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0 posted 2010-05-07 08:20 PM

Not much...just what may be the largest natural disaster in the history of the United States with over a billion dollars in damage so far and over 30 deaths. You may not know much of it if you watch the mainstream news or listen to Obama. Neither one of them even mention it. The Grand Ole Opry is flooded and the Opryland Hotel won't reopen until at least December. Thousands and thousands of people are homeless and have lost everything. You can see some of it here..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvH9GKT0S9o&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwCGz1vSh_M

Nashville: The disaster America ignored?
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The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has drawn plenty of media attention, and for good reason. It touches on environmental, energy, and competence issues for the American government, and it has cost eleven people their lives. Can we clean up a major spill from an offshore drilling rig? If we can’t stop it from spewing oil quickly, our entire energy policy and the idea of energy independence could be at risk, at least politically.

However, the national media has overlooked another disaster in Nashville. Torrential rains have flooded a major American city, causing over a billion dollars in damage, which puts the crisis among the most expensive natural disasters in American history. Except for a couple of brief mentions, hardly any attention at all has been paid to it at all. Perhaps that’s because, as this video suggests, Tennessee has tried handling it themselves. http://hotair.com/archives/2010/05/06/nashville-the-disaster-america-ignored/

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper guessed damages would reach the “multi-billion-dollar” level.
“This is not just a local, or a state, it’s now a national disaster with FEMA’s participation,” Cooper said. “Second, this isn’t just a 100-year flood. People are now saying this could be a 500- or 1,000-year flood.”

People are shocked that neither Obama or the news stations don't even bother mentioning it...

"I don't live in Nashville, so my knowledge of the flood damage isn't exactly where I want it to be. Why is that, with so many television channels devoted to the news, that all I hear up here in Chicago is an occasional "and Nashville, Tennessee is getting hit hard by flash floods"? The lack of information is almost as tragic as the flood itself. So much so, one woman even started a Facebook page called 'Hey National Media -- WHERE ARE YOU while Nashville is flooding???' And it already has more than 11,000 members. I joined because, like the others, I am p.o'd that the devastation is not receiving the attention it needs. Attention that would ultimately lead to more relief. ..."
-- Alison Bonaguro, CMT Blog

At least Anderson Cooper had the decency to apologize...

Last night on his 360 show for CNN, Anderson Cooper said that Tennesseans were angry about what they perceived as the slow response in Washington to catastrophic flooding in the state, and major media giving it little coverage.

Anderson apologized for CNN, saying that it was true the cable station hadn't given the disaster the attention it merited. He added that while it wasn't an excuse, last week the news media had been taken up with the BP oil spill and the Times Square bomb stories. He also said that he was heading for Nashville this morning to report live from there on the flooding. http://pundita.blogspot.com/2010/05/tennessee-flood-updates-anderson-cooper.html

I think it's sad that an event of this magnitude could occur and basically be ignored. Obama, who is always "on top" of everything, doesn't even mention it with any detail at all. It's a non-event for the media...the largest natural disaster in the country's history a non-event.

Perhaps if it had happened in Chicago, it would have gotten more coverage. Haiti certainly got more. Shame on our so-called lame-stream media.

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Top News Stories of the Day....

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Money pours in for Nashville flood relief

THANK YOU, NBC! The only network news station to mention it, even though the mention was just about how much money the people of Nashville are raising to deal with this tragedy. Concerts are being given, Taylor Swift donated 500,000 dollars, as did other Nashville celebrities and people are not standing around with their hands out, waiting for someone else to take care of them. Thanks, Brian Williams, for showing some class.

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May 6, 2010 | 5:06 PM ET
Tennessee Governor "very pleased" with response to flooding by Obama administration

"I've never seen this kind of response," said Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen (D), "and we've had our share of tornadoes and so forth." The Volunteer State governor was speaking to reporters on a conference call arranged by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from Nashville, which has been hit hard by rains last weekend.

"FEMA and the White House could not have been more helpful in this thing," Bredesen said. Record amounts of rain fell Saturday and Sunday, more than 13 inches recorded in parts of Tennessee. Officials Thursday reported the state's 20th death from the storm and subsequent flooding.

After speaking with the governor Monday, President Obama signed a disaster declaration for the state Tuesday, sending federal aid to Tennessee to help supplement the state and local recovery efforts. While Governor Bredesen wouldn't put a precise dollar amount on a damage assessment, he admitted, "it's a lot of money, it's a lot of money. I'd be astonished if not a billion dollars."

Governor Bredesen recognized his state's emergency was "sandwiched between" the news coverage of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square, and while he wanted to call national attend to the "extraordinary event", he noted the Obama administration has been focused from the beginning. "FEMA was on the ground before the rain drops fell," said Bredesen, who noted he'd not only spoken to Mr. Obama, but Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano and Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett. "We're very pleased with the response we've gotten from the administration."
http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/05/0 6/tennessee-governor-very-pleased-with-response-to-flooding-by-obama-administration/

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Between the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the attempted car bombing in New York’s Times Square, the Dow plummeting nearly 1,000 points in one day before recovering somewhat, and the flooding of Nashville, the events have been enough to try any president’s soul. Oh, and he’s also about to nominate a new Supreme Court justice. And perhaps pass financial regulatory reform.

Through it all, President Obama has maintained his trademark equilibrium – and steady state job approval ratings, still typically just a click below 50 percent in major polls. And there’s no sign, so far at least, that the slow-motion catastrophe in the Gulf is Obama’s hurricane Katrina, politically speaking. A Fox News poll released Thursday showed that 50 percent of Americans approve of how the Obama administration is handling the oil spill, with 29 percent disapproval and 21 percent unsure. That 50 percent mark is two points above his job approval in the Fox poll, conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.

So what have we learned about Obama in this momentous week?

"He continues to show a certain steadiness, which he did during the course of the campaign,” says John Geer, a presidential scholar at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. “This is one reason why he was elected. The long campaign – which some people groused about – was really critical, in this case, to providing people with enough information to be confident that he was at least plausibly ready to be president.”

Of course, there’s no guarantee that months of consistent job approval ratings will continue on into the future indefinitely. If the situation in the Gulf and on its coast worsens dramatically – and the administration is perceived to have mishandled it – his job approval could take a hit. Ditto with a successful terror attack.

On the plus side for Obama, the jobs numbers out Friday showed improvement in the economy, with 290,000 new hires in April – more than expected. Still, unemployment remains high at 9.9 percent, up from 9.7 percent, as more job seekers seek to reenter the workforce. And the stock market remained volatile Friday.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/0507/Oil-spill-Nashvi lle-flood-Times-Square-bomb-Obama-s-tough-week

search for "Nashville Flood" on:

ABC News  -- 8556 results http://abcnews.go.com/search?searchtext=nashville%20flood

MSNBC  -- 26 results http://www.msnbc.msn.com/?id=11881780&q=nashville%20flood&p=1&st=1&sm=user

CBS News 71 results -- http://www.cbsnews.com/1770-5_162-0.html?query=nashville+flood&tag=srch&searchtype=cbsSearch

NBC News 0 results -- http://www.nbc.com/app/search/?searchString=nashville+flood&searchSubmit=

Fox News 7906 results -- http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/search?q=nashville+flood

CNN 110 results -- http://www.cnn.com/search/?query=nashville%20flood&primaryType=mixed&sortBy=date&in     tl=false

New York Times 2060 results -- http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch?query=nashville+flood&srchst=cse

NPR 69 results -- http://www.npr.org/search/index.php?searchinput=nashville+flood

PBS 89 results -- http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results.html?q=nashville+flood

I don't know where you get your news from Mike, but if you hadn't heard of the Nashville Flood until today -- you might want to get a different source!

Talk about a reach--  You were trying for the double header!

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3 posted 2010-05-08 07:31 AM

Right, Reb...good links about how country stars homes were damaged....and what would you expect a democratic governor to say about an administration they are counting on to help. FEMA will give a little over three grand to people affected by the flood as long as they can prove they will use the money on replacing damaged items, like their house, due to the flood....nice.

Actually I watch the 6 o clock news on ABC every night. Then I watch the world news report at 6:30.

Look at the response to Haiti, Katrina and other natural disasters from the White House. Not only was it continual headline news, Obama was there every day, speaking about what he and the administration was doing, imploring people to donate to charities and relief efforts, sending the national guard or whatever needed to be done, going on tv with his wife, with pictures of Haiti devastation and trying to arouse national interest in helping out, Clinton traveling there with a potload of photographers.....you see any of that about Nashville? Anyone here even mention Nashville before now?Obama, the man who never misses an opportunity to say, "I'm on top of this", "I am monitoring this..", "I am appointing this...", etc etc, ad nauseum, doesn't even mention it. The people there are still suffering. Does the news even mention it now? You saw the headlines I posted there. Where it the mention?

We're talking about one of the greatest national disasters in our history. DOn't you think it deserves a little better?

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Obama, the man who never misses an opportunity to say, "I'm on top of this", "I am monitoring this..", "I am appointing this...", etc etc, ad nauseum, doesn't even mention it.

Are you saying Obama has done and said nothing about this or that the media hasn’t reported it?

If Obama has done nothing then, fair dues, hand me the tar and feathers, but if he has done stuff and your gripe is that the media hasn’t reported it how exactly is that Obama’s fault?

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5 posted 2010-05-08 04:43 PM

Grinch, Obama has done the bare minimum of what he is required to do as president...
On Tuesday, May 4, 2010, President Obama signed a Tennessee Disaster Declaration enabling federal aid and funds to flow through Tennessee. The state has been inundated with historic rainfall and several leaks in a Nashville levee which caused catastrophic flooding. The current death toll is at 19 and as the water recedes, it is feared that the death toll will rise.
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen had sent a request on Monday, initially requesting the federal disaster declaration to encompass the state’s 52 counties. President Obama authorized the disaster declaration in four counties: Cheatham, Davidson, Hickman, and Williamson. It is expected that President Obama will sign the additional disaster declarations this week. http://www.examiner.com/x-12837-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m5d4-Slideshow-Tennessee-flooding-causes-President-Obama-to-declare-major-disaster-declaration-photos

NASHVILLE--Gov. Phil Bredesen asked President Obama on Monday for federal recovery assistance as the Nashville area began making preparations for a recovery effort from the record flood.

At a late afternoon press conference, Bredesen signed letters requesting a presidential declaration so the Federal Emergency Management Agency could begin recovery efforts immediately.
“We’re going to need a lot of help over these weeks ahead to get out of this,” Bredesen said after taking a helicopter ride to survey the damage done by the floodwaters to the Nashville area.

Many of downtown Nashville’s most prominent buildings such as the Bridgestone Arena, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center and the Pinnacle Building suffered untold flood damages.

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper guessed damages would reach the “multi-billion-dollar” level.
“This is not just a local, or a state, it’s now a national disaster with FEMA’s participation,” Cooper said. “Second, this isn’t just a 100-year flood. People are now saying this could be a 500- or 1,000-year flood.”

Craig Fugate, who serves as Obama’s FEMA administrator, said federal help was forthcoming, although he offered no official timeline.

“FEMA is here, we’re here to support, we’re part of the team,” Fugate said. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100503/NEWS01/5030340/1002/Gov.+Bredesen+asks+Obama+for+flood+recovery+help

On the flooding in Tennessee, Gibbs said Obama had no plans to go there, but the president had spoken multiple times with Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) about the situation. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is heading to Tennessee on Saturday. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/0507/Oil-spill-Nashville-flood-Times-Square-bomb-Obama-s-tough-week

As far as what Obama had said about it..............

UPDATE: Obama has acknowledged  that he is aware of Tennessee’s existence… to Gov. Bredesen at least. Point stands – he has said nothing publicly. And the crumbling HOPE house is still a good metaphor.

President Obama has yet to acknowledge that anything has even happened in Middle Tennessee… most likely because he’s in damage control mode, trying to salvage a response to the LAST disaster. Time is reporting that Gibbs addressed the emergency in today’s briefing.
From George Scoville at IntelligencePlease.com:

No, grinch, the media is not at fault for not reporting what Obama said with reference to Nashville....because he hasn't said anything. Nothing...possibly the largest natural disaster in history....nada. Thirty people dead and thousands homeless....nicht. The media IS at fault for not covering the disaster themselves. SOme have given a lame excuse that it was just a very newswowrthy week, with the oil spill and the attempted bombing in New York, as if to say they didn't didn't have the time or resources to cover something else, even of such an incredible magnitude. Others claim that  it occured at the time the media was finally printing something about Obama's slow response to the oil spill and didn't want to add his slow response to the flooding on top of it. If this incident had happened under Bush's watch and he had handled it the same way Obama is, THEN it would have had tons of coverage. Believe it.

In the end, Katrina's narrative began almost immediately and continued until President Bush was made a lame duck less than a year into his second term: it was all his fault!

But when a flood happens in a highly-populated part of the nation's south, and a Democrat President is slow to respond, that doesn't fit the narrative for the press to be giving the coverage the story deserves?

There wasn't a strong enough "political hook" here?

If the media need such a narrative for a story to be newsworthy -- regardless of how offensive that seems! -- maybe they could have focused on the Administration possibly being unable to deal with three crises at the same time.

This seems particularly obvious given how the press FINALLY began reporting last Saturday on how slowly the White House responded to the oil spill. As that's when the torrential rains began to hit Nashville, the media could have had a field day with how the Obama administration was slow on the uptake with that disaster as well.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2010/05/07/newsweek-offers-offensive-explanation-why-media-ignored-nashville-flo#ixzz0nIE8FZUW

In plain speaking, grinch, Obama has paid no attention to Tennessee at all. There were big press announcements on Haiti and the New York fiasco, not to mention the botched bombing attempt at Christmas.......nothing on Tennessee. In every other scenario Obama has been "right there", appointing this, being updated on that, monitoring this.....Tennessee? Nothing. No visiting the area, and Gibbs not even knowing what FEMA officials would respond. Publicly, it's a non-event for him. No messages to the flood victims, no appeals for charitable aid....nothing at all. The press has ignored it as well. You know that when Anderson Cooper has to apologize for the press's non-action, there is something wrong.  I mean, we are talking about a very major disaster here with dozens of people dead.

Why?

I think one article summed it up pretty well...

The people of Nashville haven’t proclaimed themselves victims in need of a government handout. The video below shows incredible images of the flood combined with the message that the local people will work hard to undo the damage done.

We should applaud the victims of this natural disaster and their bravery. We should also support them even if they aren’t screaming about getting help.

The media and the federal government haven’t publicized this disaster. Tennessee is not a place where a lot of people claim to be victims. The media and the Obama administration aren’t interested because the way the people of Nashville have handled this disaster reflects the American spirit of self-sufficiency. There are no groups crying that they are victimized through neglect or by an “evil, vast right-wing conspiracy.” http://floridapundit.com/2010/05/shocking-neglect-government-and-media-ignore-catastrophic-nashville-flooding/

Perhaps, if the victims of the disaster were on their hands and knees, begging the government to help them, Obama would appear as the "great benefactor" and be their hero...but they are not. They are just doing what they can themselves. Thant used to be the American way. It's not any longer and, sadly, the administration doesn't want it that way. People who do not beg to the government do not get recognized.

I have always thought Obama was a racist and now I have no doubt. Nashville is not a "chocolate city". Tennesse is not a country that is 99.9% black. Those things get Obama's undivided attention. Tennessee doen't even get a mention, even by hosting the greatest natural didaster in out history. You do the math......

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6 posted 2010-05-08 06:12 PM

I agree Michael. I've thought he had racists tendencies since his speech in Philadelphia where he defended Jeremiah Wright, told White America that we have to see things through Wright's eyes (as if that could justify any of his Black Liberation Theology rantings) and threw his white granny (the woman who raised him) under the bus as being a 'typical white person'.

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No, grinch, the media is not at fault for not reporting what Obama said with reference to Nashville....because he hasn't said anything. Nothing...possibly the largest natural disaster in history....nada. Thirty people dead and thousands homeless....nicht.

Obama hasn’t said a word about the flood to anyone?
That’s unbelievable Mike, you’d have thought it might have come up in conversation at some point.

I agree with you entirely though, if he isn’t sending any aid or discussing the matter with the local and federal authorities it’s an absolute travesty, I mean, I can understand if he’s too busy for a photo opportunity with the media, that’s understandable, but to totally ignore such a disaster and the people involved is totally despicable.

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8 posted 2010-05-08 10:12 PM

if he isn’t sending any aid or discussing the matter with the local and federal authorities it’s an absolute travesty

Yes, he undoubtedly has discussed it local and federal authorities.

I can understand if he’s too busy for a photo opportunity with the media, that’s understandable

No, you can't and no, it's not. We are not talking a bout a photo op, for God's sake. We are talking about a simple public acknowledgement of the fact that Tennessee is going through a billion dollar tragedy and a "one in a thousand year" flood disaster. We are talking about a press that would take that acknowledgement and acknowledge it themselves. It's doesn't have to be a major speech. Maybe somewhere in between the news stories of Michelle Obama speaking of the importance of mothers and Obama speaking of Supreme Court nominees, he could throw in something like, "Oh, by the way, Tennessee and surrounding areas, got hit bt the biggest natural disaster in our history. Nashville is basically under water, over thirty people are dead thousands are homeless, the costs will run into the billions and how about those Chicage Cubs this year???" Ya think that might be asking too much?

Even if it were about a photo op, do you really think Obama would miss one if it favored him? He hasn't missed a photo op since he began running for the presidency. He lives for photo ops and to show the country how he is there, on top of everything and running the show. Yet, in this one, he is absent. How can this be? I explained why in my previous comment. His actions, that of FEMA and the press has been less than sterling. He does not want publicity to point that out.

That’s unbelievable Mike, you’d have thought it might have come up in conversation at some point.

Yes, wouldn't you?

I agree with you entirely though, if he isn’t sending any aid or discussing the matter with the local and federal authorities it’s an absolute travesty,

I understand exactly why you worded that comment in that manner. It's disappointing, grinch.

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Not long after U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker toured areas of flooding in downtown Nashville, Mayor Karl learned Davidson County had been approved to receive federal assistance.

President Obama on Tuesday authorized a major disaster declaration for Davidson, Cheatham, Hickman and Williamson counties, paving the way for federal funding to go to the disaster relief effort. Additional counties will likely be labeled disaster areas in the days ahead.
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According to FEMA officials, it’s still too early to determine how many federal dollars Davidson County could receive. There’s also no timeline on when those dollars will begin to flow into the areas of devastation. To apply for assistance, call 1-800-621-FEMA.

Alexander called the federal assistance a “big help to Nashville and Middle Tennessee.”

“We know the people are suffering in Bellevue, Antioch and north Nashville, and it will take a while to get back on their feet,” Alexander said. “But Nashville will get back on its feet, and we’re here to say we want to help.”

Corker applauded Obama for his quick response, adding Nashvillians in need of assistance should also act quickly.

“The earlier the start, the earlier response can occur,” Corker said. http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/2010-flood/alexander-corker-tour-downtown-floodi ng

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10 posted 2010-05-09 12:41 PM

it’s still too early to determine how many federal dollars Davidson County could receive. There’s also no timeline on when those dollars will begin to flow into the areas of devastation.

No doubt that will make the flood victims very happy. It's only been a week. What's the rush? After all, they are crackers, not brothers.

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11 posted 2010-05-09 04:55 AM

Denise, what do you understand by the term "Liberation Theology?" And what do you think "Black Liberation" has to do with it? Is it possible you may be conflating two terms here?

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12 posted 2010-05-09 07:25 AM

Black Liberation Theology is the brand of religion that Wright taught and that Obama sat under for 20 years.

I think this article is a thorough treatment of it:
http://www.acton.org/commentary/443_marxist_roots_of_black_liberation_theology.php

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13 posted 2010-05-09 09:38 AM

Nice of you to show up, Bob. WHat's you opinion on the actual topic? Would it have been proper for President Obama to at least acknowledge publicly the disaster in Tennessee? Would it have been professional at least for the major networks to do the same, or at least publicize the places where people are asking for donations for the thousands left homeless and jobless? I'm not talking about visiting the area, which Gibbs has already stated Obama will not do....a simple acknowledgement and wish for prayers or whatever for the victims would have been presidential, don't you think?

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14 posted 2010-05-09 09:48 AM

Oh! Did you mean a statement like this Mike?

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“Our thoughts and prayers are with every American who has been impacted by the severe weather and flooding in the southeast, and our deepest condolences go out to those who have lost loved ones," Obama said in the statement. "I would also like to extend my gratitude to the local first responders who have been working tirelessly to save lives and protect property in the face of these devastating storms. I have spoken with the Governors in the most severely impacted states, and yesterday I dispatched FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate to Tennessee to view the flood damage first hand and to report back on any unmet needs. Federal officials have been dispatched to the region and we will continue working in close coordination with state and local officials to support response and recovery efforts.”
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/04/latest-updates-storms-flooding-in-southeast/

And something like this to assist the victims?
http://www.knoxviews.com/node/13700

Or maybe this?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-gore/tennessee-flood-victims-n_b_567547.html

Do you really think Nashvillians (of which I am a former) are really jealous that their disaster is only 1% as damaging as Katrina? Damn... New Orleans gets all the cool stuff.

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15 posted 2010-05-09 10:24 AM

Thank you, LR. At least Obama said something, even if only once and even if it took CNN to cover it. I appreciate CNN for coverage, at least. Too bad the network stations didn't find it newsworthy enough.

At least Obermann gave a Red Cross phone number at the end of a rushed statement that began with First a very quick comment about Tennessee (with a caption on the bottom to begin the video "Nashville - Flooded and Forgotten".

Kudos to the Huffington Post. At least they gave coverage and phone numbers of charity-raising agencies.

Do you really think Nashvillians (of which I am a former) are really jealous that their disaster is only 1% as damaging as Katrina?

Excuse me? Have I said anywhere anything to support that statement? On the scale of nonsensical statements, that one ranks way up there, LR.

Nashvillians are doing what decent Americans do. They are not screaming at the government to do something. They are not on their hands and knees, begging for help. They are not looting and carrying large screen tv's and cases of beer through the streets. They are working on rebuilding. They are organizing concerts, having rummage sales, donating revenues from records and doing whatever they can to get back on their feet. I doubt they care just where their disaster ranks on some scale, even though it is being referred to as possibly being the worst natural disaster in the history of the country. These are the kinds of people Obama should admire but are the ones he ignores. Praying to the government for salvation fits more along the lines of what he prefers from his subjects. Then he can be the Savior. People who don't are not that important to him.

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Excuse me? Have I said anywhere anything to support that statement?

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Look at the response to Haiti, Katrina and other natural disasters from the White House. Not only was it continual headline news, Obama was there every day, speaking about what he and the administration was doing, imploring people to donate to charities and relief efforts, sending the national guard or whatever needed to be done, going on tv with his wife, with pictures of Haiti devastation and trying to arouse national interest in helping out, Clinton traveling there with a potload of photographers.....you see any of that about Nashville? Anyone here even mention Nashville before now?

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No, grinch, the media is not at fault for not reporting what Obama said with reference to Nashville....because he hasn't said anything. Nothing...possibly the largest natural disaster in history....nada.

Have you made one factual statement about this topic Mike?

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17 posted 2010-05-09 11:04 AM

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Nashvillians are doing what decent Americans do. They are not screaming at the government to do something. They are not on their hands and knees, begging for help. They are not looting and carrying large screen tv's and cases of beer through the streets.

Apart from the Nashvillians who are busy looting Mike.
http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=12447170

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No doubt that will make the flood victims very happy. It's only been a week. What's the rush? After all, they are crackers, not brothers.

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Updated May 08, 2010
As Tennessee Copes With Flooding Disaster, FEMA Faces Own Financial Crisis

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Now FEMA is handing out money to the residents of Tennessee after deadly floods ravaged the region last weekend.

FEMA has already approved $4.1 million in individual assistance and more than 16,200 Tennesseans had registered with FEMA for disaster assistance by Saturday morning with 650 inspections complete.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday that FEMA will probably need a shot of supplemental funding. The administration is seeking $5.1 billion in emergency funding from Congress.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured the area Saturday and found residents already repairing their homes and business owners pushing to re-open.

"DHS and the entire federal government will do everything possible to support the people of Tennessee and across the Southeast in getting back on their feet quickly -- coordinated every step of the way with our state and local partners," Napolitano said.
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19 posted 2010-05-09 02:43 PM

Do you really think Nashvillians (of which I am a former) are really jealous that their disaster is only 1% as damaging as Katrina?

Excuse me? Have I said anywhere anything to support that statement?

Still waiting for an answer, LR. Please point out where I said Nashvillians are jealous?

Look at the response to Haiti, Katrina and other natural disasters from the White House. Not only was it continual headline news, Obama was there every day, speaking about what he and the administration was doing, imploring people to donate to charities and relief efforts, sending the national guard or whatever needed to be done, going on tv with his wife, with pictures of Haiti devastation and trying to arouse national interest in helping out, Clinton traveling there with a potload of photographers.....you see any of that about Nashville? Anyone here even mention Nashville before now?

Have you made one factual statement about this topic Mike?

Yes, everything in the above quote. Can you dispute any of it?

Grinch...WOW!!!! A crime wave!!!!! Two people arrested, one with 29 prior arrests! You can't possibly be that desperate to make a point.,,,or maybe you can.

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You can't possibly be that desperate to make a point.,,,or maybe you can.

Not really Mike, I simply didn’t believe you when you stated that Nashvillians weren’t looting, it didn’t quite ring true, so I googled the subject and the link I posted was the first hit I got. I could probably have found more but I only needed one to prove that your statement was wrong so I left it at that.

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21 posted 2010-05-09 05:13 PM

I concede your point, Grinch. You have proven me wrong. Two people, one a habitual criminal, arrested. Nice work. Congratulations. Well done.

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22 posted 2010-05-10 01:10 PM

Thank you Mike, always happy to oblige.

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23 posted 2010-05-10 06:09 PM

Yes. I can dispute all of it Mike.

First -- you might notice that Katrina actually happened under Bush -- so, you're rather poorly written sentence makes no logical or factual sense on that ground alone -- but, let's not get too picky.

Second -- claiming that Obama was on television every day during the Haitian earthquake crisis is pure hyperbole -- both because during the beginning of the crisis -- he wasn't and -- you act as if the Haitian crisis is over -- it isn't. Where are the telethons now Mike?

Third -- I'm not saying that you're saying Nashvillians are jealous -- what I'm saying is that by what you're saying -- you're saying they SHOULD be.

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24 posted 2010-05-10 07:49 PM

Do you really think Nashvillians (of which I am a former) are really jealous that their disaster is only 1% as damaging as Katrina?

Third -- I'm not saying that you're saying Nashvillians are jealous -- what I'm saying is that by what you're saying -- you're saying they SHOULD be.

You're tripping over your tongue, LR

I see.We didn't see multiple appearances by Obama concerning Haiti? We didn't see him and his wife on tv making pleas for contributions for Haiti? We didn't see Haiti as the lead story on the news for days on end? Ok, you may have me on the "Obama being on tv every day". There may have been a day he wasn't. You can joing Grinch who proved my no looting inaccurate because two were arrested with appliances in their pick-up. Great detective work by both of you.

You want another factual comment I made? That Anderson Cooper acknowledged and apologized for the media's lack of coverage of the event. Not only is that factual, it makes the point also factual.

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We didn't see multiple appearances by Obama concerning Haiti? We didn't see him and his wife on tv making pleas for contributions for Haiti? We didn't see Haiti as the lead story on the news for days on end? Ok, you may have me on the "Obama being on tv every day". There may have been a day he wasn't

And you're still saying it -- you're strait trippin boo..

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That Anderson Cooper acknowledged and apologized for the media's lack of coverage of the event. Not only is that factual, it makes the point also factual.

Here's something factual Mike. The News business is a business. They need product. They need stories to sell us. The Nashville story just didn't have legs -- a story has legs when there's a new angle -- something different happens, someone ironic to blame -- someone unpopular to blame -- someone surprising to blame -- when it's just nature -- it really doesn't have long legs -- so when a story runs out of legs -- they start reporting on the reporting of the story:

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As you may have heard, torrential downpours in the southeast flooded the Tennessee capital of Nashville over the weekend, lifting the Cumberland River 13 feet above flood stage, causing an estimated $1 billion in damage, and killing more than 30 people. It could wind up being one of the most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history.

Or, on second thought, maybe you didn't hear. With two other "disasters" dominating the headlines—the Times Square bombing attempt and the Gulf oil spill—the national media seems to largely to have ignored the plight of Music City since the flood waters began inundating its streets on Sunday. A cursory Google News search shows 8,390 hits for "Times Square bomb" and 13,800 for "BP oil spill." "Nashville flood," on the other hand, returns only 2,430 results—many of them local. As Betsy Phillips of the Nashville Scene writes, "it was mind-boggling to flip by CNN, MSNBC, and FOX on Sunday afternoon and see not one station even occasionally bringing their viewers footage of the flood, news of our people dying."

So why the cold shoulder? I see two main reasons. First, the modern media may be more multifarious than ever, but they're also remarkably monomaniacal. In a climate where chatter is constant and ubiquitous, newsworthiness now seems to be determined less by what's most important than by what all those other media outlets are talking about the most. Sheer volume of coverage has become its own qualification for continued coverage. (Witness the Sandra Bullock-Jesse James saga.) In that sense, it's easy to see why the press can't seem to focus on more than one or two disasters at the same time. Everyone is talking about BP and Faisal Shahzad 24/7, the "thinking" goes. So there must not be anything else that's as important to talk about. It's a horrible feedback loop.

Of course, the media is also notorious for its ADD; no story goes on forever. Which brings us to the second reason the Nashville floods never gained much of a foothold in the national conversation: the "narrative" simply wasn't as strong. Because it continually needs to fill the airwaves and the Internet with new content, 1,440 minutes a day, the media can only trade on a story's novelty for a few hours, tops. It is new angles, new characters, and new chapters that keep a story alive for longer. The problem for Nashville was that both the gulf oil spill and the Times Square terror attempt are like the Russian novels of this 24/7 media culture, with all the plot twists and larger themes (energy, environment, terrorism, etc.) required to fuel the blogs and cable shows for weeks on end. What's more, both stories have political hooks, which provide our increasingly politicized press (MSNBC, FOX News, blogs) with grist for the kind of arguments that further extend a story's lifespan (Did Obama respond too slowly? Should we Mirandize terrorists?). The Nashville narrative wasn't compelling enough to break the cycle, so the MSM just continued to blather on about BP and Shahzad.
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2010/05/06/why-the-media-ignored-the-nashville-flood.aspx

You want to know a media story that keeps growing new legs? Try googling "Obama's Katrina":

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Oil spill is only the latest crisis media have dubbed "Obama's Katrina"
April 30, 2010 4:45 pm ET — 12 Comments

Media figures have absurdly declared that the Gulf Coast oil spill is "Obama's Katrina" and have compared President Obama's response to the spill with President Bush's botched response to Hurricane Katrina. But this is just the latest in a long line of ridiculous comparisons in which media figures have referred to current events as "Obama's Katrina."
A wide (and frequently bizarre) range of previous versions of "Obama's Katrina"
Gulf oil spill: "Obama's Katrina"

Numerous media figures dub Gulf oil spill "Obama's Katrina." Media conservatives, including Rush Limbaugh, the Fox Nation, the Drudge Report and The Washington Times pushed the absurd claim that a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is "Obama's Katrina." This claim is undermined by a number of facts, including that British Petroleum reportedly led the Obama administration to believe that the spill was much less severe than it actually was.
H1N1 flu: "Obama's Katrina"

Numerous media figures suggested the H1N1 flu was "Obama's Katrina." On his November 3, 2009, radio show, Rush Limbaugh stated that the H1N1 vaccine shortage "ought to be Obama's Katrina," but won't because "they have to protect the little man-child." An August 25 op-ed by Martin Schram for the Scripps-Howard News Service was headlined, "Schram: Swine flu could be Obama's Katrina." Kansas City Star blogger Bill Dalton wrote an October 15, 2009, post under the headline, "H1N1: Obama's Katrina?" On the May 3, 2009 edition of Washington, D.C., television station WJLA's Inside Washington, host Gordon Peterson and Newsweek's Evan Thomas discussed whether the H1N1 flu was "Obama's Katrina. [accessed via Nexis]"
Fort Hood shootings: "Obama's Katrina"

Human Events' Wooley: "Fort Hood Could Be Obama's Katrina." In a November 11, 2009, Human Events post titled "Fort Hood Could Be Obama's Katrina," radio host Lynn Wooley wrote: "As Hurricane Katrina zeroed in on New Orleans in 2005, government at all levels was lethargic, seemed unprepared, and to some, even uncaring. In the wake of last week's massacre at Fort Hood, we are learning that the United States Army knew quite a bit about Major Nadal Malik Hasan -- but did not act on the information. Fort Hood could become Barack Obama's Katrina." Wooley concluded: "The attitude of our Commander-in-Chief and others sworn to protect us is frighteningly reminiscent of what happened with Katrina.  All we need from Obama is a hearty, 'Gen. Casey, you're doing a heck of a job.'"
Kentucky Ice storms: "Obama's Katrina"

Confederate Yankee: "Obama's 'Katrina on Ice'" A February 1 Confederate Yankee post titled "Obama's 'Katrina on Ice'" asserted:

    More than 700,000 homes are still without power in Kentucky due to a massive ice storm that struck the state six days ago, forcing Gov. Steve Beshear to mobilize his entire state's Army and Air National Guard, a total of 4,600 men and the largest call-out in Kentucky's history.

    FEMA has apparently been a no-show.

Haiti earthquake: "Obama's Katrina"

WSJ op-ed: "Haiti: Obama's Katrina." In a January 25 op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled "Hatiti: Obama's Katrina," Soumitra R. Eachempati, Dean Lorich, and David Helfet wrote: "Four years ago the initial medical response to Hurricane Katrina was ill equipped, understaffed, poorly coordinated and delayed. Criticism of the paltry federal efforts was immediate and fierce. Unfortunately, the response to the latest international disaster in Haiti has been no better, compounding the catastrophe."

Flopping Aces: "Does Obama Hate the People of Haiti?" In a January 17 post titled "Obama's Katrina," Flopping Aces mentioned the criticisms of Bush for his Katrina response and concluded: "Does Obama hate the people of Haiti?"
GM bankruptcy: "Obama's Katrina"

Politico: GOP hopes GM bailout is "Obama's Hurricane Katrina" A June 8 Politico article's headline read: "Republicans hope General Motors is President Obama's Hurricane Katrina."
Christmas Day Underwear Bomber: "Obama's Katrina"

Pajamas media: "Is the Undiebomber Obama's Katrina?" A December 29 Pajamas Media blog post titled "Is the Undiebomber Obama's Katrina?" asserted: "No doubt, Obama's poll numbers aren't going to be helped by this Jan-caused disaster. But I doubt if the fallout they'll face will be as severe as what the Bush administration went through due to Katrina, simply because the media will never gin up a news storm against the man they helped to elect that's anywhere near as powerful as the one they created to accompany Katrina."
Housing policies in Chicago: "Obama's Katrina"

Kaus: "Obama's Katrina." Slate blogger Mickey Kaus linked to a Boston Globe article about Obama's Chicago housing policies as a state senator, headlining his post "Obama's Katrina." Kaus later updated, concluding: After all, Obama's career has been unusually limited for a presidential contender. Housing and "community development" has been a big part of it. If the result has been a disaster in which Obama's friends made lots of money while his poor constituents lived in dangerous squalor, that seems like a big warning sign, no? At least an expectations-lowerer! George W. Bush, in contrast, hadn't dedicated a large chunk of his life to FEMA."
http://mediamatters.org/research/201004300043

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26 posted 2010-05-10 10:20 PM

I see. The worst natural disaster in our history just wasn't interesting enough. It didn't have a "hook", nothing really exciting enough to keep the audience interested. That's a sad testament to both the news agencies and it's audience.

It still deserved more than it got and that's what prompted Cooper's response. Itr didn't even get the minimum that common integrity would dictate.

Too bad for them their tragedy didn't have enough "spark"...maybe next time.

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27 posted 2010-05-12 06:17 PM

btw, Mike, i've agreed with everything you've written on this excellent thread.

I HAVE seen recent blowback on Nashville via CBS and CNN lately, with criticism of Obama without comparison to Katrina. i was shocked. FEMA DID get called to Nashville, but the water hasn't receded enough to really help them out, even today.

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28 posted 2010-05-14 10:10 AM

Hey Mike,

We’ll be alright. Come hell or high water, or the lack of interest on the Hill, Nashville is our treasure. A river ran through us whether the media caught it all or not. Anyone who might have scrambled for a story would have still missed thousands of others that slipped right on down the river.

Music Country Under Water

Proper coverage would have been grand. Some who are overwhelmed with suffering, understandably, pick a few dry bones about it. Many who were out of town had no clue what was happening to their houses, businesses, neighbors, etc..back home. Not that they might have saved anything or anyone by knowing, but perhaps they’d been more prepared for what awaited them.

I believe the main focus is to gather, embrace, pray, & rebuild. Every state-wide community effort is taking place. Volunteers for relief are pouring in from every direction. Our churches have united for donation and rescue efforts. The community, restaurants, grocers, consumable goods manufacturers are feeding the cause. Military and civilian construction crews gather for relief. Animal shelters are answering a need.

Of course there is anger toward the powers that be, since FEMA came in on the levee years ago and their assessment caused insurance providers to hike the premiums over an amount that was affordable to thousands of current policy holders. We all know what that means.

Disaster relief from the Hill is needed & appreciated, but I’m here to tell you they play second stage to the ongoing efforts of our own.

Did you know that the “Duck Boat,” from the Gaylord Opryland Hotel was used for rescue?? Perfect example of offering any and every source of help.

We are the Volunteer State!!

We honor and mourn the tragic losses of life and homes, and we are making every effort to put Music City and its people back to Beautiful. The timelessness of good ol’ fashioned country spirit will prevail.

Our music stars and producers are most definitely helping.

Here’s a short list of them:

Kenny Chesney
Kesha
Taylor Swift
Jack White
Keith Urban
Vince Gill
Naomi Judd
Alison Krauss
Darius Rucker
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
Miley Cyrus
Carrie Underwood
Lynyrd Skynrd
Brooks & Dunn
LeAnn Rimes
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Jason Aldean
Amy Grant
Michael W. Smith
Luke Bryan
Brad Paisley
Lady Antebellum
Dierks Bentley
Rodney Atkins

They are holding all kinds of concerts for flood victim relief.

Nashville was "built on a song," and we'll not stop sangin'.

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29 posted 2010-05-14 07:06 PM

I admire you and yours more than you can know, Regina. Forget about the cold shoulder from the press because your plight is not "interesting enough". Every decent, hard-working American in the country applauds your taking the bull by the horns with both hands (and not one out for begging). People like Tennesseeians are what built this country and what continue to make it great

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30 posted 2010-05-15 05:34 PM

     If you had your Druthers, Mike, what would you wish for Nashville?

     Is there something you think I can do to help Nashville?

     Is there something you feel I can do to help you about Nashville?

     Everything else aside, politics, Left and Right, race relations, simply on the level of straight humanity, what do you need?

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31 posted 2010-05-15 06:04 PM

What would I wish for Nashville, Bob? Recognition...

That may or may not sound like much to you but I happen to believe it's important. Dozens of people died. The deceased left dozens of relatives. Many people lost everything. Nashville had major damage done to American institutions, like the Grand Ole Opry and the Opryland Hotel. It will takes years for many to recover. Are they complaining? No. Are they whining? No. They are going about the business of rebuilding. WOuldn't it be nice, though, for someone to recognize their struggle, to applaud them for the way they are handling tragedy, more than a 2 minute mention by Obama or a quick blurb by Obermann? LR claims the press doesn't cover it because it is not interesting enough, there are no good news "hooks" to keep it alive. Wouldn't it be nice for the country to let them know that we care, that we share their sorrow, that we applaud their efforts? Doesn't cost a thing.

It's a human need, even though they don't ask for it. If you, Bob, are going through a struggle in life, doesn't it make a difference to you to know that someone understands your struggle and applauds whatever efforts you are making? If an overweight person makes a concentrated effort to lose weight and, through diets, exercize, sacrifice, struggle and perserverance, doesn't it make a difference to them to have someone recognizing their efforts and saluting them?

What do I want for Nashville? For people to let them know the country understands their struggle and cares. What can you do? Just that. Even if you only post it here and Regina is the only Tennessean that sees it, it makes a difference.

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32 posted 2010-05-15 10:54 PM

     That's more than reasonable, Mike.

     I confess, I don't know very much about what's been happening in Nashville, but I do know some things.  The floods there have been the sorts of floods that are supposed to show up perhaps once in 500 years.  The city is built on a flood plain, but is supposed to be pretty much a safe and a fine place to live, and a lot of fine southern culture has grown up in the area.  It's got its own quisine, it's own music, and it's own distinctive style as a city.  In many ways it's a riverboat city, or it started off that way, as a more northern shipping terminus for goods coming North from New Orleans.  It's a shipping city, and there used to be big trucking going into and coming out of there.  There used to be a lot of wholsaling and distribution points there for goods, Cigars, cigarettes, tobacco products, and before the civil War, slaves.  I do berlieve that that was Nathan Bedford Forrest Territory, so the whole notion of southern tradition is rooted strongly there, for good and ill.  It was a heavy Klan area, but it's also been a center of The New South and has played an important part in bringing integration to that part of the new south.  It have taken much and given much and it has a lot to be proud of.

     Among other things, it's a fine family city.  It's a city of churches and primary values.  It's an army city, and it's citizens have always flocked to enlist and to support the country in times of war and crisis, and the people have never asked a lot in return for what they've given the country.  They see themselves as a self sufficient city, and that's one of the things that makes this natural disaster all the more difficult for them, because they're proud, it's hard for them to ask fopr the things that they deserve and that should be theirs by right.  We need to stay on top of this and make sure that they get their full measure of help becaus they are solid, fine people who have been dealt a hard blow by nature here.

     Let's be careful to make sure that at a bare minimum FEMA stays on top of it, and that we keep our eytes open for whatever other resources we can bring to bear.

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33 posted 2010-05-15 11:24 PM

Bob,
I think Mike is just mourning
for the death of another American City.
I know I am: I love Nashville. People don't realize that it is the ROCK music recording capital of the world (not just Country music.)

This will have a huge impact on the recording industry for years to come.

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34 posted 2010-05-16 09:46 AM

We Are Nashville
Hands On Nashville(AMAZING team of people)
Velocity Youth & Oasis Church (the streets could only accommodate their numbers on foot)
Vanderbuilt
Bellevue Rebuilds
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Flood of Fashion
Bo Brice & Vince Gill Telethon
SheDaisy

What You Can Do To Help

NashvilleRising.Org
huge benefit/relief concert

“Yall come see us, now. Ya hear!” Smiles.

Yes, Mike, Mr. Bob, & threadbear…

There’s just a few We are Nashville videos, so yall can see how many beautiful people are pitching in from every walk of life, for all the reasons necessary to rebuild and get back to life.

Even when life wasn’t so grand to start with, there’s still a sense of heart & home. Homeless people are helping home owners.

Thanks for caring and sharing. Love & Big Hugs.

And, yep, we are more than country music. We’re all kinds of tunes to suit every heartbeat.

Painfully, we lost some heart beats through the flood. May they all be with Him in High Country.

In loving tribute.

Vince Gill~Go Rest High On That Mountain

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35 posted 2010-05-16 04:09 PM

Reggie?

A *hearthug* from me to you.

There's a certain fierce bonding that happens to a culture and people after the disasters. I can sense your pride and determination, and yes, Nashville will not be kept down and out anymore than any other city that has survived catastrophic events in history.

We're stubborn.

We're proud.

and we're southern.

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36 posted 2010-05-22 10:15 AM

A video of the devastation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFjaQoOdJvI&feature=player_embedded

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37 posted 2010-05-22 03:07 PM

Denise, thanks for that video.
I have to admit, right here and now,
that of ALL of the Obama political movements,
his COMPLETE ignoring of Nashville has to be his worst.
My respect for the man is rapidly dwindling.

...but my admiration for the Nashville people, especially you, Reggie, is immeasurable. Your situation is not lost on me, Lady Regina, and wish you all that God is capable of granting you (not Obama) in restoring your good life.
Jeff

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38 posted 2010-05-22 06:52 PM

Too bad, Regina, that you don't have more illegal aliens there. Obama would triple his support and the press would continue to cover it.

Keep up the good fight. You have the admiration and prayers of many.

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39 posted 2010-05-23 06:38 PM

The Nashville floods are in our news up here all the time, it's devastating what is going on down there. I saw Dolly Parton on Oprah, and she is donating millions to getting people back on their feet, and so I will bet is almost every good entertainer that ever stepped foot in Nashville, and got a start there. My prayers are with everyone and I mean everyone, suffering right now from things out of their control.

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40 posted 2010-05-23 06:45 PM

I'm glad to hear that, Sharon. Canadian newspapers are obviously superior to ours, sincerely.

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41 posted 2010-05-25 06:24 PM

Many of you may have no idea just how sadly accurate you truly are. Being touched to my core by the interest and concern expressed so passionately here, I have a small offering. The massive devastation of my home town, coupled with the inappropriate minimal media coverage has been more than demoralizing. It has been inhumane.

Thank you, Ballader, for initiating this important topic so immediately close to my heart. Too close. Two of those thirty deaths you mentioned where good friends of mine.

Although, I assure you we have more than our share of illegal aliens, that was obviously of little consequence. The public awareness fund-raising efforts mentioned by compassionate fellow Tennessean, rwood, have been a temporarily effective boost, especially for our local moral in addition to helping expose the problem nationally. While some of the videos he posted where powerful, visually effective, and accurate, one could not be expected to begin to comprehend the true horrific reality of it all. Unless they had gagged on the stench, heard the cries, felt the pain of personal loss, and generally had their world flushed away in such a gruesome eternally life-altering experience, why should they want to?

Having the rest of the country be simultaneously unaware and ignorant of it all, was just a little more salt on the open wound. All of you are so much more on target here than you may even realize. As somewhat of an insider in the media world, I am often privy to more immediate information than generally available. There are more than a few things I would like to confirm or deny here. Discretion and professional ethical conscientious conditioning prevent that at this time.

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42 posted 2010-05-25 08:28 PM

Having the rest of the country be simultaneously unaware and ignorant of it all, was just a little more salt on the open wound.

..exactly why I began this discussion. You, or anyone who has gone through such a life-changing ordeal deserves better recognition than what the government and news agencies have given you.

I appreciate your input and the thoughts of many are with you and yours.

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43 posted 2010-05-25 09:34 PM

You did good, Mike.
Too bad this thread can't get more exposure.
TNT, my heart breaks for you. I know from experience what this will do to your immediate financial and living condition futures. Hope you have the best of luck and God's blessings.
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44 posted 2010-05-26 06:43 PM

Our news here in Canada continues to follow the disaster, and on the National - it is fantastic coverage of this horrible event. The Governor of Louisiana had a few words to say about Obama's visit this Friday, and good for him! BP has a terrible history of environmental crimes, it is darn shame they continue to get away with this. Of course the new CEO is now saying their prime concern is safe working and operating conditions. Great! A little late.

My heart goes out to you all that are being subjected to this horrific environmental disaster. I can't even think of your wildlife without tears.

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