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  The race card has officially been played in New Orleans

  by Texas Apostate in

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  well i knew it was only a matter of time, but the "play the race card" has begun.

  never mind that the incompetant mayor of new orleans is black.

  it's not his fault.

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  Here is what the mayor of New Orleans could have used to evacuate the city who didn't have transportation. Shame on you Mayor, for not doing more for you city or for you people. And Shame on you Jackson. You may have just started a race war in this country.
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  The race card has officially been played in New Orleans

  by Texas Apostate in

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  well i knew it was only a matter of time, but the "play the race card" has begun.

  never mind that the incompetant mayor of new orleans is black.

  it's not his fault.

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  Well I knew it was only a matter of time, but the "play the race card" has begun. Never mind that the incompetant Mayor of New Orleans is black. It's not his fault. NOooo!!!. It's not like he could have placed all the people who couldn't leave on the school districts buses that are now all flooded under water. NOoo!!!

  Mayor Ray Nagin, you are no Rudolf Giuliani by any stretch of the imagination.

  This is the last thing this tragedy needs.
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  BUSH --- Too Little, Too Late

  by Ms. Whip in

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  a lot of people are working hard to help those whove been affected.

  the results are not acceptable, he said.

  im heading down there right now.

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  As I mentioned in another thread. The persons who should have handled this situation better from the beggining are....

  The Mayor, Ray Nagin, a Democrat. He is in charge of the city. He should have done more to prepare the city for the worse, its not like he didn't have sufficient warning.

  The Governor, Kathleen Blanco, a Democrat. Should have sent in the National guard to help in the evacution of the city, and security after the hurricane hit.

  Bush is not out of fault. But I hardly see how he could have done more if the first two idiots couldn't handle their own city and state.
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  What countries are helping the US with hurricane Katrina?

  by Texas Apostate in

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  just a question to put out there but, are there any countries in world who have pledged to help the us durring this time of crisis?.

  or is it going to be, the us is rich enough they can take care of themselves!.

  just would like to know.. ta (of the can i get a hand china, russia, france (yeah right)...class)

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  Actually it doesn't relate to the question. But it does relate to what Avi said. Like this:

  Pres. Bush stopped his vacation early (big of him, huh?), is in Washington currently, and will fly over New Orleans on Friday. FRIDAY WILL BE TOO LATE!!!!!! (This reminds me of 9/11 when he was in the Florida classroom and didn't respond for several minutes after he had been told about the disaster.)

  I really don't care if people like the resident president. When there is a disaster in other parts of the world, the US sends aid in some shape or form, as soon as possible.

  I can see if countries figure the US can handle this disaster on its own. I'm confident that the optimism of the people within the confines of the country can help, aid, and rebuild "The Big Easy" and other affected areas.

  Compassion, in the form of $ and supplies, is pouring in from all parts of the world.

  Sorry but that does not answer either. I was asking about specific countries. Some have already mentioned Canada. I have already said my thanks to them.

  OK World. Any other takers???
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  What countries are helping the US with hurricane Katrina?

  by Texas Apostate in

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  just a question to put out there but, are there any countries in world who have pledged to help the us durring this time of crisis?.

  or is it going to be, the us is rich enough they can take care of themselves!.

  just would like to know.. ta (of the can i get a hand china, russia, france (yeah right)...class)

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  Hey tale your little makes little sense to me, as I was mearly asking a question, and my comments were laced in sarcasm. Oh well.

  As for all you Canucks. Thanks for the help.

  The quicker the relief, the faster we can get all the Rajun Cajun's back to their homeland.
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  What countries are helping the US with hurricane Katrina?

  by Texas Apostate in

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  just a question to put out there but, are there any countries in world who have pledged to help the us durring this time of crisis?.

  or is it going to be, the us is rich enough they can take care of themselves!.

  just would like to know.. ta (of the can i get a hand china, russia, france (yeah right)...class)

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  Just a question to put out there but, are there any countries in world who have pledged to help the US durring this time of crisis?

  Or is it going to be, The US is rich enough they can take care of themselves!

  Just would like to know.

  TA (of the can I get a hand China, Russia, France (yeah right)...class)
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  Did You See All Those Looters?!!!

  by Doubtfully Yours in

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  after such a tragedy???!!!.

  shoot them!!!

  shoot them all!!!.

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  You sure did forget to see this though:

  "Around the corner on Canal Street, the main thoroughfare in the central business district, people sloshed headlong through hip-deep water as looters ripped open the steel gates on the front of several clothing and jewelry stores."

  Like I said, I like their sense of entitlement.
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  Did You See All Those Looters?!!!

  by Doubtfully Yours in

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  after such a tragedy???!!!.

  shoot them!!!

  shoot them all!!!.

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  Sorry couldn't figure out how to embed the page, but:

  From the Houston Chronicle

  http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3331427

  Aug. 30, 2005, 1:37PM

  Looters take advantage of New Orleans' flooding

  Associated Press

  NEW ORLEANS — With much of the city flooded by Hurricane Katrina, looters floated garbage cans filled with clothing and jewelry down the street in a dash to grab what they could.

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  In some cases, looting today took place in full view of police and National Guard troops.

  At a Walgreen's drug store in the French Quarter, people were running out with grocery baskets and coolers full of soft drinks, chips and diapers.

  When police finally showed up, a young boy stood in the door screaming, "86! 86!" — the radio code for police — and the crowd scattered.

  Denise Bollinger, a tourist from Philadelphia, stood outside and snapped pictures in amazement.

  "It's downtown Baghdad," the housewife said. "It's insane. I've wanted to come here for 10 years. I thought this was a sophisticated city. I guess not."

  Around the corner on Canal Street, the main thoroughfare in the central business district, people sloshed headlong through hip-deep water as looters ripped open the steel gates on the front of several clothing and jewelry stores.

  One man, who had about 10 pairs of jeans draped over his left arm, was asked if he was salvaging things from his store.

  "No," the man shouted, "that's EVERYBODY'S store."

  Looters filled industrial-sized garbage cans with clothing and jewelry and floated them down the street on bits of plywood and insulation as National Guard lumbered by.

  Mike Franklin stood on the trolley tracks and watched the spectacle unfold.

  "To be honest with you, people who are oppressed all their lives, man, it's an opportunity to get back at society," he said.

  A man walked down Canal Street with a pallet of food on his head. His wife, who refused to give her name, insisted they weren't stealing from the nearby Winn-Dixie supermarket. "It's about survival right now," she said as she held a plastic bag full of purloined items. "We got to feed our children. I've got eight grandchildren to feed."

  At a drug store on Canal Street just outside the French Quarter, two police officers with pump shotguns stood guard as workers from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel across the street loaded large laundry bins full of medications, snack foods and bottled water.

  "This is for the sick," Officer Jeff Jacob said. "We can commandeer whatever we see fit, whatever is necessary to maintain law."

  Another office, D.J. Butler, told the crowd standing around that they would be out of the way as soon as they got the necessities.

  "I'm not saying you're welcome to it," the officer said. "This is the situation we're in. We have to make the best of it."

  The looting was taking place in full view of passing National Guard trucks and police cruisers.

  One man with an armload of clothes even asked a policeman, "can I borrow your car?"

  Some in the crowd splashed into the waist-deep water like giddy children at the beach.

  I love this guys sense of entitlement.
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  Marshall Law in New Orleans!

  by Bryan in

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  civil rights no longer exist in southeast la.

  the water is rising and they don't know where it's coming from.

  everyone is to get out as they say they cannot sustain life in the area.. .

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  you loot, we shoot

  woot! woot!
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  Men are more intelligent than women.

  by PaulJ in

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  men are more intelligent than women.

  (link).

  discuss.

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  And this is news????

  Just kidding