Dustin Duvall, left, is hugged by his mother Elizabeth Duvall after the two reunite outside the destroyed remains of their neighborhood in East Biloxi.
Posted on 08/31/2005 2:36:51 PM PDT by Smogger
Scene after scene after scene. The mind numbs and the heart breaks.
Wow I can't believe the devastation this hurricane has caused. I know there's a major relief effort going on here in the area and the whole state so help is on the way.
People around this nation are awaiting instructions, but this whole thing is so overwhelming. We need to know specifically what they need. Is there no disaster preparation there at all? If there is, what does it recommend we do? And if not, why the heck not?
Maybe the editors should get off of their sorry asses and go look for survivors.
No. It is unprecedented. By shrill I meant pointing blame. I have just become too cynical of the press, I guess...
Salvation Army is getting my $$ also...just because I'm not sure I trust the Red Cross after 9/11.
Which shows your complete ignorance of the situation. The newspaper has spent the last week compiling any information is has about the conditions in South Mississippi, from what shelters to goto to road conditions, and providing a city by city breakdown of said information, much of which has been posted here. They have done a fine job, and most people wouldn't have any idea what's going on in Mississippi if it wasn't for the work of their reporters, they're constant updating of their website, and posts from Freepers.
I got room for a couple here. If they can make it up here they are welcome to stay as long as it takes to get their heads back in order. Old, young, black, white or whatever I dont care. Just so they are good folk who need help.
They must understand that they wont be idle while up here..for the reasons that a person with nothing to do will become even more depressed sitting around doing nothing.
You signed up today to ask us to ignore human beings who need help, because they might be liberals? No thanks---please report back to DU on your unsuccessful "make FR look bad" mission.
Yep.
Right now I'm seeing the MSM play the "blame game."
They need to save that for a few MONTHS down the road and use their power right now to mobilize people to help.
We're not alone as to the RC (I wish the President did not mention them-but they are the best known): http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1474322/posts
They reported on our local news in Austin that refugees here are asking for work. I think most folks would like to be doing something as opposed to sitting around wondering or knowing they have no house to go back to. You are very generous for offering.
Dustin Duvall, left, is hugged by his mother Elizabeth Duvall after the two reunite outside the destroyed remains of their neighborhood in East Biloxi.
Tony Phan spent six hours in a tree outside his house riding out Hurricane Katrina that destroyed his home in the background, in East Biloxi.
Deborah Duvall wipes away tears as she sorts through the remains of her sister's home in East Biloxi.
I went back and read the piece again, and I agree somewhat.
Members of the Biloxi fire department work to carry one of six bodies recovered from a destroyed East Biloxi, Miss. neighborhood.
I wish I could give them a reasonable answer.
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