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Katrina Live Thread XII
Various ^ | 31 August 2005 | Various

Posted on 08/31/2005 4:00:15 PM PDT by NautiNurse

President Bush: "We are dealing with one of the worst national disasters in our nation's history." Push has appropriated vast federal resources to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

78,000 people are currently in shelters. New Orleans evacuation continues. 10,000 additional National Guard troops have been called to service.

Hospitals are running low on supplies, and public health concerns include water borne disease, poor sanitation, food and drinking water contamination and shortages, mosquitoes, carbon monixide poisoning from electricity generators, lack of childcare, and the special needs of the elderly.

Links to various news, local and state government websites:

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends (very slow load)

2theAdvocate - Baton Rouge Includes Slidell, St. John Parish, St. Bernard Parish updates, and other locations.

NOLA.com

Inside Houma Today includes shelter and volunteer updates

WLBT.com Jackson MS

WALA Channel 4 Mobile, AL Includes links to distribution centers, Emergency Ops, etc.

Sun-Herald Gulfport MS Includes link to town by town reports

Gulfport News via Topix.net

WAFB Baton Rouge

Mobile Register via al.com

Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger

Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser

Pensacola News Journal

St Bernard Local Government
Alabama Homeland Security Volunteers can sign up online
Alabama DOT
Alabama.gov
Louisiana Homeland Security
Louisiana State Police road closure info
State of Mississippi Website has traffic alerts, emergency contact numbers

Streaming Video:

WWL-TV: http://www.khou.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad

WDSU-TV: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx"

WPMI-TV: http://www.wpmi.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=113739

WKRG-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518

WTOK-TV (follow the link on the home page): http://www.wtok.com/

WJTV-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95563

Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#


Related FR Threads:

FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread

Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?

Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here

Looting Begins In New Orleans

Martial Law Declared in New Orleans


Due to the number of requests to assist, the following list of some charities is provided.
This is not intended as an endorsement for any of the charities.

www.redcross.org or 1-800 HELP NOW - note: website is slow
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY or Salvation Army currently looking for in-state volunteers - (888)363-2769
Operation Blessing: (800) 436-6348.
America's Second Harvest: (800) 344-8070.
Catholic Charities USA: (800) 919-9338, or www.catholiccharitiesusa.org.
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: (800) 848-5818.
Church World Service: (800) 297-1516 or online at www.churchworldservice. org.
Lutheran Disaster Response: (800) 638-3522.
Nazarene Disaster Response: (888) 256-5886.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: (800) 872-3283.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is accepting donations at its 3,800 stores and Web site, www.walmart.com.

Previous Threads:

Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
Katrina Live Thread, Part X
Katrina Live Thread, Part IX
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; katrina; tropical
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To: Howlin
I know they're punks and hoods that are involved in the looting.... It doesn't take a social scientist to know that.

None of that is relevant!
2,061 posted on 08/31/2005 11:38:47 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: txflake

Very DU of you. If they were to be arrested at arrival, why did he lie about it on national TV? You've answered nothing, only sunk into the sludge of liberal name-calling. That is no surprise, since you excuse the false accusations about death in the Superdome by a thief: typically liberal.


2,062 posted on 08/31/2005 11:39:07 PM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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To: Jedidah

'The folks on the Titanic sang "Nearer, My God, to Thee." '

Very good point.


2,063 posted on 08/31/2005 11:39:09 PM PDT by Cedar
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To: Tree of Liberty
Thanks.

This is why Texas is known as BIG.

2,064 posted on 08/31/2005 11:39:34 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Mad Dawgg

Wow! That's even worse than what I thought. I say this photo pretty much says it all and should end any disagreement. Thanks for finding it.


2,065 posted on 08/31/2005 11:40:39 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: cajungirl

True analogy. I'm so sorry. I was praying for you and have been praying for all now.



2,066 posted on 08/31/2005 11:41:59 PM PDT by Kay
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To: advance_copy
Now you make me laugh in addition to puke.

I resent that I ever valued your posts.

2,067 posted on 08/31/2005 11:42:20 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: dennis1x

You have a thin skin. You have to stop and realize that many people are automaticaly associating lawlessness in NO with lawlessness on the bus ariving in Texas. You know what I am saying? Guys that are tipping over rescue boats and threatening rescuers who are trying to save children. Now maybe some us have jumped to some conclusions that are wrong when we have made this association. And we have not heard the story of each and every person on that bus. So maybe we got it wrong in some part. Maybe we should have even waited to learn more. But understand that some of us are really stressed by the mob stories comming out of NO in last couple of days. We are not too thrilled to think about those particular people getting out in the world and bringing such crime elsewhere.

Can I ask you if there is any condition or any situation that could find yourself in where you would prevent the rescue of children? I doubt it. Because you have to be truly evil to do something like that, and those that do are going to be just as evil with a warm bed and a full stomic. While some of those on that bus could very well be some of the mob crowd... It looks like many of them are just now poor and desperate people. And of course we all want to help people who have come to such a sad fortune.

In the begginng... I admit that I kind of thought of NO's as the red light distric of smut. But One thing I have learned from this(Rescue videos and such) is that there are so many thousands there that are sweet and good people. The kind I would like to sit on the porch swing and chat with.


2,068 posted on 08/31/2005 11:42:34 PM PDT by Revel
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To: sageb1; All

Coming up on CNN more pictures of looting.


2,069 posted on 08/31/2005 11:42:45 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: wardaddy
I watched Blanco today for the first time and was greatly surprised with her performance. She was flustered by an anchor woman's question, had a ' deer in the head lights ' look about her and did not appear to have any leadership assertion or confidence whatsoever.
2,070 posted on 08/31/2005 11:43:43 PM PDT by warsaw44
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To: sockmonkey
She explained that well meaning folks who open their home to strangers open themselves to all kinds of financial and legal liability issues for the guests in their home.

I swear, there are lots of lawyers who will justifiably burn in hell. So we've come to the point where we can't even care for and take in our neighbors, without potentially being sued. Regardless of the wisdom of taking in refugee families, this is so emblamatic of what is wrong with America, and what has gotten us into so many messes.

For those who have read Strauss and Howe's books "Generations" and "The Fourth Turning", this flood and what evolves from it may be the event that moves us into the period of crisis and resolution, where the ever increasing divisions are confronted by a crisis that forces us to move one way or the other.

2,071 posted on 08/31/2005 11:44:28 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Quit pimpin' CNN already.


2,072 posted on 08/31/2005 11:44:35 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Howlin
there are people in New Orleans who are doing to DIE because the police are having to stop and take out the trash that is terrorizing New Orleans.

Maybe you haven't heard but the police are among those doing the looting. Its hard to stop a looter when your arms are occupied by a TV.

2,073 posted on 08/31/2005 11:44:49 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter (John 6: 51-58)
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To: txflake; advance_copy
Since this report, if true: 1:06 A.M. - CNN: Officials are confirming that the second Orleans Parish school bus to arrive at Houston's Astrodome is part of the official caravan from the Superdome. The Astrodome will take in refugees from all three buses.

If the real buses are also Orleans Parish school buses, the odds are starting to look like the whole renegade bus was never a renegade at all....

2,074 posted on 08/31/2005 11:44:55 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog

It certainly IS relevant, because nobody has ever had the nerve to deal with them before -- everybody's too damn scared of them -- so here we are, in the midst of the worst crisis in this country's history and look who we've having to deal with: PUNKS.

This entire resuce is revolving aroudn whether or not a bunch of punk ass kids can be CONTAINED long enough to get SICK PEOPLE OUT.

I'm tired of it. And I'm tired of people making excuses for them, as if they have some birthright to act like damn fools and terrorize good people who are just trying to get along simply because of the color of their SKIN.


2,075 posted on 08/31/2005 11:45:30 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: All; NautiNurse; silentknight
I was sent this image from Freeper silentknight a while ago, from inside the Astrodome with the relief effort.


2,076 posted on 08/31/2005 11:46:06 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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To: Howlin

Listening to the scanner . . . 2 things becoming evident . . . situation at dome (Super) is "critical" . . . but, and here's the good news, the grown ups have finally arrived and are now in charge . . . man, hearing these military guys talk, you just know this sorry humanitarian situation is gonna be cleaned up real quick . . .


2,077 posted on 08/31/2005 11:46:07 PM PDT by LikeLight ("You will regret any attempts to turn these posts into a comic book.")
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To: BurbankKarl

I have not called that number myself. I have verified that other family member has called the LSP. Unknown at present what results it had.


2,078 posted on 08/31/2005 11:46:10 PM PDT by Wampus SC (Pray for the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast)
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To: Revel
My "theory" on that bus.

A group of young gentlemen comandered it for a ride to Texas and saw refugees walking along the highway and stopped and picked them up along the way.

Some (the hikers) were just grateful for a ride since many had young children and babies (notice, that due to the way the liberal, welfare, state is set up, most of these young women with children are alone with other women) and these women and children are, indeed, in need of a roof and warm bed and food. It's the "gentlemen" I have a probem with.

2,079 posted on 08/31/2005 11:47:13 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: LikeLight

Found the Louisiana State Police/ National Guard Net on Teamspeak!!!


2,080 posted on 08/31/2005 11:47:25 PM PDT by tcrlaf
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