Hurricane Ivan makes landfall, Jeb Bush weary, baffled

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5960400/?GT1=5100

This quote from the story:

"It’s sad," said a weary Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. "I don’t know quite why we’ve had this run of storms."

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Would anyone (or everyone) like to weigh in for Governor I'm-With-Stupid on a possible reason why Florida has had this run of storms?

[Joanne98]

1. Because Gawd HATES you Jebbie............

[UTUSN]

2. Mother Nature Wants to Show Jebster as "Compassionate" n/t

[dsewell]

6. From a CNN story

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/16/hurricane.ivan/index.html

"Entire houses were taken off their foundations and disappeared because of the storm surge on the barrier islands," Gov. Bush said. "These are newly built luxury homes that don't exist right now. That's pretty powerful."

As opposed to when old mobile homes disappear and don't exist, which is just par for the course or something.

To be fair to Jeb, I know what he's trying to say--that it's more startling to see those fancy new homes taken out than old, cheaply constructed ones. But someone poor enough to have to live in a mobile home is also going to be wise enough not to locate it on a barrier island.

[girl gone mad]

7. A lot of newly built luxury homes..

are built to standards not much better than mobile home standards, anyways.

What is his point?

[Warpy]

13. His point is that

people who are rich enough to build fancy houses on barrier islands should somehow be exempt from storm damage, I guess.

[DavidMS]

9. Which is why, incidently they are called barrier islands...

You wouldn't realy want to stand on a jersy barrier either...

Barrier islands are formed by storms like these so anything on one tends to get a bath ever few decades (give or take, depending on geography).

Most Luxury Homes are (from what I have seen in teh DC/MD/VA area) large, ugly, cheaply constructed buildings with nice fixtures and furnature.

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. Gawd is spankin' your ass, Jebbie.

No more election stealing, Got it? :grr:

[Veggie Meathead]

4. With the example of his elder brother on 9/11 still fresh, I am

surprised Jeb didn't get out of "harm's way" all the way to Kennebunkport!

[kskiska]

10. Kennebunkport got hit 10 years or so ago

and much of Poppy's house was destroyed. I remember the pictures of him surveying the damage at Walker Point. He had to do a lot of reconstruction.

[Veggie Meathead]

14. I guess then he can take refuge in Unka Dick's luxury hideout. Or

seek help from Katharine Harris.

[Cha]

5. Duh! What a stupid elitist jerk.

It's Called ..MOTHER NATURE!

And maybe Global Warming!

[whistle]

8. Because, Jeb Bush, you and your brother really...

...PISS ME OFF!

signed: GOD

[camero]

11. That's what he gets....

for looting the state of Florida. Karma's a b... ain't it Jeb?

[Neshanic]

12. Time for Paul and Jan Crouch! Honey, vacuum the pool!