2 States, 22 Observations

mike2h · Oct 1, 2005, 01:27 PM

while i agree with some of the points, do not agree with the general politicical bent.
found it & thought i would throw it out in here for your perusal.

1. Texas: Productive industrious state run by Republicans.

Louisiana: Government dependent welfare state run by Democrats.

2. Texas: Residents take responsibility to protect and evacuate themselves.

Louisiana: Residents wait for government to protect and evacuate them.

3. Texas: Local and state officials take responsibility for protecting their

citizens and property.

Louisiana: Local and state officials blame federal government for not

protecting their citizens and property.

4. Texas: Command and control remains in place to preserve order.

Louisiana: Command and control collapses allowing lawlessness.

5. Texas: Law enforcement officers remain on duty to protect city.

Louisiana: Law enforcement officers desert their posts to protect

themselves.

6. Texas: Local police watch for looting.

Louisiana: Local police participate in looting.

7. Texas: Law and order remains in control, 8 looters tried it, 8 looters

arrested.

Louisiana: Anarchy and lawlessness breaks out, looters take over city, no

arrests, criminals with guns have to be shot by federal troops.

8. Texas: Considerable damage caused by hurricane.

Louisiana: Considerable damage caused by looters.

9. Texas: Flood barr! ie! rs hold preventing cities from flooding.

Louisiana: Flood barriers fail due to lack of maintenance allowing city to

flood.

10. Texas: Orderly evacuation away from threatened areas, few remain.

Louisiana: 25,000 fail to evacuate, are relocated to another flooded area.

11. Texas: Citizens evacuate with personal 3 day supply of food and water.

Louisiana: Citizens fail to evacuate with 3 day supply of food and water, do

without it for the next 4 days.

12. Texas: FEMA brings in tons of food and water for evacuees. State

officials provide accessible distribution points.

Louisiana: FEMA brings in tons of food and water for evacuees. State

officials prevent citizens from reaching distribution points and vice versa.

13. Louisiana: Media focuses on poor blacks in need of assistance, blames

Bush.

Texas: Media can?t find poor blacks in need of assistance, looking for

something else to blame on Bush.

14. Texas: Coastal cities suffer some infrastructure damage, Mayors tell

residents to stay away until ready for repopulation, no interference from

federal officials.

Louisiana: New Orleans is destroyed, Mayor asks residents to return home as

another hurricane app! ro! aches, has to be overruled by federal officials.

15. Louisiana: Over 400 killed by storm, flooding and crime.

Texas: 24 killed in bus accident on highway during evacuation, no storm

related deaths.

16. Texas: Jailed prisoners are relocated to other detention facilities

outside the storm area.

Louisiana: Jailed prisoners are set free to prey on city shops, residents,

and homes.

17. Texas: Local and state officials work with FEMA and Red Cross in

recovery operations.

Louisiana: Local and state officials obstruct FEMA and Red Cross from aiding

in recovery opera! ti! ons.

18. Texas: Local and state officials demonstrate leadership in managing

disaster areas.

Louisiana: Local and state officials fail to demonstrate leadership, require

federal government to manage disaster areas.

19. Texas: Fuel deliveries can't keep up with demand, some run out of gas on

highway, need help from fuel tankers before storm arrives.

Louisiana: Motorists wait till storm hits and electrical power fails. Cars

run out of gas at gas stations that can?t pump gas. Gas in underground tanks

mixes with flood waters.

20. Texas: Mayors move citizens out of danger.

Louisiana: Mayor move! s ! himself and family to Dallas.

21. Texas: Mayors continue public service announcements and updates on

television with Governor's backing and support.

Louisiana: Mayor cusses, governor cries, senator threatens president with

violence on television, none of them have a clue what went wrong or who?s

responsible.

22. Louisiana: Democratic Senator says FEMA was slow in responding to 911

calls from Louisiana citizens.

Texas: Republican Senator says "when you call 911, the phone doesn't ring in

Washington, it rings here at the local responders".

Sandok · Oct 1, 2005, 01:34 PM

And your point was?....

CDsDontBurn · Oct 1, 2005, 02:10 PM

you know, i haven't heard of any bad things coming from texas.

mike2h · Oct 1, 2005, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandok

And your point was?....

as stated -"for your perusal".