--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/2/05 9:51 AM, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > No, no, no. You're not getting it. It isn't a > > matter of "blaming," it's a matter of getting the > > feds to ACT in a halfway effective manner. > > Are you're expecting that to happen?
They've been able to do it in previous disasters. > Fed response to disasters is always the last to arrive. Why the NOLA > officials don't have an effective mechanism in place and channel of > communication with FEMA, et al is beyond me. Apparently they didn't > even let the Feds know where they were telling people to gather! It's been public knowledge since WEDNESDAY that people were gathering at the Convention Center without food, water, or medical care. It's been all over the tube. > It's a horrible situation but ultimately those who decided to stay, > for whatever reason, must bear some responsibility for their own > outcome. No, no. *Most* of the people who stayed did so because they could not afford to leave, had no car, no money for transportation, no place to go, no money for a hotel. You're beginning to sound like a mouthpiece for the Bush administration. > I realize you feel the Feds should be there at our beck and call, > but anyone who is realistic will know better. Well, actually, it's the federal government's *JOB* in the case of a disaster like this. > It's easy to micromanage the situation from your perspective in > front of your TV screen but armchair observations are of little > help--even if they do sell papers and boost TV ratings. Gee, did I say somewhere that I thought my observations were helping anybody? Or did you make that up? Your attitude is truly disgusting. > > As somebody observed, if New Orleans had been > > invaded by Iraqi insurgents, there would have > > been an instant and massive effort to go in > > and subdue them, or at least keep them away > > from areas where they could interfere with > > the rescues. > > Well, that's the military's specialty! Right. But they aren't DOING IT. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
