200 Evacuated at Costco [Salem, Oregon]

Statesman Journal.com ^ | 11-19-03 | Jody Lawrence-Turner

[Salvation]

Employees and shoppers at Costco in Salem board Cherriots buses after the store was evacuated before noon Tuesday after several became ill.

At least 24 suffer an illness.

Five shoppers passed out inside Costco on Tuesday, causing the evacuation of more than 200 customers and employees.

[Allegra]

So the fact there are Middle Easterns in Texas means they're Terrorist sympathizers?

I've always attributed it largely to the fact that we (Houston) are the world's petroleum/energy capital.

[Joe Hadenuf]

I've always attributed it largely to the fact that we (Houston) are the world's petroleum/energy capital.

Petroleum??

Read on.....

"This shows Texas is not just a destination for Mexicans anymore," said Steven Camarota, author of the study released Wednesday.

Surprisingly, though, Camarota found, about 23 percent of the Middle Easterners use some sort of welfare, higher than the native population.

Greater Houston's Middle Easterners form the seventh-largest concentration in this country. Iranians are the biggest group locally, followed by Pakistanis and Saudis. However, Middle Easterners may go virtually unnoticed in Houston "because they are spread out," said Nidal Zayer, a columnist at a local Arabic paper, Al Maraya. "They are in Pasadena, along FM 1960, in Sugar Land -- everywhere."

[Husker24]

FBI officials later discounted that possibility and determined that the Costco warehouse was not a crime scene.

Based on what? How do they know its not a crime scene if they dont know what caused this?

[Eva]

There was a thread last night about how some Texas Islamic guy, who Bush appointed to some committee on the Middle East, was over in Egypt giving speeches on the importance of defeating Bush on '04.

[tubavil]

She's a pussykatz compared to the terrorist symps in Seattle, Bahgdad Jim McDermott, Osama bin Murray, et. al.

[tubavil]

How do they know its not a crime scene if they dont know what caused this?

Exactly. But that went over the heads of 95% of the population. That's all that matters. Back to Scott and Lacy, Jacko, etc, ...

[tubavil]

It's much, much, much, worse than that. He appointed a terrorist.

[Oorang]

I don't know where she originally called home. I do know she is a screaming liberal. One of the recently sentenced "Portland Seven" (Al-Q affiliates) worked directly under her in the mayor's office. Right after 9/11 she refused to work with Homeland Security. She also forbid any of those working under her thumb to work with H.S. She has an absolute addiction to more and more taxes. She, IMHO, is almost (not quite) par with the Hilda-beast.

[Oorang]

Good observation. They (Baghdad Jim & Murray) wield more power being congresscritters.

[Salvation]

**Perhaps DemocRATS who don't want a rebounding economy.**

Could be paying AlQaeda??????

[Salvation]

**"45th parallel. Half the distance from the equator to the north pole"**

You're scaring me......shushhhhhhhh!

[Vesuvian]

Apparently thse types of incidents are sometimes caused by "mass hysteria".

And they probably figure if they fall down they can join the lawsuit!

[Salvation]

**I hate it when doctors write off illnesses as psychosomatic.88

Ditto -- I don't think that was the case at the Costco, however.

[punster]

Are you sure that Hillary Rotten Clinton was not visiting the area? All it would take, is Hitlery breaking wind, and the whole city would be ill.

[Salvation]

**Is it true that Mayor Katz is a left-wing liberal transplant from the Northeast U.S.?**

I know the first part of your question is true, the NE part I cannot verify?

Portlanders?

[Salvation]

**Based on what? How do they know its not a crime scene if they dont know what caused this?**

Good question.................I don't have the answer, but I bet there is a lot we are not being told!

[tubavil]

She graduated from Brooklyn College in New York, earning a Masters of Arts studies in 1957 and a Bachelor of Arts in 1955. She holds honorary doctorate degrees from Lewis & Clark College and Portland State University.

[Salvation]

And Maria "Cantwell" from WA also!

[tubavil]

*** RDDB ***

[tubavil]