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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:26 AM
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"We need to save those people now"
Former mayor making urgent plea on CNN. You could hear the emotion in his voice, begging for the resources of the federal government to save the city and all of those people.

Are they really going to write off a city and thousands of people?
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tedzbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:29 AM
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1. The chimp has told the poor folks in the superdome not to shit.
I'm sorry for being so graphic but it's obvious there's no place for their excrement to go... Where are all the helicopters and boats to get these people out of this concentration camp???

Is this America in 2005???

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ohio_liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:31 AM
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3. Remember that they were told told bring 3-4 days of food
Is the NG providing meals, water? I know they got 1 MRE when they came in...who is feeding them?

And man, 3 days without a bath and I would be a walking funkball.
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:38 AM
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They planned on putting people there BEFORE
the disaster. Why weren't more accomodations made? I know they are walled in by water, but surely they can airlift in water, food and other necessary supplies.

I can't imagine what conditions are like in there.
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woodsprite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:58 AM
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8. I thought 300,000 MREs had been delivered. I'm sure that's
what one report had said. I remember thinking that was 5 days if they only had 20K people in the Dome. The stupid ass homeland security guy was laughing when he said "Well, I guess these people will know how our guys in Iraq are eating." That was right before he said if it wasn't Sunday, he'd be out buying oil futures.
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 09:09 AM
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9. What compassion
I hope the same amount is shown to him if tragedy ever confronts his family.
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fasttense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:30 AM
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2. Oh, my God, why does he have to beg???
Why is the federal government sitting on their hands? I've never seen a disaster in the US handled so poorly.
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mopaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:31 AM
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4. I heard the mayor say, 'I know the president has other problems'..
paraphrasing, 'i know the president has a lot on his plate', but could you please get off your ass and help?
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hnsez Donating Member (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:38 AM
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5. That Mayor was best interview yet!
Edited on Wed Aug-31-05 08:38 AM by hnsez
We need to get his interview everywhere

This guy was the best, most adament public official I have heard yet demanding Bush Act NOW to send the entire resources of the Federal Government and Military NOW to stop the flooding.

He said the Governor and Mayor do not have the resources. That the Corps of Engineers is not enough! We need MORE help NOW!

"Friday may be too late!"

NEED VIDEO!

or transcript...
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:39 AM
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6. It was really good
and really brought the immensity of the disaster home to me. Can you imagine how many more people will be dead by Friday?
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MadeinOhio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-31-05 08:41 AM
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7. I don't even want to think about it......
Get the articles of impeach started....
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