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QUOTE(mreye @ Feb 10, 2006 -> 08:13 AM) I guess that's what I don't get. OK, The Feds made a mistake. That's a suprise? But, do people honestly believe there was malice intended? I think humans being humans, if this was Washington getting hit, there would have been a better response. Another silly analogy, if Wrigley was in danger of flooding and needing to be sandbagged, how fast would you get there? If it was the Cell, how fast? If it was a major military center like San Diego, or perhaps a Texas city like Houston, the response may have been quicker and better. But no, I don't think it was intentional. I don't think anyone in the Federal government cared if the city was black, white, red, or blue. If anything I'll bet there was a HOLY f***ING s*** I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING WHAT THE f*** CAN WE DO and like those minutes between getting hit in the gut and not being able to breath, not much happens. How surreal is it knowing the extent of this disaster and trying to think of the millions things to do. Where do you start? Could we have done better, yes. And the #1 thing I know about Americans we will discect this for years and better procedures will come out and, I pry this never happens again, but if it does, the response will be much better.

YAS, isn't it nice to know, if we ever meet in person at least we won't argue about music

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 10, 2006 -> 07:08 AM) .........and I'm sure there was more than 1 restroom on the plane. I was in a training class with an ex-flight attendant who did the Japan route. Seems that in Japanese culture it is important to die in your homeland. Sometimes their timing is off by just a little bit. In two years she experienced 5 people dying on the flights. Couple of rules they had: If you can move the corpse, do so. Lock them in a lav and place in out of order sign. If you can't move them, cover them and hope it's a family members sitting next to them, or it isn't a sold out flight and you can move the passengers. Fligths were not diverted if they were dead. Also, she claims it is against that airlines rules to break up mile high club encounters.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 10, 2006 -> 06:43 AM) The governor of LA would have thrown at good old fashioned tantrum if Bush would have tried to muscle in on her turf. Once she found that she was incapable of handling things, then they started screaming "Where are the Feds?" Couple of thoughts Mr. YAS You are correct, she would most likely have thrown a hissy fit. And Bush calmly says, we knew this was serious and would require Federal Assistance. This is a National disaster, one of the US's vital cities has been struck with a serious weather disaster. We knew the correct thing to do was to get relief there, and as much as we could muster, and the great residence of New Orleans would not care if it carried a state of federal label. Frankly, I am shocked the Governor of LA would be upset at having the resources of every American coming to her aid. Game.Set.Match for the Texan. There is some hindsight in all this, but once the President grabs a bullhorn and a spot light, she would have been toast. And just like I have cut Dubya slack for not being personally responsible for the Federal response, I don't believe she should carry all the blame. But for those that blame Bush, I believe the Governor should carry the same responsibility as head of the organization.

Section 1. No Time - Guess Who vs. White Room - Cream While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles vs. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynard vs. Strawberry Field Forever - The Beatles Ticket to Ride - The Beatles vs. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy vs. Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones A Day in the Life - The Beatles vs. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix Section 2. Surrender - Cheap Trick vs. When the Levee Breaks- Led Zeppelin Dream On - Aerosmith vs. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones vs. Thunderstruck - AC/DC Stay With Me - The Faces vs. Pinball Wizard - The Who Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne vs. Baba O'Reilly - The Who I don't know how others are voting, but I was basing this on "classic rock" not favorite song. I would have switched in some cases, Free Bird seems classic to the point of being a parody of itself, SFF is my fav in that group.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 10, 2006 -> 02:00 AM) You speculate this. I'll speculate that. You speculate a response, then I'll do likewise. People. Nobody here KNOWS a damn thing about what was or was not there and what our, and others, intellingence reports were saying. Saddam was a brutal dictator that was playing hardball with UN inspections and he was shooting at US planes assigned to enforce UN sanctions. He was giving the impression that he had WMD's. These things are facts. All this speculation is meaningless and petty. We do know, Bush and Powel told us. Remember the addresses to the UN? That is what they told the world to gather support for an invasion, most of the world said they were wrong, we invaded, then talked about Saddam being evil when none were found. Are you saying we can't believe what our government tells us? This just in http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...&referrer=email

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 8, 2006 -> 02:25 PM) There's been a lot of speculation since before we went in that they moved the stuff to Syria. But that can't be true, because Bush has to pay for the WMD's not being there like the liberals knew all along. Damn those liberals for disagreeing. Thank God that conservative STFU when a Democrat was in the White House. No criticism there BTW over 2,000 Americans dead >>>>>>> a b.j. to express concern and protest about. And remember after they didn't find any, the official WH spin is a regime change was necessary to protect the Iraqi people. WMD was not the primary reason. It is tough to keep up with party spin. I don't have an answer to this but, how many American lives and money to we invest to save a life of a foreign national? Have 10 soldiers die to save one? Do we go trillions in debt, possibly bankrupting this country, to save another? What is the limit to our generosity?

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 10, 2006 -> 01:44 AM) \ Second, the first response is the responsibility of the state, not the Feds. Not specific to this, but isn't it the ultimate responsibility to the Feds and the WH to assure the emergency response was happening, no matter from who? We created FEMA for a reason. What is really sad is people's opinions of what the Feds and especially the White House whould have done seem t hinge on wether or not you voted for the current imhabitants.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 10:52 PM) Yeah, but he f***ed up everyone else's flight plans. WHich seems kind of dumb, why not just fly on to your destination? It's not like he's going to know the difference.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Feb 1, 2006 -> 05:59 PM) It's a little tough being from Iowa True, very true . . .

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 07:15 PM) The cool thing about women in the South is they LOVE football. Super Bowl Sunday includes women. Hell, every Saturday from late August to January, includes women. Friday Night Texas High School Football is a big date and family night. They love NASCAR also Southern belles

Aerosmith was a great concert, The Dead was a great weekend.

Nice touch. If someone is going to kill themselves, I like someone that doesn't make a huge mess, and is unusual about it. Don't just slit the wrists in the bath tub, hanging in an airplane lav, that's cool. Too bad, I bet he had a great sense of humor.

Congratulations

QUOTE(Soxy @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 01:19 PM) One hallway in my (work) building REEKS of pot. Must be an experiment ~or~ How do you know what that smell like?!

QUOTE(Mplssoxfan @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 03:14 PM) Rock -- agreed -- any and all Marley. Klaus -- agreed -- any Dick Dale. The Robert Gordon version of "Summertime Blues". Sorry Tex, but I gotta go with a bunch of Buffett. I will do a bunch of Buffet, but that one will not be included. Changes in Latitudes is perhaps my favorite beach tune. Beach Boys Boys of Summer? I think I can do the old guy stuff, it's finding stuff for the 14-30 crowd that worries me.

Of the low end beers, Miller is my favorite. Give me High Life. I'm just not a Lite fan. I always thought of Hamms and Old Style with the Cubs. Royal Crown >>>> Coke >>>>>>>> Pepsi

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 04:37 AM) I avoid the things like the plague. The guys on the motorcycles appreciate that, if only the other cage drivers would think like that.

If you were putting together a one hour beach mix, what would be on it? All genres. Must be PG-13 rated, so Parrotheads I don't care that you have a water bed filled up for me and you, we will not get drunk and screw

The Federal Government has authority over Federal Lands and has allowed resources, timber, grazing, minerals, oils, etc. to be harvested. Is this a good use of the public's resources? FlaSoxxJim says no, mreye believes yes. Please follow the following posting order FlaSoxxJim (Jim) opening myeye (eye) opening eye question Jim answer eye rebuts jim question eye answer jim rebuts jim question eye answers jim rebuts eye question jim answer eye rebuts eye closes jim closes any questions?

Current US and International Law prohibits the assasination of foreign leaders. With current world events, including terrorism and regimes with WMD, should these laws be repealed and foreign leaders be targeted for assasinations? Rex Kickass has said no, they should never be targeted. W & O believes yes they should, but as a last resort. Please follow the following post order. Rex Opening W & O Opening Rex asks question W & O replies to Question Rex rebuts W & O asks question Rex replies W&O rebuts W & O asks question Rex replies W & O rebuts Rex asks question W & O replies to Question Rex rebuts W&O closes Rex closes any questions?

After careful review by the judges, the winner is Rex Kickass. Congratulations. Round 2 will be posted as soon as possible. Thank you,

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Feb 8, 2006 -> 11:47 AM) So im sitting in the library of school, on Soxtalk and playing Poker. There has to be something more productive I could be doing........... No, it is the best preparation for your future career . . .

I quit riding when I moved to South Texas, too hot, too many idiot drivers, too windy, and it is the only place you could wear out the middle of a motorcycle tire. If I ain't leaning, I ain't grinning. I had a Kawasaki Vulcan 1500. Sweet ride. I do miss it from time to time.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Feb 8, 2006 -> 04:41 PM) [email protected] Still can't figure out the green?