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CBS News Obtains Emails Indicating Agency Prohibits Its Own Staff From Entering Toxic Trailers

[forthepeopl1]

SO GO AHEAD AMERICANS BE WEAK, THIS IS COMMING....IT IS TIME FOR A REVOLUTION,TIME TO STOP BUSH/CHENEY


The violence broke out after an estimated 80,000 ant-iBUSH demonstrators - led by university students - marched peacefully to the Supreme Court to protest constitutional changes that would greatly expand BUSH/CHENEY power if voters agree to the changes in December. Unrest, if it continues, could mar a Dec. 2 referendum on the controversial reforms
The amendments being protested would abolish presidential term limits, give the president control over the Central Bank and let him create new provinces governed by handpicked officials.
The protesters demand the referendum be suspended, saying the amendments would weaken civil liberties and give BUSH AND CHENEY unprecedented power to declare states of emergency.
``Don''''''''t allow AMERICA to go down a path that nobody wants to cross , during the march to the Supreme Court.
BUSH, who was first elected in2000, denies the reforms threaten freedom. He says they would instead move AMERICA toward what he calls ``21st century socialism.''''''''''''''''
In televised comments prior to the unrest, BUSH urged ALL AMERICANS to turn out en masse to vote for the reforms. In reference to the opposition, he said: ``Don''''''''t go crazy.''''''''''''''''

SO GO AHEAD AND VOTE HER IN AMERICA, AND SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT...

WITH 250 MILLION AMERICANS THEY CANT KILL US ALL..TIME FOR A REVOLUTION.

[anonbene]

The question I would like answered is which of the Presidents contributors got the no bid contract to install the toxic carpet in the first place? Finish the story, follow the money.

[rickcf77]

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Years ago before the hippie anti-war liberals took power when I was in school I took a journalism class that class preached a basic fundimental concept of get to the TRUTH through facts. I do NOT see that in journalism any more.

It is scary because if these people turn against any individual or group like you or I then we can be ruined. Just look at the Lacrosse players. There is no accountability for the leftist journalists. Scary.

[rickcf77]

TOTAL BEEE S! I live where they make these homes. This whole story since day one is nothing but political spam!

All these houses build here are aired out for a period of time before given to the home owner. In Katrinas case this WAS NOT done because the Democrats started SCREAMING about housing so everything was built and shipped ASAP!

After the structure has been lived in the formaldehyde eventually goes away. The people who got the new unaired out homes WOULD have health problems to begin with until the formaldehyde eventually went away. All the political news stories I have seen make it sound like the formaldehyde NEVER goes away. That is NOT truth. If it was truth then everyone living in a manufactured home would be poisoned!

This (continuing) story makes it sound as if people are dying in these homes when in fact all the homes put in use months ago are perfectly safe now, espically if they have been aired out.

Only the sealed NEW homes should still have the isse - as burried at the end of the article.."FEMA today told...there was no directive against going inside the trailers...the emails don''t apply to trailers people had lived in but instead to 70,000 units now sealed in storage."

[ov442]

Posted by jowand ---- So Jowand, what you are really saying is that FEMA didnt learn from a previously first-time event that caused catastrophic damage, and in fact, got worse considering the misery of the south for what...2 yrs now?

[jowand]

Remember Hurricane FLOYD, Jessei Jackson didn''t

News Max
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005 1:41 p.m. EDT
1999 Hurricane Swamped Clinton''s FEMA
New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida were hit hard when Floyd slammed the coast on Sept. 16, 1999. It was the worst storm to hit the U.S. in 25 years - yet it killed only 61 people. That death toll expected to be dwarfed by Katrina.
Clinton FEMA Director James Lee Witt won high marks for hurricane preparation, but the flood that followed swamped his agency.
A full three weeks after the storm had passed, Rev. Jesse Jackson interviewed Witt on his CNN show "Both Sides Now" - and complained that flood victims were still suffering from a "misery index."
"It seemed there was preparation for Hurricane Floyd, but then came Flood Floyd," Jackson began. "Bridges are overwhelmed, levees are overwhelmed, whole town''s under water . . . [it''s] an awesome scene of tragedy. So there''s a great misery index in North Carolina."
Witt explained that the storm''s devastation was unparalleled, prompting Jackson to ask what was being done for the thousands of families left homeless by Floyd.
Though NEARLY A MONTH HAD PASSED since the storm first hit, Witt said his agency WAS JUST BEGGINING to address the problem.

[greeneyes222]

"Now FEMA says the study has been halted - not a single trailer tested.

The stated reason: the agency says it needs to identify "action levels for responding to the results."

Isn''t that special. And just how long does it take them to do that, pray tell?

If the people living in those trailers get sick, is FEMA liable? One would think so.

This is one screwed up agency, and being put under Homeland Security hasn''t helped one bit.

[nothappyatall]

One of the key components in nearly all trailers AND stick built homes, even high end homes, is OSB. OSB stands for Oriented Strand Board. It''''s a modern day replacement for plywood

Simply opening a window or running an exhaust fan will get rid of the fumes."

Except for one thing, stick built and higher end homes use a lot more HARDWOOD and SOLID lumber, they would have solid oak floors whereas trailers and mobile homes would have OSB floors covered with carpet. Opening a window does not remove all those fumes, the stuff outgases 24/7 for many years and chances are if you live in the snow belt your windows are sealed 6 months out of the year to keep the heat in and if you live in the South they are also sealed to keep the A/C in, both cost a lot now.
Plywood does not cost much more than OSB, I buy 1/2" CDX for around $12 and plywood doe not have nearly as much glue as OSB. OSB is almost all glue with sawdust and chips mixed into IT.

[lrader2]

Most people should know about formaldehde in building materials, its not a new problem. The answer is as easy as opening a window to get some fresh air. A bigger question should be how long are we going to give free housing to the people in the gulf area. I am sorry about their misfortune but its time to move on. I think they have had time to get a job and find their own place to live by now.

[hungry1968]

It''s been 2 years and 2 months since Katrina hit. How long are these people expecting to live in free housing? If they''re not paying rent or mortgage, shouldn''t they have saved up enough money to buy a house outright by now? Or is it a case of, "It''s free housing so I''m going to stay here as long as I can until they throw me out."