There they sit, thanks to the "party machine" in inaction.
Posted on 09/02/2005 2:49:29 PM PDT by Guenevere
Sad that the Red Cross worker has to defend their efforts.....
...sad that good hearted folk across this country who are volunteering....(I heard 400 ann hour at the Astrodome) will be ignored by the MSM so they can show/print angry Bush bashing stories instead....
...but you gave me good news, and we can only pray the good will outshine the bad, that the good will be made known.
Yes, thanks I did realize that it was not you, but an email, I failed to mention it.
Mark
No kidding... I fear for any "real" disaster to befall Kansas City. The government's been run by dems for as long as anyone can remember, and over the years they've taken patronage and corruption to new levels. All I know is that I decided some time ago to always keep a few weeks worth of food and water on hand, just in case!
Mark
When you're taking small arms fire from the ground, it sorta discourages you . . .
Mr. J.W. Marriott. Many years ago when Marriott owned Bob's Big Boy restaurants, I worked there. Mr. J.S. Marriott came in with his entourage. He's not the head of a first rate corporation for nothing.
GOD BLESS HIM
Delta Airlines cancelled our flight from Orlando to Atlanta 3 weeks ago. Left us in the Orlando Airport for 12 hours. We had to raise a huge stink. We finally got free meal coupons for our party.
Hell of a day. I heard Delta is in financial trouble.
I heard also that the Ritz and Hyatt did the same thing either on Tues or Wed. I read that one of the hotels rented buses that FEMA hijacked for an unknown purpose. I always wondered why, if the news can get in where is FEMA and help. At least water!!
Oh my. Why do I get the feeling that this all boils down to money? And look who will and who won't spend it to help people. The local government is sitting on their thumbs while corporate America, in the name of Marriot Corp, are going in and doing the job of getting people out and safe.
Yeah. Big business sucks. /sarcasm
Stories like this are gonna kill NO for travellers -- if she ain't already dead.
FOR ALL THE BASHERS OF SO CALLED DEADBEAT DADS OUT THERE
THIS IS TYPICAL FEMINIST TACTIC:
TAKE HOSTAGE
HAMPER OR DESTROY THE AID
BLAME THE CRIPPLED HELPER FOR BEING DEADBEAT
That picture is the definition of stupidity and ineptitude. I guess the mayor was waiting for "permission" to use them. My guess is that the mayor was waiting for the Federal government to say they'd foot the bill of an evacuation - but that's just my guess. Maybe she feared she would lose her salary if she spent too much taking care of her constituents. Obviously we havent' yet found the point where she's willing to say "Forget what it costs me, I have to take care of this," Wonder if she's equipped with that little thingy?
(The governor is a she; the mayor is a he. They're both passing the buck.) ;)
ping
I cannot cast too much blame on these people. They did the best that they could under the circumstances.
Right-o!
It is also their responsibility to have a stock of food, water and essentials to be able to survive until help arrives. Of course, tourists usually can't do that, so they have to fall back on the responsibility of their hotels (a dubious proposition).
It is obvious many of the citizens of New Orleans (those who didn't evacuate) failed the first test. Their local and state government officials failed the rest of them. The feds did what they said they would - arrive with help within the week.
Personally, we are well stocked to survive any disaster at home for an extended period of time, including self-defense. If our house is uninhabitable, we can survive in our backyard. If we have to leave the immediate area, we have bug out gear and gasoline for our car. If we are forced to leave without a car or have to leave the car on the way, we can walk and carry the essentials we need to survive for that.
Everybody should sit down and game-play their plan for disaster, whether man-made or natural. They need to do it well before even the hint of a coming disaster.
Most people don't have a plan - except run to the store ahead of time to buy some milk and bread and perhaps some water (a waste of money). This assumes they have warning. Otherwise, they are clueless. We observed this during Hurricane Ivan when our neighborhood was badly damaged. Even though our house was badly damaged, we did fine while others just milled around and knew not what to do. Fortunately for them, after a day or two, they were able to drive to where there was power and they could buy a restaurant meal.
The government may not be able to protect or save you. It is obvious the people of NO thought the government was capable and willing to do both. Big mistake. That is one mistake we do not plan to make. There probably are a lot of New Orleans survivors who will not make it again either. But I suspect most of them will just bitch loudly about how they were let down by George Bush and return to their welfare plantation.
It seems to me that the Governor and Mayor did call for help, but somewhere in the higher ups, they wanted to wait for what ever they wanted. They just let people die because of beaucracy.
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