Posted on 09/23/2005 1:28:20 PM PDT by T.Smith
If and when New Orleans is cleaned up and "fixed", th e9th ward should be bulldozed permanently. There is ZERO logical or convincing reason to rebuild that portion of the city.
Man proposes, nature disposes.
Man can often make thoughtful adaptions with nature, to outright oppose it is a fools course of action and invites an inevitable wake up call.
Yeah, I'm waiting for someone to explain to me again how rebuilding New Orleans is such a great idea, Of course, since I didn't understand it last time, it's only gonna be harder for this poor, ol' dumb SOB to get it this time.
He's just trying to disperse all those Democrat Voters, don't you know? Dilute the effect of African Americans in future elections by dispersing them to into areas where they would be a small minority. Probably them a heck of a favor.
It's all the eeevil ultra-powerful white man again! He could wave his finger and the levees would be restored immediately - if he wanted to. But George Bush told the eeevil white man not to lift a finger and ... oh well, you get the general idea...
You think Someone is trying to give them, and the rest of us, a little hint about something?
YES THAT IS TRUE. WHAT IS THE LATEST ON THE STORM. NOAA SITE IS HECK TO ACCESS RIGHT NOW!
Seems to be a magnet for them.
Mount Trashmore--deep south
Someone with a capital "S" indeed! Yes!
Even if you're not serious, that's been done before. I remember a shopping center in southern DC or Maryland: Marlow Heights (?) built on a landfill because it was swampy before. There was a little methane gas leakage, but your idea may have some merit. If the Arabs can dredge and channel sand to create islands, why can't we use garbage to raise low parts of NO grade above sea level?
Serius-ly.
(I suspect the mayor and governor would prefer dumping piles of $20 bills though)
I read that they already expected this entire neighborhood to be condemned and demolished anyhow, so it's no big deal. Also, I don't think it's quite accurate to call it "impoverished" anymore. I'd say "deserted" is more like it. An area requires poor people in order to be impoverished. There aren't any people left there..
I cannot believe they are going to waste time and us, the taxpayers, money to rebuild a place that isn't worth it.
Yes and what is going to happen once Rita makes land fall?
I haven't heard anyone mention that yet.
Sometimes you just have to flush twice......
Lots of New Orleans east is built on landfill, for that matter...
The same thing I do about people who have white carpeting in their dining room: "You get what you deserve."
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