Katrina Monday morning quarterbacking

[Agent_Steal]

Have you never heard the saying which is more generous, Bill Gates giving 100 million dollars to charity or You giving 1000 dollars to charity.. You are being more generous... it hurts you to give that amount but you do it out of kindness.. donating that amount doesn't even phase on someone like Bill Gates.... it's not always about the final amount... If you want to say who gave the most.. then yes it is about final amount.. but if you throw around terms like generous... that value doesn't matter... Hopefully someone with common sense understands this....

No offence but I believe that both of them are being generous ... Why ??? The money that they both have donated will help impact someones life one way or the other ... That in my point of view is what truly counts ...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. 'Tis good to give a stranger a meal, or a night's lodging. 'Tis better to be hospitable to his good meaning and thought, and give courage to a companion. We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows achievement and who at the worst if he fails at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

'nuff said ...

[!mitationRust]

She refers to that toxic and caustic liquid as water! The question should've been asked to her. : Governor Blanco, would you wade in this "water" for a few minutes?

Governor Blanco says: "we need to test the water to see if it's just Louisiana water or if it's contaminated" Ummm................throw every chemical in a metro, including the dead into lake Pontchartrain.....what do you have?


That's right! A contaminated liquid.

The Mayor and the Governor.............have they even talked to each other yet, AT ALL?????


Those people that are still trying to stay have nothing in terms of "civilized" amenities etc.... water works, electricity......the only way they know what's going on is through word of mouth and radios with batteries. She's going to let them stay, amazing!

[Aspman]

debwalin,

"weird" food

Ahh, go try a proper chicken or lamb tikka you'll be converted. All those poor folks in NO will be looking for ways to get to Blighty to satisfy their craving for Indian take aways, kababs and roast beef and Yorkshire puds.

The best article I've read was one on CNN yesterday (I can't find it today!)...our customs agents are finally doing something smart....all the "knock-off" items that they confiscate coming in at the border...Tommy Hilfiger clothes and Nikey shoes, etc, are being donated to shelters! I was so proud of someone finally coming up with a good use for that stuff instead of just wasting it in warehouses til it rots.

Couldn't agree more, there does seem to be a lack of initiative these days with people deferring to the rule book rather than using their heads.


Germany ain't safe either Gore: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4182788.stm

[Cybr1d]

You can tell me I need to learn to STFU.. tell you what.. as soon as I hear it from a non American I will... but as far as I'm concerned your opinion means as much to me as mine does to you...

I am a non-American...I'm Albanian.

As far as donations to the tsunami... I put 20 bucks in one of the donation boxes and every time I was in walmart I'd give a dollar. How much did you give if you're going to question me....

I donated $100 to the Tsunami Fund. Gave blood twice, and donated $250 for the Katrina victims.

Have you never heard the saying which is more generous, Bill Gates giving 100 million dollars to charity or You giving 1000 dollars to charity.. You are being more generous... it hurts you to give that amount but you do it out of kindness.. donating that amount doesn't even phase on someone like Bill Gates.... it's not always about the final amount... If you want to say who gave the most.. then yes it is about final amount.. but if you throw around terms like generous... that value doesn't matter... Hopefully someone with common sense understands this....

A person doesn't have to go broke to be generous! Speaking of common sense, I'm yet to see some from you so far.

[Kthln01]

giving anything is being generous.

we shouldn't expect anything from anyone.