Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : John Iwaniszek Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 02:25:59 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape weirdwolf wrote in news:Xns96C4179F9712Ar73u67jw56nas@62.253.170.163: > John Iwaniszek wrote in > news:Xns96C3D7A4E7BD7joiwhnanri@66.26.32.9: > >> 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 >>> >> >> >> I've been in a regional flood like that in Virginia. It's terrible. >> Silt is the most odious aftermath. >> > > I'm surprised you hadn't heard about it, the floods affected a lot of > central and eastern Europe. > Ted > I have not been paying close attention to the news lately. .