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Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land
      Thu Sep 01 2005 08:20 PM

Not being in their exact situation, I can't speak too eloquently, however...

The convention center is in an area without flooding. Why exactly are they needing to get rescued before people who are living on rooftops again? Surely there is one able-bodied person there who could walk to officials and bring assitance for those in need, but wow - this is pretty bad. Nobody has brought us water? Perhaps it's because they're actually taking care of folks with no easy means to get out of their situations?

The depth of human selflessness is eclipsed only by the depth of human selfishness.

Again, I'm not there and I realize that yes, there are thousands of tragic stories in NO, but I don't think that people who are able-bodied and not flooded are necessarily chief amongst them.

YMMV SPSFD

As for Bush being an idiot and to blame, I think you're a touch out of line. Our government is a bureaucracy - Bush put people in charge (FEMA/DoHS) of making things happen. The president is not given a wand to wave to make things happen. Next-day response to a lot of unknowns is somewhat unrealistic. Even in a country like ours, a relief effort this large needs to know what they're stepping in to and they need a plan.

As for a comparison, you're right. You can't compare NO to say, Gulfport. New Orleans still exists, even though it's flooded. Portions of Gulfport are just plain gone. Trying to compare LA to MS or AL is just ridiculous. All 3 states have massive areas of concern that need addressing. The media is just focusing on NO because it was their doomsday scenario, and people on rooftops make for better media than people with concrete slabs.

Sickening to be certain, but welcome to our society.

Edited by tpratch (Thu Sep 01 2005 08:27 PM)

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* Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land MikeCAdministrator Thu Sep 01 2005 08:20 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Fletch   Thu Sep 01 2005 05:46 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Ed in Va   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:02 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Bloodstar   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:16 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Ed in Va   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:45 PM
. * * Miami NWS's take on trough near Bahamas Brad in Miami   Thu Sep 01 2005 07:02 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land twizted sizter   Thu Sep 01 2005 05:50 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land native   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:04 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land zmdz01   Thu Sep 01 2005 05:58 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land twizted sizter   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:09 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Big Red Machine   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:20 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Jax Chris   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:08 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land tpratch   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:20 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Big Red Machine   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:19 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land wannabemet   Thu Sep 01 2005 09:22 PM
. * * consider this Rick on boat in Mobile   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:19 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land StormHound   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:17 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Random Chaos   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:16 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Juls   Thu Sep 01 2005 07:41 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Big Red Machine   Thu Sep 01 2005 07:46 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Takingforever   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:03 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land StormHound   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:58 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Big Red Machine   Thu Sep 01 2005 07:00 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land emackl   Thu Sep 01 2005 07:14 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Big Red Machine   Thu Sep 01 2005 07:21 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Ron Basso   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:08 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land emackl   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:36 PM
. * * Re: katrina cwia   Thu Sep 01 2005 07:53 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Takingforever   Thu Sep 01 2005 07:44 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Bloodstar   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:01 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land jeangfl   Thu Sep 01 2005 07:41 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Big Red Machine   Thu Sep 01 2005 05:28 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land MapMaster   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:34 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land emackl   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:51 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Big Red Machine   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:55 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land *Killed -- Sent to Graveyard* *Killed -- Sent to Graveyard* LisaMaria65   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:20 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land *Killed -- Sent to Graveyard* bigpapi   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:27 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Takingforever   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:36 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land JMII   Thu Sep 01 2005 09:11 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Larry   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:07 AM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land twizted sizter   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:24 AM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land twizted sizter   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:30 AM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Big Red Machine   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:12 AM
. * * NBC Nightly News interview of FEMA Dir. Brown Miami Beach, FLA USA   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:22 AM
. * * Re: NBC Nightly News interview of FEMA Dir. Brown GuppieGrouper   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:34 AM
. * * Re: NBC Nightly News interview of FEMA Dir. Brown Margie   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:40 AM
. * * Re: NBC Nightly News interview of FEMA Dir. Brown Big Red Machine   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:48 AM
. * * Re: NBC Nightly News interview of FEMA Dir. Brown ralphfl   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:53 AM
. * * Re: NBC Nightly News interview of FEMA Dir. Brown Beaumont, TX   Fri Sep 02 2005 02:00 AM
. * * Re: NBC Nightly News interview of FEMA Dir. Brown Margie   Fri Sep 02 2005 02:12 AM
. * * Re: NBC Nightly News interview of FEMA Dir. Brown ralphfl   Fri Sep 02 2005 02:09 AM
. * * Re: NBC Nightly News interview of FEMA Dir. Brown Big Red Machine   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:56 AM
. * * Re: NBC Nightly News interview of FEMA Dir. Brown twizted sizter   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:44 AM
. * * Re: NBC Nightly News interview of FEMA Dir. Brown Margie   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:32 AM
. * * Don't Look Now...But LI Phil   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:10 AM
. * * Re: Don't Look Now...But ralphfl   Fri Sep 02 2005 02:14 AM
. * * Re: Don't Look Now...But tpratch   Fri Sep 02 2005 02:41 AM
. * * NEW THREAD LI Phil   Fri Sep 02 2005 02:45 AM
. * * Re: Don't Look Now...But Random Chaos   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:30 AM
. * * Re: Don't Look Now...But Margie   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:17 AM
. * * Re: Don't Look Now...But LI Phil   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:19 AM
. * * Re: Don't Look Now...But Margie   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:21 AM
. * * my workmate Rick on boat in Mobile   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:43 PM
. * * Re: my workmate LI Phil   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:57 PM
. * * Re: my workmate Dawn   Thu Sep 01 2005 09:00 PM
. * * Re: my workmate Big Kahuna   Thu Sep 01 2005 09:08 PM
. * * Re: my workmate zmdz01   Thu Sep 01 2005 09:16 PM
. * * Re: my workmate naples   Thu Sep 01 2005 09:18 PM
. * * Re: my workmate Lee-Delray   Thu Sep 01 2005 09:14 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Random Chaos   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:43 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Ryan   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:53 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Brad in Miami   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:52 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land naples   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:59 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Random Chaos   Thu Sep 01 2005 09:23 PM
. * * lee 14 92 HanKFranK   Thu Sep 01 2005 10:47 PM
. * * Re: lee 14 92 MikeCAdministrator   Thu Sep 01 2005 11:31 PM
. * * Re: lee 14 92 Littlebit   Fri Sep 02 2005 12:12 AM
. * * Re: lee 14 92 Random Chaos   Fri Sep 02 2005 12:23 AM
. * * a solution for the gangs shooting at rescue choppers... LI Phil   Fri Sep 02 2005 12:41 AM
. * * Re: a solution for the gangs shooting at rescue choppers... SkeetoBiteAdministrator   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:02 AM
. * * Re: a solution for the gangs shooting at rescue choppers... chase 22   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:11 AM
. * * Re: a solution for the gangs shooting at rescue choppers... BillD   Fri Sep 02 2005 01:00 AM
. * * Re: lee 14 92 bn765   Fri Sep 02 2005 12:38 AM
. * * Re: lee 14 92 Margie   Fri Sep 02 2005 12:58 AM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Big Red Machine   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:57 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land native   Thu Sep 01 2005 09:22 PM
. * * Great words... VandyBrad   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:36 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Ryan   Thu Sep 01 2005 08:32 PM
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. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land Random Chaos   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:42 PM
. * * Re: Tropical Depression 14 Forms in Central Atlantic, No Threat to Land native   Thu Sep 01 2005 06:48 PM

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