[TreebeardsUncle]

This bears watching.

Check this Snopes notation showing that claims that Blanco would not call in the feds for fear of being seen as ineffectual or a failure
were actually part of a Republican-orchestrated smear campaign.


http://www.snopes.com/katrina/politics/blanco.asp

[ReverseEngineer]

The Disaster Action Committee has been ACTIVATED, and they are READY! They have 700 Schoolbuses ready to Evacuate NO on Friday if Gustav forms up loking nasty for a Hit on Monday. I am SOOO Relieved by this!

Now first off, how many folks returned to NO after Katrina, what is its CURRENT population, does anyone know? Interestingly, though I can't seem to find absolute numbers, its mostly the poor folks who did not return, where they are now I got no idea. http://www.justiceforneworleans.org/ind ... 2d70727013

Anyhow, for analysis purposes, lets say we need transportation out for 100,000 in buses? If each bus carries 60 people, that's 42,000, so in two trips they can evacuate them maybe? Where will they drive them TO? Baton Rouge? They are going to set up a Tent City inside of 3 days in BR? What happens when after making landfall Gustav rolls over BR, somewhat diminished in strength but still unloading just TONS of water on the Tents, if they get put up?

Maybe the Kind People of BR will offer up their homes for Temp Housing for these Refugees? Given after Katrina they had soaring crime problems with those refugess, I find it unlikely the folks in BR are gonna be real happy about the latest flood of humanity to descend on them.

Anyhow, since it seems its mostly dumb White Folks who moved back to NO, they probably don't need Schoolbuses, but can instead pack up their SUVS. Except of course if they were dumb enough to go back there in the first place, they probably have nowhere else to really go, and can they afford hotel rooms again 3 years later and try to rebuild again this time?

I can see the Fox News reports this time, it won't be all those poor blacks who did not return and disappeared somehow on the streets of Houston and other cities, this time we will have sad stories of White Folks sitting on their roofs waiting for Rescue. Fewer of them, and so maybe since they are White the Government really mounts a huge and expensive rescue operation, and Bush is Congratulated for managing the disaster well by saving so many White People. Then the government will make Federal Disaster Insurance available to said White Folks so they can rebuild their restaurants in the French Quarter.

Is the Army Corps of Nincompoops going to come in AGAIN with massive Pumps to drain the Toilet with 1000s of gallons of diesel to run those pumps? Since there are refineries in the area and since the port is economically necessary, they of course WILL try to do this AGAIN. Hard to figure where the money will come from to do it though.

Reverse Engineer

[CarlosFerreira]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pedalling_faster', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('CarlosFerreira', 'I')nteresting discussions. We, Europeans, only got the media shouting that the inept US Govt. wouldn't help its people. And that Bush was a _________________ (insert swearword).

[obixman]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cashmere', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Some Guy from Mississippi', 'E')vacuating New Orleans at this time would be absolutely idiotic. Period. There is no way to make an intelligent statement of probability that the hurricane will hit NO or anywhere else at this time with enough confidence to justify an evacuation.

[CarlosFerreira]

Right. It has been thoroughly pointed that New Orleans was built there because of the strategic position. It benefits everyone, and that position may become extremely important again, when shipping in the Mississippi regains importance. PO might bring some lost importance to the old waterways, the ones that were used before the hidden subsidy of oil made transportation by faster means possible and affordable.

[MadScientist]

Shoot an American?

the last 1 second of the clip says it all.

[eastbay]

In houses as big as those they residents couldn't find a place to hide their weapons?

Anyhow, that's a very telling video and shows that if this response is generated by a fairly small event, what will the response be in the case of a HUGE event!

[Revi]

What are the chances of Gustav making a direct hit? I think pretty small. They have to get ready, but I'll bet it will make landfall someplace else.

It probably won't be a disaster in New Orleans again. It could hit Houston. Then the real problems start. Houston has the ship channel and is the center of oil infrastructure.

[eXpat]

Hello Mrs. Konie!, remember us?

[Roccland]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eXpat', 'H')ello Mrs. Konie!, remember us? See photo eXpat's post

[MadScientist]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', ' ')what will the response be in the case of a HUGE event!

[Roccland]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MadScientist', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', ' ')what will the response be in the case of a HUGE event!

[sittinguy]

They can't leave they have to stand out there in the storm and make sure their mailbox doesen't blow away,,, screw the house

[TheDude]

Gun Confiscation In New Orleans
The first vid has a clip of cops slamming an old lady to the ground and delivering punches.
Katrina inspires bans on gun seizures
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')n the days after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans police went door to door and confiscated guns from citizens in an effort to counter chaos and crime in the wrecked city.
But gun advocates saw the seizures as an infringement on constitutional rights and said never again.
The actions of the New Orleans police have inspired 13 states, including Louisiana, to enact laws to keep state and local officials from taking guns during a state of emergency, such as after a natural disaster or terrorist attack. President Bush also signed a bill in October that would penalize states financially for illegally confiscating guns during an emergency.

[Arsenal]

What blows me away is they had to make a law to explicitly saying they can't take your guns during an emergency.

2nd Amendment
4th Amendment...

Have any of these lawmakers ever READ the Constitution/Bill of Rights??

Arsenal

[Roccland]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Arsenal', 'W')hat blows me away is they had to make a law to explicitly saying they can't take your guns during an emergency.
2nd Amendment, 4th Amendment...
Have any of these lawmakers ever READ the Constitution/Bill of Rights??

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Roccland', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Arsenal', 'W')hat blows me away is they had to make a law to explicitly saying they can't take your guns during an emergency. 2nd Amendment, 4th Amendment... Have any of these lawmakers ever READ the Constitution/Bill of Rights??

[burtonridr]

Jeebus! I had no idea this happened WTF!!!

I cant make the video work right.... here is the link link

[green_achers]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Quinny', 'H')ope you're right or you're going to look a little silly!$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('green_achers', 'S')uch hysteria.

[ReverseEngineer]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('green_achers', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')lope workers go up for 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off back home.