Evacuations Ordered For New Orleans; Michael Moore Thinks Hurricane Gustav Is “Proof Of God”
If you are in the path of Hurricane Gustav, get the heck outta Dodge:
[...]Gov. Bobby Jindal continued to urge coastal residents late Sunday to evacuate as soon as possible before tropical storm-force winds start buffeting the state early Monday.
“This is the first time we have successfully evacuated both southeast and southwest Louisiana (at the same time),” he said. “The vast majority of the people have evacuated.”
Jindal said that some parishes in the New Orleans area, such as Plaquemines and the West Bank of Jefferson Parish could see 12 feet or more of storm surge.
“Now is the time to get out of harm’s way,” Jindal said at a mid-day news conference. “There is still time for people to evacuate. Take this hurricane seriously. Evacuate. Take this storm seriously.
“I don’t want people in the coastal areas . . . riding out the storm,” Jindal said. “They must evacuate and . . . get them out of harm’s way. This storm could spend a lot of time in Louisiana” possibly dumping 10 inches on rain as it makes its way through the state and into Texas.
Better safe than sorry. And let us know how you are when you can.
Oh and Michael Moore? We don’t need your documentary “skills” to prove to us there is a God. So keep your totally insensitive comments to yourself:
Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise is calling on liberal filmmaker Michael Moore to apologize after he said Friday that the timing of Hurricane Gustav is “proof that there is a God in heaven,” since the storm approaching the Gulf Coast could disrupt next week’s Republican National Convention.
Moore made the remarks to MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann. Republicans have been monitoring the storm’s progress, considering whether to postpone their convention in St. Paul, Minn., if the storm wreaks havoc on the New Orleans area, just three years after Hurricane Katrina.
“I was just thinking, this Gustav is proof that there is a God in heaven,” Moore said. “To just have it planned at the same time, that it would actually be on its way to New Orleans for Day One of the Republican convention, up in the Twin Cities, at the top of the Mississippi River.”
Scalise released a statement Saturday blasting the documentary filmmaker for the remarks.
“I demand an immediate apology from Michael Moore to the people of south Louisiana for his offensive and inappropriate comments,” said Scalise, a Republican. “People in Louisiana, regardless of political affiliation, are making plans to leave to protect their families from this serious storm, and the God I know would not share Michael Moore’s glee for our plight.”
Residents of New Orleans and the surrounding area have to started to evacuate, while the storm strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane.
Moore seemed to back off his statement on air Friday, later saying, “I mean I certainly hope nobody gets hurt. I hope everybody’s taking cover.”
I guess Keith and Michael are only sensitive to the pain of others when it suits their agenda. I mean, one could say that if the hurricane does turn ugly, we could just all hang onto Michael Moore, since there’s no way he will blow away in a storm, or use one of his shirts to take cover under. But that would be mean and wrong. So one will not say that.
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Everybody stay safe.
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Michael Moore should allow his image to be used for advertising douches. Though I’m not sure women would want to buy insensitive, fat douches that might rub them the wrong way.
Comment by Brooke — September 1, 2008 @ 1:20 am
Ohsnap. *highfive*
Comment by k — September 1, 2008 @ 1:24 am
Care to show me proof of your god’s existance?
The burden of proof is on those who make the claim.
Comment by SeanD — September 5, 2008 @ 4:11 pm
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