hurricane media hype

STLantny · #1 08-28-2005, 10:51 PM

I was just watching cnn then got in my car and listened to the radio. They both said that there is a good possiblity that New Orleans is going to cease to exist after the hurricane hits??????? The next Atlantis. WTF. Anyone point me to a non-hype site to read what could happen?

Diplomat · #2 08-28-2005, 10:53 PM

Well, the problem is that no one really knows exactly what will happen. Any opinion at this point is just an educated guess. Or a not-very-educated guess.

-Diplomat

IggyWH · #3 08-28-2005, 10:54 PM

Anything you see right now is going to be "sky is falling" type coverage. It's probably best to so people understand just how serious this could turn out, although it hardly ever turns out as bad as planned.

Usually the most hyped ones don't turn out as bad while the sleepers are the ones that are disastrous.

LethalRose · #4 08-28-2005, 10:55 PM

This one is going to be bad, espcially if the eye of the storm shifts and causes all the nearby lakes to spill over new orleans. I think at least 1k are going to lose their lives.

IggyWH · #5 08-28-2005, 10:56 PM

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I think at least 1k are going to lose their lives.

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I'm not a religious person, but I will be praying that you are wrong.

Warik · #6 08-28-2005, 11:52 PM

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I'm not a religious person, but I will be praying that you are wrong.

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Praying to whom? Don't forget where the storm came from.

(religious thread hijack not intended... stay out David Sklansky!)

siccjay · #7 08-29-2005, 03:56 AM

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I'm not a religious person, but I will be praying that you are wrong.

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Praying to whom? Don't forget where the storm came from.

(religious thread hijack not intended... stay out David Sklansky!)

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So god made the hurricane? Get Real.

tbach24 · #8 08-28-2005, 10:55 PM

I watched some CNN earlier and they had the head of some major department that had to do with natural disasters on. He said that if it's as bad as they think, it will take 1000's of lives and bury the city in water for 6 months.

LethalRose · #9 08-28-2005, 10:58 PM

One fact to keep in mind is that the media isnt hyping up the power of the storm. Disaster advisors, meteorologists are saying it could be very bad. These people make a living watching storms like this. Its not the same as some joe schmo from CNN saying its the big one.

Bartman387 · #10 08-28-2005, 11:07 PM

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One fact to keep in mind is that the media isnt hyping up the power of the storm. Disaster advisors, meteorologists are saying it could be very bad.

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This is true, you do have educated meteorologits saying thta the storm is very strong and could lead to much destruction. But then you have this followed by asshat anchors who speculate forever. On Fox News, The king of hype, I have heard them say how it is possible that because of all the graveyards being flooded would lead to corpses floating throughout the city causing the return of the black plague and possibly killing many more due to disease and pestilance. They also said New Orleans could be the new Atlantis and possibly never be inhabited again. Thats a quote.

SO while it is legit that this is a dangerous storm that could be one of the strongest to hit the US ever, there is plenty of over hyping going on that boil down to making this into as much of a story as possible rather than reporting.