Blanco just said

[RichG]

she is going to see if the water is safe before whe concurs with the mayor on mandatory evacuation. I guess Blanco is not convinced the water is bad!!!!!!!! Please someone find a legal way to remove her from office. Let me cite my source live interview on fox news.

[mf_dolphin]

Do you have a link?

[RichG]

Sorry cannot yet will when it gets in the record. Just saw live interview on fox news.

[alicia-w]

I cant find anything on the Fox site that says that.

[JenBayles]

I'm amazed she crawled out of whatever hole she's been in. I haven't seen her on-camera since last Tuesday and all she could do was cry. That's some real leadership in action there....

[x-y-no]

Well at least two, maybe three of the networks had segments yesterday about testing the water. IIRC, the bacterial levels ranged from 20,000 to 45,000 times the maximum safe level according to standards.

[RichG]

Here is part of the interview however they did not include the part where she said they are GOING to test the water to make sure it doesn't have contanimation.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168644,00.html

[mf_dolphin]

Unbelievable! I guess the CDC doesn't count much to her.....

[mf_dolphin]

I just sent you a PM The post was from a banned former member that rejoined ( for a few minutes at least ).

[Cookiely]

Unbelievable! I guess the CDC doesn't count much to her.....

Who needs the CDC or anyone else to tell us the flood water is contaminated. Bodies, animals, sewage, garbage, gasoline, oil, contamination from transformers, propane, and something my mother and I mentioned today (All the houshold cleaners and pesticides in our homes). Now maybe Blanco meant the drinking water and not the flood waters. There was a resident who said she had water in her taps, and electricity was soon to be turned on and she was in the mandatory evacuation area of New Orleans and didn't want to evacuate. Anyone know where New Orleans gets the drinking water from? What does the flood water and contamination do to the aquifer?

[LSU2001]

Drinking Water comes primarily from the Mississippi River. I don't have any idea about how the contamination will effect the drinking water but I have to believe that the chemicals would cause problems.
TIm

[huricanwatcher]

Unbelievable! I guess the CDC doesn't count much to her.....

Who needs the CDC or anyone else to tell us the flood water is contaminated. Bodies, animals, sewage, garbage, gasoline, oil, contamination from transformers, propane, and something my mother and I mentioned today (All the houshold cleaners and pesticides in our homes). Now maybe Blanco meant the drinking water and not the flood waters. There was a resident who said she had water in her taps, and electricity was soon to be turned on and she was in the mandatory evacuation area of New Orleans and didn't want to evacuate. Anyone know where New Orleans gets the drinking water from? What does the flood water and contamination do to the aquifer?

And all the imports laying in storage at port... god only knows what was stored there and has got into the water... And think about this... .hospitals.... flooded... blood waste AIDS .. and wasnt there some testing facilities in that area as well - that US citizens will never know what they were using, testing or creating.... dont mean to be an alarmist - but the water is going to kill the lake and a major part of the gulf in that area for many many decades to come.. say goodbye to shrimping industry along with any other fishing industry that relys on gulf waters

I had to edit my own post to add...... would they be so anal about getting everyone out if it was only normal polutates that result from a storm... lets all get a grip on just how serious this is. Hog waste in the water along with everything else that was expected with the flood in eastern NC .... aint even close..... toxins, dixoxins, cancer causing agents etc etc etc

[LSU2001]

Unbelievable! I guess the CDC doesn't count much to her.....

Who needs the CDC or anyone else to tell us the flood water is contaminated. Bodies, animals, sewage, garbage, gasoline, oil, contamination from transformers, propane, and something my mother and I mentioned today (All the houshold cleaners and pesticides in our homes). Now maybe Blanco meant the drinking water and not the flood waters. There was a resident who said she had water in her taps, and electricity was soon to be turned on and she was in the mandatory evacuation area of New Orleans and didn't want to evacuate. Anyone know where New Orleans gets the drinking water from? What does the flood water and contamination do to the aquifer?

And all the imports laying in storage at port... god only knows what was stored there and has got into the water... And think about this... .hospitals.... flooded... blood waste AIDS .. and wasnt there some testing facilities in that area as well - that US citizens will never know what they were using, testing or creating.... dont mean to be an alarmist - but the water is going to kill the lake and a major part of the gulf in that area for many many decades to come.. say goodbye to shrimping industry along with any other fishing industry that relys on gulf waters

I had to edit my own post to add...... would they be so anal about getting everyone out if it was only normal polutates that result from a storm... lets all get a grip on just how serious this is. Hig waste in the water along with everything else that was expected with the flood in eastern NC .... aint even close.....

I really do not believe that it is going to be that destructive to the ecosystem. While I do believe that there is going to be short term horrible impacts to both the lake and the gulf of Mexico, I trust that the marsh habitat will actually serve as a biological filter and detoxify much of this waste. You have to have some faith in natural processes. Artifical wetlands are and have been being used to detoxify hazardous wastes on an experimental leve. 1-5 acres. While large scale use has not been implemented there is ample evidence that wetlands serve a huge purpose in detoxifing waste.
Tim
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Besides what choice do they have. The water has to go somewhere. Would you suggest leaving it there. The problem gets worse with each passing day. I am not being ugly simply stating the obivious.

[huricanwatcher]

Unbelievable! I guess the CDC doesn't count much to her.....

Who needs the CDC or anyone else to tell us the flood water is contaminated. Bodies, animals, sewage, garbage, gasoline, oil, contamination from transformers, propane, and something my mother and I mentioned today (All the houshold cleaners and pesticides in our homes). Now maybe Blanco meant the drinking water and not the flood waters. There was a resident who said she had water in her taps, and electricity was soon to be turned on and she was in the mandatory evacuation area of New Orleans and didn't want to evacuate. Anyone know where New Orleans gets the drinking water from? What does the flood water and contamination do to the aquifer?

And all the imports laying in storage at port... god only knows what was stored there and has got into the water... And think about this... .hospitals.... flooded... blood waste AIDS .. and wasnt there some testing facilities in that area as well - that US citizens will never know what they were using, testing or creating.... dont mean to be an alarmist - but the water is going to kill the lake and a major part of the gulf in that area for many many decades to come.. say goodbye to shrimping industry along with any other fishing industry that relys on gulf waters

I had to edit my own post to add...... would they be so anal about getting everyone out if it was only normal polutates that result from a storm... lets all get a grip on just how serious this is. Hig waste in the water along with everything else that was expected with the flood in eastern NC .... aint even close.....

I really do not believe that it is going to be that destructive to the ecosystem. While I do believe that there is going to be short term horrible impacts to both the lake and the gulf of Mexico, I trust that the marsh habitat will actually serve as a biological filter and detoxify much of this waste. You have to have some faith in natural processes. Artifical wetlands are and have been being used to detoxify hazardous wastes on an experimental leve. 1-5 acres. While large scale use has not been implemented there is ample evidence that wetlands serve a huge purpose in detoxifing waste.
Tim

SORRY TIM WRONG

6 years later from FLOYD in eastern NC... the TAR river is a piece of crap "literily" ... and we didnt have ports with god knows what stored... I wont go fishing in it let alone think of ever eating a fish from it.

I know what choice do they have... but long term effects are going to be catastrophic.

[LSU2001]

Well I may very well be wrong but I plan on fishing this fall in the marshes south west of the city and I will have not problem eating the fish unless warned otherwise by the authorities. I simply refuse to doubt the ability of our natural wetlands to detoxify the wastes (at least the organic ones) The chemicals are really nothing new down here as we have been a dumping ground for the nation for a very long time. I am sorry about your wetlands up there but you cannot compare the limited space available in the marsh to our marsh. I am not just guessing here as I am a biologist and do have some insight into how our ecosystems work. As I said, there will be terrible short term consequences, I simply refuse to jump on the bandwagon proclaiming long term destruction.
TIm

[azsnowman]

I spent 2 years aboard the USS AMERICA CV66 back in the mid to late '70's, I could not BELIEVE ALL the STUFF that was tossed overboard while we were in the Gulf!! We would toss everything from GALLONS of battery acid, old batteries (24 volt), to HUNDREDS of gallons of hydraulic fluids, you name the toxins, WE dumped it!!

Dennis

[huricanwatcher]

Well I may very well be wrong but I plan on fishing this fall in the marshes south west of the city and I will have not problem eating the fish unless warned otherwise by the authorities. I simply refuse to doubt the ability of our natural wetlands to detoxify the wastes (at least the organic ones) The chemicals are really nothing new down here as we have been a dumping ground for the nation for a very long time. I am sorry about your wetlands up there but you cannot compare the limited space available in the marsh to our marsh. I am not just guessing here as I am a biologist and do have some insight into how our ecosystems work. As I said, there will be terrible short term consequences, I simply refuse to jump on the bandwagon proclaiming long term destruction.
TIm

see how you feel five years from now - Im not one to jump on the ban wagon or preach GREENPEACE, i just see a major mess in the making

[MBismyPlayground]

I'm amazed she crawled out of whatever hole she's been in. I haven't seen her on-camera since last Tuesday and all she could do was cry. That's some real leadership in action there....

I can only imagine what hole she fell down into.


Amazing that every media outlet has done their own testing and she will question ALL of these authorities???? What is wrong with her??

[streetsoldier]

"Amazing that every media outlet has done their own testing and she will question ALL of these authorities???? What is wrong with her??"

Can you say "control freak"? Good...I knew you could!

[Stephanie]

"Amazing that every media outlet has done their own testing and she will question ALL of these authorities???? What is wrong with her??"

Can you say "control freak"? Good...I knew you could!

...and most control freaks never get anything accomplished. Those poor victims never had a chance!

I have an idea, why doesn't SHE voluntarily go down and live in NO for a few days and see what she thinks then.