There is NO excuse for not dropping water by air...

[FormerRepublican]

People can't survive more than 3 days without water. There is no reason why they can't drop water to these people by air, ESPECIALLY those who are gathered together in large groups - and they have stopped rescue efforts and have a bunch of helicopters standing by.

I feel like our government is content to just sit back and watch these people die. And lord knows our Congress wouldn't interrupt their vacation to actually do something. No doubt they're celebrating the demise of a bunch of poor people who are a drain on society. (:puke:)

They're more worried about raising money (can anyone say looting?) from the public than they are about keeping people alive.

I know people aren't supposed to say the word 'Nazi' around here, but these guys come so close in philosophy to the horrifying lack of concern for human life that the name fits.

There is NO excuse for not dropping water by air.

[Misunderestimator]

1. I agree! Where are all the helicopters dropping parachutes of supplies?

How on earth could they not be doing this NOW?

[driver8]

2. That's what I was wondering...is every helicopter in the country

busy doing something else??? WTF?

[Teaser]

3. It isn't like this is berlin.

Fuck, this would be easy. Easy.

What is GOING ON?

Can we pool our resources and buy a fucking helicopter ourselves?

[ewagner]

4. Speaking of that....

where the HELL is the water?

Where the HELL is the food?

Where is it being staged? How come it's not getting to the people in NO?

[SteppingRazor]

5. If you do drop water, it has to be much more than the group needs...

The only reason I can think of NOT to drop water to a group is that if you don't drop enough, they'll kill each other over it.

We should be dropping cases and cases of bottled water, saturate the supply to overwhelm the large demand.

[flpoljunkie]

6. CNN: FEMA has halted rescue operations in New Orleans--too unsafe.

[Misunderestimator]

11. Too unsafe to drop a parachute. I doubt that.

I'm beginning to doubt if there was really a gunshot either. Or whether that gunshot was accidental. I haven't heard from anyone who actually witnessed it.

[raccoon]

16. May not have been. Remember Kent State? At first the

Ohio NG, or their spokesman, were claiming a sniper had been firing at them. THis later went down the memory hole.

[Birthmark]

7. There is no excuse.

We are witnessing murder. What are we going to do about it?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

8. "We have to prioritize our needs"

says the White House.

STOP prioritizing. WATER is the priority!!! Without that, all will die very soon.

[FormerRepublican]

9. Lord help me...

...but I seriously think they WANT these people to die.

This goes way beyond incompetence and into deliberately letting people die.

[raccoon]

17. I think you may be right.

If these people die, it may cause social unrest in other cities. Riots. Think back to the sixties, Watts, Detroit, etc.

A perfect excuse to declare martial law all over the US, and/or institute draconian totalitarian laws (that just happened to be written up as long ago as 4 years ago) stripping away more of Americans' rights.

[Booster]

18. And Bush will declare martial law all over the land and crown

himself king George.

[Totally Committed]

10. If these were rich white folks

stranded on, say, Catalina, they'd have been rescued by now. Period.

There should be no one left in that city by this time. Everyone should have been evacuated, tended to medically, given water and fed.

They should be clean, dry, and safe.

I am sick of this bullshit... My heart aches for these poor people!

TC

[FormerRepublican]

12. IS there something we can do to start getting water to them?

Does someone want to call the Red Cross, Salvation Army and some of the others to see if we can contribute to charter a helicopter to get water in there? Maybe the relief agencies have resources already and just need some people pushing them.

I emailed my US Senator to try to get a message in to FEMA, but freaking Congress is on vacation and lord knows they won't stop their fun to actually do something for Americans in trouble. But maybe we can start putting pressure on our elected officials to start doing some practical things that will help people stay alive.

It's clear our government is inept and heartless.

[Teaser]

13. Can we hire a helicopter?

And drop some goddamn bottled water?

[Pallas180]

14. AGREED- CALL SENS & REPS-#'S HERE -THIS IS GENOCIDE-MUST DROP WATER/FOOD

CONGRESS PHONE #'S - CALL & DEMAND THEY CONTINUE RESCUE- THIS IS GENOCIDE
Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 12:46 PM by Pallas180

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress /

SO THEY SHOOT AT US IN IRAQ AND THEY AINT PULLING OUT FROM THERE.

THIS IS GENOCIDE

DEMAND THAT SENATOR/CONGRESS AT LEAST DEMAND THEY DROP MRE'S AND

WATER FROM THE HELICOPTERS TO THOSE THOUSANDS WHO ARE IN THE WRONG

PLACE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER!!!!!

THIS IS URGENT

THEY'RE DYING ON THE STREETS FROM NO WATER AND FOOD.

THESE COULD BE DROPPED FROM COPTERS EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT PICKING

THEM UP

IMPEACH THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS

NO WATER NO FOOD STOPPING RESCUE IS GENOCIDE

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[RandomUser]

15. There's an old saying

"Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence"

But how can anyone truly be this stupid and incompetent??? Unbelieveable. This Administration makes a new low for incompetence.