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Re: Josh Neufeld's Book Party for A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge

doctorj2u — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:24:22 -0000

I received my book today from Amazon. I followed the work online, and wanted to have it forever as a great depiction of what Katrina was. I just wish I had the author's autograph and thank him in person for telling our story in such a realistic way. Comics have done something that the press could not. They told the story of Katrina from the many levels of New Orleans society. ALL levels of society suffered. All levels of society hurt, mourned, and then picked up the pieces in complete sadness but determination. There is no government. The is no USA. But there are a multitude of wonderful, wonderful peope that want to help. Josh is one of them.

Re: 4 Years After Hurricane Katrina

doctorj2u — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:11:09 -0000

Thank you for writing the truth and caring enough to remember. I am a New Orleanian and my 80 year old mother lives a block from the beach in Pass Chritian, MS. Katrina was awful but it was the lingering aftermath that was the bigger tragedy. Never again should an American catastrophe be made a political football. It is the people living with the tragedy that pay the price for other's fanatim.

Re: Review and Open Thread: Trouble the Water

doctorj2u — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:30:53 -0000

I am a native New Orleanian. I was "born and bred" there . I now live 30 minutes outside the city. I lived Katrina. I did not have electricity for 3 weeks so I did not see what America saw. (Superdome, Convention Center, etc.) What I experienced was mind numbing heat and reports from WWL radio. I listened as people called the radio announcer to ask them what they should do. I listened as the politicians melted down from the pressure of the suffering. I still believed in my country then.
It wasn't until I was connected to the world again and learned of "katrina fatique" (What the HELL!!). I listened to the lies of presidents and radio hosts. I listened to the media try to make a tragedy a race issue. I lived the years as our country let us down again and again and again. The knives to the heart are many. We were abandoned. We hung to the hope of America to be reminded we were suffering. Not being mentioned in the State of the Union address (but the Gulf States in the Middle East were.), the joy of the democrats overtaking Congress but not being mentioned in Pelosi's first 100 hours speech, not being selected for the presidential debate, and Obama doing zilch in his first 100 days to make the city safe.) I lost a country in Katrina but my love for my city is as fierce as ever. The city is alive and full of life because the people that love her refused to let her die. It is the soul of this nation that is truly at risk. STAND UP! STAND UP if you want a country to be proud of. Watch the videos and see the HEROISM of the people of the Gulf South.

Re: Limbaugh: EVERY Republican Secretly Wants Obama To Fail

doctorj2u — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:33:40 -0000

Rush,
THIS Republican wants Obama to succeed.

Re: Political Affairs Magazine - Movie Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

doctorj2u — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:49:26 -0000

As to your concerns on how a black woman can own a retirement home and how she could not be criticized for an out of wedlock relationship, the answer is easy. You are asking these questions as an American. The movie takes place in New Orleans. I am a New Orleanian and questioned neither.

Re: Ex-Aides: “Bush Never Recovered From Katrina…”

doctorj2u — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:30:58 -0000

Babyming said"
"To this day, I'm still amazed that people reacted that way."

Me too. I am a New Orleanian and I THOUGHT I was an American. I don't think of myself as an American anymore. Maybe one day you will learn you aren't an American either.

Re: Bush Apologetics 9-11-01

doctorj2u — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:05:36 -0000

Austin,
The New Orleans City Business link isn't working for me, Here is what it says.

UNO: New Orleans economy bucks national recession
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The New Orleans metro area added 11,700 jobs in 2008 and will see 7,900 more positions added over the next two years, according to a University of New Orleans economic forecast.

Report author Janet Speyer said the city’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina will allow the area to weather the economic downturn that is expected to saddle the rest of the country. And since New Orleans stayed largely free of the risky mortgages burdening other real estate markets, our banking sector remains relatively robust, she said.

Construction, not surprisingly, was the strength of New Orleans’ job market, growing 6.2 percent over the year while the rest of the country saw a 5.9 percent decline in the sector.

New Orleans added 2,000 construction jobs in 2008; 1,500 in the hotel industry; 1,500 in food and beverage services; 1,100 in state government jobs, including public hospital workers and teachers; 800 in the professional/technical sector; and 800 in private hospitals.

New Orleans’ economy “is still on an upward path,” according to UNO, with population and jobs still moving upward. The recovery pressure is unlikely to stop in the near future, but its pace will slow, the report says.

Re: Bush Apologetics 9-11-01

doctorj2u — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:57:11 -0000

Austin,
The metro area of New Orleans is now 87% of what it was pre-Katrina and it is still growing as rents decrease as more homes are restored. As to the business culture of NOLA, check out this link:
http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory...
I find it interesting what you consider important in a city is money. New Orleans was never about money (except when the Americans first entered the city and tried their best to put their values to it.) New Orleans culture is about enjoying and loving family and community.. That is why it survived when many communities would have died.
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/this...
It is a very special place. Next trip try to get off the tourist trap of Bourbon Street and see the real New Orleans (including the still devastated areas). You will meet the most resilient people in the world. They have been annealed by pain and hardship, but all are there because they know the value of their home because it was very nearly lost to them. I once was sure I was an American, now I know I am a New Orleanian. The day George Bush is out of office maybe I can begin to be an American again. Maybe not. We will see. What gives me hope are the wonderful volunteers that have come to our aid. (Watch the video.)
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl122408cbv...
What gives me pause are "Americans" that tell suffering people they and their city are cesspools and don't deserve to live. As a matter of fact, New Orleans and her people are BEAUTIFUL and it is sad that some people in this country are too ignorant, racist, or judgemental (aka SNL church lady) to see it. I have a suggestion for you. Go see "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". You will see New Orleans for what it is and get a good message about living a good life at the same time.

Re: Bush Apologetics 9-11-01

doctorj2u — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:31:49 -0000

Austin,
I hate to tell you (because I know it will disappoint you) but the city of New Orleans IS rebuilt from the bravery of the people from all over the world that refused to let it die. I blame Bush for the years of suffering that occurred after the levees broke because I lived it and watched the suffering of hundreds and hundreds of good Americans. But keep your altar to the man if that is the kind of person you find admirable. Just don't call yourself a patriot or a good American because you are not by any definition I ever understood.

Re: Bush Apologetics 9-11-01

doctorj2u — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:48:03 -0000

In 20 years a hope I am still alive to counter any kudos. An American city WAS destroyed under Mr. Bush's administration. It was my hometown of New Orleans. It did not involve one terrorist, just an incompetent government not interested in mundane things like infrastructure and protecting the lives of American citizens. Hell is too good for this man. And yes I supported him before Katrina also.

Re: Singing Bush Of Our Office

doctorj2u — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:11:10 -0000

You can't tell me Woody would forget Katrina:

You watched from above as you countrymen drowned,
Let the Gulf South molder as you only thought of the soldier
You tried to kill your countrymen with neglect and abuse
Now we celebrate your exit., we escaped your tried noose.

Re: CNN Poll: 75% Can't Wait To See Bush Go

doctorj2u — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:47:34 -0000

I have only one word to say -Katrina.

Re: The Continuing Chronicle of Katrina’s Tragic Aftermath

doctorj2u — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:18:41 -0000

Katrina is FAR from old news in the region affected. It is current news. I agree with the earlier post about Pass Christian. It is still devastated. But there is progress. Now instead of the cental part of town being 6 trailers, slabs, and broken houses, it is now 5 trailers, a shack for po-boys, slabs and broken houses. But don't lose sleep America, it doesn't affect you where you live. I lost my faith in this country during the first months after Katrina. I am going to have to start digging for my belief in this government and nation to get any lower. LOL!