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Other countries and other countries citizens will give money and aid. It always happens. But don't expect a carrier to come sailing up to the port of NO in the same manner we do. Thats ridiculous considering the context of the situation.
I'm not asking for billions of dollars right now or their armies. It's just sad that no one is even saying a damn word about it. Like AHF said, not even a "gee that really sucks" statement, I'd be temporarily satisfied with even that! I was reading Jeff Masters Blog Comments last night and an American chick visiting in the UK was saying how they only put up a 2 minute story about everything and how most of the footage and information was a day old. That's pitiful, and it just fustrates me.
Other countries and other countries citizens will give money and aid. It always happens. But don't expect a carrier to come sailing up to the port of NO in the same manner we do. Thats ridiculous considering the context of the situation.
I'm pretty sure there were, at most, 2 events scheduled to be held at the Astrodome from now until December.Perry says the Astrodome schedule has been cleared through December.
The place is a dump... But it's better than being in 4 feet of water with no plumbing and A/C.
How long is the story on the news here when Iran has an earthquake? How long is the story on the news here when Bangladesh has a cyclone? How long is the story in San Antonio when a building in Detroit burns down?
This is bad, but the world is still spinning!!!! People in Africa are still starving, and people in Asia are still dying, and people in Europe are still walking around stinky.
This forum has a large amount of people from Argentina and Slovenia and where have they been in this thread? Absent!
People need to realize that this is an American situation and the rest of the world doesn't care as much. Thats not sad, thats life continuing.
As I said before, it is very important that leaders behave like leaders when there is a crisis going on. It is crucial. She needs to put on a brave face. She needs to be tough and strong. Not weak and uninspiring.
DEA agent walked into abandonded bank in Gulfport with AK-47.
bank is now surrounded by cops.
It's got carpet
Manny, I don't expect a carrier sailing up. Even a bull "you are in our thoughts and prayers at this horrible time in your lives" would suffice.
man, Venezuela stepped up of all places.
No , WTF?
She's a compassionate human being....I'd be more concerned of her abilities as a leader if she didn't GAF.
lets nominate:
as the next Governor of all ed up disaster ares.
Not to minimize this event, but to be real in the grand scheme of things this event isn't that large to the world.
Your interpriation of uninspiring is another's view of humanity. The fact that she's still going is strong enough for me.
Dump or not, hopefully some that decide to stay will be able to find jobs in or around Houston and be able to move on....
I doubt the world comprehends the scope of the disaster yet. The official death toll right now is only about 100, which is bad, but not a global calamity.
When the official death toll starts rocketing past 10,000 or 20,000, and it's reported that there are over 1 million homeless refugees, you'll see a response.
12:15 P.M. - Army Corps: 1,200 sandbags that are 20,000 pounds each are being brought in to bridge gap...water level is no longer rising.
12:11 P.M. - Army Corps: Water has become level with the Lake in the city so no more water should flow into the city, except at high tide.
this is good news, realativly, the water is not rising.
Yes, because when somethinng bad happens to me, I know I look to Rick Perry for support.
She's human. She's trying to save the people who asked her to be their leader and I would be very skeptical of somebody who couldn't show emotion at a time like this.
People are always ing that their politicians don't really know who they are and couldn't possibly relate to the problems normal folk go through, well guess what, they're all going through this.
Oh, and I wonder when the last time some of these people slept was, as well.
Friday, maybe?
You need to cut her some slack. Everyone deals with crises differently...even elected officials. If your comparing her demeanor to Bush's after 9-11, you're a fool. Katrina hit the largest, most populous city in her state and absolutely obliterated it. Not just part of the city, all of the city. Maybe she's thinking of her six children, or her seven grandkids. Or her friends and family that haven't been heard from. Or her cons uents, people that voted her into office, resorting to barbaric tactics to survive. Maybe she sees bodies floating around and she wonders if they were parents, or teachers, or just plain friends to others.
Let me say this: For those of you that haven't been keeping track of events here (and Jelly, I ain't picking on you), this is the worst disaster in US history. If Kathleen Blanco is a little melancholy, I don't blame her.
At least the president had someone to blame for 9-11. It's pretty tough to muster hatred for Mother Nature.
Come on Manny, I'll give you the cyclone and earthquake but the building burning in Detroit? That's hardly comparable to what's going on in LA, MI, and AL.
Alright, I give up then. If we are just supposed to accept that the world doesn't care about us, it. the sympathy and saddness I felt for those involved in the London bombings. Screw the rest of the world.
Mary Landrieu, probably the most connected politician in Louisiana, just located her parents. Average Joes are probably a lot worse off.
Jelly, you reading along?
No, we don't need an android. We need a Rudy Guiliani or a Winston Churchill.lets nominate:
as the next Governor of all ed up disaster ares.
It is imperative that people feel there is strong leadership right now. This woman is anything but. Yes, she is in the midst of tragedy, but governors do not have the luxury of falling to pieces in front of their people.
And you guys are just cutting her slack because she's a woman.
12:15 P.M. - Army Corps: 1,200 sandbags that are 20,000 pounds each are being brought in to bridge gap...water level is no longer rising.
12:11 P.M. - Army Corps: Water has become level with the Lake in the city so no more water should flow into the city, except at high tide.
12:10 P.M. - Engineers and construction experts are at the 17th Street Canal. They've filled 100, 3,000 pound sandbags and are trying to drop the bags and concrete barriers into the area.
No, we're cutting her some slack because she's a human being.
Relax, Cracka.
I'm sure the rest of the world would care if they realized what was going on. There are 6 billion people out there, and they have hearts. But expecting anything from them is ridiculous. OUR OWN GOVERNMENT, is just now being able to react. Everything up to now has been on the state and local level.
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