"This is Our Tsunami"

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Proletariat

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Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: Czar

good catch
Pretty disgusting, eh?

Didn't see them running out of the stores with it like on TV. How about the really bright liberal that was trying to break the apartment window with a large stone (or something). Three tries and the window won. Poor soul will probably starve without the sandwich material in the apartment!
Are you wasted or just dumb?

I need to know so I can plan my posts.
 

imported_Condor

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Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: Czar

good catch
Pretty disgusting, eh?

Didn't see them running out of the stores with it like on TV. How about the really bright liberal that was trying to break the apartment window with a large stone (or something). Three tries and the window won. Poor soul will probably starve without the sandwich material in the apartment!
Are you wasted or just dumb?

I need to know so I can plan my posts.

I try to address the level of my audience, which are you so I can prepare? Oh, wait! I can tell, never mind!

 

rahvin

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Originally posted by: CondorTwo comments:

1. Liberals are pretty stupid.
2. Denmark doesn't have hurricanes. The levees were built to control the rivers and bayous. They do that very well. Hurricanes like this one are something else.

One more comment - for the stupid liberal: New Orleans was built a long time back to access transportation on the Mississippi. Lots of nature under the bridge since then.

Well everyone that disagree's with you is a liberal so I haven't the foggiest idea who you are rambling on about or to.
 

Proletariat

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Dec 9, 2004
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Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: Czar

good catch
Pretty disgusting, eh?

Didn't see them running out of the stores with it like on TV. How about the really bright liberal that was trying to break the apartment window with a large stone (or something). Three tries and the window won. Poor soul will probably starve without the sandwich material in the apartment!
Are you wasted or just dumb?

I need to know so I can plan my posts.

I try to address the level of my audience, which are you so I can prepare? Oh, wait! I can tell, never mind!
OK you're dumb. That should make this easier.

Shutup and go drink a beer.

 

conjur

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Jun 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: rahvin
Originally posted by: CondorTwo comments:

1. Liberals are pretty stupid.
2. Denmark doesn't have hurricanes. The levees were built to control the rivers and bayous. They do that very well. Hurricanes like this one are something else.

One more comment - for the stupid liberal: New Orleans was built a long time back to access transportation on the Mississippi. Lots of nature under the bridge since then.
Well everyone that disagree's with you is a liberal so I haven't the foggiest idea who you are rambling on about or to.
Condor only comes around when the right is in the midst of a Swiftboat-style attack on someone completely undeserving of it.

He's a complete and utter troll.
 

imported_Condor

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Originally posted by: rahvin
Originally posted by: CondorTwo comments:

1. Liberals are pretty stupid.
2. Denmark doesn't have hurricanes. The levees were built to control the rivers and bayous. They do that very well. Hurricanes like this one are something else.

One more comment - for the stupid liberal: New Orleans was built a long time back to access transportation on the Mississippi. Lots of nature under the bridge since then.

Well everyone that disagree's with you is a liberal so I haven't the foggiest idea who you are rambling on about or to.

Of course eveyone that disagrees with me is a liberal! They have to be stupid to miss the wisdom in my posts and that is the hallmark of the liberal, isn't it?

 

imported_Condor

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Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: Czar

good catch
Pretty disgusting, eh?

Didn't see them running out of the stores with it like on TV. How about the really bright liberal that was trying to break the apartment window with a large stone (or something). Three tries and the window won. Poor soul will probably starve without the sandwich material in the apartment!
Are you wasted or just dumb?

I need to know so I can plan my posts.

I try to address the level of my audience, which are you so I can prepare? Oh, wait! I can tell, never mind!
OK you're dumb. That should make this easier.

Shutup and go drink a beer.

You're hoping I get fuzzy enough you make sense, right? Let me check and see if I have that much beer. ........Nope, only four cases!

 

imported_Condor

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Sep 22, 2004
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Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: rahvin
Originally posted by: CondorTwo comments:

1. Liberals are pretty stupid.
2. Denmark doesn't have hurricanes. The levees were built to control the rivers and bayous. They do that very well. Hurricanes like this one are something else.

One more comment - for the stupid liberal: New Orleans was built a long time back to access transportation on the Mississippi. Lots of nature under the bridge since then.
Well everyone that disagree's with you is a liberal so I haven't the foggiest idea who you are rambling on about or to.
Condor only comes around when the right is in the midst of a Swiftboat-style attack on someone completely undeserving of it.

He's a complete and utter troll.

I always like to cheer my team on when they are winning. If I'm here = you're losing!

 

ShadesOfGrey

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Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: rahvin
Originally posted by: CondorTwo comments:

1. Liberals are pretty stupid.
2. Denmark doesn't have hurricanes. The levees were built to control the rivers and bayous. They do that very well. Hurricanes like this one are something else.

One more comment - for the stupid liberal: New Orleans was built a long time back to access transportation on the Mississippi. Lots of nature under the bridge since then.
Well everyone that disagree's with you is a liberal so I haven't the foggiest idea who you are rambling on about or to.
Condor only comes around when the right is in the midst of a Swiftboat-style attack on someone completely undeserving of it.

He's a complete and utter troll.

You seem to be giving him a run for his money with your trolling though.
 

Proletariat

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Dec 9, 2004
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Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: Czar

good catch
Pretty disgusting, eh?

Didn't see them running out of the stores with it like on TV. How about the really bright liberal that was trying to break the apartment window with a large stone (or something). Three tries and the window won. Poor soul will probably starve without the sandwich material in the apartment!
Are you wasted or just dumb?

I need to know so I can plan my posts.

I try to address the level of my audience, which are you so I can prepare? Oh, wait! I can tell, never mind!
OK you're dumb. That should make this easier.

Shutup and go drink a beer.

You're hoping I get fuzzy enough you make sense, right? Let me check and see if I have that much beer. ........Nope, only four cases!
Nah I'm hoping YOU make more sense when your drunk. But for that it would probably take around six cases. Should I ship them down to you?

Hmmm.. what town do you live in... LOL I just read your info. Apparently you call the town in which you live "Condors Roost". Now thats an ego if I've ever seen one.

What the hell do you do down there? Fly around and sh!t everywhere lowering the collective IQ of Alabama I bet :laugh:
 

conjur

No Lifer
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Originally posted by: ShadesOfGrey
Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: rahvin
Originally posted by: CondorTwo comments:

1. Liberals are pretty stupid.
2. Denmark doesn't have hurricanes. The levees were built to control the rivers and bayous. They do that very well. Hurricanes like this one are something else.

One more comment - for the stupid liberal: New Orleans was built a long time back to access transportation on the Mississippi. Lots of nature under the bridge since then.
Well everyone that disagree's with you is a liberal so I haven't the foggiest idea who you are rambling on about or to.
Condor only comes around when the right is in the midst of a Swiftboat-style attack on someone completely undeserving of it.

He's a complete and utter troll.
You seem to be giving him a run for his money with your trolling though.
:cookie:
 

imported_Condor

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Sep 22, 2004
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Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: Czar

good catch
Pretty disgusting, eh?

Didn't see them running out of the stores with it like on TV. How about the really bright liberal that was trying to break the apartment window with a large stone (or something). Three tries and the window won. Poor soul will probably starve without the sandwich material in the apartment!
Are you wasted or just dumb?

I need to know so I can plan my posts.

I try to address the level of my audience, which are you so I can prepare? Oh, wait! I can tell, never mind!
OK you're dumb. That should make this easier.

Shutup and go drink a beer.

You're hoping I get fuzzy enough you make sense, right? Let me check and see if I have that much beer. ........Nope, only four cases!
Nah I'm hoping YOU make more sense when your drunk. But for that it would probably take around six cases. Should I ship them down to you?

Hmmm.. what town do you live in... LOL I just read your info. Apparently you call the town in which you live "Condors Roost". Now thats an ego if I've ever seen one.

What the hell do you do down there? Fly around and sh!t everywhere lowering the collective IQ of Alabama I bet :laugh:

I reserve my flying about and shatting for liberals! I did have my true profile there, but so many didn't. Then I got into it with Sultan late one night and shortly after, the couple in New Jersey was killed. I then decided that a body can post too much information, specially since I didn't have a single round in the house that night. No 9mm, no 00 buck, no 380 acp, nothing! I would have been helpless!

 

imported_Condor

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Sep 22, 2004
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Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: Proletariat
Originally posted by: Condor
Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: Czar

good catch
Pretty disgusting, eh?

Didn't see them running out of the stores with it like on TV. How about the really bright liberal that was trying to break the apartment window with a large stone (or something). Three tries and the window won. Poor soul will probably starve without the sandwich material in the apartment!
Are you wasted or just dumb?

I need to know so I can plan my posts.

I try to address the level of my audience, which are you so I can prepare? Oh, wait! I can tell, never mind!
OK you're dumb. That should make this easier.

Shutup and go drink a beer.

You're hoping I get fuzzy enough you make sense, right? Let me check and see if I have that much beer. ........Nope, only four cases!
Nah I'm hoping YOU make more sense when your drunk. But for that it would probably take around six cases. Should I ship them down to you?

Hmmm.. what town do you live in... LOL I just read your info. Apparently you call the town in which you live "Condors Roost". Now thats an ego if I've ever seen one.

What the hell do you do down there? Fly around and sh!t everywhere lowering the collective IQ of Alabama I bet :laugh:

I did spend five and a half years in Arlington, though. Managed some beltway bandits! Wouldn't be one would you?

 

bamacre

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Originally posted by: X-Man
Any food is going to rot as it stands and might as well be put to use. I don't begrudge anyone taking food, unless they're hoarding large amounts of it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/katrina_looting

Beer, jewelry, and blue jeans, though - looting.


Actually, beer and jeans could help someone. Hell if I had no water, or soda, I'd be happy to have a beer. Clean clothes could be of help, too, if your's are now gone. But otherwise I agree. Those who are in actual need really don't have a choice, as there certainly are no stores open for business.
 

bamacre

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Zebo
Uncool dudes...no reason for this topic erupt into flame war... and in case some of y'all hav'nt noticed USA is a pretty transiant country with New Yorkers living in Lousiana...Texans living in California etc etc etc IMO it's really the same more or less wherever you go do to that fact. Least in my observations.


Yeah, I agree. I don't get out of memphis much, but I've been to San Diego, New York, Atlanta, St. Louis, Houston, and a number of other cities. For the most part, I've found people all over to be very nice and helpful. I was especially impressed with New York. I've never come back from a city and said to myself, "I'm never coming back there."
 

stephenw22

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Originally posted by: ntdz
Originally posted by: stephenw22
'This is out tsunami' (CBC News article)


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The storm inflicted catastrophic damage along the Gulf coast as it slammed into Louisiana, and then swept across Mississippi, Alabama and western Florida.

Although an unofficial death toll hovered around 55 on Tuesday morning, officials in Mississippi were reporting 50 dead in that state alone.

Jim Pollard, a spokesperson in Harrison County, said that 30 of them died at a Biloxi, Miss. apartment complex where they were drowned or crushed by debris.

"This is our tsunami," said Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway.

...



Total Death Count from Hurricane Katrina: maybe 100

Total Death Count from Tsunami: 226,000

Yes, the hurricane is horrible, but everyone had DAYS of notice to get the hell out of there.

What part of "this is our tsunami" do you not understand? He didn't say it was as bad the tsunami, he just said it was their version of it. Maybe if you had your house destroyed and your city flooded, you might understand.

IF
?

I HAVE had my house flooded, and my posessions ruined. What makes you so ignorant and arrogant that you ASSUME that I haven't experienced anything like a flood?

As I've mentioned a couple of times before, insurance will cover the losses. This makes the loss of property completely insignificant, as far as I'm concerned. Yes, hundreds of thousands will be inconvenienced, but they are STILL ALIVE.

In Mississippi and Louisiana, hundreds families will be mourning for their lost loved ones.

After the tsunami hit, hundreds OF THOUSANDS of families were mourning for their lost loved ones.

To the individual families, yes, it is a horrible tragedy. But, when you look at the overall picture, they're not even close in comparison.
 

stephenw22

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Originally posted by: rahvin
Originally posted by: stephenw22
I think that the destruction was bad and all, but I mean, come on! What genius thought that it was a good place for a city?

A city below sea level? A system of levies and pumps to keep the city dry? For a city that is on the gulf coast?

First New Orleans wasn't built below sea level. Alterations to the mississippi delta have caused the city to sink in relative elevation. This required the construction of leavies and canals to maintain the land as the natural ground sunk. Unless the mississippi delta is allowed to restablish (with the corresponding loss of shipping lanes) new orleans and the rest of the delta will continue to submerge into the gulf.

Second, New orleans isn't the only place below sea level, a good percentage of the country of denmark is below sea level and has been for over 500 years.

Either you are young or ignorant, I suggest studying the situation more thoroughly before commenting.

My equally young/ignorant friend, you can't possibly have thought that I believed it was originally built that way. Of course I realize that it took time for people to keep building a city in a giant sinking hole.

I'm just saying that you were completely missing the point of that post. Go re-read it and make an intelligent/applicable comment.
 

conjur

No Lifer
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Originally posted by: stephenw22
Originally posted by: ntdz
Originally posted by: stephenw22
'This is out tsunami' (CBC News article)


...

The storm inflicted catastrophic damage along the Gulf coast as it slammed into Louisiana, and then swept across Mississippi, Alabama and western Florida.

Although an unofficial death toll hovered around 55 on Tuesday morning, officials in Mississippi were reporting 50 dead in that state alone.

Jim Pollard, a spokesperson in Harrison County, said that 30 of them died at a Biloxi, Miss. apartment complex where they were drowned or crushed by debris.

"This is our tsunami," said Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway.

...



Total Death Count from Hurricane Katrina: maybe 100

Total Death Count from Tsunami: 226,000

Yes, the hurricane is horrible, but everyone had DAYS of notice to get the hell out of there.

What part of "this is our tsunami" do you not understand? He didn't say it was as bad the tsunami, he just said it was their version of it. Maybe if you had your house destroyed and your city flooded, you might understand.

IF
?

I HAVE had my house flooded, and my posessions ruined. What makes you so ignorant and arrogant that you ASSUME that I haven't experienced anything like a flood?

As I've mentioned a couple of times before, insurance will cover the losses. This makes the loss of property completely insignificant, as far as I'm concerned. Yes, hundreds of thousands will be inconvenienced, but they are STILL ALIVE.

In Mississippi and Louisiana, hundreds families will be mourning for their lost loved ones.

After the tsunami hit, hundreds OF THOUSANDS of families were mourning for their lost loved ones.

To the individual families, yes, it is a horrible tragedy. But, when you look at the overall picture, they're not even close in comparison.
Nice of you to minimize the fact that a major U.S. city has been rendered inaccessible and unlivable, millions now homeless and jobless. You don't think this isn't going to affect the U.S. economy?
 

rahvin

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Originally posted by: stephenw22
My equally young/ignorant friend, you can't possibly have thought that I believed it was originally built that way. Of course I realize that it took time for people to keep building a city in a giant sinking hole.

I'm just saying that you were completely missing the point of that post. Go re-read it and make an intelligent/applicable comment.

I am neither young or ignorant. I responded directly to what was quoted. If you written comments do no accurately reflect what you are trying to say then you need to take some writting classes. Personally I think you are a liar and are now trying to back track and say you didn't say what you did. New Orleans didn't begin sinking until much of the city had already been built as the improvements to the mississippi channel (which caused the problem) weren't made until the 50-60's. After you learn to be an adult and admit you didn't understand the situation when you said "What genius thought that it was a good place for a city?", or you take a class on writting so that you can properly express yourself you need to just stfu and keep your ignorant and ill-informed opinion to yourself.
 

Kalbi

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Originally posted by: joshw10
cant get more sensationalist than Fox for this...they love it

dont forget though - American lives are 1000x more important than the natives who died in the tsunami. So Katrina could be as bad as the tsunami. Sort of like how 30,000 children die every day in Africa but 9/11 was the greatest tragedy ever. It's the same state of mind.

good luck to all those hurt by the storm

wat would be the point of showing dying africans on the news? wat so more ppl will donate more $? so that the $ will go directly to the military dictatorships that cause the ppl to starve? liberals never think about consequences; they just take sht for face value and never go beyond the surface...yea let's increase minimum wage it's good it'll help the poor...no it doesn't help the poor you bumfvcks liberal professors' studies show it HURTS the VERY PPL IT'S TRYING TO HELP GAWD JUST DIE YOU WORTHLESS FVKS.
 

Kalbi

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Originally posted by: OrByte
wow I am actually an embarassed american over such a stupid comment

"This is our Tsunami"

:eek:

i think he was comparing the damage, not the loss of life.
 

stephenw22

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Originally posted by: rahvin
Originally posted by: stephenw22
My equally young/ignorant friend, you can't possibly have thought that I believed it was originally built that way. Of course I realize that it took time for people to keep building a city in a giant sinking hole.

I'm just saying that you were completely missing the point of that post. Go re-read it and make an intelligent/applicable comment.

I am neither young or ignorant. I responded directly to what was quoted. If you written comments do no accurately reflect what you are trying to say then you need to take some writting classes. Personally I think you are a liar and are now trying to back track and say you didn't say what you did. New Orleans didn't begin sinking until much of the city had already been built as the improvements to the mississippi channel (which caused the problem) weren't made until the 50-60's. After you learn to be an adult and admit you didn't understand the situation when you said "What genius thought that it was a good place for a city?", or you take a class on writting so that you can properly express yourself you need to just stfu and keep your ignorant and ill-informed opinion to yourself.

Perhaps you need to visit your eye doctor, because you missed about 50% of my post. This is what you originally quoted:
Originally posted by: stephenw22
I think that the destruction was bad and all, but I mean, come on! What genius thought that it was a good place for a city?

A city below sea level? A system of levies and pumps to keep the city dry? For a city that is on the gulf coast?

And this is what I had originally posted:
Originally posted by: stephenw22
I think that the destruction was bad and all, but I mean, come on! What genius thought that it was a good place for a city?

A city below sea level? A system of levies and pumps to keep the city dry? For a city that is on the gulf coast?

This almost seems too idiotic to be true. If I were an insurance company, there's no way I'd insure anyone who lived in that kind of a place. It's like people who would live in a trailer park in FL, or in a place in Cali that isn't at least a little earthquake-resistant. Or, people who live in the mountians who complain when there's a forest fire that burns their place down.

I've highlighted the text you had ignored. If you're going to try to tear me apart, at least quote the entire post, not just the single statement you have an issue with. You call me a liar, but to take my comment out of context is pure verbal bullying.

Let me re-word the post a little bit for you, given the context of the quoted post and the ones prior to it: PEOPLE LIVING IN A COASTAL CITY BELOW SEA LEVEL AND CLOSE TO THE LANE OF MAJOR HURRICANES SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXPECTING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ANYONE WOULD LIVE IN THAT KIND OF SITUATION, BUT OBVIOUSLY MANY PEOPLE DID.