Check out a blog from New Orleans

[narniadear.livejournal.com]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/

His accounts and photos are gut wrenching and they seem to be quite authentic. He was reporting on how bad things were before the Associated Press knew enough to start reporting. It's unbelievable.

Here's an interesting snippet that I thought you guys might enjoy:

Jesse Jackson
Dear Sir:

Respectfully, I submit that you should shut the hell up. Looting and lawlessness IS the problem. The National Guard choppers are BEING SHOT AT. The NOPD are BEING SHOT AT. You want to focus on the levee? So do they, but check this out: THEY CAN'T UNTIL THE MOB STOPS ATTACKING THE RESCUE OPERATION.

I know you're looking at this situation with concern for the racial implications of the deterioration of civilization out here, but this is bigger than whether people are going to be racists after this is over. This is about rescuing the masses i.e. life and death.

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and blame your stupid comments on your lack of knowledge of the situation. Don't prove me a fool for doing so.

Regards,

Michael Barnett


Read the whole thing if you can, it's terrifyingly honest and at the same time, rather heartening.

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[neemarita.livejournal.com]

I'm sick of people whining to me and saying I'm evil and stupid for being a Republican if I post anything about my political affiliation/whine about how annoying liberalism is/blah blah blah... so I created a community! Please join Don't Blame Bush! I hope I can advertise. LOL. Spread the word, buddies!

x-posted to lots of Republican/pro-Bush communities.

Wishing that Sean Bean was a gay cowboy? Sure!

[ithinkilovehim.livejournal.com]

However, this post is a little too heavy on "Gay Cowboys = Angry Conservatives" and not enough Bean! Heck, the article doesn't even mention Bean! And it's posted in bean_daily where I expect a beautiful picture of Sean in every post with little to no commentary aside from "OMG, very shaggable/lickable/mmmmmmm". It's not a place to complain about social conservatives. Go do that at theleftfangirl!

And just for the record, Gay Cowboys = Happy ithinkilovehim. Hmm... hehehe, written out, that just sounds wrong. :D But I'm sure you get my point. The movie certainly doesn't anger me, and I'm conservative. Heck, Heath Ledger is hot. Of course, I'll go see it!

I'm tempted to make a post suggesting that Sean Bean plays a gay Republican cowboy President. I'd go see it. Who's with me? :)