportive of his own people. I would like to add just one more thing to your letter. I would implore him to see that being the president is not at all about personal finacial gain. The job should be left to someone who can see that and who would act accordingly. I just hope that other countries do not take our presidents attitudes and actions to be those that we would want or would perform if left to our vices. <BR/><BR/>How difficult would it be to take the west coast out of the loop and become our very own America that does follow the policies and procedures left to us by our fore fathers? <BR/><BR/>My friend Casie Arceneaux and myself are working on a fund raiser for the Katrina victims. We have decided not to donate through the Red Cross becasue we don't feel our efforts will go to those we want to help. We have chosen to donate via the Lutheran World Relief, they have a low over head cost. <BR/><BR/>Along with our efforts to donate we are also planning a candle light vigil in quad, by the fountain, for the evening, at Seattle University. We have not yet nailed down a date, but when we do, we would really appreciate it if you could come and speak. Our vigil has turned into a protest of sorts and your voice is a strong one that people will listen to and respect.<BR/><BR/>Thank you very much for your letter...<BR/><BR/>I found it very encouraging! <BR/><BR/>--<BR/>Posted by Meghanne to Esther's Writing Works at 9/06/2005 02:38:24 PMEsther Altshul Helfgotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197997357138853342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326268.post-1126130817564199782005-09-07T15:06:00.000-07:002005-09-07T15:06:00.000-07:00Esther,He and his administration do not care and i...Esther,<BR/>He and his administration do not care and it is up to us to make them.<BR/>BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326268.post-1125941819343281582005-09-05T10:36:00.000-07:002005-09-05T10:36:00.000-07:00Right here!Right here!Esther Altshul Helfgotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197997357138853342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326268.post-1125941521660460622005-09-05T10:32:00.000-07:002005-09-05T10:32:00.000-07:00Dubya and his ilk [No doubt Falwell and Robertson ...Dubya and his ilk [No doubt Falwell and Robertson feel this comes from The Lord as a punishment for our support of GLTB rights, universal health care, women's rights, multiculturalism, etc] will never feel shame - not until they're kicked out of their jobs. It may be time to start signing the rolls for an impeachment of the president, folks. Notice how nobody in FEMA, Home Security or Pentagon is getting fired because of idiotic non-planning before this catastrophe?? But no, Bush has Faith in His Team. He says he's NOW "heard/seen New Orleans." Funny how the rest of us heard all about the levees several days before the storm struck, isn't it. But he I guess didn't? And maybe even funnier, how the levees have been discussed in Louisiana and Congress for the past 10 years but it was thought they PROBABLY COULD hold and anyway, it was TOO EXPENSIVE to re-do them? Gosh, everybody in our Congress must be just getting too deaf to serve. Let's get on the move now AND THROW NOT JUST ONE BUM BUT MANY Congress Bums out. I don't think we can wait until 2008. Where do we sign up the For Impeachment petition?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326268.post-1125894988267697712005-09-04T21:36:00.000-07:002005-09-04T21:36:00.000-07:00New Orleans’s tragedy is a real shame for all US a...New Orleans’s tragedy is a real shame for all US and its government especially.<BR/>Even poor Bangladesh has a much better evacuation system for such disasters. Though they learned it a very hard way. Will US learn from it? Another shame is many people in New Orleans live like in Bangladesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326268.post-1125893968337011562005-09-04T21:19:00.000-07:002005-09-04T21:19:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com