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2005-09-09 Home Front: Economy

People vs. The Government(s) in New Orleans

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-09 10:02|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Take a grain of salt with this story. Apparently the authors are better known for their contributions to Marxist parties and papers.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-09 10:49|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-09 10:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Take a grain of salt with this story. Apparently the authors are better known for their contributions to Marxist parties and papers.

Robert, where did you find this?

Posted by Penguin 2005-09-09 12:20|| 2005-09-09 12:20|| Front Page Top

#3 I hadn't heard about a EMS conference...surely they would have stayed to...you know...respond?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-09-09 12:34|| 2005-09-09 12:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Try here

Larry Bradshaw and Lorrie Beth Slonsky are emergency medical services (EMS) workers from San Francisco and contributors to Socialist Worker.

Posted by Abu MacSuirtain 2005-09-09 12:38|| 2005-09-09 12:38|| Front Page Top

#5 After reading the original post, I did somewhat feel for them. But, then I realize they're contributing to Socialst Worker, and were EMS workers themselves from San Fran. Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, it sounds like even they realized they wouldn't be safe at the Superdome or Convention Center. So, instead of pitching in somewhere and use their skills (remember, EMS), they huddled with other well-to-doer's (their group was from the EMS Conference attendees and out-of-country visitors in the French Quarter), and I imagine somehow all of those people were of the European persuasion themselves. Yet, it's the OFFICIAL (read: Gov't) responders who are racist? BLAH! Just one more reason I'll never go to San Fran. I hear it's beautiful, but now I know they have EMS teams who are socialists and only group to themselves. Of course, I imagine if I'd been given the same info, I wouldn't have gone to the Superdome or the Conv. Center. Yet, it sounded like they lived quite comfortably the first 2-3 days in the French Quarter. Remember the military moved in on Friday, and within 24 hours, the 2 centers were pretty much empty. So, these goons only really spent 1 night out on the street? Not roughing it too much in my mind (and they had cell phone service there too). This one I just chalk up to wrong place/wrong time and to idiocy on the part of these authors. ALWAYS know the City you're going to in case something happens like this. And, it's strange, it doesn't state when they arrived in New Orleans....I assume Fri/Sat before, because I can't imagine many planes flying there on Sunday, knowing full well they'd be nailed the next morning. But, turn on the weather channel or even local news for 2 seconds to watch this storm come in? Nah, I'm too busy partying in the French Quarter.

Posted by BA 2005-09-09 12:59|| 2005-09-09 12:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, the airport shut down early, even outgoing flights, 'cuz they didn't want to get caught with planes on the ground.

Posted by Bobby 2005-09-09 14:00|| 2005-09-09 14:00|| Front Page Top

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