A letter from Michael Moore

[TDW]

Why are they shooting the cops? I see where 30% of the NO police dept. has quit. Was watching an interview with a bunch of cops and they were fired on. Makes no sense to me.

[Rick H]

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what did the Louisiana local and state governments do to prepair for this?

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Easy answer NOTHING!

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The New Orleans Mayor and Louisiana governer are as much or more to blame as anyone else.

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Absolutely correct!

You build a city below sea level that in theory will withstand a catagory 3 Hurricane (wrong thinking there in the first place) only to have a catagory 5 Hurricane barrel down on you, you also get a couple days heads up and you do NOTHING??


Instead of sending in 400-700 buses two days AFTER the hurricane why not send them in 2 days BEFORE the hurricane??

I feel for everyone affected by this disaster and believe that more could have been done before Katrina unleashed her wrath.

Rick H.

[NapsterNova]

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I don't understand his [Bush's] logic in the border area especially

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The Hispanic illegal immigrant basically has none of that high-overhead stuff, just himself and his family to feed and a one-room apartment.

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Same is true with the Irish when they immigrated to the U.S. they worked 18-20 hour days for just a few dollars a week. Many died one the job. In particular the construction of the I&M canal. This is the canal that connected Lake Michigan to the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. It's funny, my grandma tells me stories of how she had to learn English when she came from Italy, there weren't exactly signs in every language or press "1" for? I&M Canal
Just a ramble

[RichSchmidt]

The fact is that the vast majority of what happened here can be attributed to the ignorance of the people who live in these areas.They were given a fair amount of warning,and the chose to do nothing.We get a lot of crap about how poor they are and how they couldnt afford to leave town,but the fact is hat even celebrities and wealthy rsidents of N.O. stayed behind because they thought they knew better,or they didnt want to sit in traffic or whalk or whatever.It was the popular opinion that this was going to blow over.If all of those who could have left had done so,the rescue workers would have had a fraction of the job that they currently do,and their efforts would have been focused on getting the truly handicapped and unable out of the disaster.Instead they are spending the bulk of their time airlifting out the otherwise able bodied people who own cars and gas cards and should have ben out of there over a week ago.While all of this is happening,the real sick and handicapped are dead inside their homes where nobody will see them until after all able bodied poeple are rescued off the rooftops.

[SamLBInj]

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Why are they shooting the cops? I see where 30% of the NO police dept. has quit. Was watching an interview with a bunch of cops and they were fired on. Makes no sense to me.

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Lawnessness (Sp?)..Amaizing to see, Seeing people taking shoes and food I understand, seeing the idiots stealing the Plasma tvs and stereos while wading through 5 feet of water is beyond belief. As the greatest country in the world we have some serious questions to ask ourselves here.

[Belair62]

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we have some serious questions to ask ourselves here

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"....did I fire 6 shots or only 5 ? ...In all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. Being that this is a 44 Magnum,the most powerful handgun in the world and can take your head clean off...you've got to ask yourself 1 question...do you feel lucky...well....do ya punk ? "

[Donutblue]

Glad to see the Media doing interviews. Think they may have a satallite phone or some grub to hand out. Hey, how about the interviews -- family members looking for each other, aunts, uncles, children. --- Haven't seen any interviews with some concerns for fellow co-workers ????

[KnoxvillePig]

In my opinion, whether you are a President Bush supporter or a "fat" Mr. Moore lover really does not matter and has no bearing as to what happened in New Orleans.

First, I really want to know why this whole ordeal is being turned into a racial thing. Could we at least wait until we rescue a few people before this crap started. I'll agree that the govermemt's response was maybe (1) day slower than it should have been, but please keep in mind that this is the first time that FEMA has ever had to deal w/ a natural disaster of this magnitude on American soil.
How about giving them a little freakin' time to assemble their efforts.

Second, the liberal media needs to stop turning this into a black and white issue. I was wondering when this crap would start. I get so sick of hearing about this black and white racial discrimination Bulls*@t that I could Fu#@*ng scream!! If you actually think that the government did not respond as quickly because most of the victims were black, then you are indeed a weak minded idiot.

Everyone was warned about the impending danger and had ample opportunity to evacuate. I'll agree that there were some people who did not have the ability or the resources to get out, but for the most part people were just too
Got Damn ignorant to realize the danger. On second thought, maybe when the government has taken care of them for generations and they just don't give a rat's ass what happens because the government will take care of that too.

Finally, I'll tell you why they are shooting at police officers and emergency responders and why they are raping innocent women and children. The reason is because they are common thugs. It's funny how something like a disaster brings out the true colors in people. Why do you need to steal a plasma TV, a dozen leather jackets or a new Cadillac in a time of desperation?? Is this to feed your kids?? Hell no!! You have ceased the opportunitry for capital gain and are showing your true colors as a common criminal.

Shoot all the F*#@ing Looters and that problem will stop. You can then get to more important duties such as rescue operations.

Several of us have been blessed. Some of us have spent more money on a car than some people have paid for a home and that is nobody's business but yours. Please just remember all the innocent people who need America's help in New Orleans.
I have volunteered my services and will probably be sent within the next couple of weeks to help in relief efforts and to restore order.

I'll ask you, Where will "fat" Mr. Moore be during these people's time of need? Will he be pitching in to help the innocent find food, water and shelter or will he be stuffing his fat face w/ another meatball sub inside his $3 million dollar mansion while playing armchair quarterback to something he has no clue as to what is really going on?


Knoxville

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1969 Camaro RS/SS L-78

[Dave Rifkin]

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In my opinion, whether you are a President Bush supporter or a "fat" Mr. Moore lover really does not matter and has no bearing as to what happened in New Orleans.

First, I really want to know why this whole ordeal is being turned into a racial thing. Could we at least wait until we rescue a few people before this crap started. I'll agree that the govermemt's response was maybe (1) day slower than it should have been, but please keep in mind that this is the first time that FEMA has ever had to deal w/ a natural disaster of this magnitude on American soil.
How about giving them a little freakin' time to assemble their efforts.

Second, the liberal media needs to stop turning this into a black and white issue. I was wondering when this crap would start. I get so sick of hearing about this black and white racial discrimination Bulls*@t that I could Fu#@*ng scream!! If you actually think that the government did not respond as quickly because most of the victims were black, then you are indeed a weak minded idiot.

Everyone was warned about the impending danger and had ample opportunity to evacuate. I'll agree that there were some people who did not have the ability or the resources to get out, but for the most part people were just too
Got Damn ignorant to realize the danger. On second thought, maybe when the government has taken care of them for generations and they just don't give a rat's ass what happens because the government will take care of that too.

Finally, I'll tell you why they are shooting at police officers and emergency responders and why they are raping innocent women and children. The reason is because they are common thugs. It's funny how something like a disaster brings out the true colors in people. Why do you need to steal a plasma TV, a dozen leather jackets or a new Cadillac in a time of desperation?? Is this to feed your kids?? Hell no!! You have ceased the opportunitry for capital gain and are showing your true colors as a common criminal.

Shoot all the F*#@ing Looters and that problem will stop. You can then get to more important duties such as rescue operations.

Several of us have been blessed. Some of us have spent more money on a car than some people have paid for a home and that is nobody's business but yours. Please just remember all the innocent people who need America's help in New Orleans.
I have volunteered my services and will probably be sent within the next couple of weeks to help in relief efforts and to restore order.

I'll ask you, Where will "fat" Mr. Moore be during these people's time of need? Will he be pitching in to help the innocent find food, water and shelter or will he be stuffing his fat face w/ another meatball sub inside his $3 million dollar mansion while playing armchair quarterback to something he has no clue as to what is really going on?


Knoxville

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1969 Camaro RS/SS L-78

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AMEN!

[SamLBInj]

We have become a country of blamers, whenever disaster strikes there will always be somebody blaming somebody else, in New Orleans case you did not need a degree in rocket science to figure out that a storm blowing 150mph+ carrying 20 foot high storm surge waters into an area 17 feet below sea level would create a few problems. Every time I go there and watch the ships cruise by above me I knew eventually this day would come, not a matter of if but when.
So now there is a major problem and we have ole Jesse Jackson on his soap box saying its a racial thing and we have Michael Moore saying its a political thing in reality its a stupidity thing. Im not trying to be harsh but if you were too ignorant or stupid to get the hell out of there then dont complain that you had to spend a week on your roof or up in some tree. You knew it was coming and you knew you had time to get out. Better safe than sorry, just get in your car or on a bus to Oklahoma or where ever and go for a ride till its over. Im sure theres a few who needed real help, but the majority who stayed were either curious, stupid or both.
Im interested in seeing if they rebuild the city below sea level again or try to do it right and fill it in then rebuild.