Major THEFT happening at Reliant/Astrodome.

[SpursWoman]

take it to the political forum Boutons.

Why bother? He s on pretty much every thread in there, too.

[maxpower]

That's sucks but not surprised.

Total agreement.

I know why Carnival CruiseLines took so long to make their decision.(Probably waited while they overinsured their ships)

They'll be lucky if the ships don't end up at the bottom of the ocean.

The en lement and ungratefulness I have seen makes me sick.

[boutons]

SW, here's some more political in The Club. OPEN WIDE

"if the Democrats got their way - a welfare state"

The Repugs DO HAVE their way - a corporate welfare state.

[SpursWoman]

You know, people would probably listen to what you had to say and take you a little more seriously if you weren't so ing bitter and offensive. I have no problem listening to opposing points of view and have a very open mind... , I even read most of what Dan posts..but you're just flat out ridiculous.

So GFY.

[JoeChalupa]

I'm still donating and fraud happens after all disasters.

[SpursWoman]

I'm still donating and fraud happens after all disasters.

It's discouraging, though, that people feel justified taking other peoples kindness and generosity for granted. There are people struggling all over the country that could use the help, too, who don't feel so en led and would be a lot more appreciative.

[spurster]

[hating the victims]
They were stupid for not getting out of NO, they looted it afterwords, and now they're stealing from the Red Cross. No need to mention skin color.
[/hating the victims]

[Extra Stout]

Maybe the media is just giving too much attention to the complainers, but there was another "dissatisfied customer" on NPR the other day. She was saying that in the beginning everyone at the Astrodome was so nice, but the atmosphere had changed and that the workers were getting uppity. She said something about how they are planning on "throwing all of us out" within six days and the at ude among the workers is now "get along little doggies" (her words exactly)

There once were 27,000 people in shelters. Now there are like 4,000. Most of the people who left either had family or had enough initiative to do something with themselves. Perhaps getting out of New Orleans will give those folks some new opportunities they otherwise never would have had.

The ones who are left either have no place to go, or are the lowlifes who spend their whole lives demanding a handout and taking no responsibility for themselves or anybody else.

They're having different problems in Dallas. When I went last Monday with a bunch of folks from work to volunteer cooking dinner at a local shelter, about half the cars of the volunteers got broken into while we were all inside.

I wonder why crime is so much more of a problem in Dallas. Did Dallas get a disproportionate number of the New Orleans thugs? Was there some calming influence in Houston that Dallas doesn't have?

There's a lot of people who point to Louisiana as an example of what would happen if the Democrats got their way - a welfare state. And it's scary as .

Louisiana? A welfare state? That would imply the government actually does something. All that happens in Louisiana is that the tax money goes straight into politicians' pockets. Louisiana is an example of how the most powerful country in the world can have a third-world en y in its midst.

[SpursWoman]

[hating the victims]
They were stupid for not getting out of NO, they looted it afterwords, and now they're stealing from the Red Cross. No need to mention skin color.
[/hating the victims]

Who said anything about hating the *victims*? Those who are stealing and cheating don't really sound like victims to me, because I'd be willing to bet that's not the first time many of them have cheated a system that was implimented to help them. Such stand-up individuals that deserve our help and generosity.

[JoeChalupa]

It's discouraging, though, that people feel justified taking other peoples kindness and generosity for granted. There are people struggling all over the country that could use the help, too, who don't feel so en led and would be a lot more appreciative.

I agree. I guess some can live with a guilty conscience.

[Hook Dem]

Who said anything about hating the *victims*? Those who are stealing and cheating don't really sound like victims to me, because I'd be willing to bet that's not the first time many of them have cheated a system that was implimented to help them. Such stand-up individuals that deserve our help and generosity.

Thanks SW for telling it like it is!!!!

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Sadly I can't say I'm surprised. Louisiana's government has long had a reputation for being bloated and corruptable. As a result I would guess that many of the people who are defrauding the system are old hands at it by now. When I read the le of this thread I thought it was going to be an article detailing how crime has ed sharply in the areas immediately surrounding the shelters. Couple that with the mini-riot that broke out at the Houston high school yesterday, too. I wasn't surprised that Houston opened up its arms for the evacuees, but I had some serious doubts about how well the city could really handle a sustained influx of these victims and it's starting to look like things are nearing a breaking point.

[j-6]

There's a lot of people who point to Louisiana as an example of what would happen if the Democrats got their way - a welfare state. And it's scary as .

They're having different problems in Dallas. When I went last Monday with a bunch of folks from work to volunteer cooking dinner at a local shelter, about half the cars of the volunteers got broken into while we were all inside.

Down at Reunion Arena in downtown they were having the same problems (been on the road all week so haven't heard more about it) with people breaking into the vehicles while volunteers were inside helping.

The police caught 4 people up there breaking into the vehicles and all were evacuees from NO.

The GF couldn't get employees to work their Katrina fundraiser at the Dallas Convention Center this morning because last week at the job fair three of them got their vehicles broken into. She even offered to let them take the station vehicles today rahter than their own and nobody signed up.

I've heard that a lot of the Red Cross volunteers up here have been taking DART and the TRE because of all vehicle break-ins. I'm pretty surprised that none of this has made the news yet.

One more thing. I watched the UT game with a friend of mine that installs auto glass on Saturday, and he said he made $3000 last week...more than he made during the hailstorm last year.

It's sickening.