Reply #17: you must live a long way away from here

[pitohui]

"their homes are still there" is the joke of all time

if their homes were in st. bernard parish, their homes are not still there, if there homes were in the lower ninth ward, their homes are not still there, if their homes are in most areas of gentilly, their homes are not still there, if their homes were in lakeview, nope, not there, if their homes were in venice, no, gone

you cannot comprehend the extent of the destruction unless you're here on the ground

if you think you can just slap some drywall and save a house that was under 15 feet of water then you're welcome to come on down and buy some of these houses, i know some people who are desperate to sell

here's some houses in the lower 9th ward, yeah, a little drywall & it'll all be papered over if you're of the slap a band-aid on cancer school of construction --



or here's venice, louisiana, wait, actually it isn't, these houses were formerly located in venice, louisiana but i'm sure a little drywall can fix them right up -- too bad abt the cars driving thru the living room but hey a little drywall is all that's needed, right?



the assumption that only hispanics can install drywall, and that blacks, whites, and vietnamese are ignorant boobs who can't help themselves is not very nice

the destruction here is huge

people have lost their homes, yes, really, it is not a gag to get your tax dollar

it's real

denial is not kind, it is hurtful & denies people the money & support they need to rebuild

we are not idiots in the south, we know all abt drywall, thank you verra much

i'm sorry to be so bitter & sarcastic but you'd be the same way if your pain was being trivialized