Where are Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton?

[Ojive]

You know I was checking out the TV and I’ve seen all this looting and hard ship amongst the people. I understand that not everyone had the means of leaving and surviving outside the New Orleans area. And in the deep south there is a lot of very poor folk who live on the system, but be it ever the case, when fear of uncertain fate is present and in this case very real and true, why didn’t one or both of these so called wise leaders stand up and tell the public to stand down. Assist in the efforts here. Pointing fingers is really beyond the scope at this junction. I commend the southern states on their open hearts and the willingness to assist. I hope that all the leaders in Washington D.C. will really heed the facts here that we are no better off than after 9/11 in fact we are worse off and it has shown in the early stages of this. I haven’t watched much media coverage because of the overall information is about these unruly people and what they didn’t do and are doing. I believe once the National Guard gets a clean perimeter or sanitized zone around the city it will be safer. That place may never be livable again who knows. I hope that we won’t be hit with another hurricane this season, but we still have 2 months left to find out. This whole situation could really cripple our nation and cause mass fear and everything. I hope this won’t happen. Anyway my spin on this as I saw it from a far. May the folks in the south and in specific Texas and upper Louisiana have the patience and support to help these needy folk out.

[Gary94]

It's events like these that you really find out who the real leaders are. The Reverend Jackson and Sharpton are not. These two clowns are only in it for themselves and the publicity.

[DMS]

funny, I was thinking the exact same thing. Where are they now? Not nice enuff photo-op?

[JDub]

I don't know about the Reverend Al, but Jesse is down there now. Not that it will make any difference...he's probably just hoping for a good deal on crawfish.

[Ojive]

Besides Jesse and his work in the 60's with Martin Luther King, I feel he has never made a clear and positive message and for that matter be a good example of a successful black man for others to immolate! He sure is hell doesn't act like any Reverend I've ever met, no matter skin color! I would have thought that these 2 men who are so quick to hit the band wagon on human rights and fair treatment of the black man would have told there people to knock the shit off or be prepared to pay for their absurd actions. I wonder what the rest of the world sees and thinks of us right about now. Did anyone see on any news clips during the Tsunami of people doing that stuff? I didn't. Funny what being shot on sight will do to curb that kind of actions.

[Rander]

While previous posting in the topic have noted that Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have been relatively quiet during the relief efforts, lots of very generous american citizens have steped up to the plate and and opened their wallets and homes to help the survivers of Katrina. Ol'Rander offers his personal HAND SALUTE for a job well done. :thumbsup: :Patriot: :Patriot:

Unoffically though and as a personal opinion, Every one who works for or with the federal government knows that most federal agencies look forward to
October 1, every year with much anxiety, as it is the beginning of the new fiscal year. Late in August and all through out the month of September agencies slow down their tempo of operations because most of them have just enough money left to make it to 09/30. I believe if Katrina had hit 6 weeks later the federal government would have been there the next day. :thumbsup:

[Ojive]

Yeah Rander, maybe a good point, here, I originally posted this because I kept hearing the typical song and dance and I was pissed. Nevermind being pissed, it was funny they did kind of show up a little after the big hoopla was almost over. I don't agree that the main government should have gootten involves so fast.(in this case the State/Local government let the people down) I believe charity starts at home, and yes the government should be involved by now, just because they have the resources to out source and they actually practice this for training so they are more prepared to go in and get stuff done. Roger that on the hand salute for our people.
I hope that our country (all 50 states) will use this experience to shore up their emergency response and be more mindful of the what if's so when that day comes they can be ready to rock and roll.

[RicardoHead]

Somehow I get the feeling ol' Jesse and Al are gonna go apeshit when they see the name of the temporary prison being used to house inmates from NO. There's actually a reason for the name, but still I bet something will be said ...


Greyhound Bus complains about New Orleans jail name (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050913/od_nm/greyhound_dc)

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Greyhound Bus Lines complained to Louisiana's prisons department to stop referring to a temporary New Orleans jail, that was once its bus station, as Camp Greyhound, a prisons official said on Monday.

The Greyhound bus station in New Orleans was converted into a makeshift jail by police trying to restore law and order in a city rife with crime and lawlessness in the days after Hurricane Katrina hit.

"Greyhound called us on Friday and asked us not to refer to it as Camp Greyhound anymore," Pam Laborde, communications director of Louisiana's department of corrections told a new conference.

Laborde said the jail would now be known as Angola South.

Those held in the temporary jail are not only criminals that took part in the crime spree after the hurricane, but also prisoners from the city's Angola prison -- America's largest maximum-security prison notorious for its hardened criminals and tough guards.

[smutman]

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