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My point was that the local and state governments (along with the people themselves) are handling the situation in Colorado. This is as it should be. I am not aware that there has been a request for disaster relief or assistance. I never asserted that no government was involved. This is just the opposite of the situation in Louisiana and New Orleans in 2005. The state and local governments failed in their own responsibilities and used the blame game regarding FEMA as a cover up. Unfortunately, many people have bought into this scam. Even if the "Denver Post" message has inaccuracies, the realities of the differences between how Colorado and Louisiana dealt with their respective weather events are stark. The underlying theme of my message is factual. There is more to be gained by a basis in an unkind reality than a kind fantasy.
Glen Schumann Winona, MN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 507.454.3056 FAX: 507.454.3056 www.hbci.com/~gschuman _____ From: Beth Moe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 1:53 PM To: 'Glen Schumann'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [Winona] Denver News Glen, The Snopes site indicates that the message Paul sent was a variation on the October 2005 e-mail - it's almost word-for-word. That original e-mail was false, and so is the one referring to Colorado. "The government" is involved in the Colorado snowstorms, as it always is in an emergency situation - state troopers and snow plows keeping people safe on the highways, National Guard troops helping feed stranded cattle, etc. And - not to nitpick, but among the inaccuracies - the e-mail stated that the TV network news people didn't show up and report on the storms. In my house, anyway, we've seen lots and lots of news coverage about the recent weather in Colorado. My point is two-fold. First, e-mails like this are generally inaccurate and shouldn't be blindly forwarded. Second, the underlying theme of this particular message is unkind, to say the least. Beth Moe _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glen Schumann Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 9:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Winona] Denver News The urban legend report has no relationship to the December events. It talks only about the October events. The point Paul made still stands unless there are other facts of which I am unaware. Glen Schumann Winona, MN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 507.454.3056 FAX: 507.454.3056 www.hbci.com/~gschuman _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Brooks Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 1:04 PM To: WOD Subject: Re: [Winona] Denver News Thank you Beth for helping point out the Urban Legend Paul got caught up in. BTW -- who do you think is paying to get feed to cattle and food to people and to get people to safe places and to house those made homeless due to the blizzard. And, it wasn't Denver that got hit so bad -- it was the outlying areas in SE CO. I see absolutely no comparison between these two natural disasters in terms of the toll on human life and property anyway. I am disappointed that we Americans get so easily conned by these exaggerated urban legends. Craig Brooks ----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: john finn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Online Democracy <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 5, 2007 11:05:56 AM Subject: RE: [Winona] Denver News [Winona Online Democracy] The information in this e-mail is incorrect. Also, a very similiar (and similarly incorrect) e-mail made its way across the Web in the fall of 2005, after extreme blizzards in the Dakotas. This link will give you more information: http://www.snopes.com/katrina/soapbox/dakota.asp Beth Moe Quoting john finn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [Winona Online Democracy] > > _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
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