excellent point. which brings forth the question why tornado victims don't receive the same benefits. what about wildfire victims? the government opens the roads and offers low cost loans to them. you won't see the government giving trailers to these victims when their houses are blown away or burned. you also don't see this being done for hurricane victims in florida. so i ask; why don't all victims of natural disasters get equal treatment?
A tornado is not the same type of disaster. Typically, a small handful of homes may be destroyed. Even if it's 100 homes, it is not all that difficult to relocate 100 families into hotel rooms or existing structures. I don't know exactly how many people needed to be relocated from New Orleans, but it was at least in the tens of thousands. You can't just put them all up at the Holiday Inn. The disaster in New Orleans was unique, and I wouldn't expect it to be managed the same as any other ... we've never seen anything like it.
Personally, I think this trailer thing is a disaster in it's own right, so I'm not defending that. It seems pretty clear from the way things have gone that FEMA does not have any protocol in place for the evacuation of a major city, and I find that disturbing. That would seem to me to be something of a priority for an organization that exists for the purpose of managing emergencies.
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A tornado is not the same type of disaster. Typically, a small handful of homes may be destroyed. Even if it's 100 homes, it is not all that difficult to relocate 100 families into hotel rooms or existing structures. I don't know exactly how many people needed to be relocated from New Orleans, but it was at least in the tens of thousands. You can't just put them all up at the Holiday Inn. The disaster in New Orleans was unique, and I wouldn't expect it to be managed the same as any other ... we've never seen anything like it.
Personally, I think this trailer thing is a disaster in it's own right, so I'm not defending that. It seems pretty clear from the way things have gone that FEMA does not have any protocol in place for the evacuation of a major city, and I find that disturbing. That would seem to me to be something of a priority for an organization that exists for the purpose of managing emergencies.
you made my point by stressing that the katrina disaster was UNIQUE. unique in a way that couldn't be expected or planned for. everyone can say what should have been done; but they're speaking in hindsight. where were these people when it happened? i know the board likes to point fingers and find blame; but the truth is it was a DISASTER. maybe our best wasn't good enough but we did not have the cooperation of the people and that is the one key element needed in this type of crisis.
What kind of citizen is Newt for serving divorce papers to his wife recovering from cancer surgery in the hospital while moving in with his mistress he cheated on her with? This guy would make a great leader just like Bush... he really cares.
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you made my point by stressing that the katrina disaster was UNIQUE. unique in a way that couldn't be expected or planned for. everyone can say what should have been done; but they're speaking in hindsight. where were these people when it happened? i know the board likes to point fingers and find blame; but the truth is it was a DISASTER. maybe our best wasn't good enough but we did not have the cooperation of the people and that is the one key element needed in this type of crisis.
A hurricane and/or a levee breach in New Orleans couldn't be expected or planned for??????
Are you even serious with this?
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
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Personally, I think this trailer thing is a disaster in it's own right, so I'm not defending that. It seems pretty clear from the way things have gone that FEMA does not have any protocol in place for the evacuation of a major city, and I find that disturbing. That would seem to me to be something of a priority for an organization that exists for the purpose of managing emergencies.
you made my point by stressing that the katrina disaster was UNIQUE. unique in a way that couldn't be expected or planned for. everyone can say what should have been done; but they're speaking in hindsight. where were these people when it happened? i know the board likes to point fingers and find blame; but the truth is it was a DISASTER. maybe our best wasn't good enough but we did not have the cooperation of the people and that is the one key element needed in this type of crisis.
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
Are you even serious with this?