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Bill Gannon
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re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 11:25 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Good grief...
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re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 11:24 pm to Y.A. Tittle
So it was Mardi Gras?
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 11:19 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:
shite was pure happenstance and dependent on so many things outside of anybody’s knowable control.
It was just bad luck, you say.
And your question has been answered with the superior planning and functioning of the Harris County/Houston government.
Chicago and Detroit didn’t have a Mardi Gras, but they’ve been hit hard, too.
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 11:08 pm to Y.A. Tittle
You aren’t exactly being direct in your answers. You’re just referring to nebulous “things nobody can control.”
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 10:50 pm to DMAN1968
Harris County as a whole has 4.5 times more blacks than Orleans Parish.
This might blow your mind, but 20 percent of a million is equal to 50 percent of 400,000.
This might blow your mind, but 20 percent of a million is equal to 50 percent of 400,000.
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 10:49 pm to N.O. via West-Cal
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Man, this is FALSE. It just so happened that Mardi Gras occurred before the stay at home orders. Bad luck and that’s about it.
Ok, I apologize. But the poster named after the quarterback from Marshall, Texas, seemed to downplay the role Mardi Gras played.
I was simply moving on to another possibility.
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 10:10 pm to Y.A. Tittle
So it was nothing more than God’s Plan?
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 9:56 pm to Oizers
Harris County (4.5 million population and 25 percent black = 1,125,000 blacks) has more African Americans than Orleans Parish (400,000 population at 60 percent black = 240,000).
In fact, more than 4.5 times more.
In fact, more than 4.5 times more.
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 9:43 pm to davyjones
quote:
the New Orleans Times Picayune reported that annual levee inspections in Orleans Parish tended to be quick drive-by affairs ending with lunch for 40-60 people costing the state as much as $900.
Does that sound familiar? Hint: Hard Rock Hotel.
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 9:34 pm to coonasswhodat
quote:
Since when has the US Corp of Engineers been classified as “local government”?
That’s a fair point. I would say Texas’ congressional delegation was more interested in keeping proper funding for the Corps projects, while Louisiana’s congressional delegation was more interested in hiding cash money in their freezer.
Also, the Harris County Flood Control District is beyond reproach. Didn’t a lot of money end up missing from New Orleans drainage projects?
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 9:30 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I think the term is mitigating it instead of prevention.
Did high-risk areas of New Orleans ignore stay-at-home orders?
My guess (and I hate to do this) is that NOPD was much less likely to aggressively break up large gatherings, while Houston PD was licking their chops to do so.
Did high-risk areas of New Orleans ignore stay-at-home orders?
My guess (and I hate to do this) is that NOPD was much less likely to aggressively break up large gatherings, while Houston PD was licking their chops to do so.
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 9:22 pm to Y.A. Tittle
And if the flood-control structures at Addicks and Barker reservoirs had failed during Hurricane Harvey, it would’ve made Hurricane Katrina look like child’s play.
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 9:13 pm to Y.A. Tittle
And why was most of your city underwater? Because your local government failed to maintain the levees.
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 9:06 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Well, I don’t want to offend anyone but Hurricane Harvey didn’t exactly bring Houston to its knees for a decade.
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 9:03 pm to Icansee4miles
Houston has a buttload of former New Orleans residents who have unlikely whipped themselves into shape in the past 15 years. They aren’t exactly dropping like flies in Aldine and Sharpstown.
re: Harris county VS Nola
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 8:52 pm to jlntiger
Harris County handles public emergencies better.
re: Gov’t coming for our NUTS now: Testicles may make men more vulnerable to coronavirus
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 8:51 pm to Covingtontiger77
This is similar to another virus, HIV, in that current medications cannot completely eradicate it because the virus “hides” in places like the testicles and eyeballs.
re: Should we have mandatory flu vaccines annually?
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 7:37 pm to Deplorableinohio
Eleven states had mandatory smallpox vaccinations early in the 20th century.
It was found constitutional. That Supreme Court decision is the basis of current powers allowing state and local lockdowns.
It was found constitutional. That Supreme Court decision is the basis of current powers allowing state and local lockdowns.
re: governors just dont get it
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 7:30 pm to CelticDog
quote:
he wants conflict.
No, I think he wants to tell people what they want to hear. He seeks adulation. He’s a populist at heart.
That can be a good thing, as that means he’s listening to the people.
re: governors just dont get it
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 7:11 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I think the issue is that the federal government is urging caution going forward (such as social distancing) while the President is urging people to take things into their own hands.
That’s tantamount to urging them to ignore caution going forward. It undermines the effort.
A simple fix would be for the President to tell the CDC to shut up and rescind any guidelines.
That’s tantamount to urging them to ignore caution going forward. It undermines the effort.
A simple fix would be for the President to tell the CDC to shut up and rescind any guidelines.
re: governors just dont get it
Posted by Bill Gannon on 4/19/20 at 6:45 pm to CelticDog
The President is definitely sending mixed signals.
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