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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse
I wonder what exactly (besides bloviating) ABC is doing.
Absolutely. I do not think they are that bad generally; they are a godsend in a situation like this.
I just find it appalling that people are so soft that they are whining about perfectly good food that the military eats all the time in a situation when many people are going hungry. Hell, those things are currency in Asia -- Asians love MREs.
Right. It was an Act of God and I'm not trashing or blaming the victims. I lived there for 20 years FCOL. It was a great city and I have many friends there who I am worried about. My brother still lives there and evacuated.
But the residents chose to live there (as did I) knowing the risks, they elected these local politicians, they could have pushed for building stronger levees and they certainly could have all evacuated as I did in 1969 for Camille. That's all I meant. I'm just saying it's not just a case of blaming a few politicians. The whole city knowingly took a calculated risk.
Shoutcast has a tactical Net of some kind up...
I THINK it's State Police Troop B?
France lost hundreds of folks because it was hot. BECAUSE IT WAS HOT.
Sorry I had a computer blip. If anyone reads, please insert fragments in the appropo place (o:
Any soccer fans out there might remember the Japanese fans who cheered their team on at the World Cup a few years back. They stayed around at the end of the game and picked up all their trash from the stands before leaving.
"I do, but they're still there, and so are you.
For now."
And, having violate no rules, I will continue to be.
I'm glad they had their young grandma with them. 3 days in a shelter with 5 little ones. I bet she was tired. I hope the kids moma and daddy's aren't dead.
Not enough emphasis from the ground on how hard the terrain there is with the number of trees down.
How did the reporters get there? What roads? flown in? In since the storm?
You can't just "poof" move supplies through an area where trees and electrical lines litter your path.
The complete lack of education and facts within reporting today is staggering.
That's about all those properties will be any good for anyway, after sitting for months in river water filling up with all sorts of putrid sediments. The molds and fungi alone would make them uninhabitable, and you'd never get rid of it all even if you stripped the buildings to the frames. Using the concrete rubble from the bridge and buildings as riprap on the levees is probably the best thing that could be done.
Like it or not, New Orleans will probably be rebuilt right where it is (maybe this time some genius will figure out that the pump stations that were supposed to be used to prevent this from happening need to be elevated so they're not submerged and unuseable when the water comes in!). Maybe they'll throw in a little bit of fill to raise some of the really low areas, but probably not, and then the city will go on until the next Cat 5 hurricane comes, or until the Mississippi finally gets around to changing course and flooding out the Atchafalaya basin, leaving New Orleans in the middle of a salt marsh.
Well, Bubba put the CNN newsbabe in her place this afternoon when she tried to pull the Blame Bush line on him.
And Harry Reid saying he supports the President.
May be more of the Howard Dean side talking point, but I don't think it's a entire Dem party talking point, and this is why.
If they get this situation in hand quickly, and are successful at moving folks out and setting up refugee homes, etc., then Bush will also get the credit.
Once you blame a situation on someone that can come back around to bite you in the rear end because if they were to blame for the bad, then they will be seen as the solution maker when things go well.
Night -- I am calling it a night too -- early this time! Nice to end on a high note for a change! :)
Anyone see the report on the Plaquerman (sic) Parish Sheriff??
It was amazing. He put roadblocks into the county and instructed his deputies to 'shoot to kill' anyone who tries to get in. He said that garbage going on in New Orleans will not happen in his parish.
Things are calm and orderly in his parish.
>>in my best Stewie voice<< Victory is mine! World domination!
Serously, your points with respect to states rights are spot on. The proud Texan in me still says that an annexation is in order........
KALB's 10 pm newscast has a very encouraging update about the evacuation of ill people from New Orleans. In addition to a fleet of mini-buses, there are 70 Blackhawk helicopters being used to transport patients to such hospitals as Cabrini in Alexandria. The helicopters will land at the parking lot of the Alexandria Mall and at Buhlow Lake in Pineville.
This rescue effort is separate from the huge motorcade of school buses from Rapides, Grant and Natchitoches Parishes now lined up on the highway ready to leave for New Orleans. The kids get to stay home from school, but the school employees are still required to report to work. The Catholic schools in Rapides Parish have also decided to close on Friday. It's a welcome extension to the Labor Day weekend!
KALB's telethon has raised $70,000 for the CenLa Chapter of the American Red Cross so far. If you want to be sure that your charitable donation reaches the thousands of refugee families in Central Louisiana, this is a good way to help. Call (318) 447-2542 or (318) 447-2531 if you would like to make a donation that will stay here. They plan to stay on the air tonight until they reach $100,000.
If you have a strong preference for the Salvation Army over the Red Cross, you can mail your donations to their homeless shelter at 620 Beauregard Street, Alexandria, LA 71301. They also have a Salvation Army Thrift Shop way across town on Lee Street in Alexandria in case anyone would like to ship cartons of clothing there. Shelter guests are given a clothing voucher to take over to the thrift store which is good for 10 free items of clothing per family member. The voucher cannot be used for school uniforms, unfortunately, but the Salvation Army store is nevertheless drastically cheaper than the two Goodwill Industries stores in Alexandria/Pineville.
The newscast also showed a group of refugees at the Alexandria unemployment office applying for benefits and already searching for work in this area. This is going to create competition for jobs needed by people who already live here. Uh-oh...
I'm glad I don't have to get up early tomorrow morning to take my little one to school. In a scary situation like this, I am just happy to spend some quality time with her. It also means I get to surf all night, hee-hee-hee...
I'll let you know if there are any updates tonight.
I just got home; what's going on with the Astrodome?
Attention all:
The excellent documentary "Isaac's Storm," about the Galveston Hurricane, will reair in 25 minutes on the History Channel.
Also, Tuesday at 8am and 2pm eastern.
Makes me sick. That is the essence of an entitlement mentality, and everything that is wrong with America today.
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