Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-08 Thread Jeff Zedic
Just onceJUST FRICKIN ONCE, I'd like to read an argument, about something that happens down there, take place without it degenrating into a Clinton/Bush load of shit. Have you people lost the ability to see other people's point of view?? Neither of those guys were worth shit in actual

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-08 Thread ernest breakfield
mistaken again, you are,... i've never said anything about either of our countries before, so it's not likely i've done *anything* again... and i'm certainly not cheering on anything. should i just complain about what other people are saying about their own country and throw stones over a

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-08 Thread Bill Gallagher
Want to see a disaster from far far above ... pictures probability take by u-2 spy plane of the 1960's one was sent aloft a few days ago to do survey of the disaster area which covers about 90,000 square miles just under the size of our former mother country-England

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-08 Thread David Brodbeck
ernest breakfield wrote: just to be clear, i don't dislike Canada and/or Canadians in general; i do some work for a Canadian company, and find much of what's said by them rather amusing, in a quaint sort of way... they certainly seem to think highly of themselves and seem to like to hate us

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-07 Thread David Brodbeck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who paid for Al's flight? And what did he put on it? I haven't heard anything about that. Please tell me more. There's not much coverage. He apparently declined to talk to the press about it, because he didn't want to politicize it. Here's one brief article:

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-07 Thread redghost
OK, but she can buy all the shoes she wants until they declare the money is headed this way. Made it sound as if the folks were beating down the door even before the last rain drop fell On Tuesday, September 6, 2005, at 04:12 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: redghost wrote: WTF is Condi even

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-07 Thread Craig McCluskey
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=8693 By Ben Stein Published 9/2/2005 11:59:59 PM A few truths, for those who have ears and eyes and care to know the truth: 1.) The hurricane that hit New Orleans and Mississippi and Alabama was an astonishing tragedy. The suffering and

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-07 Thread Steve MacSween
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 13.) The entire episode is a dramatic lesson in the breathtaking callousness of government officials at the ground level. Imagine if Hillary Clinton had gotten her way and they were in charge of your health care. Pardon me, while I go throw up. mac

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-07 Thread David Brodbeck
Craig McCluskey wrote: http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=8693 By Ben Stein snip Ben Stein does a great job inventing a bunch of straw men, then arguing against them. I can see why Tricky Dick hired him as a speech writer.

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-07 Thread David Brodbeck
Steve MacSween wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 13.) The entire episode is a dramatic lesson in the breathtaking callousness of government officials at the ground level. Imagine if Hillary Clinton had gotten her way and they were in charge of your health care. Pardon me, while I go throw

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-07 Thread Van Cleve
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Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-06 Thread Bucks2
How many of us work in large organizations? Or if you know someone who works in one ask them about it. Let's imagine a big report is about to go out from your New Orleans office. This report is to the shareholders, or the board of directors or to whomever you think is an important person in

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-06 Thread David Brodbeck
On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:32:00 EDT, Bucks2 wrote If anyone thinks that the president of the US, the head of FEMA or anyone else at that level needs to run out of the room shouting orders, you're sadly mistaken. Large organizations move slowly. They can do tremendous things, but it doesn't

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-06 Thread Bucks2
: Subject: Re: [MBZ] Disaster To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:32:00 EDT, Bucks2 wrote If anyone thinks that the president of the US, the head of FEMA or anyone else at that level needs

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-06 Thread David Brodbeck
On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 15:26:58 EDT, Bucks2 wrote The local government should be implementing plans to get people out of the area. Certainly I agree. I'm not sure any local government has the resources to pull that off without federal help, though, especially in this era of tight budgets.

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-06 Thread BenzBarn
Seems to be a responsible view - everyone looking out for themselves in case a disaster strikes. Makes good sense really... However, look at what happened. The State level of government was just as smashed up as everything around it. It would seem that after they went through the storm it

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-06 Thread Bucks2
From: David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Disaster To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 15:26:58 EDT, Bucks2 wrote The local government should be implementing plans to get

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-06 Thread redghost
WTF is Condi even getting involved in a DOMESTIC issue? The woman is the SECRETARY OF STATE! She deals with foreign weenies and disasters, not local monkey shines. I will grant that the Governor of LA has acted like it is some third world nation not aligned with USA, but Condi has nothing

Re: [MBZ] Disaster

2005-09-06 Thread Bucks2
Good thought except that your emergency supplies are canned goods. When you put away emergency supplies you don't know if the emergency is going to knock out electricity so if they require cold then you've put the wrong stuff away. When you move upstairs you take your supplies with you so now