Comments on: Gustav Gains Speed Headed For La.

As Category 3 Hurricane Approaches New Orleans, Curfew Will Go Into Effect At Dusk; Bush, Cheney Cancel RNC Visits

[underdogus87]

BUSH:Anybody who''s caught looting in the city of New Orleans will go directly to Angola [Louisiana State Penitentiary]. You will not have a temporary stay in the city. You go directly to the big house, in general population," he said.

[slim1h2o]

"Building a city 12 FEET below sea level is stupidity at it''''''''s finest"
Posted by newster1

I think it''''s more like 17 feet below sea level.


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Posted by HawkSprings at 01:45 PM : Aug 31, 2008

The city is sinking. When N.O. was 1st built, it wasn''t that far below sea level. In fact, the downtown, and french quarter areas are not that low either. As we speak.

With that said, we should allow all areas that are 12- 17 ft below sea level, to go back to being wetlands. Lets downsize N.O. We''ll be better off doing so.

[jabailo]

Before this storm hit, I was discussing matters with the Assistant Director of Planning here in my home town and he mentioned that the Bush Administration have declared all areas within ***** and levees to be potential disaster areas and require mandatory flood insurance. This, to me, is the best thing that anyone could have done for most citizens of New Orleans. If you want to live in NO, fine, but the cost of that perk should be appropriately high...high rents, high mortgages, high housing costs, high taxes and so on. In effect, NO is a place for crazy rich people, not the average Joe and certainly not the working poor. These folks had 4 years to get out and find a better, safer place to live...if there''s still there, it''s costing us a ton of money to evacuate them every time there''s a storm. Let''s make it hard for those who really shouldn''t be there to live there, there are plenty of cheap areas with jobs in places like Omaha and Indianapolis.

[calia386]

As quoted "Anybody who is on the street after the curfew kicks in will be arrested," Nagin said.

I was just wondering if everyone needs to evacuate and it is really that dangerous of a storm, who''s crazy enough to hang around just to arrest potential looters???

[hawksprings]

"Building a city 12 FEET below sea level is stupidity at it''''s finest"
Posted by newster1

I think it''s more like 17 feet below sea level.

[antoniof123]

New Orleans should be thankful they at least have a Republican governor this time instead of Blanco.

Posted by HawkSprings at 10:40 AM : Aug 31, 2008

This is an example of why the GOP lost power it is aways party befor country with them it was in the 50''s with McCarthy the drunk and it continues with his legacy.

[vnveteran72]

Mr. Bush called New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin this morning, letting him know that he was "checking in and getting ready to go through this with him again."

Shrub: "Nagy"??...."Yea, I''ll have Brownie take care of stuff, just like last time".....This Hurricination won''t be allowed to windify your town again in soakifying wettification"......

Nagin: ....*(sounds of sobbing)*....

[after55]

Poverty is big business for the Liberals. Ever heard of Section 8 housing? Many people make a lot of money off of it! New Orleans will be rebuilt with Federal funds, the poor will return never knowing they are helping pad the pockets of some wealthy liberals!

[fraserkr]

jump in and help our neighbors

[alan7388]

Building a city 12 FEET below sea level is
stupidity at it''s finest, time to declair
the area uninhabitable, level it, turn it
into a wildlife refuge or state park and
move inland

New Orleans was a big, thriving city for more than 150 years, since before Mark Twain. Anyone arguing that it now has to be abandoned to the sea is (gasp) admitting that climate change is real.

[nothappyatall]

Their massive chiselling away of state funds intended to safeguard the levees in New Orleans had led to disasters like Kathrina and now potentially Gustav.
SIlverStar06

The levies were a POOR design from the start, they were also built on SAND which offers almost no foundation or anchorage, in short they were built on the cheap and they got what we paid for- CHEAP substandard construction.
The replacement massive pumps were in the news from the start too- they had numerous defects and design flaws that rendered them hopeless at best, non-functional at worst. Building a city 12 FEET below sea level is stupidity at it''s finest, time to declair the area uninhabitable, level it, turn it into a wildlife refuge or state park and move inland

[tpraskac]

Save ya pennies Who will pay for Gustav. Us of course.
Gvt would rather pay Middle East than take care of our own.

[cbsfan73]

George Bush cares about the people of New Orleans.

[tpraskac]

erasmus81
room for 30000 people are you kidding plenty of room

[cbsfan73]

Republicans allow free speech.

[yongamerica]

McCain has openly stated he will carry on GW Bushes legacy with policies, international ignorance and massive vacations.

[nothappyatall]

Here we go again, funny how lately these recent events seem to come around RePUBIC-CON convention time!

"It''s been following us all over Cuba, ruining our vacation," said Morral,"

Poor babe! so while you gripe your little vacation is ''ruined'' there''s 81 dead people killed by this storm who won''t have the chance to take a vacation;

"Gustav already has killed 81 people"


"shattered windows and tore off the tin roofs of homes."

Cluebus for CNS: roofs are not made of ''tin'' they are sheet STEEL, tin if you check the commodities quotes costs about $6.67 to $9.07 a POUND USD and goes up and down in value daily like silver and gold

[libsluv2spit]

I don''''t really care that much for Obama, but ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN JOHN MCBUSH !

Posted by deacon20081 at 12:04 PM : Aug 31, 2008
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you tell me...why is obama better than mcain??

[cbsfan73]

President Bush is a fantastic President.

[erasmus81]

Posted by tpraskac at 12:16 PM : Aug 31, 2008

Got room for 30,000 people, do ya?