Astonishing Exclusive From Mississippi [hundreds if not thousands dead]

Paramedic Rescue Operation | 8-31-05 | My Favorite Headache

[My Favorite Headache]

It is with heavy heart I write this...

I have finally reconnected with my best friend who is a paramedic who was sent from Georgia 2 days ago to Gulf Port, Mississippi before the hurricane hit.

He just reached me within the last 10 mins via emergency cell phone to tell me he was alive.

Thousands of bodies have been discovered throughout Mississippi in Gulf Port, Waveland,Hancock County,Bay of St.Louis.

They are hanging in trees and they are pulling them out 30 at a time. Entire families found drowned in their homes and washing up on shore.

The stories he could tell me were brief. National Guard is on the scene and arresting anyone seen on the streets.

The numbers are staggering and what I have been told tonight will shake people to their foundation as the numbers will be coming out in the next 24-hours of just how many people have actually perished in these and 3 other beach communities.

More to follow....

[DJ MacWoW]

Sure. I'm just pointing out that, at this point, there's about as much confirmation of this guy's story as there is of Kerry's.

No. You made a ghoulish joke about a man that has worked for 4 days to rescue people.

TV newscopters and their crews are f***ing vultures, they'd go live and violate any airspace if they thought they could get pictures of "thosuands" of dead bodie

Get real. They censored people jumping from the Towers.

[George W. Bush]

That's not even worth attempting to counter. You're simply a disgraceful rat op.

I think you're very naive if you don't think there is a lot of hamming and political theater surrounding these natural disasters.

They're professional politicians.

[bwteim]

Thanks, I just switched channels and am seeing it on the screen. But I find it difficult to believe. Also, this goes back to issue of this post - deaths on impact (that is day of storm) and deaths to come later.

[My Favorite Headache]

CNN-Reports coming in from over the last 24 hours of various death counts...we can't give specific numbers...they are FINALLY breaking in with it

[SuziQ]

DANG!! I'm gonna miss that shark!!

[Smogger]

Many of the images have captions so I will provide a little before and after.

The Casino Magic Biloxi barge rests on the north side of U.S. 90 in Biloxi, next to the St. Michaels Catholic Church by the Sea. The Oceans Springs bridge, top right, suffered heavy damage along with the Palace Casino, top center.

[spycatcher]

Yep, New Orleans mayor just said that hundreds confirmed dead and total in his city alone may be thousands.

We need to set up a dedicated thread for apologies when the Mississippi total comes in.

[bored at work]

3rd grade toilet humor? 1st grade maybe . . .

[nwctwx]

Not surprising, but troubling nonetheless. It's really a shame how many ill informed people on here wanted to bash your post.

[No Blue States]

1:19 P.M. - (AP) Mayor Ray Nagin says at least hundreds of people are dead -- maybe thousands -- in New Orleans.

http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html

[spunkets]

" This thread refers to four towns, supposedly with thousands of dead in trees and on beaches and in homes..."

BS!

[eastforker]

Hundreds maybe thousands dead in NO per mayor on FNC.

[SuziQ]

Imagine doing recon... and seeing that shark head in the sea.

ROTFL!!

[NormB]

I might give to the SA, but the problem with all of these tragedies is that the final cost
is always counted in $$$ and not lives impacted. Everyone fights of the donations like
a bunch of wild dogs and the people who are really hurt never end up with the money…
and if they do they still complain.

I guess another cynical way of looking at it is this, if they insist on living below sea level
why should I have to pay when they get swamped?

Don't flame me! I am just wondering out loud!

As for this whole thread, it would make perfect sense for the gubmint (I love that) to minimize the
amount of dead. Less panic, etc. When all hell is breaking loose and your 5 year old asks you
if everything is going to be ok, what do you say?

[petitfour]

Just heard a report on MSNBC about a neighborhood of 6000 people are gone. They were too poor to fill up their gas tanks and leave, so they rode out the storm. I hope I heard right. I'm in another room, but what I heard is horrifying.

[papertyger]

TV newscopters and their crews are f***ing vultures, they'd go live and violate any airspace if they thought they could get pictures of "thosuands" of dead bodies.

You work for which news outlet? I already know you watch too much TV.

[Strategerist]

I agree, I don't think there's anyone on FR that is hoping there were thousands of deaths.

However, I do think there's an element of FR that wants to pretend there were few deaths because they're really irritated that this could be worse than 9/11, and yet not have been caused by Muslims.

[cyncooper]

I stated (several times) that I knew the death toll would rise and possibly be in the thousands when all was said and done.

The fact that you and others persistantly take what else I've said and twist it into some kind of denial of that potential is simply fascinating.

[dfwgator]

We may never know the toll in NO. In Mississippi communities where people knew each other, it will be a bit easier to compute the losses there.

[bonfire]

A lot of us had a feeling last night that MFH's thread is true.