Fuck 'em. We're not "falling" and we don't need their help. Nor should we want it.

The towers fell.

And we don't "need" their help. But they weren't as forthcoming with help as they ought to have been.

I think it's a prescient about the world's reaction to America in need.

The only country I've seen come forward and offer any sort of assistance has been Israel.

As the article says, it's a general offer since they don't know what we need exactly, but they're willing to pitch in where and when we need them.

The Captain America song... wasn't that from a commercial or something? For at least the last 20 years, that line has occasionally run through my head, slicing like a hammer:

'Captain America THROWS his MIGH-TY SHEEEIIILLD!'

What is that FROM?! Why must you torment me? I had just come to terms with the idea that it was a figment of my imagination.

There was a very poorly animated cartoon, in which unmoving, static drawings of characters and objects were simply moved across the screen. The song is the theme song to that bad Captain America cartoon.

I was just listening to "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" the other day. Ace, you nailed it when you compared it the current situation.

Gosh, it only seems like a few months back that whiny little pissant bureaucrats around the world were criticizing the U.S. for not doing enough for the tsunami victims. To all of them:

SHOW ME THE MONEY!

On another note, I have to say that if FoxNews is the news source of the eeeevil cold hearted Republicans, count me in. Shep Smith is actually getting angry, yelling into the microphone about how there are hundreds of people that just need to know where to go for emergency aid, all of them sitting out on the highway. He's really agitated. Not Geraldo agitated, but normal-person agitated.

And yes, they've been throwing them water, food, and ice from overhead, as well as water. They're doing what they can.

Meanwhile, the CNN schills, with their 'I'm-a-reporter-to-the-core-and-nothing-affects-my-Vulcan-composure' attitude are coming across as losers. The only thing they have is passion for lib spin.

And we don't "need" their help. But they weren't as forthcoming with help as they ought to have been.

Why "ought" they have been more forthcoming? Most of the world is anti-American; why lay that aside simply because one of our cities is underwater? My attitude towards them is the same as Giuliani's when he handed that Saudi cocksucker's check back to him.

You know what the reductio ad absurdum of your argument is? This.

Well, those socialists to our north:
The Deputy Prime Minister added that she has contacted U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and advised him that Canada stands ready
to provide assistance if needed. In addition, the Minister of Health, Ujjal Dosanjh, has directed the Public Health Agency of Canada to contact the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services and offer any assistance that may be helpful, such as emergency medical supplies contained in the National Emergency Stockpile System.

And those Mafia-Commies in Russia:
An adviser to the Russian emergency situations minister, Viktor Beltsov has said two Ilyushin-76TD transport planes are ready to leave the Ramenskoye airdrome any time. They carry rescue workers, light helicopters and other equipment essential to effective operation in disaster areas.

Hell, even that evil Commie Chavez offers help:
Chavez said that not only is his government interested in initiating this program for low-income heating oil, but would also be willing to help provide aid for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, which is devastating the coast of Louisiana these days. Chavez mentioned that the Venezuelan military has a special humanitarian assistance unit that could carry out rescue operations.

Meanwhile, the tsunami victims remember that the help we gave:
"At that time America helped us a lot, and they were genuine too," said Reza Saputra, a 19-year-old student. "One of their helicopters even crashed here."

Ace - Have I ever mentioned what good taste in musice you have?

Come on Ace.

We wouldn't need their help even if they didn't kick us in the shins every chance they get.
Even other countries that are pro-America- what exactly can they do that we can't do for ourselves? Or did you just want the empty gesture for the sake of appearances?

The Brits, Aussies, Japanese, Irish and a few others will offers some help, because that's what they do. The rest of the world, Europe especially, can collectively kiss my ass. We know they're a sorry lot of ingrateful moochers, so we shouldn't be upset when they don't lift a finger. Screw 'em.

In the words of the immortal Slim Pickens, "Piss on you, world, I work for Mel Brooks."

It's not the help itself, it's the offer. It seems stupid, but if you are the one time after time buying drinks for your buddies, it is nice to have one of them offer to pick up the tab even if it is not a problem for you. financially

The official said that although Israel does not have any particular expertise in battling floods, it does have a great deal of expertise dealing with collapsed buildings.

This kind of made me smile sadly - I mean, yeah flooding is not a big issue in modern day Israel, but still, there is some historical experience with floods and other watery phenomena - think the Flood and the Red Sea.

Too true about the collapsing buildings part.

Glad to see that our brethren to the north finally listened to Gordon Sinclair:

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/mp3clips/politicalspeeches/gordonsinclair.mp3

Thanks, Ace, but I'm still processing the "I'll show you a DUCK like you've never seen before" lyric.

Later,
bbeck