Comments on: Iowa Flood the “Katrina of the Midwest”

By: Frank Augustine

Frank Augustine — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:02:09 +0000

Yes, Belle – Obama will lower the oceans and save everyone from flooding. I know it was really Obama who blogged here as Jesus because he IS the second coming and if you just vote for Him, all will be okay. Maybe not as many people died in Iowa because they didn’t wait to evac. My in laws lost their home and they are rebuilding not crying, as are there neighbors, a good mix of race in Iowa City – just responsible Midwestern people – not black or white. Everything is not about race or global warming you dorks!

Katrina point: People were hungry and thirsty in the dome and convention cetner – none of them starved! Nor where there mass killings or rapes as reported by our horrible media. They did get help, but the federal government was busy rescuing 5,000 people from their own roofs. They should have left them and brought the people who were safe cokes? It was a terrible natural disaster that our best attempts (to protect a city below sea level) did not save 1300 people or thousands of homes – that is life, that is what man has had to deal with all of history. Had this happened anywhere else, they would have had 100,000 dead. Your lack of context and reality is staggering!! George Bush did not blow up the levies you dolts! The federal government did more than the state and locals did, and they did it well, despite what Anderson Cooper said. This was only a politcal issue because a republican was in office. If it had happened under clinton they would have said “what a great job He did to help us poor people!”. Kartrina happened, the flooding in the midwest happened – things like this will always happen. Iowan’s responded well, some in Katrina did not. Unfortunatley the welfare mentality has been taught too well in NOLA – hats off to those who survived and struggle on. Hat’s off to those who helped out. Shame on all of you who made this something it was not. May God have pity on your soul!

By: c r guns

c r guns — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:07:14 +0000

c r guns…

As you seem to know what your doing blogging wise, do you know what the best time of the week is to blog and have them read?…

By: BellePete

BellePete — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:44:10 +0000

Since 95 Percent of the city of Iowa is White, I can feel good about sending the much needed residents of New Orleans all of my donations and cash. Sorry, Iowans, you took the low road comparing disasters and help. So rest assure, your recovery will be as slow or even slower than New Orleans. After all, the housing and lending markets are a complete mess. Good luck. Try Obama 2008, He is a Black man After all.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:00:48 +0000

There were plenty of people affected by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita that suffered without screaming “The government ain’t taking care of me!” My family only suffered minor loses to our property while many of my co-workers lost entire homes. We were without power and water for nearly three weeks, but everyone went to work cleaning up so that we could continue with our lives. People from all over the US sent emergency supplies that were very much appreciated. The people affected by this flooding aren’t looting and shooting at rescue personnel. They deserve the same care packages and support as sent to us in our time of need. They will recover!

By: Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:52:38 +0000

We need to invade a country of brown people and kill them all. This will help my “Forgiven Ones,” forget the terrible, inhumane, terrifying, murderous and holocaust like act my father bestowed upon those that prayed for war with Iraq.

Just 1.2 million dead Iraqis and almost a millio0n refugees no to forget the 5 million orphans and my father wipes out 24 people that was unjust inhumanity against Americans. I am love and peace and for finding those WMD’s in Iran. It was Iran I actually said to President Bush, he misunderstood it as Iraq.

By: Iowa Native

Iowa Native — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:10:05 +0000

In response to Radio 2020. I stand corrected that there was a levee break in the Cedar Rapids area, but it was south of the downtown area. The downtown and north sections of Cedar Rapids (town of Palo) were flooded because of the volume of water, not by a levee break.

By: Al

Al — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:03:59 +0000

To those morons repeating the racist Limbaugh rant on how those “people who take responsibility for their own lives” responded so poorly to the Katrina disaster:

Hurricane Katrina was responsible for an estimated $185 billion dollars in damage and more than 1,300 deaths.

The Midwest flooding so far has only caused an estimated $3 billion dollars of damage and around 24 deaths. The comparison is not even close.

Had the Midwest seen the scale of disaster that was visited by Katrina on the gulf states, and the neglect – for days- of the Bush administration to bring a meaningful response I guarantee you would see the same reaction there.

By: The Iowa Flood and Radio’s Response « Radio 2020

The Iowa Flood and Radio’s Response « Radio 2020 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:09:47 +0000

[...] out of their homes, forced to flee the rising tide released by the failure of their levees. The images and video footage coming out of the area are wrenching to watch, especially after my own personal [...]

By: John personal trainer Austin TX

John personal trainer Austin TX — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:35:36 +0000

The difference is how the two populaces responded to adversity. I remember Geraldo Rivera reporting in front of the New Orleans convention center and in the background there was this rising crescendo of voices shouting, “Help us. Help Us. Help us”. I was embarrassed, as I was one who had called New Orleans home for 28 years. I have since moved. Since then they saw fit to reelected William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson and Ray “School Bus” Nagin. Amazing!

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:22:17 +0000

very well put Julien.

And prisonplanet, I too am a firm believer in our 2nd amendment rights, however when you become an animal with your firearm and have no respect for your fellow man or for the authorities trying to help your situation (just like what was happening in N.O.), then something needs to be done about that. Yes, it is a right to bear arms and it is also the RESPONSIBILITY of the arm bearer to act as a law abiding citizen when in possession of that firearm. Career thugs and criminals with weapons need not have any 2nd amendment right….perhaps you should connect the dots.