[Defendingliberty]

I honestly think it will be under 1000 in NO and under 2000 overall....

[Ken H]

My prediction is that a total of less that 250 will have died in New Orleans. And of all the coastal areas affected by the hurricane winds and tidal surge, New Orleans will be the place of fewest casualties.

You make a good case, and I've revised my thinking on the death toll. That will be one hell of a call if you're right.

[kittymyrib]

They must be going by the inflated Democrat voter registration rolls. We might find far fewer people lived in NO than voted for Kerry last fall.

[Non-Sequitur]

And of all the coastal areas affected by the hurricane winds and tidal surge, New Orleans will be the place of fewest casualties.

Mobile's reporting 2 dead. New Orelans is already way over that so looks like you're wrong.

[OldFriend]

The media has a vested interest in using the 10,000 dead figure. It keeps the race issue at the forefront.

[LWalk18]

It isn't just the mayor who is saying 10,000; Sen Vitter, who is a Republican, has also said that he believe about 10,000 were killed. But the estimates for 9/11 were way off (from 30,000 to just over 2,000) so it would not surprise me if it is much less.

[SauronOfMordor]

I think New Orleans numbers are greatly overstated, in an effort to get federal money

The Mississippi numbers, OTOH, I think are greatly understated at the moment

[longtermmemmory]

Hmmm, the 10000 represent new democrat party voter registrations?

I bet election fraud is a consideration in there.


FNC just had a LA Rep on the phone. Unbelievable gall to slip in partisan BS.

[Broker]

Passing this interesting observation along:

It is with much trepidation that I make this post, but I feel like I need to let everyone know what is really going on in the CBD of New Orleans. I need to vent also. Christie and I just spoke with our son, who is with the LA National Guard and in NO. They have been taking fire since the day he arrived. Wednesday night, his squad was holding in the NO Convention Center when they were attacked by a group of thugs with AK47s. They had to fire fight their way out and made it to the Superdome. This morning as they made their way from the Superdome to the end of Canal, he spent 6 clips of ammo in this 10 block span. They found the Riverwalk burning. I am not sure why, and neither are these young men, our politicians feel they need to hide the actions of these criminals from us. Our son reports that there are bodies everywhere and most have died from gunfire, not the storm.

Please keep all those who are in NO to rescue those that are in need in your thoughts and prayers. He says that although he was trained to do just exactly what he is doing, he never in his wildest dreams thought he would be doing it in his home of LA. It is all very confusing for these young men.

(name of author omitted)

[eeriegeno]

You obviously are not a politician or media person! Thanks for the common sense.....

[AlbertWang]

The last numbers of confirmed dead was on thew AP sunday and it was about 350 total.

Albert Wang puts the total combined count at 750. This is still a tragedy, as everyone of those 750 people will be mourned and missed by their loved ones, however, it is a far cry from the 10,000 to 50,000 numbers now in play.

[Gondring]

For comparison, note that the flood created in 1938 in China to stop the invading Japanese army killed 600,000-900,000 people.

[hershey]

Blanco on Fox right now, fogging. Doesn't answer direct questions, but oh, she went to NO on Sat. am, the first gov. ever to go to NO, stood by Nagin and they begged people to leave. Blah, blah, blah.

[dirtboy]

Hours later, it is apparent the water is going to keep rising. Who in the world is going to climb into the attic unless you know that you can get out should the water rise higher?

People dumb enough to stay in their homes below sea level with a Cat 5 approaching?

[JLS]

I wonder if 100,000 stayed in Orleans Parish if 10% of them died? I doubt it and that is what it would take to get to 10,000 dead.

[dfwgator]

I'll bet you anyone in NOLA with a lot of debt will be listed as "dead."

[DallasMike]

Fellow Freepers:

At the suggestion of writer Michelle Malkin last Friday, I have cobbled together a blogsite called Texas Clearinghouse for Katrina Aid to serve as a clearinghouse for refugee efforts in Texas.

Texas is getting more refugees than any other state -- that's fine, we'll take them all -- but we need help providing them with food, clothing, and shelter.

If you are a refugee, you can information that will help you find relief. If you want to donate or volunteer, you can find someone who needs you.

Right now the site mostly covers Houston and Dallas but I will add various churches, schools, and other charities in San Antonio and Ft. Worth tonight. My wife is down at Reunion Arena in Dallas as we speak handing out care packages and otherwise ministering to the refugees as a representative of her employer.

There are a lot of churches and other organizations in Texas that need help in dealing with the problem and I would be most appreciative if you would get the word out.

Many thanks,

Michael McCullough

Stingray blogsite

[BurbankKarl]

71 dead.

then the 100s killed by looters, and looters shot.