Rob Lowe: No comment on Bush

Oh, dear, the president doesn't have Rob Lowe's blessing. What are we going to do!

Isn't this the same guy who made a sex tape with a 16-year-old? During the Democratic National Convention, nonetheless?

Sorry, this is a silly and worthless item from Mark Silva. What is the point to it?

Heavens, parts of Florida are still being rebuilt two to three years after the state was ravaged by hurricanes. To rebuild takes time. New Orleans was not built in a year, or 5 years, or 10 years, or even 100 years. I don't care who is president, who is running Congress, or is king of the world, it will take years to rebuild New Orleans.

The rebuilding process, though, might go a little quicker if some of the city's residents went back there to help fill all the jobs need that need filling. Employers are crying for people. Maybe those New Orleans residents who need jobs and money can go back home and fill those jobs and make that money. Just a thought.

And let the attacks begin by the Lefties.

And gosh, Rob doesn't have Bill's blessing!! What the heck does that blast from the past have to do with NOW in New Orleans? Grow up, Billy.

Bill... How did you go from "I only play somebody smart enough to ask those questions" to nasty comments about something that happened years ago in an incident that has nothing to do with the story reported. I'm no fan of Rob Lowe but your attitude is odd. The guy was just having dinner with his family...

Maybe some of the wingers should read the article before foaming at the mouth.

Lowe took a pay cut to bring business to New Orleans and refused to criticize Bush.

For that,he receives Bill's usual sniveling remarks.

Good for Bill he doesn't live in a glass house,they're be a lot of broken glass.

Thanks MMS! That's exactly what I meant....glad I'm not alone in that opinion. And thank YOU John, for addressing the actual article, and yes, beware Lefties bearing comments....

Okay, maybe digging up Rob Lowe's sordid past was a bit of a low blow, but I just fail to see any merit to this post. At least Rob admits that he only plays a political operative on TV. If it were Martin Sheen he'd be out there saying how much better things were if he was actually president. I apologize to Rob Lowe. But this post is still meaningless.

I have seen many posts asking why don't the people of New Orleans just pick themselves up by the boot straps and quit complaining and go back to work and the like....Well it maybe hard to pick yourself up when your job and your home is gone. New Orleans lost 81,000 businesses and 220,000 jobs. I feel silly having to remind you that there is a housing shortage. JohnD you say there are jobs to be had....do you think they are jobs that everyone is qualified for? Where will they live? Where will there children go to school or get health care. It's easy to play armchair quarterback but lets be real.

The article may be a tad irrevalent..but if it keeps their plight in the minds of others..I don't need to complain about that. You know how
human nature is.....out of sight...out of mind.

I don't think it's "silly" or "worthless" that an actor accepted a pay cut and convinced a studio to film in New Orleans and help a city get back on its feet.

Sorry, Bill, your comments are so lame. The scandal was nearly 20 years ago. It's so, so boring to bring it up now and totally out of context. I loved the article. I'm always interested in which way Rob is leaning when it comes to politics. Good to know he's not supporting Bush- keep it up Rob ;-) I wonder if any of the reporters there remembered that as Sam Seaborn, Rob tried to get the press room moved across the road from the White House? Maybe Sam now we know what Sam's been up to recently ;-)

Out of all the time George Bush has been back to the area, my favorite is his 1st time. He flies over the devastated area on Air Force One, after which he offers photos of himself looking out the window appearing concerned.
The far right talks about how Katrina was an example of how big government fails to solve problems. Why can't the right be honest for once & blame George himself?

"The rebuilding process, though, might go a little quicker if some of the city's residents went back there to help fill all the jobs need that need filling. Employers are crying for people. Maybe those New Orleans residents who need jobs and money can go back home and fill those jobs and make that money. Just a thought."

To Looney Tune yesterday:
I was not referring to any one race. People representing whites, blacks, hispanics are wanting everything for free but not willing to work for it. Then they complain that they are being neglected. In reality, the only thing being neglected is people's spirit to do for themselves. I think the above quote from John D. says it all. There are far too many New Orleans residents clamering for a free ride. They want new homes, they want new belongings, but where are they. I agree that there is a need for hundreds of poeple to help rebuild. Gee, you get paid, which in turn can help you rebuild. But I know the woman (white) that was upset because a Chicago Church asked her to leave after 1 year FREE support sums it up. In her interview she pleaded "what am I going to do". AS I said yesterday, GET UP OFF YOUR *** AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. It took several years for some Iowa river towns to completely recover from the TWO major floods in the 90's.
As for Rob Lowe, WHO CARES WHAT HE THINKS. HE is an actor, nothing more nothing less. In the spectrum of natural disasters, he is NOTHING.
So, people of New Orleans who are waiting for a free ride, regardless of your race, religion, right or left handed, take your future into your OWN hands. Stop waiting for a handout.

Rob,it took you two days to respond.I'm glad you clarified your point.

By the way,i agree with you,nobody should be waiting for a free ride.

I think your disgust should also be aimed at the Republican party,once again i repeat,they run all branches of Federal Govt.and have promised for years they would cut the waste,yet you've seen that not to be true.

The fact that they were handing out free gift cards and so on,makes you think their full of "spit".

Rob s...Your compassion is towering. You don't get it do you? The infrastructure is gone. Do you know what that means? There are no hospitals, schools, and in many cases no water.
Tell me where do they live...work? the jobs and homes are gone? Can they stay with you while their homes and jobs come back? I guess you would say how about tents. You are a prime example of a heartless mindless nit wit.

Jethro, you're right that it was good that Lowe took a pay cut and filmed in New Orleans. The tax revenue will help the city and state. But when filming's done the production will go back home. There are much better to help NO get back on its feet.

I remember that story in the Tribune about the woman who was taken in by the suburban church and allowed to live in their parsonage. Now, after she's done nothing to get a job for one year the church has given her a deadline to move out. Can't find much sympathy for her, either. I felt bad for her kids, they're the real victims.

Bill R.,

There are schools and hospitals, and water, and police and fire. Are they back up to where they were before Katrina? No.

Regardless, since all of these things aren't where they should be, does that mean no one should be there rebuilding? So because there aren't many places to live yet and jobs are still coming back, that means people need to stay away?

When the city was built, or any city for that matter, many services weren't there either. Have we become so incapable of rebuilding because we have to rely on something to take care of us? Those are all lame excuses. Construction, hotels, restaurants, stores, businesses of all types are looking for workers. Workers are needed from anywhere with little skill to much skill.

It just takes a little intelligence, creativity, sacrifice, hardship, work, etc. to get things going again. Excuses won't rebuild the city.

Rob S,
I swear I saw you on TV this past weekend marching in Madison,Wisconsin.
I think it's an interesting twist that you guys march without wearing the whitesheets nowdays.
Im guessing you guys were marching over to visit your beloved RNC local in Madison.

Bill..your right...I feel sorry for her children
and yes the one lady may have been looking for handouts, lazy, or whatever. But to compare this(RobS) to the plight of the people of New Orleans is way out of context.

bill r:
It is not about compassion. It is about not waiting for others to help you. Yes, I know what loss of infrastructure is. The town I lived in in Iowa has 10 feet of water on 3rd street. I saw small river communities taken down river, everything. A very good friend kept his house, but the water was 2 feet above the floors of the 2nd STORY BEDROOMS. He lived in a camp ground for 5 months. He applied for everythingthat was available. He assisted in the rebulding of his home. Then he assisted OTHERS IN REBUILDING.
People utilized government assistance, by relying on THEMSELVES TO APPLY. I saw them go to hotels THEMSELVES and request assistance so they had a place while they rebuilt. You did not see people sitting in front of destroyed homes a year later lamenting their lack of assistance.
If all they have are tents while they rebuild, that is still better than sitting on your porch telling the world how neglected you are. Yes, in Iowa I saw camp grounds set up for people who had NOTHING. The kicker is, they did not rely on this to be their permanent housing. They did WHAT THEY HAD TO DO TO RECOVER AND SURVIVE. The jobs are gone???, well it sounds like the infrastructure could recover quite well if people went back to help rebuild. Maybe the jobs don't pay what people prefer, but an infrastructure cannot recover if a majority of people in it are waiting for a handout. It has been a year, the handout's are done.
As far as name calling, you are entitled to your opinion of me. The people whose opinions matter to me are not writing in the forum. However, when a person finishes their opinion with a childish name call like you did, it greatly diminishes any credibility to their statement. I know my position is harsh, but it is also needed. New Orleans will never recover as long as it's population continues to wait for help, instead of persuing it. Many people have, and their lives are recovering. They are not the first city in America hit by disaster. Many have been hit worse. So, the ball is in their court. If you want your town rebuilt, you will have to get up and meet the situation head on.

Well done to Rob Lowe and the team for making it happen for the movie to be shot down in New Orleans. Sad that no matter what Rob Lowe achieves there is usually somebody who harks back to an event over 20 years ago, an event incidentally where everyone there was supposed to be over 21. I am grateful that I am not constantly judged me by how I was in my early 20s. I applaud Rob Lowe for everything he has achieved since, in spite of the hypocrisy of some sections of the media and Hollywood.

Rob Lowe and his boys being there being there must have lightened the burden of a press core who had to endure the President's performance, one of the more banal and uninspiring I have had the misfortune to see.

I was watching Norah O'Donnell interview Michael Brown on Hardball last night,and I had a couple thoughts.
1) Norah O'Donnell is so hot that it's nearly impossible to pay attention to any interview she does.

2) Michael"Brownie"Brown was used as a scapegoat by the enept Dubya administration after they realized that FEMA had wet the bed.
They took Brownie out front to the public,put a sign on him that said it was his fault,not ours.
They put a stick of dynamite in his keister,and they lite the fuse.

While looking at the devastation done to New Orleans,I wonder, if they can manage to get the levees built to withstand a cat 5 hurricane,then maybe....the land that has been devastated around there can be sold,or rebuilt by the owners,thus giving them some profit for their land,and also allowing people to purchase,and build on the land at a discount in price.

I know this is in the future,but I think there is hope for a total rebuilding.

John E.
To ease your judgmental mind, I am a social worker. I work with adults with mild to profound mental retardation. For 2 different floods, I helped people of many races rebuild after the Iowa floods. I offered to house someone, as I had an extra room. While it was not utilized, the offer was open to ANYONE. My black, hispanic friends from this area came and helped. The key word is HELPED, not SUPPORTED. The key thing was THEY WERE REBUILING. If expecting people to take charge of their lives is racist, well I guess I am. But if people of any race want to shed their negative image, than they must shed their negative habits. If people are tired of being stereotyped as lazy, don't be lazy. If someone is tired of being stereotyped as a public aid abuser, don't be. After one year, no I have no sympathy left for anyone who has been waiting around for the handout. I have no sympathy for the people who think that a natural disaster is their ticket to a free ride. If people make efforts to help themselves, then they see results. If they sit in their house waiting for the CNN truck to come so they show the world how horrible their life is, tough. This has nothing to do with race. I have the same contempt for anyone waiting for the free ride. Even the white woman in Chicago. But as with bill r, your needing to use KKK or any other analagy simply shows that you are not capable of making a valid point without resorting to childish means to mask your own inadequacies.

Gee, another post from John E., telling someone he disagrees with that that person must be a member of the KKK.

John E., you must be a member of Pol Pot: a hateful, murderous communist group. Repeat after me, John E., "I am a member of Pol Pot. John D. is right. I am a member of Pol Pot."

JohnD& RobS...I could talk till I'm blue in the face but I won't change your minds. But you have no idea the scoop of this disaster. I'm happy about your friend in Iowa..thats great ..but your talking about what.. 100 people displaced? This is hundreds of thousands. Your friend went to hotels and got assistance . Thats great but what are hotels that are already at a premium going to tell Hundreds of thousands of people? If this were on a smaller scale I'ld be right there with you..because it would be easier to find help somehow. But this is huge and I don't think you realize how much.

I will, however, apologize to RobS for the name calling. I thought you were doing the same with the looney tunes but realized when I reread the post that you were answering a poster called looney tunes. There are so many posters that start their post with name calling like looney tunes...right John?

John E. I agree, she is pretty darn hot. CNN is really closing the gap with Fox in the attractive anchor department.

Bill R., you're right, too. I don't judge all the evacuees by that one woman. I think if my house were obliterated and my job taken away by a disaster I don't know what I'd do. I certainly don't judge all Katrina victims on the example of that one woman.

Frances, I've already posted that what Rob Lowe did in convincing producers to shoot in New Orleans was a generous, honest thing to do.

Let's all hug it out!

i feel the title of the post, though true, unfair. rob lowe was just trying to have dinner with his children but was polite and granted the "interview" for the press. it was exemplary of him to take a pay cut to work in new orleans, how many actors would do that? also it would be much nicer/cooler to work in canada this time of year, than new orleans- extremely hot and humid.
about the devastation/rebuilding, new orleans didn't take a direct hit, mississippi did. the towns of waveland, bay st. louis, and pass christian are over 75% destroyed, gone, only slabs remaining. the insurance companies are screwing these people over claims and slow in payments. also they haven't decided whether they are going to allow homes to be rebuilt in the hardest hit areas. so what do you do? do you go back and rebuild to have the gov't come back and say we're tearing down your house? i think we should be a little more compassionate.
as far as the woman in chicago being turned out? that was the tribune at it's worst. make the church out to be villians after they helped her for a year and it appears she didn't try to help herself at all. but the trib has a photo of this poor woman with her kids out in front to garner sympathy while the church is painted as simon lagree. that was as unfair to the church as this post was unfair to rob lowe.

Bill....The more I talk to you...the more I like ya! Could you really have a liberal friend?

Rob S.

Then you, of all people, should know better.

John D. has an excuse,he's an idiot.

YEs I know the scope of the disaster. While many of the towns I speak of were under 1000, there were hundreds of them up and down the river. The Quad Cities suffered great damage. WHile the towns were small, they all relied on the same government for help. I am not downplaying the scope of this calamity at all. All I am saying is that in New Orleans, there are still too many people waiting for the free handouts for any serious rebuilding of the infrastructure to begin. When I watch the coverage and see people in hard hit areas still mugging for the camera, trying to state how miserable their lives have been for the last year, those are the people I am discussing. Why are they not devoting that same energy to organizing rebuiling teams, or whatever is needed to begin rebuilding. If they devoted 1/2 the effort to helping themselves as they do trolling for freebies, their lives would have improved a whole lot more during the last year. I know there are many, many people in New Orleans doing what is needed to be done to recover. Unfortunately, the media chooses to hightlight those who have done little or nothing expect b**** and moan about what they have not been given. I am sure hotels are priced out of sight, but again the people needed to step up at the beginning to utilize their resources. Immediately after the 90's floods, local hotel's were utilized. The people did not wait so long that by the time they asked, the hotels realized that their retirement nest egg just tolled down the river. After all of this time, the hotel owners realize they have a gold mine being able to give their assistance to the hightest bidder. They area as bad if not worse than the freeloaders I have been lamenting.
Until enough people begin showing the passion to help themselves, noone else will. If you want to be sitting wating for the news trucks while what's left of your house rots, power to you. If not, set an example, show people that you are willing to take equal responsibility for your future.
I appreciate your recognition of teh name calling. AS I have stated, I am a Social Service professional with over 21 years experience working with the disabled. If a person is unable to complete their thoughts without childish KKK analgies, then they completely discredit their own words. As any social worker can tell you, this is nothing more than a feeble attempt to mask ones own inadequacies.

All teh people of New ORelans have my prayers. BUt they have to step up themselves, or the will gain what they sow.

Bill,
I know I've been riding you pretty hard about the military thing,but I just want you to admit that Dubya has made a huge blunder,and it's eating up the republican party from the inside out.

I'm not questioning your patriotism.

We both know we aren't going to sign up for Dubya's fake war.

My wife would have seizure if she thought I was going to reup.

Let's all have a big group hug,Terry,and Bruce lets all hug it out.

Bill R., I have many, MANY liberal friends. And I would love to have more. I long for the day when we can stop using these labels on each other, too.

Smaller city and smaller scale, but it seems Fargo did pretty well in taking care of things after that city was wiped out by the Red River several years ago, huh?? Fargo's business district was flooded under deeper water than New Orleans and much of it burned. Thousands were displaced.

John E., is there anything you know anything about? I really have much pity on you.

SGS,
I do not have any animosity toward the church for turning the mother away. They were more that generous in their support. I do net feel they were villians at all. The mother was the villian. Trying to garner support because a church will not let her freeload anymore. This is the biggest problem facing New Orleans, as well as all of Mississippi. People are seeing this as their ticket to a free life. Yes I know insurance companies are being jerks, but up to a point they have been allowed to be. All I expect to see is people doing more than waiting for the next news truck come so they can show the world that they, NOBODY ELSE, are responsible for their plight, and they are entitled to everything by working for nothing.

John E - the extent of my name calling is that you are too childish to be on a forum like this. Trying to put someone in the same category as the KKK because you don't agree with their views proves to me 100% that if you lived in New Orleans, you would be waiting for the gravy train to support you as well.

John E., I think it would probably help republicans everywhere if Bush would admit mistakes were made in the prosecution of this war and he and his administration have taken steps to make sure they won't happen again.

But we both know that's not the W. administration way. John McCain has been saying essentially that for the past three months (anybody catch his latest appearance on the Daily Show?). I think internally people like Rumsfeld know it and are trying to eliminate the problems.

That we agree on this doesn't mean I don't support the mission. Because of the mess we're in it's more important than ever to stabilize Iraq and put a real democracy there.

The only difference between you and me, John, is I don't think the mission is doomed because of the mistakes that've already been made. I don't think Cheney and Rumsfeld and the generals are 100% incompetent because they've screwed up in the past. The boners of disbanding the Iraqi military prematurely, not securing the borders, etc., were bad but they certainly don't mean the insurgency isn't being quelled and that Iraq isn't better off without a genocidal butcher as its head of state.

There might be better people to prosecute this war in government (McCain) but I don't think putting the opposition party in charge of congress will help. Especially if their candidates run on an anti-war platform. If they get elected on a mandate from zealots the troops, I think, will be the first to suffer.

Just my two cents. Yeah, I'm glad we don't have to enlist, too. I see how my position can be seen as hypocritical and I'm willing to accept the invective that comes along with that.

Rob&John...My final word on this ( About time..I know ) There are so many hurting, that to say help yourselves, would mean that thousands upon thousands are bilking the system. I'm sure there are some...but what percent? I donated over $50,000 to Katrina and I'm sure not every penny got to the victims. To the people who fraudulently recieved that money and those looking for a hand out...They will get theirs..to
the ones in need..My prayers.

Rob S.

Thanks for the message from the RNC.

I'll keep that in mind the next time I go to the bathroom.

I think what everyone is failing to recognise is most of these people had insurance, were required to. And those that were renting had landlords who were required to have insurance, also. Where are the insurance checks? No one is paying out. Homeowners won't, they say it was a flood that ruined these homes. Flood insurance is saying a hurricane ruined these homes. All the while, Nationwide and the like are posting record profits. People aren't whining. The jobs you say are readily available are being handed to ILLEGAL immigrants. These are people who were offered the chance to work in America, most paid an entry fee to the company they're working for and almost 50% haven't been paid for the work they've done. Anyone who says "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" has to wonder if these poor people haven't had all their boots stolen from them?

I understand and respect your views. You appear passionate about them, as I am. It is ashame that individuals like John E have to pollute these forums with there pre-pubescent drival. I know you and I do and will continue to differ on our views. But I respect your ability to convey those thoughts with the respect you expect in return. I agree with you in that my hopes and prayers go to all the people forever changed by this disaster. Given the geography of this area, I hope they can complete the process soon. Because it is not a matter of if this will happen again, but how soon. The city is still below sea level without adequate protection from future disasters. People were really getting nervous at first watching Ernesto's path.

Take Care!

Robby,Thankyou for blessing us with your overwelming knowledge.
The Karl Rove days for you guys are over,swiftboating doesn't work.
Please tell the guys down at the RNC that I said Hi.

Rob S.,
It's funny that you're are changing your story on the people of New Orleans now.
In your eariler posts you said the people are lazy,and looking for handouts.
Now,you are praying for them.

Ya know Robby,You could volunteer your services to some of the people down there who are obviously suffering from mental illness.

I hope you don't tell your patients to get off they're lazy butts,and fend for themselves.

I'm willing to bet if you went down to New Orleans,and grabed a bullhorn,and told the black people who have lost everything, to get off their butts,and fend for themselves,that you probably would be chased all the way back to your upper middle class suberban home.

No Robby,you are a fraud,and you have a racist attitude.
Tell the guys down at the RNC that I said HI.

I don't want to get too heavily involved in this invective but I think you can feel sympathy for those displaced by the hurricane who are trying to work their way back to a normal life and still have contempt for the freeloaders spending FEMA money on condoms and beer, and who refuse to leave cities where the crime rate has soared because of Katrina evacuees.

From the news reports I've seen there's certainly more people working hard to rebuild but the news also shows that both groups are quite large.

To everyone:

Watch "When the Levees Broke." If it doesn't break your heart and inspire you to continue to do whatever you can, in terms of money, support, action, prayer, letters to your representatives, etc., to help the people of this great city, and, indeed, the city itself, then you have no soul. It's people like Bill R and, yes, Rob Lowe, who will help this great city and its great people rise up out of the ruins. You have to be able to get your head out of the sand and see what is going on before you can effect change.