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Posted on 09/02/2005 3:03:06 PM PDT by NautiNurse
"Strategic Politics Rule #1: Don't play poker with President Bush. You'll lose."
New Orleans' (and Louisiana's) welfare system is carefully calculated to keep those on it trapped and unable to leave, I suspect.
One of the first priorities of the telco emergency crews is to install emergency generators with large fuel bladders to repower the cell towers. They also bring temp towers and such with them.
Cell towers *can* talk peer to peer if they have problems - all they need is one tower in line of sight of the others with a working landline connection - and I think that's the BellSouth building.
From what I hear, your Dem mayor is doing a pretty good job.
He's probably in the same class as Zell Miller - the truly loyal opposition. I doubt many of us have a problem with that idea.
You should be getting gas soon - just hang on.
French Quarter is high and dry. They should rebuild the hotels and convention centers first -- keep the income rolling in. Otherwise, businesstypes will quickly forget about NO. Move on to Vegas, and Miami and Cinncinnati, etc.
http://www.craigslist.com is another venue for those missing loved ones and looking to reconnect.
F the Saints if true.
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Saying he was carrying a message from President Bush, New Orleans U.S. Attorney Jim Letten said police and prosecutors were ready to hunt down a small group of criminals responsible for "horrendous" crimes in the stricken city.
"The streets of New Orleans belong to its citizens, not the violent thugs who have stuck their heads up out of holes in an attempt to exploit a national tragedy," Letten told reporters.
"Not one inch of that city is going to be ceded to the criminal element," he said in Baton Rouge. "Not one inch."
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Mmm my! I like it when men talk like this. Mmm MY! Strong, clean, clear, focused.
I suspect they already have.
Many of the refugees are seeking *permanent* jobs in Texas - they appear to be voting with their feet and wallets.
Yes.
Tim Russert pounding, absolutely pounding, Chertoff. It's beyond ugly.
Chertoff's fault for going on the show. What did he expect?
Just as with the aftermath of Katrina, this forum needs some cleaning up post-Katrina, too. Emotions ran high, and some flotsam floated in..
They are calling New Orleans now "Lake Nagin" after New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.
French Quarter is high and dry. They should rebuild the hotels and convention centers first -- keep the income rolling in. Otherwise, businesstypes will quickly forget about NO. Move on to Vegas, and Miami and Cinncinnati, etc.
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I would think twice about having a convention in New Orleans knowing what the local population is capable of.
This storm is going to damage New Orleans PR in countless ways.
"*** called to say that he may not get to email for a few days. He and a colleague are going into New Orleans tomorrow to gather water samples;seems there's a possibility that the floodwaters in the city are so polluted that pumping them into either river or lake may wind up killing off a whole lotta fish in the Gulf.
Apparently *** will gather his samples by leaning out the door of a Coast Guard helicopter and dropping the collection vials into the water below...all the while hoping that no armed thugs think he'd make an amusing target ...
FLIR doesn't work well during the day, but at night, it can be put to good use.
A metal roof with one or more live humans under it is warmer at night than one that doesn't have anyone under it. Also, the gases around the roof will be warmer. IR can't see *through* most insulated roofs, but that doesn't matter here.
boy that one is gonna hurt the guy on fox just said that basketballs are on the way
The water is just going to get worse, if not from chemical pollutants but from the thousands of corpses, many of which we won't recover for weeks.
The red cross setup seems to be better, can handle large numbers of names, and is the thing that most evacuees are going to be entered into at processing points anyway
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