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2005-09-09 Home Front: Economy

Katrina death toll may be lower than feared

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-09-09 00:46|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The determined are always fast; but the scared are quicker!!

Posted by smn 2005-09-09 02:30|| 2005-09-09 02:30|| Front Page Top

#2 The authorities are ready in case the number of deaths rises dramatically. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has brought 25,000 body bags to the Gulf region.

I really wish the press would stop getting woodies over large numbers of body bags. The reality is that it doesn't take much space or energy to move LOTS of body bags, and if you're sending 1,000, you may as well send 10,000.

But, hey, I guess what modern "reporters" do is easier than jobs that require physical or mental effort.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-09 08:34|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-09 08:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Now we will be having an orgy of handwringing over the number of dead, as if keeping an accurate count and blaming someone will bring anyone back to life. Caring for the survivors, cleaning up the mess & making new arrangements for civil defense are far more important stories.

Posted by Crairong Omomotch6492 2005-09-09 08:53|| 2005-09-09 08:53|| Front Page Top

#4 For the MSM the headline would read, "Death Toll Feared Lower Than Hoped"

Posted by Hyper">Hyper 2005-09-09 11:13|| 2005-09-09 11:13|| Front Page Top

#5 All those wetting themselves over the 25K body bags are probably the same ones who got hard ons over the number of body bags sent to the Gulf in '91. In truth like Crawford says the shipping of 10K was most likely as easy as 1K, possibly even easier. But I have one question. Out of the total poulation of the NO metro area in any given week just what are the total number of deaths from natural causes anyways? And the question is not to make light of the deaths of any of the one who died in Katrina

Posted by Cheaderhead 2005-09-09 11:42|| 2005-09-09 11:42|| Front Page Top

#6 As an aside, body bags are used for lots of things other than bodies. Think large trash bags with zippers and you know what I mean.
Granted, they are a tad pricier than "hefties", but if you're not the one paying for them...

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-09 11:43|| 2005-09-09 11:43|| Front Page Top

#7 if the death toll is below 1000, the angry left will say that thousands were devoured by alligators

Posted by mhw 2005-09-09 12:44|| 2005-09-09 12:44|| Front Page Top

#8 Necro-canabalism... gotta be a better term than that. Course I guess canabals usually eat the dead.

Posted by Shipman 2005-09-09 17:36|| 2005-09-09 17:36|| Front Page Top

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