Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII

Various ^ | 1 September 2005 | Various

[Smogger]

Weird yes. But I find the entire south kind of weird. But take heart your also from the 4th most charitable state in the Union. You're about to find out how charitable your neighbors are.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Since 67% of New Orleans is made up of dirt poor people who have lived forever on the public dole, perhaps this storm will actually do them a favor .... the favor of getting them out of there and out where they can get a whole different view of the world.

Maybe in the end this will have a positive effect of the lives of the younger people who may receive opportunities they would never receive if they stayed and grew up in the ghetto's of New Orleans. Sometimes you get so ensconced that you can't see the forest for the trees in life.

As people pour forth to give aid and assistance over the coming months and Jessie Jackson, the Black Caucus, etc., lose direct control of them -- spread out across the country -- their perspective can't help but change.

[steveegg]

That's the thing, though -- a properly thought-out and executed plan would have included notification and activation of drivers.

I hear you.

Evac isn't as easy as Hollywood has made it seem in their disaster movies the last few years.

[OKIEDOC]

I would point out to all the griping and complaining black leaders screaming racism.

These looters and low life thugs are the PLANTATION people you have used and abused by enabling them for years.

None of the thugs in backs of pickup trucks seem to be of a white skin.

There is absolutely no excuse for what you are now doing by your continued enabling of these kinds of low life scum.

As Archie said to Edith "PUT A CORK IN IT"

[Rokke]

"As for blaming Bush, at least on the 11 a.m. update, CBS did say MS and AL governors praised the President's response."

Which in the final analysis will be the best proof of what really was screwed up in this whole event. 2 out of 3 governors effected say Bush and FEMA have done an outstanding job. The remaining governor can't be found. Neither can the mayor...or half of his police force.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Jessie went into New Orleans last night... that is why he is getting credit for the big buses to evacuate people.

[Spktyr]

That, and in most Red States, everyone understands that Rule #3 after a disaster (after Survive, and Help Your Neighbor) is "Looters should be shot on sight - defend your and your neighbors' property."

[doug from upland]

GALVESTON HAD A PLAN TO USE BUSES FOR EVACUATION.....WHY DIDN'T NEW ORLEANS?

[mystery-ak]

Is that true....67% live on the public dole?,,,it's the first of the month, they'll be asking where their checks are next.

[maryz]

Also, anyone know where there are more details about the arrangements and set up as Astrodome?

I heard on the radio it's overwhelmed and, after medical review of the evacuees, decided they could take only about half as many as they thought they could.

[jeffers]

I'd like to see about 4 gunships up, might not ever have to fire, but there's nothing like the sight of a heavily armed grasshopper with a gatling gun under the chin that tracks the pilot's every head movement to stare down even the hardest core gangbanger.

Force multiplication, the Apaches can respond much quicker than ground troops can.

[Smogger]

I guess I just don't understand that mentality.

I don't know anyplace free from natural disaster.

[steveegg]

I hear what you're saying.

Glad to hear that your dad and uncle are safe.

[AFPhys]

I'm surprised that the whole French Quarter isn't already burned out. There will be no fire control if it goes up.

Yet another reason I think the city is probably dead.

[Peach]

I just heard a report on FNC that they are taking refugees to the airport.

Previously they were talking about taking gangsters off the streets. Who knows. The reporting is so bad at times.

[mhking]

WWL-AM playing the Nagin interview yet again.

[Types_with_Fist]

I have never been to NO..so I am just reporting what he said.

The Convention Center is right on the river. If memory serves, that same road goes all the way along the river to the back of the French Quarter. If the military has to chase the looters through that area and they set fires as they go, we could see the Quarter go down. I also saw a "Poydrous (sp) Street" sign near where Harrigan is. That's not good either. Between Canal and the river and into the Quarter all those buildings are right next to each other. They need to isolate that fire somehow. Still a lot of tourists trapped in the Quarter at the hotels as well.