Pray for the people affected by Katrina

[jhop2201]

I am not sure if this was posted yet (if so merge please) but I wanted to say that after Katrina there is vast devastation. New Orleans is underwater. Bilioxi destroyed. Dolphin Island Alabama gone. So much destruction and my prayers go out to those affected.

 

[Hiryu]

I'll pray for those people or atleast the righteous side of me will. That's really rough what they've gone through. I have a friend in TN that I'm worried about too. Hope no one else gets hurt.

 

[MistressValerie1]

For anyone who can afford to help, the American Red Cross website is http://www.redcross.org/

 

[-Kunoke-]

:sad:

I'll definately donate for that. It's America's tsunami. I don't have much, but this is a cause worth donating for.

 

[morgandee]

praying - r = better idea soldier

 

[alf1]

It's America's tsunami

😕 It has nothing to do with a tsunami, it was a cyclone mate.
Still sad to see so many people unable ... err whatever. Prayers won't help anyway.

 

[Hungarian21]

I'm non religious, though I will pray anyway. Who knows, it might work! *hoping*

I already donated, but with my salary, I cant help much. (300 bucks) Hopefully it will help some... 😱

 

[Venom3602]

It's America's tsunami.

Bullshit. Don't even compare 120 dead americans to the over 100,000 people killed in the tsunami.

Honestly, this is bad. But its not that bad. We paid to rebuild Iraq because we tore it down and we paid to help the tsunami victims because 100,000 people died. I'm not knocking the losses they've suffered and already donated 100$ to the relief effort at my school. But it annoys me how most people in the US put more value on american lives.

 

[Venom3602]

CNN's current estimate is so far 120. I'm sure the speculation will be up to 20,000 before a real figure is established.

 

[Hungarian21]

Hey, I just noticed something Darkblade! 🙄 We arent that far, you and I...:happy:

Now people, please, keep it peacefull in here... 🙁

 

[morgandee]

i was gonna go visit new orleans and blast the song "rock you like a hurricane"

i also hear u2 is starting another liveaid concert

u2 will surely help new orleans cope

and in return people will probably like u2 again for a few seconds

 

[Timewarp]

Well...I hope everyone will pull through......except the damn idiots that stayed in their homes to ride out the storm. i don't mean the ones that can't get out of there, I mean the ones that can but are to stubborn to move. It dosen't take more than half a brain to know if a hurricane is coming run as fast you can or die.

(Sorry for saying that but stupid people piss me off so much, there should be someone to eat them.)

 

[MistressValerie1]

Thursday, September 1, 2005 (New Orleans):

The Mayor of New Orleans has said that Hurricane Katrina has probably killed thousands of people there.

If the estimate is accurate then this would make the storm by far America's deadliest hurricane in more than a century.

http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Katrina+kills+thousands&id=78189

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After surveying Hurricane Katrina's destruction from Air Force One earlier in the day, President Bush on Wednesday announced a massive federal mobilization to help victims of the storm, but said recovery "will take years."

"We're dealing with one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history," Bush said in a nationwide address from the White House Rose Garden, surrounded by members of his Cabinet. "I can't tell you how devastating the sights were."

....
The White House also announced Wednesday that Bush has asked his father, former President George H.W. Bush, and former President Bill Clinton to spearhead an international relief effort for hurricane victims, similar to the effort they undertook for victims of last year's tsunami in South Asia.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/31/bush.katrina/

 

[Ignatz]

Well...I hope everyone will pull through......except the damn idiots that stayed in their homes to ride out the storm. i don't mean the ones that can't get out of there, I mean the ones that can but are to stubborn to move. It dosen't take more than half a brain to know if a hurricane is coming run as fast you can or die.

(Sorry for saying that but stupid people piss me off so much, there should be someone to eat them.)

Many are stupid, others are unable to leave...but I suspect most who stayed behind did so in order to loot the city afterwards.

 

[morgandee]

some stupid new orleans people decided to listen to too much reo speedwagon

we're riding the storm out woo~

 

[sole seeker1]

I'm adding my prayers for those who have been effected by this storm.

As for helping based on the size of the disaster... My parents taught me that "charity begins at home." This disaster was here, at our home.

 

[Cbarton]

My wife has family down their in New Orleans...I WILL be praying for them (pray does work...I've seen it too often to deny it) and all down there, esp. that order is restored. My wife gave em a news report that a helicopter tried to land at one one the hopsitals to fly out all the the NICU babies (premature births). AS it tried to land, people bearing guns were running out towards them, appearently to try to hijack it. The chopper got away safely. No word as to whether the NICU kids are still there. They need to get control of the place before more innocents die....

 

[steph]

Give blood friends, they're going to need lots of it...
XOXO

 

[Dude'sonfire]

I've been watching every point of this story on the news... it's amazing that this is happening inside the borders of the world's superpower. It's like a scene from africa, not america. I feel really bad for everyone trapped in there, and those that have died and are dying, and i hope some of the money i regularly give to charity helps these people... but i have to say, the lack of effort the government put it leading up to the event is disgusting. They told people to evacuate, but what the news is saying is that no effort was made to help out the disable and elderly, that hospital patients were simply left in the buildings, that no system was set up to offer the poor relief after the storm hit. The levies were only designed to guard against a category 3 strom, and authorities knew well in advance that the storm could have struck as a category 4.. I mean the lack of infrastructure, and the screwed up priorities of resource alocation in America at the moment is frightening. This is not just me people; huge numbers of people in the Uk are amazed that the US is dealing with this the way they are. One headline over here says: "The dark under belly of america revealed." Another : "Third world America" with photos of the disaster.

If i were in your shoes, i would be absolutely furious at the system that allowed this incredibly poor planning and frighteningly slow reaction to happen. And if you're asking about people giving money to help, how about a couple of the multi millionare members of George Bush's cabinet giving up their personal fortunes.

Sorry if i've offended anyone... the priorities of America's ruling bodies just don't seem right to me. I sincerely hope that as many people get out of New Orleans alive as is possible.

 

[MistressValerie1]

Everything that you said, Dudes, has been confirmed by reports I have seen on NBC, ABC Nightline, and the PBS News Hour. Even Bush supporters, like conservative columnist David Brooks, have harshly criticised the federal government for grossly inadequate planning and relief efforts.

 

[Hungarian21]

just wanted to add this;

If you have comcast, you might have already seen it. I couldn't download the video, for I'm not a member of Comcast, but at least I got to see it:

Some Son of a B*tch has stolen a glass container loaded with about 300-500 hundred dollars for the Katrina victims from a little shop. Just how can anyone be so F*CKING CRUEL!?!?😡

maybe I should have added this in the ranting thread...I think I'll do that now.

I'm sorry...I guess I'm a little confused right now...