About 200 Katrina survivors in front of the White House NOW!

[im10ashus]

"There is a gathering here of hurricane victims testifying to the TV cameras about their difficulty in getting out of New Orleans.

Probably about 200 people.

There's a lot of mainstream press here and a lot of people with signs that say shame...

Now they are walking across the street and standing directly in front of the White House and screaming, "Shame on Bush"."

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/8/135834/3616

[whistle]

1. Bush and KKKarl Rove are standing at the WH window and...

...wondering, "How the fu*k did they get there?"

[im10ashus]

3. I would LOVE to see their faces.

The voice of the people will NOT go unnoticed this time.

[GeorgeBushytail]

88. 9/11 March to Bushville, DC - www.bushville.org

9/11 March to Bushville, DC

On 9/11 survivors of Katrina will commit an act of Nonviolent Civil Disobedience by setting up an illegal camp on the Washington, DC Mall. Bushville, DC will stay there as long as it takes to get answers and change.

Visit www.bushville.org and spread the word.

We will camp on Bush's doorstep and make him face us every day until he is driven from power.

Join the March to Bushville, DC. If you can't make it on 9/11 visit us on 9/24.

[katinmn]

131. whoo-hoo! Love it!

[bryant69]

4. That's going to be the story

Move on or some other liberal group bussed them in - they will focus on how these aren't really hurricane victims but professional protesters - see the recent talking points about Cindy Sheehan for details.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[musette_sf]

51. professional protesters?

I thought the GOP wrote the playbook on that one:



(Bolton not visible in this shot)

[krkaufman]

130. I'd never thought about this before, but wasn't this Miami-Dade country?

Shouldn't the racial make-up of the "citizens" have aroused some immediate suspicion? (i.e. zero African-Americans, and no/few Latinos)

[musette_sf]

136. Yes, that was a photo from Miami-Dade County

the Bu$hCo "riots" which handed Bu$hie to the Rehnquist court on a silver platter.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

14. There were some evacuees that were sent to DC. I saw 3 interviewed

on tv the other day.

[Mutley]

26. Nah, just Rove.

Bush is too busy watching Bob the Builder.

[rkc3]

47. Did he have a falling out with Tinky Winky?

[Mutley]

55. Yeah. Well, after Uncle Pat said Tinky Winky was one of those

*gasp* EVIL GAYS, Bush was prohibited from watching the Teletubbies anymore.

[never_get_over_it]

52. or maybe its sponge bob square pants - eom

[Mutley]

57. LOL! Same response as Tinky Winky above.

PBS is blocked and only Uncle Dick has the passcode.

[Clark2008]

138. I would think Bob the Builder is too intelligent for Shrub

to comprehend.

I mean, my son stopped watching that show at 3.

[EVDebs]

28. FEMA's delayed busing contracts from Superdome/Convn'tCenter

Most of the FEMA busing was done by contracts let AFTER the hurricane hit. New Newsweek, pages 44-45 (Sept 12, 2005 Special Report 'The Lost City') shows a photo of the school buses along one side of the road and the FEMA-contracted charter buses loading up on the other side of the road. Excursions Unlimited, Inc is from Birmingham AL and B&C Charter is from Alcoa TN. In other sites available on the web I've found that FEMA chartered 5000 buses, up from the 650 buses mentioned on FEMA's own website (Sept. 2nd, FEMA Urges Patience article).

I found that buses from Cincinnatti OH and Hickory NC were chartered. All busing charters by FEMA, which were days too late should be a central point in any investigation of hurricane evacuation planning. IEM, Inc had the Bush June 2004 contract for this through FEMA. www.ieminc.com

Good question 'how'd they get there'. As with the original Montgomery bus boycott and with Freedom Riders, and now this, the poor and people of color once again have BUSING as a central issue in Dr. King's last battle...that of economic justice in America.

Investigate this DUers, please please please. As my old Masonic daddy would be saying 'Oh Lord my God, is there no help for the poor son of the widow of Napthali ?' This should get the ball rolling.

[im10ashus]

89. That's some useful information.

Something to investigate, for certain. :hi:

[ClayZ]

36. Picture

http://www.democracycellproject.net/blog/archives/2005/09/_the_crowd_gath.html

[im10ashus]

43. That's BEAUTIFUL!

Thanks!

[Left Brain]

92. A thing of beauty

SHAME! SHAME!
Let the BFEE see it and hear it everywhere they go.

[imperialismispasse]

Bush: "Arent they supposed to be contained in camps right now?"

[YDogg]

2. Guess FEMA shouldn't have flown them to DC ...

... NOT! :bounce:

[ToolTex]

40. Bush's FEMA buddies thought one Washington us the same as the other.

n/t

[nookiemonster]

75. Doh!

:evilgrin:

eom

[Skidmore]

5. Maybe that's what happened to those "disappearing" survivors.

I hope a whole helluva lot more of them show up. Get Cindy's group there to join them and campout. Tent City in front of the WH. I'll gladly contribute for food and water, tents, portapotties, whatever.

[GeorgeBushytail]

6. 9/11 March to Bushville, DC - www.bushville.org

9/11 March to Bushville, DC

On 9/11 survivors of Katrina will commit an act of Nonviolent Civil Disobedience by setting up an illegal camp on the Washington, DC Mall. Bushville, DC will stay there as long as it takes to get answers and change.

Visit www.bushville.org and spread the word.

We will camp on Bush's doorstep and make him face us every day until he is driven from power.

Join the March to Bushville, DC. If you can't make it on 9/11 visit us on 9/24.

[Skidmore]

9. Ahhhh, yes,

stare that rat bastard and his flunkies down.

[GeorgeBushytail]

17. Please help us spread the word - www.bushville.org

Let's get DU involved.

[SaveAmerica]

48. They should have so many people with them from 9/11 til 9/24

There are so many of us in that area who are mad and ready for a change, they should have thousands with them at all times until they (we) make a change.

[titoresque]

63. this is great!

:toast:

[Ladyhawk]

7. We need a Katrina version of Cindy Sheehan.

Camp Katrina, right next to the WH.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

30. We need to find a survivor who's a good spokesperson to represent them.

n/t

[Ladyhawk]

85. It needs to be someone who WANTS to do this, though.

Whoever does it will get swift-boated, for sure.

[berni_mccoy]

8. Get this on the GREATEST page!

:kick: and recommended.

[HR_Pufnstuf]

10. Let the Shame Game begin.

nt

[SaveAmerica]

49. oooh, I like it.

[mdelaguna2000]

113. perfect n/t

[CottonBear]

11. This the best news we've had in days.

:evilgrin: I'd love to be a fly on the wall at the WH now.

[marmar]

This clearly will be...

the September of our discontent. It's long overdue.

[dubyaD40web]

12. Kicked and nominated!

[PretzelWarrior]

13. Bush says, "Bring 'em on". and let Camp Casey converge

with Camp Katrina....and the Downing Street Memo masses and the Kal Rove CIA outing crowd....

Get the whole thing out there for the public to see the litany of crimes staged RIGHT in front of the WHITE HOUSE>

[EVDebs]

41. Read up on the Bonus Army of 1932, America's Tienanmen Sq.

You have an identical situation brewing.

[psychopomp]

120. And they even had Smedley Butler on their side

At the time he was a national hero (who later wrote the book "War is a Racket"). Set against him, though, was the rabidly anti-communist Douglas Mac Arthur (who later would counsel using nuclear weapons in the Korean War).

Today, who does the left have akin to a Major-General Butler?

[EVDebs]

135. Closest thing I've seen is USMC Gen Zinni

see CBS New's 'They've Screwed Up' article
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/21/60minutes/main618896.shtml

but I don't know if he's a progressive or not; he surely got slapped down. Another would be Lt Col Steven Butler of the Monterey Defense Language School, who also got smacked down for speaking out on the training of the 9-11 hijackers by the US. He might be hard to find but probably well worth the effort.

Maybe DIA analyst Patrick Lang could be helpful too. He knows the Calabi stuff was 'good work' and exploited our neocon infected intell agencies.

[im10ashus]

137. That's great information.

Thanks!!! I need to find more information on this.

[Clark2008]

143. General Wesley Clark.

And, unlike Zinni, Clark is a Democrat.

Zinni is a Republican who doesn't like Bush. I like Zinni, don't get me wrong. I think he's a bear of a man, but my odds are on Clark.

[DemocracyInaction]

15. How come this isn't on mainstream media??

Unbelievable. They intend to bury this for their great God Bush.

[Blue_In_AK]

16. May the gods (or God) bless them...

ed. DemocracyInAction, I didn't mean "that" God. LOL. The great God Bush would NEVER bless them.

[berni_mccoy]

18. Wow think about it...

Your home is destroyed...

Bush failed to help you using the vast resources of our countries emergency system...

You watched thousands die because of Bush's inaction...

After nearly dying of thirst yourself... where do you go?

Do you allow yourself to be bussed to a near prison camp?

Or do you say FUCK BUSH and head to D.C. to camp out on the Whitehouse Lawn and ask WHY?!?!?!

Bush brought his own downfall on himself.

[im10ashus]

21. This is only the beginning too.

The victims of Katrina will only start to come out of shock and see what's truly happening, now that they will have access to media.

[TankLV]

140. These people have nothing left to lose.

Think about it.

THEY.
HAVE.
NOTHING.
LEFT.
TO.
LOSE.

That's how great revolutions get started.

I pray and hope that this is just the beginning!

[CottonBear]

19. Kick.

:kick:

[CountAllVotes]

20. kick !!!!!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[ClayZ]

22. WHOO HOOO for them!

May they be seen and heard by the world!
:kick:

[johnnie]

23. Oh man

That should build up fast.

[Imagevision]

24. Hopefully this crowd gets together with Cindy for Sept.24 protests!

http://downingstreetmemo.com/

[Skidmore]

25. Does anyone have in mind a liaison who can connect all these groups

up with one another? If they had the support that Cindy's group had in Crawford, and more manpower, maybe more would come. * cannot have us all arrested.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

27. We need to get some big protests going.

Show our poor and black that they have some people out there who care and don't approve of what our government did.

[Mutley]

29. Sept 24th is going to be so much more than

"just another war protest." I just can't wait to get there and show that rat bastard how I feel in person.

[im10ashus]

32. I am looking forward to that.

I need to rent a car or get train information from Manhattan for that day. Can't wait!!!

[Mutley]

59. I think Enterprise Rent-A-Car is advertising 50% off weekends.

You should look into it.

[im10ashus]

74. I saw that yesterday and totally forgot about it.

Thanks for the reminder!

:yourock:

[Mutley]

96. Thanks!

:yourock: too!!!

[Junkdrawer]

31. Camp FEMA???? Camp Bush??? Camp Superdome???

:shrug:

[EVDebs]

33. CAMP SUPERDOME ! Camp Thunderdome !

You've got the makings of the 1932 Bonus Army March right now and you don't even know it.

New Orleanians should be asking for equivalence to the 9-11 relief efforts...

Bush may end up having a police riot, as with MacArthur's (and Patton and Eisenhower) military who used excessive force in rousting the '32 veteran's encampment, and disobeyed Hoover's orders from what I've read.

That was America's original Tienanmen Square incident, but it guaranteed that Roosevelt was elected later. Remember that.

[PA Democrat]

38. Bushville like the Hoovervilles named for Herbert Hoover. n/t

[TankLV]

141. Yes - bush*VILLE.

Never give that piece of shit any respect by capatalizing his name - and always include the asterisk because of his first stolen election!

[Tom Joad]

34. This has got to be a sign of things to come.. power to the peaceful!

I am not promoting violence, but yes, the Sept 24th protest must be so powerful that Bush and his apologists (including those democrats who are not supporting an end to the Iraqi occupation ) are shaking in their fancy shoes.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

35. We need to band w/them & get some big protests going. Show them we care.

These people are hurting and need some support.

[Lex]

37. I was thinking that I want to hug their necks for speaking out

after all they've been through.

[CrackpotAmerica]

39. KICKED N\T

[Tatiana]

42. God Bless them! n/t

[doublethink]

44. .........................

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:
:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:
:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

What else is there to say? Take it to the streets, storm the Bastille, March on the White House ............. it's all been said before, I really hope this will just build, get bigger and bigger all month long. Katrina victims, Iraq war protesters, Stolen election protesters, on and on, damn there is just so much this administration has done in screwing America. Get the word out, peace.

[lateo]

45. Booya!

In your face you fascist pig dogs!

[young_at_heart]

46. For ONCE, not everything is coming out roses for Bush

The master of spin, Karl Rove, must be working overtime to counteract this. He'll work extra hard to blame the state of Louisiana.

[im10ashus]

50. I am sure his head is ready to explode.

I would LOVE to see it happen.

[Mutley]

64. I'll bet by now Rove is balled up in the fetal position

on his bed crying for his mommy.

[Dr Fate]

53. Buncha Cindy Sheehan RADICALS- pointing fingers, playing the blame game.

Probably organized by Micheal Moore & Moveon.

[Skidmore]

65. Buncha people who are fed up and who have legitimate

grievances for which they have the RIGHT to petition their government for a fair hearing and redress.

[Dr Fate]

Clearly all Kerry supporters & Bush haters.

;)

[EVDebs]

91. Shhhhh. Congress is trying to give more tax breaks to the wealthiest

and raise taxes on the lower and middle classes ! Didn't you get the talking points ?

[theboss]

54. Are they all white?

That's not really the face of the "victims" as I've seen it this week.

[Bluebear]

56. Actually that struck me too.

[Alamom]

66. No. Many are, but look closely. n/t

[im10ashus]

62. Not necessarily so.

One of the victims speaks her truth quietly and clearly

Edited to add the link: http://www.democracycellproject.net/blog/archives/2005/09/_the_crowd_gath.html

[theboss]

78. I saw that when I linked to the site

But the first picture of a bunch of white, seemingly middle class folks didn't strike me as an accurate picture of 'hurricane victims.'

[DemonFighterLives]

132. Not to be cute

but we are all victims now. The policies of dubco have affected us all. His rich cronies are assured more riches and the oil and natural gas prices will go through the roof. The inept administration endangers us all and their continuous war drums endanger the whole world.

[redqueen]

58. Oooh shame on them for politicizing the disaster!

:sarcasm:

[jsamuel]

71. Great Point, they should point thisout everytime theysay"playing politics"

[EVDebs]

93. Regarding the upcoming Day of Prayer, DUers should remind Bushco

that "Faith without works is dead" James 2:14-26

""What good is it, my brothers, is a man claims to have faith but has no deeds ? Can such faith save him ? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, 'Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,' but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it ? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, 'You have faith; I have deeds.' Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good ! Even the demons believe that - and shudder. You foolish man. do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless. Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar ? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. And the scripture was fulfilled that says, 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,' and he was called God's friend. You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction ? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.""

Your delays in aiding those in the Superdome and Convention Center speak volumes, Mr. Bush.

[im10ashus]

95. Indeed, they will be praying.

A little too late, IMHO. They will be praying to save their necks. Assholes.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

60. Danged libruls!

First the Plame game, then the blame game, now the shame game.
Why do they hate AmeriKa?

[malaise]

61. About time

good for them!!

[RamboLiberal]

67. That there is a lot of angry white survivors there should help

counter the welfare-racist crap Rove has his buddies like Limpballs, Hannity, etc., spouting on hate radio/TV!

I hope the hell this storm proves as strong as Katrina. Blow those bastards out of the WH.

[theboss]

79. They need to confirm that these folks are from NOLA

I'm not quite sure how they got to DC. We are supposedly taking in 400 refugees, but I don't think they are here yet.

[katinmn]

68. Nice!! Wish there were 2 mill of us there right now.

[im10ashus]

70. Tempting, isn't it?

I was thinking the same thing. How quick can I get down there from NYC? I would have to do it tomorrow after work, but my weekend plans can be rearranged.

[katinmn]

110. Hold the fort till we get there!

Coming in 2 weeks!

69. Yey this is OUR government

get the posers out.

[berni_mccoy]

72. Wow, I just have to keep kicking this!

:kick:

[Lochloosa]

76. Here let me help you....don't want to wear out your "kicks"

:kick:

[Just Me]

86. My turn!

:kick:

[LSK]

73. can someone send this to randi?

She was just saying that this should be done.

[bloom]

77. kick

:kick:

[Rainscents]

80. FUCK YEA!!! We ALL need to join them!!!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[Just Me]

81. Awesome!!! I salute you, survivors!!!

:patriot:

[SoCalDem]

82. These are the "Second-Wavers"

People who were holed up in motels, living on credit cards and what they had in their bank accounts..

Now they find that they "may never go back", their jobs are gone, their homes, all their possessions..and if they are LUCKY, they may get a pittance and a LOAN from (in)FEMA...but WHEN??

How long could YOU live near your own community...in a motel, eating out every day...paying to do laundry...??

These people survived with no physical injury, but they are ruined as well, and they are just starting to realize it.. They will be PISSED..and may still have enough money left to show the tyrant what they think of him:)

[WHAT]

106. is that (in)FEMA(us)...

that clicked in my mind...

[SoCalDem]

127. Great minds think alike

:evilgrin:

[DoYouEverWonder]

83. These crowds are only going to get larger

Makes you wonder what the WH Gang has up their sleeves to distract from this mess?

[im10ashus]

97. It will have to be something big.

Like, I don't know, they find Osama.

[faithnotgreed]

84. incredible thing to behold - heres to many more

[GreenPartyVoter]

87. This number is sure to grow over time.. Tell them about Sept 24th

------------------------------------------------------
Ditch Bu$h and save the Gulf: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=22507&mesg_id=22507

Then save the nation!
http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/electionreform.htm

[SeattleGirl]

90. YeeHaw!!!!

This is fabulous!!!

[WHAT]

94. I getta kick...

outta dis!

[all.of.me]

98. this is wonderful!

all the people he has been ignoring over the last month are now in his front yard! bwahahahahahahahahah i love it!!

[im10ashus]

101. It's a shame it took a tragedy like this to bring it home to him.

After all, he is continually amazing me with what they can get away with, and people just eat it up.

[all.of.me]

117. well, it is true that if you need to learn something or

change the way you are behaving, that you will be given plenty of opportunities to do so until you get it. that's how i see this. it's just a bigger message than cindy sheehan was. yes, it's a tragedy, and that part is sickening.

[IdaBriggs]

99. STOMP! (Love ya, mopaul!) nt

[progressivebydesign]

100. Kos corrected that there are only 12 surivors amongst them.

But.. the good news is that the media is surrounding them as soon as they finished speaking. It's a group of all types of protestors, but 12 are definitely Katrina surivivors.

[lonestarnot]

102. SHIT KEEP GROWING IT UNTIL WE GET THERE! WANT

TO BE A PART OF THIS!

[katinmn]

108. In 2 weeks we'll all be there! I hope it's like Camp Casey and

people go down to do a shift for a day or two or however long they could stay.

Gotta keep it going!

[lonestarnot]

119. Wooo damn whooooooo packing tonight!

[BootinUp]

103. Roh...roh

I love the smell of revolution against facism in the morn.

[Hello_Kitty]

104. Doesn't it look like a lot of "ex-Republicans" in that crowd? n/t

[Draill]

105. I bet they're thinking...

Do you notice us now, a**holes??!!!

Man, I'd LOVE to be there!

[dwahzon]

107. It wasn't 200 Katrina survivors..

It was approximately 200 people listening to approximately 12 Katrina survivors...

from the kos diary

Update <2005-9-8 15:46:2 by dwahzon>: There are pictures and brief report from Victoria Ellen and KarenDC who were onsite at the Moveon.org press conference with NOLA survivors in front of White House at this link...

http://www.democracycellproject.net/blog/archives/2005/09/_the_crowd_gath.html


Update 2 <2005-9-8 15:46:2 by dwahzon>: KarenDC said that there were 12 survivors that spoke. They all were very clear that they wanted to tell their stories and make sure they were heard. One speaker was a teacher who said that she didn't know if any of her students were alive or dead and was very concerned about them. KarenDC said each of the speakers was surrounded by reporters as soon as each finished speaking. She does not know if any of them are from the group of survivors who are staying at the DC armory.

[katinmn]

109. So? Survivors and supporters. Don't worry, more will be coming

soon! Heh.

Watch. The neocons will find some "morans" to go to DC and hold signs saying: "We support Hurricane Karina!"

Welcome to DU!

[Catherine Vincent]

112. LOL!

You're probably right.

[H2O Man]

114. Ha!!!

I love it. (The sad part is that the neocons could get some Katrina supporters for a counter demonstration.)

[im10ashus]

115. Well, interesting you should say that.

There is the Freedom March this weekend sponsored by the boys at the Dept. of Defense. It could get a little ugly.

[H2O Man]

116. Real life is always stranger

than fiction. One couldn't make up sicker things than these folks do.

[im10ashus]

133. It will be interesting to see how the weekend turns out.

With all of the 9/11 memorials going on this weekend, wrapped up with Katrina, people may be ready to start demanding the truth for a change.

[SlowDownFast]

111. That's the way you do it!

Get the whole freaking south (those who realize the lack of response)in front of the White House screaming and chanting! Get the "refugee" American's there, too!

Then the rest of the country joins and it builds to a HUGE CRESCENDO Sept. 24th!

This could get very serious.

[bettyellen]

118. beautiful!

deserves another nomination...
:hi:

[im10ashus]

134. Hey Betty!!

:hi:

I think we need to get together soon. What say?

[SalmonChantedEvening]

121. I love it!

SHAME ON BUSH!!

The vacation President who, when there was a disaster to his east, flew to his west.

SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME

[tlsmith1963]

122. I Had a Feeling This Might Happen

I felt that some of the Katrina survivors might go to DC & protest. I know that if I were one of them, I would. I wonder if some of them will be at the Sept. 24 protest, too? Wouldn't be a surprise. After all, Bush spent money that should have been spent on disaster relief preparedness in Iraq.

Tammy

[north houston dem]

123. Wow!

kick:kick:

[Mr_Spock]

124. Then need any backup?

I think a lot of people will be there from now till the 24th - definitely gonna go on the 24th

[goclark]

125. Will they be back tomorrow?

[donheld]

126. Why don't these nice folks take over the White House.

Then the current squatter can go back on vacation. Make it permanent vacation.

[Historic NY]

128. Think old George would invite them into the "peoples house"

for rest & relief, perhaps a place to rest their heads.

[artemisia1]

129. They need pitchforks with "Carmina Burana" playing. LOL. Seriously,

this is great news. It means even if the media falls back on its old habits - which it is doing right now in many places - the voices of NOLA will not be silenced. I felt last Friday that we would see an uprising (political, not necessarily violent) as a result of this. When it hadn't materialized by Tuesday, I started giving up hope. I didn't realize that it would have to come from, and would come from, the PEOPLE themselves and not an awakened media.

THINK TIDAL WAVE!!!

[TankLV]

139. Great news! This will build upon Cindy Sheehan.

And the two groups will converge.

A "perfect storm" approaches!

Priceless.

[Clark2008]

142. Lookit!! It's a bunch of SOUTHERNERS protesting SHRUB!!

I love it, I love it, I love it!

And, from the looks of the pics, many of them are also WHITE SOUTHERNERS.

My, my, my - some on this board may have to re-think their blanket position about Southern white people. :hi:

Good on the Katrina survivors!! I hope hundreds more stop in for the protest!

[ailsagirl]

144. kick