CNN Spellman report now --People dying right in front of me--horrible

[rrrevolution]

He is describing horror unseen by tv viewing public.
People dying, no communication, no buses, no food, no water, no medicine, etc.

[rodeodance]

1. It is the people who came/are flocking to the Convention center.

[rodeodance]

4. many have been days for long time. Buses are for hotel quests only

[rodeodance]

5. the Convention Center is not flooded but still not water, food or supplies

[rodeodance]

7. and no buses are picking them up. People hearing the DOME is not the

place to go, so they are going her only to find out there is NO one to help them either.

[fooj]

2. This is bullshit! WTF is going on?

Peace.

[dogday]

8. Homeland Security at it's finest

does this scare you? It freaking should cause my 10 year could of coordinated the search and rescue better than these guys...

[dogday]

3. What do you expect Spellman Dumbass?

No Water=Death....


Spellman needs to talk to homeland security if he does not like what he is seeing. All those folks at the SD are not getting any food or water. What is up with that?


edited to call Spellman Dumbass, not poster...

[Skwmom]

9. I think Spellman is doing a great job on reporting this mess.

I believe he also said he took a family to the super dome. Now the response from Daryn is another matter. She's showed zero compassion or emotion.

[Roland99]

19. And he's a Producer at CNN? Think this will change some mindsets?

[PA Democrat]

20. Yes, but I guess that any woman who is stupid enough to date

a thrice divorced, hate-mongering drug addict must be a pretty clueless, self-centered idiot.

[CoffeeCat]

76. I thought CNN fired Daran Kagan!!!!

I thought I had read a week ago, that DK was "let go" from CNN!

Please tell me that she isn't still there!

I heard that she was let go, because she was emailing and communicating with Limbaugh during commercial breaks--and it was offending her colleagues.

[Nikki Stone 1]

6. This is such a failure of government, it's hard to know where to begin

Welcome to the privatized world of the neocons

[rodeodance]

17. He said Guard were going by occassionlly but not stopping.

[HamdenRice]

10. please explain more -- at work, can't watch -- who, how many dying? nt

[rodeodance]

13. don't know how many dying, but there are hundreds at the Convention

Center and the surrounding area. No supplies whatsoever.

[Neecy]

14. he was FURIOUS

He saw an elderly man die of a seizure right in front of him - an infant dead - dead bodies at the Convention Center - no relief, no water, no Red Cross, no NG, no communication, thousands of people living in their own feces.

And Kagan showed no human response whatsoever.

[rodeodance]

16. as i said, I hope his reporting gets some response as it obviously did not

get any yesterday when I first saw this. I do not recall which cable was reporting this mess yesterday but it was broadcasted. and the people are still there.

[minkyboodle]

36. Kagan is Rushbo's girl right

A plastic person through and through. This whole thing is a travesty. What a clusterfuck for these poor people!

[rodeodance]

11. well, gosh now maybe some authority will come to aid these people.

[Fla Dem]

12. Simialr thread here. Going on for hours.

[rodeodance]

15. This was reported yesterday already and no one has come to help these

people.

[rodeodance]

18. at least they should do a water/food drop!!

[Kagemusha]

21. I wonder if Bush thinks airdrops would result in stampedes.

Or Mogadishu-like warlords seizing the goods. Meaning those with guns survive first.

I wonder.

[lateo]

22. And that asshole Bush was just yucking it up on vacation....

[rodeodance]

23. cnn now--"people need to see this"--dead bodies no one picking up.

[rodeodance]

24. "dead body wrapped in a sheet next to her"

[rodeodance]

25. Spellman again they are reshowing this. "thousands" around the Center.

[rodeodance]

26. ""Where is the food and water"--looting nearby stores for drinks/food"

[rodeodance]

27. "are they goiing to leave us here to die"--says one person?

[rodeodance]

28. saying no buses coming to pick up us.

[rodeodance]

29. old lady saying "for two days we have had no food"

[rodeodance]

31. for gawd sake why is newscaster asking such stupid questions--

[Mr_Spock]

30. Isn't that horrible??

Unbelievable - I can't believe how AWFUL this has turned out to be. It is just heartbreaking... :(

[rodeodance]

32. Spellman saying people extreemly angry, some just want help. "we can

not spend another 3 days here"

[rodeodance]

33. "no one in charge here"--"NO officials around"

[rodeodance]

34. Newscaster trying to ask--WHY--what is going on?--Where are the

officials?

[rodeodance]

35. Spellman saying police are at a loss also. no commications.

[rodeodance]

37. OK--they have showed this yesterday and now today--Will these

people get some help?

[rodeodance]

39. newperson--can they get out? she is likening to World trade center where

people just started walking to get out of NYC.

[rodeodance]

40. Spellman is realistic--Where to walk too?---some parts are flooded--it

is not like NYC--

[Roland99]

44. Well, if buses are getting from Superdome to Houston...

can't they walk along that path?

Where is the Convention Center?

[rodeodance]

59. it is downtown, but saying that people do not want to go to DOME--water

surrounds the dome and they have heard horror stories about the condidions.

[Roland99]

69. The convention center is higher ground near the river

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2020+St.+Charles+Avenue,+new+orleans,+la&ll=29.943259,-90.074286&spn=0.024411,0.030863&t=h&hl=en

There's an onramp to the Crescent City Connection not far away but I guess it's probably underwater to get to it.

[underpants]

38. Ugh! Little chance of rain in NO after today

http://www.weather.com/activities/homeandgarden/home/weather/tenday.html?locid=70119&from=36hr_fcst10DayLink_home

The zip codes in the area are 7011# if that link doesn't work.

I certainly don't mean this as a sick joke. If it were to rain at least some water would be available. They could use buckets, shoes, their hands SOMETHING.

This is sad and amazingly sad to watch and I am just reading about it.

Pray hope dance whatever you can for rain.

[rodeodance]

41. I understand what you are saying. fresh rain water would help.

[rodeodance]

42. "something has to change TODAY--or these bodies will continue to

build up"--today he says--NOT after meetings, but Today!!

[rodeodance]

43. newscaster--these pics of people humped over dead in Wheelchairs!!

[rodeodance]

45. then cut to "well, FEMA is up and running in Baton Rouge"--

[rodeodance]

46. says FEMA does not want to go in cause people getting shot at in NO.

[rodeodance]

47. saying this is the militarys job to go in (reporter in Baton Rouge).

[rodeodance]

49. FEMA has resourses but no communications on the ground.

[underpants]

54. Thanks for the updates

I like being able to read it in the subject lines.

I really don't think we or anyone realizes how HUGE and how bad this is.

[Mabus]

48. Take my child

A woman gave up her child hoping it would be safe. Where are the supplies? I can't believe this is happening.

[rodeodance]

50. Well, i say to FEMA--take your trucks with supplies and go where you

can instead of waiting for someone to tell you where to do. you will find people all over who need your help!

[rodeodance]

51. saying they are putting armed personnel on the buses at the Superdome.

[MO_Dem]

52. DOES ANYBODY IN THE WHITE HOUSE WATCH TV?

I cannot believe that this is happening--This is so repulsive!

[rodeodance]

53. obviously not. I listened to Scotty a bit and he was clueless!!

[rodeodance]

55. reporter asking: What provisons were made for those who could NOT

get out. those who could not afford to get out.

[rodeodance]

56. the mayor said the dead were not a priority. now we see dead bodies

on the side of the street. in wheelchairs--!! not good!

[rodeodance]

57. me=something has to give here. This was just so horrible.

[hnsez]

58. CNN just stated that FEMA is just learning about this now from CNN video

Everyone knew this would happen today if there was no help.

:mad:

[rodeodance]

60. oh my gawd, really--FEMA learning from CNN??

[rodeodance]

62. cnn saying Cherhoff will have a press conference in a bit.

[Mabus]

63. ARG!

[MO_Dem]

74. Talk talk talk talk talk blah blah blah blah

WE WANT ACTION! NOW!

[Mabus]

61. I'm appalled

I've been watching along with you. It is absolutely heartbreaking.

[rodeodance]

64. cnn (Karen)---Gen James Marks just saying what the military is now

doing.

this is no good. they are not on the ground at the convention center now when they need them!

[rodeodance]

66. "all under command and control of FEMA"--the military is--says this GEN.

[rodeodance]

67. Karen--you talk of these resourses but WHERE are they!!

[rodeodance]

68. gawd, is anyone listening to this GEN. just defending FEMA!!

[rodeodance]

70. Karen is trying to get help but this General is NOT going anywhere!

[rodeodance]

72. "isolated pockets" where you can not bring resourses in. HELL, there

were buses coming in for the hotel evacuees around the CENTER.

[TornadoTN]

75. ISOLATED POCKETS MY ASS!!!

I HAVE BEEN THERE SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS! THERE ARE HOTELS ALL OVER THE PLACE! THE HYATT IS JUST DOWN THE ROAD, YOU CAN PRACTICALLY SEE IT FROM THE STEPS OF THE CONVENTION CENTER!

Sorry for the caps, but for fucks sake, this is ridiculous! They know this is going on, it is dry around the convention center area, hell, they could even bring a boat in from the Mississippi. THIS IS FUCKING RIDICULOUS!

[bear425]

71. Yes, he's sounding like an apologist

Asking Kira to spotlight the good work the military's doing. jeez.

Gotta leave for an appt. Thanks for transcribing for us!

[rodeodance]

73. yesk he is an apologist for FEMA et al.

[rodeodance]

65. it is beyond heartbreaking, I am furious!