Katrina Live Thread, Part XIV

Various ^ | 2 September 2005 | Various

[Will_Zurmacht]

"I survived a Hurricane, Flood, incompetence, 5 nights of living with members of the 8th Street Posse, and a 12 hour bus ride, .......and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt"

[Johnny Crab]

Wonder if I should buy a gun. If this city blows it won't be pretty.

Why buy just one? They're like tools. What's good for one task may not be suitable for another. Exercise your 2nd rights often.

[sfimom]

Not to mention the fact that had it been asked I am 100% positive that other counties/states would have provided busses to help transport people out. Probably still would too.

[WVNan]

Thank you. I tend to see things from a psychological point of view. What makes people do the things they do? What motivates them? I have to admit I'm having trouble with the animals running around with AK 47s.

[Soul Seeker]

That isn't pressure.

I think it needs to be understood there is a differnece between pressure, and hysteria. O'Reilly, believe it or not, demonstrated that difference today on his show.

[SaintDismas]

Texas ->>thugs->>best thing to ever happen to Louisiana, Texas knows what to do with them, don't even worry

[bwteim]

Hells bells, of course I'm not there, neither are you. And it is a human tragedy.

But the key question is: did you hear Shep's comments on Hannity?
That is what I am referring to.

[You Dirty Rats]

There are no real journalists left anymore, none. Just Oprah, pure Oprah.

Edward R. Murrow they aren't!

[tomkat]

It's a disgusting disgrace to see those people still on those highway overpasses with NO information, no food no water?

Among other things, there's been this teensy matter of a few hundred equal-opportunity snipers ...

(but you already knew that)

[MikefromOhio]

didn't ya know?

Some FReepers DON'T HAVE emotions and calls everyone who does weak, hysterical, dramatic, etc.... :-P

[Gimme]

"FNC needs to get rid of the drama queens and leave the reporting to the professionals like Steve Harrigan."

That's it!! I totally agree with you. DRAMA Queens great description of the those two bozos. I much prefer
Steve Harrigan. He is right on with his reporting. Unlike the 2 bozos trying to make themselves THE story during America's greatest disaster.

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

But the response to this; from the Mayor of NO, the parish councilmen, governors, FEMA, all the way up to the highest levels of our government has been beyond slow, It’s been deplorable.

Remember, there was still a hurricane in Miss. till early Tues. morning. The looting had started right in the middle of the strike on NO if I remember correctly. The antisocial elements had the jump on things. It has been less than 4 days. The scope of damage is enormous and though instant media means we all see what is happening and can all pretty much figure out what should be done, IT STILL TAKES TIME TO GET THINGS DONE! I think it is remarkable that the Army Corp of Eng. has gotten the levee breaks under control. (I can't see what good it does though since the pressures were pretty well equalized and I would guess the repairs will now just end up not letting water flow out but I suppose not much would flow out since the city is in a bowl). I think the main humanitarian focus should still be on finding survivors in flooded buildings. And I accept the slow process of moving out refugees if they can get a handle on isolating the thugs to get them some rehabilitation.

[oceanview]

you Texas folks are going to have some new residents. I only hope that somehow, they do something to filter out the thugs at the superdome who were responsible for the violence there - or did they just take those people along for the ride to the Astrodome?

[RDTF]

Ya know, that was a little ridiculous. Isn't it obvious that you shouldn't be judgemental about something you are fortunate enough not to be experiencing? In other words, lay off the attacks of ANYONE that is there. Sheesh!

[Arizona Carolyn]

He couldn't get a word in edgewise. I've seen that guy before and he never lets anyone talk, just spews his hatred of white people. Everyone like to think white people are prejudiced, I submit there is no more racist organization than the Black Caucus, NAACP, etc.

[texasbluebell]

Have you all seen the photo of the school buses just standing in water?

Why weren't these buses used to get people out over the weekend?

Here's a link to the photo (not posting photo so it won't slow the thread down):

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20050901/capt.flpc21109012015.hurricane_katrina_flpc211.jpg?x=380&y=235&sig=NbUvEfVIaferkxoZTiys0Q--

[Blogger]

Guess those soldiers are bad people too. <./sarcasm>

[Michael Goldsberry]

LOL! Thanks for that.

[Types_with_Fist]

Have just a teensy weensy little bit of heart. You aren't there. He is.

Yes. I agree. Something is not right with the relief effort. Is there anyone who could report from the city that people here might believe? And, btw, BOR is callous and lacking empathy on the plight of women, children and old folks.

[nhoward14]

I'll grant you that Steve "WHOA" Harrigan seems to have remained battle-hardened from his embed assignments in Iraq.