Hannity and RW Radio: "Not the time for pollitics"

[linazelle]

After hearing this on RW radio all day-- it is obvious they have no response for Bush's neglect.

Man called saying no officials have been there for days. Hannity said to the caller who has been rescuing people "it's not like they have nothing else to do." (!!!)

Bottom line: the RW is unprepared to address this catastrophe--even the echo chamber.

He read Molly Ivins' column and said he won't respond because he doesn't want to politicize this. :eyes:

If there was ever a time to push the issue of neglect by BushCo, this is it!

(Pardontypos, sent from handheld wireless)

[Jade Fox]

1. But wait! There might be some blowjobs involved....

so we can politisize it based on that, right? :eyes:

[Democrats_win]

2. Disasters have a way of showing how bad a leader really is.

In 1983 Denver fired its Mayor due to lack of snowplows during a snowstorm. The election was held on a beautiful day, long after the snowstorm. NO ONE FORGOT!

What a great way for bush to begin his LAME duck residency!!!

[deadparrot]

3. I AM going to politicize it.

Fuck all of you.

If calling out a government for not protecting the general welfare of its citizens is politicizing it, then you bet I'm fucking politicizing it.

When a government refuses to help citizens in need, I WILL criticize them, and fuck anyone who does otherwise.

[stevietheman]

4. This is our signal: POLITICIZE AWAY. Hold Bush's feet to the fire!

Can't ya just smell the fear of the right wing? They *know* this is going to bring them down.

[shance]

5. Definition: It's not the time to place guilt on those guilty.

n/t

[LynneSin]

6. Oh, Seans all big because he donated 10k bottles of water

Dumb idiot has made millions off shilling propaganda - step up to the plate asshole!

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[sakabatou]

8. Oh reeally Hannity? WHat abotu 9/11

Didn't you politicize that? That's right, YOU DID YOU POS!

[NYC Liberal]

9. DO NOT fall into this TRAP again.

They got away with this bullshit after 9/11 and were able to ramrod the PATRIOT Act thru Congress because it wasn't time for "politics."

DON'T FALL FOR IT!

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. (&*^*%$#@&$&$#!@.. Just you wait until it IS time (*&^@#(^%*@%$

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[Bonhomme Richard]

11. He's right. It's time to................

Cut the rail ties, heat up the tar and pluck the feathers.

[NoPasaran]

12. Bullshit! This is what politics is all about

The negligence and stupidity of five years of Bush's misrule have once again led to the biggest disaster in our memory (actually breaking their 9-11 record). These criminals dusted off their plan for security in Iraq and recycled it for relief in New Orleans. If they can't be held accountable for this crime against America, why should we even pretend that we have a representative government?

[RSchewe]

13. When they say that, you KNOW it is time for politics and finger pointing

If not now when? After people forget all of the nuance of what happened? Of course they are going to say that! It is hilarious to see them on the defansive like this.

The chickens are coming home to roost. This and the WAR, remember the WAR?

Amazing...

[linazelle]

14. Bingo.

All the RW hosts on a particularly scummy radio station in Chicago have been saying the same thing: "don't politicize", "don't blame".

That's exactly what needs to happen.

[bleedingheart]

15. Screw Hannity and RW Radio! Stupid bastards are embarrassed

by the incompetence of their administration.

[Malikshah]

16. I cannot wait until some witless ignoramus tells me that to my face

they will be needing a colostomy bag

[shadowknows69]

17. say it over and over and over friends

WE WANT HIS RESIGNATION NOW.

[VolcanoJen]

18. The Bushies always say, "No politics now. We'll investigate it next week."

Don't forget that with these people, next week never comes.

The amazing James Wolcott nails it, again.

New Orleans Died For Bush's Sins

Excerpt (he's speaking about Daily Kos' Armando, who has also asked that we drop the politics for the time being):

I don't mean to pick on Armando, but has he learned nothing under Bush? There is no "next week" when it comes to getting answers and fixing accountability for failure under this president. Next week never comes.

Look at 9/11. There were tough questions about the breakdown of communications at Ground Zero, the lateness in scrambling fighter jets once the hijacked planes were heading toward NY and DC, Bush's strange behavior on that day, etc., and in the aftermath those questions were considered inappropriate, "divisive." We needed to grieve first, heal; and then the tough questions could be raised.

But they weren't. As months passed, the focus was on overthrowing the Taliban and avenging 9/11, and tough questions were taken off the table as the drumbeat was about the Nation Moving Forward. The media fell into zombie lockstep behind the invigorated Bush agenda. It took the 9/11 widows and esp the "Jersey Girls" to push and shame the Congress, the media, and the administration into launching a proper investigation, otherwise it would have all slid into the memory hole apart from the iconic images of the smoking towers before their collapse.

No, this is the time for politics, none better, because I can tell you just from being out of NY a few days that a lot of people in this country are shocked and sobered by New Orleans, but they're also worried and pissed off. They're making the connection between the money, manpower, and resources expended in Iraq and how raggedy-ass the rescue effort has been in the Gulf. If you don't say it now when people's nerves are raw and they're paying full attention, it'll be too late once the waters receded and the media-emoting "healing process" begins.

[linazelle]

24. Great post. nt

[linazelle]

19. I imagine they are all huddled somewhere formulating another

public relations response for the echo chamber. As it stands now, they got nothin'.

We need to be relentless in holding Bush accountable for this.

[Michydem]

20. doesn't he make a living, making everything political????

what an asswipe

[tlsmith1963]

21. No, it *is* Time For Politics!

Republican vilification of the poor led to this. I say slam them, & slam them hard!

Tammy

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. It never is when their party is the one who fucked up!

What a thing to say to someone who was actually saving lives! What a total asshole!

[DianeG5385]

23. That's right! This isn't about politics,

It's about rank incompetence in our Gov't. Their response has been callous and calling them on it is NOT POLITICS!!! IT is NOT FINGERPOINTING!!!! This is how the bullshit us! Don't listen to these assholes, they are worthless. They are criminally responsible due to their lack of preparedness. We need to HELP THESE PEOPLE!!! NOW!!!!!!

[walldude]

25. Oh they have a response alright

Blame the victims. Rush and O'Rilley are already on board, maybe Hannity didn't get the memo yet...

[linazelle]

26. They are backing off that one....they know it's dangerous

Let the fools keep it up.

[Don Claybrook]

27. This is a sign: it means pound the living shit out of them

relentlessly, over and over, demand answers from the Hannitys, the O'Reilley's, the McClellans, the asshole freeper that works 3 cubes away from you, parents, in-laws, everyone.

If this jerk and the rest of the right wing echo chamber are talking about not potiticizing this, consider that statement the functional equivalent of their soft, fleshy, exposed throats. And lay them wide open.

[linazelle]

28. Amen brother. nt