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deurbano

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49. I'm so sorry for the tragedy you are experiencing.

Tue May 21, 2013, 12:13 PM

May 2013

Hopefully, the intention isn't to throw stones, but to examine our national (not just Oklahoma-specific) priorities at a time when people might be receptive. (But, given the lack of gun control progress in spite of the recent tragedies, examination probably won't translate into anything tangible, anyway.)

I'm from San Francisco, and (as you mentioned) many people are pretty obsessed with sports here, too. It was kind of disheartening to see the numbers who would turn out to celebrate a Super Bowl or World Series win vs. the numbers who turned out to protest the pending war in Iraq (to give one example). And the Bay Bridge bolt fiasco hasn't exactly bolstered my confidence concerning the state of our earthquake preparedness...

Again, I'm so sorry for what you all are facing today. Oklahoma gave us Bill Moyers, Wanda Jackson and Woody Guthrie, so we are forever in your debt. My thoughts (and sadness and hope) are with you.

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Moore Schools Have One of "Biggest and Best Stadiums in the State," but no storm shelter for kids [View all] JPZenger May 2013 OP

Good point and interesting.Hope they and other schools will build storm shelters SummerSnow May 2013 #1

Football is a religion out there n2doc May 2013 #2

I hope we continue this discussion duhneece May 2013 #3

Me, too!!! hamsterjill May 2013 #24

at least as ironic donquijoterocket May 2013 #41

Well, we know what's important there.. ananda May 2013 #4

Thanks for this Horse with no Name May 2013 #5

This graphic should tell you why... liberal N proud May 2013 #6

A national disgrace. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #8

Shows an egregious bias against hockey - outrageous. hack89 May 2013 #19

I wish this graphic would have the capacity nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #44

F-ing KICK!! patrice May 2013 #54

maybe they could have mass funerals at the stadium dembotoz May 2013 #7

See, it practically pays for itself. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #65

Priorities, dontchaknow. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #9

6A football more important than storm shelters, even after the 1999 tornado. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #10

Shame on us.... texasmomof3 May 2013 #11

DU'er's mourn the loss of life also...we just feel that (at least) some of the deaths would not... BlueJazz May 2013 #15

Thank you. HappyMe May 2013 #18

Lame excuse. MsPithy May 2013 #25

You still need to blast to HappyMe May 2013 #27

Since when does America have a problem SCVDem May 2013 #31

lol! HappyMe May 2013 #32

explain this leftyohiolib May 2013 #59

Engineering and geological skills? MsPithy May 2013 #63

If the bedrock is so close to the surface, MsPithy May 2013 #96

Been designed since WWII zipplewrath May 2013 #38

They're wrong about shelters. jeff47 May 2013 #81

I think you are correct. MsPithy May 2013 #95

Typical head-in-the-sand response Stainless May 2013 #20

This is exactly the time to discuss this - would you have put off hedgehog May 2013 #22

Exactly kairos12 May 2013 #29

Bang on. IMO the best way to make these tragic deaths meaningful is to use this tragedy snagglepuss May 2013 #53

There is a time and a place for this discussion but today is NOT the day" isnt that what the leftyohiolib May 2013 #51

It costs nothing for this thread to exist WHILE you go create your 'how can I help' page. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #72

realistically... rdking647 May 2013 #12

The Technology Exists Stainless May 2013 #28

Tell it to New Orleans! SCVDem May 2013 #33

Are there NO underground parking garages in Oklahoma? Common Sense Party May 2013 #42

or buried storm sewers, waste sewers leftyohiolib May 2013 #57

This "water table" explanation isn't making sense. Common Sense Party May 2013 #61

Now that's an idea! SCVDem May 2013 #70

i was not suggesting that people go into them they are usually full of gases that would kill you leftyohiolib May 2013 #75

I live 11 miles from where that tornado struck Wednesdays May 2013 #79

B I N G O ....n/t SoCalDem May 2013 #13

Thats nineteen50 May 2013 #14

We have a difficult time understanding the values of those who are far different from us marshall May 2013 #16

A lot of the schools do if you did some research....lady being interviewed wasn't sure if the snooper2 May 2013 #17

and of course, it's impossible to retro fit a shelter into older buildings, hedgehog May 2013 #23

Painful, but necessary, observation. closeupready May 2013 #21

The bedrock issue sounds like an architectural/ engineering challenge coldmountain May 2013 #26

Flash to the Rachel commercial SCVDem May 2013 #35

It really isn't a challenge jeff47 May 2013 #83

To those of you who do not live here redstatebluegirl May 2013 #30

I will keep your community in my thoughts. HappyMe May 2013 #34

NO! NOT LATER! SCVDem May 2013 #37

+1 SunSeeker May 2013 #45

I'm so sorry for the tragedy you are experiencing. deurbano May 2013 #49

I know it must be absolutely awful and hearing it directly from you . . . siligut May 2013 #50

Thanks to those who understand redstatebluegirl May 2013 #60

That is the dumbest thing I have ever read. Zoeisright May 2013 #69

Sorry, but "time for that later" ran out for the dead SoCalDem May 2013 #98

Stadiums are an investment that brings in a lot more $$$ than they cost.... cbdo2007 May 2013 #36

While shelters merely save lives. LanternWaste May 2013 #67

You missed the point? cbdo2007 May 2013 #71

You did. n/t HangOnKids May 2013 #73

Not really, unless you think schools around the country are extremely financially prosperous cbdo2007 May 2013 #76

Huh, whoda thunk schools get fully funded via tax money Wednesdays May 2013 #84

Right...and there's PLENTY of tax money to go around. I heard all the cbdo2007 May 2013 #89

You are mistaken. School athletics do not support Oklahoma teachers' salaries. Heidi May 2013 #99

Where do you think the money goes??? cbdo2007 May 2013 #100

Residents had storm shelters JPZenger May 2013 #39

AP reporting 9 children dead WestStar May 2013 #40

Maybe they should have hunkered down on the "effin" 50 yard line... LanternWaste May 2013 #68

Wait a minute ... there's a basement? Travelman May 2013 #80

No, there isn't a basement. The kids were buried under a collapsed wall. jeff47 May 2013 #85

The basement story was a hoax Wednesdays May 2013 #86

This is heartbreaking! At this sad time I welcome you to DU! hrmjustin May 2013 #92

I Googled "Oklahoma Storm Shelters" riverwalker May 2013 #43

K & R SunSeeker May 2013 #46

That's the case with most schools in America. progressoid May 2013 #47

A fellow on the news from OK this morning said that the dead would number about 500 toby jo May 2013 #48

I believe that. laundry_queen May 2013 #97

A fellow on the news this morning from OK said the death toll would have toby jo May 2013 #52

States should pass laws that only 1/2 of all donations and gifts to any institution of public JDPriestly May 2013 #55

Of course, sports and oil reign supreme it seems. n/t Cleita May 2013 #56

I was wondering that as well. Chemisse May 2013 #58

I just read this: Chemisse May 2013 #77

The basement story is a hoax Wednesdays May 2013 #87

Interesting. I wondered how so much water could have poured in Chemisse May 2013 #90

If it were a hurricane......... nt SCVDem May 2013 #91

So they have money for a video scoreboard but no funds for something that would save lives. Initech May 2013 #62

Figures it's all about fucking money gopiscrap May 2013 #64

I am not a fan of this stuff, but for many of these schools this stuff is a net earner Demo_Chris May 2013 #66

Not enough money on Earth to bring one kid back to life. Ikonoklast May 2013 #82

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Like most places in the United States, the emphasis seems to be on sports and not education AndyA May 2013 #78

American priorities. Dawson Leery May 2013 #88

Shelters at some OK schools but not all. moondust May 2013 #93

ABC Evening NEWS just now SHRED May 2013 #94