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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:26 am
HP the convention center, they 've been there for days. They looted a store to get water, food and juice, and unfortunatly liquor, not a good mix at night. (lots of posts on this, mostly from me!! but you will see lots from the CNN reporter, they'll loop it for us for days!)
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:30 am
OK they have the Red Cross in the astrodome, and they have arrested a few men that were found in the woman's shower...
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:31 am
The Mayor of NO has issued a "desparate SOS" saying they have no more resources at the convention center and that people will be marching up the expressway to find relief. The reporter there had said that people thought they were going to the expressway to wait for busses. Now the mayor is saying they don't have enough busses. I forsee riots when busses come and can't hold everyone. 
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:32 am
New Orleans Mayor is saying we are out of resources, we are now allowing people to march to I 10, they have no resources to help those people at the Convention Center...
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:32 am
and when did the people at the convention center have resources?
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:33 am
Max switch to Fox, they are showing the military helicopters
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:34 am
And now we're going to get the news conference with the President and former Presidents telling people to donate money to help. Ugh. I gotta think that the relief workers who are there (military, guard, Red Cross, everyone) feel so helpless and overwhelmed. Not to mention the reporters. How terrible must it be to be there trying to get stories and being able to do little, if anything, to help these people!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:35 am
It looks like a battlefield, there is some kind of triage, as people are on stretchers going on the blackhawk copters, other people are shouting we need water... there is an operating room going on in the middle of tthe road...
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:35 am
Oh boy. There have been arrests in Houston already. Men in womens showers to name two. One would think they would be grateful to have a place to go with showers, food and water. I would send them back on the empty buses. I am dead serious.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:36 am
it looks like rain, at this area... people are stunned, shocked, in wheelchairs, not sure where they are... lots of senior citizens that had been stranded on rooftops.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:37 am
These are the helicopters landing with wounded, and there are buses to take them away, and ambulances... they are getting people on buses, but it is a makeshift hospital on the highway, but there are signs of gradual progress.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:37 am
No fruit, send them to the jail, and forget about them.. t there is a steady rain now...
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:39 am
Max, FEMA itself has said they have not halted rescue efforts, but they are being more careful of where in the city they go. What I find really sad is that looting has become so bad the police were ordered to make it their top priority over rescue. I can understand the looting of food, water and clothing, but what is someone going to do with a 40-inch TV when there is no electricity. Added to that is the fact the police have no communications, they are siphoning gas from other vehicles for their squad cars and are breaking into gun stores for ammunition that has not already been looted along with weapons. I have to also add that Dallas has opened up Reunion Arena for evacuees which started arriving last night. And, I, too, am and always will be proud to be American.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:40 am
Maybe they want to go to jail so they'll have food, water, and housing.
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:42 am
Interesting that FOX is showing an entirely different perspective. CNN may not even know this is happening. Jail is too good for those scum, Reader. Way too good.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:42 am
HP, the reason they have not made food or water drops from the air is because of the potential for even more violence.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:46 am
The President and the Gov Of LA have news conferencess... sigh
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:46 am
Did they actually say that, NT? I would think that if they did enough, in a preplanned way, notifying officials first (so police could be assembled for order), that it would work. Bush on now.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:47 am
exactly Fruit. anybody else struck by the image this is presenting for President Bush? First look at the ties, this is coordinated. 2nd, I dont think Bush's image was well served on GMA this morning... so this is a good PR move, and again, get CNN etc on the talkers, not on the images of NO..
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:49 am
HP they did show when a helicpter tried to land, they had to abort because of guns on the ground anticipating goods... it might have worked in the first 24 hours, but going without for 5 days, and everything that could be looted mustve been looted, so I'm sure in day 5 panic is setting in for a lot of people that expected help, and those are desperate people - the gangs have guns, and are feeling powerful since the little things they got away with, there is no place to put these anarchists
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:53 am
Bush is telling us not to use gas. OK, buddy, ground your 747 and do something to get the prices down and the flow moving and stop asking for our patience. Groan, he is talking about rebuilding. Water, <el>, water. I have as much contempt for the <el> that are running amok in NO as well. Ok, I need to take a break from this.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:56 am
Hmmm...if I don't use gas, I can't go to work. If I can't go to work, I lose my job and have no money. If I have no money, I can't buy stuff (including gas). Aren't we supposed to buy, buy, buy??
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 11:58 am
HP, I can't remember if I read that on CNN or the local ABC affiliate here in Dallas, but that is what was said. It seems like a catch 22 situation. You have people creating a dangerous situation because of their need, but it's impossible to give them what they need because of their actions. We have people here in our office who are from the NO area or have family there (one man has 24 family members staying with him) and it's so painful to see their sadness at what was lost and their anguish at how people are behaving. Another example I just received in a CCN alert: "New Orleans hospital halts patient evacuations after coming under sniper fire, a doctor who witnessed the incident says."
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 12:01 pm
Well, they don't need to land a helicopter to do drops. Isn't that the whole idea--not landing and just dropping things all over. I am so saddened to see all these tiny babies stuck in these conditions! Sniper fire?! This is anarchy at this point.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 12:03 pm
HP, regardless of whether a chopper lands or just makes a drop, there is going to be a mad scramble.
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