Shame on the N.O. Homeland Security

[jaysunb]

They have people lined up outside the SuperDome to be searched for, bombs, weapons and drugs.
I can't think of a worse place for these folks to take refuge, but why further humiliate them by implying they may want to either, shoot up, blow up or get high in the SuperDome.

Oh well, they're just a bunch of Black folk......:evilfrown:

[Bluebear]

1. Now, now, one of them could be a terrorist with a dirty bomb

What a fucking outrage.

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. You-have-got-to-be-kidding -me!! They are not searching people!

Tell me you're joking. Do they REALLY think there will be a terrorist staying for the hurricane? OMG.

[xultar]

4. You know they gotta search the negroes from the 9th ward.

[sakabatou]

27. And the gays too...

They could start talking about constitutional rights, and we don't want that... :sarcasm:

[KeepItReal]

6. Yes they are searching EVERYONE that comes to the 'Dome

There is a huge line wrapped around the building.

Check out WWL in N.O. they may show it again soon:
http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_wwltv&props=livenoad

[jaysunb]

7. I'm not joking !

the news guy on channel 4 just said they had 10,000 plus still in line to be searched for weapons and drugs. Also, they had to delay the first group until they could get the dogs there.

SON OF A BITCH !!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. OMG! I can't believe this SHIT!

First off, there should not be ONE FUCKING PERSON LEFT IN NO! 2nd, THEY HAD DAYS TO EVACUATE EVERY SINGLE PERSON, EVEN THE POOR ONES! 3rd, the LAST thing on those people's minds is terrorism. 4th, IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO GET OUT. NOW THEY ARE BEING SUBJECTED TO THIS HUMILIATION????? What bullshit! Now I'm pissed as hell! :grr:

[aquart]

10. DOGS!!!!

Are they out of their effing MINDS????

[Boomer]

21. Yes, they are searching

And, unfortunately, they are also finding stuff.

According to news reports, they've already confiscated guns, knives and drugs.

Don't know about you, but I would rather not be locked into a huge building with armed and desperate people.

[jaysunb]

25. did you really think they "wouldn't "say that ?

what a crock of shit !

[barbaraann]

3. The poor black people get the "shelter of last resort."

They told them to bring food and water and now they have to search the bags of food and water, which is seriously delaying entry into the Superdome. Did they do this on purpose?????

[coffeenap]

5. F'ing insanity! nt

[shadowknows69]

8. they better make sure they're done searching when the storm hits

or we're going to have one very nasty stampede into the stadium and I don't think Superdome or Homeland security are up to the task.

[caligirl]

11. and they are doing this at,say, the Radisson? who knows,

if the price of gas goes up Monday and Tuesday Bushco will drop in the polls again!!

but then it wouldn't be because thousands died for lack of a way out, no they are not Bush's base.

[wli]

12. add another outrage to Bushler's reich n/t

[TheMightyFavog]

13. Can't we send all the flying ANG C-5s, C-141s, and C-130s

That are left in the country and airlift those poor people out of there?

[jaysunb]

14. Why ?

they're just poor black people. think of it as " thinning the herd "
I'm sure that's the way the authorities see it. :evilfrown:

[VADem11]

15. You do know

that the mayor of new orleans and a whole lot of officials are black too. Right?

[RetroLounge]

16. So is Condi Rice

got a point?

RL

[VADem11]

19. I'm just saying

that it is not necessarily racially motivated. It's more of a class thing which is pretty sad in itself. Sorry I didn't try to explain earlier.

[TheMightyFavog]

17. If I were Prez...

Both VC-25s (Air Force One and decoy) would be ferrying people out along with Every transport the airlines and the military could muster.

Hell, If * could lend one VC-25 to Reagan's family to take St. Ronnie's corpse to California, he could lend tham to get some poor people out of New Orleans.

[jaysunb]

18. Yes I do and

I also know the limits of their authority in a situation like this. Straw bosses aint about shit when it gets right down to it.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

30. Is the mayor in charge of HLS?

[Cocoa]

20. they have to have security

they absolutely MUST have security at the Superdome.

They can't let people fend for themselves in such a huge crowd, security is absolutely essential.

[jaysunb]

22. I'm sure you're right if this were happening in NYC

but NO is probably the friendliest city in America. This crowd looks to be 90% black. They are going to pull together as we've always done in times like these. There's no need for this kind of bullshit.

BTW I realize you were being sarcastic. :hi:

[Cocoa]

26. I was not being sarcastic

I'm sure the authorities know that if they bungle the security at the Superdome, the first person that will be on their asses will be Jesse Jackson, because the victims will be African Americans and there's a long history of neglecting their welfare.

[Corgigal]

23. Got to share this with you guys

My husband and I wondered why they weren't doing an airlift of some of the citizens of NO. My husband called the mayors office , then unto the Emergency Operations Center, then to FEMA.

The Emergency Operations center thought that this would cause a run on the airport but wanted him to call FEMA. FEMA mentioned they don't have enough airplanes in the US to assist the population.

Hubby then called CNN and spoke to someone who couldn't believe FEMA's response. They asked him to send an email with the names of the people he spoke to, which he did. CNN is also worried about the SuperDome and said the local govt will put 70,000 people in there.

I personally still think it's Bull Shit that this country couldn't have done a humanitarian airlift. This country and it's govt should hang it's head in shame.

[dogday]

24. If they could not afford to get out of town

then they could not afford materials for a bomb. These people are poor, don't treat them like terrorist, treat them like American citizens....

[barbaraann]

28. The man in charge, Col Ebbert, is apparently a Republican.

9 . EBBERT, TERRY J
10/24/2002 $250.00
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70125
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[nothingshocksmeanymore]

29. If my life were that disrupted, I'd need my drugs...fuck those brownshirts

[jaysunb]

31. I need mine and my life is

pretty "still" right now.....hint hint ?

[lovuian]

32. There are children and infants that need to be gotten in first!!!

Where is the triaging!!! I see able bodied men getting in and see infants carried by their mothers back in line!!!

This is like the titanic Women and children first!!!