Posted on 09/25/2005 4:58:24 PM PDT by RWR8189
Biloxi, Miss.
ON Aug. 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille roared onto the Gulf Coast with winds of more than 200 miles an hour, only the second Category 5 storm to hit the mainland United States. It killed 143 people in Mississippi, and 201 more in flooding in central Virginia.
Over the years, Hurricane Camille's legend grew, and it was not uncommon when I was a child and student in Mississippi to hear horrific tales from coast residents who had survived it. I myself was sleeping in a Boy Scout pup tent 200 miles inland when the storm swept through. Our losses were minimal - the tents, sleeping bags, some food - but over time I managed to spice up the adventure and add a little danger to it.
For almost 40 years, it was a well-established belief that the Gulf Coast had taken nature's mightiest blow, picked itself up, learned some lessons and survived rather well. There could simply never be another storm like Hurricane Camille.
After walking the flattened streets of Biloxi, though, I suspect that Hurricane Camille will soon be downgraded to an April shower. The devastation from Hurricane Katrina, a storm surge 80 miles wide and close to 30 feet high, is incomprehensible. North from the beach for a half a mile, virtually every house has been reduced to kindling and debris. At least 100,000 people in Jackson County - poor, middle-class, wealthy - are homeless.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Put the hotels on high ground and make NO a really neato
underwater national park
ping
i thought tens of thousands were supposed to die?
MS Ping
Sadly, so will the water.
I disagree with his closing line. I would rather the end say, "With God, we prevailed."
Wish I could read it but I refuse to register to the Slimes. Tell me, did he blame Bush too? If so, I will never read one of his books again, and he is my favorite.
He did not mention President Bush. He did mention politicians grandstanding and saying things will be better than ever, but that seems to be a stab at the governor. I don't know his politics. I'm sure someone will enlighten us by tomorrow after of noon.
I hope I haven't excerpted too much. That paragraph is as close as he came to name-calling.
He did not mention President Bush.
This says all I need to know about Johnny Boy.
http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/John_Grisham.php
John Grisham , 50 (bio)
author
$76,250 Democrat
$5,000 special interest
total: $81,250
Contributor Candidate or PAC Amount Date
GRISHAM, JOHN R
TUPELO, MS 38803
AUTHOR CANTWELL, MARIA (D)
Senate - WA
CANTWELL 2006 $1,000
primary 03/10/05
Grisham, John
Tupelo, MS 38803
Self/Author SCOTT, ROBERT C (D)
House (VA 03)
BOBBY SCOTT FOR CONGRESS $2,000
general 10/25/04
GRISHAM, JOHN R
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
AUTHOR KNOWLES, TONY (D)
Senate - AK
TONY KNOWLES FOR US SENATE $2,000
general 10/23/04
GRISHAM, JOHN R
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
AUTHOR SALAZAR, KEN (D)
Senate - CO
SALAZAR FOR SENATE $2,000
general 10/22/04
GRISHAM, JOHN R
TUPELO, MS 38803
WRITER BOWLES, ERSKINE B (D)
Senate - NC
ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATE $2,000
general 10/22/04
GRISHAM, JOHN
TUPELO, MS 38803
AUTHOR MURRAY, PATTY (D)
Senate - WA
PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY U S SENATE CAMPAIGN $2,000
general 10/22/04
GRISHAM, JOHN R
TUPELO, MS 38803
AUTHOR CARSON, BRAD R (D)
Senate - OK
BRAD CARSON FOR SENATE $1,000
general 10/21/04
GRISHAM, JOHN R
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
WRITER TENENBAUM, INEZ MOORE (D)
Senate - SC
INEZ TENENBAUM FOR US SENATE $2,000
general 10/20/04
GRISHAM, JOHN R
TUPELO, MS 38803
WRITER
CAMPAIGN FOR FLORIDA'S FUTURE (D) $2,000
general 10/13/04
GRISHAM, JOHN R
TUPELO, MS 38803
AUTHOR CARSON, BRAD R (D)
Senate - OK
BRAD CARSON FOR SENATE $1,000
general 10/05/04
Grisham, John R.
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Self/Author WEED, ALBERT CHARLES II (D)
House (VA 05)
ALWEED2004 $2,000
general 09/16/04
GRISHAM, JOHN
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
WRITER
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (D) $5,000
primary 09/09/04
GRISHAM, JOHN
TUPELO, MS 38803
AUTHOR DASCHLE, THOMAS ANDREW (D)
Senate - SD
NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC $2,000
general 08/04/04
Grisham, John
North Garden, VA 22959
AMERICA COMING TOGETHER $5,000
primary 08/03/04
Grisham, John R
Tupelo, MS 38803
self/Author KERRY, JOHN F (D)
President
KERRY VICTORY 2004 $25,000
primary 05/31/04
Grisham, John
North Garden, VA 22959
Self/Writer KERRY, JOHN F (D)
President
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC $2,000
primary 01/14/04
Grisham, John R.
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Self/Author WEED, ALBERT CHARLES II (D)
House (VA 05)
ALWEED2004 $2,000
primary 10/13/03
Grisham, John
Tupelo, MS 38803
Self/Writer
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA (D) $5,000
primary 04/17/01
Grisham, John R.
Oxford, MS 38655 BRADLEY, BILL (D)
President
BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INC $1,000
primary 12/31/99
Grisham, John Mr.
Oxford, MS 38655
Self-Employed/Writer BRADLEY, BILL (D)
President
BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INC $2,000
primary 10/07/99
GRISHAM, JOHN R
AUTHOR
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA (D) $5,000
primary 11/07/94
GRISHAM, JOHN R
NORTH GARDEN, VA 22959
AUTHOR ROBB, CHARLES S (D)
Senate - VA
ROBB FOR THE SENATE $1,000
general 10/27/94
GRISHAM, JOHN R
NORTH GARDEN, VA 22959
WRITER PAYNE, LEWIS FRANKLIN JR (D)
House (VA 05)
L F PAYNE FOR CONGRESS $500
general 10/25/94
GRISHAM, JOHN
OXFORD, MS 38655
AUTHOR WHEELER, WILLIAM R (BILL) JR (D)
House (MS 01)
BILL WHEELER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $1,000
general 10/16/94
GRISHAM, JOHN
OXFORD, MS 38655
WRITER BENNETT, MARSHALL (D)
House (MS 04)
MARSHALL BENNETT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $1,000
primary 05/23/94
GRISHAM, JOHN
OXFORD, MS 38655
WRITER
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (D) $1,000
primary 07/07/93
GRISHAM, JOHN
OXFORD, MS 38655
WRITER MOLPUS, DICK (D)
Senate - MS
DICK MOLPUS DEBT RETIREMENT - UNITED STATES SENATE $250
primary 12/10/92
GRISHAM, JOHN
OXFORD, MS 38655
AUTHOR
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (D) $2,500
primary 10/29/92
GRISHAM, JOHN
OXFORD, MS 38655
AUTHOR
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (D) $1,000
primary 07/31/92
How about, "With God, and the American taxpayer, we prevailed."
Ewwwwww. I'll make sure we don't buy any more of his books. Not that I'm a big fan.
Reading your post grossed me out, WKB.
But, I'm glad you posted it.
My daddy loves his books.
It's too bad that he won't be receiving any more from me.
I guess that means Tom Clancy is going to have to crank 'em out faster. ;o)
Grisham is a somewhat typical liberal. Professes Christianity yet donates almost exclusively to pro-abortion liberals. Also a typical hypocrite. If you've read his books, you know how he always champions the poor little-guy underdog who's being shoved around the evil rich, which jibes with his liberal donation record.
He has a beautiful home on a beautiful hill outside Oxford, surrounded by rolling green hills, regulation baseball field in the front yard, etc. The land just east of his property was for sale for years, and NOT at a gouging price, just fair market value. Grisham wouldn't buy the land. Too high. Four or five years ago, someone else bought it. And put a mobile home sales lot on it.
The Grishams had a come-apart, including a letter to the editor in which they said something along the lines of "where we once had a beautiful view, now all we can see are 20x80's." It did not go over well at all.
MM
Now that is funny.
He's quite the democrat. Good PI-ing.
Husband respects his talent, but hasn't ever been interested in his books --- attorneys and legal stuff.
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