A new way to die in America (courtesy of Geraldo Rivera)

Tony Snow show ^ | September 5th, 2005 | Quote from Geraldo Rivera

[ajolympian2004]

Today, Monday Sept. 5th, we were just listening to the Tony Snow show on tape delay here on KCOL 600am in northern Colorado (Tony's show follows Sean's three hour program) and he was interviewing Geraldo Rivera live from somewhere in Louisiana. Geraldo mentioned a phrase to describe how a number of the victims of this tragedy died that I had never heard before. He said...

"People are being forgotten to death"

I completely agree! A significant number of elderly folks in the poor neighborhoods in the city limits of New Orleans who honestly could not help themselves died alone and forgotten.

I also agree with what Geraldo said regarding the fact that the people of our country are about to be shocked and horrified when the recovery teams start their door to door operations to retrieve those who did not survive this natural disaster.

If the mayor of New Orleans & governor of Louisana are not voted (or recalled) out of office for their deruliction of duty, and if President Bush doesn't fire the inept 'leader' of FEMA then there will no such thing as accountablility as a result of this event.

Kudos to Geraldo for giving credit to the fine men and women of our US military for stepping into the breach where no leadership existed in the aftermath of this tragedy and taking charge of the situation to get the job done.

I still can't believe that the governor of Louisiana released an official statement directing that the school buses of the public school system are to be used for evacuation of the folks at the SuperDome... two days after the buses were already submerged in flood waters... buses 1.2 miles from the SuperDome!!! ???

"Help us Obi Wan Guliani, you're our only hope".

[solitas]

O'really? </pun> :)
Is shemp back from the swamps or still in everyone's way down there?

[Grizzled Bear]

By the way............ this happens to the elderly in every neighborhood in the country every day.
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I could be wrong but didn't this happen during the heat wave in France? People leaving elderly relatives while they went on vacation?

[najida]

Yep,
kids just forgot about granny all alone in her apartment.

Nursing homes took hard hits too, but at least they tried to keep them alive.

[garyhope]

Here's one instance of where the French beat us at something. Was it last year that 10-15,000 people died in France from heat stroke and no air conditioning and neglect from their sons and daughters because they and most of the rest of the "authorities" were on vacation in August?

A friend of mine just got back from 2 months in Spain. She said it was real hot there and that people actually believe that air conditioning was bad for you. Her rich boyfriend has a big fancy apartment but no AC. The cab drivers drive around with the AC off.

God bless America for air conditioning, Big refrigerators, big washers and dryers, lots of ice and icecold beer!!

[nutmeg]

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[Alamo-Girl]

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[ladyinred]

Geraldo is very passionate about it. I heard him on Sean's show and he is just livid, and very emotional. Can't say how I would be were I to have been where he has. I would like to think I would be just as outraged. I would just know where to put the blame unlike the lefties who are using this against the President.

[beyond the sea]

Yes......... hundreds died.

[W04Man]

DID THEY REALLY TELL THE FEDS TO HELP US EVACUATE IF DISATER STRIKES!!
But the TIMES-PICAYUNE published a story on July 24, 2005 stating: City, state and federal emergency officials are preparing to give a historically blunt message: "In the event of a major hurricane, you're on your own."

Staff writer Bruce Nolan reported some 7 weeks before Katrina: "In scripted appearances being recorded now, officials such as Mayor Ray Nagin, local Red Cross Executive Director Kay Wilkins and City Council President Oliver Thomas drive home the word that the city does not have the resources to move out of harm's way an estimated 134,000 people without transportation." (source: Drudge)

[johnb838]

Ol' Shep is back and prettied up. (actually I don't find him as offensive as some here.)

[Hi Heels]

After watching Rivera on the news, I'm just plain disgusted. Using a child as a prop was just beyond the pale. "Look at this baby! Look at him! Let the people across the bridge! *sniff* pssttt...get this mom out of the way, she's blocking my profile"

I was waiting for him to pick up a staff and yell "LET MY PEOPLE GO" right before he tried to part the Mississippi River. I just want the news, not a screen test or a run for the Emmy.

[StarFan]

Any comments made by that pathetic showman are of no interest to me.

[solitas]

pssttt...get this mom out of the way, she's blocking my profile

Now, THAT's a terribly snarky, underhanded, and mean-spirited thing to add into your posting like that...

ROFL! I like you. :)

[Hi Heels]

Now, THAT's a terribly snarky, underhanded, and mean-spirited thing to add into your posting like that...

Believe me, it was all him....

[OldFriend]

Whoraldo's race baiting is criminal.

He said the Mayor couldn't use the busses because no city in Louisiana wanted the black people from NO.