Hurricane Katrina...

[Busyman]

What did I tell you? You have to want to help yourself.

Not all of those that stayed couldn’t afford to. A lot of people that stayed said that they thought that if they could survive hurricane Camille they could survive anything. They were wrong.

Oh damn they polled all those survivors. ...and they all said if "[If I] could survive hurricane Camille [I] could survive anything."

So the people that didn't get out should fuck off then 'cause they didn't walk to safety. Riiiight. Your dumbass comment fits only those who have the means.

The fact is we should be more about America than other countries.

Why the fuck didn't we tell the Iraqi's to help themselves in fighting Saddam?
Why the fuck are we losing more in (tax dollars and lives) in another fucking country fighting for freedom than some of our own domestic issues?

Mind you this has just started but it's a shit pattern.

Put American interests first then take care of other shit.

edit: and this shit is mostly because the levies broke. Who foresaw that?
You got elderly folks, women with newborns, etc....and then you've got

You have to want to help yourself.

[BigBank_Hank]

Listen I said that there were some that could have gotten out that didn’t. I know someone that lives in Biloxi and they have money and they didn’t leave even though we begged them to. Want to guess why? The house that they live in survived Camille. They survived the storm but the house didn’t. There were people in the city that could have left that didn’t is all I’m saying. Those people had money and chose to stay. Fats Domino is another example. He’s a very famous musician here in the state that’s very wealthy and stayed in his condo downtown.

and this shit is mostly because the levies broke. Who foresaw that?

Are you kidding me? Who saw that coming? People have been saying that for years and years now. Hurricanes aren’t something new here. Everyone in the whole damn city knew that the levees could not withstand a cat 4 storms on up, everyone. They were designed for storms up to cat 3 strength.

[Busyman]

Listen I said that there were some that could have gotten out that didn’t. I know someone that lives in Biloxi and they have money and they didn’t leave even though we begged them to. Want to guess why? The house that they live in survived Camille. They survived the storm but the house didn’t. There were people in the city that could have left that didn’t is all I’m saying. Those people had money and chose to stay. Fats Domino is another example. He’s a very famous musician here in the state that’s very wealthy and stayed in his condo downtown.

and this shit is mostly because the levies broke. Who foresaw that?

Are you kidding me? Who saw that coming? People have been saying that for years and years now. Hurricanes aren’t something new here. Everyone in the whole damn city knew that the levees could not withstand a cat 4 storms on up, everyone. They were designed for storms up to cat 3 strength.

Ahaaaaa...I knew that.

Guess who denied the money to fix them years ago?

Bush merged FEMA with HLS after 9/11 so they competed for money. Guess who won?

This happened and our borders are still porous.

Look at this bitch shit
Bullshit comforting

[RPerry]

Oh damn they polled all those survivors. ...and they all said if "[If I] could survive hurricane Camille [I] could survive anything."

So the people that didn't get out should fuck off then 'cause they didn't walk to safety. Riiiight. Your dumbass comment fits only those who have the means.

Sorry Busyman, but I watched the news that night as well, and saw many who thought Katrina was a joke. They were partying to the last minute on Burbon St. A bunch claimed " The media is just hyping this up". At the time most of those comments were made, Katrina was a catergory 5 storm. My heart goes out to some of the people who got caught up in this without a choice ( mostly children and wife's of asshole husbands/fathers who thought they had all the answers) and to the poor of New Orleans who had no choice of where to go.

[GepperRankins]

i'm guessing 90% of those caught up didn't have a choice

[Santa]

Why does the u.s. need to decide whether they will "accept" the offers of help money supplies etc from foreign countries?
does politics always have to be this sneaky?

[Busyman]

Oh damn they polled all those survivors. ...and they all said if "[If I] could survive hurricane Camille [I] could survive anything."

So the people that didn't get out should fuck off then 'cause they didn't walk to safety. Riiiight. Your dumbass comment fits only those who have the means.

Sorry Busyman, but I watched the news that night as well, and saw many who thought Katrina was a joke. They were partying to the last minute on Burbon St. A bunch claimed " The media is just hyping this up". At the time most of those comments were made, Katrina was a catergory 5 storm. My heart goes out to some of the people who got caught up in this without a choice ( mostly children and wife's of asshole husbands/fathers who thought they had all the answers) and to the poor of New Orleans who had no choice of where to go.

Sorry as well RP. Your first through third sentences get a "No ".

Your last is what I'm talking about quite obviously.

I hope a couple news clips of partying don't give you the entire picture nor, in light of what has happened, should it matter.

[peat moss]

Why does the u.s. need to decide whether they will "accept" the offers of help money supplies etc from foreign countries?
does politics always have to be this sneaky?

I read the Swiss were offering their oil reserves , they have oil ?

[JPaul]

The fact is we should be more about America than other countries.

Why the fuck didn't we tell the Iraqi's to help themselves in fighting Saddam?
Why the fuck are we losing more in (tax dollars and lives) in another fucking country fighting for freedom than some of our own domestic issues?

The fact that the USA spends a lot on matters outside of the USA is contrary to the wishes of a lot of other people, not because of them.

It is very much a matter of "your choice".

[JPaul]

Why does the u.s. need to decide whether they will "accept" the offers of help money supplies etc from foreign countries?
does politics always have to be this sneaky?

I read the Swiss were offering their oil reserves , they have oil ?

They also have a navy.