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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 7:42 am
Ellen DeGeneres did a piece on starting her show Monday... she is from New Orleans, as is her family, cousins, friends, she was naming them, clearly broke up, saying she cant have a "normal" show, but they were going to try and do something, she felt it was something she had to do...
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 7:45 am
Max I agree about the rerunning of segments, and chopping them up to "Fit" what they are saying, and it is confusing... but I'd rather see those images than hear more talk from the people in Washington... NAACP, Congress. Black caucus talking now, he is saying what we all are saying... and he is quoting the Bible what I havent stopped thinking... may it strengthen those that hear it to action! "Whatever you did for the least of these my brethren, you did for me"
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 7:46 am
Ted Koppel last night on Nightline and Katie today on Today also "let him have it" (Michael Brown, Director of FEMA).
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 7:56 am
Always liked that Soledad from the first time I saw her on the Today Show. Good for her. Glad to hear Katie did, too. (I missed both!!)
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 7:59 am
Did you hear that Detroit has a whole plan in place already--I think they have 5 hotels ready to accept 'refugees' and even have the transportation at the ready to pick them up.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:04 am
The Black Caucus made a powerful statement, and I was cheering them, the Rep. did say that Detroit is preparing to fly down there now and get 10 families to house NOW.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:06 am
Thanks Color, I missed Ted last night - we're having a few family problems here!! I just made a pot of tea, sitting down, and listening, and typing, because I have so many emotions, I just cant sit still, I have to talk to someone!!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:06 am
And it was striking that the Congressional Black Caucus said this was all through private coordination--that is to say, not the government. What a (deserved) slap to the administration!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:08 am
{{{Reader}}}
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:14 am
A reporter on CNN in NO now confirmed hearing sporadic sniper fire in the evening--and about 4:30 in the morning, a huge explosion that was the fire that is now burning in a building there.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:15 am
I saw on our news that the DE National Guard Unit was boarding last night to leave for MS.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:17 am
Bush landed in Mobile, AL. Gave the Gov a hug. Gen Blum, speaking to newscaster, says that is a symbol of the president's commitment to addressing this disaster in a timely way. Oh boy. Newscaster said, "With all respect, Sir, I think that 'timely' window has closed." Course the general is disagreeing.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:18 am
That General is chief of the U.S. National Guard, btw.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:19 am
Here is the link to open up your home to a family or families. http://www.hurricanehousing.org/
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:21 am
Geraldo Rivera reported on meeting up with the Guard that 'captured' Saddam Hussein... they are in NO now.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:22 am
That's great, Terolyn! (Wish I could; I would! We are renters right now.)
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:23 am
Well, CBS This Morning rescued two people from a hotel and took them to where friends were waiting to drive them to Atlanta. The daughter had tried flagging down the national Guard, but she couldn't get their attention. They've been in their hotel room on the 4th floor since Katrina hit. When 84YO mom ran out of her heart meds, daughter stayed up all night to keep her cool. Daughter scavenged food from the other rooms, and, after watching how a looter break out a window across the street, she went into the room next door, and broke out that window and hung out a white flag. (She didn't break their window for safety. She had their room barracaded, but there was no air circulating, since the windows are sealed and the door being open wasn't an option. While daughter was outside trying to flag down the NG, she ran into a CBS Producer and begged to use his cell phone. They followed her back to her hotel room. When the crew was told to pull out from the city itself for safety, they decided to take the mother and daughter with them. So, two more people are out.
ETA: The explosions could also be natural gas lines. Have you seen the gas just laying on the water? Not to mention the other explosive toxins in there.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:24 am
Did anyone find Pres Bush aireal view yesterday "objectionable"? I think what people found objectionable was he was playing golf, and the pictures of him on "vacation".... I could be wrong.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:25 am
500 cell phone towers down on every street Fema tells President "anyone get them back up yet?" PB, yeah we ave a communication, and some command control, that does exist" says FEma (towers on every street? poor man needs sleep)
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:26 am
Now, Reader....you wouldn't want him to land and have to face his constituents immediately, right? At least he is now considering the help unacceptable. I am amused that he feels it is not safe for him to be in New Orleans. The President's sympathetic look right now is not comforting...
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:28 am
Nice story about the rescue, Laurie. Well, I wondered about the newscasters and how they were handling people pleading with them for help--as I am sure they have. If I had been the stations with crews there, I would have started a van pool or something to start rescuing the moms with babies and the elderly sick--a few at a time, at least. The fact that 2 babies have died of dehydration and that there are women there 9 months pregnant is just too much. I couldn't understand why the buses to the Astrodome didn't prioritize--taking families with infants and the elderly first. I saw young teens, etc (course, with their families) disembarking from buses.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:28 am
On MSNBC, they said when the explosion happened last night, it sparked panic at the convention center. People were afraid it was more looters nearby or something. They said that people started running. A 2-year-old was trampled to death and there was a still-birth. Reported that there are at least 10 bodies in a freezer at the convention center now. I'm glad some of the media folks are ripping in about the slow response from the government. I was right there with Anderson Cooper (in spirit) last night when he ripped on that Senator. The last thing I want to hear now is politicians patting each other on the back.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:30 am
When I went to bed last night, I turned off the television when Ted Koppel was laying into Michael Brown the Director of Fema. When I got up this morning, I turned on the tv and there was Charlie Gibson giving Michael Brown what for. (You have be pretty bad for Charlie Gibson to have at you). I guess he is getting it from all sides now...much deserved...but I sure wouldn't want to be in his shoes right now. I still think it was Anderson Cooper yesterday who got the ball rolling. I sat transfixed as he boiled over, and let that Senator know that he wasn't buying anything that she was selling. He stopped just short of calling her incompetant and a liar....but you know that is exactly what he was thinking! Tim Russert said on the Today show this morning that most likely people are going to be fired.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:31 am
THis is a nice report, lots of warm fuzzies from Alabama, talking about the problems, and the help, how everyone is reaching out to AL, he is telling of real problems, and solutions... "I want you to know that is a crisis thing" (lol seriously he said "thing" concerning not getting the pumping water stations up) over and over telling the President. "we'll be in pretty good shape here" Now lets contrast to just the 35th largest city in America, New Orleans. For his Safety he is not planning on meeting with the Gov of LA, what does that say? He meets with the Gov of MS and AL, but not LA...
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:32 am
Every time that MS Gov opens his mouth, I feel like I am being schmoozed. He is nauseatingly and patronizingly comforting and it doesn't fit the situation.
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