::major eyeroll:: yes Sam of course the people in New Orleans didn't want help, that makes perfect sense. Sorry I don't have time to play any more.
Dana On 11/30/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes and the Salvation Army too. What could they have possibly done to > help those hungry thirsty people? > > http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/005403.php > The Salvation Army basically said look. We...first of all, both > agencies also want to let people know that they've served the needs of > thousands of people who got out, and who got out just a little bit to > high ground, north of New Orleans. But they couldn't get in to meet > those needs. They asked to get in. They were prepared with their...the > Salvation Army has these ever-familiar portable kitchen canteens, is > what they call them. They can actually make food, produce food on > spot, and distribute it there. People line up. We've seen that at > hurricanes and other natural disasters. They were ready. Not allowed > in. At first, it was this idea that we don't want to create a magnet > at the evacuation site. Secondarily, it became an issue of well, > there's lots of water, and we can't assure your safety, so on and so > forth. Here's another key point, Hugh. I was very specific with the > American Red Cross, president and CEO Marty Evans, and said wait. Tell > me clearly. Were you prepared to go in before the levees broke? Before > water became an issue of any kind? She said absolutely. Were you > denied access before the levees broke? She said we were denied access > from minute one. > > On 11/30/05, Dana wrote: > > the Red Cross oh ya get me started on the Red Cross... I've been a > > flood Sammy my boy. I don't know what the Red Cross actually does but > > helping flood victims does not seem to be on the list. > > > > On 11/30/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Did you forget about this? > > > > > > http://www.redcross.org/faq/0,1096,0_682_4524,00.html > > > Hurricane Katrina: Why is the Red Cross not in New Orleans? > > > > > > Acess to New Orleans is controlled by the National Guard and local > > > authorities and while we are in constant contact with them, we simply > > > cannot enter New Orleans against their orders. > > > > > > The state Homeland Security Department had requested--and continues to > > > request--that the American Red Cross not come back into New Orleans > > > following the hurricane. Our presence would keep people from > > > evacuating and encourage others to come into the city. > > > > > > > > > On 11/30/05, Dana wrote: > > > > /me points and laughs > > > > > > > > On 11/30/05, Sam wrote: > > > > > Don't you hate when the facts get in your way? > > > > > > > > > > On 11/30/05, Dana wrote: > > > > > > not in the stuff you read it wasn't. I don't have time to argue this > > > > > > right now, and your mind is made up anyway. > > > > > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185024 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
