taking in Katrina refugee family need to find resources

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Monday September 19, 2005 · 2:57 PM PDT

2005/09/19 · 14:57

Hi gang.

Well we are putting our money where our mouths are and a couple of families from our church are taking in a family or two in from a Raleigh shelter.

I would like to know what kind of resources we can gather federal wise and how to go about it by hearing from those who have experience in such matters..

We have already gotten them semi permanent housing (at least a year's worth) and gotten some money and clothing donations...but there has got to be a way to plug these people into the federal relief stuff being touted by W.

Can you guys point me to where I need to go or what websites will get me that info?

Thanks,

Is the "Fear Factor" the answer?

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Monday September 05, 2005 · 9:10 PM PDT

2005/09/05 · 21:10

a lightbulb just went off in my head while reading posts about the media hype of gang warfare not really being a reality....

Is the governments systemic failure and slow response to the current crisis a result of paranoia and fear?

It's really the only thing that makes sense to me. I can't honestly see people as being so....soulless....in their decision making processes as is often portrayed in the comments that I read.

Maybe I'm too much of an optimist. maybe I just don't want to see that the love of money is really the root of the chaos of the past week....

But the "fear factor" certainly explains a few things, such as the rumor mill running rampant about armed gangs which has turned out to be rather false. Such as why FEMA wouldn't let anybody into NO until it was "secure".

Where do you thing bigotry, racism, and all those other ism's actually stem from? Its from fear...fear of "other".

It certainly explains the shoot first ask quesitons later attitude of the Iraq war.

When did this come about, or come to a head though?
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Don't fault Bush, fault the GOP

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Friday September 02, 2005 · 1:35 PM PDT

2005/09/02 · 13:35

Sorry, but it's not about politics.

It's about ideology.

Does the small government platform ring true anymore?

How about states rights being supreme?

What about the american dream ideology of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps?

What about the culture of life?

WHo's pro life now eh?

And no...i'm not politizing this....

It's not my fault that the GOP decided on these major platform issues.

Get the word out...

The GOP doesn't work well in crisis.

At what point does looting become surviving?

circuithead

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Wednesday August 31, 2005 · 9:55 AM PDT

2005/08/31 · 09:55

Laying in bed this morning after staying up late coding, and I noticed a common thread in all the major news outlets this morning.

All of them treated the looting as a sepparate story from the flooding.
All of them showed footage of it.
none of them linked the fact that these people are isolated, stranded, and probably very hungry.

I get the local paper this morning. Same thing.

My questions is...if we are so into reality TV like we say we are, where is the empathy?

People are hungry, people are isolated, and people are surviving by whatever means necessary.

ACTION ALERT: Transcript link of Wilson on the Today Show

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Thursday July 14, 2005 · 8:05 AM PDT

2005/07/14 · 08:05

As was highlighted yesterday at bradblog.

Wilson has appeared this morning on the Today Show on NBC.

I won't copy and past the transcript, but you can...

Read the transcript here

While viewing the transcript please rate story up at the bottom of the page. With enough votes it will get longer face time on the homepage.

-the great Mr. E

Hollywood spies vs the reality of the Zoolander effect

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Wednesday July 13, 2005 · 9:32 PM PDT

2005/07/13 · 21:32

Don't you find it a little ironic that one of the right's spew points involves how Plame just positively can't be a NOC since she's a public figure and married to a public figure?

I find many righty bloggers saying this in comments all over the space.

I say this is ironic because of the rights constant disdain for hollywood's "degrading" effect on culture and society.

Yet their idea and vision of what consitutes a CIA NOC is some sort of cloak and dagger, spy vs spy, Mr. and Mrs Smith type personality.

The reality is quite different. Being a public figure is actually the perfect cover (think Zoolander) a: you have access. b: you have access c: you have access d: you have a legit cover

My message to you righties reading this:

STOP THINKING LIKE A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE FAN AND START THINKING FOR YOURSELF.

defining freedom

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Saturday November 13, 2004 · 10:29 PM PST

2004/11/13 · 22:29

I was just struck by something. Something that might not be deep, but it is something which is definately a "chink" in the armor of the GOP.

W often talks about freeom...ie bringing "freedom" to Iraq. He also used freedom quite a bit in other contexts in his discussion.

However...the actions of the GOP since during the Reign of Chimpy ala post 9/11 are often about destroying freedom...whether it's an agenda of appealing Roe vs Wade (the woman's right to choose)...or limiting the freedom of gay's and lesbians...or freedom of privacy through the Patriot Act...or many many other things I can think of...

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an evening with Joe Scarborough

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Thursday October 28, 2004 · 7:49 PM PDT

2004/10/28 · 19:49

Just had a ephinany. I was watching scarborough country...
(it helps me get through the evening by pissing me off)

I'm probably late to the party, but i just realized something.

His southern accent is fake.

I know accents, my parents are from the deep south and 95 percent of my relatives are all over the place from Texas to North Caronlina.
I swear it's fake.
It's like he watched too many John Wayne movies as a kid.
I just once want to hear him say...
"Well pilgrim...We'll just have to see about that..."

Since Chris is "Tweety", maybe joe could be "the duke"

NEWS ALERT: FOX NEWS DOES NOT FAVOR BUSH

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Tuesday October 26, 2004 · 7:39 AM PDT

2004/10/26 · 07:39

At least according to Rupert Murdock...

riiiigggghhhttttt!

He also said they were "fair and balanced"

Gee, I wonder where he got that idea from?

The Guardian has all the scoopage....

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1336212,00.html

(come on now, you wouldn't expect an American Paper to run such an obvious truth!...come on!)

all I have to say is...

bbbbbbbbbbhhhhhhaaaaaawwwwwwwwhahahahahahaha

"big story" on Fox Wingnut News at 5:10 PM

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Monday October 25, 2004 · 1:56 PM PDT

2004/10/25 · 13:56

"big story" on Fox Wingnut News at 5:10 PM

At least according to mr. "View" askew(ed) himself.

Looks like they will be "Breaking" the "huge story" that is just so much "bigger" than 380 tons of kaboom, big dog, Kerry and "hundreds (of thousands)" in Philly.

5 will get you 10 that the story is about how Kerry accidentaly didn't say "permanent" when he said he talked with all the members of the security council.

Please.

If this trumps the biggest fricking story of the entire year (think...kaboom-gate) On any news station other than FOX, I will start a blog about how The GOP owns the media.

cnn interactive poll

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Monday October 25, 2004 · 12:41 PM PDT

2004/10/25 · 12:41

Weird. I think this is deserving of it's own diary entry.

Click on Cnn Interactive poll at cnn.com

Guess what.

They have KERRY LEADING NOT BUSH.

51/46

THis is opposite what they have as their lead story right now...that bush is leading 5 points.

hmm which is right? which is right....?

Take a lesson from Bush...(seriously)

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Wednesday October 20, 2004 · 12:51 PM PDT

2004/10/20 · 12:51

There's one thing we do need to take as a lesson from Bush (probably the only thing)

We should not be scared of believing we are winning.

Just look at how far he has come on that simple idea alone...It's something we need to take a serious look at in our view of this election.

I am not saying we need to let up at all. GOTV is important. GOTV will win this election. But don't cry about SCLM when we are doubting ourselves as a collective whole. The way to convince the media has to start with convincing ourselves!

Having faith is very important in your overall perspective of reality (It's just not the only thing)

So, here's what we do...

Click here, read the polls, recommend it, and most important...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/10/20/15148/639

BELIEVE!

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