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2005-09-02 Home Front: Economy

Where are the Guardsmen? Right where they ought to be.

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Posted by Steve 2005-09-02 11:26|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Moreover, a lot of the remaining-in-state Louisiana National Guard are organized as the 225th Engineer Group.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-09-02 12:46|| 2005-09-02 12:46|| Front Page Top

#2 " . . . the mayor (Ray Nagin) and others said the federal government had bungled the relief effort and let people die in the streets for lack of food, water or medicine" . . .

"Get off your asses and let's do something," Mayor Ray Nagin told WWL-AM Thursday night in a rambling interview in which he cursed, yelled and ultimately burst into tears. At one point he said: "Excuse my French -- everybody in America -- but I am pissed."

Across the city, law and order broke down.

(And that's who's fault, again? Oh, right, I forgot. It's Bush's fault.)

Police officers turned in their badges.

Rescuers, law officers and medical-evacuation helicopters were shot at by storm victims.

Fistfights and fires broke out Thursday at the hot and stinking Superdome as thousands of people waited in misery to board buses for the Houston Astrodome.

Corpses lay out in the open in wheelchairs and in bedsheets.

The looting continued."

"Gov. Kathleen Blanco called the looters "hoodlums" and issued a warning to lawbreakers: Hundreds of National Guardsmen hardened on the battlefield in Iraq have landed in New Orleans. 'They have M-16s and they're locked and loaded," she said. "These troops know how to shoot and kill, and they are more than willing to do so, and I expect they will.'

Dems are always anti-military until they need 'em.

Democrat "heroes" . . .

Posted by ex-lib 2005-09-02 12:50|| 2005-09-02 12:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah.., natural catastrophe of biblical proportions, devastation on a national scale (bought gas lately ?), Damn...that mayor should have planned better. Building schools and hospitals for the hajis in Iraq. Stop pushing the snooze button. I aint't no flaming 'Libral',
I'm one pissed off ole grunt that says America First. And please don't spoon feed me any of the bs about ..we are fighting them their so we don't have to fight them here. I've spent many tours in third world pissholes ...they aint worth our sweat. I think I captured it all. Sleep well.

Posted by Buzzsaw 2005-09-02 19:01|| 2005-09-02 19:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Nite Pat. Don't forget to kick the kitten.

Posted by Mona Gorilla 2005-09-02 19:10|| 2005-09-02 19:10|| Front Page Top

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