"You're On Your Own"

"City, state and federal emergency officials are preparing to give the poorest of New Orleans' poor a historically blunt message: In the event of a major hurricane, you're on your own."

This was the message, in the process of being video-taped on July 24, to be distributed on hundreds of DVDs across New Orleans.

In the video, officials such as Mayor Nagin "drive home the word that the city does not have the resources to move out of harm's way an estimated 134,000 people without transportation".

People are urged "to make arrangements now by finding their own ways to leave the city in the event of an evacuation".

"You're responsible for your safety."

"Officials want to get the DVDs into the hands of pastors and community leaders as hurricane season reaches its height in September."

&*%!$*!#^&*!@#!*$%!*!!#*@*#$%!&@*!#$%

And Nagin and Blanco are hollering about slow relief effort response for people they intended to leave "on your own"? Does hypocrisy ring a bell? Are cries of racism rendered a ridiculous mockery?

No wonder they left the buses to flood in the parking lot. No wonder the Superdome was not adequately provisioned.

The entire video would essentially be a disclaimer of official non-responsibility. You're on your own, we're not responsible, you're responsible for yourself.

If that's the sorry case, then what in hell is the beef about?

Laissez les bons temps rouler.

Pardon my French.

--LynZee

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