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Catfish · 09-10-05, 01:27 PM

Hello Sharkstooth,
you wrote:

"I truly hope you know more about your country than you do about mine. The hurricane hit on Monday--they thought they bit the bullet, survived it as they did most hurricanes. The levees broke Tuesday. Food was coming in on Wednesday."

Is there any need for this ? Obviously the media here tell something else than you saw. People were told to leave the city before monday as far as i know. Food did not arrive on wednesday.

"The MAYOR, whom is the first line of defense when his city is in trouble, and the GOVENOR, whom is the 2nd, did nothing cept whine. The school buses which were supposed to be used to transport ppl out, are STILL sitting parked at their orginal location.
The govenor didn't request the National Guard until Thursday or Friday."

I really do not get it. The information i saw on TV here was that mayor and governor told the people to leave the city, but there were too few cars and transports available, not all had a car and some did not want to leave. The mayor already called for help before the levees broke, the answer was "they overestimated the hurricane". Next thing was politicians talking about "Louisiana being helped by trucks and helicopters" in the media, which led to the mayor saying something like "Stop talking nonsense, there is no one here helping".
So despite talking in the media CNN said there was no material even headed for Louisiana at this point. First assistance arrived on thursday, but it did not get to the center where it was needed.

I did not say there is any relation between 9/11 and the hurricane, there is none. I just wanted to explain to Neal why patriotism does not have the same influence here as it had before 1945. The first part of the posting was a reaction to some postings just before this one, the end was related to the original topic by Kapitein.

Greetings,
Catfish

09-10-05, 01:27 PM	#72
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,817 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hello Sharkstooth, you wrote: "I truly hope you know more about your country than you do about mine. The hurricane hit on Monday--they thought they bit the bullet, survived it as they did most hurricanes. The levees broke Tuesday. Food was coming in on Wednesday." Is there any need for this ? Obviously the media here tell something else than you saw. People were told to leave the city before monday as far as i know. Food did not arrive on wednesday. "The MAYOR, whom is the first line of defense when his city is in trouble, and the GOVENOR, whom is the 2nd, did nothing cept whine. The school buses which were supposed to be used to transport ppl out, are STILL sitting parked at their orginal location. The govenor didn't request the National Guard until Thursday or Friday." I really do not get it. The information i saw on TV here was that mayor and governor told the people to leave the city, but there were too few cars and transports available, not all had a car and some did not want to leave. The mayor already called for help before the levees broke, the answer was "they overestimated the hurricane". Next thing was politicians talking about "Louisiana being helped by trucks and helicopters" in the media, which led to the mayor saying something like "Stop talking nonsense, there is no one here helping". So despite talking in the media CNN said there was no material even headed for Louisiana at this point. First assistance arrived on thursday, but it did not get to the center where it was needed. I did not say there is any relation between 9/11 and the hurricane, there is none. I just wanted to explain to Neal why patriotism does not have the same influence here as it had before 1945. The first part of the posting was a reaction to some postings just before this one, the end was related to the original topic by Kapitein. Greetings, Catfish