[PAA-Discuss] new documentary on Katrina from Michael Moore'sproducers

Mon Aug 25 11:30:48 EDT 2008

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rebelljb at aol.com wrote:

I read that there were a lot of gun confiscations in New Orleans around
the time of Hurricane Katrina. I also don't like forced evacuations.
That could be a way of the federal government taking over people's
lives. The elderly and disabled would be vulnerable to being forced
into nursing homes in such situations. I also heard on Indymedia that
many people in the Lower Ninth Ward heard explosions around the time
that the levees broke. I also heard on Democracy Now on a show
broadcast during September, 2005 that some people in the power
structure were going to use Katrina to alter the demogr
aphic makeup of
New Orleans. I read that many children were also separated from their
parents when they were put on buses to leave the Superdome.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick _lux
To: Melinda Iley-Dohn ; Lee Loe ;
'Bill Crosier' ; 'PAA Discussion List'
; 'KPFT LSB'
Sent: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 6:54 pm
Subject: Re: [PAA-Discuss] new documentary on Katrina from Michael
Moore'sproducers

I beg to differ with you two. Katrina was a successful rehearsal of
Problem-Reaction-Solution...
with Martial law as the solution.....Those scumbags were not inept,
they did this on purpose, they knew what they were doing....They
certainly are immoral.....McCain't is not Bush Lite, he is Bush on
Steroids.....but I'm not keen on Obomba either.....

Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:07:13 -0700
From: iley_dohn at yahoo.com
To: leeloe at igc.org; paa at crosierbiomed.com; discuss at paa-tx.org;
lsb at kpft.org
Subject: Re: [PAA-Discuss] new documentary on Katrina from Michael
Moore'sproducers

Lee,

You are correct, as per your norm. This whole Katrina mess is something
we could have

avoided had we had an administration that had been addressing our
infrastructure. You

left out one adjective I would use that also applies.......IMMORAL! It
is immoral to let

human beings suffer as these people did and do NOTHING to help them!
THAT is immoral

as hell. I hope that Moore included footage of Bush and McCain eating
McCain's birthday0D

cake on a tarmac in Arizona the day after the hurricane hit! Instead of
seeing to his duties

that ingrate was partying! I have it on my blog....John McCain is Bush
Lite. What a freak.

I also put a link the web page.

Melinda

Lee Loe wrote:

The great Bush failure about Katrina and other such disasters is his
appointment to many significant governmental positions of unqualified
persons and/or those diametrically opposed to the purpose of the
particular
agency or department. This is willful and flagrant neglect and
destruction
of people, animals, flora, and the land of the United States. Rather
un-American and unpatriotic, if you ask me. Lee Loe

-----Original
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From: discuss-bounces at paa-tx.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at paa-tx.org] On
Behalf Of Bill Crosier
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 1:53 PM
To: PAA Discussion List; KPFT LSB
Subject: Re: [PAA-Discuss] new documentary on Katrina from Michael
Moore'sproducers

In case y'all missed it, there was an interview on Democracy Now! this
morning with two of the film's co-directors and co-producers, Tia
Lessin and
Carl Deal. They also produced Michael Moore's Farenheit 9/11 and
Bowling for
Columbine. I'm glad Danny Glover was involved, too.

Listen to the Dem Now repeat at 6 PM today on KPFT, or in the KPFT
archives
at http://archive.kpft.org or listen/read/view it at
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/8/22/trouble_the_water_new_film_provides
(more links there).
0A
Doc, I'm glad you are OK while you're in Florida this week, and hope
that
the flooding subsides soon so people can start getting back to normal.

I think the Bush administration's many failures re: Katrina are more
than
enough reason to impeach and remove him from office, even without the
lying
and illegal spying and Iraq and trampling all over the Constitution.
What's
the use of having a government when it does worse than nothing during a
hurricane? Is the government supposed to help people, or make things
even
more horrible than they already were?

Melinda is right -- the timing of this film is good, to remind people
about
what government should be about, as the fall el
ections get closer.

Bill

At 10:27 AM -0700 8/22/08, Melinda Iley-Dohn wrote:
>I am not surprised that Danny Glover was producer of this film. He has
>been a fine community activist for many years. With both Danny Glover
>and Michael Moore involved this should be amazing. I have links to
this on
both of my blogs.
>I don't get heavy traffic but anybody who sees 'em will see these
links.
>
>Melinda
>http://johnmccainisbushlite.blog
spot.com/ -
http://texaslovesobama.blogspot.com/
>
>LLU wrote:
>
>Impending disasters like hurricanes, when they involve friends and
collegues, (sadly) become much more real. I hope Evelyn and all around
her
come though this safe and sound.
>I also wish for the day when we don't have to rely so heavi
ly on other
media to get the word out to our community on the failures of our
government
to, among other things, take care of all of us but especially those (the
poor) most vulnerable.
>Numerous times, I've heard on KPFT, that almost no one dies in Cuba
when
they have a hurricane. There...well, you know the rest.
>
>Ted
>
>At 11:28 AM 8/22/2008, Doc Bethune wrote:
>
>>This is actually a Danny Glover Production in conjunction with the
Michael
Moore Camp. The original footage was filmed by Katrina victims who were
in a
shelter and approached the media with their info only to be turned
away. It
will be wonderful to view truth from those who experienced it.
>
>
>>
>>
>>Over the past week I have been in Daytona and felt the need to build
an
ark. It has rained day and night for the last 5 days and there is much
flooding across the state. It is a bit scary when the lights go out and
the
wind is howling. The worst part is not knowing if all your family is on
high
ground and safe. This is not even close to what the victims of Katrina
experienced and much of the distress was at the hands of the very
government
(local, state and federal) that is supposed to make sure that its
citizens
are safe. It is my prayer that we never allow the felony actions to be
forgotten. The survivors of Katrina are still, in far too many cases,
feeling the affects of something that went very wrong. We the peo
ple
must
stop being so very silent as the very fabric of America is allowed to
erode
or be stolen away by those who have lost sight of brotherhood, the
constitution, and caring for all humanity.
>>
>>
>>
>>In the spirit of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
>>
>>Doc
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----
>>From: Bill Crosier
>>To: PAA Discussion List ; KPFT LSB
>>Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 9:26:48 AM
>>Subject: new documentary on Katrina from Michael Moore's producers
>>
>>from Michael Moore's latest newsletter, info about a new documentary
on
New Orleans & Katrina -- "Trouble the Water" (details and trailer at
http://troublethewaterfilm.com ):
>>
>>>

>>Two of Michael's producers from "Bowling for Columbine" and
"Fahrenheit
9/11" -- Tia Lessin and Carl Deal -- have made an incredible documentary
that's opening tomorrow in New York and L.A. (and the rest of the
country
over the coming weeks). It's called "Trouble the Water" and it won the
Grand
Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Click here for more info -- and go see it!
>>
>
>

--
Bill Crosier
paa at crosierbiomed.com 713-641-4941
Progressive Action Alliance http://progressiveactionalliance.org/
KPFT - Radio for Peace - Houston http://kpft.org

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