Katrina Live Threads, Part XV

Various ^ | 4 September 2005 | Various

[jveritas]

I just sent Bill O'Reilly this e-mail:

"Bill

The poll question on your website is very biased when you ask "So far, please grade how the authorities have handled Hurricane Katrina". You are not separating the local and state authorities from the federal authorities on purpose because you know if you separate their performance the local and state government will take an F or a D at best where as the federal government will take a B as a minimum. You are as usual pandering to the Left to appear “fair and balance” although in this case you are very biased. Shame on you."

[Brad’s Gramma]

We could use more conservatives out here! Come on out!

We don't have humidity in So Cal!!! ;)

[potlatch]

Thanks bitt, I bookmarked that image site. Hope it doesn't disappear!

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

"The steel roof plates in the dome act like individual stones in an arch.

The "stones" in the Dome were flopping up and down when the eyewall passed.

Not a good sign for long term stability."

STILL. It took the big storm. Common sense says the small stuff wouldn't affect it even if a less than perfect repair job is effected. And there just is no comparison to repairing the roof structure and the resources required to raze and rebuild.

[Txsleuth]

Thank you --- I am a big fan of golfers.

They are the gentle men of the sports world from what I have seen.

I do believe I will be contributing to David Tom's Foundation...

Thanks again.

[WoodstockCat]

For everyone:

Bush has been twice to the affected area..how often in the future does he need to go?

Weekly visits to shelters?

I have no idea, something of this magnitude dwarfs some of the previous "homeless via hurricane" situations.

[thouworm]

LOL - Scarboro just mentioned you live on MSNBC w/ Tucker Carlson about 15 min ago: "I have started getting hate mail from Republicans from Arizona and Washington state -- like they really know how a hurricane relief effort ought to go..."

basically repeated what he wrote to you in email.

Hate mail! the nerve!

[ckilmer]

The Southern Louisiana Evacuation Plan specifically stated that people without private transportation were to be transported on public buses. Here is the original post of the plan

There were not just "200 buses". There were 200 buses in just one photo and Freepers studying the post-Katrina satellite images have counted over 400 buses altogether at other city parking.

At 70 people per bus that is 28,000 people per round trip that could have been taken out of the storm surge area in the 48 hours prior the Katrina striking.

After the storm hit, what makes you think that buses sent from outside of New Orleans could drive through the flooded mess any better than the 145 New Orleans city buses that were parked 1.2 miles away from the Superdome?

Was Scotty supposed to beam the outside buses to the Superdome and them beam them back out so that they would not have to drive through impassable roads?

The time to evacuate those 200,000 low-income people on public buses OUT OF THE STORM SURGE ZONE was BEFORE the Category 4 storm struck.

That was what the Southern Louisiana Evacuation Plan for New Orleans specifically called for.

The Democrat Governor and the Democrat Mayor did NOTHING to carry out that portion of the plan. They left 200,000 low-income resident abandoned and they now blame the Federal Government for not having Scotty beam down a massive logistics effort after a human disaster of their own making.

[Letitring]

Thank you very much and I will check it out before I decide.

It's been so great to be here with everyone. Thanks for the information and reading the great discussions has helped. As always, sane voices in an insane world. Please keep up the good work and I'll see you soon.

[WoodstockCat]

Oh Tucker..there's a really open-minded twit...

[Txsleuth]

We can always use some more good Freepers in Texas!!!

We are very hospitable...and friendly.

[Brad’s Gramma]

...and I'll see you soon.

If you don't I'll break your arm or sumthin'. Ha!

Seriously, take care of you!!!

[texasbluebell]

Ack!

People really do get the faces they deserve by 40, er...uh..58 or so.

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20050905/capt.txps10609051518.katrina_former_presidents_txps106.jpg?x=380&y=268&sig=REqvMmZH.tPAVzEHnh_JOg--

(Hillary photo)

[Txsleuth]

WOW...AC, you did it!!

You got under Scarborough's skin! That is what I call a very effective e-mail you sent.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[Roccus]

When we had the spike in gas prices last week here in WV the demand increased. It went from 2.59 to 3.11 to 3.29 in less than one day.(This is locally, statewide, increases were comparable but the numbers were slightly different.) Rumors abounded that the price would reach $5 by weekend. Immediately, the lines started forming. People were filling every type of container that would carry gas. Price dropped to $3 by Sun and no lines. I can't give economic reasons for this as I don't know any. Just going by what I saw happen.

[JerseyHighlander]

We'll see conflicting interests here, those convinced the additional gas costs will contribute heavily to an immediate economic recession will push hard to remove gas taxes, then some politicians, pundits and wonks will take the European approach of regressive taxation to force rationing of gas purchases at the individuals' level, and then the anti-tax club for growth types will chime in, the Democrats who will demand all taxes increase to help pay for hurricane relief. In other words, the same old, with greater urgency and louder shrieks.

[markman46]

eeewwwwwwwwwwwww,my eyes

[Petronski]

Bush's only mistake is he gave the Gov of LA 24 hours to make a decision. But what was he supposed to do? Break the law?

"Take your 24 hours if you want, Governor, but in three hours, this leaks to the first six WH press guys I pick at random."

[texasbluebell]

sorry...

[jveritas]

Exactly right. In fact I sent Bill O'Reilly an e-mail telling him about the bias of his poll question, you may read my post # 3161 where I posted my e-mail text to Bill O'Reilly..