Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : John Iwaniszek Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 02:11:58 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape weirdwolf wrote in news:Xns96C415D8EBCD4r73u67jw56nas@62.253.170.163: > John Iwaniszek wrote in > news:Xns96C3D57CF72FEjoiwhnanri@66.26.32.9: > >> weirdwolf wrote in >> news:Xns96C4123ADA14Cr73u67jw56nas@62.253.170.163: >> >>> John Iwaniszek wrote in >>> news:Xns96C3D2B814ECCjoiwhnanri@66.26.32.8: >>> >>>> Jim Larson wrote in >>>> news:Xns96C3B03906EC73v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>>> >>>>> John Iwaniszek wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> weirdwolf wrote in >>>>>> news:Xns96C3D5E9893Cr73u67jw56nas@80.5.182.99: >>>>>> >>>>>>> John I wrote in >>>>>>> news:Xns96C3872A955FBoiwhnanri@66.26.32.7: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> John Iwaniszek wrote in >>>>>>>>> news:Xns96C2E940491E7joiwhnanri@66.26.32.7: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> John Iwaniszek wrote in >>>>>>>>>>> news:Xns96C2DACBD390Ejoiwhnanri@ 66.26.32.8: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> It's time he was plastinated and put on a shelf. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Why? >>>>>>>>>>> I mean give us a clue, I don't even get Brit tv let alone >>>>>>>>>>> whatever passes >>>>>>>>>>> for entertainment over there. >>>>>>>>>>> Ted >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Have you ever seen the Martin Short parody of a talk-show >>>>>>>>>> host? LK is indistinguishable from the parody. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Oh dear, I've not seen the sketch,(never ben to impressed >>>>>>>>> with short,) >>>>>>>>> but I think I can have a guess at the contents. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> It would be funny if he wasn't >>>>>>>>>> asking shell shocked Katrina survivors what they plan to do >>>>>>>>>> with the rest of their lives. It's only been 1 day. These >>>>>>>>>> people fled with the clothes on their back. They can barely >>>>>>>>>> conprehend how to find their next meal, much less what they >>>>>>>>>> are going to do 6 months from now. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I see somebody stated that it was America's tsunami. I know >>>>>>>>> people have >>>>>>>>> been killed and homes lost but blimey over react much? I know >>>>>>>>> hundred odd dead but there was warning and the U.S. has a hell >>>>>>>>> of a lot better response and rebuilding facilities. >>>>>>>>> Ted >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The strongest theme for the failure to evacuate story is simple >>>>>>>> poverty: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.prospect.org/weblog/archives/2005/08/index.html# 00754 >>>>>>>> 8 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hmm well I'ld need better proof than somebodies blog. I don't >>>>>>> know how you lot do it over there but here when we need to >>>>>>> evacuate a large area the police,fire brigade and when required >>>>>>> army go house to house knocking on doors and helping people to >>>>>>> safe areas which are local buildings deemed safe and converted >>>>>>> for emergency use. Usually with sleeping arrangements, food etc >>>>>>> provided. Pretty standard stuff and I should imagine much less >>>>>>> of a well oiled machine than one that is required each year. >>>>>>> Ted >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> American Prospect is a news/opinion magazine and its weblog entry >>>>>> had links to newspaper stories on the issue. The New Orleans >>>>>> effort was crap, true, but it wasn't the poor people's fault. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> (It's always the poor people's fault. Get with the program, >>>>> commie.) >>>>> >>>> >>>> Speaking of rascism in the media: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050830/480/ladm10208301530 >>>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/9uy99 >>>> >>>> Notice a pattern? >>>> >>>> >>>> (Both links are to yahoo. the second was too long.) >>>> >>> >>> Oh classic, I like that. >>> Have you guys heard much about Switzerlands problems. >>> I mean apart from the bad slippers and lazyness thing they've got >>> going >>> overthere,(joke for the Brits.) >> >> Nope. >> > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4191038.stm > > Ted I've been in a regional flood like that in Virginia. It's terrible. Silt is the most odious aftermath. .