R. Dean is correct

Ken Fortenberry wrote: "A picture is worth a thousand words.
http://www.redcross.org/news/photoessays/katrina/four/
Not only does the Red Cross have a presence in Gulfport, Mississippi, the
Red Cross has a shelter and the shelter is up and running."

When was the photo taken? The Red Cross has just started setting up
distribution centers in New Orleans about a week and half ago. There was no
Red Cross to be seen in the immediately affected areas for the first few
weeks. They claim they spent their time and efforts concentrating on
shelters in areas unaffected by the storm weather but affected by the mass
number of evacuees. This has not been confirmed by me.

I do know that while helping in the affected areas of Slidell, New Orleans,
and Metairie, I did not see one Red Cross worker or center. What I did see
was the Salvation Army going around feeding people, church groups and
business helping the community.

R Dean criticizes the Red Cross for the same thing I observed, yet some
people made rude comments as if he would post comments about the Red Cross
just because he does not like them. Now that someone else has verified that
their trip to the Mississippi Gulf Coast backs up R Dean other continue to
criticize.

Ken you wrote a picture is worth a thousand words. That is usually true but
if that picture was taken during the first week after there would be a lot
more people in the back ground of those pictures. I would bet that the
picture was taken within the last two weeks. I am not sure about the Gulf
Coast but I do know that most of the shelters in Louisiana are closed or
have very few people left in them. The shelter situation is probably the
same in Mississippi.

Sarge

"Sarge" wrote in message
...
...This has not been confirmed by me....

Nor, to the best of our recollection, have daylight, gravity, the
circulation of blood, where babies come from, or the lyrics to Louie Louie.

And yet.......

Wolfgang
um......well, o.k., we'll give you that last one.

"Sarge" wrote in
:

Ken you wrote a picture is worth a thousand words. That is
usually true but if that picture was taken during the first week
after there would be a lot more people in the back ground of those
pictures. I would bet that the picture was taken within the last
two weeks.

http://www.redcross.org/news/photoessays/katrina/six/

"September 12-13, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina –Gulfport, Mississippi . Le
Thi is comforted by Red Cross worker Brian Fern of Muncie, Indiana. Le
Thi and her husband Chau do not want to leave their tent, but the area
where they are living is unsafe and they must leave. The Red Cross
workers reassure them that that they are welcome to stay at the local
Red Cross shelter. Photo: Johnny Perez/American Red Cross."

"GaryM" wrote in message
74.103...
"Sarge" wrote in
:

Ken you wrote a picture is worth a thousand words. That is
usually true but if that picture was taken during the first week
after there would be a lot more people in the back ground of those
pictures. I would bet that the picture was taken within the last
two weeks.

http://www.redcross.org/news/photoessays/katrina/six/

"September 12-13, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina -Gulfport, Mississippi . Le
Thi is comforted by Red Cross worker Brian Fern of Muncie, Indiana. Le
Thi and her husband Chau do not want to leave their tent, but the area
where they are living is unsafe and they must leave. The Red Cross
workers reassure them that that they are welcome to stay at the local
Red Cross shelter. Photo: Johnny Perez/American Red Cross."

Fake. No doubt about it. If you look closely at the picture it quickly
becomes obvious that it is a crudely photoshopped copy of an original that
showed three stupid white boys with their heads firmly up their (or each
other's......it's kinda hard to tell) asses.

Wolfgang

Sarge wrote:
...
I do know that while helping in the affected areas of Slidell, New Orleans,
and Metairie, I did not see one Red Cross worker or center. What I did see
was the Salvation Army going around feeding people, church groups and
business helping the community.

R Dean criticizes the Red Cross for the same thing I observed, yet some
people made rude comments as if he would post comments about the Red Cross
just because he does not like them. Now that someone else has verified that
their trip to the Mississippi Gulf Coast backs up R Dean other continue to
criticize. ...

The only thing verified is that some "first hand" observers
can be right on top of a Red Cross shelter and then report
to roff that there is no Red Cross presence in the area.

That doesn't pass the smell test. The Red Cross ain't perfect
and I don't know why they appear to be on the rabid right's
**** list right now but the Red Cross is one of the best ways
you can spend your charity dollar especially in times of disaster
and anybody who tells you different don't know **** from shinola.
And that includes the Dickie and Louie Ditto Show.

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Ken Fortenberry

On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:41:24 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

The only thing verified is that some "first hand" observers
can be right on top of a Red Cross shelter and then report
to roff that there is no Red Cross presence in the area.

That doesn't pass the smell test. The Red Cross ain't perfect
and I don't know why they appear to be on the rabid right's
**** list right now but the Red Cross is one of the best ways
you can spend your charity dollar especially in times of disaster
and anybody who tells you different don't know **** from shinola.
And that includes the Dickie and Louie Ditto Show.

And you are full of ****, Ken. We asked the people we worked with,
the people we saw, the people who helped get our van jumped, and NO
ONE mentioned the RC. The NG was opening the streets of PC and WL
within hours of the storm. They church groups moved in, and the NG
and church groups are *still* helping out. We *asked* about who was
answering their needs and they said different churches. No one
mentioned the RC. Was the RC in Gulfport? I certainly hope so, but
GP wasn't hit very hard and the bridge between GP and Pass Christian
was blown out and couldn't be used. It must really **** you off that
someone actually named a city "Pass Christian", and they probably
deserved to be pushed off the map by the storm surge and the wind.

Dave

"Dave LaCourse" wrote :

the RC. The NG ....PC and WL and GP



Good Lord, I am getting woozy from all the abbreviations, David!

I am glad to hear the Roman Catholics are assisted by the News Groups in
helping out the Politically Correct. I am well aware that
there are plenty of Witless Losers in the Grand old Party, but couldn't
believe that was what you meant by those last two sets of
letters.......



addled in Reading,
Tom

I am glad to hear the Roman Catholics are assisted by the News Groups in
helping out the Politically Correct. I am well aware that
there are plenty of Witless Losers in the Grand old Party, but couldn't
believe that was what you meant by those last two sets of
letters.......

addled in Reading,
Tom

And my Reading is addled.

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Frank Reid
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"Frank Reid" ten.tsacmoc@diersicnarf wrote in message
...

I am glad to hear the Roman Catholics are assisted by the News Groups in
helping out the Politically Correct. I am well aware that
there are plenty of Witless Losers in the Grand old Party, but couldn't
believe that was what you meant by those last two sets of
letters.......

addled in Reading,
Tom

And my Reading is addled.

Hell, even with all the time wasted in tripping over muddled acronyms
subtractled (say, where the hell is Timmay when you really need him,
anyway?) who's got time to reid?

Wolfgang

Hell, even with all the time wasted in tripping over muddled acronyms
subtractled (say, where the hell is Timmay when you really need him,
anyway?) who's got time to reid?

Uhh, I'll GBTYOT (get back to you that).
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Frank Reid
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