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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:12 PM Original message |
So Cuba can manage to evacate 600k people for a hurricane |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. And we only had to evacuate 500,000 |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Hell all the schools were closed - they could have used school buses |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. One of my biggest complaints last year |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. I get impatient with Castro Bashing. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Exactly |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. And while we're at it, |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 11:39 AM Response to Reply #11 |
49. Amongst the MANY evils of China |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 12:02 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. and i thought freepers got upset about |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. From NOLA. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Either way...we had much greater resources than does Cuba |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 03:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. We do. |
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markus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 05:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. No, we had to evacaute 1.5 million people. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 01:34 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Exactly. We need to debunk that "failed evacuation" myth. |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 07:01 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Big donor to Republicans gets contract to write evacuation plan for FEMA. |
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chat_noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 02:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
60. K&R - for this Palast post |
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Brotherjohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 07:51 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Agree w/ Jobycom and Markus 100%. Evacuation was one of the few successes |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. Exact same scenario as last year; Cuba has the evac down pat, |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. Happened last year too |
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stop the bleeding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. Cuba has their shit wired tight when it comes to evacuating for storms |
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The Deacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. Not A Fan Of Communism or Castro |
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redirish28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
8. it just shows... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
9. Most of them had the good sense, and ability, to evacuate themselves |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
10. You want to know why so many died in LA/MS? |
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jerry611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 04:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Disaster planning is a state responsibility |
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markus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 05:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. B.S. |
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Kickoutthejams23 (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 11:05 AM Response to Reply #25 |
43. Doesn't change the fact |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 12:00 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. America's transportation infrastructure is so lousy |
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Kickoutthejams23 (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 12:15 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Bull |
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markus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 01:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. FEMA requires air conditioned buses to evacuate seniors |
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Kickoutthejams23 (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I don't hate "us" or really anyone for that matter (certain republicans |
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markus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 02:22 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. If you're going to assert they bungled the evacuation |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-30-06 07:02 AM Response to Reply #53 |
64. Guess, you made your point. |
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markus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 01:28 PM Response to Reply #43 |
56. Yes, Houston did such a terrific job during Rita |
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Kickoutthejams23 (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 01:53 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. I understand and agree with your point. |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 05:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Look at the LEbanon evacuation last month. |
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Stargazer99 (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. this shows where the RW values really are |
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enigma000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's also a totalitarian police state - evacuations are mandatory |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 02:34 AM Response to Reply #13 |
33. mandatory evacs, important difference |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
15. 'HURRICANE EXPERT THREATENED FOR PRE-KATRINA WARNINGS' |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 02:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Just when I think I can't be any more outraged. |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 04:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Even if none of this were true. * is responsible for not coming to the aid |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
19. Sure, but you have to understand: there's a big difference here. |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
26. Anybody know how much of Cuba is built below sea level? |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 01:13 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. when the winds are pushing water at 90 mph |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 07:56 AM Response to Reply #26 |
38. Heh, clutching at straws there, huh? |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 08:39 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. No, actually it is my dream to live in the workers paradise. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 10:57 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. j00 r t3h phU|\||\|y -nt |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 12:36 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. Now you are making sense! |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
27. Cuba is light years ahead of most of the |
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Blackthorn (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
30. The thing is, |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-30-06 07:14 AM Response to Reply #30 |
65. I have to agree with you. They knew the levees would fail |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
32. Glad, to be the fifth rec....:) nt |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
35. Cuba cares about its people. Some other countries do not! |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
36. Couldn't be done for Houston |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
39. They also evacuate pets and livestock. (eom) |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
40. Property rights play in as well, you can not force a property owner |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
44. China seems pretty good at evacuation too |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
45. I remember last year |
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bluedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 11:17 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. they get their farm animals inland.....crops picked |
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Sailor for Warner (615 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
47. I have to jump in here |
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Sailor for Warner (615 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 11:36 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Also |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 12:49 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. If half the National Guard wasn't being exploited...oops, I mean |
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satya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
52. China evacuated 790,000 last year while * was eating cake & playing guitar |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
62. The Cuban government cares about their citizens |
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Sailor for Warner (615 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-29-06 02:54 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Its not about caring |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-30-06 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
66. I think it has a lot to do with Federalism. Without a clear chain of |
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Sailor for Warner (615 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-30-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. I dont think that it is a question in this case |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-30-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. The state and local governments are, by definition, the first responders |
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