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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:22 PM
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NO: Many Thousands Trapped in 2 Hospitals, Convention Center and Superdome
Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 01:30 PM by leftchick
Where the fuck is that military presence chertoff says is there???
Not to mention the folks trapped in their homes still and FEMA has stopped the rescues.


Two New Orleans hospitals plead for help

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9159903/

Doctors at two desperately crippled hospitals in New Orleans called The Associated Press Thursday morning pleading for rescue, saying they were nearly out of food and power and had been forced to move patients to higher floors to escape looters.


That is the situation in NO. It seems they want them to die.

:argh:
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Oreo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:24 PM
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1. lots of people in hotels too
Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 01:25 PM by Oreo
I have a feeling this is the tip of the iceberg. They're going to be finding bodies for months.

Absolutely disgusting. Why aren't more public figures screaming??
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:24 PM
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2. Karen on cnn says that people have started walking--
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:25 PM
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3. people around Conv. Center had busses to ship them out yesterday but
the locals are still there!!
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:26 PM
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5. I heard that. I hope that someone will be there waiting for them
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:28 PM
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8. yes, Karen said she did not know if this came from someone in authority
or not!!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:30 PM
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11. statement from mayor of cnn--karen saying "this is deperate SOS"
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:27 PM
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7. she said that some where told to walk to Hwy?--where there would be
buses. but she does not know if it is rumor or not.
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rkc3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:25 PM
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4. They stopped the rescues?
What does that mean? The water has recessed enough that people can go back to normal lives? They've given up hope of finding survivors?

Anyone?
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:26 PM
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6. Karen on CNN says the Bush Adm. denied that FEMA was told to
stand down.
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:28 PM
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10. they stopped because of the "danger"
I shit you not. The FEMA person said it was too dangerous the people being rescued were becoming aggresive! Rick Sanchez, yes that piece of shit, actually redeemed himself today. He said that the FEMA person is saying the opposite of what he has seen. He said that the folks he saw rescued from their homes were relieved, tired and scared. No danger at all.

There you have it. The Federal Government of the USA is murdering its own citizens.
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mom cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:39 PM
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25. Some people ARE probably snapping by now...You don't always get the war
you would like. Didn't Rummy say something like that.. Esentially he was saying, make the best of what you have got! Are they abandoning the mission or not. Time is precious... Every second counts!
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:40 PM
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27. they are making up a new "plan"
no shit! :(
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:43 PM
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30. Covering their butts is a large part of the PLAN!
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:28 PM
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9. Check this post on Daily Kos about what's happening at Charity Hospital:
I work with the sister of one of the remaining doctors at Charity Hospital. She just got word via her mother that her brother is barricaded on the seventh floor with a small number of doctors --and patients? I don't know -- and there are gunmen threatening them outside. The gunmen are demanding roof access so they can be rescued first. This is literally happening as I write.

What is most stunning about this is, this family is a prominent North Carolina political family. They have been on the phone all morning with Elizabeth Dole's office and other officials trying to raise help, and my coworker reports they are getting nowhere. This is complete anarchy, and the government has failed. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/9/1/135431/9563#65
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:31 PM
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12. mayor of NO--saying now there may not be enough buses!!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:32 PM
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13. oh my gawd!! she asks What kind of relief (15-20,00) people!! with NO
buses.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:33 PM
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14. so, the mayor says they are marching to relief but NO is out of resources.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:33 PM
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15. Karen is juxtaposing BUSH comments--resources are on the way with
the mayor comments!--we are out of rescources!!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:34 PM
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16. mayor says "running out of resources"--hey are OUT of water ect!!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:35 PM
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17. what is this 'we are allowing them to march to ..." from the Mayor??
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:36 PM
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20. "allowing people to march"--what is this "allowing them"
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:37 PM
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21. what they say and what we have seen
are absolute OPPOSITES!!!!!
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gkhouston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:36 PM
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19. goddamn son of a bitch bastard.
why didn't they just cancel school for one or two days in part of Southeast Texas and commandeer the school buses? Even though they aren't air-conditioned, I'll bet those folks would be content with the 4-60 method if it would get their asses out of NOLA now.
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:35 PM
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18. 3 patients died today at Charity Hospital!!
The Doctors and nurses are exhasted and getting sick

:argh:
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beetbox Donating Member (428 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:37 PM
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22. e-mail from a friend-1200 people in Tenet hospital

There are well over a 1200 people still in the
Tenet Memorial Hospital on Napoleon in New Orleans.
Predictions are that flood waters will continue to
rise to another 9 feet tonight. Latest info is that
they have started helicoptering out people, but very
small numbers, less than 100 since 1 pm. Giving you
this update because we may have no electricity before
long. Our phone numbers are 504.897.4531 and
504.897.4530, we cannot call out. Feel free to call
us or give numbers to media to call us. They are
estimating that it may take several days to evacuate
these people - water electricity food security all
will be gone by then. Please help by notifying the
press and the government. People are hoping that
friends around the country can help out. Thanks for
giving people hope. Peace, Bill Quigley
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:38 PM
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23. oh my!!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:39 PM
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24. mayor saying --'this is deperate SOS"--was he sending this to FEMA?
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:40 PM
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26. Karen--'you would expect that every single political leader would
come back"--Congress to come back but only a few of them.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:41 PM
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28. congress to pass 10 billion for this now (200 billion for the war)!!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:42 PM
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29. I am going bonkers listening to all this.
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