Evacuees being turned away from Houston's Astrodome

[blatz]

I don't know what phase in dealing with a tragedy rage and blame comes in,, but for me it has arrived. I'm sitting here helplessly far away having escaped, watching the situation spin out of control, and have one question; If this hurricane hit San Diego, would the response to people begging for water after 3 days at the Convention Center, a spot that the rescued were sent be "Oh, we didn't know people were there, just sit tight, help is on the way, but dont try stealing juice in the meantime, or we'll shoot you"

We made jokes the next day, before it became apparent that the situation would get worse not better, that the only Democratic pocket in the Deep South would be gladly ignored by our nations leaders. The lack of response, since then, beyond platitudes, is sickening, and I pray that Venezuela, or some rich guy, breeches airspace and delivers some water to our dying countrymen.

We are supposed to be America, a country that can kick ass and take care of business. When it comes out that the amount of people who died post hurricane dwarves the amount who died during it, I hope we take a serious look at ourselves.

[Jaskohouston]

A lot of the people that will be found dead after all that water recedes are people that were caught completely by surprise by the ensuing flood. Those people should NEVER have been there - many of them could have left, but decided not to.

There were safety personnel and vehicles ready to go as soon as this thing hit, but they couldn't get in there because you couldn't get mass amounts of vehicles into the city quickly due to the rising waters.

This isn't a tsumani, where water comes up, blows [censored] away, and you can just start the cleanup, however bad it is. The problem causing everyone to be in such dire straits CONTINUED TO GET WORSE as the days passed. That has to be taken into account here.

[blatz]

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A lot of the people that will be found dead after all that water recedes are people that were caught completely by surprise by the ensuing flood. Those people should NEVER have been there - many of them could have left, but decided not to.

There were safety personnel and vehicles ready to go as soon as this thing hit, but they couldn't get in there because you couldn't get mass amounts of vehicles into the city quickly due to the rising waters.



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Some of what you say is true, a percentage of people stayed by choice, but I'm not sure what you know about the lower 9th ward, choice does not predominate there.

And I know people who drove out on the Crescent City connection on both Tuesday and Wednesday, I pray the people who left today made it, but if they can make it out, I want to find the people who could not make it in in the safety personnel and vehicles, and I suggest next time they hitch a ride with a reporter.

(And yes, I'm letting my rage out here, because I don't want my friends to have to deal with it...they have enough problems)

[ThaSaltCracka]

Most of the people we see in the video footage from NO are black.

[blatz]

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Most of the people we see in the video footage from NO are black.

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I assume you are agreeing with me, I am fairly aware of the racial mix in New Orleans, and can't help but think you are stating my case just without the furious ramblings. Like so many others, I've had a rough week, apologies if i missed something.

[Aceshigh7]

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We made jokes the next day, before it became apparent that the situation would get worse not better, that the only Democratic pocket in the Deep South would be gladly ignored by our nations leaders. The lack of response, since then, beyond platitudes, is sickening, and I pray that Venezuela, or some rich guy, breeches airspace and delivers some water to our dying countrymen.

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Last time I checked, Bush won Louisiana pretty handily. Not bad for "the only Democratic pocket in the Deep South".

[Matty]

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We made jokes the next day, before it became apparent that the situation would get worse not better, that the only Democratic pocket in the Deep South would be gladly ignored by our nations leaders. The lack of response, since then, beyond platitudes, is sickening, and I pray that Venezuela, or some rich guy, breeches airspace and delivers some water to our dying countrymen.

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Last time I checked, Bush won Louisiana pretty handily. Not bad for "the only Democratic pocket in the Deep South".

[/ QUOTE ]He was talking about New Orleans.