Michael Moore's letter to Bush

For once, I agree %100 with Michael Moore this time. I can't beleive that this is happening right here in America. I hope all of the people who voted for Bush to be elected a second time are finally seeing his incompetence. There is absolutely no excuse for people to be starving, thirsting and dying four days after the disaster. It is time the United States started looking after ourselves instead of foreign countries who could care less for us. Are any other countries rushing to our assistance the way we do when disaster strikes? The way this whole mess is being handled makes me sick.

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Has Michael Moore donated any of his personal money to any of the numerous relief agencies that are helping the victims of the Katrina disaster? Has he organize any relief concerts/events to help raise money? I think he should use his energy to help and not to complain. I think it would be best to be in the mode to help our fellow citizens at this time of need and save the political stuff for a later time.

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I'm sure he has, but he just hasn't seen to brag about it.

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You moron, Moore is a private citizen/partisan activist, NOT the President of the United States. Are you actually comparing what a documentarian ought to do with what the President ought to do?? And exactly WHEN will be the "later time"? At a time when it's less damaging to BushCo? If you want to save the political stuff - as you so elegantly and naively put it - then I suggest you at least recognize the endless political spin Bush and his apologists are spewing in the media.

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The total loss of life resulting from the Katrina hurricane just might end up being higher than that on the 11th of September, 2001. Also, there are hundreds of thousands of homeless human beings and countless are missing. Yet where was the President for the last five days? We receive CNN, BBC World and other global broadcasts in Old Europe ie Germany and well, was it a coincidence that the news media was going to town all day today reporting about the lack of a quick rescue and aid response, while at the same time President Bush was on his way to the devistated region? Perhaps not.

One thing is clear, I and many other sensible Americans were against the War in Iraq, and this is one reason we were against it: Secure the country first. Tens of thousands of national guardsmen and women are serving in Iraq, yet they are supposed to provide security and relief in the event of a domestic natural disaster or emergency.

I can report good news from Europe, help is also on the way and the German government indeed remembers how much the U.S. helped them after WW II. They have dispatched their emergency rescue teams to assist in the Gulf of Mexico.

This disaster is a test for the US nation to see how much they reach out and help those in need. Isn't this what all religions teach?

Michael Moore made some points, and I agree with most of them.

When are the (remaining holdouts) people in the U.S. going to realize that Mr. Bush is more concerned about his business deals and that African Americans, poor people and others are being treated like second-class citizens?

This tragedy really should be a wakeup call. It should underscore the fact that the US has enough money (200 billion USD and more) for Irag, yet tens of millions of its citizens are without health care and millions of children live in poverty. This is a national tragedy.

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Andrew, wow ...so much energy on spinning and making this disaster a political event. No where in my post did I support or did not support Bush. So, how could you possible take my comments and spin it for a political left wing spin. I still believe at the present time, these entertainers have great ability to raise money to help the victims of the Katrina disaster. Just go to eonline.com and look at all the stars that are going to give up some of their time and talent to raise money, and most of them would consider themselves a Democrat.

Now you might have a point about a later time on me and I will grant you that. However, I did not mean a later time to be in years, probably in two months.

The real issue here is the federal gov't not responding quickly and it should not have taken more than 5 days to see military and National Guards to show up.

Andrew, I just want to help the people that have been affected and I think you do too, and I think entertainers/artist have great ability to raise some large amount of money to help the victims

And one more thing, I am not a moron

Tom

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I agree with all the comments and most of Toms.
The entertainers has the abiltiy to raise a lot of money (and most of them are this coming weekend) but they are not obligated to. Bush should put his priority straight. He should have acted quicker instead he was at a fundraiser in Arizona playing his guitar several days after Katrina. Meanwhile there is violence/riots, people starving and dying down south, it doesn't make sense.

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I want to thank Mr. Moore for using his talents as a writer to word so correctly thoughts of many American's these days. I am average American single mother and grandmother taking care of 4 children in all. Struggling with all the cuts made of the poor and wondering where is the money that is being cut going? Is it going to Iraq or the president and his friends budget? I am white and find that being poor doesn't change from color to color. I don't think race was the issue so much as being poor in America. I think it is wonderful for Mr. Bush to want to help other people in foreign countries to be free and improve their living conditions. But this started out because of 9/11 which from my understanding was because we wouldn't let other countries run their governments the way they wanted to. Do we really have the right to interfere with them? Did the American's take a vote and decide to send our children and our money we worked hard for to them? From the looks of the streets and the people in my area everyone is trying to raise money for the people who where affected by Hurricane Katrina. I have yet to see anyone raising money to send to help Iraq, I see fundraisers for helping our troops to get calling cards, water and basics they don't have while they are in this foriegn country. I am so confused what is this really about? What kind of President did we elect? Isn't he supposed to help us when we are in need? Jenny Garcia Tallahassee, Florida

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Jenny, I do not know who you voted for. I myself, I voted for Mr. Kerry. But it would seem that Mr. Bush and his team were really good at character assisination. I am referring to their comments about John Kerry and his anti Vietnam protests. Well, he went to a war and knows first hand what goes on in one. Unlike Mr. Bush who joined the National Guard and served in Alabama knowing he would not be sent to Vietnam. Isn't it ironic? After all, Bush sent tens of thousands of National Guard men and women to Iraq.

I would also like to thank Mr. Moore. I fwd his e-mail to famil, friends and everyone I know. Unfortunately, so many of them are conservative and probably did not read it, and if they did, they probably did not want to hear any criticism of the President.

Oh, the President, now that I mention it... I would hope that he is impeached for imcompetance and negligence because he personally cut the budget for the levee projects. He did this despite several warnings that it would not withstand a CAT 5 hurricane. The President should be conviced of manslaughter., if he is found guilty.

Jenny, you are right... race was not the issue, it just so happens that many of those people were black and poor. The poor were ignored. I will say, however, that there might have been some negative press about so-called looters (bad word, especially if people are taking food and water) when they showed blacks, but then said people were helping themselves to food and drinks if they were white (photos). I am also European-American, but I live in Europe and find it difficult to comprehend, how the United States (the wealthiest country in the world) is more interested in democratizin Iraq, than repairing the American democractic system, which is in shambles.

When will the people wake up?

I feel for everyone in the affected areas and hope that Bush is grilled! If there is not a thorough investigation, then I am really frightened about the future of the U.S.

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