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oscar111 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-04 05:58 PM
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Jeb + hurr. conditions: His guilt
Edited on Mon Sep-06-04 06:02 PM by oscar111
just heard on NPR radio, Monday Sep 6, evening broadcast.

"Not enough food. We're hungry"... words of a woman as she left the hurricane shelter. Voice had tone of restrained anger.
---{my comment-- Jeb, stockpiling canned food should be child's play.}
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Earlier, many tv reports of stations running out of gasoline.. so how did they evacuate if no gas for the car? Did some have to stay?
---I would think Jeb and his expert planners must have forseen this problem, and decided not to bring extra gasoline trucks into the region as preparation.
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Again, from the NPR broadcast today...
shelter folks were not allowed to leave the shelter until they lined up and signed a "release from liability", concerning the shelter.. in which they could not hold the city liable.

==Isn't that coersion? Specifically, isn't it "false imprisonment"? Similar to the ruse hospitals pull, when they tell patients "you cant leave until you pay the bill"? Looks like false imprisonment in both cases.
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tedoll78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-04 06:01 PM
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1. There is a risk with these events..
that somewhere, somehow Jeb will screw-up. And then people will get pissed and find some way to return the favor.

It's just a fact of political life. And the thing is, when the number of events goes up, the probability of that screw-up gets even larger, 'cause he'd be juggling multiple crises..
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funky_bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-04 06:07 PM
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2. Here's another Jeb Doozie
We were listening to the radio station last night as we sat in total darkness. We'd heard over and over to "stay off the roads" and keep them clear for emergency personnel. As people called in one after another (ex: a lady whose three-year old son had asthma and hadn't had a treatment in over 24hrs because her lights were off and 911 couldn't get a service personnel through) we were treated to a lovely "update" on the gas situation... seems several tankers were coming through with gas and were being escorted by state patrol officers, at the company's request. How nice! No service personnel available for emergencies, but Jeb made sure they were available to usher in his brother's friends and their precious oil... however, since most places were without power, they had to sit around anyhow, waiting for power to be restored so they could unload their precious petrol.
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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-06-04 06:16 PM
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3. This is total bull shit!
Not enough food, thats not Jebs Job! Put him in contol of it & thats when you'll have problems!

No gas, trucks haven't been able to get here thats why theres no Gas. Use common sense!

People leaving shelters ealry should have to sign a liability form, for being stupid & leaving before being told to.

Just a side not living in Florida most my life you are told if you go to a sheleter, bring bedding, & enough food & water for three days. Shelters are to protect you from the storms nothing else.
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