Return to New Orleans suspended

[SW FL Dem]

Mayor Nagin suspends return to New Orleans because of TS Rita

http://www.cnn.com/index.aol.html

Edited to add link and conform to headline.

[Carni]

1. I hate to agree with anything herr * had to say

But I agree with this--they need to at least find out where Rita is headed before they let a ton of people back in. JMO

[barb162]

2. can you imagine watches the same scenes again? NOT!

[Carni]

4. HELL NO!

I am not even a happy camper during severe thunderstorms...

I would last about three hours in a hurricane and then I would have a heart attack and die (or die of alcohol poisoning because you had better believe I would be drinking enough for ten people under such circumstances)

[SemperEadem]

3. heading towards the Astrodome

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200518.html

[Carni]

7. This whole thing is like a bad friggin dream

I keep waiting for someone to wake me up and tell me it's November 7th, 2000 and Al Gore is President :(

[marshall]

5. New Orleans Mayor Rethinking Decision

http://www.wtvynews4.com/home/headlines/1726726.html

Mayor Nagin is rethinking his timescale for moving residents back.
Press conference scheduled for mid afternoon.

[Zynx]

6. Shouldn't have allowed it in the first place.

He's desperate to make NO still look like a legit version of itself - see reopnening the French Quarter - but it's simply not realistic at this point.

[rabid_nerd]

8. Rita Thread in Weather Group (Join the DU Weather Group!!)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=328x445

[Carolab]

9. U.S. asks Nagin to halt return

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050919-123345-7924r.htm

By Audrey Hudson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
September 19, 2005


Federal officials today will ask New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin to cease urging residents to return to New Orleans because of unsafe health conditions, unstable levees and no 911 system to evacuate the area again during the ongoing hurricane season.
On Saturday, Mr. Nagin began allowing business owners back into the city to assess property damage and today wants to begin moving 180,000 residents back into their flooded homes.
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen, who is leading the federal operation, will advise against repopulating the city when he meets with Mr. Nagin.
"I have spoke in the last 24 hours with the head of the EPA and the director for the Center for Disease Control, and our collective counsel is for him to slow down and take this at a more moderate pace," Adm. Allen told "Fox News Sunday."

(more)

[greyl]

10. Nagin did this at least 12 hours ago. nt

[Carolab]

11. He did? I had not heard. Been out all day and didn't get the news.

So he caved to the Federal pressure?

[greyl]

13. Feds didn't pressure him about Hurricane Rita

that I'm aware of. Looks like it's being spun a different way, though.
He also said that, before Rita, he was waiting for EPA information on air quality and such before actually encouraging people to return.

I saw him making the announcement on CNN.

[Dancing_Dave]

12. So this is just a land grab!

And Bush's EPA gave false advice to New Yorkers after the 9/11 propaganda coup too, so who gives a flying F_ck what they have to say under his command now!

[SemperEadem]

14. I'm worried about what the impact of Rita would be

on those displaced by Katrina staying in Houston/SATX for the time being...

I'm sure the Texans aren't going to appreciate folks not even from their state being in the way at shelters, etc... I hope that animosity doesn't break out and people get injured or worse.