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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse
The people of Kobe in their earthquake were magnificent; spontaneously self-organized.
However the Japanese government made a total botch of handling the quake; one Japanese minister later committed suicide.
They'd over-focused earthquake preparations on the Tokyo region, and also, they were tremendously overconfident; they did a lot of rote "earthquake drills" where people went through the motions but they really weren't learning anything.
Actually it's broader than that. People died because the residents wouldn't face reality. Believe me one would have to be an idiot to live in N.O. and not be aware of the risk. It's the "City that care forgot", remember? Granted the local officials have made it worse but ultimately all of the people of N.O. share responsibility for a tragedy everyone knew would happen sooner or later.
LOL! Exactly!
How are those poor guys gonna play ball tonight? Could be good, could be bad.
It was WAY longer than that for us in South and deep South Dade... we were truly on our own for about 3 weeks. The Feds and FEMA went to school on us in Andrew.
Now there are true American heroes - your brother-in-law and the other boat rescuers definitely included among them. God bless them and those they were able to ferry to safety.
When I listen to a press conference (on WWL) and they spend half of it telling people things like "Your foodstamp cards have been electronically updated, don't worry", I am simply aghast at the ignorance of the people in charge.
I saw that too.......what a rip on a good man. these tv people are provoking MORE violence by justifying misplaced anger.
That was Micheal Moore at his finest. Good work Aaron, you're back to where you live on the scum scale.
Good post - #1608
EGGSACTLY BATMAN!
Hurricanes come and go. The Liberal media is doing their dastardly deeds 24/7/365.
He will be pimping at churches in the area this weekend. I wonder how many people he has helped rescue or how much money he has donated to the disaster relief?!!!
Thanks..I could use a good story right now!
Within the past year there was a story about how the people in Mississippi were also the most generous contributors to charity while the New England states were the stingiest. That makes this heartbreak all the harder...
If I live to be 100 I will never understand why people who riot insist on buring down the businesses that bring sustenance to their cities.
That is the patronage system in New Orleans...
Did he ever leave the bottom of the barrel?
"Scanner Update
Command post to Sea Charlie 6
Been advised that all personal on ground at Cabrini have been picked up.
Looks like a USMC helo picked them up"
Good deal.
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