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Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
Various ^ | 30 August 2005 | Various

Posted on 08/30/2005 1:34:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse

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To: hoosiermama

Sidney Barthelemey is insisting that the 3000 troops committed are not enough. He all but got on his hands and knees. And of course Solodad O'Brien (she is gorgeous to look at but clueless once she opens her mouth) kept egging him on...


4,281 posted on 08/31/2005 6:23:49 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: mhking

You are 100% correct. Grinds me to no end when it happens in the south, the coverage is nil. Actually when the huge CA fires were happening I went to KTLA from LA because of lack of coverage by the national media.

Article this morning from The Oklahoman sports section that Hollis Price, a former Sooner basketball player who plays in Germany, had all of his bags packed ready to head to Germany. They were in his bedroom in the 9th Ward of New Orleans. Did say that all of his family is safe in Houston - at least the family that raised him -- his grandparents. He said he was looking at the video and could pick out his neighborhood.


4,282 posted on 08/31/2005 6:24:07 AM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: mhking
One thing that's very maddening to me right now is how the alphabet networks seem to be ignoring this story. If this were San Francisco or Los Angeles or Boston or New York, they'd be all over this wall-to-wall. But because it's "just New Orleans," it doesn't seem to merit the attention it needs.

Very true. If it were N.Y or the other cities you mentioned, SeeBS, NBC, and ABC would cancel most of their idiotic and meaningless programming, and have nearly 24 hour coverage of this terrible event!

4,283 posted on 08/31/2005 6:25:22 AM PDT by beyond the sea ("I was just the spark the universe chose ....." --- Cindy Sheehan (barf alert))
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To: Moose4

Git er done!


4,284 posted on 08/31/2005 6:25:27 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: hoosiermama
Did y'all you see that perfect a$$, anti-Bush, lying, decieving former NO mayor on TV just now?

If he's an example of NO politicians, God save the Big Easy.

Leni

4,285 posted on 08/31/2005 6:25:29 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: marshmallow

Collecting bodies, New Orleans

4,286 posted on 08/31/2005 6:25:49 AM PDT by marshmallow
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To: Moose4
"If you grab your lady, put her on a door, and float her down to the package store to loot a couple cases of Bud Light, you might be a redneck."

That's funny..... but BAD timing.

4,288 posted on 08/31/2005 6:26:33 AM PDT by beyond the sea ("I was just the spark the universe chose ....." --- Cindy Sheehan (barf alert))
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To: mhking

Military is on its way according to the Pentagon reporter on CNN. They even have a hospital ship getting ready to make the trip. I cannot take Fox and Friends in the morning so I am watching Soledad.

Former Mayor makes more sense in calling for the military. I cannot fathom the pictures of the water flowing into the city. What are they doing with people at the superdome -- haven't heard this morning.


4,289 posted on 08/31/2005 6:26:51 AM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: marshmallow

Quietwater Beach Apartments, Biloxi

4,290 posted on 08/31/2005 6:27:10 AM PDT by marshmallow
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To: fairtrader

You should be quiet now.


4,291 posted on 08/31/2005 6:27:29 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: MinuteGal

MSNBC just did an update on Cindy Sheehan. I'm not kidding.


4,292 posted on 08/31/2005 6:27:41 AM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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To: beyond the sea

My sentiments exactly! It is a city out of control it looks like.


4,293 posted on 08/31/2005 6:28:26 AM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Allen in 2008)
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To: Howlin

The generator in the SuperDome is currently offline.


4,294 posted on 08/31/2005 6:28:51 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: PhiKapMom
Get this: they are going to move them from the Superdome to (ta da) The Houston Astrodome!!! There's a plan, for you!

I am not making this up. I will go get the link to prove that this is what they are going to do.

4,295 posted on 08/31/2005 6:28:58 AM PDT by Miss Marple (Lord, please look after Mozart Lover's son and keep him strong.)
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To: NautiNurse

Why isn't anyone working on the levees?


4,296 posted on 08/31/2005 6:29:24 AM PDT by DManA
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To: marshmallow

Chicken farm hit by twister, Georgia.

4,297 posted on 08/31/2005 6:29:27 AM PDT by marshmallow
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To: PhiKapMom
Never saw anything like this in an emergency situation.

Speaking of that, I heard this morning that they called off attempts to fix the levees last night because of DARKNESS. They said they were afraid the helicopters might run into each other.

How about some serious lights and some serious generators?

I find the fact that they stopped working on these levees for eight hours to be ABSURD.

4,298 posted on 08/31/2005 6:29:53 AM PDT by beyond the sea ("I was just the spark the universe chose ....." --- Cindy Sheehan (barf alert))
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To: beyond the sea

Before this is all over, regular Army troops (and/or Marines) are going to end up patrolling New Orleans. I think it may have been a bit of a mistake for the mayor or governor to proclaim "martial law" in New Orleans but have no troops there to back it up; it looks now like they were starting to panic, and the "martial law" declaration has done nothing to stop the looting. The ghouls are getting out of control.

And I agree 100%. Anybody looting in a residential area should just be shot on the spot--no warning, just a .223 between the eyes or shoulderblades. Ditto for anybody looting non-essentials like jewelry or TVs or similar.

}:-)4


4,299 posted on 08/31/2005 6:30:12 AM PDT by Moose4 (Richmond, Virginia, where our motto is "Will Riot For Cheap Laptops")
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To: Quilla

One thing to keep in mind is the lack of gasoline availability the closer you get to the affected areas - not only for the generators, but also for the trip there and home. Unless your friend has a whole bunch of gasoline cans for both needs, I would postpone the trip for another couple of days.


4,300 posted on 08/31/2005 6:30:21 AM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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