Hopefully you went down to the Russian grocery store and stocked up on discount storm supplies.

He didn't need to go buy any. What do you think Grandma and Grandpa Panzer eat?

Gee, that sounds familiar. . .

Most of the affected areas are Democratic. What does that tell you? God is a Republican.

Did you see the photo of the trampoline that ended up in the power lines? It's always possible that Panzer could have been bounced onto the roof of some building on St. Johns campus.

Even Ralph Kramden thinks you're a douche. Carry on.

Nah, he's not close enough. But I like your optimism.

Fuck. I was hoping JB drowned in some Camden cesspool flooding.

The majority of negros and other liberals can't swim. This act of God was no accident. If California had been the roadblock to Romney winning, then yesterday there would have been an earthquake.

Have the Coloureds resorted to cannibalism in the MetLife Enormodome yet? It's been more than 12 hours.

Barack Obama does not care about white people.

I took a dump into god's mouth.

Has the Obamessiah gone to New York yet and waved his hand sending all the water into the Hudson?

he's doin' a heckuva job, that Brownie.

111 houses were burned during the storm, I was really hoping that the number would be over 10,000.

I dunno, but it's incredibly stupid to politicize this shit. Which is why I'm switching my write-in vote from Max Hardcore to Chris Christie.

I'm voting for Pat Paulsen again.

And the kids think I'm old.




As long as it's neither of the above. . .

Obama has already politicized this by taking the photo ops in the situation room trying to look busy. Then he gets on TV today and has the nerve to say "we leave nobody behind". I guess that doesn't count if you're in Benghazi.

Well, now the press has an excuse to ignore both Benghazi and Romney and focus entirely on Obama while he tries pretending he knows what he's doing as President. He'll fake looking "Presidential" and the press will cover for him by saying what a great job he's doing in comparison to Bush during Katrina.

"This is the moment the oceans began to recede."

...Fucking asshole.

Ummm, Meat?

Should FEMA be privatized?

Serious question.

Checked on everyone today. Charlie Malloy is doing well. So is the Magna Publishing office...just some minor damage done to the streets outside. Heather Pink, Gypsy and Skillz, Jim B as you know... All were where the damage wasn't bad. But I'm still worried about everyone worried about their city.

FEMA should be shoved up your fucking ass. Serious answer.

Indeed.

Should FEMA be privatized?

Since FEMA hasn't been privatized yet, nobody fucking knows how it would function if it were private. But if it was private, they sure as hell wouldn't be wasting their time saving people too stupid not to evacuate when they were told to.

That wasn't the question, was it? I don't recall anyone looking to evacuate Panzer.

Should. FEMA. Be. Privatized?


It's a yes or no question, and it was addressed to, ummm... "Meat." Oh, that's right. . .

I think FEMA should give me a trailer and then I'll open my own strip club.

How about you stop dodging the question like you're Tritone?

Should?

FEMA?

Be?

Privatized?

This is ridiculous (the fighting here). JB do you have power now? Alex do you? Has ANYONE heard from the Fatman?

Your mom should.

Yes.




No, and not in some time. None of us have.




How about he answers a yes or no question, then? It's more than relevant, under the circumstances.

agreed on that one...

I like the way that fat fuck rolls. I'm sure he's fucking whores, kicking his pets, and not paying taxes but I'd love to see what happens with him calling the shots

22 Dead.

110 homes burned.

The economic capital of the world now resembles Venice.


Should?

FEMA?

Be?

Privatized?



Are you and Panzer going to stick to "yo mama" jokes, ummm, Meat?

Meat, just work sea water and rebar into your FEMA answer.

I don't know or care if he answers your very direct question. He wears very stupid looking and stupidly expensive shoes that hopefully got ruined in the storm.

I've never really considered privatizing FEMA but since you asked...I think it could be and would perform better but in this case would probably cost more but maybe not. A private contractor could not do this without thousands of people on stand-by, so a contractor would have to pay otherwise employed and pre-qualified responders a retainer that guaranteed they'd drop everything when FEMA called. This may or may not be less than paying a federal wage and benefits to their fulltime employees.

A better question is, FEMA a Federal responsibility? Nothing prevents Washington from transferring cash to an affected State to rebuild as it sees fit. 49 States help 1 or 45 help 5 as the case may be. Since LA mismanaged their crisis so badly, maybe next time the 45 unaffected States chose to help 49 and let LA go it alone. Kind of like I've done after learning abuses at United Way and Red Cross. In the event of War, it would fall to the military anyway so my biggest issue with FEMA is how large it's become and if it ought to exist in the first place.

Well, thank you for providing the only intelligent answer here. I'm not sure I agree with it, but it's better than "Yo Mama."

You make a good point about basing it, at least in part, on the fiscal responsibility of the local Gov't.

On the other hand: I don't recall Ray Nagin being all that fiscally responsible. More to the point: If NYC shuts down, the entire country's economy shuts down.

So, I'm going to answer the question MPZ, err, McLarge, errr, umm "Meat" won't answer and say, No, it shouldn't be privatized.

Next Question:

Why does Mitt think it should be privatized?

Mitt is ideologically bound to the idea that anything that can be sent from the Feds to the States should be, and anything that can be done by the free market instead of Government should be. Therefore, if disaster relief can be privatized, it should be.

Of course, I disagree, but that's how he thinks, I think.

privatized disaster relief should be a subsidiary of whatever monopoly controls privatized prisons.

Which, like socialism, is a good idea in theory but piss poor in practice.

And how does a venture capitalist justify allowing the financial capital of the world to shut down?

Society's basic responsibilities should not be done for profit.

I have no problem with shoving a thousand human sponges into whatever subway tunnel to soak up as much water as their stomach and lungs will hold to get NYC back on track and the stock market running. hash-tag practical realism dot com

Nor would I, but the reality is: It ain't gonna happen. The only thing that's going to get this city and this country running again is some Federal Funds.

This is not an anti-republican sentiment. One of the best known Republicans in the country is endorsing it.

As an aside. . .




I don't recall seeing these, but I could use a good laugh after all this mess, so please link to this hilarity.

I'm looking at airfare to New York when my stitches are out the 7th, but Ashley blue and I have 2 hustler mag shoots, I'm shooting Marcia Hase for Fox Mag, and there's that Bukkake late January, so I don't know... hmmmm

I'll just donate money in case I can't volunteer with the Red Cross. Shit. Forgot I'm in Chicago for Thanksgivkng also.

MY GOD WOMAN, WHAT DID THAT PLASTIC SURGEON DO TO YOU?

Bukkake? The Sabrina Deep thing? Brandon could actually go and recruit a new bukkake squad?

The debate is about the definition of "basic responsibilities". Funding the arts? Cell phones? These are Basic Societal Responsibilities? Drops in the bucket, as you'll no doubt say. But somehow the bucket is overflowing. And then some. Choices, and not very hard ones, need to be made.

It's America and I'm a White Man, so so no one is going to stop me from answering the FEMA thing in my own short bus way.

"Emergency" is the second word in the agency's name. They are never going to do it right. It's a far from perfect world, and we're just deluding ourselves if we think we're not at it's mercy. So no matter who is running the show, disaster aid- wise, there are going to be pissed off people. Nature of the beast.

Personally, I think things are set up just about as well as they're going to be. FEMA doesn't operate in a vacuum. There are churches, charities, big companies, small companies, NGOs...individuals who go to Costco and buy a skid of bottled water. Is it perfect? No way. It never will be.

But the proof is in the puddin, to coin a phrase. When there's an earthquake in some Third World hellhole, who gets the call? The Kenyans? Fuck no. It's the good ol' Great Satan. There's a reason for that. The System does the best it can in really terrible situation.

When we lived in God's Country, there was some major flooding and FEMA rolled in. When it was all done the biggest kerfuffle was over some local vendors getting together to rig the bidding process. No big deal. When they were done, FEMA left. I'm not a big buyer of the FEMA Shadow Government conspiracy stuff.

As for Romney wanting to privatize FEMA, I can't defend it. We probably also disagree on the weed issue. And whether to give our garbagemen just a fist bump or a full on sort of creepy slightly grinding hug. Who fucking cares? I held my nose to vote for him...unlike this McKenna cat that going to swipe the Wa. Governor's Mansion. You're never going to get a perfect candidate. Well, Chuck did. Black? Check. Post- colonial Socialist? Check. Completely unqualified? But Black? Check. Goddesses, this is great KoolAde.

Glad all you guys made it. We talk shit, but I certainly hope you all (all of you...and me too) die old and painlessly in our respective sleeps.