why? Why has the Obama administration all but ignored one of the largest non- hurricane disasters in American history? ---- Bruce - though we don't always agree you are spot on with this news item
I have lived around the Nashville area all my life though I have decicated my life to helping people, I have never seen the level of support On May 14, 3:46 pm, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > The Obama Nashville Scandal > > OPINION, May 14 /Christian Newswire/ -- Randall Terry submits the following > for publication and is available for comment: > > It is now glaringly obvious that President Obama has offered little moral > support to the citizens of Nashville Tennessee and the surrounding areas > that have been devastated by the recent flood. > > Has the President visited the area? No. Has he done a "fly by?" No. Has he > held a press conference discussing this tragedy, and the valor of those who > are rebuilding? No. > > The obvious question is, why? Why has the Obama administration all but > ignored one of the largest non- hurricane disasters in American history? > > Is the death toll not high enough? Are the citizens too self- reliant? Was > there not enough rioting? Were there not enough suffering minorities? > > Could it be that any involvement he had would not bring him much personal > credit for "fixing" the crisis? Is it because there was not a big enough > political payoff? > > Is it because he lost Tennessee in 2008? Or perhaps he just hates country > music. > > Whatever the reason for his absence, it is scandalous. > > The role that Nashville plays in our country's history, folklore, > entertainment, culture, and especially the music that makes us laugh and > love and weep is singularly unique. > > For that reason alone Obama should have been on the ground offering his > heartfelt sympathy, condolences, and admiration for the valor shown by those > in the crisis. > > Instead he is conspicuously absent, focusing on oil and its political > fallout in the Gulf of Mexico. > > A key secondary insult in this debacle is that the national press has all > but ignored the depth of the crisis Tennesseans are facing. > > I started calling friends and family asking them if they knew what was > happening in Nashville. Almost none of them did. The story has not dominated > the news in the DC/New York corridor; for that matter, it has barely been > covered. > > The net result of that is that hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans are > suffering significant hardship, dozens are dead and missing, and most > Americans are clueless. The benefit concert that was held to raise money for > the victims of this flood was ignored by the national media. > > Why? Because Obama ignored it. > > All President Obama has to do is visit Nashville, or even fly Air Force One > over Nashville, and hold a press conference in the air, and it will change > the entire equation. Then the New York Times and the Washington Post and the > major TV networks will give this tragedy the coverage it deserves. > > Randall Terry > > On a comedic note, see "Sir Reginald Bling" of Randall Terry's new TV show > admonish President Obama, and urge him to "git to Nashville!" > > Go > towww.CPNLive.com<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103405585723&s=20791&e=001BsHRkj5k0S0s7...>at > 4:30 P.M. to see Mr. Terry's show about the Nashville Scandal. > > Look for Sir Reginald Bling > atwww.youtube.com/randallterry<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103405585723&s=20791&e=001BsHRkj5k0S2Y_...> > > Christian > Newswire<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103405585723&s=20791&e=001BsHRkj5k0S3xi...> > To: National & State Desks > > Contact: > Catherine Veritas, > 904-687-9804 > > www.CPNlive.com<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103405585723&s=20791&e=001BsHRkj5k0S1WX...> > > *Forward this press release to another reporter or news > producer<http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1100869681811&ea=majors.b...> > * > > [image: Safe > Unsubscribe]<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=un&v=001yVljRKchaVRLdaZvSK...> > This email was sent to [email protected] by > [email protected]. > Update Profile/Email > Address<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=oo&v=001yVljRKchaVRLdaZvSK...>| > Instant removal with > SafeUnsubscribe<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=un&v=001yVljRKchaVRLdaZvSK...>™ > | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. > > Christian Communication Network | 2020 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW | Washington > | DC | 20006 > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
