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Hermit-The-Prog

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57. Caught a piece of a tv documentary just a few nights ago...

Wed Aug 30, 2023, 08:56 PM

Aug 2023

It showed the U.S. Coast Guard and their long, heroic efforts to save people.

There were lots of heroes in the aftermath, in spite of Brownie's and Duhbyuh's incompetence.

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Eighteen years ago right here on DU we were watching Hurricane Katrina [View all] malaise Aug 2023 OP

The immediate aftermath of Katrina, the chaos and lack of info, Drum Aug 2023 #1

I joined the year before just before the presidential elections malaise Aug 2023 #4

Chaos Roy Rolling Aug 2023 #31

Gilbert was my big one malaise Aug 2023 #37

Brownie was doing a heckofa job SouthernDem4ever Aug 2023 #16

The horrors seemed endless. blm Aug 2023 #2

wow... 18 years! BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 #3

That Brownie; Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2023 #5

My favorite post- Katrina moment malaise Aug 2023 #6

Same. I'm pretty sure that guy came and posted on DU NYC Liberal Aug 2023 #60

Yes he did malaise Aug 2023 #62

I was watching that mess and tragedy from Iraq roscoeroscoe Aug 2023 #7

just bumped into this the other day- mopinko Aug 2023 #8

I bought Spike Lee's DVDs for the documentary When the Levees Broke malaise Aug 2023 #11

I was watching that mess and tragedy from Iraq roscoeroscoe Aug 2023 #9

Must have been seriously painful malaise Aug 2023 #12

I lived in south Mississippi at that time. Glorfindel Aug 2023 #10

The worst part is being unable to contact family malaise Aug 2023 #13

I remember. I'd joined DU just a few weeks before you did in highplainsdem Aug 2023 #14

He'll get what's coming his way one of these days malaise Aug 2023 #18

My kids ended up thinking I was prescient. hunter Aug 2023 #15

You were malaise Aug 2023 #17

I thought the same thing when I was there in '98 oldsoftie Aug 2023 #20

Hubby used to say, "Never live in New Orleans. " LeftInTX Aug 2023 #61

This song by Chris Chandler and D.R Rowe always brings tears to my eyes cannabis_flower Aug 2023 #19

Too sad malaise Aug 2023 #23

Bush Caused the flooding of New Orleans azureblue Aug 2023 #21

+1 peppertree Aug 2023 #25

Correct malaise Aug 2023 #35

We were in the midst of it AverageOldGuy Aug 2023 #22

Damn malaise Aug 2023 #36

Bay St. Louis was ground zero for Katrina. intheflow Aug 2023 #40

Katrina smashed and flooded Mississippi south coast. Wiped a gouge out of txwhitedove Aug 2023 #24

i discovered du quite by accident and been here ever since the year 2000 al gore gaffe. AllaN01Bear Aug 2023 #26

i was watching cnn..one of the news readers..i believe it was cooper...said and i repeat dawn5651 Aug 2023 #27

CNN had just finished watching me. carpetbagger Aug 2023 #28

I just remember justgamma Aug 2023 #32

I remember comments like those malaise Aug 2023 #38

This one seems to be following the track of Hurricane Michael Warpy Aug 2023 #29

Heckuva Job Brownie Martin Eden Aug 2023 #30

I remember being glued to the tv justgamma Aug 2023 #33

I first lurked here when... Whatthe_Firetruck Aug 2023 #34

Good to see you posting malaise Aug 2023 #39

I remember that very well vercetti2021 Aug 2023 #41

Wow malaise Aug 2023 #42

Yep vercetti2021 Aug 2023 #43

LOL malaise Aug 2023 #44

As you expect vercetti2021 Aug 2023 #45

If I could start my life again malaise Aug 2023 #46

Yeah vercetti2021 Aug 2023 #58

Hearing, and seeing all the news about it was awful! electric_blue68 Aug 2023 #47

I was here! Nictuku Aug 2023 #48

Weren't we all malaise Aug 2023 #50

that was when the scales came off of many people's eyes re: Bush Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #49

Iraq did it for me malaise Aug 2023 #53

him running did it for me; first time I ever voted was 2000 Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #54

He was owned by the plutocrats malaise Aug 2023 #55

Ugly racist comments MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #51

Horrible racists malaise Aug 2023 #52

I remember it well. DUers reported in real time & it was maddening. My VFP friends were planning Hekate Aug 2023 #56

Caught a piece of a tv documentary just a few nights ago... Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2023 #57

I watched it on TV. In the morning everything looked OK. LeftInTX Aug 2023 #59

can't believe it's been 18 years already. wow. n/t msfiddlestix Aug 2023 #63

Same here malaise Aug 2023 #64

under dumbya's reign of terror msfiddlestix Aug 2023 #65

That's the absolute truth malaise Aug 2023 #66