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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:25 PM
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Well it's Official, the "Blame Game" has begun. Just heard Texas Governor
blaming the people who are running out of gas in these bumper to bumper traffic jams while they are trying to evacuate Houston for running out of Gas (BTW, I've also heard that a lot of Gas station are either out of Gas or closed for other reasons).

I just heard him say that if people had followed his instructions to evacuate Houston/Gulf Coast area 2 days ago, they wouldn't be having these problems. It was on the NPR hourly News update.
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orwell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:27 PM
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1. Tell Goodhair
to call Scotty McClellan. Old Scotty doesn't want anyone to play the "blame game."

I guess he didn't get the memo...
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:29 PM
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2. Jon Stewart did a bit on pre-planning the blame game.
The federal government has already announced the local government failed.
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:31 PM
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3. any red blooded right wing texan
wouldn't need a gas station.

They would show individual initiative and a determination not to depend on handouts. They wouldn't whine about other people not providing them gasoline.

They would have an oilwell in their backyard, and their own mini-refinery. They would make their own gasoline like any other real american.

I mean it makes as much sense as Rush calling for "individual" levees in New Orleans.
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Skink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:33 PM
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5. Some people in Houston are exploring for oil in there backyards so there.
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:37 PM
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9. I prefer DYI bio diesel myself
yumm.. French Fries... Donuts... Fried Chicken...
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 08:03 PM
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24. I understand what you are saying (I'm very much a BioDiesel advocate)
but, do you know what BioDiesel goes for when it's sold at the pump? I have one in my town, but I've never checked.

<http://www.biodiesel.org/>
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Sunkiss BlueStar Donating Member (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:04 PM
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14. Just pulled a Vocal Cord
:rofl:

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okieinpain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 04:32 PM
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21. ha, hell yeah. they don't need no stinkin goverment.
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 10:27 AM
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34. I thought Texans rode horses...why they need gas anyway?
:+
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orion9941 Donating Member (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:31 PM
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4. Oh sure!
It's the citizens fault for running out of gas because they were sitting in traffic for 18 hours and only moved 48 miles.
S-U-R-E...its the people fault.

Dick wads.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:33 PM
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6. Bingo
They had to expect that people would run out of gas when it was reported to be taking so long! Hummers and SUV's will go first.
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:34 PM
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7. Is the bastard losing his cool? It's a lot easier to say "you should have"
than "What I did". That guy is a no good bastard rw piece of shit.
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Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:34 PM
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8. "I'm up for reelection next year! Don't blame me!
I told you last year to evacuate because there might be a hurricane in the next 5 years! Don't blame me!"
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warrens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:41 PM
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10. How about opening the southbound lanes, you nitwit?
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 09:58 AM
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31. I heard on the radio this morning that
all lanes are open and all traffic is only allowed to go north.
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Sweet Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:42 PM
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11. You're right
(BTW, I've also heard that a lot of Gas station are either out of Gas or closed for other reasons).


There's only one station in Sugar Land that has gas. The news stations are listing places to fill up and there are only about ten in all of the metrocpolitan area.
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 04:36 PM
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22. Do you think they are really "Out of Gas" or could it be that...
...some of them are shutting off the pumps and waiting for the price of Gas to spike to sell the Gas they have?

Nothing would surprise me, just after Karina hit and they started talking about how the 2 Gasoline Pipelines from Louisiana did not having electricity to pump the Gasoline through the pipelines, Gas stations in the Atlanta Metro area quickly jacked up the price to $5.50-$6.00 per Gallon.
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Sweet Freedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 09:50 AM
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29. I do think they are out of gas
You should see the lines for places that do have gas. Surely the stations would have made a fortune off of thousands of motorists needing gas (as opposed to those of us without gas who aren't going to leave the house now.)
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 02:58 PM
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12. If he had opened the south bound lanes,
people might still have gas.
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:02 PM
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13. maybe we'll see some natural selection
thin out the Hummer drivers.
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:09 PM
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15. I'd rather see some politicians "thinned out"
those who fail to perform their duty to the public should spend the rest of their days working at walmart
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jilln Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:13 PM
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16. um, only YESTERDAY they announced a VOLUNTARY evacuation of southeast Hous
ton
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Contrary1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:15 PM
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17. I hope every one of them makes
it to Crawford and camps out in the pResident's "home town".
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 03:59 PM
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18. I just got off the phone with a friend of mine here in town
We both have relatives in the Houston area. Her parents in Tomball said I-45 is a parking lot and that people have turned off their engines and have begun pushing their vehicles to save gas, because people are burning up their gas trying to evacuate Houston.

I know that my cousin couldn't leave until yesterday because his work wouldn't let him leave.

So if Perry should be yelling at anyone, it should be the employers who wouldn't let their employees go with plenty of time to pack up and leave.

Tell Governor MoFo to go cheney himself....I'm sorry but that just chaps my hide.
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 08:13 PM
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26. Why not walk?
If traffic isn't moving, wouldn't it be better to pull over, lock up the car and walk? Most of those poor folks who sat in their cars for 10 or 12 hours could have gone at least 20 miles on foot in the same period of time.

Its not the perfect solution, but at least it gets you out of the area.
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 04:03 PM
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19. No one could have imagined that a zillion vehicles that get 10 MPG
would ever run out of gas.
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HootieMcBoob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 10:01 AM
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32. while only being able to travel 50 miles over a period of 18 hours!
it's always somebody elses fault
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bobbieinok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 04:26 PM
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20. I thought repubs believe 'blame the criminal, not the victim'
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wishlist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 04:51 PM
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23. Houston was only under voluntary evacuation for several crucial days
Since original projections showed hurricane going further west towards Corpus Christi, Houston waited several crucial days under just voluntary evacuation requests. When I heard yesterday that Houston had still not been given mandatory evacuation order yet, I was concerned that they were waiting too long.

New FEMA director has also stated that families bear the responsibility themselves to get out of harm's way, setting groundwork to blame any victims for their plight.
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LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 08:08 PM
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25. What if folks have been sitting out there for two days
I wanna know.
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MzShellG Donating Member (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 08:18 PM
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27. I hope people are not stuck there when Rita makes landfall...
TX Gov is full of shiznit.
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renie408 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-05 08:26 PM
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28. I am just waiting for them to find a way to blame Nagin and Blanco...n/t
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SiouxJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 09:56 AM
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30. It's feakin' Texas! Has Texas ever run out of gas before?
Is this not THE state most known for having oil and refineries? But he blames the victims? Why not blame Shrub's buddies in the Texas oil industry?
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-05 10:20 AM
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33. da Gubneer of TX is avoiding accountability--all we've heard about for
the last three days is the UNPRECEDENTED success of the 2million person evacuation!!!

The media has been his whipping boy since Monday, but now it's the citizens lack of planning, I guess.
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