Posted on 09/04/2005 10:39:33 AM PDT by joinedafterattack
"When he arrived at the Astrodome about 10 p.m. Wednesday, 20-year-old Jabbar Gibson modestly confessed that he had commandeered a school bus in New Orleans, then picked up about 70 passengers before heading out for the 13-hour trek to Houston." <!-- DIV.b2 { margin: .75em 0px; } -->
Jabbar Gibson rescues NO citizens on 8-31-05
New Orleans public transit buses:
Count 'em and weep...
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
Nary a chance missed by Norry to bash the President as millions listen in. The man is a great broadcaster IMO (I've listened to radio since the 1940s) but he is absolutely obsessed with hatred for "Daddy Warbucks Republicans" especially Halliburton. He goes ballistic at the mention of Halliburton as when a caller said Hallibuton had a contract to rebuild everything -- later proved to be false. Hallibutton had a long standing contract with the Navy Norry learned and told the audience.
My guess is that thousands besides me instant emailed Norry telling him that NO had buses! Lots of buses. He finally gave in and acknowledged it later in the hour.
Wonder if he will tell his audience about Mr. Gibson. Fat chance.
Why does it matter? As I said, millions listen in and many of them are apolitical yet they vote. They like Norry and Norry (an FDR Democrat?) hates "Daddy Warbucks Republican" Bush.
If the get the chance, Louisiana authorities will probably throw the book at him for making them look like the idiots they are.
"That's someone who needs to made an example of and taken down a peg or two."
At least that's what I think Jesse Jackson would say. "You leave the thinkin to us young man, you need my organization to bash Bush and hire them union drivers to rescue you."
At least 200 buses with 50 in each is 10,000. Would have helped some.
My boss wanted me to move my work truck from one center to another within New Orleans East. I refused to do that on Sunday. If he let me take it home with me the truck would still be around.
His loss.
I was talking to a person last week that works for the school system last week and mentioned the fact that school buses weren't used to evacuate people and she looked dumbfounded and said, "but who would drive them?' I just walked away.
???? On what planet?
In the face of disaster, this young man did what he had to do to save himself, and even better to save others and bring them to safety.
He did a courageous thing and should be recognized for it. He showed leadership and ingenuity. Something that was so desperately lacking from the elected officials in charge at the time ( and still now ).
Three cheers for Jabbar Gibson !!
Someone should pick him up and employ him. It would be a real bargain. He has proven that he can think "out of the box".
***GWB could make quite a statement by inviting this fellow to the White House and parading him infront of the cameras saying this is what American 'Can Do' attitude can accomplish.***
I said the same thing. What a PR op that would be. But the President should give him a medal, too. And have some of the people he saved on the stage with him. (Include the babies, that always works well.)
What a loser...I think he thought...N.O. is protected, we've missed the bullet so many times, we'll miss it this time...ignorance is the only word for him and the governor... again...self serving dems are at the helm...citizens should be scared to death of them...N.O. is proof of that...
**Count 'em and weep...**
Naggin and Blanko (my mispellings) just didn't use their resources OR HEED THE PRESIDENT'S ORDER TO EVACUATE THE CITY!
I should have added that he was the FIRST one to get a bus to the Astrodome, which just proves that others could have done it sooner.
Just wonderin..
Good find!
I'll bet she is. Judging from the interview FOX did with him, his mother raised him right. FOX should show that interview over and over again and then show the pictures of all those school buses just sitting there in the water. Nagin and Blanko could really learn something from young Jabbar. He REALLY "gets it."
He'd better not be charged with a single blessed thing except for probably saving seventy people's lives.
No, it's a good point. The drivers should have been included in the preparedness plan and should have been told to report to work on Sunday (or Saturday). As it was, they were scattered all over southern LA and who knows where. Yes, ordinary people could drive the buses, especially if they had truck driving experience, but there's no valid reason that needed to be the case.
Jabbar Gibson, the new head of FEMA!
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