To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (155202 ) 2/19/2009 12:43:18 PM From: one_less 5 Recommendations Respond to of 173976 I got this in an email and thought some people here might want to discuss it...probably not but here it is just the same. ==================== MAKES YOU WONDER - WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IOWA (THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA ) AND THE DECAYING CESSPOOL THAT WE CALL NEW ORLEANS? CONSIDER THAT NEW ORLEANS KNEW THAT A HURRICANE WAS COMING AND CHOSE TO DO LITTLE , THEN EXPECTED THE GOVERNMENT (WE TAXPAYERS) TO REBUILD THEIR CITY AND THEIR HOMES. AND BETTER THAN THEY WERE PRIOR TO THE HURRICANE. IOWA,ON THE OTHER HAND, JUST DEALT WITH IT. Where were the Hollywood celebrities holding telethons asking for help in restoring Iowa and helping the folks affected by the floods? Where was good old Michael Moore? Where were the Hollywood celebrities holding telethons asking for help in restoring Iowa and helping the folks affected by the floods? Where was good old Michael Moore? Why did the media NOT ask the tough questions about why the federal government didn't solve this problem? ....Asking where the FEMA trucks and trailers and food services were? Why didn't the Federal government move Iowa people into free hotels in Chicago and Minneapolis ? When will Spike Lee say that the Federal government blew up the levees that failed in Des Moines ? Where were Sean Penn, Bono, and the Dixie Chicks? Where were all the looters stealing high-end tennis shoes, cases of beer and television sets? When will we hear Governor Chet Culver say that he wants to rebuild a 'vanilla' Iowa .... because that's what God wants? Where was the hysterical 24/7 media coverage complete with reports of shootings at rescuers, of rapes and murder? Where were all the people screaming that George Bush hates white, rural people? Where were Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Oprah, and Ray Coniff Jr? How come after two weeks, you never heard about the Iowa flooding ever again? Where were the government bailout vouchers? The government debit cards? What the heck made New Orleans so valuable that the federal government spent billions there, and nothing in Iowa ? Ever wonder about that?