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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse
the commercial and tourist sections will be rebuilt first. the rest of the town, the poor neighboorhoods, will be rebuilt incrementally over time with HUD money. probably $1 of construction and $9 of politcal graft for every $10 committed. its going to make the Big Dig look like a picnic.
Ted Koepal just went nuts on Fema Director.. blaming outright Bush admin for deaths in N.O.
email HIM.
I have seen some wonderful human beings in some of those clips, people that I would love to sit down and get to know. Listening to some of the elderly women and their faith, the gentleman that was carrying out his neighbor's kids one at a time, these things give me hope.
Parts of our society have lost their moral compass. I suppose I should not blame them. They have been taught by our society that there is no right and wrong. They were taught to be selfish, to look out for number one. They are caught up in a way of life that strips that same character that gives me hope and leaves them diseased: less than human in a way.
It is not their race that is showing through, it is their lack of a soul. In my system of beliefs, I know that they have one, but they have stilled that small voice that tells them right from wrong and only look out for themself.
I must ask myself some questions. How can the same society, living in the same circumstances cause such different sorts of behavior? If we believe the more modernisitic view, they have the same environment, social status and circumstances. Why are they not all Clarence Thomases or looters?
The Left's way of thinking divides people by their class, by their circumstances. If they are right, then there can be no rising above the rest. They believe that these people must be given everything, that they cannot do for themselves. I believe that the Left are the ultimate racists.
What is the next stop?
After that was posted and discussed on CNN (that the windows on the bus with the broken a/c didn't open), a cop was interviewed on CNN who was at the Astrodome.
He was asked about that bus and he said the a/c broke down on the bus and the evacuees were transferred to another bus (presumably with working a/c).
Arrowhead stadium & Kauffman Stadium in KC,
lord knows my Chiefs and Royals aren't putting them to any good use...
I wish I knew. Sounds like trouble in Houston, IMO.
I didn't know you were missing someone in No, Ohio. Do you know if they evacuated?
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To: jeffers
I wish they would employ the regular army for equipment and manpower to help with the work of removing debris, etc."
In the perfect world, I agree. Let the guys in green in there with top authority right from the start, and the place will be milspec within the week, looters yessir yessir yessiring up a storm.
That can't happen in a vacuum though, and the powers that be decided they want to run things their way.
Is Alaska seceeding, too? Now that I think of it, not a bad idea, they could then drill in Anwar!
I do not "run to the AM"
Tread, even hyperbolically speaking, you are IMHO out of line. TS
Of course I would take in anyone, but I guess I'm thinking of "family" first.
That sounds strange. You can get any window open.( One way or another).
Regular military personnel have already been deployed. The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan is already on station off the coast of LA, loaded with helicopters to support search and rescue ops. Special forces boat crews are on their way from Florida (I believe these are NG or Reserve Units; all volunteers). The USNA hospital ship Comfort will leave its port in Maryland on Sept. 3rd arriving off the NO coast about Sept. 10th with hospital staff from Maryland, making a stopover in Florida to pick up additional medical personnel. This ship staffed by a maritime crew and medical personnel can deploy in five days when necessary. Here is a link to a story on the Hospital Ship deployment. http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=19867
Someone said on another thread that state troopers or other law enforcement personnel from one state could not be used in enforcement duties in another state. This is not true in a disaster/emergency situation such as this. If a local magistrate agrees they can be deputized immediately for a period of time and put to work, but they must report to & be directed by the chain of command in the hosting municipality or state.
Oh, no, Mary Landrieu on ABC (Too early for Kopel here)... is this woman planning to challenge Hillary in '08?
One word - "bait"
What a wonderfully great point. Hah!
Any fingers pointed at Bush, now slop over onto Clinton.
Not a bad move for a rube Texan, eh?
Honestly, I think perhaps they can only handle 5000 or so in one given spot without problems developing.
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