A killer Hurricane to hit America during the Republican Convention

[BOSSHOG]

I hope Gustav poops out and just sends gentle breezes throughout the gulf but I doubt that will occur. But images on live news next week of a powerful storm while the republicans tell America to vote for them would be justly deserved.

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200807_5day.html#a_topad

[NJmaverick]

1. Guess the fundies prayers for rain were answered

[GreenPartyVoter]

28. Guess so! LOL Still, I don't wish a hurricane on all the innocent people in its path. :^(

[Heather MC]

43. Amen!

[eshfemme]

51. Yeah, answered by "God's wrath" I'm not really superstitious about weather

but I'm willing to use that superstition against the fundies that somehow believed Katrina was sent to punish New Orleans.

[Joe Bacon]

61. But, isn't Pat Robertson praying the storm away?

Maybe Pat shouldn't pray to Ayn Rand... :evilgrin:

[Epiphany4z]

2. cosmic justice

at its best.

[LisaM]

3. I agree! I think we should be running on Katrina

And if McCain announces a running mate on his birthday, it will serve Democrats well. You'd think he'd be running away from the Marie Antoinette-like image we have of him eating cake while Katrina raged.

[BOSSHOG]

6. I'm not too proud

to admit those five day forecast pictures scare the crap out of me. We are "ready" if you will, but I don't think a human can't help but be terrified of those damn things.

Almost every time I'm in the Quarter I see Marie Antoinette, and she's always losing her head.

[DangerousRhythm]

49. The tracking pictures are freaking me out and I'm in Houston.

I hope it does the least possible amount of damage... seriously, I am SICK of storms and can't wait till storm season is over. I'll be able to rest easier. The double whammy of Katrina and Rita really traumatized me. I'm not a Houston native and I never feared storms as much as I do today. Every time I see a new storm I get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. :\

[SwampG8r]

52. in florida since 1959

i aint scared of hurricanes no more
i sit outside and watch the debris fly by
just a rainstorm
with 140 mph winds

[Sensitivity]

4. At least the One upstairs is on the job!!

[Avalux]

16. It would seem that way wouldn't it?

I do not want people to get hurt, but I do believe in Karma; what you do comes back to you.

[onenote]

20. you believe in karma - so what did the folks in the coastal area do to deserve this?

They're going to be hurt by this in more profound ways than the repubs.

[onenote]

19. yes, because the One upstairs hates people in coastal areas

What a silly silly post.

[Gman]

5. A message to fundies:

Be careful what you ask for.

Do you think God will be making a point next week?

[hedgehog]

33. Gee, and I thought Fundies read the Bible......

But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.

[Buck Laser]

7. I think it may be time to give prayer a try...

But has a hurricane ever gotten to Minnesota?

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

8. Nope. No hurricanes here,

just tornadoes and violent thunderstorms. :hi:

[DinahMoeHum]

13. Don't forget bridge collapses.

IIRC, the Twin Cities paid a big price for Republican-led infrastructure budget cuts.

:evilfrown:

[Barack_America]

9. That looks like a nasty storm. I hope the gulf coast is prepared.

*worry*

[SurfingAtWork]

10. I really hope that no lives are lost or damage is done by this hurricane.

That said, this could be a good vehicle to remind America about Katrina, The GOP, and McCain.

[StClone]

11. We don't wish this and we have no power over nature.

But we can observe it.

[Balderdash]

12. If you give a shit about the human beings

that live in NOLA you'll pray that Gustav goes away. WTF is wrong with
you people. Defeat the Repubs at the voting booth.

[BOSSHOG]

14. I have no control over hurricanes in the gulf coast

or where they go or what they do when they get there. I've been voting against republicans since 1978 and will continue to do so. I live very close to New Orleans and I and my family are human beings. Gustav scares the crap out of me. There will be a gop convention next week and the weather experts say there will be a hurricane somewhere in the gulf next week. I'm not praying for a horrible natural disaster just observing what most likely will be. WTF WTF?

[Balderdash]

15. Because you sound

like a freakin' vulture, you and everyone else in this thread even remotely thinking
this is a good thing. There isn't anything about a hurricane heading towards NOLA
that should be fair game for either party except to ask what can we do and how fucking
soon can we do it.

[malta blue]

27. He is not a "freaking vulture"

This is someone who lived through it. :mad:

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[malta blue]

40. wow - such harsh words completely unwarranted.....

"Fucking idiot" ?

Thanks - instead of attacking me and calling me a fucking idiot, you could have shared your own story. nice job.

[Xipe Totec]

42. Worse shit to hit the fan ever?

Lady, you haven't lived long.

[uppityperson]

32. Who is saying a hurricane would be a good thing?

Putting up reminder images of the harm they cause, that would work against the repubs. That's how I take the post and damn. Sure hope it peters out.

[Shakespeare]

35. No, he doesn't--he's making an OBSERVATION.

And you have no CLUE about BOSSHOG, who (barely) survived Katrina. He's the LAST person who'd be ghoulish about it, to step back and take a deep breath.

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[BOSSHOG]

21. Thanks Tatum

I look forward to you coming down and helping me clean up my property after the hurricane in the event it comes my way as Katrina did three years ago this friday.

[TornadoTN]

25. Many of us did - and will again

I hope this thing goes away but we should also be concerned that McCain and his ilk would use it as an opportunity to show how "awesome" they are "this time".

I don't want to see either. But as for your extrapolation of events, many of us came to New Orleans and other places to help in the clean-up and aftermath. We'll do it again.

[BOSSHOG]

48. Thanks TornadoTN

Volunteers were and continue to be a Godsend down here. The bureaucratic and governmental fumbling and bumbling and fraud have intensified the need for honest to goodness aid. Sadly I think someone somewhere will be in need of assistance about the end of next week, we just don't know where right now.

[malta blue]

26. ...

:hug:

I'm so sorry BOSSHOG

[BOSSHOG]

29. Thank You MB

We made it through one one hundred year hurricane, maybe we can hang through another.

[Dreamer Tatum]

30. Oh, WELL then! That DOES give you the right to wish destruction on others!

Don't know WHAT I was thinking!


:eyes:

[malta blue]

31. I think you should reassess what BOSSHOG is saying

:eyes:

[Shakespeare]

37. FUCKING LIAR. He did not such thing.

Just keep rollin' those eyes, douchebag.

[malta blue]

24. it appears to me that BOSSHOG has dealt with it before

Perhaps you should consider that before you call him an asshole.

[Shakespeare]

36. Considering he survived Katrina, I'd say you're in dire need of a fucking clue.

He's not the asshole here, asshole.

[cwydro]

44. I'm in Key West

and we get whipped too. I lost my house in Wilma.

This one is looking close. It misses us, well good, but that only means it hits someone else.

You guys stay safe and be prepared, OK?

Good vibes from this little island out here in the Gulf.

[malta blue]

45. stay safe

:pals:

[cwydro]

47. Thanks.

and I'll wish the same for anyone in the path of these scary storms

[SheilaT]

18. The problem is, IMO, that conservatives

manage to blame liberals for all sorts of shit, including weather. Conservative preachers will say that 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina were God punishing America for tolerating gays and abortion. Those kinds of statements are offensive. No talk of ignored warnings, or badly built levees or any other policies that might possibly have had some impact on people choosing to be suicide pilots, or being trapped in flooded houses.

I don't wish a bad hurricane on anyone. But hurricanes happen, and there ought to be better planning starting at the federal level to deal with them. Probably starting with some kinds of limitations on building right on the shores, but also including building codes that help keep structures intact in very high winds.

[RaleighNCDUer]

22. There would be a certain degree of irony if THEY were trapped

in the convention center this time.

[goodgd_yall]

23. Whatever happens, happens

Not going to wish it on anyone. But if it happens, I hope it will trigger memories of Katrina and shake some sense into them.

[truthisfreedom]

34. A big storm would be a fitting reminder, but let's hope it doesn't wreak havoc on land.

If it took out an oil platform or two without spilling much, and sat around in the gulf looking terriflyingly menacing... that would be perfect. I'd never wish for yet more damage to our coasts.

[Nikki Stone1]

39. No! I spent Hurricane Katrina panicking over my best friend in NOLA

I think you remember, BossHog. I didn't hear from her for a WEEK. I just kept watching those bodies floating in the streets and I couldn't sleep. And SwampRat was AWOL, remember? What a scary, scary time. No fucking way am I going through that again.

If Mother Nature wants to punish the Repugs, let her give them rickets or something.

[BOSSHOG]

56. Yeah, we were without electricity and cell phone service

for quite awhile and family elsewhere were in a panic. I think once in a lifetime is more then enough of that nonsense; but Gustav is gonna disrupt many lives, we just don't know where just yet.

[Nikki Stone1]

60. I just hope it bypasses NOLA

God knows they don't need this now.

[Danger Mouse]

41. With the way things work in this country, it'd probably help them.

They'd say 'the terrists didit' or something like that, and people would gobble it up.

[windbreeze]

46. I may hate * and McCain, but I sure as hell hope the Gulf states

and New Orleans don't have to go through this again...I don't care who's karma it's perceived to be...stay safe all...wb

[Ganja Ninja]

50. All I can say is ...

It's too bad the GOP didn't hold their convention on an oil rig in the gulf.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

53. maybe lightning will strike them for their wrongdoings!

[Eurobabe]

54. Oh shit. Are the GOPers cloud seeding ?

I think they really want to cancel this miserable event. They know they are phucked.

My heart goes out to anyone living on the Gulf Coast, this is the last thing ANYONE needs. I just find it pretty ironic that this is happening while the NEOCONS party, AGAIN.

Stay SAFE y'all, down south there. :grouphug:

[zulchzulu]

55. That shouldn't bother the Repigs if a hurricane hits...

They all have more than a few houses to still go to.

[LynneSin]

57. Well, I have to admit that there is no way the repukes will fuck this hurricane up

Republicans, and this time it is ALL republicans since Jindal is governor, allow the people of the Gulf to suffer under Gustav the way they did under Katrina they might as well pack their bags and save their money for the 2012 presidential election. The saving grace for Katrina was it was 2005 which gave the Bush/Republicans 3 years to put that mess behind them (although I know Katrina had impact on the 2006 midterms).

McCain should be worrying less about his VP pick and more about if Bush has alerted FEMA and the National Guard to be on stand-by for this hurricane.

My guess is that even the republicans will know just how critical this could be and this time there is absolutely no way they could blame a democrat for this mess (like they did with Governor Blanco)

[BOSSHOG]

58. piyush has been flooding the airwaves telling all to be ready

The politics in and around New Orleans about Hurricane Katrina and recovery efforts have been a three ring circus. Extremely funny and oh so sad at the same time.

[SoonerPride]

59. It's called Karma

And it is a harsh mistress.

McSame ate cake whilst New Orleans drowned.