June 04, 2009 12:48 AM UTC

The 2008 Iowa Floods: Where were they

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• by: Libertad

The Iowa flood of 2008 involved most of the rivers in eastern Iowa beginning around June 8, 2008 and ending about July 1. Flooding continued on the Upper Mississippi River in the southeastern portion of the state for several more days. Being the anniversay is upcoming in 5-6 days … let us recap

Duration: June 7 – around July 1

Damages: At least $7 Billion

Fatalities: Only 1 death

The phrase “Iowa’s Katrina” was often heard. But where were the voices of support, the calls for justice and the dignity owed to the victims?

Why is Des Moines back on its feet so quickly?

Where were the Hollywood celebrities holding telethons asking for help in  restoring Iowa and helping the folks affected by the floods? Where  is good old Michael Moore?

Why is the media NOT asking the tough questions  about why  the federal government hasn’t solved this problem? …..Asking where the  FEMA trucks and trailers and food  services are?

Why isn’t the Federal government moving Iowa people into free hotels in Chicago and Minneapolis ?

When will Spike Lee say that the Federal government blew up the levees that  failed in Des Moines ?

Where were Sean Penn, Bono, and the Dixie Chicks?

Where were all the looters stealing high-end tennis shoes, cases  of beer and television sets?  

When will we hear Governor Chet Culver say that he wants to rebuild a  ‘vanilla’ Iowa .. because that’s what God  wants?    

Where is the hysterical 24/7 media coverage complete with reports of  shootings at rescuers, of rapes and murder?

Where are all the people screaming that George Bush hates white, rural people? My  God, where are Angelina Jolie and Brad  Pitt, Oprah, and Ray Coniff Jr?  

How come you will never hear about the Iowa flooding ever again? Where are the government bail  out vouchers? The government debit cards?  

There must be one hell of a big difference between the value of the people of Iowa and value of the the people f Louisiana. Pass this unedited,  un-doctored, factual nformation  forward ….. to get Americans thinking.