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2012-08-26 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Isaac Threat Looms Large for New Orleans

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Posted by tu3031 2012-08-26 13:06|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 "Fool me twice, shame on me."

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-08-26 17:04|| 2012-08-26 17:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Jindal is on record that he'll stay back in La to tend to the state/New Orleans and blow off any scheduled speaking gig at the convention. That speaks more about him than a convention speech

Posted by Frank G 2012-08-26 17:17|| 2012-08-26 17:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey, what could go wrong?

Posted by Ray Nagin 2012-08-26 18:44|| 2012-08-26 18:44|| Front Page Top

#4 With a Democratic media carrying water for the PResident any problems will strictly be local ones. The Mayor should understand that and be a bit more prepared.

Posted by rjschwarz 2012-08-26 20:18|| 2012-08-26 20:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Re: Jindal, if the damage isn't too great (i.e if he could spare the time) he could be videoed in to the convention.

Posted by lotp 2012-08-26 20:40|| 2012-08-26 20:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Misery's comin to town...

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2012-08-26 21:00|| 2012-08-26 21:00|| Front Page Top

#7 From the Weather Nerd...

In a bizarrely low-key press conference that seemed more focused on calming residents anxiety and vaguely telling them to be prepared (and then making of a series of mundane announcements about municipal matters like trash collection and parking restrictions) than on advising them to take specific, concrete steps commensurate to the risk of a possibly major hurricane potentially making a direct hit on Americas most hurricane-vulnerable city starting in about 48 hours, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu did his best Ray Nagin impression Sunday, announcing a no-evacuation, shelter in place plan that suggests a stunning level of confidence that a worst-case scenario wont happen, at a time when it remains, meteorologically speaking, very much in play.

The possibility that residents would be sheltering in place in a place the could, in the worst-case scenario, be swallowed up by the Gulf of Mexico, was not mentioned.

Posted by tu3031 2012-08-26 21:51|| 2012-08-26 21:51|| Front Page Top

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