--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 9/2/05 8:19 AM, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sorry, but it's NOT being distorted by the media. > > Yes it is. There are reporting on the areas they have access to-- esp. The > convention center and the Superdome. What you're not seeing is the hospitals > where the people in medical distress are and other such places. How about > the bayous? Where's the footage of the people there? > > Keep in mind you have numerous HOSPITALS which lost electricity and some are > completely surrounded by water. In such a situation, these people will take > first priority to people standing around. > > From the perspective of the disaster teams, the largest problems are access > and lack of communication. You also have to consider the basic nature of > triage--the people who are in imminent danger are going to get first > attention and the people standing around who are merely displaced will get > attention when transport arrives and as facilities for them becomes > available. Just because the media is pointing their cameras at a bunch of > people standing around doesn't mean there isn't significant efforts underway > and happening right now. In general, the media isn't in the areas where the > real work is being done.
Why not? > > > > > I'm listening to a tape of the mayor of New > > Orleans being interviewed by phone from last > > night on CNN, cussing a blue streak about what > > is NOT happening. > > Maybe he should take more personal and administrative responsibility for the > shortcomings of his own planning and foresight and appropriate response > infrastructure in an area that as recently as two years ago was hit by a > major hurricane. > > > > > Somewhere between 15,000 and 50,000 people are > > marooned at the Convention Center in New Orleans > > with no food, no water, no sanitary facilities, > > no medical attention, no INFORMATION. Most of > > them have been there since Wednesday; the media > > has repeatedly reported on their plight. Babies > > and old people and sick people are dying of > > dehydration because they don't even have WATER. > > This is not true, they are receiving water and food. The critical people > are/were being lifted out. Remember, the rules of triage apply. > > > How do you know? > > And the head of FEMA last night claimed the feds > > didn't know anything about them. > > > > That is just *criminal* incompetence. > > The city of New Orleans and the state of LA should carry the burden in terms > of incompetence. NOLA was and is riddled with corruption. ------------------------ 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/
