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New Study: Sound Levees Pay for Themselves
Commented Jan 04, 2010 at 15:21:13 in Politics
“Let's make sure the history books record our catastrophy as man made and everyone knows who that man is and steps are taken to ensure the man doesn't do it to us again. So far, the man has not been held accountable for his negligence and has even been empowered to make more big mistakes with our levees - like forcing us to depend on the same outfall canal levees that breached during Katrina without even being overtopped. Keep up the efforts.”
A Top Story of the Decade Deserves Accurate Coverage
Commented Jan 02, 2010 at 12:39:18 in Politics
“All New Orleanians, with half a brain, well understand that eventually a storm will deliver a storm surge that will overtop levees and flood the city to some extent. That fear is why 90% of us evacuated prior to the arrival of Katrina. However, seawolf, did you know that our outfall canal levee failures occurred while storm surge was still well below the tops of the floodwalls? Why? They failed because negligent engineers specified floodwall supporting steel sheetpiles be only about a third of the length that would have been required to prevent the breaches. That is not an excusable engineering mistake - not even close, as you imply. The US Army Corps of Engineers, as well as the entire Civil Engineering industry, which the USACE controls, needs to be investigated and reformed to ensure they don't make such elementary mistakes in the rebuilding of New Orleans' flood protection system. I fear they are still making similar mistakes at a cost of many billions of dollars - much of which is a local cost share - that is not fair to the public - we the people. Personally, I rebuilt my Corps flooded home way above the 2005 flood line.”
Bienville replied on Jan 03, 2010 at 17:11:05
“glad to see you're back, ray.”
An Exercise in Slow-Motion Urgency
Commented Oct 19, 2009 at 10:45:31 in Politics
“If you are curious about the 10/15 Rally for Wetland & Coastal Restoration and a Reliable Storm Surge Protection System just before the president’s visit, it was a success. About 5 reporters, 4 of which were from national press, interviewed 75% of rally participants and no one got a parking ticket. Unfortunately, we attracted more reporters than rally participants. Ces't la vie.
Forgive me, but I need to dropout of our scene. Honestly, my health has suffered from the emotions I feel when even thinking of or hearing mention of our most pressing issues. My family's current financial problems are because of my overly obsessive behavior trying to right the wrongs for our city.
I've been obsessed with trying to help my city and people recover from the federal levee failures since September 12, 2005 after my second return home. I feel like I might have helped some people and neighborhoods in-re housing, in correcting myths, and a little bit at having our city treated fairly when it comes to wetland restoration and storm surge protection.
Many of you can juggle and multitask at the same time. I cannot even chew gum when riding a bike.
I'll never lose my passion for our city and its recovery. To those who continue working for the life and death important issues for New Orleanians, you have my very best regards and I wish you all the luck in the world. I have to try to stop, for now at least.
-crescentCityRay.”
Forgive me, but I need to dropout of our scene. Honestly, my health has suffered from the emotions I feel when even thinking of or hearing mention of our most pressing issues. My family's current financial problems are because of my overly obsessive behavior trying to right the wrongs for our city.
I've been obsessed with trying to help my city and people recover from the federal levee failures since September 12, 2005 after my second return home. I feel like I might have helped some people and neighborhoods in-re housing, in correcting myths, and a little bit at having our city treated fairly when it comes to wetland restoration and storm surge protection.
Many of you can juggle and multitask at the same time. I cannot even chew gum when riding a bike.
I'll never lose my passion for our city and its recovery. To those who continue working for the life and death important issues for New Orleanians, you have my very best regards and I wish you all the luck in the world. I have to try to stop, for now at least.
-crescentCityRay.”
RepugsOut08 replied on Oct 20, 2009 at 00:10:20
“I've enjoyed reading your posts, Ray. Posts from NO citizens like yourself, have been invaluable in aiding my understanding of the challeges NO faces from my distant area of the country.
Take good care of yourself and your family, and thanks for helping me get a feel for what a great city NO is and will continue be.”
Take good care of yourself and your family, and thanks for helping me get a feel for what a great city NO is and will continue be.”
Harry Shearer replied on Oct 19, 2009 at 11:22:33
“Thanks. You've been great.”
Obama in New Orleans: Been and Gone and Got It Wrong
Commented Oct 17, 2009 at 03:03:50 in Politics
“mizerello,
First of all, it was not Katrina that swept in and destroyed the city in one day. It was the USArmyCorp
Did you know it was the Corps that issued permits to the oil an gas companies and salt and sulfur mining companies to dredge 8,000 miles of canals throughout our So. LA wetlands? The USACE also built what we call the hurricane super highway to New Olreans AKA the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet and channeled wetland depriving river levees. As bad as that is, for many decades, the corps pays dredging contractors to work 24/7/365 maintaining the depth of the channel in the Mississippi river and they wastefull let the dredge material float out to the gulf rather than pumping it to the dry side of the levee where it would be helpful.
I don't think you understand much about New Orleans, Southern Louisiana and our differences with the rest of the south and probably don't really know the exact width of that bible belt you despise. You might be painting with slightly too wide of a brush. But, your contempt for us people down here is noted.”
First of all, it was not Katrina that swept in and destroyed the city in one day. It was the USArmyCorp
Did you know it was the Corps that issued permits to the oil an gas companies and salt and sulfur mining companies to dredge 8,000 miles of canals throughout our So. LA wetlands? The USACE also built what we call the hurricane super highway to New Olreans AKA the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet and channeled wetland depriving river levees. As bad as that is, for many decades, the corps pays dredging contractors to work 24/7/365 maintaining the depth of the channel in the Mississippi river and they wastefull let the dredge material float out to the gulf rather than pumping it to the dry side of the levee where it would be helpful.
I don't think you understand much about New Orleans, Southern Louisiana and our differences with the rest of the south and probably don't really know the exact width of that bible belt you despise. You might be painting with slightly too wide of a brush. But, your contempt for us people down here is noted.”
An Exercise in Slow-Motion Urgency
Commented Oct 17, 2009 at 02:20:29 in Politics
“Well, it seems for sure his speech writers didn't invest much research for their work on that townhall speech.”
maxfax replied on Oct 19, 2009 at 05:07:51
“The Chief of Staff has got to go.”
luziannagirl replied on Oct 17, 2009 at 22:26:22
“Ray they probably reviewed CNN Katrina footage for their background work.”
An Exercise in Slow-Motion Urgency
Commented Oct 17, 2009 at 02:14:24 in Politics
“forgetaboutit. We might not be coping, but we ain't 'moving on, come hell or high water.”
RepugsOut08 replied on Oct 17, 2009 at 03:05:26
“I hear ya, CCR! Don't even think about moving!
The nay sayers who come here to chide Harry need to think!
If we lose New Orleans, we lose the site and reason for the "Louisianna Purchase."
We lose the birthplace of America's ONLY cultural contribution to the world. Jazz and The Blues. Hell, that alone is worth constructing levees a hundred feet high.
But most important of all, we lose a unique city with a people and culture that is unlike anything found in the rest of the US.
Too many people in this country don't appreciate our real culture, but future generations will never forgive us if we allow New Orleans to drown for want of the price of an average Goldman Sachs CEO's retirement package.
Just imagine the outcry if someone suggested allowing New York and the Statue of Liberty to drown. That they should have been erected in some "safe place."
Nope, CCR, we're gonna keep fighting for New Orleans, and trying to educate the ignorant who come here with their misconceptions.”
The nay sayers who come here to chide Harry need to think!
If we lose New Orleans, we lose the site and reason for the "Louisianna Purchase."
We lose the birthplace of America's ONLY cultural contribution to the world. Jazz and The Blues. Hell, that alone is worth constructing levees a hundred feet high.
But most important of all, we lose a unique city with a people and culture that is unlike anything found in the rest of the US.
Too many people in this country don't appreciate our real culture, but future generations will never forgive us if we allow New Orleans to drown for want of the price of an average Goldman Sachs CEO's retirement package.
Just imagine the outcry if someone suggested allowing New York and the Statue of Liberty to drown. That they should have been erected in some "safe place."
Nope, CCR, we're gonna keep fighting for New Orleans, and trying to educate the ignorant who come here with their misconceptions.”
An Exercise in Slow-Motion Urgency
Commented Oct 17, 2009 at 02:11:11 in Politics
“That post got you fanned by a direct descendant of dit Beausoleil.
We share a love for our world, buggy, muddy and stinky as it is.
Starting when most of the water had been pumped out of the city a couple of weeks post-k, the invasion forces of profiteers were all complaining about the nasty smelling toxic waste and death they smelt everywhere. I never said anything, but in my mind, I thought it smelled exactly like low tide in any So. Louisiana marsh and it was a smell I kind of liked and was very much use to. - there was about two inches of marsh mud caked on every horizontal surface everywhere.
But then again, maybe I am kind of odd because my favorite place in the quarter to hang out, except in the Summer, is on the sidewalk under nearly any restaurant's kitchen fan exhaust. Makes me feel like I died and went to heaven, have sometimes stood there until they closed the kitchen for the night or turn off the exhaust.”
We share a love for our world, buggy, muddy and stinky as it is.
Starting when most of the water had been pumped out of the city a couple of weeks post-k, the invasion forces of profiteers were all complaining about the nasty smelling toxic waste and death they smelt everywhere. I never said anything, but in my mind, I thought it smelled exactly like low tide in any So. Louisiana marsh and it was a smell I kind of liked and was very much use to. - there was about two inches of marsh mud caked on every horizontal surface everywhere.
But then again, maybe I am kind of odd because my favorite place in the quarter to hang out, except in the Summer, is on the sidewalk under nearly any restaurant's kitchen fan exhaust. Makes me feel like I died and went to heaven, have sometimes stood there until they closed the kitchen for the night or turn off the exhaust.”
An Exercise in Slow-Motion Urgency
Commented Oct 17, 2009 at 01:45:28 in Politics
“ThinkCreeps,
You are not an engineer, are you? You are way off base. Cat strength is irrelevant. Levees do not defend against wind or air pressure. It is all about the height of storm surge .vs. the height of flood control structures unless the structures are not designed to be strong enough to withstand water all the way to the top of the structure much less being overtopped. Did you know the corps considers overtopping an acceptable excuse for a levee to fail?
Do you understand New Orleans' outfall canal floodwalls fell down like cheap movie props when the storm surge flood waters hadn't even risen to within four feet of the top of the walls because the USACE specified the floodwall supporting steel sheet piles were to be driven to 17.5 feet below sea level rather than to about 60 feet below sea level as simple calculations indicated would be necessary to keep the walls from failing even if the water had risen all the way to the tops of the walls?
I assume you know Morgan City, the port city at the mouth of the Atchafalaya River is about 90 miles closer to the coast than New Orleans.”
You are not an engineer, are you? You are way off base. Cat strength is irrelevant. Levees do not defend against wind or air pressure. It is all about the height of storm surge .vs. the height of flood control structures unless the structures are not designed to be strong enough to withstand water all the way to the top of the structure much less being overtopped. Did you know the corps considers overtopping an acceptable excuse for a levee to fail?
Do you understand New Orleans' outfall canal floodwalls fell down like cheap movie props when the storm surge flood waters hadn't even risen to within four feet of the top of the walls because the USACE specified the floodwall supporting steel sheet piles were to be driven to 17.5 feet below sea level rather than to about 60 feet below sea level as simple calculations indicated would be necessary to keep the walls from failing even if the water had risen all the way to the tops of the walls?
I assume you know Morgan City, the port city at the mouth of the Atchafalaya River is about 90 miles closer to the coast than New Orleans.”
luziannagirl replied on Oct 17, 2009 at 21:41:51
“Hey, CCRay, you know why the Corps did the 17 and a half sheet pile, don't you?
The guy reading specs off the blueprint shouted "Go SIXTY feet!" but the guy manning the pile driver thought he said "Go SIXTEEN feet!" so he went 16, pounded y'all another foot and a half for good measure, shut it down early zoomed off to Mandina's for a po boy and a cold one. Or 2. Or 3. Or...”
The guy reading specs off the blueprint shouted "Go SIXTY feet!" but the guy manning the pile driver thought he said "Go SIXTEEN feet!" so he went 16, pounded y'all another foot and a half for good measure, shut it down early zoomed off to Mandina's for a po boy and a cold one. Or 2. Or 3. Or...”
An Exercise in Slow-Motion Urgency
Commented Oct 17, 2009 at 01:27:10 in Politics
“As it is, ships have to sail 96 miles up river from the gulf to reach Canal Street. How far inland do they want us to move?
Isn't over half the city above sea level?
My home is in the bottom of the bowl in Lakeview and we had water up to the ceiling fan blades. But, I've got those clowns at the Corps beat now, let em try to get me again. Ha! We rebuilt about six feet above the levee failure flood line! and well above sea level! Ha! F.U. COE”
Isn't over half the city above sea level?
My home is in the bottom of the bowl in Lakeview and we had water up to the ceiling fan blades. But, I've got those clowns at the Corps beat now, let em try to get me again. Ha! We rebuilt about six feet above the levee failure flood line! and well above sea level! Ha! F.U. COE”
luziannagirl replied on Oct 17, 2009 at 22:04:49
“Above the flood line! Good for you, CCR! A descendant of our best Cajun hero could do no less.”
An Exercise in Slow-Motion Urgency
Commented Oct 17, 2009 at 01:20:03 in Politics
“Don't do it Harry. It would ruin your life.”
RepugsOut08 replied on Oct 17, 2009 at 02:11:34
“Lol! Harry's too smart for that.
They also serve, who hold our so-called leader's feet to the fire.”
They also serve, who hold our so-called leader's feet to the fire.”
An Exercise in Slow-Motion Urgency
Commented Oct 17, 2009 at 01:18:23 in Politics
“I hear you. I can see calling what happened in Plaqumines a natural disaster, for the most part. I can almost see calling what happened in St. Bernard and New Orleans East partially a man made disaster, but that is a stretch. But Geez! There was absolutely nothing natural about what happened west of the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal. I really need to hear him admit that and admit that the right thing to do would be to do what they say they are going to do and even try to make up for how severely bad those deaths and losses were because of the government's role and how unjust the feds have been to us since and a firm straight talking real commitment to immediately take massive action to fix us up with great levees and replenish our wetlands as fast as possible. - none of this politician slang, talking around the issue B.S.
Aw, man! I think my blood pressure is elevated again. I'm going to go chill at Lafayette Park tomorrow. I hope I can sleep tonight.”
Aw, man! I think my blood pressure is elevated again. I'm going to go chill at Lafayette Park tomorrow. I hope I can sleep tonight.”
An Exercise in Slow-Motion Urgency
Commented Oct 17, 2009 at 01:06:20 in Politics
“I think you might be right. I did a little scratch on the surface investigating and it seems almost all of his appointed advisors were reared way way up North and I did kind of feel like he thought he was talking to a bunch of idiots when addressing the Town Hall.”
An Exercise in Slow-Motion Urgency
Commented Oct 17, 2009 at 00:54:20 in Politics
“mattie,
If it was McCain, you would hear us whining just as loudly. This wheel will continue to squeak until very thoroughly oiled because we are scared to death of the way things are going at this time. Lives and our property are at stake, still. If the USACE was adequately funded, FOR OUR NEEDS, AND performing competently & reliability, you probably wouldn't hear us complaining at all - even though we have a bunch of other humongous problems as a result of the feds levees falling down with plenty of freeboard remaining. Seriously, our losses were caused by the feds and there is this china shop rule thing and a breaking into line thing and we are so fed up and angry we are ready to punch out the next guy who bashes up our china shop and takes our place in line. A huge wrong has been done and we cannot fix it because BY LAW we have to depend on the feds for these needs and they are taking our cost share and building movie props and lying and ignoring our wetlands and coastline. If you have no empathy for our situation, you would fit in well working for the USACE.
Our disaster never should have become a political issue.”
If it was McCain, you would hear us whining just as loudly. This wheel will continue to squeak until very thoroughly oiled because we are scared to death of the way things are going at this time. Lives and our property are at stake, still. If the USACE was adequately funded, FOR OUR NEEDS, AND performing competently & reliability, you probably wouldn't hear us complaining at all - even though we have a bunch of other humongous problems as a result of the feds levees falling down with plenty of freeboard remaining. Seriously, our losses were caused by the feds and there is this china shop rule thing and a breaking into line thing and we are so fed up and angry we are ready to punch out the next guy who bashes up our china shop and takes our place in line. A huge wrong has been done and we cannot fix it because BY LAW we have to depend on the feds for these needs and they are taking our cost share and building movie props and lying and ignoring our wetlands and coastline. If you have no empathy for our situation, you would fit in well working for the USACE.
Our disaster never should have become a political issue.”
An Exercise in Slow-Motion Urgency
Commented Oct 17, 2009 at 00:54:02 in Politics
“mattie,
Go back and you can easily discover, we were just as critical about Bush ignoring desperate needs in New Orleans. We deserved help from the previous administration and we deserve help from the present administration. The previous guy made promisses that turned out to be B.S.. This administration used our deaths, losses and suffering to help get elected and made a lot of promisses in our regard during his campaign. We need someone, anyone to live up to their word and right at least some of the wrongs done to our people by our federal government.
Understand that our situation is truly desperate, a federal responsibility and we were in line to have needs met long before most of the other causes attempting to get attention from this President. The failed rescue of our family and neighbors, at this point is more or less water under the bridge as far as most of us are concerned.
We truly need and deserve reliable reconstruction of our hurricane storm surge protection system, now, not next year or just before reelection. We have turned in our local cost share to the feds and the feds, by law, are the only ones who can do the levee reconstruction work. The same goes for our wetland restoration we need and deserve to get real serious attention to that problem ASAP because that is really the most important part of the equation to keep our very man made disaster from happening again.”
Go back and you can easily discover, we were just as critical about Bush ignoring desperate needs in New Orleans. We deserved help from the previous administration and we deserve help from the present administration. The previous guy made promisses that turned out to be B.S.. This administration used our deaths, losses and suffering to help get elected and made a lot of promisses in our regard during his campaign. We need someone, anyone to live up to their word and right at least some of the wrongs done to our people by our federal government.
Understand that our situation is truly desperate, a federal responsibility and we were in line to have needs met long before most of the other causes attempting to get attention from this President. The failed rescue of our family and neighbors, at this point is more or less water under the bridge as far as most of us are concerned.
We truly need and deserve reliable reconstruction of our hurricane storm surge protection system, now, not next year or just before reelection. We have turned in our local cost share to the feds and the feds, by law, are the only ones who can do the levee reconstruction work. The same goes for our wetland restoration we need and deserve to get real serious attention to that problem ASAP because that is really the most important part of the equation to keep our very man made disaster from happening again.”
Obama in New Orleans: Been and Gone and Got It Wrong
Commented Oct 16, 2009 at 12:05:46 in Politics
“Louisiana is paying our cost share for the Corps' projects here - regardless of USACE's waste and proven to be poor design capabilities. We have no choice in the matter. That is how the system works.”
Bienville replied on Oct 16, 2009 at 12:56:18
“New Orleans, per capita, pays about one dollar for every penny, per capita, of Federal money spent by the Corps.”
Obama in New Orleans: Been and Gone and Got It Wrong
Commented Oct 16, 2009 at 12:02:02 in Politics
“Thanks for your post RepugsOut. I didn't know that and it is very good news and I really need all the good news I can get.
In response to exBFF, if I had heard our articulate President say what RepugsOut reports Nancy Sutley said, I think I would sleep well tonight. Then again, her wording "many believe the process now used by the ACOE" isn't the same as saying she is going to make sure something positive is going to be done about this urgent problem. Do you understand my concerns?
BTW, to us people living behind the Corps' n.o. hurricane protection system, in name only, the particular individual or party affiliation sitting in those government chairs, city, state or federal, is irrelevant compared to our desperate need for reliable flood protection and wetland restoration. Understandably, some feel these various politicians need to be kicked in the shin just to get their attention regardless of their political affiliation, good intentions or successes elsewhere,”
In response to exBFF, if I had heard our articulate President say what RepugsOut reports Nancy Sutley said, I think I would sleep well tonight. Then again, her wording "many believe the process now used by the ACOE" isn't the same as saying she is going to make sure something positive is going to be done about this urgent problem. Do you understand my concerns?
BTW, to us people living behind the Corps' n.o. hurricane protection system, in name only, the particular individual or party affiliation sitting in those government chairs, city, state or federal, is irrelevant compared to our desperate need for reliable flood protection and wetland restoration. Understandably, some feel these various politicians need to be kicked in the shin just to get their attention regardless of their political affiliation, good intentions or successes elsewhere,”
RepugsOut08 replied on Oct 16, 2009 at 23:28:43
“Hey, CCR! I wish I could believe Sutley's statement is going to lead to action soon, but I have my doubts. It's probably going to be more big promises and little action, but we must stay on their cases and make them live up to those promises.
I particularly liked this statement from Sutley, because it is a very clear statement of the ACOE's responsibility for rebuilding those flood protection systems and coastlands.
You know how the detractors on Harry's blogs, like to try to transfer the ACOE's responsibility over to Nagin and Jindal. Well, here is Obama's White House Council making a clear statement of the ACOE's culpability and responsibility for the flooding and the critically needed repairs. I'll keep this statement handy as a rebuttle to the "fix the levees yourselves" crowd.
I agree with your statement about the party affiliation being unimportant when it comes to action on this issue. I voted for Obama, and want him to be a successful president. So far he's been pretty disappointing on many issues, but I remain hopeful.
I just can't pretend I'm seeing progress, when all I get are pretty words and promises, but no commitments. I don't expect things to already be fixed, but I do expect to see concrete action taking place towards fixing them.
And I certainly believe Louisianna's pols have a responsibily to fight for NO. Unfortunately, it seems it all hinges on Obama and the ACOE. Let's hope action quickly follows Thursday's words.”
I particularly liked this statement from Sutley, because it is a very clear statement of the ACOE's responsibility for rebuilding those flood protection systems and coastlands.
You know how the detractors on Harry's blogs, like to try to transfer the ACOE's responsibility over to Nagin and Jindal. Well, here is Obama's White House Council making a clear statement of the ACOE's culpability and responsibility for the flooding and the critically needed repairs. I'll keep this statement handy as a rebuttle to the "fix the levees yourselves" crowd.
I agree with your statement about the party affiliation being unimportant when it comes to action on this issue. I voted for Obama, and want him to be a successful president. So far he's been pretty disappointing on many issues, but I remain hopeful.
I just can't pretend I'm seeing progress, when all I get are pretty words and promises, but no commitments. I don't expect things to already be fixed, but I do expect to see concrete action taking place towards fixing them.
And I certainly believe Louisianna's pols have a responsibily to fight for NO. Unfortunately, it seems it all hinges on Obama and the ACOE. Let's hope action quickly follows Thursday's words.”
Obama in New Orleans: Been and Gone and Got It Wrong
Commented Oct 16, 2009 at 11:32:45 in Politics
“The big problem here, for all we know, is that the engineers allowed to bend the President's ear might be JUST the fibbing, under-smart, unethical, apparently corrupt, arse covering, greedy USACE. Furthermore, for all we know, his science and technology advisers might be getting the vast majority of their knowledge on our most important issues from the USACE. I want to know for sure someone like Garrett Graves from our state government is explaining things to him and his advisors or that they read fixthepump
So you might say - you never should have returned to the city. What makes you think I could have afforded to, or be willing to do anything else? After our schooling, we moved to dc for four years, but discovered we couldn't live anywhere but N.O. and be happy, being fish out of water and all. Financially and professionally we were succeeding at being quickly rising stars with ever increasing amazing unfathomable opportunities and bank accounts, but still we felt we absolutely had to return to n.o. and take unsatisfying career killing positions just to be back home.”
So you might say - you never should have returned to the city. What makes you think I could have afforded to, or be willing to do anything else? After our schooling, we moved to dc for four years, but discovered we couldn't live anywhere but N.O. and be happy, being fish out of water and all. Financially and professionally we were succeeding at being quickly rising stars with ever increasing amazing unfathomable opportunities and bank accounts, but still we felt we absolutely had to return to n.o. and take unsatisfying career killing positions just to be back home.”
Obama in New Orleans: Been and Gone and Got It Wrong
Commented Oct 16, 2009 at 11:01:02 in Politics
“I gotta get around to reading the entire transcript. I was busy and only heard bits and pieces. When I heard him say the feds were at least "partially" responsible for our flooding, I felt ahuge sense of partial vindication. I slept better last night than I've slept for miserably months. Maybe I shouldn't read the entire transcripts.
I did read all of the Q&A's and they were very underwhelming. You gotta wonder if that part was totally staged. Geez, hardly anyone asked about anything critical. Why do they hate you? Pfft. What a waste of a potentially important question!”
I did read all of the Q&A's and they were very underwhelming. You gotta wonder if that part was totally staged. Geez, hardly anyone asked about anything critical. Why do they hate you? Pfft. What a waste of a potentially important question!”
HoppinHill replied on Oct 16, 2009 at 11:33:57
“It's true, the President did say later in the speech that "the feds were at least "partially" responsible for our flooding."
It was rather buried, and spoken in a general non-specific way, but yes, he did say it.”
It was rather buried, and spoken in a general non-specific way, but yes, he did say it.”
Obama in New Orleans: Been and Gone and Got It Wrong
Commented Oct 16, 2009 at 10:51:49 in Politics
“Jindal seems a little more two faced and seems to have inappropriate national aspirations compared to when campaigning for office, but no, in my view our senators, while sometimes embarrassing, have seemed to be trying as hard as they can to solve our most serious problems - adequate levee reconstruction and wetland restoration.”
Obama in New Orleans: Been and Gone and Got It Wrong
Commented Oct 16, 2009 at 10:42:17 in Politics
“IMO, this is an issue of greed on the parts of many state politicians and LSU. They don't seem to care about the health of New Orleans. Like many, they want to unfairly profit at that expense of the little guy and FEMA, understandably, is committed to prevent such abuse. It is a major problem, but it doesn't really matter long term if the Corps isn't forced to do their job right.”
Obama in New Orleans: Been and Gone and Got It Wrong
Commented Oct 16, 2009 at 10:24:11 in Politics
“I fanned Matt7 too.”
Obama in New Orleans: Been and Gone and Got It Wrong
Commented Oct 16, 2009 at 10:23:19 in Politics
“Yea you right. If the rescuer calls out "hang in there" or "help is coming" it provides an incentive for the rescuee to wait a little longer before giving up and putting a gun to their head.”
Obama in New Orleans -- Is That All There Is?
Commented Oct 16, 2009 at 10:09:11 in Politics
“Harry has heart and he just wants New Orleans to be treated like the rest of the country. Thank goodness for his tenacity.”
Obama in New Orleans -- Is That All There Is?
Commented Oct 16, 2009 at 10:06:44 in Politics
“Oh. Sandy can put you in touch with me too. ccr”
Obama in New Orleans -- Is That All There Is?
Commented Oct 16, 2009 at 10:05:07 in Politics
“luziannagirl, I feel great shame admitting this, I cannot account for why this is true, but never, not even once in my over 50 yo life, have I had any kind of Gin Fiz or Sazerac and I'm even more ashamed I've never met Ramos. But, I did get kicked out of the Columns once. I kind of almost sort of grew up next door to the Fairmont and when I had work for a decade as an educated person and even during the fifteen years of pauper status since then and for a few family events, I'm certain I've passed through either their university or baronne doors at least or 2 or 3 thousand times, and even ate meals and enjoyed alcoholic beverages there a few times and even helped my exec chef now dead brother tend the herb garden on their roof, but I reckon I always ordered just scotch or beer. I hope I haven't disappointed you. You have tickled my curiosity. I promise I'll try to learn, develop and get a deep understanding and an appreciation of all the subtleties and differences and all there is to know on this topic and verify your knowledge based on your first hand experiences. After all, education is key. One of the great things about life on this earth and in New Orleans is the opportunity to always learn more about how much we don't already know. Thanks for the advice. Red beans and nice.”
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