80,000 PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED TO FILL AND LAY SANDBAGS. THEY ARE THE ONES IN THIS COUNTRY THAT WORK, PAY TAXES, AND DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEONE FROM WASHINGTON TO HELP.
MAKES YOU WONDER - WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IOWA (THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA ) AND NEW ORLEANS ? NEW ORLEANS EXPECTED THE GOVERNMENT TO REBUILD THEIR CITY AND THEIR HOMES.
IOWA 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?
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's 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?
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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?
Cows take refuge from flood.
How come after two weeks, you never heard about the Iowa flooding ever again? Where were the government bailout vouchers? The government debit cards?
