Proud2BAmurkin
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Tue Aug-30-05 01:03 AM
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CNN just reported estimates of 1000-2000 New Orleans death toll |
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Tue Aug-30-05 01:06 AM
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Casualties are not necessarily dead.
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Tue Aug-30-05 01:08 AM
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But I think he was implying deaths. It's the way he said it.
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Tue Aug-30-05 01:09 AM
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5. Media casualties = deaths |
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Injuries would be much higher.
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Tue Aug-30-05 01:10 AM
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I wouldn't bullshit you. He said casualties. It's the way he said it.
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Tue Aug-30-05 01:07 AM
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2. omg and rising hourly I'm sure nt |
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Tue Aug-30-05 01:08 AM
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4. I'd be leary of that. The initial casualty estimate after 9/11 was 20,000+ |
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Tue Aug-30-05 01:10 AM
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6. Yea, I'd be leary too... |
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But, at the same time, if I remember right, the tsunami casualty rate kept moving up from 50,000 to 75,000, 100,000, etc.
Either way -- I don't think it's going to be pretty. :(
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Tue Aug-30-05 01:10 AM
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8. A tornado can take out 50 in a matter of minutes |
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Edited on Tue Aug-30-05 01:12 AM by daleo
So, I would expect that a hurricane like this could do a lot worse (I know tornadoes are more intense, but they don't last long). The tsunami death toll just climbed and climbed. A death toll in the many hundreds seems likely (at least).
On edit - Once the area is safe, Bush will poke around for half an hour and talk about praying for people. The corporate media will swoon over his good Christian heart, totally ignoring his unconcern today.
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Tue Aug-30-05 01:13 AM
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9. Caualties include dead AND injured |
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That is not an estimated death toll.
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