Queen of NIMBY?
Not in my back yard!
Taken from www.cnn.com:
Barbara Bush, who accompanied the former presidents on a tour of the Astrodome complex Monday, said the relocation to Houston is "working very well" for some of the poor people forced out of New Orleans.
"What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality," she said during a radio interview with the American Public Media program "Marketplace." "And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them."
Working vey well for them?
So much for compasionate conservative.
WORKING VERY WELL FOR THEM???
Scary that they want to stay in Texas? Why is that scary Mrs. Bush? Please, elaborate for those of us who are a bit slow on the uptake.
WORKING VERY WELL FOR THEM???
Oh, we should all have things work out so well for us. To lose our homes, have our city destroyed, to live in a sports complex with 15,000 other people...It's the American dream!
The Bush family seems to have great faith in religion and deep religious values (at least when it's convenient) so I thought I would pose an open question to Mrs. Bush: Ever heard of a book called Leviticus? It's the third book in what you know as the "Old Testament."
Chapter 19.
"9 ¶ And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger:
17 ¶ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.
37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD."
And there's some other stuff in there about loving your neighbor, and giving to the poor, yadda yadda yadda. There's even some good stuff on the subject in the "New Testament." Most of it was spoken by a man named Jesus.
Hey Barbara- What would Jesus do?
The Gospel of St. Matthew, Chapter 5:
4 ¶ Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Is. 61.2
5 ¶ Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Ps. 37.11
6 ¶ Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Is. 55.1, 2
7 ¶ Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 ¶ Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Ps. 24.4, 5
9 ¶ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Chapter 8:
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Start reading, Barbara. You're never too old to learn!
posted by The leftist southpaw @ 11:28 AM
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