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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Let me correct my above:
"Then Ike will really *think* we're dysfunctional."
We as a collective group of FRiends are NOT dysfunctional.
I hate to disagree, but it was clear on FOX NEWS that the inbound lanes were still inbound. Sheppard Smith drove right into New Orleans hours before the storm hit.
I-10 was NOT turned around early enough.
Plaquemine's Sheriff knows what he's doing. Wish I could say the same for the LE in NO. This is a situation where you have to be decisive, even when it comes down to "shoot to kill".
Dysfunctional is not the word. Diverse is the word.
I was b*tching about bandwidth yesterday and the day before, probably sounding like a netnanny but since I took in coffee and DSL today, I feel so much better!
Yes, I agree, see my correction just above, which I posted while you were typing your CORRECT reponse. Thanks.
On Monday they were all saying that NO was spared from the effects of Katrina.
No he won't.
OK then, you win the pissin' contest spectre. You and GWB are, in fact, on the same page .... now go away.
I wonder who this fat f on CNN right now is related to.
You're right. Both NY and Florida had strong leadership at the city and state level to direct the flow of relief efforts. Louisiana apparently has none of that and the Fed lacks the local knowledge required to be effective.
I've turned WWL off. I can't listen to it anymore. I can't believe that these liberals have their heads shoved so far up their butts that they are going to excuse Nagin and Blanco and blame this all on Bush. I'm dizzy from the unbelievably fast and furious partisan spin. These are the people that will learn nothing from history.
I don't care what Fox was showing you. ALL
of the outbound ways were out only the day before the storm, until late afternoon. They should have started it the morning of the day before, but until then, they didn't believe the storm was hitting.
New Orleans has the Causeway, I-10, across the River and airline highway to evacuate the city. They had it planned pretty well. If they had put it into effect 24 hours earlier, it might have saved more lives. If they had announced mandantory evacuation a day earlier, it would have helped.
If wishes were fishes, we'd all cast nets.
And hindsight is perfect.
They only went into high gear the day before the storm. part of the reason chaos reigns today.
Did anybody watch CNN this morning? I was wondering if Soledad had any explanation why CNN has been filiming the tragedy at the Convention Center the last three days, but never bothered to bring food and water to the crowd? does CNN lack the resources to help citizens in need? Do they beleive that only the government can help the people? Or do they know that by solving problems they reduce the ratings bonanza of exploiting the tragedy?
What worked then should work now. It is past time to hide under the covers of "the rule of law" and "states' rights", much less the phrase, "help is coming real soon". The looters and snipers must be suppressed without mercy, and the remaining population of New Orleans must be entirely and quickly evacuated under the strict supervision of the regular military and Federalized National Guard.
Quit talkin' so much and pass the grits! ;)
I agree, WWL's one big Bush bash. I had my wallet open to send money to NO this morning but It is closed to them now. I will send it to Gulf Port or Biloxi relief efforts.
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