[sankofalist]An open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
Michelle Massie
michelle@mwcreativegroup.com
Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:09:00 -0400
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From: Vonetta Booker-Brown <vonbook1973@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 05:51:12 -0700 (PDT)
To: <vonbook1973@yahoo.com>
Subject: An open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
He pretty much summed it up & broke it down...pass this on...
Friday, September 2nd, 2005
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.
Yours,
Michael Moore
MMFlint@aol.com
www.MichaelMoore.com
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
<http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org/userdata_display.php?modin=50> before
they get to DC on September 21st.
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<B>From: </B>Vonetta Booker-Brown <vonbook1973@yahoo.com><BR>
<B>Date: </B>Fri, 2 Sep 2005 05:51:12 -0700 (PDT)<BR>
<B>To: </B><vonbook1973@yahoo.com><BR>
<B>Subject: </B>An open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush<BR>
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He pretty much summed it up & broke it down...pass this on...<BR>
<BR>
<B><I>Friday, September 2nd, 2005<BR>
</I>Vacation is Over... an open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush=
<BR>
</B><BR>
<B>Friday, September 2nd, 2005</B> <BR>
<BR>
Dear Mr. Bush: <BR>
<BR>
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 dra=
g. <BR>
<BR>
Also, any idea where all our national guard soldiers are? We could really u=
se them right now for the type of thing they signed up to do like helping wi=
th national disasters. How come they weren't there to begin with? <BR>
<BR>
Last Thursday I was in south Florida and sat outside while the eye of Hurri=
cane Katrina passed over my head. It was only a Category 1 then but it was p=
retty nasty. Eleven people died and, as of today, there were still homes wit=
hout 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 sme=
ar. You sure showed her! <BR>
<BR>
I especially like how, the day after the hurricane, instead of flying to Lo=
uisiana, 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? <BR>
<BR>
And don't listen to those who, in the coming days, will reveal how you spec=
ifically reduced the Army Corps of Engineers' budget for New Orleans this su=
mmer 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 engin=
eers to fix them anyway because you had a much more important construction j=
ob for them -- BUILDING DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ! <BR>
<BR>
On Day 3, when you finally left your vacation home, I have to say I was mov=
ed by how you had your Air Force One pilot descend from the clouds as you fl=
ew 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. <BR>
<BR>
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 not=
hing. Even those pesky scientists who predicted this would happen because th=
e water in the Gulf of Mexico is getting hotter and hotter making a storm li=
ke 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 li=
ke having one F-4 tornado that stretched from New York to Cleveland. <BR>
<BR>
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 transporta=
tion to get out of town. C'mon, they're black! I mean, it's not like this ha=
ppened 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 wi=
th this! <BR>
<BR>
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 a=
re near Tikrit. <BR>
<BR>
Yours, <BR>
<BR>
Michael Moore<BR>
MMFlint@aol.com<BR>
www.MichaelMoore.com <BR>
<BR>
P.S. That annoying mother, Cindy Sheehan, is no longer at your ranch. She a=
nd dozens of other relatives of the Iraqi War dead are now driving across th=
e country, stopping in many cities along the way. Maybe you can catch up wit=
h them <a href=3D"http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org/userdata_display.php?mod=
in=3D50"><http://www.bringthemhomenowtour.org/userdata_display.php?modin=3D50=
></a> before they get to DC on September 21st.<BR>
<BR>
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