The city formerly known as New Orleans

[linazelle]

What symbol should we give it? Remember Prince's emblem?

As a salute to BUSH, let's make up an easily recognizable flash symbol to keep the focus off blacks buying luxury handbags and on the fact that a major American city has been lost under BUSH's reign of terror.

I'm not handy with artwork. Ideas welcome.

[rwheeler31]

1. Sadly I have never been there

Please concentrate on the history. thank you

[shraby]

2. Those people didn't buy expensive handbags.

I don't have the link, but the department of the government that takes care of confiscated goods had counterfeit handbags in their inventory and thought by giving them to the evacuees they would be going to a good place. I read this a couple of days ago.
They were going to go through their inventory and see if there is other stuff stored that would be useful to the evacuees.

[IndyOp]

3. Thanks Shraby - I knew it was a lie - was waiting for truth. (nt)

[DELUSIONAL]

4. Yes it was the US Customs who gave confiscated phony-LINK

name brand stuff to the hurricane victims in the shelter -- now the political hacks are making up LIES.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-seized10sep10,1,6901983.story?coll=la-headlines-california


KATRINA'S AFTERMATH
U.S. to Give Seized Items to Katrina Victims
By Anna Gorman, Times Staff Writer

The counterfeit goods fill more than 100 trucks. There are more than 6,600 blankets, 23,000 pairs of pants, 20,000 pairs of jeans, 87,000 belts, 400 cartons of toys and 15,000 pairs of shoes.

The federal government, which has been criticized for its slow response to Hurricane Katrina, is joining the list of countless charities, schools and businesses that are donating supplies to survivors.

The merchandise, at five warehouses near the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, was seized by customs agents during raids or routine inspections of cargo, passengers and mail coming by sea or air. Most of the counterfeit goods are from Russia, China, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

"Some of this merchandise is very good quality," said Michael Fleming, local spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. "We're not giving rags to the victims by any stretch of the imagination."

On Friday, customs workers began boxing the merchandise, some of which would have otherwise been destroyed. The trucks will head to Mississippi to be distributed to shelters.


Send this link to people-- counter the right wing hate radio bastards.

[IndyOp]

5. I would like a national symbol of mourning for all people who

died in the Gulf Coast -- I've been thinking about wearing a black armband or a black ribbon...





No one is leading us in national mourning for the people who have died - and I need to mourn.

[alittlelark]

6. I'd like to see a Mardi Gras montage w/ a band in the center

But my computer are skills are, well.... not very good.

[Blue Belle]

7. How 'bout Marti Gras Beads??

:)

[nickyt]

8. or a purple/yellow/green armband

[glugglug]

9. I think we need an Atlantis theme