Hurricane Katina Horror

[PegLeg45]

Of course you know that if Gustav turns out to be relatively tame (and I pray that it does), that the Bush administration is going to be pillaried for fear-mongering and usurping state's rights.

Yep, kind of a "damned if you do-damned if you don't" situation. There's always a spin to it.

[Ksail101]

Sorry as soon as that guy started talking about Blackwater and completely pissing me off I stopped it.

I respect any man that makes the choice to work for company that does more to protect me and my rights than most of my government. Sorry but I will defend the operators of Blackwater till the day I die. If it wasnt for them I may still be on the 4th of July Bridge in Baghdad.

[jaybet]

Hey Ksail, that's just going to be one of those things we never know enough about because the media is so left wing and the govt. would like us to think just what they want us to think. YOU would know about this as much as anyone. To me, your opinion of Blackwater has the most credibility.

[Pathfinder]

I'm with Ksail on this one, backing Blackwater all the way until there is some element of proof.

At the height of the mess, I bought a Blackwater t-shirt and hat, pissed my so-called libertarian (read, liberal from public schools) son no end - blames Blackwater and Haliburton for all of our problems.

But then, I also just got a St. James the Moorslayer / Infidel (in arabic) t-shirt from Gabe Suarez. Just that kinda guy, I guess.

[jaybet]

Now I'm a little twisted.  I'll go with Ksail on Blackwater, but Halliburton? Cheney's buddies have sucked so much of our money out of this there will never BE an accounting. What a setup. if there's any big behind the scenes conspiracy to this administration that's it- Cheney's buddies raping us over there.
Of course, it's a feeling- I have no knowlege. It's like when I think I'm going to hit my head on something, but then I usually do hit my head.

[Sponsor]

[TAB]

You know what, if you live below sea level, in a area that histroically floods every year, your in an area where heavy rains/ winds happend regularly, your city needs pumps to keep the ground water out... maybe, just maybe, you should think about moving.

[twyacht]

Halliburton has been a gov. contractor for years and years, Slick Willy's Admin. used them several times in different ways. Bush the Elder, all the way back to Reagen, and even Carter the Useless. The Pres. doesn't select them , Gov. agencies do.

They do a lot more than just oil "stuff", they even have a "Circumferential Acoustic Scanning Tool"

Here's a list of products and services from their own site. If you scan through them they perform a multitude of stuff, not related to oil at all.
http://www.halliburton.com/ps/default.aspx?pageid=1

Cheney retired from Halliburton, and took his golden parachute and stock options just like any corporate exec. would do.

Don't hit your head!

I've been wanting to go to the Blackwater Range here in NC, it ain't cheap but it is awesome.

[jaybet]

Take me with you. I'm not a cheap date- I'll shoot up every bit of ammo I can get my hands on. But I DO eat a lot.

[twyacht]

The best hurricane recovery kit used here in coastal NC, was/is Hammers, nails, saws, and neighbors. No FEMA, no trailers, no prepaid debit cards used at strip clubs and shoe stores. Just neighbors helping eachother get through it.

3 years after Katrina, you don't hear about the tens of thousands in Mississippi, or Alabama, that had their livelihood "blown away".

Just poor old New Orleans.  I think the French are laughing now. They sold that swamp land to the U.S., and outside of Mardi Gras, really good food and music, they don't have much else. (Football team)

Sept. 96, shook my world up, and was a direct hit 5 miles south of me in Wrightsville Beach. Water to the bottom of the STOP signs, no power for 2 weeks. My house was on 10 ft. stilts, and wasn't torn up except for some shingles and siding. Nat. Guard came by day and a half later, asked if we were physically OK, looked at us with our holsters on, and gave us some MRE's, and ice,and wished us the best. Took many a sponge bath with water heated off the grill, kept my small generator running a couple of items on demand; (coffee machine) , ....small fridge.

She was called Fran and she was a "bit**".


Just left of the eyewall is Wilmington.  We now may have Hannah, or Ike, or Josephine. Sounds like Sept. on the coast!

[jaybet]

Listening to Ray Nagin on the radio and the reporters I realized this morning that we have now created an entire city of entitlement. From here on out every time there's a storm, open up your wallets because New Orleans will be recieving a great big new welfare check. In the long run it will be cheaper to move all the buildings several hundred miles and start over.