FEMA warns of "possible" catastrophic Midwest earthquake (DUmmies blame Bush)

[Attero Dominatus]

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Paint It Black  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Fri Nov-21-08 03:21 PM
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FEMA warns of "possible" catastrophic Midwest earthquake - WTF?
   
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We've known about the New Madrid fault for years now. We know that it's possible there could be a catastrophic earthquake in the region.

WHY THE **** IS THIS BEING TREATED AS BREAKING NEWS? Heck, why is this even really a news item?

What's next? FEMA going to tell us that there's a possibility of Miami getting hit by a Cat 5 hurricane? That it's possible that a tsunami could devastate the East Coast? Hell, why don't they just hire Michael Bay to be their spokesman?


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Paint It Black  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Fri Nov-21-08 03:28 PM
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7. If scientists have reason to believe that a disastrous quake is imminent,that's one thing
   
Is there any reason to believe that a serious Midwest quake is likely within the next few months or years? If so, let's have it. Let's prepare people, or at least try to evacuate as much as possible.

Otherwise, this is nothing more than fear-mongering. Which this administration does oh so well.
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Always Bush's fault

Phred42  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Fri Nov-21-08 07:57 PM
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24. It they knew the big one was coming - they wouldn't tell us directly
   
Just as, if they knew an extinction level meteor event was coming - they wouldn't say a word and they would trash anyone who said otherwise
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stopbush  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Fri Nov-21-08 03:28 PM
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5. But most people DON'T know about the old fault line that sits
   
miles below New Madrid. Most people think of earthquakes happening along obvious fault lines of tectonic plates, not in the middle of the country. Most people are aware of the danger on the west coast, not so much (or at all) around St Louis.

It's prudent for this to be announced, otherwise, people will say there was no warning. If the newsies decide to treat it like "breaking news," well, that's because we're in a 24/7 era of news shows.
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IanDB1  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Fri Nov-21-08 03:29 PM
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8. FEMA's budget must be up for review. n/t   Updated at 3:19 PM
   
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walldude  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Fri Nov-21-08 03:37 PM
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13. Translation for the tin-foil hatters:
   
The pentagon will be testing it's new earthquaking machine the Freedom Shakerâ„¢ next month in the midwest. Any ground shaking will be attributed to the New Madrid Fault. That is all.
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John Q. Citizen  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Fri Nov-21-08 04:14 PM
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14. If the Yellow stone Super Volcano blows, it's all over now baby blue. After the sun is blocked out
   
for years and the earth is thrown into a massive ice age, later on maybe the fungi will grow?

NEWSFLASH!

Yellowstone Caldera could blow any time!
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Atman  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Fri Nov-21-08 04:16 PM
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15. Cheney blowing up his secret lair on the way out
   
It could set off seismic shock waves that trigger a big one.

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KitchenWitch  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Fri Nov-21-08 11:00 PM
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29. November sweeps
   
Plain and simple. Have to keep the fear going even if it is far fetched.
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[JohnnyReb]

  OOOOPS! When I first read that, I read it as mid-"EAST", meaning way the hell over yonder. I was thinking, "Pull the troops out and pray for the BIG ONE."

You kindda have a tendency to do that at my age....

...and when old hard of hearing folks repeat gossip....it gets better and better...

[Kasha]

The Midwest did experience our first earthquake in quite a while this year.


I assume it's breaking news because the FEMA report was just released.

[Chris_]

 


That's it, SLW and I are moving back to Florida where it's
safe except for hurricanes and whacky stories about kids
killing themselves on webcams.

 

[Tucker]

You know, if Chicago goes the way of Sodom and Gomorrah, Il is a red state.

[BlueStateSaint]

That's it, SLW and I are moving back to Florida where it's
safe except for hurricanes and whacky stories about kids
killing themselves on webcams.

 

The two of you could come up here, even though this state is as blue as one gets.  We only get the occasional nor'easter, but we're due for a hurricane.