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to: Robert G Lewis
from: Mark
date: 2005-09-12 23:43:08
subject: Re: FEMA director Brown relieved of hurricane responsibilities

From: "Mark" 

LOL, yup, that's the one  something like "how the hell should
I know how to hotwire a car, could you?, I grew up with a golden
spoon"  Yes, he indicated too that the owner of that factory
gave him permission to steal his trucks. I guess he figured he was safe in
admitting to attempted hotwiring, since he was unsuccessful and didn't take
any food or plasma screens  


"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
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> Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be currently available. If its the one I
> think I saw it a day or so ago and it is good.  I enjoyed his comments as
> well. Of course he is a burglar and car thief ( there was something about
> the business owner before the storm though )
>
>
> "Mark"  wrote in message
news:43264656{at}w3.nls.net...
>> While I'm not negating the level of damage in NO, most of which was
>> caused by flooding via the breach of the levee, somehow I think the
>> devastation of the entire MS coastline that spread 30 miles inland -- is
>> completely unimaginable. Perhaps, because that scope of destruction is so
>> huge, we've not yet wrapped our minds around it. Maybe it's just so big a
>> thing to absorb, that the MSM can't figure out how to cover it,
>> especially not when they have a ready-made, compact, financially
>> manageable, area to concentrate on in NO.
>>
>> While I won't vouch for this guys observations, as I have no idea who he
>> is, he does have an interesting 197 photo walk through of NO from before,
>> during, and after. What's interesting, is his categorization of the MSNBC
>> coverage via the following caption on one photo:
>>
>> "I don't know her name, but she works for MSNBC. My apologies for my
>> wordage, but this wench didn't know what the hell was going on. She made
>> up 75% of what she was saying and exaggerated about 95% of everything
>> that she did know. The message: do you want to be a reporter? All you
>> need to do is have a pretty face and buy a Thesaurus!"
>>
>> Here's the link to the gallery, the above caption is from a pic near the
>> end, and there's another interesting caption regarding Brian Williams of
>> NBC shortly thereafter (but primarily it's interesting to see NO from the
>> inside in realtime, the shots that the MSM isn't willing to wade for):
>>
http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1&Uc=11f
8dl9z.4nk5zpvf&Uy=vhxvcl&Ux=1
>>
>> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
>> news:4326422c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>
>>> "Mark"  wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> "Robert G Lewis" 
wrote in message
>>>> news:432632db$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>I wonder it the fact that Alabama and Mississippi are
in a different
>>>>>FEMA district had anything to do with FEMA's performance.
>>>>
>>>> Could be.
>>>>> Also the areas hit inAL and MS are not as populated
and not as much
>>>>> damage.
>>>>
>>>> Not as hard hit? Wow the news really isn't covering them
-- almost all
>>>> buildings from the coastline to 30 miles in have been completely
>>>> leveled, LEVELED. If that ain't as hard hit I don't know what is!
>>>
>>> Note that I said not as much damage . Fewer Buildings, fewer people and
>>> less dense so I doubt the total damage is anywhere near that of New
>>> Orleans and the surrounding areas.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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