Shocking news from Ottawa — An MP with her finger in the ass of CTV, and with the ironic title of "heritage critic" declares that the CBC sucks and should be privatized.

Who the fuck takes the job of heritage critic? What kind of political system has a critic for the country's heritage? What kind of poo-eating stooge takes that kind of job (other than Sheila Copps, and who could be worse?) Oh, wait...a former TV person. TV people are below circus roadies in terms of their value to society. So who did Bev Oda kill to get into Parliament anyway? If there was ever an unclean caste, "heritage ministers" and those that bite their ankles are it. Fucking TV people.

So, Yes, please Ms. Oda. Replace CBC radio with more morning-drive drivel. More "zoo crew" if you don't mind. And more of that fantastic CTV shite you call television. Fucking Ben Mulroney; he dresses like a gay vampire. Who the hell wears purple ascots? And all the judges are lawyers? Fuck off.

Dick Cheney - Self-Made Punchline

United States Vice-President Dick Cheney emerged from his underground lair today to tour areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Cheney was disgusted by the preponderance of dead bodies, saying "How can I eat this crap?" Cheney immediately left in a Marine helicopter for Houston. He told reporters he was "interested" in the 400 children whose parents had not yet been found.

Statement on Federal Emergency Assistance for Louisiana

Just in case your were about to swallow the talking points about who was in charge of things in Louisiana, here is the Statement on Federal Emergency Assistance for Louisiana issued by FEMA, THREE DAYS BEFORE KATRINA MADE LANDFALL

"Statement on Federal Emergency Assistance for Louisiana

The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts in the parishes located in the path of Hurricane Katrina beginning on August 26, 2005, and continuing.

The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives, protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the parishes of Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, Catahoula, Concordia, De Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Landry, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, West Feliciana, and Winn.

Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, will be provided at 75 percent Federal funding.

Representing FEMA, Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security, named William Lokey as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600."


Addendum:

Look here for the timeline of events. It puts a lie to the insistence that nobody could have predicted this disaster. Except for the National Weather Service, National Geographic, FEMA, Time-Picayune, Nova, and so on, and so on.

It is stunning how the spin machine in the U.S. is trying to rewrite history before our very eyes.

Anchorman: The Legend of Aaron Brown

Is CNN's Aaron Brown the real-life inspiration for Brock Tamland?

Maybe.

Tonight on CNN, after discussing the environmental impact of hurricane Katrina with a former EPA employee, Brown finished with "Nature owes us one".

Barbara Bush: Things Working Out 'Very Well' for Poor Evacuees from New Orleans

What is bred in the bone won't out of the flesh.

Barbara Bush: Things Working Out 'Very Well' for Poor Evacuees from New Orleans.


Thanks to Cathie for this link.