YES/NO "poll": If the refugees were white, would Bush have acted sooner?

[Nikki Stone 1]

I hate to think that the answer is "yes", but after hearing the neocons weigh in (Medved, O'Lielly, and the FEMA director among others), I really wonder.

[yourout]

1. With out a doubt..........Yes.

[Brightmore]

2. No

He sat on his ass during 9/11 as well.

[Nikki Stone 1]

5. I'll always remember "My Pet Goat"

......

[Poiuyt]

3. What if the refugees were multi-millionaires?

[expatriot]

4. YES, further more many governors would have responded sooner

[Digit]

6. Not a black or white question...it is a have or have nots question

They want to get rid of the poor.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. There were a lot of white seniors interviewed tonight

In tears, one woman said, "No one knows we even exist. Nobody cares."

[titoresque]

7. No he's a serial killer

it makes no difference except that maybe this color brings him an even bigger smile.

[KamaAina]

8. Yes.

He probably still would have found a way to fsck it up, being Bush** -- but yes.

[ultraist]

9. YES!

Do you think Americans would sit back and watch white American babies, grandmothers, and others DIE?

It's so about race.

[Tyranny_R_US]

10. YES

[melody]

11. If they were rich, yes

It doesn't matter whether we're brown or black or yellow or white or purple. The only color these people see is green.

[Pallas180]

43. Exactly. Rich and republican he would have acted sooner

otherwise you dont count

[itzamirakul]

12. YES

N/T

[The Traveler]

13. No question ... YES!

But ... Biloxi and other MS disaster sites are not faring much better with respect to Federal support. This is a fuck up of epic proportions.

[brentspeak]

14. Probably, unless he knew the whites were mostly Democrat

[TheDonkey]

15. no, didn't give a damn about 9-11 doesn't give a damn about NO

[tedoll78]

16. Hmm.. it's not a black/white question.

I think it's purely political revenge. This ensures that Louisiana becomes much, much redder. Say bye-bye to Governor Blanco, to Senator Landrieu, and to the part of Louisiana that went 77% for Kerry.

[Nikki Stone 1]

19. Junior would let people die for political revenge?

THat would be truly evil

[tedoll78]

25. Not only revenge.. but for future political prospects.

Any Democrat who wins statewide or nationwide office in Louisiana has New Orleans as his/her base anchoring vote. With those voters scattered to the wind, Louisiana becomes as politically hopeless as Alabama. New Orleans was the one area that made victory possible for Democrats there.

[piss_n_vinegar]

17. All about Race & Class

Absolutely, YES! Katrina blew the curtains off and has shown to the world how our Govt. treats people of color and poverty.. With total disregard and contempt..

[Catherine Vincent]

20. Probably.

[against all enemies]

21. What do you think?

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. Yes, especially if they were blonde women

[greblc]

23. Yes.

[nofurylike]

24. absolutely, yes. eom

[kerry-is-my-prez]

26. Only if they are WEALTHY Republicans Contributers

n/t

[Norquist Nemesis]

32. That was my thought, too!

He'd LOVE to have a black demographic like this. Not only does this block vote for Democrats, he also has the high UE.

Now, if these were all 'good' GOP supporters, 'suffering' from high taxes, and being bashed over their wish to have a ten commandments monument in the French Quarter...well, they'ld be having a BBQ with the Prez at the Bush Estate before the storm even hit!

[Endangered Specie]

27. Not unless they were rich too

[NiteOwll]

28. YES!

No question about it.

[WiseButAngrySara]

29. How much time was spent on a white woman lost in Aruba? YES...sadly

YES. I've come to hate this country.

[WiseButAngrySara]

30. Delete...Sorry, dupe! But I'll vote again. YES........n/t

[wli]

31. YES

[Chichiri]

33. Yes, absolutely

[Stryguy]

34. If they where White Christians..

[LordBinkyTheBuffoon]

35. No

If you said RICH white people, I'd of said yes though.

[Bumblebee]

41. welcome to DU

:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

[LordBinkyTheBuffoon]

46. Thank you very much!

:hi:

[Bumblebee]

36. Unfortunately yes -- even if they all were vegetables like Schiavo

Plus they would have been more likely to be GOP voters and that's all that counts. Remember Florida in August of 2004. He would have not dared to go to CA then -- and it was a much less serious hurricane.

[BeTheChange]

37. No, unless it was LaJolla and they were rich too. nt

[progressivebydesign]

38. I don't usually go for the race card, but yes he would have acted soonerNT

[Sugarbleus]

39. NO..........unless they were RICH white folk...

Race plays into this to some degree BUT...It's MOSTLY about CLASS.

POOR people are "expendable" because they need more than they give; they are not property owners or huge tax payers. IT'S A humanitarian SCANDAL of unbelievable proportions IMO.

I fear a tragedy befalling my town after watching this incompetence in the Gulf states and N.O.

[Bumblebee]

44. Agreed. Simply put, he does not call them "my base"

but in this case race and class are linked

[kaygore]

40. yes...duh!

[moobu2]

42. Oh hell yes.

There would have been round the clock air lifts starting the next morning on. This has a minor class element, but mainly it's all about race. Very sad but true.

[Mr_Spock]

45. I'm going to have to say - YES

It may be a subconscious thing, but Republicans really don't like black people - they think they are stupid ignorant Democratic voters. I've never met a Republican who didn't turn out to be a bigot - even if they give appearances otherwise, get to know them - pretend to be their buddy - you'll soon enough find out - just another bigot on the inside.

[Bumblebee]

48. The thing that was most startling to me was Condi's behavior

but she probably does not even consider herself black by now...

[DanCa]

47. American Skin by Bruce Springsteen 41 shots

41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots....
and we'll take that ride
'cross this bloody river
to the other side
41 shots... cut through the night
You're kneeling over his body in the vestibule
Praying for his life

Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living
In your American skin

41 shots
Lena gets her son ready for school
She says "on these streets, Charles
You've got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you
Promise you'll always be polite,
that you'll never ever run away
Promise Mama you'll keep your hands in sight"

Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living
In your American skin

Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it in your heart, is it in your eyes
It ain't no secret

41 shots... and we'll take that ride
'Cross this bloody river
To the other side
41 shots... got my boots caked in this mud
We're baptized in these waters and in each other's blood

Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living
In your American skin

[Nikki Stone 1]

49. YES. GREAT SONG about an American sin

....

[bliss_eternal]

50. Not if they were poor--but maybe a bit quicker

just so it didn't look bad to other white people.

[really annoyed]

51. Yes

Kick....