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Posted on 09/02/2005 3:03:06 PM PDT by NautiNurse
"You should not laugh or cry, but be angry that this man could believe such an idiotic idea in this day and age. You should be mad at the race-baiters like JJ and Sharpton, who shamelessly and knowingly lie to these uneducated people in order to preserve their own power and influence."
Agreed. But if he saw the bus full of British and Aussie tourists go by it may have reinforced his thinking.
Okay...I watched O'Reilly and he had on Shep and Geraldo..
They were both pretty hysterical about the situation at the locations where they were...Geraldo was at the Convention Center...(which by the way, I don't think anyone knew had people stranded until yesterday morning)...
They both acted like not a thing had been done...and also it was reported on O'Reilly about the sniping and the lawlessness...
THEN, Hannity & Colmes comes on...sort of a repeat of Shep..but then they have on some high ranking officers of the Navy and NG (I think)...and THEY say everything is pretty copacetic...
NOW, who do we believe?
Also, O'REilly was incensed that some staff at Charity Hospital hadn't been rescued...only to find out by the end of the show..that the reason he hadn't heard from them is because they HAD been rescued.
I have never really felt as "wary" of news reporting as I am beginning to get on this story...I just don't know what is true sometimes..
First, I'm not sure that's true, although I have read stories that assert being denied passage by authorities.
The rationale is control of the situation. What happens if 10,000 people, some of them angry, start roaming as a "mob?" How do you provide relief if you don't have some control over location points?
Can't say as I blame them since they have their own problems. Last thing they need is people from Orleans Parish.
You don't have to be so smart/sarcastic,,,perfectly clear english,,,,,people are dying-people want to help. What they need is gas, I was just trying to figure out how to get it there, knowing it was probably impossible the whole time,,,check my previous statement about it,,,
as far as help is on the way, the people in Mississip were told by local gas officials that in things would be better next tuesday,,,some of them do not have that long,,,heat index is 102,,,,without water some of them will die. Forgive me for trying think of a way to help. I know you are probably an expert in the subject, but please bear in mind i don't share your expertise,,,I could care less about the legality of it, the price of the gas or the fact that the southeast has a gas shortage. As you are aware that very shortage is what has started this conversation. I just want to help with gas,,,a guy from pensacola FL sent gas to biloxi today in 55 gallon drums to help,,,,so it can't be that far fetched that people desperately want to get gas to those people and are doing whatever it takes.
Pardon me, but I never thought I'd see FReeper's making such hurtful and degrading comments about these victims. They have lost the little that they had. Not everyone in NOLA is a "hoodlum". It is sad to me that this is all you guys can think about when there are probably 10,000 people dead and little innocent babies with no diapers or formula and diabetics with no insulin who may be dying as you type.
Compassionate people will take these "hoodlums" in and help them start over. And lets be clear about this...we don't know who the 'snipers' are and they are the few. I'm 'sorry' that some of them will survive and you may have to "throw more $$ and energy at them", but that is what we do in America. If you really hate the idea so much, perhaps you should consider moving to another country which suits your tastes - and I mean that sincerely.
Can't afford cars or a bus ticket to evacuate but they have plenty of weapons. Priorities.
Excellent post.
The Chinese call it the iron rice bowl. Building a system of guaranteed lifetime tenure in state enterprises. The Dept. of the Bowl. I have no doubt Sen. Landrieu would try to build support for her brother, Lt. Gov of LA. Landrieu, to fill the cabinet position.
Um, I'm talking about the HOODLUMS not the good innocent people.
I have come close a couple of times of saying what I am really thinking and that would not be a good idea either. :)
Is there a specific way/ways to designate your donation for MS/AL? Where might they be?
Thanks!
The Police Chief, who was physically AT the Convention Center, said there was no food no water and 30,000 people there, in a live report this evening with Geraldo, on O'Reilly's tabloid "Factor" program.
Agreed!
That's interesting. I am beginning to think less and less of some of these people from Orleans Parish. Looks like Jefferson Parish already has some of them and have their hands full.
I don't get it.. how can a united states citizen be denied the right to move about freely?
Sanje Gupta says they haven't. There is Charity Hospital and Little Charity Hospital and people keep getting the two confused. Little Charity still had 1100 patients this morning.
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