Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII

Various ^ | 1 September 2005 | Various

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I knew that! I lived in NO East in different places from 68-80. Got out there while they were building a lot of the wetlands into housing. We used to get chased by these huge mosquitos and it was a mile to the busline. My junior high was 20 miles away because they hadn't built a middle school out there yet.

When Camille blew up there was no way my daddy was going to stay there.

So we left, and it took four or five hours to get across NO.

[MediaMole]

Trent Lott just said on Fox he lost his house

The hurricane hit Georgetown?

Sorry for the cheap shot.

[epaul]

"WWL- Interviewed a New Orleans Police officer that got in his patrol car, quit, and drove west...
Says no leadership, no support...

And hopefully no pension for this coward."

And how about Grand Theft Auto for starters.

[conservative in nyc]

...[Nagin] backed Bush for president in 2004...

I keep on hearing this said, but I don't think it is true. Nagin certianly made appearances with Kerry, even attending fundraisers. And Wikipedia says he "reluctantly" endorsed Kerry.

[BlackRain]

Scanner Update

Report of NOPD officers and Firemen are stranded at Holy Cross College.

[RDTF]

It was in the house!

[Jrabbit]

I was chastised earlier for giving locations....

Just heard 2 fireman are stranded and need help.....

[Howlin]

Howard Fineman on MSNBC; evidently Newsweek will be coming out with a HUGE hit piece on Bush next week.

He basically said nobody criticized him during 9-11 because we were attacked by a foreign entity, but all bets are off now.

[Amalie]

Your point on rail infrastructure damage is well-taken. This will have a major impact on commodities availability (not to mention pricing) in the next few months. This is also why rebuilding NO is an important issue - you need to have a city to man a port, and THIS is the port. Boats in, boats out; rail in, rail out. The farmers who need transportation to move crops are in for a tough row, as are those nations who rely on our coal and agri exports. There is NO OTHER practical way to move this amount of material.

[NormsRevenge]

Great stuff!

I love Mike Shelton's work.

Thanks for posting this.. :)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

What it means is that Grande Isle was not in the eyewall. It was to the west of it. Port Sulfer and Delecroix and Venice, now they took it on the chin.

[Johnny Crab]

Heard also. EOC asked for a repeat.

[ican'tbelieveit]

The wikpedia article says he had supported Bush in the past, probably 2000, but reluctantly supported Kerry in 2004. But, he supported the republican candidate for governor over Blanco... could we have some political payback going on? Nothing worse than a scorned woman.

[Howlin]

Now he's saying that Bush is basically an open target for all the pent up rage against him now because he's in a political role, not a CIC role during war time.

[Die_Hard Conservative Lady]

That is such a sweet picture! Where was this picture taken from?

[leadpenny]

Howlin, in all fairness, I think Fineman is blaming the HSD and the way it was put together by congress.

[misharu]

Soul, and the beauty of it is, and which I think just scares the hell out of liberals, is that these groups are so successful. What these groups have done, and what the average American, regardless of race, has done is say to the world . . .We don't need the government to help us, we can take care of our own.

Now if you will allow me a disclaimer on the above statement: Of course there will be times when the gov't, no matter at what level, should be there to assist its people. My point is that what we Americans tend to forget in times of peace and quiet, is that we are all Americans and we will help each other out no matter what the cost. (remember the San Francisco quake? How many strangers were helping strangers. Again, can I say 911?)

[sissyjane]

You mean they've been holding their rage til now?? Right.....

[shield]

OK...I heard the eyewall went right over Grande Isle along with L.O.O.P. that's not true?