CNN just reported that one guy just killed himself inside the SuperDome.

[Lex]

Jumped to his death intentionally.

People are hot, the toilets are overflowing, no way for them to get in touch with relatives, and there is chest-high water surrounding the Dome.

Rescuers are bringing the sick and injured to the Dome, even though conditions there are terrible.

Where the hell is the large scale AID? This is scary.

[Misunderestimator]

1. You aren't kidding. This is scary as hell.

My heart is breaking for those people.

[Lex]

9. This is what it would be like if we had a large scale terrorist attack.

Un-freaking-prepared to deal with it.

Where's all that Homeland Security money, time and effort gone? Oh, I forget, Bush just pays LIP SERVICE and nothing more to dometic preparedness.

Talk about giving aid and comfort to our enemies--this ought to make them feel sure that we don't have our shit together in the least.

*so mad and upset*

[elehhhhna]

12. You mean an attack with a 24-hour warning, unfortunately.

[Patiod]

27. It's gone to for-profit companies

What, you think the government should be doing disaster relief? What are you, some kind of commie?

[Lex]

29. I forgot--you should have to find your Mastercard before you get help

these days.

My God, look what we've become.

[BattyDem]

31. No money=no help

It's a good thing our leaders are such devout Christians or this country would really be in trouble.

:sarcasm:

[rodeodance]

2. Lousiana state forum saying their media is not suspose to report

this bad stuff==might lead to a panic.

[Guaranteed]

5. It could.

People need to stay calm.

[Cleita]

19. Killing the messenger I see. Can't let them report the truth because

it will make them look like the uncaring, incompetent drones that they are turning out to be? How much more panic can there be than there already is?

[shoelace414]

20. The news is supposed to be stuff the Government doesn't want reported

otherwise it's propaganda.. but this is an old argument.

[stopbush]

26. Unfortunately, TV Nation America assumes that everything will

be taken care of immediately. This is the USA! We're #1!! Most Americans think the disaster happens one day and things are fixed the next day.

Last night they were saying areas will be without electricity for a month or two. I expect the freepers to say "yeah, but we're SO much better than Iraq where they still don't have electricity two years after they asked us to invade!"

It might help if the media explained the dire situation now, rather than waiting til next week when Team USA will have returned to worrying about Britney, Tom and Angelina.

Don't count on it. In today's MSM, any truth in reporting gets "balanced" against what will best promote asshole and his cabal.

[BattyDem]

3. Why the hell isn't Bush* getting help to those poor people?!?

:grr:

[hippiechick]

6. Silly Rabbit, all the money's in Iraq !!

We don't need no stinkin' federal infrastructure !
We got democracy to spread an' stuff !!!

[kittenpants]

10. I believe he's still on his "working" vacation.

[MADem]

25. He is going back to DC--shamed into it, no doubt n/t

[BattyDem]

28. Yeah, I can hear him now ...

"First that woman and her traitor friends camp out in front of my ranch for weeks and now this! My vacation is ruined! Why do these things always happen to me?" :eyes:

[Todd B]

14. You can't get help if you can't get through the streets.

I'm sure relief will make it, but you can't expect things to instantly improve with the flip of a switch.

The National Guard is depleted, the streets are flooded, and conditions are dangerous. I mean, I'll blame Bush for a lot (like, for instance, sending the National Guard to Iraq in the first place) but there's only so much you can do right now.

I hope that those stranded in the Superdome can find someway to keep their minds off of the tragedy - they've been through so much!

[Lex]

16. They should have been READY to helicopter in ICE, FOOD, WATER

PORTA POTTIES, PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS, just as soon as the storm was over. They should've been STANDING BY with this.

They *KNEW* tens of thousands of people would be stuck at the Dome and without a home anymore.

SOME do search and rescue and SOME are supposed take care of the ones stuck in shelters and others already rescued!

[BattyDem]

22. Exactly! This storm didn't just sneak up on them ...

They had some time to prepare and come up with a plan. I know that they couldn't possibly anticipate every need and situation, but these people aren't getting ANY help! Maybe if they didn't ship the Gulf Coast region National Guard troops over to Iraq ... :grr:

[aquart]

17. "The National Guard is depleted." Yup.

So much for protecting the homeland. While George screamed monsters under the bed (and in the closet), the real killer of Americans was set free to destroy our very streets and all the people on them.

No global warming? Want to study it some more, George?

If the death toll beats the WTC, will we finally look at our priorities?

[spuddonna]

4. Holy crap! It's chest high?!!

These poor people... we're praying for them all...

:cry:

[Guaranteed]

7. Self-delete nt

[SteppingRazor]

11. No, there's water surrounding the superdome. n/t

[Lex]

13. Chest-high water surrounding the SuperDome per a reporter

on CNN.

People desperate for a clean place to use the bathroom, get in touch with relatives, get clean.

[graywarrior]

8. When is the media going to mention the lack of military equipment

that is all over in Iraq?

[Karenina]

15. Never.

[melissinha]

24. they're making it out like

tehy have enough National Guard to deploy... but frankly... when you've got at least 100,000 stuck, its NOW not later that they have to be rescued... I don't think its healthy to be bunkered up in the Superdome. Or in some house thats rotting away.... with who knows what floating and polluting the water.

[FreedomAngel82]

18. How horrible

:( Where are our "leaders"?

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. Eating cake!

[lonestarnot]

21. Ahhh no. Poor thing.

[Imagevision]

30. Bush had no problem assisting Jeb in Fla. hurricanes - Bush actually

photo-oped handing out water and Ice to Floridians, New Orleans?, call me when the problem has been assessed?!?!?!