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Posted on 05/10/2011 8:27:10 AM PDT by george76
Virtually unreported by the national media - because it might detract from President Obama's victory lap...
The "Father of Waters," as President Lincoln called the Mississippi, is on a historic rampage. Almost no one now living remembers such a river crest.
The levees were blown on the Missouri side of the river, below Cairo, last Monday night. Memphis is being surrounded by water. New Orleans will not even see the river crest before Memorial Day Weekend...
Is CNN going wall-to-wall?
Nope.
...
What might this historic flood mean? Well, no one's talking, no one's predicting.
Because doing so might affect the chances of That Man in the White House to win re-election in 2012.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Agreed. I flip through all the news channels and they have all, national and local, covered the flood story. And of course, the Weather Channel.
LOL, and if you miss the gator, you learn to swim *real* fast!
I was trying to be nice, but you are right. :)
Diane Sawyer was on location from Memphis last evening.
I wonder if they are filming Swamp People right now? Pissed off gators and moccasins should add to the drama.
If Il Douche were any more detached from the country he was elected to govern, the laws of gravity wouldn’t apply to him.
Sheesh! If this had been “W” [think Katrina], the MSM would be on it like buzzards on a gut wagon.
Very little being said about it.
If a Republican were in office, the press wopuld be claiming that the President MADE the river flood.
They will if problems happen.
Thank God we have Bobby Jindal.
So? He is a lying lawyer - and that is remarkable in what way?
Is CNN going wall-to-wall?Of course not. What does it matter what happens in the howling flyover wilderness?Nope.
Not a point to this article, but I LOVE the show “Swamp People”. Don’t worry.. Troy, Liz, and Bruce can handle it!!
LA is virtually a "can't-win" state for The Won.
” I’m just wondering when the Mighty Mississippi decides it’s had enough of man trying to tell it where to go and changes course again.”
And when it joins up with the Atchafalaya, Morgan City replaces New Orleans as the big port.
The old "Fool me once..." cliche comes to mind.
If anyone wants to make something broader from the story they should go back and read Mark Twain. The Mississippi was flooding long before the Crawdad even learned its name.
Foxnews just said that the river is at 48’ above flood level at Memphis and the water hasn’t stopped rising yet.
I’m seeing it talked about even on sports talk shows, I think it’s getting plenty of coverage.
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