Aftermath

Posted By: KS on 2005-09-04
In Reply to: Comment about New Orleans and Ray Nagin, the Mayor...sm - Dancin Shoes

Hi. I have been through hurricane Isabel, which was far less in intensity than Katrina. I experienced the horror it created in an aftermath, and hold the emotional scars to this day. I will never forget the god awful power of those winds. I feel tremendous compassion for those left in ruins. I understand their plight. and their feelings of hopelessness. FEMA never came to the aide of the Isabel survivors either. Blame lies with those who "never thought" it would amount to anything. NEVER underestimate the power of mother nature. Never! but to those people who ever thought those levees would hold back a hurricane surge....what were they thinkin?!!! a city that is built below sea level is just asking for the disaster to devastate them. Why on earth ANYONE on the coastal waters would want to build anything there, is beyond me. They know the potential and then cry in their beer when it happens. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! but my heart goes out to those who survived. I just hope our goverment provides for their changed lives. They never did with mine! God Bless all of you!

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Comment about New Orleans and Ray Nagin, the Mayor...sm - Dancin Shoes
- Nagin of New Orleans, no hero - suzyd
- Nagin - JAG
- manual - msbeanctr
- I've recently heard a LOT about corruption in NO as well, - not from NO or LA
- Did your husband know that the plans the mayor of NO used - kle
- New Orleans - sienna
- Also, wondering if people trust him...sm - HomeMT
  - put yourself in his shoes - - msbeanctr
    - and he as mayor of that city had no responsibility at all? - Why have a mayor then?
- We have had to endure so many of their false alarms about warnings - I blame Homeland Security
- I'm not surprised that the media is trying to "spin" him into a hero - sm
  - If he let the tourists "buy their way out", my cousin and her friends, along with - - You have no clue
    - Maybe ALL the tourists didn't have access to the mayor - but believe me, the ones who got out paid him off
- they did use public transportation though as part of the evacuation but housed those sm - agree with typnfool
- Aftermath - KS
- chilling article - msbeanctr
  - Excellent article. Here's a link to another one. - kle
- he underestimated the damage it - would do
  - Maybe he's not qualified for the job? - nm
  - natural disaster - Just me
  - disaster - typnfool
    - Well said. - and so true. (nm)
  - I just don't understand how they underestimated this thing (sm) - FL Resident
    - That's the difference between (sm) - Lori
      - Did you know.... - kle
        Did you know (sm) - Lori
      - Thanks for the link. Interesting. Looks like they skipped a couple of steps. (nm) - FL Resident
    - The political people knew what could happen if a hurricane hit New Orleans. sm - just my 2 cent
      - Ray Nagin is the one who showed true compassion - abc
      - it IS the mayor's fault and it IS Kathleen Blanco's fault - it's their responsibility
      - No, you are wrong - lm
        where did the allocated money go? - abc
      - fema - msbeanctr

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