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Originally posted by jerZ07002 on a side note, is there anywhere in the world with as many natural disasters as the US? If it's not hurricanes, it's tornadoes, mudslides, wildfires, flooding, earthquakes, etc....

Maybe China - Sichuan province just had another 6.1 quake today.

As for Gustav, to be completely callous for a second - I think it helps the GOP, because it takes the scrutiny off Sarah Palin for a few days so they can come up with some sort of strategy to re-introduce her to the public. There were one day of Op-Eds slamming the choice, and now all the attention is going to turn to helping the people of New Orleans.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov Maybe China - Sichuan province just had another 6.1 quake today. As for Gustav, to be completely callous for a second - I think it helps the GOP, because it takes the scrutiny off Sarah Palin for a few days so they can come up with some sort of strategy to re-introduce her to the public. There were one day of Op-Eds slamming the choice, and now all the attention is going to turn to helping the people of New Orleans.

i was thinking about china when i wrote that.

I can't help but think the storm would be hugely beneficial to McCain if the federal government acts well during the storm.

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 I can't help but think the storm would be hugely beneficial to McCain if the federal government acts well during the storm.

So far the Red Cross seems to be outperforming FEMA in terms of preparation, so I remain skeptical on that front.

At least the RNC is cutting things short tomorrow - shows they are at least somewhat serious about focusing on Louisiana this time around.

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 on a side note, is there anywhere in the world with as many natural disasters as the US? If it's not hurricanes, it's tornadoes, mudslides, wildfires, flooding, earthquakes, etc....

i'd guess the littorals of Southeast Asia or any country in the South China Sea. every time we went there we were dodging something horrendous.

tornadoes though are something unique in their multitude in North America.

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Originally posted by Q5echo i'd guess the littorals of Southeast Asia or any country in the South China Sea. every time we went there we were dodging something horrendous.

Yeah, South Asia in general seems rough - monsoon season, earthquakes, and periodic cyclones on the coast of Bangladesh, Burma, and India. Not to mention volcanoes and such in Indonesia.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov So far the Red Cross seems to be outperforming FEMA in terms of preparation, so I remain skeptical on that front. At least the RNC is cutting things short tomorrow - shows they are at least somewhat serious about focusing on Louisiana this time around.

be afraid of Bobby J. be very afraid.

btw, i wonder what Blanco is doing right about now?

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov Yeah, South Asia in general seems rough - monsoon season, earthquakes, and periodic cyclones on the coast of Bangladesh, Burma, and India. Not to mention volcanoes and such in Indonesia.

pirates too. no kidding.

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Originally posted by Q5echo be afraid of Bobby J. be very afraid.

I would have been, actually, had he been named VP candidate.

I just finished reading a book about the Sundarbans - the archipelago of islands that stretches from Calcutta in India through Bangladesh to Burma, and it's amazing how awful the weather is there - literally thousands of people die there every year because they get washed away by high tides and storm surge from cyclones, and yet they keep moving back.

Reminds me of New Orleans to a far greater extent.

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it is sad how the Republicans are using this hurricane as an excuse to gain more votes.

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Originally posted by Q5echo i'd guess the littorals of Southeast Asia or any country in the South China Sea. every time we went there we were dodging something horrendous. tornadoes though are something unique in their multitude in North America.

i don't know the numbers, but i think disasters in the US outnumber those in SE asia. The disasters in SE asia are so bad because housing and infrastructure is built so haphazardly that the human tool is worse.

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Originally posted by hardcore trancer it is sad how the Republicans are using this hurricane as an excuse to gain more votes.

I think that's a bit overstated - I haven't seen anything like that yet. So far they're doing the right thing.

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