80 percent of the city underwater in NO

[Mojorabbit]

http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=www.wwltv.com/082905mayor.wmv
Full report from the mayor. There are bodies floating in the water. A oil barge is grounded and leaking oil. He gives a full update.

[Tyranny_R_US]

1. Save the oil!

I AM SO FUCKING SICK OF HEARING ABOUT THE FUCKING OIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sgent]

2. Hmm...

Oil spilling into a city that is 80% underwater.

I don't think he gives a flying fuck about the oil.

Edit... he's trying to prevent the entire city from being under a massive coat of oil -- which will become more likely if a spill continues. Its not about save the oil, its about save the city.

[fujiyama]

3. THe problem isn't necessarily even the oil

It's the oil from the refineries and other chemicals contaminating the water.

Though I will agree the media's focus is on the oil...OMG! Gas prices will rise. That certainly shouldn't be the biggest concern when we have people missing.

[LSK]

5. its not about saving oil, its about environmental disaster too now

Think Exxon Valdez.

[enid602]

28. BR

But the vast majority of chemical, refinery and other toxic industries are concentrated about 50 miles upriver in and around Baton Rouge. Any news as to what's happening there?

[Mojorabbit]

7. He is worried about contamination

He outlines everything and it almost seems an impossible task. This is going to take months and months to even make a dent.

[Tyranny_R_US]

17. Sorry if it seemed like I was lashing out at you Mojorabbit

After hearing about the damn oil all day long I'm just a little pissed I understand the environment issue which is a whole other thing.

[Mojorabbit]

19. No problem

I have been glued to this since yesterday and from watching the news you would have thought all was well. I am still not over going through three hurricanes last year. The mayors report just gutted me.

[VADem11]

9. He' talking about an environmental disaster

I would not want that stuff contaminating the water all over New Orleans.

[Radio_Lady]

4. This is heartbreaking. Where is the President?

This is a tragedy of national magnitude and it looks as if no one cares!!!!

[jsamuel]

6. Fundraising

[LSK]

8. hes living lifestyles of the rich and dont give a fuck n/t

[daleo]

10. He had some cake today.

There is a picture of "Marie" Bush having some cake on another thread.

[Lars39]

11. Thread about where he's at:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4503430

[SoCalDem]

14. Enjoying cake and fundraising today

Marie Bush & Suck-up the clown

[NuttyFluffers]

24. shit, it isn't a lie. it sounded like reductio ad absurdum...

after all these years one would think i'd be inured to this by now and believe any ludicrous thing said about them. fundraising and cutting cake... wow. just wow. the parallels to the saying, "nero and his fiddle" are striking.

[aquart]

29. That cake is pathetic.

Is no one coming to that party? It's two bites away from a cupcake.

[Gruenemann]

34. It's probably a plastic cake. eom

[Nothing Without Hope]

36. It's another "My Pet Goat" response - I thought McCain was a more savvy

politician than that. Looks like he wants to suck up to the GOP donors more than he wants to put on a "caring" face for the hurricane victiims.

As for the blivet**, he really doesn't have a clue of what normal emotions are unless he has someone whispering in his ear with a script. These photos - there's another one that's even better - need to be preserved and remembered. THIS is what he is really like.

[MisterP]

15. f)#($(#ing around, as per usual

[Media_Lies_Daily]

26. Where was his dad right after Andrew? Like father, like son.

[Henny Penny]

30. It looks like nobody knows about it....

I have been watching for 2 and a half days and I can't believe that this isn't big news everywhere.

[crispini]

12. Where the FUCK is the President?

JUST LIKE 9/11! BAD SHIT HAPPENS AND HE JUST DISAPPEARS!

ASSHOLE!

[flordehinojos]

20. the pRestident is getting on with his life!!!!!!!!!!

[Media_Lies_Daily]

27. It's hard working gettin' on with yer life! Hard work!

[chicagiana]

38. If Clinton was president ...

If Clinton was president, he would have cancelled all his personal appointments and TOOK CHARGE. Cut through the beauracratic BS and made sure that they had as many boots on the ground there ASAP.

In fact, Clinton would have had boots nearby and ready to deploy once things cleared.

Who wants to bet that Clinton makes it to New Orleans before the GW Bush (who is still on vacation).

[Gman]

13. That sorry no good, son of a bitch bastard

should have been there this evening at the latest. The sorry mother fucker actually doesn't give a shit about anyone but his self, poppy and his buddies.

Mods, delete this for my profanity if you want. I'm livid right now.

[Radio_Lady]

16. Gman, I see your anger and raise you! It's incredible...

the lack of interest and understanding in this disaster.

I'm livid, too -- whatever the language you use, it's not enough!

[caligirl]

18. I hope they do get that help unlike florida who was

promised a lot and got George posing in the orange groves instead.

[DanCa]

21. Ohmygod it's horrible ...

i just had to shut off my tv . Yo chimpy this is what the gaurd was for. Not to fight your war

[lvx35]

22. JESUS! That's insane! nt

[Garbo 2004]

23. Tulane Med Ctr downtown NO threatened by rising water, ambulances can't

reach it anymore. Water rising fast and they are considering evacuating. Would have to be by air. They were told by LA state police that two block long breach in 17th Street Canal levee is dumping water from the Lake into Orleans parish. (I don't know the geography but that's what the hospital rep said on CNN.)

She also said Charity Hospital being evacuated by air.

[loudsue]

25. This is a disaster of the first magnitude.

I frikkin' HATE george bush and ALL the republican assholes. Every. Single. One.

Right now, I'm not too keen on the ones from OUR side of the aisle, either.

:shrug: What LEADERS? We don't need no stinkin' leaders!


:kick:

[Walt Starr]

31. And this disaster was "dodging the bullet"

Some posters on DU were whining about how this was no big deal.

55 already confirmed dead in Biloxi. 80% of NO is under water.

And this was "dodging the bullet".

If you ask me, the media did not sensationalize this particular disaster enough. The potential for loss of life had KAtrina maintained strength and hit NO head on would have been devestating. We would already be talking of the dead in the thousands as, IMO, the Superdome could not have withstood a direct hit of a Cat 5.

[RandiFan1290]

32. They need boats

Get the media whores off the boats and start rescuing PEOPLE!! I could not believe what I was hearing last night. They have the media crew on boats so they can get their blood lust shots. They can hear people that are stuck INSIDE their attics and they have to just sail on by. Where are the boats!! :grr: :cry:

[meganmonkey]

35. Don't you know, Walt, we're all a bunch of fear-mongerers here

This is no big deal...

:cry:

[chicagiana]

37. If the Storm Surge topped the levee ...

If the Storm Surge had topped and breached the levees, pretty much everyone left in New Orleans would have drowned. The bowl is filling right now. If the storm surge was high enough, the bowl would have been filled in 10 minutes.

[peacebuzzard]

33. devastating info.