tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post7866892325397576162..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: A Tale Of Two HurricanesFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-6779054012470246942009-09-14T13:13:27.956-07:002009-09-14T13:13:27.956-07:00b.
I was heavily impacted by Ike.
i usually rea...b.<br /><i> I was heavily impacted by Ike. </i><br /><br />i usually read all of ff essays, and most of the comments. i can't remember you ever mentioning this. with that said, all i could have done is offer a prayer and verbal encouragement. i remember at the time khou suspended regular programming and did a live telecast of the hurricane. never did go off the air. generators i'm sure.<br /><br />i'm sure ff is employing a journalistic standard, however, the only thing i disagree with him on in this essay is the continual use of phrases/terms such as:<br /><i>ugly though it might be to say it.</i><br />when conditioning his statements regarding race/politics and their interfaces in these disasters.<br />it's as plain as the nose on your face.louielouienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-89598347762440639382009-09-14T06:49:13.281-07:002009-09-14T06:49:13.281-07:00I must say this is an excellent analysis. I was h...I must say this is an excellent analysis. I was heavily impacted by Ike. Its been a long hard effort but the areas most affected around here are doing a great job rebuilding, however, there still remains much work to be done. Frankly, I would rather the Government stay out of the way and allow us to do the work that needs to be done without there interference. It would be all the better if they would stop taking our money through exorbiant taxes. <br /><br />Now about the idiotic UN official who charcterizes American aid as "cheap", does this man have any idea of the financial problems America faces. America's national debt was a huge problem that has unfortunately been exacerbated by the policies of the current government. As such, America could barely afford this aid even at the time it was given. When a financially strapped person or entity reaches deep into his pockets to help you, the appropiate response is "thank you." You DO NOT blast his efforts as being "cheap/" This is distasteful and rude. Oh how I wish we had officials in the US government who would point this out this person and people like him.B.Posternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-65248834260397059752009-09-13T22:20:57.419-07:002009-09-13T22:20:57.419-07:00hey Ray,
I'd never bash NOLA or the good folks...hey Ray,<br />I'd never bash NOLA or the good folks within..got too many friends there.<br /><br />The problem with New Orleans has always been that it's a basin surrounded by water. Any major blow sooner or later was bound to flood the city, and it's certainly shameful if the levees were built below standard and didn't perform properly as you say.<br /><br />It was still a natural disaster because of the magnitude of the storm in my view, even if the floodwalls weren't built properly.I wonder if there were private contractors employed by the Army involved.<br /><br />My focus was on the politics involved in how similar disasters were handled, and I certainly agree with you that the blame doesn't belong on the residents of New Orleans.<br /><br />Regards,<br />RobFreedom Fighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-30272749004647611592009-09-13T21:20:57.989-07:002009-09-13T21:20:57.989-07:00You said: "of the natural disaster that was H...You said: "of the natural disaster that was Hurricane Katrina"<br /><br />You did good with your article. You made your excellent points and you did it without bashing New Orleanians. Thanks.<br /><br />However, just to let you know, west of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, New Orleanians suffered the worst engineering disaster in the history of North America.<br /><br />Our outfall canal floodwalls fell down without even being overtopped (at less than half their design loads) because of negligent engineering in the design of those floodwalls' foundations by engineers employed with the US Army Corps of Engineers as reported in the official levee failure investigation reports and reported to Congress by Corps leadership in June of 2006 and as decided by US 5th District Judge S. Duval in 2008.<br /><br />CrescentCityRayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com