Theos-Talk Archives (September 2005 Message tt00088)

Daniel

There were officials in New Orleans to advise on water and other health issues. But when the water is suspected of being contaminated, th health department usually advises to strain and boil water before drinking. As far as I know the ocean water does not extend up the Mississippi River to contaminate it with salt. I read where the larger rivers of world extend far into the ocean. Don't quote on it, since my knowledge of health issues is rudimentary.

David B.

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> David, 
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> You wrote: 
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> "It is indeed possible to be seriously dehydrated in 3 to 5 days, 
> but that is not what I or the list member wrote. This called the a 
> straw man argument. And your insinuations misrepresent me. A 
> libertarian conservative shares many of the social positions of the 
> left, but does not support the welfare state." 
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> Bart, 
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> You wrote: 
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> "And here is a more balanced version, from a REAL newspaper (with 
> editors and fact checking and non-anonymous authors and all that 
> other stuff which the left hates so much): " 
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> David and Bart, 
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> I'm not exactly sure why both of you are bringing up "the left". 
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> My concern and I believe probably the concern of alot of people 
> (whether on the left, right, the middle or whereever) was 
> for the victims of the flood (especially babies, children, the 
> elderly and the sick) going 3 to 5 days WITHOUT WATER in the humid 
> heat of New Orleans. I won't even mention the food issue.... 
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> 3 to 5 days WITHOUT WATER in the humid heat obviously 
> leads to a great deal of suffering, dehydration, heat exhaustion, 
> heat strokes and even death. 
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> AT THE VERY MINIMUM authorities should have known that there were 
> concentrations of thousands of people in THREE specific locations: 
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> 1. the Superdome 
> 2. the Convention Center 
> 3. on the freeway (as reported by Fox News) 
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> and that those 3 groups desparately needed at least water if not 
> food and medical attention. 
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> The horrible situation for these groups even lead two reporters on 
> Fox News being visibly shaken and upset with the terrible plight of 
> these people. 
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> THE QUESTION people across America are asking and expecting answers 
> to is why couldn't either state and local officials, the National 
> Guard, FEMA, the Red Cross or _____________ (fill in the blank) 
> provide at least water if not some food to these three known groups 
> of flood victims without waiting 3 to 5 days to do so?????? 
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> I don't see this as an issue only for "the left" but for all caring, 
> decent human beings. 
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> Daniel 
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