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WHO VOTED FOR THIS ASSHOLE?

Friday, September 2nd, 2005
**taken from michaelmoore.com**

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 before they get to DC on September 21st.

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But you have to….because it’s real….
I decided to get online today and to SEE what’s going on…to read the news, and to view the photos and to HEAR what’s going on in NEW ORLEANS…..and it’s real….everything that they’re experiencing is REAL.
OH and um….Guess where Bush is….:???:
YEP…”On Vacation” :loser:

This my friends, is a wake up call.

Cherish what you have because one day…it could LITERALLY/FIGURATIVELY be swept away.

My prayers go out to those people who have lost loved ones, lost pets, lost ANYTHING or ANYONE in Hurricane Katrina. My God Bless you and keep you safe…..:pray:

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Somehow, i cant help but be a little flustered. :pissed: Just like the SATs held the key to getting into USC, the GRE holds the key into getting into a good Masters program. God, if it could only be EASIER. As simple as it SOUNDS *get a good grade, apply*, the GRE doesnt seem that easy. I’ve bought books, *e-books, and bound books*….registered on websites *practice tests, and daily notes*….and now i’m feeling like, maybe I should just….

GIVE UP. :uhh: I’m PRAYING that the test will be easier than these practice tests I’m doing…:pray:…I DO have a month and some change right? *sigh*

But I cant, because I know that a Master will help me to secure higher positions, and more money. CHA-CHING. :thumbsup:

So….I ask….have you taken the GRE? When did you take it? Was it hard? How many times did you take it? How well did you do? Did you get in to the school that you wanted to?

Pray that I get through this…with a score good enough to get in…

PS. Someone jacked some of my photos so i had to enable hotlink…sorry ya’ll…kind of fuggs things up for the cool folks

Have a Blessed Week Ya’ll…

xoxoxoxoxo

Today…I went to the gym…

As i walked in to the gym, i was greeted by staff who now know me as “CE” since one of them decided to play detective and look me up on the internet…*waving*…I like Sunday training sessions because it means there will be less people there and it’s a lot quieter…

Anyhow, I walked over to the admin office, said hello to everyone, and asked my trainer where he wanted me to start. And of course, he said Cardio….WOO HOO! :duh: So i walked out of the office and over to the set of *almost empty* treadmills. There was one being occupied by a black man who was bopping his head something vicious…if it wasnt Ludacris :thumbsup:, it was probably 50 cent :thumbsdown: blaring in his headset. The machine i chose was on the end…away from the black man who was now starting to hum….It was a quiet little spot…..i liked it…I added some incline, set my speed to a low 2 and prepared to get my heartrate up…and then all of a sudden a black man comes up behind me…he has a thick accent…very definitive…..

Man: 2, 4, 24…we’re gonna get you going…2 minutes walk, 4 minutes jog, 24 minutes run……

Me: *turning around thinking “Is this man talking to ME?”*

Man: Yep….2,4,24

Me: Me?

Man: Yep….2,4,24…come on…do it…let’s go…

Me: Are you serious? *looking around for my trainer who I could see through the huge glass windowed office*

Man: Sure am….come on……let’s go….

Me: *looking at my panel…* I just got here…..*looking at his shirt franticly to see if it had a Bally’s Logo*

Man: So? We’re gonna do it…..this is how i get to 26 miles a day….I stay in shape…come on….

Me: *thinking – “maybe if i just ignore him” *

Man: *reaches across the two metal bars that seperated my machine from his*:crowded:

Me: Is he really gonna…..:pissed:

Man: *increases the incline*

Me: He cant really be….:pissed:

Man: *increases the speed*

Me: HOLD UP….*flies backwards off the machine*…

At this point…..my trainer comes out and asks me if i’m okay….I look at him like “NIGGA WHERE WERE YOU??” Meanwhile, the crazy black man increases his OWN speed to sprint….:wtf:

Me: I’M DONE…NEXT MACHINE, PLEASE….I’M COOL….*shaking hand and head – thinking :wtf: just happened here??*

Needless to say…Don’t TOUCH My Treadmill. It’s NOT nice.

Sometimes it’s the little things that brighten your day and make you smile….:blush:

I received a card from Grandma and UCP the other day….two seperate cards, two seperate meanings. I dont know if many of you know but donating to organizations such as UCP is a real blessing. United Cerebal Palsy is such a great organization and I’m so happy to be able to donate my time as well as monetarily when I can…:heart:

My grandma is a special person in my life…she’s done so much for this family it’s amazing…she took care of me when my father was dying and my mother had to be with him. I can’t wait to go HOME this weekend…*sigh*…:cloud9:

I hit up the gym tonight to get in my daily run and exercise….it’s starting to become a regular part of my life and I’m definately not fighting it…I charged up the IPOD, and updated the songs…and drove to Ballys as if it was the last place on earth…It was a little crowded :crowded: but I’m glad that I went.

Anyhow…i have a Dr’s appointment in the morning, so I’ll be MIA most of the day…:uhh:

Have a blessed day everybody….put God first…:pray:

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

I received this meme today in my email box, from someone I dont really know. But It asked me to locate my birth month amongst the 11 others and to highlight those words that correspond to my overal being.

OCTOBER: Loves to chat. Loves those who loves him. Loves to takes things at the center. Attractive and suave. Inner and physical beauty. Does not lie or pretend. Sympathetic. Treats friends importantly. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care of what others think. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel, the arts and literature. Soft-spoken, loving and caring Romantic! Touchy and easily jealous. Concerned. Loves outdoors. Just and fair. Spendthrift. Easily influenced. Easily loses confidence. Loves children.

Read the entire Meme…

I dont profess to be something that I’m not. I’m nothing less than what I’ve said that I am….however I’d like to think that I’m more. It only takes a little to piss me off….I dont like that I’m not 120lbs like I used to be, I’m spoiled, pretentious, anal, organized, and expensive. But you all know this….or at least you should. By now, if you’ve been reading my blog for more than a month or two you know that all of the things listed above are correct….

But this is me…and at this point you can either take it or leave it…:blush:

Yesterday was …….well…let’s just say, my ass hurts and my arms feel like they want to just fall off….*add Dramatic to that list above *…but I made it through. He tried to kill me, but I’m glad he did…he’s just trying to test my limits…which is fine. So….I’ll be working out 5 days a week, and I’ve been given a new diet plan tailored to my body…so we’ll see how it works out huh?

After the gym, I went back home, showered, relaxed for a minute and hit the mall and grocery store… I bought some new shoes, and some new clothes. It feels good not to dress strictly business at work anymore…I can be casually profess….I can be me.:thumbsup: I had bought a few shirts from Rockstartees the night before, so I was trying to keep my spending to a minimum. If you like tees, you should check out their site…it’s in my link’s list under “Shop Drop”.

After I got back, incog came home a little later and made some turkey burgers *i had to limit my toppings*, but it was tasty none the less…We watched “Guess Who” since we hadnt seen it before and VH1 decided to do RERUNS for some reason…smh….:pissed:

But the night was a good one. :cloud9: And here I am, at work waiting for everyone to trickle in…God I hope today goes by fast….After work, i have to hit the gym….:surprised:

I hope you guys have a blessed day…:uhh:

xoxoxoxoxo

It’s the weekly wrap up for me….finally getting things the way I want them to be…

• NEW AUGUST PHOTOS
• Please Nominate me for Best Black Photoblog!

*sigh*….i Love my new job….it’s everything that I thought it would be….Challenging, Fun, Exciting…all rolled into one. I know that it’s going to prepare me for the GRE and for the Series 7 if I decide to go that route. The people are great, and the environment that I’ve always dreamed of. :surprised: When the office moves even closer to our house, things will be even better…:cloud9:..everyone at work is really excited for the move as EVERYONE *including the CEO* lives in Northridge.

Last night, me and incog chilled…..he made Fetuccini Alfredo….MAN was it TASTY. :chat: This morning, I had to get up kind of early in order to finish up some site requests and modifications. NO complaints…but I’m looking forward to this evening…..

I met up with my Trainer this afternoon to go over my expectations and to pay all those wonderful Personal Trainer fees. He’s going to be helping me to get to where I need to be so that I can start doing Print again….that’sthe plan….:shhh: . I believe tonight, me and incog will be going out to Santa Monica to walk around and eat. YAY for relaxation. :uhh:

Even though I love my job, I always dread mondays….:sick: . But I gotta do what I gotta do…I was able to burn MH – Naked this morning, so that I can have “drive to work” music. I havent burned a CD in FOREVER. God, I think the last one was Amerie…lol….and I un even listen to THAT. :duh:

Anyways, Kisses and Hugs ya’ll….. I hope you have a Blessed Weekend….I’m sure I’ll be logging in tomorrow to tell you how my trainer tried to kill me…:hot:..lol…

xoxoxoxoxoxo

Jesus Mother Mary and Joseph on the cross….:typing:

Remember last week when I Was told that i was an Elementary School Teacher?

SO GUESS WHO WORKS AT THE BANK NOW……:surprised: yep you guessed it……NOT ME.

So I’m on the Freeway this time….the slow-0-5…giving people much opportunity to mingle through their windows as they drive to and from work on a daily basis….I’m munchin on my morning apple…minding my own business, just trying to get to work in a timely fashion…and I hear a Honk beside me…..I look over and there’s this black man waving fanatically…..I thought something was wrong, so in my haste, i dropped my apple trying to hold one hand on the wheel and press the down button on the automatic windows….

*my window rolls down*…

Me: yeah?
Black Man in the Hooptie: I just didnt want you to think i was crazy…
Me: huh? uhh…..for what??
Black Man in the Hooptie: I thought you changed lanes because i was looking in your car!
Me: *whispering to self* well, if i woulda known…….
Black Man in the Hooptie: Eh! Did you used to work at the bank? I just thought I saw you there a couple times….
Me: *looking back down at the apple on the floor* NO. :mouthshut:
Black Man in the Hooptie: Oh! I’m sorry, you just look so familiar…

Me: *looking back down at the apple on the floor* :pissed:

*scowl*
*pressing the up button on my car window*
*thinking…this nikka made me drop my breakfast*

Eh well, the day went pretty good…..I have no “general” complaints…I’m hungry though…I hope incog comes up with some food ideas soon…*giggle*

Anyhow, tomorrow is Friiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiday……..WOO HOO! :cloud9:

Praise be to God for all things…let’s get Friday crackin!
Have a blessed Friday ya’ll!

xoxoxoxoxoxo

PS. QUICK PLUG FOLLOWS

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and i hope you know it….:heartbeat:

it’s been hard to blog the past few days because of everything that’s going on….so I apologize. :hug:

I’m trying to adjust to the new job, get used to everything…find my nitch. So far, so Good…Praise God. :thumbsup:

Once Saturday comes around i’ll be able to breathe…until then….I’m kind of in a fast paced world, ya’ll. :surprised:

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Okay..I’d like to start this post by saying, “GOD IS GOOD…ALL THE TIME….PRAISES GO UP, and BLESSINGS COME DOWN“….:heartbeat:

I wanted to wait til i had full confirmation….sooo…

A few of you know that I went for my first job interview on Thursday last week…with a company that develops computer security programs over in Century Park East across from the Avenue of Stars.

Well, the interview was probably the best that I’ve ever had, and I was in fact offered two positions with the company *one in the accounting and one in the computer department providing support for clients*. I originally went in for the accounting/office manager position, but when i was in the interview they realized that i could do much more and told me that htere would also be a position opening in the computer support department if i wanted to talk about that while i was in the interview… so i was like “SURE!”….

Anyhow, longer story short….they told me that I was at the top of the top of all the interviews they had so far *because of my experience* and that I should “look forward to hearing from them soon”….

Friday came and I started to worry when i didnt recieve a call….BUT….God is ALWAYS ON TIME.

I received a call this afternoon(monday) *just when i thought my day would only get worse – long story worth $700*, and they offered me a position making almost TWICE than what I’m already making, FREE health and dental *$400 worth*, pre-approved tuition reimbursement for my masters, gym membership reimbursement, 401k and get this……..

they’ll be moving to encino or sherman oaks at the beginning of January..meaning, my drive will be shorter. :thumbsup:

You know….God is always on time…and I am SOO appreciative of those who called and prayed with me… I love you guys so very much… Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to drop me a prayer voicemail…

I start my new job Monday….It’s not everyday that you get the job you want without having to interview with 30 different companies….1st shot, 1st offer…THANK GOD! :uhh:

“GOD IS GOOD…ALL THE TIME….PRAISES GO UP, and BLESSINGS COME DOWN“….

I hope you all had a Happy & Blessed Monday,
xoxoxoxoxo