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janner

Why Oh Why....

Sep 14, 2005 21:21

Quickie post before going to bed.

I heard on the radio this afternoon about how Amtrack offered to help with the evacuation but the mayor of N.O. said nay-nay. They were warned 5 days BEFORE the hurricane hit to evacuate but once again, the mayor said nay-nay. I also had heard that there were several school buses still sitting in the school bus ( Read more... )

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reports mooncatx September 15 2005, 03:40:59 UTC

If you have access to the info, obviously it's been "reported" -- in fact the school bus thing was in the news for weeks. The mayor's answer was there were buses, but no one to drive as those personel had already evacuated during the *mandatory* evacuation. Afterwards of course, those buses were underwater because of the flooding. It would have been smart to have previously moved the buses to higher ground before the hurricane struck, so they could be used after the fact if necessary, but stupid stuff happens. However, after the fact, since those buses WERE underwater, there was a need for outside help. Which didn't come till more than five days later. Five days with no food or drinkable water, no wonder so many people died. Some of the bodies found in the Superdome were mutilated. I have the uncomfortable feeling there may have been some cannibalism due to the desperate situation. The elderly, the children, those with medical conditions like diabetes or being on heart medication were in immediate danger by the lack of food ( ... )

Re: reports sevariusjr September 15 2005, 12:54:00 UTC

The mayor's answer was there were buses, but no one to drive as those personel had already evacuated during the *mandatory* evacuation.

This is a bullshit excuse, and here's why: one of the stories that came out of the hurricane was of a young man, who was no older than 21, who quite literally stole a bus, filled it up with people, and evacuated everyone on it to Texas. He wasn't trained to drive the bus, but he sure as hell did it, which IMO, is something of a slap in the face of the local government.

IRAQ is just a futhering of Bush's own political agenda, not a just and necessary excercise of our nation's military strength.No, it's not ( ... )

Re: reports mooncatx September 15 2005, 13:58:08 UTC

Our government/head of of state doesn't like their religion/political structure, so we invade them? Gee, that is so much more just and necessary than Weapons of Mass Destruction (that weren't there) -- the thing is, there was not a justifiable reason to invade, that is why the whol WMD thing had to be made up ( ... )

Re: reports janner September 16 2005, 12:11:26 UTC

"Time would have removed Hussein, he's OLD, and the older men get, the less likely they are to forment war. He's an SOB, but him being in the position he was in kept IRAQ stable and war off IRAQs streets. So far the most massive casualties in IRAQ are the ordinary citizens, caught in the cross fire ( ... )

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mooncatx September 16 2005, 21:44:51 UTC

"I SAW it on the news. The mayor stating that they would not accept the supplies because they did not want the people at the SuperDome to stay there ( ... )

mooncatx September 16 2005, 21:45:06 UTC

As a Private Citizen, after it became clear no one was going to help, I'd have done my part to find a vehicle/s and gotten me and as many as we could handle out one way or another, but success in such an endeavor would be iffy. Nagin and Blanco didn't have plans in place to deal with the crisis they were faced with. Bad on them. FEMA, which is supposed to be the safety net of the nation when things go wrong and is solely aimed at handling emergencies and disasters simply sat there instead of checking to see how they could help, or indeed doing anything to help. Bad on them. The President was oblivious to how f'd up everything was for DAYS, even though this is stuff every average citizen was aware of just from normal news coverage. Our Commander and Chief had no clue what was going on and none of his staff was keeping him up to date. Very, very, VERY bad on them. Lots of failures on the lower levels, but ultimately, the guy leading of our entire nation is supposed to be AWARE of what is going on in his own country. The ball ( ... )

janner September 17 2005, 14:55:26 UTC

"Nagin and Blanco didn't have plans in place to deal with the crisis they were faced with. Bad on them. FEMA, which is supposed to be the safety net of the nation when things go wrong and is solely aimed at handling emergencies and disasters simply sat there instead of checking to see how they could help, or indeed doing anything to help. Bad on them ( ... )

mooncatx September 17 2005, 16:51:59 UTC

I've seen pretty even handed amounts of blame on all the levels of government, but then I do a very comprehensive news watch. The Govenour also did an apology/public speech etc, and I'm not exactly sure if Nagin did too -- he did however from the beginning say that the people were failed on every level of govenment, including himself, weeks before anyone else was willint to accept any direct responsibility, no matter how small. The FEMA guy, Brown, so far has taken no repsonsibility and is still saying it's all the "other" guys fault. Out of the whole shmole, he's the one coming across the worst because he is blaming everyone but himself ( ... )