[Moose4]

True. But nobody's getting the word out to them, apparently. The folks at the Convention Center seem to have been left to fend for themselves. Apparently today they are finally getting some more help, if nothing else than to remove the dead bodies (at least ten). But now some reports said that the National Guard or whoever the other aid people are were literally dropping food and water off a nearby overpass and just driving away, instead of distributing it. Those folks got told to go to the Convention Center, that they'd be evacuated. That was three days ago and they've been stranded there ever since.

}:-)4

[WoodstockCat]

The Convention Center wasn't a refuge center..it was broken into and the word spread "go to the Convention Center"..there were 88 cops that tried to go to restore order and the were beaten back by a mob group.
How is it FEMA's responsibility to be aware of somewhere that people are that they went on their own and broke into and then proceeded to rape and pillage?
FEMA works according to order and plans, put this here, go here.
The majority of people left in New Orleans have never understood order and plans.

[Uncle Ike]

Okay -- I know I'm a NOOB, and therefore, the flames are gonna be automatic, but I've been following this thread for 4 days now, and I just gotta say something:

I'm aghast at the number of people on this forum (FR) that insist on demanding that the Fairy Godmother Federal Government wave the ol' magic wand and make everything all better.

And, of that group, most of them are perfectly willing to throw the Constitution in the crapper.

If this disaster accomplishes nothing else, it sure points out the "Fair Weather Conservatives" among us.

>End Rant

Flame away