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All the news reports say...

by: mataliandy

Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 01:34:02 AM EDT

All the news reports say that Hurricane Ike wasn't so bad after all. It headed a bit north and east, so it didn't make a direct hit on Galveston and Houston, as originally feared. So, luckily, nothing bad happened. Please move along now. Did we mention Lipstick?

Below the fold are a few videos from one town. One former town. Chrystal Beach, TX, on the northern end of the Bolivar Peninsula.

There's a 2000ft no-fly zone, killing the news cycle from the air. Luckily, we still have the Coast Guard and small cameras. The next time, I'm sure they'll have their cameras confiscated upon landing.

I don't have a lot to say, because the videos really do say it all. Another community drowned. Another hurricane that may provide a clue as to what global warming has in store for us. Another bungled aftermath by the republicans whose goal seems to be "Government that Does Less and Fails More."

cross posted from here

mataliandy :: All the news reports say...

Overflight, looking for people in need of rescue:

A rescue (7+ minutes long):

Damage Survey Flight Pt 1:

Damage Survey Flight Pt 2:

And the one repetetive clip that replayed forever on CNN:

Tags: Hurricane Ike, Chrystal Beach, Texas, Devastation, Flooding, Global Warming, (All Tags)

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Not a lot of coverage of this outside (0.00 / 0)

the local area and occasional bits on NPR. The videos really make it hit home.

This town is GONE. Just gone. I hope it was not an area with a lot of folks who thought they could ride out the storm...

Beware the Everyday Brutality of the Averted Gaze

by: mataliandy @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 05:39:27 AM UTC

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DHS head Chertoff (4.00 / 2)

.....found time just before the hurricane struck to visit and speak at the New York 9/11 site .
I don't know the specific mechanics of DHS but the more the military,security and control mindset comes into play the more media access is limited.
Couple all that with defensiveness and a degree of incompetence and there you are .Nothing in the news about the IKE response is reassuring about FEMA/DHS's abilities to handle a large National security size event .

by: BP @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 10:54:56 AM UTC

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NYTimes.com is covering this as front page news (0.00 / 0)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09...

This article focuses on the devastation of the barrier islands.

Nate

Nate Freeman

Northfield, VT

natefreeman@gmail.com

by: mydog @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 14:52:00 PM UTC

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Finally! (4.00 / 1)

After only 4 days...

But it's still not on the "telly" as they say across the Atlantic. That's where people actually get their "news."

Beware the Everyday Brutality of the Averted Gaze

by: mataliandy @ Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 16:31:16 PM UTC

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