Comments on: Floodwaters Threaten Missouri, Illinois

Iowans Return To Waterlogged Homes And Business While Rivers Farther South Begin To Crest

[trglazier]

louiville2: "It''''s a sign of global cooling but shhh don''''t tell anyone."

Huh???? Global cooling??? Have you been paying attention to anything in your life?

[louiville2]

lovegetpeace-It''s a sign of global cooling but shhh don''t tell anyone.

[lovegetpeace]

Hello America,
My name is Global Warming and my job is to end world civilization as we know it today. Please continue to delay passing an Energy policy that does not depend on Fossil Fuel. I love my amigo and VP D. Cheney for passing an Energy policy 7 years ago with the help of my profit colleagues the Oil Companies. Too bad Cheney has to leave his office on 20-Jan-2009. I was planning a bigger flooding next year with his help. Please learn how to swim in the meantime.

[midland666]

Inventagod2 ...

thats because Dumbya was in Europe,
then he had to attend that Funeral for Russert,
he is much too busy, to worry about the overal average Joe,

thats what FEMA is for.....

[grizzster]

Who''ll stop the rain?
What is making the levees hold up so poorly?
When can the flood victims finally go home?
Why does this happen as the economy is crumbling?

And most importantly:

WHERE is Tim Russert when we REALLY, REALLY need him?

Grizzster

[inventagod2]

Wow - FLOODING?

Has anyone notified FEMA?

I have not seen Bu$h in the sky over Illinois yet....

[minminmin-2009]

If people prayed, they wouldnt need the sandbags.

Posted by faith_in_w at 11:56 AM : Jun 18, 2008
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You''ve got to be kidding.

[mudrose-2009]

Gee, you mean this wasn''t W''s fault?

[displeased]

New Orleans is no comparison. First of all, the people of NO did not leave when they were told to.
Posted by rosesnpearls

Of course there''s a difference. NO was hit with a powerful hurricane that caused widespread damage. Try doing a mandatory evacuation of a city of several thousand compared to these small towns of 50 to 500. You''re right, idiots will stay behind, but to blame the democrats is ignorant. Handling that situation was not as easy and straight forward as you think.

[notblue]

Nancy Naive, whatever!

Regards

[faith_in_w]

If people prayed, they wouldnt need the sandbags.

[edward1975-2009]

It''s a disaster along the Iowa/Illinois border. Having just returned from out west to Illinois, couldn''t believe what was happening. Good luck to all those affected and godspeed.

[notblue]

It will be interesting to see how fast these midwesterners recover from this flood and disaster that has destroyed and displaced tens of thousands of people, homes, and businesses compared to the ongoing saga of New Orleans. My guess is there will no comparison and no blame placed on our government, these people will take up the task themselves without handholding and deflected critisism.

[creeper00]

Yes, I also wonder where all the other countries are that we have help out in times of crisis.
Posted by onlythereal at 10:05 PM : Jun 17, 2008

I live in Iowa. In 1993 we received help from one other country. The help came in the form of thousands of sandbags. The country? Bangladesh.

[whimsy52]

I would contact the churches in the areas. You might check with the local chambers of commerce and check to see if there is a branch of the Salvation Army nearby. I trust them more than I do other agencies who have too many highly paid employees.

[galeigh0077]

DO YOU PEOPLE EVER THINK OF ANYTHING BUT ANGER?..NO WONDER THE WORLD IS GOING TO PIECES.. NONE OF US CAN CHANGE A *** THING.. SO ADJUST!! LOOK AT POOR NEW ORLEANS (STILL FLOATING IN GOVERNMENT SHI-) HOW SAD
FLOOD OF TEARS..

[rushlimpdrug]

Yours perhaps?
Posted by erasmus81 at 07:42 PM

"You shure got a purty mouth.

Now squeal like a pig."

btw, the post was in reference to the 2nd photo
in the article.

[erasmus81]

Posted by rushlimpdrug at 07:30 PM : Jun 17, 2008

Yours perhaps?

[ubrew12]

bullyforhim said: "corm-fed hard working midwesterners will help themselves instead of whining that government is not doing everything for them. "

The average Red-State gets three times as much from the Federal Government (per dollar sent to the Feds in taxes), as the average Blue-State.

But lullaby me, once again, with that sweet fiction of the corn-fed midwesterners and their bootstraps capitalism. Ah, that''s a fine, romantic myth to these old ears...

[fishinfool43]

Is there some place we can send donations to make sure diapers, formula, and necessary items are gotten for citizens. Red Cross etc: have way to many high paid administrators to really get needed item for people.


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Posted by bozworth4 at 05:19 PM : Jun 17, 2008

You might try checking with your local churches and see if they are taking donations there. They are alot more reliable than any other agencys. I''m sure anything you would like to send here would be greatly appreciated.