But, but, but...

BUSH IS EVIL!

If our troops werent in Iraq, umm, uhhh, then uhhh, they could have pushed the city out of the way and rescued all of the swamp rats.

SWAMP RATS I TELL YOU!

Don't you know? It's all about the butterfly affect. The bombs going off early in the Iraqi war set in motion the air currents that caused this hurricane!

It truely IS Bush's fault!

Emergency search and rescue phone lines for those in distress: (225) 925-7708 | (225) 925-7709 | (225) 925-3511 | (225) 925-7412

To inquire about those in the area who did not evacuate: American Red Cross, (866) 438-4636.

from:
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html

Lots of good info there. God Bless!

Well said. It is indeed better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Hang in there! Things may seem impossible, but I think we are all going to be amazed at the kind of support and help that is on the way.

I am in the midwest, above you, and am completely useless at this point. I did talk with my boss who will give me six months off, if I can find any way to be usefull. I am a network guy, so my time is in the future. (Have generator, will travel).

Someone needs to set up a clearing house of needs, skills and volunteers so they can be matched up. This is the kind of this blogs can help with I think.

I have to agree with you. I think so far a pretty darn good job is being done. However it is hard not to get sidetracked from the really important immediate goals sometimes. I popped over to Kos to see what happening with the whackos and almost immediately came to a post that said "Bush lied, New Orleans Died". I about puked and immediately got the H&## out of there. Truely amazing. I do not even pretend know some people think.

Another option in every disaster is give blood!

On a side note, Cindy could also use your help, she's traumatized by being ignored and abandoned down in Texas!

I think I would puke more over the fact that this President cut short an earlier vacation to try and save a dead woman. But when 1,000,000+ peoples lives are threatened and how many countless lives are lost he decides to stay the course of his current vacation instead of flying back to the White House to take charge of this catastrophe.

He truely is a shrub!

Yeah, right. And if he had gone back to DC you moonbats would have screamed that he was running away from it. He is obviously pissing his pants from being one state away from where the big scawy hurricane is going to hit.

If my memory serves me right, I seem to remember Bush being in Florida pretty much the day after the hurricanes rolled through last year.

Is it because Louisiana is a blue state?

Or that the security memo he got stated "NO State of emergency" when it should have read "N.O. State of emergency." Someone fire the White House typist!!!!!

SHRUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cut the bastard a break, he knows all those geniuses who climbed in their attics when the water started rising and drowned when they couldn't get out are all Democrats, and they probably just lost another blue state because of it.

thank you for telling it like it is.....it's discusting to hear the griping and moaning when people are dead,stranded and scarred for life by this natural national disaster.....
as for us here in South Florida.....were just getting over this thing and could care less about ourselves...seeing what it did here as a cat 1 it was scary to imagine what it was going to do as it approached others as a cat 5.our thoughts and prayers are with those on the gulf coast and just like us bloggers did after the tsunami...were snapping into action and ready to help others however possible.....even if it means piping down and getting out of the way.....i linked to your blog bro because your a mackdaddy pimp @ this thang......Miami is with you folks.God Bless
as for the peanut gallery....this is not about right and left you bastards it's about standing together as americans in the midst of tragedies........if anyone has a right to say jack squat it's those who know what the heck their talking about....those like us who made it through hurricane andrew and made it through this one...........lots of people are dead,other wish they were.... so show a lil human decency you assclowns.

Paul - Here's a link to BellSouth's vacation service. It will let you suspend your phone service (for a reduced fee) and will reserve your phone number. As a telecom geek, I'm sure that BellSouth will be waiving charges for those impacted by Katrina.

Best wishes - my thoughts and prayers are with you and all those affected.

https://www.bellsouth.com/rnr/html/vacation.html?src=rql

cyouincourt007,

You are absoultely right, it is not about right or left. It discusts me to see the whackos politicizing this. I only am proud to know that there are a HUGE number of people who ignore all that crap and just do their job. God bless them all!

You impress me, Paul. Ok. We'll do our best to help out. No whining.

:o|

Hey, I did what Paul asked. But what disgusted me was the very first comment that politicized the topic. I don't see you saying your disgusted about that.

And quite frankly whats wrong with questioning where our president was during this crisis? Not like he didn't have the last five (-2 days) weeks off that he could have headed back to Washington on Monday.

"With all due respect guys and gals... Chill out."

Sorry, being from Michigan i've NEVER seen anything like this....and I could do without seeing it ever again.

I think you are right at this point-figure out how to help, and save the 20/20 hindsight for later.

At the moment people need the basics, not pundrity.

One positive thing that can be done by all bloggers to help out victims is to be part of Hurricane Katrina Blog Relief Day tomorrow. See details at:

http://www.truthlaidbear.com/topicpage.php?topic=Katrina

The Bastard,

Check the voting results. Louisiana is a red state.

As for truly helping contact your local Red Cross and ask them for details on how someone goes about applying for aid. Giving to the Red Cross is easy...getting from them is cumbersome but not hard---just not widely known how.

I'm as political as anybody, and a constant critic of Bush. But Jesus, you just read a post by a guy who's lost everything, asking you to put aside the politics for a minute and help. Why is it so hard to honor that request? Yes, there are plenty of questions to be asked. There's also about 10,000 blogs that are more appropriate places to ask them. Why does it have to be here, and on this thread? Have some sensitivity.

And I'm not addressing either the Right or the Left. In a just a few comments we've already had people from both sides make asses of themselves.

Paul,
for info on how to get help from FEMA:
www.fema.gov/about/process/
info on how to file for flood insurance claims:
www.fema.gov/nfip/infocon/.shtm
info on how to get help from red cross:
1-800-HELP-NOW
Sorry, I don't know how to make the links work here, but the web addresses might help.

Whoops! the flood insurance claims address is:
www.fema.gov/nfip/infocon.shtm
sorry about that typo

Does anyone really believe the president is EVER on v acation? He has cell phones, internet connections, officials all around him. ANd he is in Texas - which is pretty close to the affected areas. As for why he isn't "In the affected areass". .

YOU think those tryign to handle the disaster NEED the additional pressure of tryign to make sure the president stays safe while wandering around a disaster zone?

Don't turn this into a political issue. This is a humanity issue. DO every little bit you can personally do for those involved, try to get others to do the same, and _shut up_ about the political sniping.

SUrely you can take a five minute vacation?

More sanity...from a squirrel no less.
http://www.illwillpress.com/kat.html

I want to apologize for my previous post in this thread, not enough coffee and an excess of inanity brings out my baser side on occasion, sorry.

I have to wonder how many more of our "friends" in the blogoshere are impacted by this event. I'm perfectly willing to start posting links to New Orleans bloggers in a new post at my site, if anyone can spread the word to have them email me. (small blog, not a lot of traffic, so it might not be helpful anyway)

I think, if we put our minds to it, we could even wind up helping our blogger friends in need.

Hey guys!!!! I'll admit when I'm wrong. I went off on the first comment in this string and should have just ignored it. I took Pauls advice about using my blog to convey info almost right after he posted this letter. And it has met with favorable responses either through comments or the multiple e-mails I have recieved.

People from all over the country were standing next to me in the streets of NYC after 9/11 and this is no different!!!!

Again I'm sorry if I upset anyone, I am man enough to admit it! OK?