posted on September 12, 2008 04:46:11 AM new
As a gigantic Hurricane Ike steamed through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Texas coast, Houston Mayor, Democrat Bill White, in America's fourth-largest city made a bold decision: Instead of fleeing, residents here would stare down the storm.
posted on September 12, 2008 06:05:19 AM newOn Thursday, Mayor Bill White of Houston urged all businesses to let employees leave and prepare to evacuate, and pleaded with families not to take multiple vehicles. In car-friendly Houston, evacuations during Hurricane Rita in 2005 were slowed tremendously when many families chose to take all of their cars instead of leaving some behind, the mayor said.
posted on September 12, 2008 06:14:49 AM new
Just saw Mayor White in a press conference. He basically said leave or die. Maybe you are talking about another Mayor White?
posted on September 12, 2008 08:30:07 AM new
Awhile back I sold a book, "The Galveston Horror," from about 1906. True story about how Galveston did in a terrible hurricane, which had been forecasted by a savvy weatherman 'way back then. I believe 6,000 were killed. Until then I hadn't known much about Galveston, including that it's an island. If anyone can find that book, it's a terrific read.
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A sprawling and strengthening Hurricane Ike steamed through the Gulf of Mexico on Friday on a track toward the nation's fourth-largest city, where authorities told residents to brace rather than flee. Closer to the coast, small towns were mostly empty after forecasters issued dire warnings the storm could kill
"It will be, in candor, something that people will be scared of," Houston Mayor Bill White said. "A number of people in this community have not experienced the magnitude of these winds."
Deny all you want, but this clearly shows the lack of leadership democrats attempt to provide.
Then all they do is attack others that point it out.
posted on September 12, 2008 10:13:49 AM new
you didn't read the whole story, I suppose because it doesn't serve the point your trying to make.
oh, and making political talking points out of the certain total destruction these people are facing, is truly the sign of desperation... to point out others flaws while ignoring your own massive massive failures. perhaps GDub won't sit on his hands so long this time around and allow 1800+ people to die due to his lack of leadership.
if you need the cliff notes, which im sure you do, its just people in specific area's that were told to stay to keep the highway as clear as possible for those that are in the highest danger zones. its called disaster management, something our higher levels of government have failed completely to address in the past. at least someone is taking the time to think about this and not just throw up a white flag on the way to their private jet out of town (presumably on their way to one of their many other McMansions elsewhere in the country.)
posted on September 12, 2008 11:10:00 AM new
"GDub won't sit on his hands so long this time around and allow 1800+ people to die due to his lack of leadership."
This is a major problem you have. It is not the President's job to handle New Orleans' affairs. With billions stolen through local corruption and allocated funds for water control diverted, you can't whine after the fact. In other countries, half the politicians in LA would be in jail now.
posted on September 12, 2008 12:33:15 PM new
sorry, where in the article does it say that the Mayor defied what the emergency professionals suggested by asking those not in the specific hot zones to stay?
it doesn't take a genius to realize if you pack the highway to the point where it cant move, (like happened last time?), the people in the real danger area's won't be able to get out.
posted on September 12, 2008 01:57:55 PM newDeny all you want, but this clearly shows the lack of leadership democrats attempt to provide.
You are really reaching there barfarts. First of all, your linked article does not indicate that the Mayor of Houston ordered anybody to stay put.The only quote you could find from him in that piece is just one where he's talking about it being a bad storm. The article itself only says that Houston residents were ordered by authorities to stay put. It doesn't say which authorities.
This article, however does:
[b]U.S. officials[b] are telling Houston-area residents to stay put and wait while Hurricane Ike passes over the city, even as they issued mandatory evacuation orders for surrounding coastal areas.
Houston residents should not flock to the roadways en masse, officials warned, fearing it could create the same kind of gridlock that cost lives when Hurricane Rita threatened Houston in 2005.
Instead, residents have been told to prepare for heavy flooding, power outages and damage to property after the massive storm makes landfall in Texas late Friday night, the U.S. National Weather Service said Friday morning.
Huh, how bout that barfarts. U.S. OFFICALS.
Keep trying pal, sooner or later you're bound to get at least one right.
posted on September 12, 2008 02:14:53 PM new
I am west of Houston,in Richmond and we are expecting up to 90 miles per hour wind,lose power and lots of rain.
The last escapade after Katrina(Rita) was a disaster.Yours truly participated -it took me 45 minutes to get from my house to the main street which is 1/2 mile away,spent many hours along the highway towards the airport,by the time I checked into a small motel,the cook just went home and the airport will be closed next day.
So I drove back home and have to explain to my neighbors why I came home!
It was a no event for us ,there was some drizzle and some wind and everything back to normal.
That was 2005 ,as the Galveston residents and lower counties folks trying to make their way thru Houston,they ran into us draining all the gasoline and clogging the major highways.
This is why the mayor of Houston asked the Houstonians to stay put except for those in certain zipcodes.
those who are not in those zipcodes are adviced to get enough candles and PRAY!
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