Hurricane Katrina Devastates The Gulf Coast.

[JTrotter Fan]

Well, i definitely agree with the idiots that build homes on the sides of mountains.  They have no foundation.  They deserve what eventually comes to them all.

[General_Failure]

Looting is in our blood. With the exception of the blackout in NYC a few years ago every major event that COULD lead to looting HAS led to looting. It's human nature to loot.

Freebees kick ass. I wonder if anyone loots car lots?

That's a little tough to do when all the cars are under water.

[Yeti]

What the hell is she talkin about?  She lives in Philly...what is sophisticated about that place.  Dumb woman.

This coming from somebody that lives in Waco Texas.

[Rome]

What the hell is she talkin about?  She lives in Philly...what is sophisticated about that place.  Dumb woman.

This coming from somebody that lives in Waco Texas.

Dude!

Ex-Branch Dividians rule.

[JTrotter Fan]

Burn baby...burn!!!!!!    

[TexasEagle]

To get serious for a moment, things in the Gulf Coast area are getting beyond nasty, especially in New Orleans as the water continues to rise. That story about the guy who lost his wife when his house split open in Mississippi is heart wrenching.

[Rome]

Superdome to be evacuated.

Man, I knew this shtein was going to get bad.

I can't see how the city will ever recover from this.  It's just horrible right now.

[TexasEagle]

I'm going to see if I can volunteer to help out. Just feel helpless but I don't even know what I could do until they get some kind of a grip on the situation. It's unreal down there.

[JTrotter Fan]

To get serious for a moment, things in the Gulf Coast area are getting beyond nasty, especially in New Orleans as the water continues to rise. That story about the guy who lost his wife when his house split open in Mississippi is heart wrenching.

I watched that video twice and it honestly made me feel heartache.  Even the reporter was broken up and she's a professional.  I really would like to help out and i wonder if my job would let me.  Think about it...all those people at the Superdome...where will they go?

[TexasEagle]

I just can't think of that entire city getting wiped out and not want to do... something. All those people in the hospitals that have to be evacuated. Just terrible.

[PhillyPhreak54]

A looter carries a bucket of beer out of a grocery store in New Orleans

Gotta love that dude's hairstyle.

[MadMarchHare]

I feel bad for the people that couldn't get out.  But that iceholes that had the chance to flee (under a MANDATORY EVACUATION) and stayed, I have zero sympathy for.  Listening to these farging geniuses screaming out their attic window for help, I have children here, makes me want to puke.  You risked your kids lives in a storm that 24h before it hit had 175 mph winds, and now you want a handout?!  They fined the scarecrow from Georgia for running away from her wedding to pay for the manhours to find her.  They should do the same thing here.  These rescuers are putting their lives on the line to save the stupidest of people.   

[Diomedes]

They fined the scarecrow from Georgia for running away from her wedding to pay for the manhours to find her. They should do the same thing here. These rescuers are putting their lives on the line to save the stupidest of people.

Agreed.


Now, on the looting front, what do you y'all think of this?  Two Yahoo news photos follow.  One of some white folk, one of a black kid.  One big difference in the blurb.  Now, maybe I'm reading too much into this.  On the other hand, maybe I'm not.

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Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store after Hurricane Katrina came through the area in New Orleans, Louisiana.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Graythen)

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A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Flood waters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made landfall on Monday. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

[phillymic2000]

Shame on Yahoo, white,black whatever I have more sympathy for the people looking for food. THe jagbags stealing slacks (saw video of it on CNN) and other things should be shot on the spot.

[phillymic2000]

This "our tsunami" comment is pretty foul.  At the end of the story, there's no way Katrina kills more than 500 americans.   To compare that to the tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands is stupid, pompous, offensive.  Things are bad, sure.  But there's no need to pretend it's anything like as bad as the recent tsunami. 

And people wonder why the world hates at us.  One reason is that we are the most ignorant, self-important gang of spoiled bully brats you'll ever find.  We lose a few hundred in a hurricane, and start making comparisons to the worst natural disaster in world wide living memory.  That's classy.

I agree that the tsunami comment was wrong, no doubt. A couple of people have made that comment and all of a sudden you lump us all in, classy! THe USA did a lot for the victims of the tsunami, whenever there is a natural disaster in the world the USA is always there. But we are just bully brats, right? nice job taking a shot at the country when we are down. Classy move.