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Santorum has critical words for forecasters in the wake of Katrina
WITF FM 89.5 ^ | 9-9-05 | Damon Boughamer

Posted on 09/09/2005 1:46:29 PM PDT by rodmunch99

(Washington) -- U.S. Senator Rick Santorum is suggesting that early mistakes in predicting the path of Hurricane Katrina may be a symptom of lost focus at the National Weather Service. Santorum, who introduced legislation earlier this year to curb the output of government weather forecasters, says tracking life-threatening weather must be central to what the agency is doing. 00149_ric09d.mp3 Asked about Katrina by WITF, Santorum described weather service warnings for Florida, where the storm first made landfall, as “not sufficient." Santorum’s bill instructs the government to abandon weather prediction and data reporting efforts that duplicate private-sector activity. He came under fire when it was revealed that the head of State College-based AccuWeather, which would benefit, has given his campaigns thousands of dollars.


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KEYWORDS: katrina; santorum; weatherservice
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To: Echo Talon

ClusterZOTS are great to see! I have only seen 3 of 'em, but gotta say, wow!


101 posted on 09/09/2005 2:33:26 PM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever (Bless those in need this day)
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To: rodmunch99

As the late Jimmy Durante used to say, "Everybody wants to get into the act."


102 posted on 09/09/2005 2:37:19 PM PDT by popdonnelly
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To: ARealMothersSonForever
ClusterZOTS are great to see! I have only seen 3 of 'em, but gotta say, wow!

I think a few of them all signed up and said, "Hey lets start some stuff"

103 posted on 09/09/2005 2:40:11 PM PDT by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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To: rodmunch99

Santorum should resign his seat in the Senate after campaigning for that dunce Arlen Specter enabling him to be reelected. Those two retards tarnish the reputation of the state they "represent".


104 posted on 09/09/2005 2:42:46 PM PDT by hgro (ews)
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To: Echo Talon

Surprises me how many freepers are falling for these trolls. The keys are a filthy screen name, posting negative article with strident comments the first day they sign up, and using the catch phrases "Our Party" "Our Republicans", "Republicans have to win", plus copping an attitude. One last sign is they do not use spell check.


105 posted on 09/09/2005 2:42:54 PM PDT by samantha (Cheer up, the adults are in charge.)
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To: rodmunch99

OOOOOOH A TROLL Am I in Before ZOt?


106 posted on 09/09/2005 2:44:25 PM PDT by aft_lizard (This space waiting for a post election epiphany it now is: Question Everything)
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To: rodmunch99; NonValueAdded; Strategerist; don-o
Senator Santorum has misplaced loyalty and is just flat out wrong regarding this issue - which Santorum has been pushing for months.

Would be a frightening situation to listen to the likes of grandstanding Joe Bastardi when my life and property depends upon it. I'll stay with the NHC, thank you. They aren't looking for viewer ratings, they have a better accuracy rate than Joe Bastardi, and they readily admit when they are perplexed by a storm's potential track.

107 posted on 09/09/2005 2:45:32 PM PDT by NautiNurse (The task before us is enormous, but so is the heart of America.)
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To: don-o

Zot material, not for his Santorum comments, but his wishing for a democrat to win his seat.


108 posted on 09/09/2005 2:46:22 PM PDT by aft_lizard (This space waiting for a post election epiphany it now is: Question Everything)
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To: SergeantsLady

Welcome to FR.


109 posted on 09/09/2005 2:48:03 PM PDT by Darksheare (There is a Possum in the works.)
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To: samantha
Surprises me how many freepers are falling for these trolls. The keys are a filthy screen name, posting negative article with strident comments the first day they sign up, and using the catch phrases "Our Party" "Our Republicans", "Republicans have to win", plus copping an attitude. One last sign is they do not use spell check.

Needs to be repeated, all but the "spell check" part. Please don't ban my spelling! :D

110 posted on 09/09/2005 2:49:24 PM PDT by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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To: samantha

No kidding. They usually do not last very long after Darksheare and some others show up. Usually I get some sadistic pleasure in messing with them, as long as the screen name is not obscene. This screen name is rather juvenile. The troll supporters range from the truly naive, to the weeks-old plant. The plants obviously make use of IM, it shows in the coordination across threads and topics.


111 posted on 09/09/2005 2:50:30 PM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever (Bless those in need this day)
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To: aft_lizard
Zot material, not for his Santorum comments, but his wishing for a democrat to win his seat.

Yup, he didn't call for him just to lose his seat. He called for people to vote for a "democrat". Why not an Independent or Libertarian?

112 posted on 09/09/2005 2:51:29 PM PDT by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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To: rodmunch99

You are right Santorum is tool. Many here don't take criticism of any Repub very well as you see, unless it's McCain, it's OK to bash McCain.


113 posted on 09/09/2005 2:55:00 PM PDT by Ignatius J Reilly
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To: Echo Talon

He could have called for him to lose in the primary to a another republican also, nope he had to go with democrat.


114 posted on 09/09/2005 2:56:58 PM PDT by aft_lizard (This space waiting for a post election epiphany it now is: Question Everything)
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To: aft_lizard

yup.


115 posted on 09/09/2005 2:57:58 PM PDT by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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To: BurbankKarl

Since you don't care much for Santorum could I trade you Santorum for Barbara Boxer?

Please


116 posted on 09/09/2005 2:58:33 PM PDT by 1035rep
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To: Ignatius J Reilly
You are right Santorum is tool.

Why is he a "tool"?

117 posted on 09/09/2005 2:58:52 PM PDT by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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To: Ignatius J Reilly

We bash many Repubs, just when its fair and its McCain.

But rod muncher 99(lost his cherry that year?) is a troll, just a longer lasting one.


118 posted on 09/09/2005 2:59:07 PM PDT by aft_lizard (This space waiting for a post election epiphany it now is: Question Everything)
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To: 1035rep

I have never voted for that carpetbagger.


119 posted on 09/09/2005 3:01:20 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: 1035rep
Since you don't care much for Santorum could I trade you Santorum for Barbara Boxer?

Wow! more trolls?

120 posted on 09/09/2005 3:10:09 PM PDT by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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