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Posted on 09/02/2005 3:03:06 PM PDT by NautiNurse
I missed that one, posting it, I mean.
Everything she is saying to me is reading loud and clear as a political machine.
Absolutely. The Clintons have seen a political opportunity in the diaster and are moving in.
There are parts of the country where houses are built on stilts and that seems to offer pretty good protection against flooding. Won't help anything if a storm surge comes by that's 20' above floor level, or of the structures are hit by 200mph winds, but if a house in New Orleans were built on stilts up to the lake level it would probably still be habitable.
That would be a great name for a band:
Pallet of Chickens
You'd think people could at least extrapolate a bit from more mundane disruptions of the kind that everyone's seen, say, a water main break on a major route during rush hour, or (in Boston) a breakdown of one of the four subway lines.
Granted, you have to multiply practically by infinity for NO.
That's great; nobody I'd rather see smeared with this boondoogle than Jamie Lee Witt!
I notice she STILL has to be told/prodded/ordered to do the things that are needed.
yep - it's almost obvious - Witt will start trouble - mark my words
They are like cockroaches. Just can't get rid of em'
I am reading this as a political game all the way, personally. And since this last press conference, where she indirectly implied, imo, that Bush and feds were incompetent, and so she had to hire outside consultant and friends, I am even more certain.
She came within an inch of saying it, and led right up to it by talking about how she had to hire Witt, (just last night, mind you), and began talking but then suddenly stopped and said "I don't like to lay blame.."
Gave the whole impression of herself as too nice to point at Bush and fema, but left the thought there that she had been about to do that. I think she is evil.
"Speaking of which I am going to try to maintain a thread with updates on the animal rescue work taking place in NO here for anyone who is interested."
I got dibbs on Snowball if he comes up for adoption, in hopes of getting him home.
Condi Rice's father was born and grew up in Louisiana.
This is probably old news, but CNN.com has a list of people who want to let others know they are alright after the storm. The list and instructions on how to get added can be found here http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/list/ . Might be worth including the link in the first post of your next Katrina thread, Nautinurse.
The only port that remains 100% closed is the port at Gulf Port MS.
All other gulf ports are now functioning with some restrictions.
approx 70% of bouys-markers-etc have sunk or they are missing or have been knocked off location. They are actively getting these replaced and or back into position.
"Actually I think Condi is going because she's from Alabama."
She is and that's the reason they said on Fox she is going there.
is this the Baton Rouge City COuncilman who recently switched from D to R ???
And who knows where the guy pulling in 100 grand a year disappeared to. Probably was the first to evac.
I have had Fox on almost 24-7 and today I am elated to see Adults broadcasting (except for Gerlado) David Asman is a great professional, calm, intelligent, informative and is so reassuring to listen to. Note to Fox: Keep the Crazies away from the Mikes. Kudos for the Lt General, and Fema guy, and Chertoff etc. I love it when the adults are in charge. Whoopee.
Unfortunately for the people of Lousiana and for the rest of us folks who will be footing the bill, she dropped the ball even before the storm hit. At least, she's getting help whether we agree with her choice or not.
Wouldn't it ultimately sink into the water table? (And perhaps into whatever NO and surrounding cities have for a drinking water reservoir? Have no idea how that's set up.) Unless you want it bottled and buried like nuclear waste, it's going back into circulation anyway.
Fact: State of La. was told by Homeland Security based on terror drills and disaster study that roughly 100,000 people would NOT leave the city given advanced warning of an impending disaster.
Fact: Nagin had busses go throughout the city offering transportation to those without it prior to the storm hitting.
Fact: Gonzales, La.-Already a group of "refugees" have gone to the local mall and incited a riot.
Fact: Baton Rouge is requesting more police due to the large number of new transplants now on the street.
Fact: No one here knows what logistical difficulties were and are being faced. No one here knows the thought processes, decision processes and circumstances surrounding same, were and are.
Fact: There are far too many posters here who "assume" the rest of us give a s#%*t about how they think they could have done better.
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