Some rubbish I received via email

[Alleycat]

This caused a bit of a controversy with one of my co-workers. I can't believe they think it is comparable. Please help me de-bunk this one-it should be easy.




THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT.
>This text is from a county emergency manager out in the central part of
>Colorado after todays snowstorm.
>FW Denver Post:
>WEATHER BULLETIN
>Up here, in the Northern Plains, we just recovered from a Historic
>event--- may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" ---
>with a historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 MPH
>that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds
>of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated scores of
>communities and cut power to 10's of thousands
>FYI:
>George Bush did not come.
>FEMA did nothing.
>No one howled for the government.
>No one blamed the government.
>No one even uttered an expletive on TV
>Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit.
>Our Mayor did not blame Bush or anyone else.
>Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else, either.
>CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX or NBC did not visit - or report on this category 5
>snowstorm. Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.
>No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House.
>No one looted.
>Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something.
>Nobody expected the government to do anything, either.
>No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and No
>Geraldo Rivera.
>No Sean Penn, No Barbra Striesand, No Hollywood types to be found.
>Nope, we just melted the snow for water.
>Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed cars.
>The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and didn't ask for a
>penny.
>Local restaurants made food and the police and fire departments
>delivered it to the snowbound families.
>Families took in the stranded people - total strangers.
>We fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman
>lanterns.
>
>We put on extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work or Die".
>We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get us out of
>a mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that trades
>votes for 'sittin' at home' checks.
>Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen this
>early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.
>"In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of about 48
>degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems evaporate."
>It does seem that way, at least to me.
>I hope this gets passed on.
>Maybe SOME people will get the message. The world does Not owe you a
>living.

[madinmaryland]

1. Snopes is your friend.

The story is complete bs...

http://www.snopes.com/katrina/soapbox/dakota.asp

[XemaSab]

2. How many people in the snowstorm died?

How many people lost everything?

How often does it snow there? A few times a year? So people there are prepared for harsh weather. I don't think it's possible to be prepared to drown in your attic.

[RebelOne]

3. Not this e-mail again. It's been debunked so many times.