Tuesday, September 06, 2005
kyl blames hurricane victims
The lie is put to "compassionate conservatism" yet again.
Jon Kyl once again put his overpriced loafer in his mouth during an interview last week with a local conservative talk radio station. The host was receiving e-mails from listeners about why the government was expected to pick up the tab. To his credit, the host, Barry Young, called these e-mails what they are: wacky.
Our intrepid soulless Senator took their comments seriously though:
Yet another national Republican who is either ignorant or cruel, but likely both.
Most people don't have a choice about where they live. Moving is expensive. Picking up and leaving is not an easy or cheap task. Beyond the simple mechanics, most people like where they live and wouldn't dream of leaving under ordinary circumstances, expecially if their families have lived in the same place for generations.
But all this is irrelevent of course. The insurance industry is predatory at best. And most of us can't afford the kinds of insurance Kyl is talking about. I've only just been able to muster enough cash to buy renter's insurance for the one-bedroom apartment I barely afford. And I make well above minimum wage, which is more than can be said for many of the hurricane victims.
That's no fault of theirs. And it's no fault of mine that I've lived in apartments without having renter's insurance. Would Senator Kyl rather I defaulted on my student loans to pay the ridiculous insurance premiums? Or maybe it would be better to starve so that I at least have coverage in case there's a natural disaster in the Sonoran Desert.
Seriously, I would love for these guys to try and live with the circumstances the hurricane survivors lived with prior to the disaster and see how long they could go. Hell, I'd love for them to try to walk a mile in my shoes and see how long it takes them to go running back to their gated communities and fancy SUV's.
These are not the people to have in positions of power. Jon Kyl must be removed from office as soon as humanly possible. He is a disgrace to this state.
At least as disturbing as Kyl, though, are the yahoo radio listeners who were sending those ignorant e-mails in the first place. I don't think much of that human scum, but I still wouldn't wish on them even a fraction of the same horrors that the countless survivors of New Orleans are facing.
Jon Kyl once again put his overpriced loafer in his mouth during an interview last week with a local conservative talk radio station. The host was receiving e-mails from listeners about why the government was expected to pick up the tab. To his credit, the host, Barry Young, called these e-mails what they are: wacky.
Our intrepid soulless Senator took their comments seriously though:
Kyl: It's a great question, Barry. You need to explore it. Because the question is if people know year after year after year a natural disaster occurs in a particular place and people continue to build there and want to live there, should they bear the responsibility of buying insurance or should everyone else bear the responsibility? Good question. I think you ought to ask your audience.
Yet another national Republican who is either ignorant or cruel, but likely both.
Most people don't have a choice about where they live. Moving is expensive. Picking up and leaving is not an easy or cheap task. Beyond the simple mechanics, most people like where they live and wouldn't dream of leaving under ordinary circumstances, expecially if their families have lived in the same place for generations.
But all this is irrelevent of course. The insurance industry is predatory at best. And most of us can't afford the kinds of insurance Kyl is talking about. I've only just been able to muster enough cash to buy renter's insurance for the one-bedroom apartment I barely afford. And I make well above minimum wage, which is more than can be said for many of the hurricane victims.
That's no fault of theirs. And it's no fault of mine that I've lived in apartments without having renter's insurance. Would Senator Kyl rather I defaulted on my student loans to pay the ridiculous insurance premiums? Or maybe it would be better to starve so that I at least have coverage in case there's a natural disaster in the Sonoran Desert.
Seriously, I would love for these guys to try and live with the circumstances the hurricane survivors lived with prior to the disaster and see how long they could go. Hell, I'd love for them to try to walk a mile in my shoes and see how long it takes them to go running back to their gated communities and fancy SUV's.
These are not the people to have in positions of power. Jon Kyl must be removed from office as soon as humanly possible. He is a disgrace to this state.
At least as disturbing as Kyl, though, are the yahoo radio listeners who were sending those ignorant e-mails in the first place. I don't think much of that human scum, but I still wouldn't wish on them even a fraction of the same horrors that the countless survivors of New Orleans are facing.
