Vacation is Over... an open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
Friday, September 2nd, 2005
Dear Mr. Bush:
Any idea where all our helicopters are? It's Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted. Where on earth could you have misplaced all our military choppers? Do you need help finding them? I once lost my car in a Sears parking lot. Man, was that a drag.
Also, any idea where all our national guard soldiers are? We could really use them right now for the type of thing they signed up to do like helping with national disasters. How come they weren't there to begin with?
Last Thursday I was in south Florida and sat outside while the eye of Hurricane Katrina passed over my head. It was only a Category 1 then but it was pretty nasty. Eleven people died and, as of today, there were still homes without power. That night the weatherman said this storm was on its way to New Orleans. That was Thursday! Did anybody tell you? I know you didn't want to interrupt your vacation and I know how you don't like to get bad news. Plus, you had fundraisers to go to and mothers of dead soldiers to ignore and smear. You sure showed her!
I especially like how, the day after the hurricane, instead of flying to Louisiana, you flew to San Diego to party with your business peeps. Don't let people criticize you for this -- after all, the hurricane was over and what the heck could you do, put your finger in the dike?
And don't listen to those who, in the coming days, will reveal how you specifically reduced the Army Corps of Engineers' budget for New Orleans this summer for the third year in a row. You just tell them that even if you hadn't cut the money to fix those levees, there weren't going to be any Army engineers to fix them anyway because you had a much more important construction job for them -- BUILDING DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ!
On Day 3, when you finally left your vacation home, I have to say I was moved by how you had your Air Force One pilot descend from the clouds as you flew over New Orleans so you could catch a quick look of the disaster. Hey, I know you couldn't stop and grab a bullhorn and stand on some rubble and act like a commander in chief. Been there done that.
There will be those who will try to politicize this tragedy and try to use it against you. Just have your people keep pointing that out. Respond to nothing. Even those pesky scientists who predicted this would happen because the water in the Gulf of Mexico is getting hotter and hotter making a storm like this inevitable. Ignore them and all their global warming Chicken Littles. There is nothing unusual about a hurricane that was so wide it would be like having one F-4 tornado that stretched from New York to Cleveland.
No, Mr. Bush, you just stay the course. It's not your fault that 30 percent of New Orleans lives in poverty or that tens of thousands had no transportation to get out of town. C'mon, they're black! I mean, it's not like this happened to Kennebunkport. Can you imagine leaving white people on their roofs for five days? Don't make me laugh! Race has nothing -- NOTHING -- to do with this!
You hang in there, Mr. Bush. Just try to find a few of our Army helicopters and send them there. Pretend the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are near Tikrit.
P.S. That annoying mother, Cindy Sheehan, is no longer at your ranch. She and dozens of other relatives of the Iraqi War dead are now driving across the country, stopping in many cities along the way. Maybe you can catch up with them before they get to DC on September 21st.
From the way I see it Ayatollah you are a Bush fan. Wow, it's all making sense now. The gas guzzler, the attitude etc. Boy I should have known.
Here in Europe we love Michael Moore. Why, because he one of the few voices of dissent in the American system. One may not agree with his politics but if America is the bastion of democracy that it claims to be; so much to the extent that it's willing to sacrifce its own people and the lives of innocent children and women in Iraq then it should be able to stand him. Not only stand him but support him.
Unfortunately in this present day. This bush regime, being the most ideological, corrupt and incompetent since Nixon, has usurped the corporate media (or is it the other way round) and dissent is pretty lame.
Thankfully, this is speeding up the fall of the American empire; I mean, some rebel in a cave somewhere in Afghanistan is holding the only superpower at ransom that they have to spend billions of dollars fighting an unpopular war, making more enemies, and not to mention more terrorists. And now they can't get out, it reminiscent of another American quagmire (Vietnam) and it's costing money that the sate cannot Afford for long - creating an even worse deficit.
So what do they do? They say Moore is unpatriotic because he says "hang on a second, this doesn't add up". It's no longer about the economy stupid, it's about vague patriotism and bone-headed, gung-ho crap about fighting terrorist and creating fear of being attacked by brown-skinned foreigners.
We here in Europe find it laughable and if Americans don't see how bad things are getting then they deserve to be ruled by a monkey fronting for multi-national companies and interests and Dick Cheney and Halliburton.
From the way I see it Ayatollah you are a Bush fan. Wow, it's all making sense now. The gas guzzler, the attitude etc. Boy I should have known.
Iwe Chi Abre, stop being presumptious. You can believe what you chose to believe and I am not going to give you the satisfaction. Whether I lean to the left or the right is none of your business. If my love for comfort is enough a sign that I am a fan for Bush then so be it. Little did I know that Bush invented the gas guzzler automobile. As far as I know, American's have enjoyed the comforts of life for a long time and they do have resources to back the things they covet.
I remember last year when I was in London (Not Manchester), I happened to meet a very successful Doctor who happened to be a Senior of mine at Kamuzu Academy. He invited me to join him and his family to a dinner party. I could not believe when this good Doctor showed up with his wife and three kids at my hotel in a Finye (Micra) and asked me to jump in as well. I am 6" 2 and I thought this was some sort of joke. My mind started racing and I could not help but think of Canned Sardines fish. I told him I would catch up with them later as I had to brief my boss on a few issues. Luckily, he did not take offence and we all had a good time at the party. Mazunzo kudziko lachilendo
seeing that am stuck with this man on this forum i might as well comment,i deal with alot of mentally ill people and this man has symptoms that can get him sectioned,he tells fibs and doesnt know when to stop.people in England have nice rides noone stands out in a crowd,my sporty car can cost more than your gas guzzler but am a made up man i dont really think of it as a major purchase.to me its just a big toy.
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all i have is my word,and i dont break it for nobody.
seeing that am stuck with this man on this forum i might as well comment,i deal with alot of mentally ill people and this man has symptoms that can get him sectioned,he tells fibs and doesnt know when to stop.people in England have nice rides noone stands out in a crowd,my sporty car can cost more than your gas guzzler but am a made up man i dont really think of it as a major purchase.to me its just a big toy.
I already know that you deal with lots of not only ill but also mentally ill people at the Nursing home you have been working since you got to England. You are also right that you do not stand out, atleast when you are driving your little Finye. I was in the same predicament when I was working for Coopers over there in Central London. Atleast in London, I know Big Automobiles do stand out even though they are a hassle to drive with the tiny roads. You poverty striken African can not even afford to buy one.
I understand that you and I are not on the same page. You are talking about the Magomo area of England when I am talking about London. Central London to be exact.
thats where you and me differ,you see,i know what i drive its a phat ride that turns heads,but i dont care about cars,i left nice ones in malawi when your father was driving that m'benene that used to wake people up at night.it was even noisy than chigayo cha dzanjalimozi.you come on this forum as if you are top class pamene uli mphawisi weni weni,you only know arguements you cant stand a debate you fool.
are you still mpenya kunayi?i remember you used to have those crossed eyes.i have to be honest i used to be uncofortable around you.i coudnt tell whether you was looking at me or not.then i heard you had stolen money,i just said damn those eyes really saw a racket.
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all i have is my word,and i dont break it for nobody.
thats where you and me differ,you see,i know what i drive its a phat ride that turns heads,but i dont care about cars,i left nice ones in malawi when your father was driving that m'benene that used to wake people up at night.it was even noisy than chigayo cha dzanjalimozi.you come on this forum as if you are top class pamene uli mphawisi weni weni,you only know arguements you cant stand a debate you fool. are you still mpenya kunayi?i remember you used to have those crossed eyes.i have to be honest i used to be uncofortable around you.i coudnt tell whether you was looking at me or not.then i heard you had stolen money,i just said damn those eyes really saw a racket.
Ha! Ha! You really made me laugh. Back to business, you are right you have a "FART" car which turns heads. Who can dare stand it but you lousy deaf moron? I thought I heard that your pompous father drunk all the money with prostitutes (at Namilombwa) from the little settlement he got from the Government. I did not know that he bought any car with it. Tell me more.
My Father did not need a car of his own. Remember. The Government was our provider. I swear, the Toyota Cressida that was in the garage was for my mum. And another thing, the cross eyed person you are talking about is your cousin. You and I have never crossed paths.
Lastly but not least, stop imitating the street language. You American wanna be. Do you atleast understand that there are reason why black inner city kids talk or write like that? There is a reason. This Lingo is neither used nor accepted among those that have been to school. We know you atleast went to primary School and get with it.
ndakufinya phwala umanama.who in his right mental state would come on the internet forum and start yapping like a woman,my mother this,my father that,we all have parents and we respect them,mwana wanjoka iwe,its time you grow up and face facts like a man.if you are poor work hard and you will get what you want,stop living in a fantasy,those days are long gone.
this is my last conversation with you,because you are not worthy my precious time,am slicker than your average place that on your conscious.you can never be in my legue not in a million years.say what you say thats what you know best and i stick to what i know best.we are intellectually mismatched with you on the lower end.i rest my case.
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all i have is my word,and i dont break it for nobody.
ndakufinya phwala umanama.who in his right mental state would come on the internet forum and start yapping like a woman,my mother this,my father that,we all have parents and we respect them,mwana wanjoka iwe,its time you grow up and face facts like a man.if you are poor work hard and you will get what you want,stop living in a fantasy,those days are long gone. this is my last conversation with you,because you are not worthy my precious time,am slicker than your average place that on your conscious.you can never be in my legue not in a million years.say what you say thats what you know best and i stick to what i know best.we are intellectually mismatched with you on the lower end.i rest my case.
It is only now that I realize that I dressed you in a borrowed robe. I thought you had some sense and a little bit of intelligence in your Chimutu Chophyotoka Ngati Nkhuku Ndembo. You come up here with your different aliases thinking that you can break Ayatollah. I have torn each and every one of your pseudos. You good for nothing dimwit. You are nothing but a pauper living under the most dispecable conditions in Manchester. Get a life and leave me a lone. You can curse all you want. Your weak mind will never get on the better side of the self made Ayatollah.
I never realised that in this century people still boast about having big cars that polute the environment and use up all that gas. Maybe, living in "civilised" Europe you get to take some things for granted.
Back to the Bush thing. I kind'a assumed you were a Bush supporter the wat you badmouthed Cindy Sheehan and Michael Moore. Well, it's none of my business which way your politics lie but when you publish your opinions here they are open to criticism and I can insult them with all the impunity I can muster. I have the rght to.
Back to the Bush thing. I kind'a assumed you were a Bush supporter the wat you badmouthed Cindy Sheehan and Michael Moore. Well, it's none of my business which way your politics lie but when you publish your opinions here they are open to criticism and I can insult them with all the impunity I can muster. I have the rght to.
Iwe, can you please take your time when either reading other peoples' postings or posting your own weak stuff here. When and where did I bad mouth the two above. The only thing I wrote was "unbelievable". Sit down and think first. Is it possible that this word "unbelievable" in front of the posting was referring to Bush himself. Sometimes I tend to wonder what kind of Schools some of you fools have been to.
Secondly, read your posting above. It is rude and inconsiderate to others for you to keep making spelling and grammer mistakes. Ayatollah does not want to sit here and be wasting time correcting your weak asss English. Come on now. Be sensitive to others. Etiquette is only but contagious.
By the way it's spelt "grammar" not "grammer" boy where did you learn how to spell?
As for the Moore thing, at least you should have given a better statement as to why you posted it. What was its relevance?
My dear about school, I'm sure I went to a better one than you. Least they taught me critical thinking. Unfortunately, wherever you went to school didn't teach you about common sense. Or maybe it's just that you're a little bit dim that you didn't pick it up. No wonder you believe global warming is caused by deforestation.
Interesting! Very Interesting. By the way, your puppet has been quiet. Is it fair to assume that he is on the night shift tonight? Poor fella. I wish he could find another gig where he would make enough. This thing of working two jobs just to make ends meet is just a little too much. One job ain't cutting it. Let us all wish him well. Hopefully when he finishes his degree in the next 6 years, he will be able to maintain one job.
By the way, this is the last posting from me this year. Good luck and keep the fire burning. You made my last day here fun. But I gotta move to more important things. By the way, I trully do not hate you and your cronnies. Will send you a jingle next time I am in London. Good Luck and keep well.
i never said i hate Ayatollah,i love you sonnyboy,i just hate your guts,and since you control your guts you know where you stand.never take a swing at game again or your life will be hell.you hate on me because am beautiful sonnyboy,from day one you wanted to be like me.now you met abre on this forum,who is intellectually standing on top of your grave,the man battered you and wired your mouth till you punk out.now you are crying koto,to JRC to remove you from this entertaining game of the mind.you really dont know what you are missing.
we will keep on having fun on this web page till your gobby self comes back,i hope you have learned a thing or two.respect the elders sonny boy,man has to change,dont be the same stupid irresponsible person all your bloody life life.and for your information Bingu is passing through england enroute to america,in the next two to three weeks time.if you wanna meet him holla at me.i know somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody who can introduce you to him for your dream to come true.as of now let me take this opportunity to extend my apologies to the forum commitee for kicking Ayatollah below the belt as its in breach of the rules of the game.my hand is just to big for a tiny little man although he claims to be 6"2.i hope i did not fructure his scrotum.
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all i have is my word,and i dont break it for nobody.