The Real News - interview via cell phone "Bigfoot" is a bar manager and DJ on Bourbon Street

Survival of New Orleans ^ | September 1st, 2005

[longshadow]

BTW, I got it from an earlier thread here on FR so I'm only a messenger. }:^)

That's okay. Spreading this info far and wide is still a service. Well done.

With a bit of luck the 'bots at Google will have cached this website's contents, so even if the guilty parties in NO municipal government shut the website done, the info will still be available.

[longshadow]

Somewhere along the line we forgot about it.

The cumulative effect of four generations of nanny government and living on welfare will do that to people.

[longshadow]

In case the EOC Emergency Operations Center is shut down, they can use the "mobile command center" whatever that is ..two cans and a string? tom tom? smoke signals? Or did that move to Baton Rouge with the "officials"?

It's probably sitting in a flooded parking lot with all those unused school buses.....

I'm sure the MSM is going to start asking the Mayor these tough questions "real soon now"......

[Freebird Forever]

I like acreage out in the county, thankyouverymuch.

Amen !

[longshadow]

I am guessing that the government of New Orleans shoveled bushels of money at someone's brother-in-law posing as a consultant to get this piece of dreck.

Wouldn't surprise me in the least. It has the look and feel of what I used to refer to as a "barf-back" plan: that is a plan that simply repeats a requirement without elaborating how the requirement is to be satisfied. Example: "Provide sustenance for the survivors." If that's all the plan says, how does that help? What sustenance? How many survivors will need to be sustained, and for how long? Where will the food and water come from? Sewerage disposal? Medical care? Electrical power? Shelter? Emergency transportation? Comunications?

The devil is in the details, and it would be very interesting to see what, if any, implementing procedures were written under the auspices of this so called "plan." I have sneaking suspicion that the implementing procedures will just be another layer of "barf-back" with no real substance to them (assuming they exist at all).

Lastly, the real issue isn't the Hurricane Plan; it's what did they have in the way of an emergency plan for a major levee break occurring contemporaneous with a hurricane? I'll bet it doesn't exist, even though everybody familiar with New Orleans knew that this would be a likely scenario if anything larger than a CAT 3 hurricane hit them head on.

The conclusion is obvious: the municipal government of New Orleans is a farce, and its malfeasance, incompetenece, and negligence have cost people their lives.

[Freebird Forever]

Somewhere along the line we forgot about it.

The government education system has played a large part in this. Our history has been edited by those whose goal is to "socialize" the sheeple.

In large measure, it has worked. Preparedness and self reliance are often ridiculed, even here on FR.

[not_apathetic_anymore]

I've read where some of the sheriffs in neighboring towns and parishes have shut them down not allowing others in...they have relative Law and Order established and don't want to let NO thuggery spread to them. UNfortunately that ends up punishing the 99% of people who are good and honest and just need some relief.

I hadn't ever thought much about it before, but now it's becoming clearer to me why there are such things as marshall law, and why looting leads to inability to provide humanitarian aid. It's a shame we have to see this example first hand:(

[Toddsterpatriot]

Aw shucks.

[Natty Bumppo@frontier.net]

One thing for certain:

At no time did New Orleans run a credible rehearsal, rock drill, or even table top this "plan." Because if they did, any sentient being with two functioning brain cells would have concluded: "It isn't going to work."

[brytlea]

I was just watching Mr. Rivera (my husband calls him what you do!) talking to a woman who was grateful for the help, and instead of asking her important questions, he wanted to know wasn't she angry that it wasn't sooner. These people are NOT NEWSMEN. This is apparently the new reality TV.
susie

[brytlea]

Its an outrage that many Freepers showed more concern over the tsunami victims than our own citizens. Why is that??

I think it's an outrage that some freepers thought looting from the moments after the storm subsided was ok. I think it's outrageous that the news people are only talking to the ungrateful and showing the worst out there (believe me, in the days and weeks ahead stories of courage and caring will come out). And I think it's outrageous that you accuse freepers on not caring. And I'm not as easily outraged as alot of people. susie

[lormand]

Yeah, his full name is Whoraldo, the Media Whore!

If Whoraldo is at the seen, you can bet that part of the story is about Whoraldo.

[Former Military Chick]

Speaking of Shep. I heard the interview on O Reilly. I believe at the end of the segment O Reilly said something to the effect, Hope you get that journalism award. Odd, but most strange, Shep was on at his 2 pm show, he was talking to some troops who were downtown. Some were guarding the MREs other's walking about. A soldier, who was referred to as sir came up and Shep said, "Hey nice to see you again." He was very friendly, but what he received was a very cool, "Good to see you" and no eye contact, I mean if the reply could have been any cooler we would have been in Alaska. I am guessing Shep pissed off a few folks.

His coverage at times, well, lets just say I turned the channel or muted the TV.

[SauronOfMordor]

11. Although you have to work with them, at best local authorities won't get in your way. At worst, declarations of hostilities may be needed."

Orders to suppress looting would have resulted in troops firing upon looting NO police

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

That only leaves Republican elected officials. My guess is that there will be impeachment hearings for President Bush over this, even if Democrats have to hold them off Capitol Hill.

My further guess is that there are more enough RINOs willing to throw him under the bus to suck up to the MSM.

I hate to say it, but I think you're right. If that happens, then I will officially give up all hope for our nation.

[timestax]

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