03-19-2009, 15:32
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"Man-caused" disasters
"Obama-Speak: Homeland Security Secretary Replaces 'Terrorism' With the Term 'Man-Caused Disaster'
By Tim Graham (Bio | Archive)
March 19, 2009 - 16:19 ET
Even as President Obama compares bankers to suicide bombers, his Homeland Security Secretary is suggesting the T-word, terrorism, is too inflammatory and representative of old-fashioned "politics of fear." She's announced a new
term: "man-caused disaster." From an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel:
SPIEGEL: Madame Secretary, in your first testimony to the US Congress as Homeland Security Secretary you never mentioned the word "terrorism." Does Islamist terrorism suddenly no longer pose a threat to your country?
NAPOLITANO: Of course it does. I presume there is always a threat from terrorism. In my speech, although I did not use the word "terrorism," I referred to "man-caused" disasters. That is perhaps only a nuance, but it demonstrates that we want to move away from the politics of fear toward a policy of being prepared for all risks that can occur.
But what if the suicide bomber is a female? Isn't it sexist to use "man-caused disaster"?."
No more terrorists, just "man-caused" disasters.
Got to be nuanced these days, don't want to make any of the PC protected people mad.
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03-19-2009, 16:38
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Please tell me this thread belongs in the Comedy Zone
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03-19-2009, 16:48
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Originally Posted by Pete
"Obama-Speak: Homeland Security Secretary Replaces 'Terrorism' With the Term 'Man-Caused Disaster'
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Sometimes, there are not "polite" words to describe such Fu**ing Sudipity, IMHO. 
Can't we just take These Folks, and drop them off in A-Stan, where they can live out their lives under the nice, happy Shaira Law? 
Holly
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03-19-2009, 17:00
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Sometimes, there are not "polite" words to describe such Fu**ing Sudipity, IMHO. /quote/ Holly.
Sometimes Holly that's all that needs to be said.................
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03-19-2009, 17:09
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Sometimes Holly that's all that needs to be said.................
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Agreed Sir.
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03-19-2009, 17:22
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Shouldn't that be: "person-caused disaster"?
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03-19-2009, 17:40
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Might as well laugh in dismay, your other choice is to cry.
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03-19-2009, 17:54
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Man Caused Disaster = The last Presidential Election
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03-19-2009, 17:59
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I can think of many "man caused" disasters: stopped up toilets, attempts at cooking something on the stove rather than the grill, buying 11 year old little girls "dad friendly" outfits, doing something nice like the laundry, only forgetting to sort it first.
Terrorism, unfortunately does not fall in that category for me.
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03-19-2009, 18:21
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Brother, do a search on this board for "its" name...... it ain't no joke, she needs to rinse her mouth out with a .38
NAPOLITANO complete and utter idiot.
here's another headline for you, today:
Napolitano: Mexico Not A Narco-State "At This Point"
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/03...y4877436.shtml
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03-19-2009, 18:55
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Brother, do a search on this board for "its" name...... it ain't no joke, she needs to rinse her mouth out with a .38
NAPOLITANO complete and utter idiot.
here's another headline for you, today:
Napolitano: Mexico Not A Narco-State "At This Point"
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/03...y4877436.shtml |
'Most of the violence involves “cartel on cartel” fighting. So far, Napolitano says, U.S. officials do not see any evidence that cartels are targeting law enforcement or border officials on this side of the border. There has been an increase in the number of kidnappings in the Southwest U.S., but Napolitano says they largely seem to involve drug gangs targeting other drug gangs. '
So the numorous headless Mexican LEO's and the Mexican Police Station getting fragged had nothing to do with the Cartels and Drug related violence..........Ms. Napolitano has a interesting perspective on things.
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03-19-2009, 19:11
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03-19-2009, 19:23
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03-19-2009, 19:30
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"...we want to move away from the politics of fear toward a policy of being prepared for all risks that can occur"
OCCUR?! Your job is to make sure they don't.
Everytime I hear her name I think of the first time I learned of her, from TS's post and his warning. TS, I fear you will continue to be correct to expect the absolute worst.
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03-19-2009, 19:37
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Man caused disasters? Maybe this is just me. But, why are they bothering to come up with different phrases to make bad people sound not so bad?
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