I'm sorry, and I am NOT a liberal, but I am HUGELY DISSAPOINTED in the federal government, FEMA and the La/NO government in this situation. We can topple a government in a matter of days, but we can't get people out of a freaking city??? I keep seeing and reading people saying, "We are coming, it takes time", blah blah blah. Days are going by and only a HANDFUL of buses are taking these people out of here for God's sake.
These conditions are horrible. People are dying waiting for help. BABIES ARE STARVING FOR GOD'S SAKE. This just pisses me off and it pisses me off how the people on this board want to say crap like "Liberalism is a Mental Disorder". What a thoughtful post. Blaming liberalism is as assinine as blaming Bush for Global Warming.
Disgusted with this forum the last few days.
Sandbar. What about the mayor, Governor and senator from LA and NO? It is their state and city they needed to take charge and lead the way but THEY are the ones that failed. Why are you blaming the feds (read Bush). Why didn't the Gov and Mayor evacuate the city? This isn't the first time NO had hurricane. The mayor and Gov should have this down by now, but it's Bushes fault. By the way why aren't we seeing these problems in Boloxi? I will tell you why -- Hailey Barbor.
Points to ponder:
While some people are screaming about “government's mishandling”, and making excuses for the looters’ despicable behavior, think about this:
1.The National Weather Service gave people ample warning of the impending disaster. They had days to evacuate, but for whatever idiotic reasons they concocted, decided to stay. Don’t give me that crap about “no transportation”. Rent a U-Haul, pack your valuables, and GET OUT. The only people that had a valid reason are the handicapped and infirmed. However, they comprise a relatively small portion of the population. The rest don’t have an excuse.
2.Setting up disaster relief centers and command and control takes time. FEMA was prepared; the “blame Bush” contingent in New Orleans was not. Even so, how was FEMA, the Red Cross, or local law enforcement supposed to set up operations in the middle of a giant lake?
3.The looters revealed very early on that most of them are career thugs to begin with and are using this tragedy as an outlet to continue their crime sprees. C’mon people. They’re taking television sets. Where in the hell are they going to put them? Where are they going to plug in all the appliances they’re stealing?
4.New Orleans is just one of the Hurricane magnets in the Gulf area. The construction and re-inforcement of levees won't do much to hold back the tidal wave of water on a city that's about 5 feet below sea level.
5. If New Orleans put as much effort into personal responsibility, helping each other, and unifying the community as they do looting, blaming the government, and making asses out of themselves in the media spotlight, they’d be a lot better off.