As a New Orleans resident, it make me proud that someone is finally exposing the truth about what OUR government did to us during the worst natural and man-made disaster in U.S. history. Thank you for posting this!

anyone who is from new Orleans or near there cold tell you about what really is going on. I live in Texas and you should see the truth about Houston...though gas is 2.69 right now though

Originally posted by RRconservative

The best thing about Katrina is that it showed the ineptness of Louisiana's government. Kathleen Blanco (D) didn't even try to run for a second term as Governor after her total meltdown. Bobby Jindal (R) got elected and under his leadership we toughed out Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike. It is also safe to say that Mary Landrieu (or Katrina Mary if you live in Louisiana), will not be re-elected in the Senate. The only one that got away with the ineptitude was Ray Nagin, he was re-elected Mayor of New Orleans. What does that say about the city of New Orleans?

It says that the largest N.O. demographic (blacks) voted purely on race.

Now tell me, where have I heard that before?

Despite the failure of the liberal democrats that are 90% responsible for the Katrina mess, people are going to throw fuel on the fire by electing another incompetant bum liberal to the White House.

The failures and the suffering that happened in N.O. should have never happened but it will become common throughout the country over the next 4 to 8 years. Thats what happens when people are stupid enough to elect politicians based upon race and lack of knowlege of their record of "service".

Is there another site where I can see this video?

When I click the link, it says;

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I'm in Trinidad and cannot watch the video. What's up with that? Is there another link I can use? I'd really like to watch it.

After Katrina, I met a black woman at an airport in somewhere, USA., from New Orleans. She, with her son were on their way to a relatives in another State and told about losing everything, not being allowed to even approach their defunked properties to attempt to salvage a thing.

As we talked, a white woman approached. She was listening and decided to give some input. She was from texas, and her husband worked for a company that won a huge contract in the cleanup effort.

She told us that her husband was on New Orleans and had been there for less than a week.

When she received word from him, he explained that upon arrival at the initial site, inspecting the work ahead, he, who was in shorts due to the heat and humidity, became concerned when a group from (can't remember the agency) arrived in full contamination suits complete with full face masks.

Evidently, he was contemplating leaving the area, though the pay was high, for he was suspicious of his own safety as there were working in an area where these contamination suits were utilized, but no info or warning of any danger concerning the fear it brought seeing these suits while being exposed to the elements.

Anyways, that's what I remember from meeting these two fellow citizens, and I wonder to this day how much money could be worth a potential health hazard that seemed to me a no brainer from hearing the circumstances.

I still believe that the state and locals were more to blame than the feds in this mess. I believe there was ample time to get most folks to safety had the warnings been headed.

The aftermath was an absolute debacle.

without reading all the posts, the commentator talking about bartering a can of viennna sausages in trade for a vehicle smash-and-grab is compelling.

it almost seems like the "powers that be" were testing these people and environment.
just in a matter of a few days, society/infastructure collapsed.

it all makes a major unrest or protest with MASS amounts of people a pretty available reality.

thanks for posting this video. indeed all should watch.

Ive only just found this site and this is the first thread ive read...

I cant believe some of the replies on here, suggesting in some way it was the fault of the 30000 + people.

Do the people who leave these replies truly understand the concept of poverty?

Going by the logic of some, No natural or man made disaster should ever result in other humans suffering.

One poster commented on why didnt they just walk North, on that note why didnt you along with others just drive South and help.

Examples of Disasters which could have been avoided by walking away.

Man Made
1. 6 million Jews, Gypsies, Russians, Disabled etc should have just walked to Russia, France, UK,Spain. Result = No Holocaust

2. Ethiopians during the civil war should have just walked to Kenya, Uganda, Sudan = No Famine.

3. The marshlands Shia Iraqis under Saddam should have just walked into Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan result = no mass execution.

Natural
4. Sumatra-Andaman had warnings, why didnt they just walk into Malaysia, Jakarta, Thailand. Result 275000 saved.

The list goes on....Pakistan, Columbia, Tangshan, Kobe...they should have all just walked away.

Why dont the 23 million of Southern California pack up and get out, the are fully aware of the earthquake risks?

To the poster who made comment about people looting T.Vs and other electrical equipment, do we really feel they need to be shot over a T.V. Breaking the law maybe, but stealing a T.V. from an abanded shop surely doesnt warrent being murdered?

Why shouldnt we rely on the Government, Services/Forces, Coast Guard, Rescue, Local Government, whoever else could have helped.

Arent we there employers? Dont we pay them for a service?

Im sure there were people with ill intent, or people who got warning and could have left in time. But im sure they didnt think what happened was going to happen. But what possible reason would anyone have, for believing anything that comes out of the likes of Bushes mouth. I dont even need to give examples of why the opposite is true.

The worst part about New Orleans is that this will happen again.... since 1559 there have been 172 that have affected Louisiana's coast and out of this number 38 have hit New Orleans via Lake Pontchartrain.

That works out at every 12 years you can expect New Orleans to be hit.

Now are people dumb, slow or not very bright but they have had nearly 300 to 400 yrs to get this right...... build suitable houses.... gable roofs and timber not the best idea. Even Bangladesh has been able to build hurricane shelters for its people?

In 2004 (Hurricane Ivan) showed the authorities the problems that needed to be addressed??????

time to LEARN and stop blaming others for there problems.....