Hello OKC. It’s been a while. I know. I’m sorry I haven’t given you a reason to laugh or be angry about something but all of that is about to change right now.
One week ago rapper/producer/unwitting social commentator Kanye West proclaimed, during a live television broadcast, that George W. Bush does not care about black people. I would like to disagree with Mr. West. To say he doesn’t care about one race is wrong. George W. Bush doesn’t care about a whole lot of other people too. Let’s not pigeon hole him into being uncaring about only black people. That’s not fair to him. If you asked him, and could get an honest answer, he would probably admit to not caring about the poor in this country too. Do I think he doesn’t care about black people? Yes. Do I think he also doesn’t care about the poor or anyone else for that matter? Yes.
It is not fair to even begin to blame George W. Bush for the disaster along the gulf cost. I’m not doing that. I feel that it will be found that in New Orleans it was also a failure of both state and local government. However, once there is more than enough proof that those are failing, at what point does the federal government step up. This is a failure of magnificent proportions. It’s not his fault but it his responsibility to help the American people. On the day after Katrina hit he was in Arizona cutting John McCain’s birthday cake. THE DAY AFTER! That’s quality leadership right there.
I’m going to stop so as to not alienate the right wing conservative’s who read this. I’m not coming after conservatives. I’m not coming after Republicans. I’m not coming after Christians. I’m coming after ineptitude in leadership and lies that cause people to die. I am talking about a president who won the election because of morals. Morals don’t feed babies. Morals don’t reinforce levees. Apparently morals do get you a job leading the free world though.
That is the last time that I write about how I’m not singling any specific group out either. I’m not saying these things because he is a right wing conservative. I’m saying the things I do because I love this country and the people in it. I come from a poor family and am not privileged in the least. It just hurts me to see people who our leaders exploit and care about the least defend this administration in any way. Maybe it’s because people want to believe what they are told. People need that I guess.
Please let me know if you think I’m wrong.
Holla.
-Joel