Katrina Live Thread, Part XIV

Various ^ | 2 September 2005 | Various

[steveegg]

Slashing tires is a 'RAT tactic.

[Ramius]

So many head should roll for this, and I can't believe George Bush can watch this and not be sick and angry about it.

How about the 250 shelters servicing, feeding, clothing and sheltering hundreds of thousands of evacuees? Should heads roll for that too?

Or should heads merely roll for the problems in New Orleans, caused not so much by the hurricane, but more now by the VERMIN in the city that are fighting against any aid effort?

Is that why heads should roll? Is that it?

[185JHP]

Shep's trying to "do a Rather." Rather's career took off after he was thought to have done yeoman "on the scene" work during a hurricane. Shep's hoping you'll think "What nobility! What sacrifice!" BTW and in passing, Shep's got poison in him. I won't speculate on the source/nature of it...

[mabelkitty]

Please go back to thread five and re-read.
Power did not go out until about 11:30 EST or later on Monday.
Anybody living in the Gulf Coast should understand their particular weather patterns.
And if Shep was such a "Coast Rat" as he claims, he should have as well.

[glock rocks]

Thanks. No, I hadn't seen the picture until tonight. It was just something I thought about today.

[BlackRain]

Scanner Update

- NG Reports Again that LSP Liason has disappeared again and has not been on seen for 'hours'.

- NG looking for escort for buses at Staging and Flight Line.

- EMS Ops getting requests for blankets.

- NG reports people milling around buses and its hampering loading. No PD help on scene to assist.

- Unoccupied NOLA counties vehicle sitting in loading/unloading area - need to be removed.

[milkncookies]

Stop with the petty arguments please. My God people.
If one wants hysterics all they have to do is read some of the
posters' comments on this thread. It becomes somewhat
disgusting after reading several dozen posts about how
the poster can or could do this or that better. Or how
this or that should have been done. Keep with the spirit
in which this thread was intended, please.

[exhaustedmomma]

The figure given, 80 percent of NO evacuated, does sound suspicious.

Texas has how many evacuated here? I think the Houston area alone has nearly 10% of the equation. Hope somebody is keeping tally of this figuring.

About those jammed roads... last I remember, I-10 and the Ponchratrain bridge (which I never saw opened to "one-way traffic only") were at a dead-pan stop. I have been looking for valid info stating/showing those roads were cleared by the time Katrina hit.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"People on FR do it all the time."

Yes, that is what we do on FR. We criticize the media. If I'm not mistaken that was one of the reasons for setting up this website in the first place. Because we were all sick and tired of the propaganda that has pervaded the news media for decades.

[Hattie]

imagine what 9-11 would have been like, if Rudy and Pataki and everybody else - fled the city right after the attack, and just started doing TV and radio interviews asking "where are the feds"?

We knew Rudy and Pataki were great back then, now we see they were even greater than we imagined.

[Blogger]

Yes, I saw Geraldo. And my comments were regarding Shep. I think Geraldo is a sincere drama queen. Shep is in hell on earth. If you aren't a bit passionate and frustrated in that situation, you are a robot.

[WoodstockCat]

sorry..I'm so blistered over the Kayne comment on NBC at a telethon to raise funds for people dying that I forgot the sarcasm tag.

[RushCrush]

In addition to what you said, I think everyone on this thread should be insensed that Shep and Geraldo COMPLETELY ignored any efforts being put out by our military/national guard. They act as if the ENTIRE WORLD is ignoring the problems in NO.

Meanwhile, there are thousands of military heroes who are performing rescues while Geraldo bawls his eyes out.

[TexKat]

Died before whose eyes?

I don't know if the man died while Shep was on the scene yesterday, but I do remember Shep reporting from a bridge yesterday where the dead body of a man was lying there on the bridge.

[Blogger]

Oreilly was being flippant and minimizing things. "Oh they'll rebuild. You know they will."

Shep: "I don't see how they can."

Both may be speaking reality. Shep's commentary actually shows what things are really like.

Big head in the $5000 suit is just a little too comfortable and too detached to speak to the situation.

[SandRat]

UPDATE

Navy Personnel and Family Member Helpline for Hurricane Katrina Relief Information
Active, Reserve and dependents: 1-877-414-5358
DoN Civilians and dependents: 1-877-689-2722

Navy Personnel Command has set up a 24-hour helpline for Navy members and their families to call for information regarding their loved ones. This line is staffed 24 hours by active-duty Navy volunteers and has connectivity with Navy, FEMA and other government agencies. They will try their very best to answer questions regarding the status of Navy members, but please be aware that communication in the region is still inconsistent.

[RummyChick]

What do you mean Shep has poison in him. Is this in general or are you saying that he is acting like something has medically happened to him?

[A Citizen Reporter]

"Meanwhile, there are thousands of military heroes who are performing rescues while Geraldo bawls his eyes out."

Precisely.

[MikefromOhio]

LOL

yeah so that was propaganda.

Right.

LOL

what a joke.

[Giddyupgo]

I saw Geraldo too....and he kept saying these people haven't had food or water for 6 days. The flooding didn't start till Tuesday. I could have sworn I saw the calvary bringing food and water to the convention center!!!