What happens to the poor who can't evacuate from Katrina?

[still_one]

Have they activated the national guard to help those who don't have the means to evacuate?

[lonestarnot]

1. No there reserved for protecting bushitler these days.

[Horse with no Name]

2. They are in Iraq

and our President hasn't made any move to help those poor people.
God help them all.

[JackDragna]

3. I hate to defend Bush, but..

..if tens of thousands of people in New Orleans die, it won't be his fault. Even with a few more days of preparation, it has always been understood by people here that a direct hit by a hurricane of any magnitude would kill many. New Orleans is a city with many desperately poor residents, who cannot afford to go out of town.

[Erika]

6. Why would you defend Bush?

Why isn't it a presidential responsibility to see that the poor are taken care of in national emergencies? It's not as if we don't pay big bucks into the federal government. If he can use it for the poor of other countries he can darn well use our money for own poor.

[still_one]

8. that is my point also. It seems like there should be plenty of time

[Bluebear]

10. Sen. Landrieu complains that 3000 Louisiana guard are in Iraq

I believe THIS is what most of them enlisted for, to help their home states.

[Avalux]

4. I've heard they'll use the Superdome

as a shelter. It's above sea level, at least.

[xmas74]

7. But they are saying that it is only for those medically unable to

evac. The rest are SOL.

[Erika]

5. At least 30% do not own vehicles

I watched a Red Cross spot on this. There are at least 100,000 who do not have vehicles and/or who can not pay for gas to leave the community.

They will have city busses stop to pick these people up to transport them to shelters of the last resort.

[xmas74]

9. Interesting reply on boards at weather underground.com

(cut and paste)

Posted By: Orleans77 at 2:21 AM GMT on August 28, 2005.
its an awful attitude..some guy on Fox ..former FEMA official jus said that 50% of all that stay in NO would die in a cat 4/5 direct hit on NO...50% of 600,000 = 300,000 dead...this would be our Tsunami

[Mr_Spock]

11. C'est la vie

Since when do elitist Americans care about the poor :(

[Erika]

12. We will see how the U.S. treats its own poor

I find it disgusting that our own inner city citizens can't afford a way out to save their lives. Let me hear again about how Christian the Bushbots are. Let's hear again how vital it is to give tax breaks to the elites.

[Mr_Spock]

13. Republican = conservative = Christian fundamentalist = hypocrite

These people aren't even nice people - never mind good Christians.

[wli]

14. rethugs will likely call them terrorists and shoot them in the head n/t

[riverwalker]

15. he could send buses

to the poor areas, fill them with the poor and move them. There is plenty of time. That's what a president should do.