Posted on 09/02/2005 3:25:22 AM PDT by jimbo123
Expect to hear about the rape rooms inside the convention center very soon...
Of course, the VERY local officials who failed to have any 1st response plan in place are now screaming to the Dinosaur Media "this is a NATIONAL disgrace". Oh really despite the fact that your OWN NHIS plan was suppose to be planning for this event as far back as 2001? No it is a disgrace to the city of NO and the State of Louisiana. YOU failed in your duty and now better men are being pilloried, again, for having to clean up the Hysteric Left's mess again.
America was the land of "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps."
Not seen that in a long time.........
NO has become Little Somalia!
Wow! What a very revealing difference!
With a crime rate 10 times the national average, New Orleans was about the closest thing we had to a third world city in this country.
That place is indeed an embarassment and a shame.
Imagine this same situation -- only with radiation added. Had a you-know-what hit the city instead of a hurricane, the damage and chaos would be just the same as it is tonight, only the fallout outside would be in the 400-500 rem/hour range by now.
That's what a terrorist attack with a "special weapon" would be like.
And, just as it would be in that case, the solution to the current situation in NOLA is simply to withdraw all forces to safe havens and let nature take its course.
Social chaos: it's what happens when the government doesn't shoot looters on sight.
NEVER rebuild this place. It is a blight...a hellhole created by the welfare state. The government raised three generations of dependent voters and now they are helpless when government proves once again that, no matter how many billions we have poured into it, it doesn't work.
Do you remember the massive flood in Houston several years ago? That city required little outside help because officials who were in charge did not sit on their butts and wait for Washington DC to help. NEVER expect help from Washington. They can only manage to cash your checks to the IRS.
America was the land of "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps."
Rev. Al Sharpton once said how could you pull yourself up by your bootstraps if you don't have any bootstraps?
Very sad rhetoric.
New Orleans is the legacy of 40+ years of liberal "do gooders". My guess would be LA, DC, Phil, Atl would all have the same outcome had this disaster hit any one of those cities.
It's like inbreeding...the monster has been created and ain't goin' away.
I've always been of the opinion that "survivalists" were the goofs...not anymore...time to go stock up on the latest in weaponry.
Those situations are completely without comparison, NY city itself wasn't turned into a lake.
It's time to abandon N.O.
I will not spend one cent to rebuild that wretched hive of scum and villainy!
Remember also that these are not the average citizens of the city. These people are the poor and homeless and the others that had no means of evacuating the city before the storm came. Of course, this counts for nearly 30% of the city's entire population. Over 50% of New Orleans citizens did not own cars, opting instead to rely upon the city's public transportation systems. Now, tired and fearful for their lives and having gone days without food or water, people are beginning to act desperate. Another problem showing itself is in the surrounding cities where these people have evacuated to. Lafayette, Alexandria, and even Houston residents are seeing a surge in robberies, carjackings, break-ins, muggings, and crime in general. Gun stores are being broken into. Citizens of Louisiana are strapping on their handguns to go to work in the morning. I never once felt welcome in the city of New Orleans, so I can't imagine what these people expect, especially when they can't learn to conduct themselves in a civilized and orderly manner. Most of the ones I've talked to here in my hometown of Lafayette, louisiana (now housing 20,000 of these refugees) don't plan on going back, especially after seeing how the other citizens of the city are conducting themselves. I don't plan on ever even visiting again, If they ever get these animals out of my town.
"Daily News photographer Mike Appleton and I heard there was a riot under way at the convention center and headed over there."
Oh boy, a riot! Let's go there and get some pictures. The press sucks.
That is easy for the Rev Al to say, He was hoisted by his own petard.
I agree with you on going into survivalist mode. I think many Americans will now realize that chaos and mayhem can happen in their neighborhood. My heart goes out to the seniors who can't get out. I think shooting a looter or rapist will be needed before it turns. I'm tiring of hearing the media look to Washington too- there were way too many people who chose to stay and no one is going to admit they were simply too arrogant or stupid. I keep hearing they had no transportation but there are many cars shown on TV in those same areas.
Just how great was this city before this tragedy?
Not to be insensitive, but as far as I have known, this city was a cauldron of corruption, decadence, laziness, and dependency. How great was this city?
Democrats have operated this city for a very long time. A fine creation.
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