Qualcomm vs. The Superdome

[Yonivore]

yeah GGA, it was just 1800 people. Don't be such a crybaby.

He called it the "worst national disaster in history."

It's not even close.

Try to keep up, Yoni. We're comparing natural disasters here.

He said "national," not "natural." You keep up...or, maybe we've reached your intellectual limit.

[Yonivore]

he just may after comparing a wildfire to a flood.. that dude is losing it..

This isn't a wildfire in the middle of Montana.

[Yonivore]

he just may after comparing a wildfire to a flood.. that dude is losing it..

I love black people.

[xrayzebra]

The unwritten part of this story involves the fact that in the hours before Katrina hit, things were fairly jovial in the Superdome as well.

Problems, as subsequent reporting has shown, arose when those who had taken refuge at the Superdome were beset with hideous conditions mostly caused by the impacts of the storm -- no sewage, no fresh water, no electricity, holes in the roof that allowed rain and wind in, and other such things. People couldn't leave the Superdome, even if they had wanted to, because there was no safe place to go. Coop thousands of people into any leaking structure, tell them they can't leave, and keep them there without fresh water or sewage and no police presence, and you have the recipe for a disaster.

With the situation in San Diego, there isn't any concern about such conditions developing (at least that I'm aware of) because the fires aren't threatening to impair things like the availability of fresh water or the use of the sewage system. People will have electricity available. And, presumably, those who've sought refuge at Qualcomm Stadium are coming and going as they please -- for the most part.

The two situations are similar only inasmuch as people who are affected by a disaster are being housed in a football stadium. The similarity ends there.

On top of that, most of the world learned a valuable lesson from what happened at the Superdome during Katrina. What isn't mentioned in the clip that Yonivore cited is the fact that things in Qualcomm aren't at all like they were at the Superdome:



Certainly, local government has responded well to this situation, but that is undoubtedly a priority in no small part because of the lessons learned during Katrina.

And this wouldn't seem to be entirely a matter of local government mobilization -- I'm not sure that either the Mayor of San Diego or the Governor of California has the authority to unilaterally activate and deploy the National Guard, for example.

But it's always a better course to blame the victims of Katrina for their stupidity, I guess.

Oh yes, victims of Katrina. You could almost include
Bush and his administration in that statement.

The mayor of a city and the governor of a state let
buses flood, put no food or water in a shelter, no medical
help for "victims" and refuse to let the Red Cross come
in with help and then blame the Feds for the locals
not doing their job.

I am sure they didn't want to declare emergency till
they got their plan all worked out: how to split the
loot from the U.S. Treasury.

I notice how all those folks from N.O. are beating the
doors down to get back down there and into their
great dimm-o-craptic society, where the milk and honey
flows.

You know the chocolate society.

Tell me more all you most wonderful defenders of
the dimms and haters of Bush.

[George Gervin's Afro]

This isn't a wildfire in the middle of Montana.

well there you have it. thanks for clearing that up..

[Oh, Gee!!]

I love black people.

what he says.

I love black people, they make great target practice.

what he means.

[Yonivore]

well there you have it. thanks for clearing that up..

Northern San Diego County is in danger of being completely wiped out by fire. I don't know the numbers but, I dare say there are as many homes and structures in the path of the fires as there are in the portions of New Orleans inundated by water.

So, yes, wildfires can equal hurricanes.

[Yonivore]

what he says.

what he means.

You're kind of obsessed with this, aren't you? Maybe a bit of projection.

I never raised the issue of race...you did.

[clambake]

I notice how all those folks from N.O. are beating the
doors down to get back down there and into their
great dimm-o-craptic society, where the milk and honey
flows.

You know the chocolate society.

Tell me more all you most wonderful defenders of
the dimms and haters of Bush.

Yep, that definitely sounds like some Rush brain washing.

[xrayzebra]

Yep, that definitely sounds like some Rush brain washing.

Really and what part of the statement is wrong? Oh, yeah,
I know. The taco stands in N.O. are thriving with the new
immigrants.

[Oh, Gee!!]

You're kind of obsessed with this, aren't you? Maybe a bit of projection.

I never raised the issue of race...you did.

actually, Chump raised the issue. I made a joke at your expense.

[ChumpDumper]

People in northern San Diego county have cars and money. And electricity. And water. And no armed gangs keeping them from crossing bridges.

[Yonivore]

actually, Chump raised the issue. I made a joke at your expense.

I've got chump on ignore so, in my browser, you raised it.

And, I don't feel any poorer so the expense must have been miniscule. But, whatever floats your Superdome.

[clambake]

People in northern San Diego county have cars and money. And electricity. And water. And no armed gangs keeping them from crossing bridges.

just as ray said, it's not a chocolate society

[George Gervin's Afro]

isn't california predominantly liberal? so would ray give the overwhelmingly liberal populace props for handling the tragedy in a good way? i hear ray all of the time blaming the dems for new orleans so to be consistent ray would have to praise the dems in california?

[Yonivore]

isn't california predominantly liberal? so would ray give the overwhelmingly liberal populace props for handling the tragedy in a good way? i hear ray all of the time blaming the dems for new orleans so to be consistent ray would have to praise the dems in california?

That part of San Diego County is very conservative and they have a Republican Governor.

[ChumpDumper]

And cars.

[George Gervin's Afro]

That part of San Diego County is very conservative and they have a Republican Governor.

what were the 2006 breakdowns?

[Oh, Gee!!]

And cars.

Katrina evacuees shoulda had boats then.

[George Gervin's Afro]

Katrina evacuees shoulda had boats then.

and should have predicted the levees would break.

[clambake]

let him play with his phony map, phoney pics, who cares.

looking at that map, it would indicate that there is a load of republicans that hate their man.

[xrayzebra]

People in northern San Diego county have cars and money. And electricity. And water. And no armed gangs keeping them from crossing bridges.

But N.O. was run by the dimm-o-craps before Bush
was elected. Is it his fault or his administrations fault
that all the cir stances you described were present?

[George Gervin's Afro]

let him play with his phony map, phoney pics, who cares.

looking at that map, it would indicate that there is a load of republicans that hate their man.

i know but i wanted to see if he could produce the more up to date voting trends.

[clambake]

But N.O. was run by the dimm-o-craps before Bush
was elected. Is it his fault or his administrations fault
that all the cir stances you described were present?

i don't know. I tried to ask him but he'd taken off to a golf resort in Arizona.

[Oh, Gee!!]

and should have predicted the levees would break.

and a better dome.