The President Obama Thread: "Election Year" Edition II

[MessiahDecoy123]

I think Katrina hit New Orleans harder than other areas and recent storms just don't compare.

and even Sean Penn, the actor was able to fly down there and help personally. Why not the federal government?

 

[Matt]

I think Katrina hit New Orleans harder than other areas and recent storms just don't compare.

and even Sean Penn, the actor was able to fly down there and help personally. Why not the federal government?

For one thing, it would've been a violation of the Constitution. The governor of Louisiana did not request federal assistance. The federal government cannot just go in. I'm not saying that the federal government handled it perfectly (far from it), but it isn't as easy as you make it sound.

As for Sean Penn, he went down in a boat to "rescue people," but could not rescue anyone because his boat was filled to capacity with his entourage and photographers. It wasn't altruistic, it was attention ****ing, so you may want to come up with a better analogy. Just sayin'.

 

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