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Katrina Live Thread, Part X
Various ^ | 30 August 2005

Posted on 08/30/2005 6:51:27 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Catastrophic damage occurred to Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Major bridges are destroyed. Mobile AL suffered its worst flooding in 90 years. In New Orleans, a large section of concrete levee broke last night. Water continues to rise, threatening, among many things, Tulane Hospital with 1000 patients. New Orleans officials: Do not attempt to return to the city at this time if you evacuated. It is too dangerous.

Sun-Herald Gulfport MS

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula

Gulfport News via Topix.net WAFB Baton Rouge

Slidell, Mandeville, and Covington Updates Warning: website is overloaded due to heavy traffic

Mobile Register via al.com

Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger

Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser

Pensacola News Journal


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; prayanddonate; tropical
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To: Howlin

Wow - that is a pretty amazing post. I gotts shout out to that Freeper


1,841 posted on 08/30/2005 11:51:40 AM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor!)
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To: BlueNgold
"At what point do you order a mandatory evacuation of a major city if you are in charge?"

When the probability of the eye wall passing within 50 miles of your city exceeds 50%.

1,842 posted on 08/30/2005 11:51:40 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: nicmarlo

"That they may well catch, indeed.....of course, there's always the gators out in the waters... (I shouldn't talk like that)....darn it...it's just wrong that they're pillaging like this. They're degrading themselves...and our Country."

Ditto. My first thought was: "Human vermin. Looters should be shot, and they should start with you guys..."

Actually, that's my second thought, too.


1,843 posted on 08/30/2005 11:52:02 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: gumboyaya

Fox News is NOT reporting that there is 9 FEET of water in the French Quarter. There is more misinformation being tossed around NOW than there was yesterday.

Fox news IS saying that there is currently 9 INCHES of water in portions of the French Quarter.

There is a HUGE difference between 9 inches and 9 feet.


1,844 posted on 08/30/2005 11:52:18 AM PDT by silentknight
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To: Knute

"What ever happened to 'Looters will be shot on sight?'"

Well, the person doing the sighting has to have both authority and a firearm in order to deliver on the threat. What we are seeing on TV is from people armed not with guns but with cameras.


1,845 posted on 08/30/2005 11:52:21 AM PDT by Jedidah
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To: AmericanInTokyo
I agree w/you.

Not only are they stealing from shops, but breaking into homes! FGS!

1,846 posted on 08/30/2005 11:52:32 AM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: BurbankKarl

1. CNN coverage is better for news events because, rightly or wrongly, they don't try to operate on the cheap. CNN also hires people who can at least spell.

2. The suggestion that FOX sack Shepard Smith in exchange for John Siegenthaler is a good one.

3. National correspondents who don't have a clue and who rush around transmitting rumor as fact on the national airwaves should be shot, along with the looters.

4. Bush needs to be seen in charge of this recovery, in command of this situation -- I am expecting major military/National Guard announcements later today.


1,847 posted on 08/30/2005 11:52:51 AM PDT by mwl1
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To: gumboyaya

looks like people trying to walk out, using a bridge.


1,848 posted on 08/30/2005 11:53:01 AM PDT by mware (Trollhunter of Note)
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To: BlueNgold

Let me put this to you in a very clear way. Every State has an EOC office. They know way ahead of time, long before the media idiots spout their stupidity, they notify every County in the State, the National guard, everyone that has anything to do with the safety and welfare of it's citizens in a potential disaster is notified. There are three stages, and they are almost always in the stage three which is monitoring. They had plenty of time to mobilize and save some lives, and they blew it. You cannot possibly save everyone, especially due to the ferocity of this Storm, but another 24 hours of evacuating could have saved many lives.


1,849 posted on 08/30/2005 11:53:26 AM PDT by samantha (Cheer up, the adults are in charge.)
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To: tiredoflaundry
As much as this comment might be out of place, these rescues make you proud to be an American! The Military helicopters flying in a preforming dangerous rescues is just breathtaking.

God bless our Military, and IMO, the rest of the world can go suck an egg. We don't need anyone else's help because we can help ourselves.
1,850 posted on 08/30/2005 11:53:30 AM PDT by Republican Red (''Van der Sloot" is Dutch for ''Kennedy.")
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To: ican'tbelieveit

Your screen name says it all---I just saw the same ALERT on Fox about the 9 INCHES in the French Quarter...

I can't believe it...9 inches..what am I missing, that the information is ALERT worthy?


1,851 posted on 08/30/2005 11:53:38 AM PDT by Txsleuth (Arlington Texas --- Next home of the Dallas Cowboys...going more broke every second.)
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To: tomkat

yes, I know EXACTLY what you mean. I would be there also... Feel very helpless and in some way via this thread can feel a bit connected.


1,852 posted on 08/30/2005 11:53:43 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your s God is!)
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To: Pravious; All

I have no idea if this has been discussed: popping in and out: there is a Fox News Alert about NEW evacuations out of New Orleans? 9" of water in the French Quarter... ?


1,853 posted on 08/30/2005 11:53:51 AM PDT by cgk (We'll have to deal w/ the networks. One way to do that is to drain the swamp they live in - Rumsfeld)
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To: mware

The water is so high in the area where the rescue footage is coming from. Like people are lucky their roofs barely poke up above the water.


1,854 posted on 08/30/2005 11:54:15 AM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: Pyro7480

http://www.news.navy.mil/

and then look at the links on the left and click on Status of the Navy (about the second button down)


1,855 posted on 08/30/2005 11:54:24 AM PDT by libtoken
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To: LizardQueen
Mother's. Yum.

I'm worried about all those folks down there, sure. But I sure hope Mother's is okay, too.

A Bloody and a po-boy sounds pretty good to me about now.

1,856 posted on 08/30/2005 11:54:34 AM PDT by lugsoul ("She talks and she laughs." - Tom DeLay)
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To: BlueNgold

You bet I'll take DOCUMENTED FR posts. Any day.


1,857 posted on 08/30/2005 11:54:37 AM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: BurbankKarl

"the Military is taking over soon...."

They need boots on the ground. Media is hyping the looters.


1,858 posted on 08/30/2005 11:54:42 AM PDT by Shermy
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To: mwl1

The president spoke this morning and has ordered military assistance.


1,859 posted on 08/30/2005 11:54:53 AM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve..)
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To: libtoken

Thanks!


1,860 posted on 08/30/2005 11:54:59 AM PDT by Pyro7480 (Dies irae, dies illa....Rex tremendae majestatis, qui salvandos salvas gratis, salva me!)
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