Soapbox Stump

Is the governemtn turning their heads on us?

With the tragedy still on going in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida I have to bring up the horrible turmoil that our country is in.

We have hundreds of people trapped in their homes, dead, starving, and helpless! We cannot get to everyone; we cannot help our own family, friends, and fellow countrymen! How does this make you feel to know that the people we know are in pain, are starving, and are scared? More can be done about this! The people trapped in their homes and dying could be saved. There are two options; One, volunteers can go south and help out as much as they can, which isn’t likely because most people feel that its not their problem, that’s why we pay taxes and that the government should protect us, so now we come to our Second option, Our government gets off their lazy asses, gets the hell out of Iraq, and sends as much help if not more to our own state’s disaster areas! The government sent more money to the tsunami struck countries a year ago, than they’ve helped out their own country. We are currently rebuilding Iraq, when our own country is in a state of disaster. Hundreds are dead, and countless people are stuck in their homes dead, starving, and dying. Women and children are lost, families can’t find each other, and thousands are left homeless.

We live in the United States of America, and our government is doing less than what they did to help out other countries. We are citizens of a country who would put more time, effort, money, and man power, to help others when we are suffering from the same type of disaster! What is going on here? I am shocked and disappointed that our president has his head in foreign affairs before he looks to the best interest of his own countrymen. Where is our help? Where is our president when we need him most? People in this crisis need his help now, not later. Now while we can still save those who are trapped in their homes, now before children and families are permanently separated, now before everything and everyone around us is gone, or dead!

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.glance31.ap/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake

http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=71&languageId=1&contentId=34517

posted by Brandy @ 4:43 PM