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"Fred Stone" |
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08 Sep 2005 02:12:15 PM |
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Revenge of the Duct Tape |
http://coldfury.com/index.php/?p=5742
Do you remember when the last Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge,
told us that to be prepared for emergencies, we should put together a
readiness kit? I do. The kit layout is suggested at Ready.Gov. The
portion of the kit for dealing with attacks and natural disasters should
have, ideally, “at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food” and
a corresponding amount of water - a gallon per day per person.
Yet when he announced the suggested measures that we all take to prepare
for potential terror attacks or natural disasters, he was met with
nothing but mockery. So much so, that his name is synonymous with duct
tape - since that’s the only thing anybody in the MSM (or for that
matter the lefty blogosphere) cared to discuss.
Thanks for undercutting it, my patriotic left wing friends, and calling
it partisan scare mongering. What kind of a warped mind, can spin basic
common sense as partisan bickering.
So answer me this, how many of the displaced persons in New Orleans
secured a ready kit? If none, then why not? They can’t all be that poor
- three days food and water is pretty cheap, especially if you’re buying
the non-perishable staples (e.g. beans & stuff) recommended.
Do you remember what the left said about Ridge, that it was just foolish
alarmism for political gain? The only thing the left could focus on, was
duct tape. I would argue that the partisan sniping from the left, in the
form of ongoing and repeated rants about about duct tape, caused people
to really dismiss the message Secretary Ridge was trying to put out. The
message was simple: The Feds can’t prepare for everything. You have to
be ready to survive for 72 hours. After that, FedGov can get enough
stuff in place to help.
Before you, my patriotic left wing friends, blast away accusing me of
blind, fact-free partisan sniping, reflexive Bush defense, or whatever
else crosses your wee minds, I would hope that you check out the juicy
links enclosed below.
I’ve gone to the trouble of looking at what the left said about Ridge’s
politically motivated scare mongering - how they described it way back
then. Yes, I remember what the left said back then, and through the
miracle of the innerdsnet, I can bring it to you. Read it and weep.
Literally. And ask yourself, if the left and the MSM hadn’t worked so
hard to discount Homeland Security readiness efforts, whether the people
in New Orleans would have been better prepared.
Here’s what Duncan Black, AKA Atrios, AKA choagy boy for Media Matters,
said about it. I bet he doesn’t want you to remember what Ridge said
about preparedness, or how ol’ Atrios himself worked to undercut the
message.
Here’s Kos going on about it. And again with another.
And Pandagon with another.
Here’s the American Prospect and Matt Yglesias with some mockery of
Ridge’s readiness plan.
Here’s what another Dem said about Ridge’s lunatic idea, about keeping
food & water on hand.
Here’s what another one said.
Here’s another one, mocking Ridge’s “duct tape and bottled water
dreams.”
Here’s another mocking Ridge and duct tape.
Here’s one about Ridge’s readiness list as “fear based mind control.”
Here’s one that says Ridge’s list was the result of White House fear
mongering.
Here’s another, talking about “Big Head” Tom Ridge “securing the
Homeland with duct tape and fear mongering.”
Here’s another
And another.
And another.
You know, it never occurred to any of our leftist friends in the
blogosphere or the MSM, that maybe Secretary Ridge went to the trouble
of preparing a readiness web site with emergency kit lists, in the
public interest. It never occurred to them that it could be anything
other than partisan fear mongering.
Well, shame on them. Do you think anybody might have taken Ridge’s
pronouncements and urging to be prepared, had his every comment not been
met with mockery, allegations of political dirty tricks, and the
relentless cry of “duct tape duct tape”?
Matter of fact, here’s some icing on the cake. Here’s a spectacularly
ill-informed lefty mocking out DHS for not taking seriously it’s duty to
tell people to prepare for disasters. You’re shitting me, right? When a
cabinet secretary puts out a 12 page list of simple things to do to prep
for disasters, and you spend two years mocking it as a fear mongering,
politically motivated directive to buy duct tape, it seems to me you
have few grounds to accuse others of having not taken the threats
seriously.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
I think if we had a three-word message right now it’d be, ‘We can do
better.’
- Howard Dean
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| User: "Misleart Chuff" |
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| Title: Re: Revenge of the Duct Tape |
08 Sep 2005 05:48:23 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1126188738.774595958b52bd815f1c1ed46ba52069@teranews...
: http://coldfury.com/index.php/?p=5742
:
: Do you remember when the last Homeland Security Secretary, Tom
Ridge,
: told us that to be prepared for emergencies, we should put together
a
: readiness kit? I do. The kit layout is suggested at Ready.Gov. The
: portion of the kit for dealing with attacks and natural disasters
should
: have, ideally, "at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food"
and
: a corresponding amount of water - a gallon per day per person.
:
: Yet when he announced the suggested measures that we all take to
prepare
: for potential terror attacks or natural disasters, he was met with
: nothing but mockery. So much so, that his name is synonymous with
duct
: tape - since that's the only thing anybody in the MSM (or for that
: matter the lefty blogosphere) cared to discuss.
:
: Thanks for undercutting it, my patriotic left wing friends,
We _aren't_ your friends, rocky.
and calling
: it partisan scare mongering. What kind of a warped mind, can spin
basic
: common sense as partisan bickering.
Wonderful last sentence there, did you write it all by yourself?
You're always full of *****, ya goon.
: So answer me this, how many of the displaced persons in New Orleans
: secured a ready kit? If none, then why not?
Talk about stupid fucking questions. You can't figure it out. Big
surprise there.
They can't all be that poor
: - three days food and water is pretty cheap, especially if you're
buying
: the non-perishable staples (e.g. beans & stuff) recommended.
How much money do _you_ make? You're obviously not poor, and have
never been poor, you jerk.
: Do you remember what the left said about Ridge, that it was just
foolish
: alarmism for political gain?
In your tiny little world, you believe everyone must be "left wing" if
they disagree with you, twit.
The only thing the left could focus on, was
: duct tape.
A big, juicy target like that? *****, as if it made any fucking sense
in the first place. You're implying that it wasn't a valid
target...wrong.
I would argue that the partisan sniping from the left, in the
: form of ongoing and repeated rants about about duct tape, caused
people
: to really dismiss the message Secretary Ridge was trying to put out.
Typical right-wing lack of thought, confusing cause and effect.
The
: message was simple: The Feds can't prepare for everything.
Try "anything"...thanks to you right-wing fucks.
You have to
: be ready to survive for 72 hours. After that, FedGov can get enough
: stuff in place to help.
You seem to be under the impression that people require food and water
to survive a mere four days. You've clearly never had to make do.
Idiot fatcat right-winger.
: Before you, my patriotic left wing friends, blast away accusing me
of
: blind, fact-free partisan sniping, reflexive Bush defense,
Why should we bother with that? You've already pointed it out here,
and have made the habit of doing so as long as you've been around
here.
or whatever
: else crosses your wee minds, I would hope that you check out the
juicy
: links enclosed below.
My "wee" mind shudders at the thought. You've never shown a lick of
sense, you never admit you were wrong, so why the ***** would we want
to follow your links?
: I've gone to the trouble of looking at what the left said about
Ridge's
: politically motivated scare mongering - how they described it way
back
: then. Yes, I remember what the left said back then, and through the
: miracle of the innerdsnet, I can bring it to you. Read it and weep.
: Literally. And ask yourself, if the left and the MSM hadn't worked
so
: hard to discount Homeland Security readiness efforts, whether the
people
: in New Orleans would have been better prepared.
You pervert. All these words to attempt to defend the indefensible.
Next thing you know, you'll be claiming dumbya did everything in his
power to help. You really are a foul little *****. I didn't like you
much before, but now......
: Here's what Duncan Black, AKA Atrios, AKA choagy boy for Media
Matters,
: said about it. I bet he doesn't want you to remember what Ridge said
: about preparedness, or how ol' Atrios himself worked to undercut the
: message.
:
: Here's Kos going on about it. And again with another.
:
: And Pandagon with another.
:
: Here's the American Prospect and Matt Yglesias with some mockery of
: Ridge's readiness plan.
:
: Here's what another Dem said about Ridge's lunatic idea, about
keeping
: food & water on hand.
:
: Here's what another one said.
:
: Here's another one, mocking Ridge's "duct tape and bottled water
: dreams."
:
: Here's another mocking Ridge and duct tape.
:
: Here's one about Ridge's readiness list as "fear based mind
control."
:
: Here's one that says Ridge's list was the result of White House fear
: mongering.
:
: Here's another, talking about "Big Head" Tom Ridge "securing the
: Homeland with duct tape and fear mongering."
:
: Here's another
:
: And another.
:
: And another.
Yeah? Like the old joke about the painting of a polar bear in a snow
storm, I don't see a thing there.
: You know, it never occurred to any of our leftist friends
You don't have a clue as to the meaning of the word "friend", do you?
in the
: blogosphere or the MSM, that maybe Secretary Ridge went to the
trouble
: of preparing a readiness web site with emergency kit lists, in the
: public interest. It never occurred to them that it could be anything
: other than partisan fear mongering.
You know what apparently has never occured to you? That you are
wrong, wrong, wrong. Even if it ever _does_ occur to you, you'll just
blow it off, just like you've blown off the responsibility of actually
thinking before you start blowing ***** out of your mouth. You show
yourself to be a hateful little git, without even the weak excuse of
"gawd tole me". Are you _sure_ you're not a secret bible thumper?
: Well, shame on them. Do you think anybody might have taken Ridge's
: pronouncements and urging to be prepared, had his every comment not
been
: met with mockery, allegations of political dirty tricks, and the
: relentless cry of "duct tape duct tape"?
Well shame on you. Even if every last individual in New Orleans had
prepared a "kit" to Ridge's plan, it wouldn't have made a whole lot of
difference. Get _out_ of your fantasy world, or shut the ***** up. By
the way, that's _duck_ tape...it ain't worth a ***** on ducts, wasn't
meant for them, and your repeated use of the word "duct" is laughable.
Duck _that_, boy.
: Matter of fact, here's some icing on the cake. Here's a
spectacularly
: ill-informed lefty mocking out DHS for not taking seriously it's
duty to
: tell people to prepare for disasters. You're shitting me, right?
When a
: cabinet secretary puts out a 12 page list of simple things to do to
prep
: for disasters, and you spend two years mocking it as a fear
mongering,
: politically motivated directive to buy duct tape, it seems to me you
: have few grounds to accuse others of having not taken the threats
: seriously.
Where? I don't see your imaginary friend's words anywhere. "a 12
page list of simple things" _you're_ shitting us, right? Most people
would find it difficult to deal with a ONE page list. Hey rocky, how
many of those items are _you_ set right on? Don't go claiming that
you've followed that entire list, you'll only prove yourself a liar or
a loon....or both (that's my bet).
BTW, if you want that ***** to continue to be mocked, just keep
reminding us.
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| User: "DH" |
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| Title: Re: Revenge of the Duct Tape |
08 Sep 2005 03:32:43 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1126188738.774595958b52bd815f1c1ed46ba52069@teranews...
http://coldfury.com/index.php/?p=5742
Do you remember when the last Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge,
told us that to be prepared for emergencies, we should put together a
readiness kit? I do. The kit layout is suggested at Ready.Gov. The
portion of the kit for dealing with attacks and natural disasters should
have, ideally, "at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food" and
a corresponding amount of water - a gallon per day per person.
We remember it well. The moron expected us to protect ourselves against
terrorist attack with duct tape.
Sure, the remainder of the kit was common sense but sealing yourself into a
room with duct tape as a Civil Defense measure? He was just asking for it.
Oh, and the poor of New Orleans? No, they DON'T have the wherewithal to
build and keep a 3-day supply of food.
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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| Title: Re: Revenge of the Duct Tape |
08 Sep 2005 04:31:41 PM |
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"DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1126188738.774595958b52bd815f1c1ed46ba52069@teranews...
http://coldfury.com/index.php/?p=5742
Do you remember when the last Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge,
told us that to be prepared for emergencies, we should put together a
readiness kit? I do. The kit layout is suggested at Ready.Gov. The
portion of the kit for dealing with attacks and natural disasters
should have, ideally, "at least a three-day supply of non-perishable
food" and a corresponding amount of water - a gallon per day per
person.
We remember it well. The moron expected us to protect ourselves
against terrorist attack with duct tape.
Sure, the remainder of the kit was common sense but sealing yourself
into a room with duct tape as a Civil Defense measure? He was just
asking for it.
Proving that you're just as out of it as all the people that were
quoted. Ridicule the duct tape and ignore the rest.
Oh, and the poor of New Orleans? No, they DON'T have the wherewithal
to build and keep a 3-day supply of food.
Hogwash. Even a family on food stamps can afford to stock three days
worth of inexpensive canned goods.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
I think if we had a three-word message right now it’d be, ‘We can do
better.’
- Howard Dean
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| User: "Misleart Chuff" |
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| Title: Re: Revenge of the Duct Tape |
08 Sep 2005 06:09:16 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1126197101.ea3d45bf975cb39eef7e3cb6e976e481@teranews...
: "DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in
: news:1126193838.6591c2f2538c42f40d68a2be60c9aad6@teranews:
:
: > "Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
: > news:1126188738.774595958b52bd815f1c1ed46ba52069@teranews...
: >> http://coldfury.com/index.php/?p=5742
: >>
: >> Do you remember when the last Homeland Security Secretary, Tom
Ridge,
: >> told us that to be prepared for emergencies, we should put
together a
: >> readiness kit? I do. The kit layout is suggested at Ready.Gov.
The
: >> portion of the kit for dealing with attacks and natural disasters
: >> should have, ideally, "at least a three-day supply of
non-perishable
: >> food" and a corresponding amount of water - a gallon per day per
: >> person.
: >>
: >
: > We remember it well. The moron expected us to protect ourselves
: > against terrorist attack with duct tape.
: >
: > Sure, the remainder of the kit was common sense but sealing
yourself
: > into a room with duct tape as a Civil Defense measure? He was
just
: > asking for it.
: >
:
: Proving that you're just as out of it as all the people that were
: quoted. Ridicule the duct tape and ignore the rest.
:
: > Oh, and the poor of New Orleans? No, they DON'T have the
wherewithal
: > to build and keep a 3-day supply of food.
: >
:
: Hogwash. Even a family on food stamps can afford to stock three days
: worth of inexpensive canned goods.
You just _love_ showing that you have no experience, don't you?
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| User: "Kate " |
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| Title: Re: Revenge of the Duct Tape |
08 Sep 2005 06:48:01 PM |
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On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:09:16 GMT, "Misleart Chuff"
<misleart@ameritech.net> wrote:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1126197101.ea3d45bf975cb39eef7e3cb6e976e481@teranews...
: "DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in
: news:1126193838.6591c2f2538c42f40d68a2be60c9aad6@teranews:
:
: > "Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
: > news:1126188738.774595958b52bd815f1c1ed46ba52069@teranews...
: >> http://coldfury.com/index.php/?p=5742
: >>
: >> Do you remember when the last Homeland Security Secretary, Tom
Ridge,
: >> told us that to be prepared for emergencies, we should put
together a
: >> readiness kit? I do. The kit layout is suggested at Ready.Gov.
The
: >> portion of the kit for dealing with attacks and natural disasters
: >> should have, ideally, "at least a three-day supply of
non-perishable
: >> food" and a corresponding amount of water - a gallon per day per
: >> person.
: >>
: >
: > We remember it well. The moron expected us to protect ourselves
: > against terrorist attack with duct tape.
: >
: > Sure, the remainder of the kit was common sense but sealing
yourself
: > into a room with duct tape as a Civil Defense measure? He was
just
: > asking for it.
: >
:
: Proving that you're just as out of it as all the people that were
: quoted. Ridicule the duct tape and ignore the rest.
:
: > Oh, and the poor of New Orleans? No, they DON'T have the
wherewithal
: > to build and keep a 3-day supply of food.
: >
:
: Hogwash. Even a family on food stamps can afford to stock three days
: worth of inexpensive canned goods.
You just _love_ showing that you have no experience, don't you?
Not to mention, it is hard to get to canned food when you are the roof
and the food is under 6 feet of water, or when you are in the
Superdome with a small bag of clothes and a crying baby and your food
is back home where you had to leave it - under 6 feet of water.
Perhaps the duct tape might have helped - if they had had more than
two hours to tape up all the windows and doors before the flood hit.
Probably the best use would have been to tape up Mr. Brown into a big
gray ball so someone else could have done the job at least halfway
right.
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| User: "DH" |
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| Title: Re: Revenge of the Duct Tape |
08 Sep 2005 05:52:49 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1126197101.ea3d45bf975cb39eef7e3cb6e976e481@teranews...
"DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in
news:1126193838.6591c2f2538c42f40d68a2be60c9aad6@teranews:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1126188738.774595958b52bd815f1c1ed46ba52069@teranews...
http://coldfury.com/index.php/?p=5742
Do you remember when the last Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge,
told us that to be prepared for emergencies, we should put together a
readiness kit? I do. The kit layout is suggested at Ready.Gov. The
portion of the kit for dealing with attacks and natural disasters
should have, ideally, "at least a three-day supply of non-perishable
food" and a corresponding amount of water - a gallon per day per
person.
We remember it well. The moron expected us to protect ourselves
against terrorist attack with duct tape.
Sure, the remainder of the kit was common sense but sealing yourself
into a room with duct tape as a Civil Defense measure? He was just
asking for it.
Proving that you're just as out of it as all the people that were
quoted. Ridicule the duct tape and ignore the rest.
When DHS was proposed and Tom Ridge became part of this administration (the
poor *****), the NEWLY RECOGNIZED THREAT was NBC in the hands of
terrorists.
The administration's NEW RESPONSE to this newly recognized threat? Duct
tape. Yes, it deserved laughter then and it still does now. No Liberal
ever suggested homes shouldn't be prepared for hurricanes or other natural
disaster.
Oh, and the poor of New Orleans? No, they DON'T have the wherewithal
to build and keep a 3-day supply of food.
Hogwash. Even a family on food stamps can afford to stock three days
worth of inexpensive canned goods.
Not hogwash. The poor live hand to mouth. Stocking up is a dream.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
I think if we had a three-word message right now it'd be, 'We can do
better.'
- Howard Dean
By the way, I'm a little tired of seeing that. Most people occasionally
mis-speak. If you want to play the "Who Can't Speak Coherently Game," your
boy is going to lose. His most recent entry:
"So please give cash money to organizations that are directly involved in
helping save lives-save the life who had been affected by Hurricane
Katrina." - President Bush, Washington D.C., Sept. 6, 2005
My all-time favorite, of course, is his attempt to answer a question about
what Native American Sovereignty means. Play nice and I won't have to go
look it up again and show you what a dunce your boy is.
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| User: "G-Ride" |
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| Title: Re: Revenge of the Duct Tape |
11 Sep 2005 08:05:45 AM |
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"DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in message
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1126197101.ea3d45bf975cb39eef7e3cb6e976e481@teranews...
"DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in
news:1126193838.6591c2f2538c42f40d68a2be60c9aad6@teranews:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1126188738.774595958b52bd815f1c1ed46ba52069@teranews...
http://coldfury.com/index.php/?p=5742
Do you remember when the last Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge,
told us that to be prepared for emergencies, we should put together a
readiness kit? I do. The kit layout is suggested at Ready.Gov. The
portion of the kit for dealing with attacks and natural disasters
should have, ideally, "at least a three-day supply of non-perishable
food" and a corresponding amount of water - a gallon per day per
person.
We remember it well. The moron expected us to protect ourselves
against terrorist attack with duct tape.
Sure, the remainder of the kit was common sense but sealing yourself
into a room with duct tape as a Civil Defense measure? He was just
asking for it.
Proving that you're just as out of it as all the people that were
quoted. Ridicule the duct tape and ignore the rest.
When DHS was proposed and Tom Ridge became part of this administration
(the
poor *****), the NEWLY RECOGNIZED THREAT was NBC in the hands of
terrorists.
The administration's NEW RESPONSE to this newly recognized threat? Duct
tape. Yes, it deserved laughter then and it still does now. No Liberal
ever suggested homes shouldn't be prepared for hurricanes or other natural
disaster.
Oh, and the poor of New Orleans? No, they DON'T have the wherewithal
to build and keep a 3-day supply of food.
Hogwash. Even a family on food stamps can afford to stock three days
worth of inexpensive canned goods.
Not hogwash. The poor live hand to mouth. Stocking up is a dream.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
I think if we had a three-word message right now it'd be, 'We can do
better.'
- Howard Dean
By the way, I'm a little tired of seeing that. Most people occasionally
mis-speak. If you want to play the "Who Can't Speak Coherently Game,"
your
boy is going to lose. His most recent entry:
"So please give cash money to organizations that are directly involved in
helping save lives-save the life who had been affected by Hurricane
Katrina." - President Bush, Washington D.C., Sept. 6, 2005
My all-time favorite, of course, is his attempt to answer a question about
what Native American Sovereignty means. Play nice and I won't have to go
look it up again and show you what a dunce your boy is.
It means.............it's sovereign.
--
Aloha,
G-Ride
"Like a quarrelling group of monkeys on a leaky boat, armed with sticks of
dynamite, we are now embarked on an uncertain journey."
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| User: "nJb" |
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11 Sep 2005 01:58:08 AM |
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Fred Stone wrote:
"DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in
news:1126193838.6591c2f2538c42f40d68a2be60c9aad6@teranews:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1126188738.774595958b52bd815f1c1ed46ba52069@teranews...
http://coldfury.com/index.php/?p=5742
Do you remember when the last Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge,
told us that to be prepared for emergencies, we should put together a
readiness kit? I do. The kit layout is suggested at Ready.Gov. The
portion of the kit for dealing with attacks and natural disasters
should have, ideally, "at least a three-day supply of non-perishable
food" and a corresponding amount of water - a gallon per day per
person.
We remember it well. The moron expected us to protect ourselves
against terrorist attack with duct tape.
Sure, the remainder of the kit was common sense but sealing yourself
into a room with duct tape as a Civil Defense measure? He was just
asking for it.
Proving that you're just as out of it as all the people that were
quoted. Ridicule the duct tape and ignore the rest.
Oh, and the poor of New Orleans? No, they DON'T have the wherewithal
to build and keep a 3-day supply of food.
Hogwash. Even a family on food stamps can afford to stock three days
worth of inexpensive canned goods.
The duct tape was also essential. It's called "sheltering in place" and
is a common training practice at chemical plants. In case of a toxic
spill that you cannot escape, you seal yourself into a room with the
tape. The wind may change in minutes or hours allowing you to escape. If
the wind doesn't chance or the spill be minimized, you may suffocate in
the room. So you bought a few hours.
Ridge gave good advice. The average American was just too busy laughing
to realize it.
--
Jack
Plonked by Native American
bobo1148atxmissiondotcom
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/xmissionbobo/
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| User: "dh" |
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| Title: Re: Revenge of the Duct Tape |
11 Sep 2005 03:24:05 PM |
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"nJb" <none@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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Fred Stone wrote:
"DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in
news:1126193838.6591c2f2538c42f40d68a2be60c9aad6@teranews:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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http://coldfury.com/index.php/?p=5742
Do you remember when the last Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge,
told us that to be prepared for emergencies, we should put together a
readiness kit? I do. The kit layout is suggested at Ready.Gov. The
portion of the kit for dealing with attacks and natural disasters
should have, ideally, "at least a three-day supply of non-perishable
food" and a corresponding amount of water - a gallon per day per
person.
We remember it well. The moron expected us to protect ourselves
against terrorist attack with duct tape.
Sure, the remainder of the kit was common sense but sealing yourself
into a room with duct tape as a Civil Defense measure? He was just
asking for it.
Proving that you're just as out of it as all the people that were
quoted. Ridicule the duct tape and ignore the rest.
Oh, and the poor of New Orleans? No, they DON'T have the wherewithal
to build and keep a 3-day supply of food.
Hogwash. Even a family on food stamps can afford to stock three days
worth of inexpensive canned goods.
The duct tape was also essential. It's called "sheltering in place" and
is a common training practice at chemical plants. In case of a toxic
spill that you cannot escape, you seal yourself into a room with the
tape. The wind may change in minutes or hours allowing you to escape. If
the wind doesn't chance or the spill be minimized, you may suffocate in
the room. So you bought a few hours.
"Common training practice" is an excellent idea for people who work around
toxic chemicals. That's not the same as suggesting the average untrained
American is going to save his bacon with a roll of duct tape.
Ridge gave good advice. The average American was just too busy laughing
to realize it.
--
Jack
Plonked by Native American
bobo1148atxmissiondotcom
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/xmissionbobo/
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