SkyDekker 1,465 #1 January 13, 2005 Why do all these high ranking politicians feel that visiting disaster areas is any help? Powell & Jeb's travelling circus, Kofi, Martin etc all go for their tours. All hindering flights into the area, tying up personnel, rearranging help centres for photo ops etc etc. Why? If they want to go and help, they should actually do something. Not show up, hold up everything and smile for the cameras. I don't understand it..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #2 January 13, 2005 Photo opportunity... pure and simple. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #3 January 13, 2005 QuoteWhy do all these high ranking politicians feel that visiting disaster areas is any help? Powell & Jeb's travelling circus, Kofi, Martin etc all go for their tours. All hindering flights into the area, tying up personnel, rearranging help centres for photo ops etc etc. Why? If they want to go and help, they should actually do something. Not show up, hold up everything and smile for the cameras. I don't understand it..... It's just more parasitic self serving bullshit. We should all be used to it by now. Schwarzengger was at the site of the landslide in California yesterday. He came in, gave a carefully scripted speech, made sure that he got his media coverage, and flew out again. Heaven forbid that he should actually get a shovel in his hands and fucking dig for survivors. Politics as usual. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #4 January 13, 2005 QuoteHeaven forbid that he should actually get a shovel in his hands and fucking dig for survivors. I don't expect them to do that. Just wish these guys would realize that they hamper the efforts by going to these areas and end up doing far more harm than good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
