Comments on: New Orleans On Alert As Gustav Looms

Gulf Coast Prepares To Evacuate, La. Declares Emergency; 23 Dead In Caribbean

[aztecdakota]

If the walls break again, I think they should let all the water out of that lake. Then build a NEW city of New Orleans where the lake was, which is on higher ground. Then build beaches and Marinas on the southern edge of the town, and swim and fish where the old New Orleans used to be. If it has to be rebuilt again, build it new, on adjacent higher ground. If fill is needed it can be dug up from the surrounding lower areas, which would also creat new resort type lakes. A NEW, SAFE, NEW ORLEANS!!!

[benissimo-2009]

If New Orleans gets flooded again, they better just consider the whole city a wasteland and rebuild it somewhere else.

[no2zeebas]

Hopefully this time mother nature will do the job correctly and wipe that filthy cesspool in louisiana off the map permanently...

[erasmus81]

"We''ve repaired 220 miles of the approximately 350 miles of levees and floodwalls that encompass the greater New Orleans area..."

The people of New Orleans need to take note of this.
The levees have been REPAIRED, not rebuilt bigger and better.

I was talking to someone the other day in the site about the people of New Orleans not learning a lesson. She was saying that they rebuilt their home after it was destroyed. I told her that their money would have been better spent relocating. Why would you put money back into something that is going to keep being destroyed over and over again?

"Stupid idiots living in a stupid city that''''s below sea level." Posted by SlipSliding2 at 05:35 PM : Aug 27, 2008

I agree with this, but you were a little harsh in the rest of your post.

[ar9mp]

The ignorance here is appalling.

You do realize that if one were to follow the same logic that many here do (why build in paths of hurricanes, etc.), it would be perfectly reasonable to require those in the Midwest to move to escape tornados, those in coastal Florida (which is about the whole state) to pack up and leave for fear of their own storm, and people in California to move because natural wildfires are prone there, right? Hell, why should federal $$$ be used to assist Iowans who live along the Mississippi River when it has a worse-than-usual flood season. I don''t want my tax dollars being used to fight wildfires in Big Sur when they new forests have a natural cycle of regrowth....

Also, consider that most of our nation''s oil/natural gas infrastructure is in the Gulf. The manpower required for these industries is enormous, and they have to live somewhere (like NOLA, Biloxi, Mobile, etc.). Heaven forbid that I fail to mention that New Orleans is our nation''s second largest port and supplies most of the Midwest with imports.

The reasons to continue to "dump" tax dollars into New Orleans''s recovery and prosperity are too numerous too mention, as are the flaws in the logic of the ignorant masses that would have one of the only true American cultural centers abandoned for simplicity''s sake.

[lovesamerica]

What a rude remark! There are all kinds of people living there.It is not their color or race,but their inability in alot of cases,to help themselves.

[lovesamerica]

That''s right,blame Bush for the weather and resulting tragedies, Not the people who refused to leave,the local governments,and that good old let''s see what happens mentality. If you look back at this presidency,just take note of the awful things he has had to deal with under his administration. 9/11,the worst hurricane season if not ever,than in a really long time. just to name a few. Has he done everything right?wrong? no and no. He has a whole government behind him that makes and unmakes many of his decisions. I detest his environmental policies, but for a man to have control of an entire country in these troubling times,the decisions made must be mind boggling. I would NEVER want the job and anyone who does should have a major brain evaluation!!! Hurricanes are coming folks..get ready,just like I have to get ready for -10 degree weather and 6feet of snow...

[vitterdidder]

Nother hurricane coming to Nawlines, ripe with opportunity for checks, checks, checks! Hot diggity!

[slipsliding2]

Stupid idiots living in a stupid city that''s below sea level.

I hope this one takes them out permanently. I''m tired of seeing billions of taxpayer dollars being wasted in the attempt to rebuild a town that is to stupid to move to higher ground.

I hope all the money thrown into N.O. the last few years is now wasted when the city is wiped from the face of the Earth. Maybe those uneducated idiots will then learn they can''t trust their local Democrat leaders anymore and vote them out.

[talkingham]

When you build below sea level ina hrricane zone it''s your own fault. It''s time we rolled up the streets in NO and ended the party.

That however, is not an excuse for the absurdly lousy job FEMA did under Bush poltiical hacks and surrogates which were given important jobs here and in Iraq and in most cases failed their missions miserably and/or stole everything they could and then "retired" or received a medal from Bush.

[xmanborg]

After Gustav hits the Gulf Coast and causes distruction, George W Douschbag and McLame will have to tour the area and ACT LIKE THEY ARE ALL CONCERNED FOR THE GULF COAST.

Hahahahahahahahahahaha the Republican Party Concerned about the Gulf Coast or New Orleans thats a good one.

[lovesamerica]

hurricane season runs from July-November,every year. If you live in Hurricane prone areas YOU should be prepared and never wait for someone else to bale you out when the''unexpected'' happens. Haiti and jamaca have stripped much of their foliage to survive,causing erosion,flooding and muslides.Educating them as well as those in our own country on more conseration minded ventures is a good way to start. For now, we all are at the whims of mother nature and the cause and effects of human involvement. Good luck all.

[candy-apple]

If N.O. hasn''''t really done anything to minimize a direct hit, it''''s their own fault. Don''''t blame it on the Feds or FEMA. Eventually individual responsibility must kick in. They have nearly five days to prepare and depart before potential landfall. That''''s a sufficient amount of time for all people to evacuate, even the ones that claim they haven''''t any means to do so.


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Posted by Credibility2 at 03:56 PM : Aug 27, 20

And what do you propose be done to "minimize a direct hit"? Neither NO, nor anyone else, has any control over mother nature. She goes where she wants to go. Make sure that you tell the people on Cali and the midwest that they have to minimize a direct hit from mother nature in their areas as well. Man has no control over mother nature. The only things that can be done is to pack up your family, pets and necessary valuables and get out. Man can''t control what happens when they''re gone.

[credibility2]

If N.O. hasn''t really done anything to minimize a direct hit, it''s their own fault. Don''t blame it on the Feds or FEMA. Eventually individual responsibility must kick in. They have nearly five days to prepare and depart before potential landfall. That''s a sufficient amount of time for all people to evacuate, even the ones that claim they haven''t any means to do so.