Obama: Katrina survivors didn't get enough help

[Chris_]

Oh yeah and it didn't make landfall in NOLA, the outerbands grazed NOLA's

True, it wasn't a direct hit by any means. It's always made me laugh how people like the DUmmies thought NO took a direct hit from a CAT 5 storm. The only time Katrina was a CAT 5 was out in the middle of the Gulf. It quickly lost strength and wind speed as it neared shore. If it HAD been a CAT 5 at landfall all of NO might have been wiped out.

And the DUmmies among others, seem to ignore all those people pulled off the roofs.
Intact Roofs. Still Attached To The Houses. You know, the ones people had
to CUT through to escape the FLOOD waters???

I'm sorry, but after all this time I hold little patience or sympathy for anyone of any color still whining about their home in New Orleans. Anyone STILL bitching about this obviously wants the Dems to give them a condo (a nice one) in Boca.

[Wretched Excess]

And Katrina wasn't a CAT 4 or 5 when it made landfall.
It was a 2.

If the freakin leeves hadn't failed it would have been worth a
couple of days in the funny papers.

When you build a city in a bowl on the Gulf Coast, guess
what's bound to happen. 

it had a cat 5 storm surge in front of it, and that is what does most of the damage.   but you already knew that, I am sure.

[JohnnyReb]

So, what's Obama's plan.....build an ARK?

[Chris_]

it had a cat 5 storm surge in front of it, and that is what does most of the damage.   but you already knew that, I am sure.

See post above yours Fearless Leader.  

[Wretched Excess]

See post above yours Fearless Leader. 

heh.  ok. 

katrina is sort of a pet peeve of mine.  mississippi caught the worst of it, but you didn't hear a word about it.  my parents live 90 miles inland, and they had $20K worth of damage to their house.  now, the eye passed just to the west of them, and that's exactly where you don't want to be in a hurricane, but that's another conversation.

[Chris_]

heh.  ok. 

katrina is sort of a pet peeve of mine.  mississippi caught the worst of it, but you didn't hear a word about it.  my parents live 90 miles inland, and they had $20K worth of damage to their house.  now, the eye passed just to the west of them, and that's exactly where you don't want to be in a hurricane, but that's another conversation.

I hear ya, and Katrina bothers me too. Friggen morans on DU would rather believe Fister about 10,000 dead instead of looking at the facts. They'd rather blame Bush than the correct people and they totally ignore people like your folks.

[Wretched Excess]

I hear ya, and Katrina bothers me too. Friggen morans on DU would rather believe Fister about 10,000 dead instead of looking at the facts. They'd rather blame Bush than the correct people and they totally ignore people like your folks.

there is no way for a mere mortal government to compensate for an act-of-God-like occurrence like katrina. 

of course, those poor, deluded individuals that believe that government is the solution to their personal failings are incapable of dealing with that fact . . . like it or not, reality happpens.

[Chris_]

there is no way for a mere mortal government to compensate for an act-of-God-like occurrence like katrina. 

of course, those poor, deluded individuals that believe that government is the solution to their personal failings are incapable of dealing with that fact . . . like it or not, reality happpens.

The DUmmies and their ilk will also likely not remember the facts on Hurricane Andrew.
There was a Bush in the White House then also and guess who was Governor of
Florida in 92??? Yeah DUmmies, it was an eeeeevil ReThug. NOT.

Hurricane Andrew Facts

[Wretched Excess]

The DUmmies and their ilk will also likely not remember the facts on Hurricane Andrew.
There was a Bush in the White House then also and guess who was Governor of
Florida in 92??? Yeah DUmmies, it was an eeeeevil ReThug. NOT.

Hurricane Andrew Facts

I was in Sarasota (a.k.a, the most beautiful place on earth) when Andrew hit.  it was breezy.

andrew wasn't as freaking big as katrina, though.

katrina:


andrew:

[Chris_]

LOL!!!

But Andrew did hit as a CAT 5. And Homestead showed it.

Plus, later analysis show probable severe micro-bursts that,
in areas, probably produced wind speeds near 200mph for
short times.

[Wretched Excess]

LOL!!!

But Andrew did hit as a CAT 5. And Homestead showed it.

Plus, later analysis show probable severe micro-bursts that,
in areas, probably produced wind speeds near 200mph for
short times.

homestead, it turns out, was made of lincoln-logs.

but I concede the fact that andrew had much higher winds.

[Chris_]

homestead, it turns out, was made of lincoln-logs.
but I concede the fact that andrew had much higher winds.

True, up till Andrew builders were getting away with using staples to install roof shingles. Not that there is really anything wrong with staples but when they are HALF the length they should be...
I was visiting my sister in the Orlando area when they lived there and I was shocked how quickly a builder was putting a roof onto an apartment. Later that day I took a walk past the place and found tons of staples all over the place. I remember thinking how small these staples were but didn't give it much more thought.

Then again, even a Lincoln Log home can survive a storm like Andrew. When I was living in Sarasota there was an article about a Homestead homeowner who correctly protected his windows with Plywood. His windows stayed intact and he didn't loose his roof, or his home. His place was one of the only homes that wasn't blasted to pieces. It was an interesting read.

[Wretched Excess]

True, up till Andrew builders were getting away with using staples to install roof shingles. Not that there is really anything wrong with staples but when they are HALF the length they should be...
I was visiting my sister in the Orlando area when they lived there and I was shocked how quickly a builder was putting a roof onto an apartment. Later that day I took a walk past the place and found tons of staples all over the place. I remember thinking how small these staples were but didn't give it much more thought.

Then again, even a Lincoln Log home can survive a storm like Andrew. When I was living in Sarasota there was an article about a Homestead homeowner who correctly protected his windows with Plywood. His windows stayed intact and he didn't loose his roof, or his home. His place was one of the only homes that wasn't blasted to pieces. It was an interesting read.

post the link, if you can find it.  that's interesting.  I knew that homes got blasted to pieces in tornados because of the change in pressure, but didn't know that the same thing happened in hurricanes.

you don't have an opinion on pam anderson, huh?   

[TheSarge]

I hear ya, and Katrina bothers me too. Friggen morans on DU would rather believe Fister about 10,000 dead instead of looking at the facts. They'd rather blame Bush than the correct people and they totally ignore people like your folks.

That's because it's easier for them to do that rather than actually think for themselves.

[NHSparky]

So if Zerobama is pissing and whining that the Katrina survivors didn't get "enough" help, why was there NO funding in the stimulus bill for NO and the other affected areas?  And frankly, when is it EVER going to be enough?  We're at $250K for every man, woman, and child who was in NOLA in 2005.  When do we say, "We've given you enough, now you're on your own?"

[TheSarge]

andrew wasn't as freaking big as katrina, though.

Depends on what you mean by that WE.

Andrew was a Cat 5 when it made landfall.

Then once it got done trying to take out the southern portion of Florida...it went after Louisiana.

IMHO that was a big freaking storm.