It makes no sense to me. There is no context surrounding what he is talking about. It's subject to wide interpretation, and likely will be.
He's happy that it might have an effect on the GOP convention, not that people's lives could possibly be ruined. These are things people are allowed to talk about when they aren't aware they're being secretly taped.
Yes. Politics is a mean game. Reverse roles and I can promise you Republicans would have the same reaction. Republicans don't have a very good track record when it comes to taking hurricanes that hit New Orleans seriously, to begin with.
You can't really determine if he's happy about people potentially getting injured or if he's just happy that it disrupts the plans of his opponents. Why should I assume that he relishes physical injury? He gives me no reason to believe that.
Michael Moore said something similar too on bathtub boy's show last night. Funny all these guys that are have attacked Bush for being morally irresponsible and are saying these things.
Republicans are talking about delaying the convention because of the Hurricane. It actually favors the republicans to have it the week before the election, as candidates typically get a bounce in the polls after the election. He who laughs last, thinks slowest. What a moron this DNC guy is.
Like it or not, this Hurricane is political, before it hits land. If the Bush administration responds appropriately, the Republican party can get a nice boost heading into the convention. If they don't, McCain's Presidential bid might be all but over by this time next week.
I'm hearing they will be adding a telethon element to the convention, asking people to donate and volunteer to the hurricane relief effort. I, personally, think the timing will work out well for the GOP.
That is what the silver lining is for. The expression speaks to the benefit of trying to see the slimmest of positives in the face of tragedy. We can't blame him for doing just that.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/31/dem-apologizes-for-joking-about-hurricane/ Dem apologizes for joking about hurricane Posted: 08:06 PM ET (CNN) — Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Don Fowler apologized Sunday for recently joking Hurricane Gustav's expected landfall on the same day as the opening of the Republican National Convention suggested God was on the Democrats' side. A Youtube video of the comments posted by the conservative blog RedState.org and showed Fowler joking with South Carolina Rep. John Spratt about the timing of the hurricane while on a flight from the Democratic National Convention back to South Carolina. The person who filmed the conversation is not identified. “The hurricane is going to hit New Orleans about the time they start. The timing is, at least it appears now, it will be there Monday. That just demonstrates God is on our side,” Fowler said, while laughing. Fowler also told Spratt that “everything’s cool.” Speaking to the Associated Press Sunday, Fowler said his comments were intended to make light of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell's remark that the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 was God's punishment for abortion and homosexuality. On Sunday, Fowler told The Associated Press that he was making fun of comments made by the Rev. Jerry Falwell, who after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, said the attacks were God's punishment for abortion, homosexuality and other sins. "I don't believe in a God that's vengeful," Fowler said. "I believe in a God that's compassionate." "This is a point of national concern. I think everybody of good will has great empathy and sympathy for people in New Orleans," Fowler also said. "Most religious people are praying for people in New Orleans. There is no political connotation to this whatsoever. This was just poking fun at Jerry Falwell and the nonsensical thing he had said several years ago." South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson sharply criticized Fowler's comments, saying, “The outrageous behavior of two of the Obama campaign's highest profile supporters in the south is despicable, a cynical polarization of life and death. I call on Barack Obama to immediately denounce Fowler and Spratt and demand sincere apologies from these members of the Democratic leadership.”
"On Sunday, Fowler told The Associated Press that he was making fun of comments made by the Rev. Jerry Falwell, who after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, said the attacks were God's punishment for abortion, homosexuality and other sins." makes sense, actually.
Falwell made those comments publicly. Fowler was being secretly videotaped. There's a huge difference.
