Gulf Coast Politics....

[Turk2500]

I'm beginning to think that the folks in the Gulf would be better served by the on-going support they have received from fellow Americans than some of the narrow minded, self serving city leaders that come across more concerned about how they look in the middle of a disaster!

What really set :pissed: me off was Mayor Ray Nagin putting a plan into place allowing 1/3 of the population back into New Orlean's when Federal agencies are saying it isn't safe yet! First he was doing nothing but slamming the Federal Government for reacting to slow (later it was shown that "he" was also the one slow in reacting), now that the Federal government is there he won't listen to their warnings.

Sometimes you just want to :gun2: .

I pray that we don't loose any more life in the Gulf because of short sighted leadership, at any level!

I feel better now. I think I will go for a ride.

[NCFatBoy]

Uh, yeah, and 646 doesn't quite equal his death toll of 10,000+... might be a tad bit of an exageration....... ya think?

If you don't know for sure, keep yer mouth shut...

[sculpin]

Uh, yeah, and 646 doesn't quite equal his death toll of 10,000+... might be a tad bit of an exageration....... ya think?

If you don't know for sure, keep yer mouth shut...

Hey NC

I agree 100%

I don't even want to get started about the politicians who are using this disaster as an opportunity to be in the spotlight, or how the press blows everything out of proportion and how it makes them all look like the morons they are, (to those of us who know which way is up), because there isn't enough time in the day or space on the forum. But you are not alone, and I imagine there are a lot more of us out here that agree with you.

Thanks for posting your thoughts. Somebody had to say it!

[electroglidin]

Sculpin thats it man, gettin so tired of the media I feel :crazy: :tard: I know its an awful tragity but the whiping out of cities has happened before and WILL happen again (this weekend (take care helwig)) I know that the extrordanary flooding from the levies breaking created a much more difficullt circumstance but what in the world is wrong with bring ing back the poeple? Who is suppose to rebuild it? Who is suppose to clean it up? Who shpould reopen the stores and get back to work on revitlizing the infrastructure? OK I KNOW THERE IS ANOTHER HURRICANE COMING ALRIGHT! So back the folks out . (oh thats right the New Orleans Gov. already demonstrated their ability to get their citizens out) OK then let Rita pass and get some folks back in there

[Lelliebabe]

Effort To Recall Louisiana Governor Underway Effort To Recall Louisiana Governor Underway

September 19, 2005 10:02 p.m. EST


Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter

New Orleans, Louisiana (AHN) - An effort to recall Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco has begun in light of errors made before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina struck the state.

The Web-site www.impeachblanco.org is generating interest from thousands of Louisiana residents.

Movement leader Chuck DeWitt points out the reasons for a recall of the governor, including:

Failing to execute the state's emergency plan to safeguard the citizens by ordering a mandatory evacuation of southern Louisiana in a timely manner.

Purposefully withholding food, water, and hygiene items from the tens of thousands of victims stranded at the Superdome and the New Orleans Convention Center in an effort to get them to leave the area.

Delaying sending the Louisiana National Guard to maintain order in the city of New Orleans for four days, allowing snipers to hamper rescue efforts, and permitting looters to ransack homes and businesses.

Choosing to spend the days after Hurricane Katrina engaged in partisan bickering and finger pointing rather than giving FEMA and the U.S. military the authority they needed to take over the rescue effort, relieve suffering, and save lives.

There has been no official comment from the governor's office regarding the recall campaign.

[gts]

I agree with sculpin again... I wasn't so surprised by looting but I was shocked to hear people were fighting law enforcement + would be rescuers... human nature can be more tragic than mother nature I guess :ignore:

[NCFatBoy]

Well, if you believe all the reports (and I have no reason to doubt much of the destruction), it will be decades before New Orleans even resembles what it was prior to Katrina. The New Orleans economy will be miniscule compared to what it was. It will be some time before the jobs return (with the exception of construction) and the people must move on to other jobs to survive. The more people that leave, the slower the local economy will rebound. It will be a slow rebuilding process.... No jobs, no people.....

[electroglidin]

yea the New Orleans econony may never be the same. How bout this take on it, a percentage of the poeple that got displaced had nothing to begin with (I dont know the percentage). If we are willing to face the facts New Orleans is (was) a 3rd world nation right on our own soil. Unemployment, poverty, Illiteracy and crime were all ranked high in the city. The ones who had nothing or did not have the ability to get out probably wont have the means or ability to get back. In a grander picture I cant help to wonder if the city might just be rebuilt primarialy as a shipping import harbor and the rest of the infrastructure to be built around that . Im positive the attempt to revitalize Burbon st. and the French corridor is giong to happen but will it ever truely be Mardi-Gras again?

Question how are these disasters impacting the economy in Houston? Any body have an idea?

[NCFatBoy]

yea the New Orleans econony may never be the same.

How about permanently designing a North America Venice????

[electroglidin]

How about permanently designing a North America Venice????
WITH NUDE BEACHES, UMBRELLA DRINKS AND THE WORKS?! :flamejump :elk: :beerchug: