Posted on 08/22/2008 9:18:32 PM PDT by Prole
They are told to evacuate and stay.”
80% of the New Orleans citizenry, pre storm population of 450,000 people, evacuated before Katrina came through.
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Most of those in the “bowl” didn’t. Saw many people taken off roofs into helicopters and from the water and muck into boats.
Sure looks like the South will vote for McCain and the North will vote for Obama and the election will basically come down to Ohio again.
Let's hope that Ohio votes McCain so that this ridiculous Obama campaign can be finished once and for all.
"Most of those in the bowl didnt. Saw many people taken off roofs into helicopters and from the water and muck into boats."
80% or approximately 360,000 people left New Orleans ahead of the storm. Approximately 90,000 did not. When I do the math, that tells me that "most" left.
Pls reread. I wrote “Most of those in the bowl”...
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