Posted on 09/01/2005 5:57:30 PM PDT by Uncle Joe Cannon
Self reliance is fine, but then remind me why we must be forced to spend literally hundreds of billions ot the govt to keep us safe. Is is not sort of a contract whereby we send them a lot of our cash and they at least have some contingency planning for situations like this?
>>>Can't somebody get a chopper with pallets of food in there?
Not according to most of the Freepers on this thread. Either they don't deserve it because they were unable to get out of the city, or they are too busy making excuses for the government.
I believe a huge mobilization lasting 6+months preceeded the toppling in a few days...
>>>You mean you would have the ability to create water to counteract the 90 degree heat and walking in the sun!?!
It's called sweat.>>>
You're joking, right?
The locals pols haven't done anything except let things descend into chaos.
But you gave me an idea. Is there a way to send those pics to Brit Hume? He has a personal addy and I know someone sent him pics of Sheehan.He used them on the air. Nuts. I'll never find that addy again.
Al $ has lost alot of weight. I'm not sure if he is on a diet or just nervous.
Let's face it....the THUGS we have seen are black. And probably, there are some white scum there too...drug addicts, stinking thugs who hung around to have the chance to GET AT THE HOMES and BUSINESSES as people evacuated as soon as they could after the storm subsided...
WHERE ARE THE SELF PROCLAIMED black leaders in America...where ARE THEY? Where is JESSE JACKSON and AL SHARPTON....WHERE IS THE HEAD OF THE NAACP???WHY ARE THEY NOT THERE, WITH MEGAHORNS...CRUISING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS...CALMING THE VERY PEOPLE THEY MAKE $$$$$$ SAYING THEY SPEAK FOR... ( Oh I know they were called back to DC today...but WHERE WERE THEY YESTERDAY AND THE DAY BEFORE?)
WHY AREN'T THEY CALMING THEIR 'PEOPLE'.
They are the ARCHITECTS of this WEB OF ANARCY....of DEPENDENCE and LOW EXPECTATIONS....THEY NEED TO VISIT THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE!!!
IF THE PRESS CAN GET THERE..........SO CAN THEY! REAL LEADERS LEAD.
>>>Leaders need to give those orders.
I apologize for not clarifying that, I did not mean the soldiers were to blame.
Again, no leadership, no coordination, no initiative, just chaos and chicken without a head like behavior.
"Is is not sort of a contract whereby we send them a lot of our cash and they at least have some contingency planning for situations like this?"
No it is not a contract, we pay and we hope.
Usually the planning works, sometimes it doesn't, like now.
We need to adapt our plans to meet the situation, because the situation has changed.
I guess they felt they had to get that obligatory dig in...
Not according to most of the Freepers on this thread. Either they don't deserve it because they were unable to get out of the city, or they are too busy making excuses for the government.
Didn't you read the thread about the looters firing on the choppers?
>>>I will say it again: anyone who was responsible for a baby or a child who refused to evacuate should be held criminally responsible.>>>
And I say you are a heartless person and I hope your words never haunt you. I do believe they will, things tend to work that way.
I do not defend looters. Why don't you educate yourself about the situation and see that cars may be able to move around locally, they major highways from some areas of the city are under water or completely broken. I still say shame on you.
Totally agree with you..Uncl Al is probably sitting on his fat ass at a fancy NY eatery trying to figure out how he exploit this situation for hard $$$$..Jackson is human garbage .I had the please of refusing to shake his hand at one time in NYC. Man was he pissed.
This is not really the truth.
Truth is, people in hurricane country are dying 'cuz they never made past arrangments to evacuate when hurricanes threatened. Truth is, people in hurricane country are dying because they took no steps to prepare for the inevitable cat 4/5 that would eventually hit. They didn't stock food or water or meds or TP or anything. They just thought somebody else would come and cover for their irresponsibility. They live behind dikes, below sea level, next to the sea, next to a large lake and next to a river yet apparently few took steps to be prepared for a flood. Damn idiots.
They had time to leave and they didn't. They had many warnings about being prepared for such an event and didn't prepare. They are dying because they choose to be irresponsible. They played the odds, they lost. You think I got a bill now? No! Not me.
We are at war and the central government still advises all citizens to be prepared for several weeks without city/social/government services. Are you preparing? I see I probably don't have enough ammo saved up.
I wonder if he is familiar with posse comitatus...
Hillary want hearings on gas prices...
With what's going on there, NO needs trained men with guns, not Moms in cars.
So compassion is not needed or communities that will help? Well thats good, I'm sure the President would love to hear your opinion. Now that nothing is needed, why do the news keep reporting that help is needed? Damn liars!
No one is forgetting those people. I don't think you grasp what the roads are like. I saw a map on one of these threads today that was stunning. Water everywhere.
>>>You are a good freeper, but I would suggest that if you are disgusted with this forum that you stay away fror a few days.>>>
I may have to do that. Or I will lose respect for 90% of the people here. If I haven't already.
Hillary wants hearings on gas prices...
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