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Survivors beg for help as Ike hits Texas

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Old School American

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Screw em. They were told to leave. If they stayed, they would face "almost certain death". How much more stern of a warning can you get? They chose to ride it out. Let em ride it out.
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What part of "Leave NOW" did they miss? Sorry 'bout cher luck dumbasses. Hope you built an ark or hid a raft someplace, cause we ain't comin' to git ya! Na-na-na-na-na!

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Let's leave the realm of political correctness for a short time.

These people were complete idiots. In nature, natural selection would weed them out. Now they are crying for help. How about being responsible for your own actions, as would happen in nature?

We now return to political correctness.
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In one county, the sheriff asked those choosing to stay to "please take a black sharpie and write your SSN on your arm so you can be identified after the storm is over". Hmmm... did they think this was a "joke",and NOW they are begging for help? Get out your markers, put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye.
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Have you ever waited out a storm in a crowded school gymnasium with screaming toddlers? Have you ever sat in your car for 13 hours trying to evacuate and eventually gave up because government warnings caused widespread panic? Do you have pets and/or senior family members who can't be easily evacuated? Have you ever returned home from a hurricane to find your house completely undamaged, except for that which was caused by looters? I didn't think so. Now.... shut the H up.
Ellie Mae wrote:
What part of "Leave NOW" did they miss? Sorry 'bout cher luck dumbasses. Hope you built an ark or hid a raft someplace, cause we ain't comin' to git ya! Na-na-na-na-na!
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#28
Sep 14, 2008
 
This is the reason Alaska needs their own oil refinery! because all oil that goes through the TransCanada Pipeline, at .25 per gallon, we will buy it back much higher then any state paids because it has to go farer; after going through Canada it's likey to be forgien oil.
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The people in Louisiana begged like children for help after their storm, but the people of Mississippi helped themself. If you want to have gas for cars everyone will help Texas, before the pertoleum companies can use this to gouge the American public AGAIN!!!
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Yankees are stupid wrote:
Have you ever waited out a storm in a crowded school gymnasium with screaming toddlers? Have you ever sat in your car for 13 hours trying to evacuate and eventually gave up because government warnings caused widespread panic? Do you have pets and/or senior family members who can't be easily evacuated? Have you ever returned home from a hurricane to find your house completely undamaged, except for that which was caused by looters? I didn't think so. Now.... shut the H up.
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Move! Who's stupid for living there? How many Hurricanes do you idiots have to live thru? Yankees are Carpetbaggers remeber your history,you in-bred hillbilly.
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#30
Sep 14, 2008
 
What about the homeless and broke people gamballing with nature, who can't afford to up and move out, at a moments notice, and/or even the mentally changelled people, deserve a chance.
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I do not feel sorry for these people. As far as running to rescue them - too bad! No one should endanger their lives to rescue someone stupid enough to sit there and say "I can handle it".
They had been warned for days to get out. They knew what was coming and they chose to stay. So all I can say is deal with it.
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Sep 14, 2008
 
CITIZEN wrote:
The people in Louisiana begged like children for help after their storm, but the people of Mississippi helped themself. If you want to have gas for cars everyone will help Texas, before the pertoleum companies can use this to gouge the American public AGAIN!!!
Too late. The gouging has begun.
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Sep 14, 2008
 
Alaska_View_0o wrote:
What about the homeless and broke people gamballing with nature, who can't afford to up and move out, at a moments notice, and/or even the mentally changelled people, deserve a chance.
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Agree with you in theory but the people I saw interviewed on TV were neither mentally challenged) or physically handicapped. Yes, there will always be people who have transportation issues. They deserve help and sympathy. As for the rest of them who chose to stay and are now suffering, how much does it cost to get in a car and drive? The warnings from authorities didn't say to pack up all your possesions in a moving van and move. Didn't anyone learn anything from Katrina?
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#33
Sep 14, 2008
 
Truthfully there should be no complaining what so ever of anyone who did not evacuate and who live along the coast.

I watched a "woman of color" a "black woman" and what others rightly but unpolitically correct would call something else, moan and complain to a news reporter. Complain about

NO WATER
NO ELECTRICITY
NO GAS
and
NO STRORES OPEN

You stupid cow, they told you to evacuate, and
you stupid cow, if you live on the coast you know better to be prepared. And
you stupid cow, you are acting like a New Orleans inner city moron rather than a TEXAN

so stop acting like a

stupid cow you MORON. BE PREPARED. You did not evacutate.
Prospective Pax

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#34
Sep 14, 2008
 
Truthfully there should be no complaining what so ever, of anyone who did not evacuate and who live along the coast.

I watched a "woman of color" a "black woman" and what others rightly - but "unpolitically correct" would call something else, moan and complain to a news reporter. She complained about

NO WATER
NO ELECTRICITY
NO GAS
and
NO STORES OPEN

You stupid cow, they told you to evacuate, and
you stupid cow, if you live on the coast you know better to be prepared. And
you stupid cow, you are acting like a New Orleans inner city moron rather than a TEXAN

so stop acting like a

stupid cow you MORON.

BE PREPARED. You did not evacuate or prepare.
YOU STUPID COW.
Prospective Pax

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#35
Sep 14, 2008
 
They tell you to be prepared to do without for up to 2 weeks after a hurricane.

YOU STUPID COW.

your btching really pssed me off.
Hey You

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This is to the IDIOT that was interviewed by NBC after being "rescued". He said that he was told to "tie his ID to his ankle and hope for the best" and he was "mad" at the rescue people for this???
You yourself are the one who made the conscious decision to stay even though you had been forewarned of the possibility of death (and no he didn't look physically handicapped or mentally challenged, though he probably was or he would have left) and now you are PO'd because rescue workers were not willing to put their own lives in danger for you, DUDE, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN STUPIDITY!!!
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Last Republican in MA wrote:
2008 Democratic National Convention - Invesco Stadium. Denver
Schedule of Events
7:00 pm OPENING FLAG BURNING
7:15 pm PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED NATIONS
7:20 pm Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
7:25 pm NONRELIGIOUS PRAYER, WORSHIP & RACIAL ARSON
- The "Reverends" Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Jeremiah Wright
7:45 pm CEREMONIAL TREE HUGGING - Darryl Hannah
7:55 pm Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
8:00 pm HOW I INVENTED THE INTERNET - Al Gore
8:07 pm GOVERNMENT EXTORTION & CARBON REDUCTION CREDITS
- Al Gore
8:12 pm THE NEW FRONTIER: RUNNING YOUR OWN SHAMWOW FRANCHISE
- Al Gore
8:15 pm GAY WEDDING PLANNING - Rosie O'Donnell
8:25 pm UFO's ... DO THEY CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL WARMING?- Dennis Kucinich
8:35 pm Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
8:40 pm OUR TROOPS ARE WAR CRIMINALS - John Kerry
8:45 pm GROWING A $2 BILLION URBAN PROJECT INTO A $23 BILLION TAXPAYER LIABILITY - OUR STEWARDSHIP OF THE BIG DIG - Ted Kennedy & John Kerry
8:50 pm "IF JOHN MCCAIN IS ELECTED, I WILL LEAVE THE UNITED STATES"
Alec Baldwin
9.00 pm MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR SADDAM, HIS SONS, AND IRANIAN INSURGENTS - Cindy Sheehan and Susan Sarandon
9:15 WE"RE NOT MILITARY STRATEGISTS, ECONOMISTS, ELECTED LEADERS OR CONCERNED CITIZENS: WE JUST PLAY THESE ROLES AT DEMOCRATIC FUNDRAISERS: Matt Damon, Paris Hilton, Bruce Springsteen, Natalie Maine
9:30 pm DRIVER"S LICENSES, COLLEGE TUITION, AND SANCTUARY FOR CRIMINAL ALIENS Patrick Leahy, Charles Schumer,Hillary Clinton, and Deval Patrick
10:00 pm "CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? WE'RE AVAILABLE TO SPEAK!"
Gloria Steinem, Geraldine Ferraro
10:30 pm CAREER ADVANCEMENT THROUGH CONGENITAL LIES, SELF-SERVING DECEIT, GENDER- BAITING, AND CONSPIRACY THEORY
Hillary Clinton
11:00 pm Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
11:05 pm COLLECTION FOR THE OSAMA BIN LADEN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT FUND - Barbara Streisand
11:15 pm FREE THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS FROM GUANTANAMO BAY - Sean Penn
11:30 pm OVAL OFFICE AFFAIRS - William Jefferson Clinton
11:45 pm Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
11:50 pm HOW GEORGE BUSH BROUGHT DOWN THE WORLD TRADE TOWERS - Howard Dean & Dennis Kucinich
12:15 am TRUTH IN BROADCASTING AWARD - Presented to Dan Rather by Michael Moore
12:25 am Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
12:30 am SATELLITE ADDRESS - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
12:45 am NOMINATION OF Barack Hussein Obama- Nancy Pelosi
12:52 am "CLINGING TO GUNS & RELIGION" - Barack Obama
1:00 am Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST To Obama
1:30 am Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST To Hillary Clinton
1:35 am Bill Clinton asks Ted Kennedy to drive Hillary home
Right on man ... right on.
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Truthfully there should be no complaining what so ever, of anyone who did not evacuate and who live along the coast.

I watched a "woman of color" a "black woman" and what others rightly - but "unpolitically correct" would call something else, moan and complain to a news reporter. She complained about

NO WATER
NO ELECTRICITY
NO GAS
and
NO STORES OPEN

You stupid cow, they told you to evacuate, and
you stupid cow, if you live on the coast you know better to be prepared. And
you stupid cow, you are acting like a New Orleans inner city moron rather than a TEXAN

so stop acting like a

stupid cow you MORON.

BE PREPARED. You did not evacuate or prepare.
YOU STUPID COW.
Stinkin Thinkin

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Before one condemns those that did not heed the warnings, maybe they just did'nt have a way out. It takes money to do that ! It also takes transportation and a place to stay in the meantime. Tolerance. Some Americans have forgotten how important that is to a nation.

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David Stoyko wrote:
If u need battery powered fans or lights, go to www.batterysavers.com . They ship immediately.
Good Luck and Stay Safe!
Nice pitch
but if I don't have electricity I don't have a computer.

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Last Republican in MA wrote:
2008 Democratic National Convention - Invesco Stadium. Denver
Schedule of Events
7:00 pm OPENING FLAG BURNING
7:15 pm PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED NATIONS
7:20 pm Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
7:25 pm NONRELIGIOUS PRAYER, WORSHIP & RACIAL ARSON
- The "Reverends" Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Jeremiah Wright
7:45 pm CEREMONIAL TREE HUGGING - Darryl Hannah
7:55 pm Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
8:00 pm HOW I INVENTED THE INTERNET - Al Gore
8:07 pm GOVERNMENT EXTORTION & CARBON REDUCTION CREDITS
- Al Gore
8:12 pm THE NEW FRONTIER: RUNNING YOUR OWN SHAMWOW FRANCHISE
- Al Gore
8:15 pm GAY WEDDING PLANNING - Rosie O'Donnell
8:25 pm UFO's ... DO THEY CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL WARMING?- Dennis Kucinich
8:35 pm Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
8:40 pm OUR TROOPS ARE WAR CRIMINALS - John Kerry
8:45 pm GROWING A $2 BILLION URBAN PROJECT INTO A $23 BILLION TAXPAYER LIABILITY - OUR STEWARDSHIP OF THE BIG DIG - Ted Kennedy & John Kerry
8:50 pm "IF JOHN MCCAIN IS ELECTED, I WILL LEAVE THE UNITED STATES"
Alec Baldwin
9.00 pm MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR SADDAM, HIS SONS, AND IRANIAN INSURGENTS - Cindy Sheehan and Susan Sarandon
9:15 WE"RE NOT MILITARY STRATEGISTS, ECONOMISTS, ELECTED LEADERS OR CONCERNED CITIZENS: WE JUST PLAY THESE ROLES AT DEMOCRATIC FUNDRAISERS: Matt Damon, Paris Hilton, Bruce Springsteen, Natalie Maine
9:30 pm DRIVER"S LICENSES, COLLEGE TUITION, AND SANCTUARY FOR CRIMINAL ALIENS Patrick Leahy, Charles Schumer,Hillary Clinton, and Deval Patrick
10:00 pm "CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? WE'RE AVAILABLE TO SPEAK!"
Gloria Steinem, Geraldine Ferraro
10:30 pm CAREER ADVANCEMENT THROUGH CONGENITAL LIES, SELF-SERVING DECEIT, GENDER- BAITING, AND CONSPIRACY THEORY
Hillary Clinton
11:00 pm Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
11:05 pm COLLECTION FOR THE OSAMA BIN LADEN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT FUND - Barbara Streisand
11:15 pm FREE THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS FROM GUANTANAMO BAY - Sean Penn
11:30 pm OVAL OFFICE AFFAIRS - William Jefferson Clinton
11:45 pm Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
11:50 pm HOW GEORGE BUSH BROUGHT DOWN THE WORLD TRADE TOWERS - Howard Dean & Dennis Kucinich
12:15 am TRUTH IN BROADCASTING AWARD - Presented to Dan Rather by Michael Moore
12:25 am Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST
12:30 am SATELLITE ADDRESS - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
12:45 am NOMINATION OF Barack Hussein Obama- Nancy Pelosi
12:52 am "CLINGING TO GUNS & RELIGION" - Barack Obama
1:00 am Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST To Obama
1:30 am Ted Kennedy PROPOSES A TOAST To Hillary Clinton
1:35 am Bill Clinton asks Ted Kennedy to drive Hillary home
OMG! Milk is coming out of my nose...lol lol lol! Thank You for a great laugh.:)

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Yankees are stupid wrote:
Have you ever waited out a storm in a crowded school gymnasium with screaming toddlers? Have you ever sat in your car for 13 hours trying to evacuate and eventually gave up because government warnings caused widespread panic? Do you have pets and/or senior family members who can't be easily evacuated? Have you ever returned home from a hurricane to find your house completely undamaged, except for that which was caused by looters? I didn't think so. Now.... shut the H up.
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Not all the homes and possessions on this earth are worth one life lost caused by stupidity. Coast Guard rescuers, Firefighters, Police Officers, heck-the town's maintenance crews would/have risk their lives to save someone caught in a flood, hurricane, tornado, etc.
The point is there was Plenty of Warning about Ike and the consequences of ignoring those warnings.
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