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wanpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:53 PM Original message |
Been watching Ike coverage on Direct TV (361) and something is very fishy |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. We need independent news media doing interviews there |
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wanpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. they claim that they can't get aerial views of the devastation. that's preposterous. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. The airport is closed and the Feds have restricted the air space. |
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wanpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. why have the feds restricted the airspace. a plane can fly over the area from another airport?? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Imo, to control information. Skeletor would probably say |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Don't want pictures of floating bodies. Wouldn't be prudent at this juncture. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. THAT IS PATHETIC I AM FURIOUS |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. That's the only thing BushCo knows how to do. n/t |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
42. Keep in mind that the only rescues on Galveston are by air, so there are a lot |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 04:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
52. Keep an eye on Houston Indymedia here: |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. ... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's an election year. They don't want people to know how many peope |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. They just said MREs and water will be distributed |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yep, they don't want to report how bad it is because it looks bad for Bush and pugs and the gov |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. I thought I saw a 500 vehicle convoy of first responders |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Some of them arrived last nght and they're setting up to distibute now. n/t |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Excellent. That's good to hear. n/t |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. How is that shades of Katrina? |
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wanpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. not speaking about floating bodies, but the lack of preparation and slowness |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. They more or less were told not to report floating bodies |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. I don't know, I've watched a lot of local coverage. Interviews, aerial footage... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Oh, I agree and am NOT hoping for the worst at all. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. I've seen a ton of footage. Here's a link: |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Thank you. I don't know that area and have to keep figuring out |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Have you looked at a Google Map of the area? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Would you call the Lake Charles area Arcadiana? (eta: link) |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Part of it. |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
44. No way of knowing if it's shades of Katrina or not. |
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kcass1954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm watching Channel 11 here... |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. The west end was being destroyed before Ike even came ashore |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Perry says there's a grid search going on right now. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. No unpleasent details will pass his lips. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. At the briefing, someone said that they got calls from the West end |
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gvstn (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
32. Great Link...Thank you :) |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
35. That's very interesting. n/t |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
37. There's probably a lot of damage there, but there's also a safety concern. |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. I'm not getting any audio on the report "Damage in Galveston"... |
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PetrusMonsFormicarum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. You can bet |
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Graybeard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. No electricity, no running water, no gasoline. |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. No electricity: Power lines down everywhere and thousands of buildings underwater |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
24. GEM$NBC just cut the link to the press conference |
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wanpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. if you have direct tv, go to channel 361. although it appears that the channel that has the live |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I am following KHOU on line but the TV was on GEM$NBC |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Perry said he won't talk about it. The Galveston city manager says |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
49. Perry weaseling out of direct questions about Bolivar and West End right now. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. They really are the slime we thought they were. |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. And when they showed the aerial footage yesterday, it was highly edited... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. The whole production seems very groomed to me. |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
33. This storm is more devastating then they are letting on |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
40. lots of photos on google |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. This is one of the biggest reasons why they don't want BBC World in the US. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
48. Bush, Chertoff and the GOP want to redirect all discussion to those who didn't leave. |
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wanpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. yep, I've heard "those who did not follow orders to evacuate" several times already today. Let the |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
54. Was just watching ABC13...not sure what |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. KTRK ... Been getting pissed all day ... |
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