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Fri, 02 Sep 2005 05:14
20yr old man Stole Bus, saved many, first to Arrive at Astrodome.
Author: cor
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 05:14
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 05:14
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Others were still waiting for Bush's command... and dying as a consequence.
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Subject: [NYTr] Commandeered School Bus First to Arrive at Astrodome
Date: 1 Sep 2005 13:55:05 -0500
From: nytr@olm.blythe-systems.com
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Houston Chronicle - September 01 2005
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory2/3334317
School bus comandeered by renegade refugees first to arrive at Astrodome
By MIKE GLENN, SALATHEIA BRYANT and CYNTHIA LEONOR GARZA
The first busload of New Orleans refugees to reach the Reliant Astrodome
overnight was a group of people who commandeered a school bus in the city
ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and drove to Houston looking for shelter.
Jabbar Gibson, 20, said police in New Orleans told him and others to take
the school bus and try to get out of the flooded city.
Gibson drove the bus from the flooded Crescent City, picking up stranded
people, some of them infants, along the way. Some of those on board had been
in the Superdome, among those who were supposed to be evacuated to Houston
on more than 400 buses Wednesday and today. They couldn't wait.
The group of mostly teenagers and young adults pooled what little money they
had to buy diapers for the babies and fuel for the bus.
After arriving at the Astrodome at about 10:30 p.m., however, they initially
were refused entry by Reliant officials who said the aging landmark was
reserved for the 23,000 people being evacuated from the Louisiana Superdome.
"Now, we don't have nowhere to go," Gibson said. "We heard the Astrodome was
open for people from New Orleans. We ain't ate right, we ain't slept right.
They don't want to give us no help. They don't want to let us in."
Milling about the Reliant entrance, Sheila Nathan, 38, told her teary-eyed
toddler that she was too tired to hold him.
"I'm trying to make it a fairy tale so they won't panic," said Nathan, who
had four grandchildren in tow. "I have to be strong for them."
After about 20 minutes of confusion and consternation, Red Cross officials
announced that the group of about 50 to 70 evacuees would be allowed into
the Astrodome.
All were grateful to be out of the devastation and misery that had
overtaken their hometown.
"I feel good to get out of New Orleans," said Demetrius Henderson, who got
off the bus with his wife and three children. Many of those around him
alternated between excited, cranky and nervous, clutching suitcases or
plastic garbage bags of clothes.
They looked as bedraggled as their grueling ride would suggest: 13 hours on
the commandeered bus driven by a 20-year-old man. Watching bodies float by
as they tried to escape the drowning city. Picking up people along the way.
Three stops for fuel. Chugging into Reliant Park, only to be told initially
that they could not spend the night.
Every bit worth it.
"We took the bus and got out of the city. We were trying to get out of the
city," James Hickerson said.
Several passengers on the bus said they took the matter into their own hands
earlier Wednesday because they felt rescuers and New Orleans authorities
were too slow in offering help.
"They are not worried about us," said Makivia Horton, 22, who is five months
pregnant.
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Re: 20yr old man Stole Bus, saved many, first to Arrive at Astrodome.
Author: tsarkon
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:35
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:35
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"cor" <cor@exchangenet.net> wrote in message news:4317DFC5.AAA566E4@exchangenet.net... > Others were still waiting for Bush's command... and dying as a > consequence. What is it with you leftwing wackos? What the fuck are you doing to help? NOTHING. I hope you think about the people of NO tomorrow when you hop into your northern liberal hypocrite SUV.
Re: 20yr old man Stole Bus, saved many, first to Arrive at Astrodome.
Author: r cLIeNUX user
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:50
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:50
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humbubba@smart.net > >"cor" <cor@exchangenet.net> wrote in message >news:4317DFC5.AAA566E4@exchangenet.net... >> Others were still waiting for Bush's command... and dying as a >> consequence. > >What is it with you leftwing wackos? What the fuck are you doing to help? >NOTHING. I hope you think about the people of NO tomorrow when you hop into >your northern liberal hypocrite SUV. > > Help who? The 'looters' that are ACTUALLY GETTING SOMETHING DONE TO HELP PEOPLE?
Re: 20yr old man Stole Bus, saved many, first to Arrive at Astrodome.
Author: tsarkon
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:57
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:57
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In other words you're a sick FUCK who loves watching the people of NO DIE. TYPICAL LIBERAL HEARTLESS ASSHOLE. WHERE'S LURCH? WHAT'S HE DOING TO HELP? WHERE'S YOUR WAR HERO? "cor" <cor@exchangenet.net> wrote in message news:4317E74E.D5156D15@exchangenet.net... > > > tsarkon wrote: >> >> "cor" <cor@exchangenet.net> wrote in message >> news:4317DFC5.AAA566E4@exchangenet.net... >> > Others were still waiting for Bush's command... and dying as a >> > consequence. >> >> What is it with you leftwing wackos? What the fuck are you doing to help? >> NOTHING. I hope you think about the people of NO tomorrow when you hop >> into >> your northern liberal hypocrite SUV. > > > We are pinching Bush's ass to see if he gets moving. But that village > idiot > from Texas is too stupid, his brain needs another vacation.
Re: 20yr old man Stole Bus, saved many, first to Arrive at Astrodome.
Author: cor
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 05:46
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 05:46
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tsarkon wrote: > > "cor" <cor@exchangenet.net> wrote in message > news:4317DFC5.AAA566E4@exchangenet.net... > > Others were still waiting for Bush's command... and dying as a > > consequence. > > What is it with you leftwing wackos? What the fuck are you doing to help? > NOTHING. I hope you think about the people of NO tomorrow when you hop into > your northern liberal hypocrite SUV. We are pinching Bush's ass to see if he gets moving. But that village idiot from Texas is too stupid, his brain needs another vacation.
Re: 20yr old man Stole Bus, saved many, first to Arrive at Astrodome.
Author: Scratch
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 13:17
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 13:17
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"cLIeNUX user" <r@cLIeNUX.> wrote in message news:11hfmh81d8mq3d9@corp.supernews.com... > humbubba@smart.net >> >>"cor" <cor@exchangenet.net> wrote in message >>news:4317DFC5.AAA566E4@exchangenet.net... >>> Others were still waiting for Bush's command... and dying as a >>> consequence. >> >>What is it with you leftwing wackos? What the fuck are you doing to help? >>NOTHING. I hope you think about the people of NO tomorrow when you hop >>into >>your northern liberal hypocrite SUV. >> >> > > Help who? The 'looters' that are ACTUALLY GETTING SOMETHING DONE TO HELP > PEOPLE? So they are looting TV's and jeans and jewelry to help others? Well I guess that is leftist mentality at work. "YOU OWE ME BABY, AND YOUR GOING TO PAY BIG TIME!!"
Re: 20yr old man Stole Bus, saved many, first to Arrive at Astrodome.
Author: Don Homuth
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:56
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:56
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On Fri, 2 Sep 2005 06:17:06 -0700, "Scratch" <Little*time@few-years.com> wrote: > >"cLIeNUX user" <r@cLIeNUX.> wrote in message >news:11hfmh81d8mq3d9@corp.supernews.com... >> The 'looters' that are ACTUALLY GETTING SOMETHING DONE TO HELP >> PEOPLE? > >So they are looting TV's and jeans and jewelry to help others? Some are; most apparently are not. Some are taking the teevees and other stuff to trade for things that really Are useful as well. But the reports on the ground indicate that Where Folks Are, it's the looters that are seen distributing food and water and other useful things. > Well I guess that is leftist mentality at work. "YOU OWE ME BABY, AND YOUR GOING TO PAY >BIG TIME!!" There is some of that from the Criminal Element. But all of the looters seem not to be of that element. Worth the effort to know which is which.
Re: 20yr old man Stole Bus, saved many, first to Arrive at Astrodome.
Author: Baxter
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:21
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:21
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-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free software - Baxter Codeworks www.baxcode.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "tsarkon" <tsarkon@tsarkon.com> wrote in message news:sEQRe.349981$5V4.98504@pd7tw3no... > > "cor" <cor@exchangenet.net> wrote in message > news:4317DFC5.AAA566E4@exchangenet.net... > > Others were still waiting for Bush's command... and dying as a > > consequence. > > What is it with you leftwing wackos? What the fuck are you doing to help? > NOTHING. I hope you think about the people of NO tomorrow when you hop into > your northern liberal hypocrite SUV. > Stick it up your ass. There are NO rightwing wackos helping anybody in NO - in fact, all you hear from rightwing wackos is that NO should not be rebuilt.
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