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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:17 PM
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How will the 15,000 + people be evacuated out if there is flooding ?
Edited on Sun Aug-28-05 09:24 PM by steve2470
By helicopter out of the top ? By boat ? Just heard on WWL TV there are at least 15K or more now in the Superdome. On edit: I really meant after the hurricane passes, sorry.
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TrueAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:19 PM
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1. All pregnant white women will be helicopter out
The rest will have to swim.
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caligirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:21 PM
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3. A new focus to replace Holloway.
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:21 PM
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4. Well Brian William ("GE Man" to his friends) has the GE yacht.
At his disposal. Tweety will be cabin boy.
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Child_Of_Isis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:30 PM
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9. I looked for white women in that line
I swear I couldn't find any. Have you seen a white pregnant woman? Did you see any white women at all? Please tell me that you have.
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wli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:53 PM
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10. I saw one that looked 70+ using a walker, but only one. n/t
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ncrainbowgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:57 PM
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13. Yes- earlier today.
a french-canadian woman who had just moved to New Orleans was interviewed on CNN or MSNBC (can't remember which I was watching at the time)
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Child_Of_Isis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 10:12 PM
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17.  french-canadian woman
Oh hell, she doesn't count.:rofl:

Sorry, I couldn't help myself. I am just so disturbed over that long line of black folk waiting to get in the Superdome. I am trying to shake it off but it won't go anywhere.

I need to know that there was as least one wealthy white christian blond woman (or couple, or family, preferably American born and bred, who "chose" to stay.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 11:30 PM
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25. Hey! Those Acadians were the earliest Euro settlers in the North American
part of the continent. Mayflour folks are johnny come latelies to them. French population of Louisiana lived for 200 years in Bay of Fundy before they were kicked out and founded Louisiana. Just tell Bush they are "founding families" (don't mention Canada) and he'll save them all.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 10:17 PM
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20. I saw her!
She is a teacher. Just moved to NO.
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Lady President Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 10:01 PM
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15. I saw a couple, but I watched a l.o.n.g time
I've been watching the news all day, and in the last couple hours of daylight, there were some young white women in line. Sadly, they were part of groups of what appeared to be college kids. There are tons of college kids without cars, so I imagine quite a few will end up in the Superdome. :(
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Child_Of_Isis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 10:15 PM
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18. Oh my god!
Edited on Sun Aug-28-05 10:15 PM by Child_Of_Isis
College kids, with no way out. Unable to get flights. I am taking my kid to college tomorrow. I can imagine the panic of their parents.
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caligirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:20 PM
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2. their on their own.
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:22 PM
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5. I would imagine they would be boated out
I don't think we have many of those big transport helicopters here since they are scavaging the desert looking for old helicopters to fix up to take to Iraq.
Wouldn't it be nice to see Marine 1 involved in the evacuations?
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:23 PM
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8. It sure would be. Even better to see Bush do some "hard work" nt
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:55 PM
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11. That would be my guess. Helicopters wouldn't be the most efficient.
Edited on Sun Aug-28-05 09:56 PM by Roland99
Nor the safest.
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spuddonna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:23 PM
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6. No helicopter can combat hurricane force winds...
They're hoping that they can move people up into the bleachers off the field, to avoid the water...
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:56 PM
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12. Only the lower level will get flooded. The Arena area will be fine.
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Suich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 09:23 PM
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7. When the floor floods, they'll move up to the seats. eom
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 10:01 PM
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14. They could have been busing these people out using public transport
But instead, they'd rather the public busing just sit there. The buses will be underwater tomorrow anyway. Why waste them when they could do some good?

http://www.norta.com/showhighlight.php?id=66
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Massacure Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 10:03 PM
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16. The Superdome is 10 stories high. It won't flood completely.
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Tyranny_R_US Donating Member (988 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 10:18 PM
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21. My main concern is the roof hopefully it will hold up
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 10:16 PM
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19. 10 pm cdt advisory at this link
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4491096&mesg_id=4491096
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 11:26 PM
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23. Since the water will be 15 feet high - they could send in a destroyer or
two and take them by sea to some safe pour. Zodiak boats and the like. Helicopters. They can do it. And you bet that they have tons of gasoline and the like being driven to NO right now... being stored in safe places, so that they can move the people out.
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Mr_Spock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-28-05 11:28 PM
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24. They're saying 30.000 people BTW
FYI
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