Posted on 09/02/2005 5:40:24 AM PDT by Dog
President to speak at 9am ...
I missed the short speech.
Would you please elaborate on what you guys think that his 'message' was to the governor and mayor? Very curious. Thanks.
You may be right, but he rose to the occasion after 9-11.
UPDATE 4-Hurricane Katrina moves further into Gulf of MexicoIt wasn't until Saturday that computer models began predicting a north-central gulf coast landfall.
Friday 26 August 2005, 2:33pm EST
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Hurricane Katrina, a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds near 100 miles per hour, moved away from South Florida on a likely path toward the Florida Panhandle, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Friday.
On its projected path, the storm should miss the oil and natural gas rigs off the coasts of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas, according to the NHC forecast.
As of 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT), the center of the storm was located about 60 miles west-northwest of Key West, Florida.
The NHC forecast more strengthening during the next 24 hours with Katrina possibly becoming a major Category 3 storm on Saturday.
The storm was moving west-southwest at nearly 8 mph with a gradual turn toward the west expected later tonight or Saturday.
NHC projected the storm's track would start to curve north early Saturday and strike the Florida Panhandle on Monday.
Hurricane Katrina aims for U.S. Gulf coast
Sat Aug 27, 2005 12:10 PM ET
MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Katrina bulked up in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday for a second and potentially more deadly assault on the U.S. coast after killing seven people on its trek across southern Florida.
Watches and warnings were posted for parts of the Louisiana coast, including vulnerable low-lying New Orleans, alerting residents to expect hurricane-force winds within 36 hours.
By 11 a.m. (15000 GMT) on Saturday, the hurricane was 405 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, with winds near 115 mph (185 kph).
The storm was larger and more powerful than when it hit Florida's southeast coast on Thursday and was expected to swing gradually west-northwest, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
The projected path could see it come ashore anywhere between the storm-scarred Florida Panhandle and the Louisiana coast west of New Orleans. But computer models pointed to a more westerly track, putting Katrina ashore on Monday near the Louisiana-Mississippi border.
I don't wear glasses and no I don't need them ... start using the spell check.
Don't you know that the MSM and east coast in general thinks that Eastern time is the only time zone? ;^)
Absolutely. But there is that I-10 point that is under FEMA management and control that has been having fairly regular bus traffic in and out.
Ugh - Dare I say it?
I'd much rather see these guys go into a room and close the door.
Yes! :)
Governor Barbour announcing Operation Golden Rule where every county in Alabama will try to shelter those displaced by storms etc..."to give you [the federal government] some actions. The president thanks him. He's subdued. Someone else talking about search and rescue of those who refused to leave. Says federal agencies doing a great job...hopes the CG can deliver more fuel.
No charge for the assist.
If people think you're doing a crummy job because they see people dying of thirst in the street, you're doing a crummy job, no matter what else you do.
And, when you ADMIT you're doing a crummy job, the deal is closed.
It depends on how many miles of that road are under water, doesn't it?
The road from Baton Rouge was dry Monday, I think. I haven't heard differently
Congratulating each other for their collective magnificence in a closed room doesn't buy votes from the gullible.
Well aren't you kind? I said nothing offensive in my post.
If you want to sling insults, so be it.
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That's what our President does. He ACTS......he doesn't PERFORM.
You guys on the left all want slick performances. You don't even begin to understand real character when you see it.
Look at the maps showing the projected path. Why are you quoting Reuters, and why aren't you showing the maps?
My boss used to tell me "Don't confuse efforts with results because you can be sure that I won't," so I thought the President's remarks were gravid with ominous management whoop-ass.
Daddy's comin' and boy is he pissed.
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