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to: Robert G Lewis
from: Mark
date: 2005-09-12 23:57:20
subject: Re: FEMA director Brown relieved of hurricane responsibilities

From: "Mark" 

Yes, that was the Brian Williams caption, something about him taking a
staffer to task for not knowing where something was, or if it was near
something else. 

"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
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> There was also something earlier , on the NBC news people. Something about
> not knowing where two areas were. Wish I could remember seemed like a
> rather glaring lack of geographical knowledge. This was close to the made
> up (*&^&
>
> Some very good shots in there ( both photos and captions )
>
> "Mark"  wrote in message
news:43264abd{at}w3.nls.net...
>> 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  > was buying shots for a quarter apiece so Kodak shut him down>
>>
>>
>> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
>> news:432648c1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> 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=1
1f8dl9z.4nk5zpvf&Uy=vhxvcl&Ux=1
>>>>
>>>> "Robert G Lewis" 
wrote in message
>>>> news:4326422c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Mark"  wrote in message
>>>>> news:432634d2{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "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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