NBC- No Business Commentating
As the gulf coast is about to be hit by hurricane Gustav, the twin cities of Minnesota are facing a hurricane of liberal media. The Dakota Best Western in Eagan where I have been staying is mostly populated by the staff and crew of NBC and MSNBC. . I was appalled by the conversations I overheard standing in the lobby. Laughing and joking, they were genuinely gleeful about the possibility that the Republican Convention might be impacted by the natural disaster likely to strike the south east on the opening night of the convention. One joked, “Its God’s revenge against George Bush.” Instead of concern for the tens of thousands of people whose lives and property are in serious jeopardy, they were more annoyed at how it might inconvenience them if Senator McCain chose to change the schedule in light of events.
Tonight my thoughts and prayers will be with Republican governor’s Christ (FL), Jindal (LA), Perry (TX), Barbour (MS) and Bob Riley (AL) as well as the people from every party and no party at all who live on the gulf coast. One thing both Republicans and Democrats can agree on is that we should never again let a foreseeable natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina risk the lives of people who because of poverty could not escape the path of the storm. I believe that most Americans do not share the calloused sentiments of the NBC/MSNBC and they will be hoping the best for the people of the gulf and not the worst for Republicans.
From this person's prespective - it was Focus on the Family that prayed for rains at the Demcratic Convention. Now Focus on the Family says that "that pray was in jest" - how does one pray to God in jest?....Just how does a believer pray to God in jest.....I am sure whoever this person saw making light of this terrible situation that is about to occur is remarking on the irony of the situation.
The pagans pray for bad things to happen to people they don't like - the Christians are supposed to pray for good things to happen to people that both hurt them and help them. That is in the Bible.
Isaac Notes: I certainly hope that Focus on the Family did not pray for rain. If they did Dobson was off mark.
Amen.
NBC/MSNBC is shameful.
Sounds a little like how Democrats feel about Fox Propaganda Network. Fair and balanced my rear end. At least MSNBC has some legitimate conservatives on staff unlike Fox.
How very hypocritical of you. I believe "most Americans" remember just how much the Bush administration cared about what happened to New Orleans during Katrina: not at all. The only humor here is the irony of a repeat of that disaster just when the Republicans are about to nominate McCain - who happily celebrated his birthday with George Bush while Katrina ravaged New Orleans. It is not, despite how you would like to spin it, a callousness towards that city's residents. That would be just plain Republican, and we all know you think the media is liberal.
Does not compare to the partisan, right wing divisivnes of FOX.
I am appalled at the attitude of NBC, MSNBC reporters, Keith Olberman, and Michael Moore in regard to the hurricane and Gustuv. If these are the type of people who support Obama, you can count me out!
Umm. Do you remember 3 years ago, when McCain and Bush were celebrating in Calif with a birthday cake for John McCain's birthday when the hurricane was overtopping levees in N.O.?
This protest is too ironic. I though McCain's supporters were praying for rain during a convention event? I guess they wanted it to be the other party's event.
Sorry, the media is not the enemy - as much as you wish you can paint them that way.
Stuart Shepard, the managing editor at CitizenLink, a registered trademark of Focus on the Family prayed for and ask his followers to pray for a torrential rain to drown out the Thursday night outdoor event in Colorado. While I DO NOT pray that Gustav has near the effect on the Gulf Coast that Katrina had, and I DO pray that every one of our American citizens are kept safe in the path of the storm, I am amazed that there is some poetic justice in the fact that the Republican Convention may be hampered, over-shadowed and deemed a "Non Event" due to the coverage that most news agencies will be giving the storm and it's victims. Based on the results of the terrible mismanagement of aid given to this region by the very party that is "partying" this week in MN, I hope everyone will recall how Obama so eloquently defined Republican as a party that expects people to "pull themselves up by their bootstraps, even if they don't have boots". Pray for those in the path of Gustav, and pray that we as a nation finally tell the bigoted, narrow-minded religious right that their fear and supposedly faith based doctrine is no longer a basis for running this country.
I doubt anyone is surprised.
IT WAS PROBABLY ONLY KEITH AND CHRIS GROOMING EACH OTHERS BACK SIDE.
So much for country first party second in the Democratic Party.
The MSNBC libs will be disappointed if the hurricane Gustav does not do major damage. Just as they appear overly ready to see filled American body bags return from Iraq & Afghanistan.
2004: four hurricanes hit florida successively. emergency response is rapid and effective.
2005: massive hurricane katrina hits gulf coast, bush and mccain share a birthday cake while response is delayed, inadequate and results in over 1600 deaths.
2008: hurricane gustav is apparently treated like the second coming of the Flood and republicans pat themselves on the back for their emergency management skills.
hmm...2004, 2005, 2008.....which one of these years is NOT like the others?....oh right, you have national elections in 2004 and 2008....hmm....
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