Gov. Bush cites 'shock and awe' in storm's wake

[Nambe]

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP)

.. "It's going to be awesome -- shock and awe -- that's our goal," said Gov. Jeb Bush, the president's younger brother.

J.B. Hunt, a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross, said the agency had established eight mobile kitchens and five feeding centers that will be capable of serving 9,000 meals a day by today.

"This is the largest Red Cross response since Sept. 11," she said.

The hardest-hit areas appeared to be the retirement community of Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte in Charlotte County, though federal officials expanded the disaster aid zone to 25 counties yesterday. ..

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[DenverDem]

1. No shame whatsoever, cynically use human tragedy for political gain.

With the busholinies, it's a family tradition.

[PartyPooper]

2. It will be "Shock and Awe" on November 2nd!

:dem:

[kestrel91316]

4. YEPPERS! n/t

[bluestateguy]

3. And he's considered the smart one

Fortunatley, the nation will either be so sick of the Bushes in 2008, or the party wont want to nominate another one term Bush president in 2008, so we need not worry about another Shrub presidency.

[Sporadicus]

5. WTF is Up With That Particular Phrase?!

Why would he choose a term associated with the opening phase of invasion of Iraq? Shock and awe? It seems designed to create fear among the affected population.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

9. Shock and Awe...

... sure sounds like "Shekhinah" as in Operation Shekhinah, an Israeli plan to secure oil for Israel. I have found a personal page that explains this further, for those curious, it is a start for your own further research into the significance of "shock and awe" in the current vernacular. <http://geocities.com/operationshekhinah/one.html>

[Bozita]

6. I'm shocked - no National Guard on TV until Sun 2:35pm EDT

MSNBC.

[sandnsea]

7. 9,000??

Aren't there hundreds of thousands of people that need help? During Andrew, they dispatched 7,000 Guard and 22,000 troops. This isn't enough to feed the help, let alone the victims. We'll see I guess.

[TahitiNut]

8. The Salvation Army has probably been there already.

The Red Cross, I'm told, always arrives later and always with too little.

[Cat Atomic]

10. And if that doesn't work, they'll try a little "Bay of Pigs".

Eventually, one of these failed operation names has got to stick.