It touches everyone...

Many did not evacuate because they thought "If I can make it through Camille, I can make it through anything".

Lesson - Never stay in the path of a cat 5. Which really means cat 3 because you never know when one can strengthen from a 3 to a 4 or 5 in a very short time, and then it's too late.

Many did not evacuate because they thought "If I can make it through Camille, I can make it through anything".

Lesson - Never stay in the path of a cat 5. Which really means cat 3 because you never know when one can strengthen from a 3 to a 4 or 5 in a very short time, and then it's too late.

And remember those poor souls from Camille..."We're staying and having a Hurricane Party!" I was 16 at the time and the stories/photos from Camille have never left me.

I just read stories about two hospitals in downtown New Orleans that have had no help at all. Last night one of the nurses was on the phone with CNN crying....

Why isn't the country giving as much attention to this situation as they are in Iraq? When they needed to find Bin Laden or Sadaam Husein, they were so proud to show how advanced all their technology is with radar and sonar and God knows what else, we can pinpoint a bombing with "pinpoint accuracy." Why then can't we get help into a major American City like New Orleans faster? 30 people in a nursing home died, critically ill patients are sitting on a hospital rooftop for two days now, waiting for a rescue that still hasn't come. Why can't we give these rescues half as much attention as we give Iraq every day?

I heard Bush on t.v. this morning, he said they (the people in peril in NO) should know that "America is behind them." I'm sure that is so comforting for the person in ICU at the hospital in New Orleans whose been laying in their own feces for three days WAITING for help to arrive, or the dialysis patient who died because they couldn't get out of their house to get dialysis.

I'm not at ALL political and usually don't pay too much attention to politics and what's going on (shame on me,) but this is just blowing me away. This is so frustrating and discouraging and heartbreaking. Yes, I'm sending money, but our government spends billions on wars and yet they can't help our own faster?

Amen!

I'm not at ALL political and usually don't pay too much attention to politics and what's going on (shame on me,) but this is just blowing me away. This is so frustrating and discouraging and heartbreaking. Yes, I'm sending money, but our government spends billions on wars and yet they can't help our own faster?

If we weren't so focused on the external (personally and politically), we could afford to build proper levees in the first place. And educate and take good enough care of our citizens so they don't start shooting people at the first sign of trouble.

What's the story with your avatar?

The anger is setting in for all of us. madness for some (snipers at the charity hospital? good god.) I really believe that every govt and civil service agency is doing their best, trying to, but theres just so much confusion. this is CHAOS of historic proportions. i shudder to think of the things that will go wrong due to the lack of communication. but yes, why, WHY can't we at least drop some basic supplies?

I am heartbroken, I really believed American could take care of Americans. Please, please these people are drying just for water and food. Why can't it be helicoptered in?

I am heartbroken, I really believed American could take care of Americans. Please, please these people are drying just for water and food. Why can't it be helicoptered in?

Because they are shooting at the helicopters.

Because they are shooting at the helicopters.

Well someone needs to take out the shooters, so that thousands of people can survive. The choppers were probably getting shot at when they dropped leaflets on other countries. Let's drop some canned tuna on the thugs and then other people can eat the tuna without incident.

Glad they are safe. What an experience. Why didn't they evacuate? I read some people didn't think it would affect them if they were several miles inland. ( Bret Farve's mother for one)

Thousands didn't evacuate because they don't have cars. They didn't evacuate because they wouldn't have the money to pay for gas or a motel room. The poverty in NOLA is tragic and has been so for years.

If the 1 or 5 man reporter team had supplies they would be mobbed. When a chopper lands or hovers and starts off loading they are mobbed. Understandable, but they even out govt or any other govt is not able to make available all the supplies needed at one time.

When the Tsunomi (sp? I know I'm the worst ) hit it was days and weeks before supplies were delivered to all those in need. I don't have alot of good things to say about our government but I bet they do a better job than any other country on the face of this earth. Would you trust the Russian govt to respond fast? How abou the China? Germany? France?

Just my .02

River<---tired of the govt getting the blame--->Otter

Well someone needs to take out the shooters, so that thousands of people can survive. The choppers were probably getting shot at when they dropped leaflets on other countries. Let's drop some canned tuna on the thugs and then other people can eat the tuna without incident.

Let's load the thugs in the aircraft and drop them off in Iraq where they can shoot at the terrorists.

Let's load the thugs in the aircraft and drop them off in Iraq where they can shoot at the terrorists.

or vice versa.

well said S.C. & S.J.

Let's load the thugs in the aircraft and drop them off in Iraq where they can shoot at the terrorists.

This is the quote of the day (yesterday!) for me...as well as SJ's response.

Yesterday our local media reported that displaced people are coming to Louisville, and in fact some are already at one of the missions. A population segment that is not getting as much "TV time" is the elderly, and as the weeks go on, these people will be filling beds all over the place, including here. I am trying to find out if any are here yet, or when they are arriving, and will be helping them any way I can.

I can't imagine how scared some of these old people are without their family, friends, stuff, the familiarity of their nursing homes and caregivers, etc. Please consider visiting and helping someone else's parent or grandparent when you are considering your volunteer options.

Last night one of the news shows interviewed a kid in the national guard. I call him a kid because he looked to be about 12. He has already been to Iraq and back. Now he is in NO. They asked him which was worse, harder to do. With tears in his eyes and no hesitation at all he said "This, here, now". When asked why, he responded, because these are my people. I can't even imagine the conflict he must be going through.

exactly