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Posted on 08/31/2005 4:00:15 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hopefully some are being used to transport those in need.......however the news seems to be showing most walking.
Economic impacts of Katrina are still being determined. But things so not look rosy for Louisiana and Mississippi. The housing bubble has popped in New Orleans, most of Louisiana and neighboring Mississippi and several points north. Thousands are feared to be dead.
In a way, I am not in agreement with the media censoring what they could be showing us. I think a stark reminder needs to be sent on the real cost of not evacuating. The images we should be seeing would shock us into reality on what a significant storm such as this can do. I'm not saying they should be showing us bloated bodies in a house, but just think about some of the images from 9/11 of people falling from the WTC and their impact on us. They remark about bodies everywhere, yet we must take their word for it. Maybe even confine it to afterhours with plenty of warning. I think it is important for us to have access to these images to get a grasp on the human cost, not just the property losses.
I wonder if the President realizes how inept the NO mayor and the LA governor are....and is frustrated by this?
Bingo !
And with two days advance warning, you (local/state office holder) set your damned ego aside, put the welfare of your citizens ahead of party concerns, and request mobilization of Federal assets immediately it's apparent the storm's intensity/track will not vary significantly.
My father (rip) was an engineer w/the Feds and extremely competent and dedicated (even if, while growing up, I thought he was a prick ;-).
Yes, there are innumerable screwoffs working for all levels of government, but there are also, at least at the federal level, some of the arguably best trained and motivated people in their fields staffing the agencies that are set up to take charge when catastrophes like this strike.
Excellent post, Jeffers.
</ECHELON brownie points>
No civil rights. Guess they mean to shoot to kill! About time. All police personnel to come back.
Oh? This is new?
Maybe you should drive out there...what is your plan for 1 million homeless? and could you have everything up and running within 48 hours (time of the first flyovers) oh yes, and with no radio, cell phone, etc.
That wasn't a water truck as he had first thought, because soon after it arrived people start climbing into it and loading up the sacks they were carrying.
But hey, the President is a Republican, so I guess we are supposed to ignore the bad things, lest we risk it in some way reflecting badly on him. I guess that I sometimes forget that this is a political website, but thanks for reminding me.
Katie Bar the door!!!!
I meant where he is at on I-10. I knew he was there before the hurricane hit saying it wasn't that bad.
They are bringing back all policemen.
We certainly have a lot of reasons to be grateful. A world of difference in leadership abilities.
I pray for you and your family, mpackard.
Add me to the list about Shep!!!!!!!!
Just on the live stream !!!
You are not alone...
Well, it makes more sense now how people got raped and how there are people going around with AK47's, shooting at cops. These inmates have nothing to lose.
Exactly, I find it unbelievable they were released...what happened to the story about the hostage and his family, could that be why the were released? Nothing else makes sense (that doesnt either)....Most guards know if they are taken hostage they are expendable...
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