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September 08, 2005 08:00 AM UTC

Thorin's Day Open Thread

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  • by: Colorado Pols

Weekend Valhalla, we are coming.

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  2. And friends, somewhere in Washington enshrined in some little folder, is a study in black and white of my fingerprints.  And the only reason I’m singing you this song now is ?cause you may know somebody in a similar situation, or you may be in a similar situation, and if your in a situation like that there’s only one thing you can do and that’s walk into the Blog wherever you are, just walk in say "Folks, You can get anything you want if you vote No on C, Yes on D.".  And walk out.  You know, if one person, just one person does it they may think he’s really sick and they won’t take him seriously.  And if two people, two people do it, in harmony, they may think they’re both mentally unstable and they won’t take either of them seriously. And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people walking in singin? a bar of ?No on C, Yes on D? and walking out. They may think it’s an organization.  And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day, I said fifty people a day walking in singin? a bar of ?No on C, Yes on D? and walking out.  And friends they may thinks it’s a movement.
    And that’s what it is , the No on C, Yes on D Anti-Massacre Movement

  4. Does Tom Tancredo ever say anything that doesn?t have racial undertones?  He’s a straight up racist and disgrace to the state.  I will work hard to get him defeated!

  5. A story for all you Dems out there who want to just blame Bush.  (I know, its an automatic reflex for you, but lets look at some other factors too, shall we?)

    Who’s to Blame for Delayed Response to Katrina?
    New Orleans’ Emergency Plan Not Followed, Federal Government Slow to Take Lead
    Sep. 6, 2005 – In New Orleans, those in peril and those in power have pointed the finger squarely at the federal government for the delayed relief effort.

    But experts say when natural disasters strike, it is the primary responsibility of state and local governments — not the federal government — to respond.

    New Orleans’ own comprehensive emergency plan raises the specter of “having large numbers of people … stranded” and promises “the city … will utilize all available resources to quickly and safely evacuate threatened areas.”

    “Special arrangements will be made to evacuate persons unable to transport themselves,” the plan states.

    When Hurricane Katrina hit, however, that plan was not followed completely.

    Instead of sending city buses to evacuate those who could not make it out on their own, people in New Orleans were told to go to the Superdome and the Convention Center, where no one provided sufficient sustenance or security.

    ‘Lives Would Have Been Saved’
    New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said “80 percent” of the city was evacuated before the storm hit, but Bob Williams says that’s not good enough.

    Williams dealt with emergency response issues as a state representative in Washington when his district was forced to deal with the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980.

    “If the plan were implemented, lives would have been saved,” Williams said.

    There’s no question the federal government plays a major role in disaster relief. But federal officials say in order to get involved, they must first be asked to do so by state officials.

    As one FEMA official told ABC News, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco failed to submit a request for help in a timely manner.

    Shortly before Katrina hit, she sent President Bush a request asking for shelter and provisions, but didn’t specifically ask for help with evacuations. One aide to the governor told ABC News today Blanco thought city officials were taking care of the evacuation.

    Both the president and Congress have vowed to investigate questions of blame. It may already be safe to conclude that there will be plenty of it to go around.

    ABC News’ Dan Harris filed this report for “World News Tonight.”

  6. This column http://www.denverpost.com/carman by the Post’s Diane Carmen has to be the most irresponsible, reckless piece of writing published by the Post in some time.  If you read it you will find her comparing the Red Cross shelter for Katrina victims at the former Lowry Air Force Base — being compared to a Nazi concentration camp.  “Over the top” doesn’t come close to describing how repugnant her column is — but it’s not a surprise coming from her. 

    She also writes that the place was under “lockdown,” as if the evacuees were prisoners. It sounds sexy to write “lockdown,” but it’s totally untrue.  The Katrina evacuees at the dormitory are free to come and go.  Yesterday Carmen wass writing about the evacuees in “lockdown” at a “concentration camp.”  Today the Post features stories of female evacuees out at a local salon getting free haircuts and manicures.

    Yes, Diane, sounds like a horrible concentration camp.  Evacuees also are attending job fairs and worship services at tents on the sight — where the media has free access to talk with any of them.  Carmen’s elitist nose was just out of joint because those running the camp put the needs of the avacuees ahead of the needs of the media celebrities.  Media was kept at the perimeter to provide privacy to the evacuees.  For now the dormitory is their temporary home — and the parking lot in front is serving as their kitchen with the Salvation Army dishing up three meals a day.  It must have hurt Carmen’s feelings not to have been invited into these people’s kitchen or dormintory.  Get over yourself Diane.

  7. As the investigation into federal funding sent to New Orleans gets underway, it is no wonder the local pols are trying to deflect attention. It is going to get ugly and it is starting to make Tancredo’s remarks very understandable. The money was pouring in from the feds for maintaining infrastructure. It was squandered by the local pols in which party? Bring on the 2006 elections.

  11. “No on C, Yes on D” signs for sale! 3 for $10
    It’s for the children! Make checks payable to “the big bad republicans are starving government. inc. or Rich.

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