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  #231  
Old September 3rd 05, 08:41 AM
Martin Hotze
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On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:48:04 GMT, Dave Stadt wrote:

It has been a week since we up here in IL got word NO was likely to get hit
bad and still the NG is not there in any significant numbers. Doesn't the
military have a better communication system than relying on commercial
telephone. It's pretty sad.


they had a well done report yesterday on TV here in Austria. The disaster
area is the size of Great Britain, just to have a relation for us
Europeans.
The shocking part was the window dressing made in Biloxi for your
president. Reporters told us they saw rescue and reparation efforts, US
flags raised, on the street the president was driving through, this wasn't
seen before or after. And one street behind they piled up the bodies.
Then they also brought some numbers on poverty esp. in News Orleans, many
people there being poorer than the average, they also brought up some black
and white stuff in a short discussion, very plausible.
Finally they said that you have all the resources you need, there is only
little organisation/coordination.

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  #232  
Old September 3rd 05, 11:45 AM
Bob Noel
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In article ,
"Dave Stadt" wrote:

I don't know what they get but it is nuts that the NG relies on the
commercial phone system to gather its troops.


What method would you suggest they rely on?

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  #233  
Old September 3rd 05, 12:51 PM
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How 'bout what the original(native) NG used, smoke signals. ;^)

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Old September 3rd 05, 02:16 PM
Thomas Borchert
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Jay,

But what's that got to do with it? Barbarians will always find weapons.


Barbarians... weapons... you made the connection...

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  #235  
Old September 3rd 05, 02:16 PM
Thomas Borchert
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Jay,

True.

And the King of Prussia still owes my ancestors, dammit.


Short memories make for a conveniently clear conscience.

As Michael Moore asks in his open letter to Bush: Can you imagine
leaving white people on their roofs for five days?

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  #236  
Old September 3rd 05, 02:19 PM
Ash Wyllie
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George Patterson opined

Ash Wyllie wrote:

while (Federal Flood Insurance)
{
Step One: Build house on beach
Step Two: Watch house swallowed by sea.
Step Three: Rebuild?

}


Are you aware that the payouts of that program are paid for by the premiums
(just as with my private insurance policy)?


If premiums cover costs, why can't one get _private_ flood insurance?

Are you aware that the Feds force homeowners to build to flood-resistant
standards in order to qualify?


That's nice, but it would be better not to build in flood prone areas in the
first place.

Are you aware that the Federal Flood Insurance program has significantly
*reduced* the cost of disaster relief (which *is* paid for via taxes)?


See above.

-ash
Cthulhu in 2005!
Why wait for nature?

  #237  
Old September 3rd 05, 03:07 PM
Thomas Borchert
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Matt,

They have clearly
done the former


How is that clear? Some experts think quite the opposite is the case.

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  #238  
Old September 3rd 05, 03:07 PM
Thomas Borchert
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Tom,

You put it drastically, but IMHO, you have a point.

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  #239  
Old September 3rd 05, 03:25 PM
sfb
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While 67% of the population of New Orleans is black, the seven parishes
and counties in Louisiana and Mississippi that took the direct hit are
35% black so there are a lot of white people suffering.

Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
Jay,

True.

And the King of Prussia still owes my ancestors, dammit.


Short memories make for a conveniently clear conscience.

As Michael Moore asks in his open letter to Bush: Can you imagine
leaving white people on their roofs for five days?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)



  #240  
Old September 3rd 05, 03:40 PM
Pixel Dent
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Darrel Toepfer wrote:
Pixel Dent wrote:

You have me bewildered.


Find another place to troll...

*PLONK*


This is kinda cool.

I've been doing the usenet thing since 1985 and in those 20 years I'm
pretty sure this is the first time I've been "Plonked." Do I get a
plaque or something?

 




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