so are the people starving and dying of dehydration in the superdome

in a related story, black people have learned the definition of "mandatory evacuation"

9/1/2005 10:04:31 PM

1. maybe this is why the national guard is suppose to stay state side

2. also, maybe black people shoudnt shoot at the resuce choppers.

9/1/2005 10:08:28 PM

you sir, speak the truth.

9/1/2005 10:11:51 PM

You, sir, are a fucking nutjob.

9/1/2005 10:28:09 PM

thats not news

9/1/2005 10:38:25 PM

resuce choppers

9/1/2005 11:13:07 PM

Quote :

"here is a novel fucking idea . . . Let's keep the national guard here to . . . I don't know . . . guard the nation"

9/1/2005 11:48:20 PM

I know a few world leaders that agreed with that sentiment.

9/2/2005 12:36:17 AM

why the hell do you keep refering the looters and such as black... i mean shit that has to be one of the most racist things ive heard. There is more than one race in that city. and more than one white trailer park im sure...

9/2/2005 1:22:00 AM

^becuase EVERY SINGLE LOOTER (shown on tv)

EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE SUPERDOME is black

im sorry dude, im not being rascist. they are simply all black for some reason.

well actually i know the reason, but to explain it to your would take to long and youd probably still cry rascism.

[Edited on September 2, 2005 at 1:30 AM. Reason : -]

9/2/2005 1:28:13 AM

(hint: read picture descriptions)

9/2/2005 1:49:40 AM

NO ONE HAS SEEN THAT

GG

9/2/2005 2:03:26 AM

You obviously didn't follow my hint.

9/2/2005 2:08:24 AM

no, no i read it.

i can read. i assure you.

9/2/2005 2:09:12 AM

hehe nipple deep

9/2/2005 9:44:36 AM

If the evacuation was mandatory, why didn't the gov't provide buses etc. to move the people who don't own cars?

9/2/2005 9:49:43 AM

^they fucked up

badly.

9/2/2005 9:50:17 AM

Quote :

"Mandatory Evacuation Ordered for New Orleans as Storm Nears By CHRISTINE HAUSER and THOMAS J. LUECK Published: August 28, 2005 In televised remarks today, President Bush urged people in threatened areas to evacuate to safe ground. "We cannot stress enough the danger this hurricane poses to Gulf Coast communities," Mr. Bush said, adding that everything possible would be done to help them."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/national/29katrinacnd.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1125669603-thwlg0KyLa/lTW6ENHHT/g

It's not like we didn't know.

9/2/2005 10:03:46 AM

No, they just didn't expect the fucking city to flood! Had they known, they probably would have acted differently. But most hurricanes don't require complete evacuation, merely refuge until the storm passes, the waters subside, and everyone can go home. Regretfully, the water subsided INTO the city, instead of out of it.

9/2/2005 10:16:38 AM

well thats what happens when the god damn city is below the gulf mean sea level

9/2/2005 10:27:14 AM

that whats happens when you have something called mardi gras every year

9/2/2005 10:30:53 AM

Whenever the city is below sea level and floods on a regular rainy day, the government knows that it will flood for a hurricane. If you have ever been to NO you know they close the gates to the city when it rains to stop water. And whoever said it was absolutely correct, if they wanted ppl out they should have provided transportation for them to get out before the fact. New Orleans is definitely one of the poorest if not the poorest city in the US (by city I mean place that the majority of ppl have heard of not just residence). It has all turned into one big mess and regardless of the situation someone needs to go in there and help these ppl before there isn't anyone else to help.

9/2/2005 10:41:02 AM

If reporters can get in and interview people, why can't our gov't get food and water in?

9/2/2005 10:45:34 AM

I've been asking people that all day. The most plausible answer I got was fear that someone would be trampled.

9/2/2005 10:54:32 AM

I agree with Josh on everything he said in this thread.

I dont know how accurate that pic that moron put up is because the liberal press would never blantantly call a black kid a negro boy.

Quote :

"And whoever said it was absolutely correct, if they wanted ppl out they should have provided transportation for them to get out before the fact."

And where would you propose that they moved the people on the buses to? ANYONE with common sense knows that if a Cat. 5 hurricane is moving in your area, you evacuate. If it was a Cat. 1 or 2, then thats a different story, but you get out in a Cat. 5.

9/2/2005 10:55:07 AM

They could have moved them to Texas just as they are moving them now (or were moving them rather). And you prove my point.... if it's a Cat 5 EVERYONE needs to evacuate including the poor, which means when you take a job of public service, you need to do ALL YOU CAN to help them.

9/2/2005 10:57:05 AM

Quote :

"And where would you propose that they moved the people on the buses to? ANYONE with common sense knows that if a Cat. 5 hurricane is moving in your area, you evacuate. If it was a Cat. 1 or 2, then thats a different story, but you get out in a Cat. 5."

What kind of logic is that?

You justify not sending buses in because there's nowhere to take them, but expect them to get out on their own and figure out where they should go?

Also, it was a category 1 hurricane until about 24 hours before it hit the city. People without TVs, telephones, or radios would not have gotten the message in time.

Yes, there actually are people who don't have these things.

9/2/2005 11:08:32 AM

Or they could have just walked down the street. Those boards and such are not being put up for no reason. Assuming these people do work, I would say that they didnt go to work because they knew it was comming. Also, with the media all around asking them what they are going to do, they might get the picture.

9/2/2005 11:14:12 AM

how many miles can you walk in 24 hours?

9/2/2005 11:29:49 AM

your thesis

Quote :

"Also, it was a category 1 hurricane until about 24 hours before it hit the city. People without TVs, telephones, or radios would not have gotten the message in time. Yes, there actually are people who don't have these things."

My reply

Quote :

"Or they could have just walked down the street. Those boards and such are not being put up for no reason. Assuming these people do work, I would say that they didnt go to work because they knew it was comming. Also, with the media all around asking them what they are going to do, they might get the picture"

your response

Quote :

"how many miles can you walk in 24 hours?"

We we talking about people being aware of what was coming, not walking to safety.

9/2/2005 11:40:57 AM

Ultimately, it's ridiculous to assume that the message reached everyone.

I don't think you realize how poverty stricken many areas of New Orleans are. The fact is that there were thousands of people who had no means to leave the area and had no means to receive information about the severity of the situation.

9/2/2005 11:59:53 AM