Update on Missing from Hurricane Ike: Still 400

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Sunday September 28, 2008 · 3:42 PM PDT

2008/09/28 · 15:42

The Houston Chronicle is now reporting the same number I gave three days ago here, which was railed against by enough heartless people to give me the creeps.

Do people really not care about these poor dead and/or just missing for 2 weeks people?

Here's hoping not.

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With respect to the dead and missing from Ike, Obama should:

42 votes Vote Now!

With respect to the dead and missing from Ike, Obama should:

admit he lost track of the story and go down to tour the area.

6 votes

admit he lost track and call for more media coverage.

6 votes

admit nothing but go down and tour the area.

22 votes

slide the 400 figure into a speech as if he's been paying attention all along.

6 votes

avoid it like the political black hole that it is.

2 votes

Official Missing from Ike is now 400. This is OK?

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Thursday September 25, 2008 · 9:39 PM PDT

2008/09/25 · 21:39

I'm just going to keep beating this drum. I can't stand that no one is talking about this. It actually makes me sick. So, here again, is the news on Ike's aftermath:

More than 400 people are listed on the [Laura Recovery Center's] Web site from Galveston, Harris, Chambers and Jefferson counties.

The center is providing assistance to help those searching for loved ones, according to a news release from Beaumont police officer and spokeswoman Crystal Holmes.

Family members and other loved ones have been calling in reports of the missing, said Terry Arnold, one of the center's founding volunteers. Those missing could have evacuated and be just fine, but they haven't gotten or aren't able to get in touch with family members. Still others might not have returned home yet.

From the dwindling numbers of people commenting on these posts, I'm just going to conclude that you're okay with that.

First, watch this video.

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I'll start caring about a bunch of dead people I don't know when

16 votes Vote Now!

I'll start caring about a bunch of dead people I don't know when

monkeys fly out my ass.

0 votes

celebrities make me cry about it on TV.

1 vote

someone holds a telethon.

0 votes

some politician gives a speech.

1 vote

when I lose this last 10 pounds. First things first.

1 vote

right after I vote for this poll.

13 votes

Over 250 People Missing After Ike (Remember Ike?)

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Thursday September 25, 2008 · 2:02 AM PDT

2008/09/25 · 02:02

I know no one is talking about it, but that doesn't mean it's not happening. The truth is, there is no master list of the missing. But Snarkfood has done a good job of compiling a list from the lists running on the websites of local Houston TV channels.

See it here.

The Laura Recovery Center for missing children has several missing persons posters listed here.

By the way, let me just head off the inevitable comments about all the stupid people who stayed behind and deserved to die for being so stupid. First of all, if you dropped dead every time you did something stupid, then, well, I wouldn't have to address such heartless comments, I guess, because you'd all be quite dead. But, much more importantly, most of the stories of people who ended up riding out the storm are terrifying tales of people abandoned by the government when the storm surge had already blocked all their possible exits from the island. They were trapped. And then they were dead. So, just, you know, crank up your compassion for a minute. Not everything is an opportunity for a joke or a judgment.

Click through to see the names.

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Wednesday September 24, 2008 · 2:05 PM PDT

2008/09/24 · 14:05

As economists, we want to express to Congress our great concern for the plan proposed by Treasury Secretary Paulson to deal with the financial crisis. We are well aware of the difficulty of the current financial situation and we agree with the need for bold action to ensure that the financial system continues to function.

Link and more after the jump:

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The bailout

71 votes Vote Now!

The bailout

will be voted in as drafted by Paulson.

2 votes

will be voted in with major changes favoring supply-side economics.

11 votes

will be voted in with major changes favoring Dems economic POV.

31 votes

will not pass out of committee.

11 votes

will lose its vote once it passes out of committee.

3 votes

will be vetoed by Bush.

6 votes

will never be voted on because of armeggedon brought on by economic mayhem.

7 votes

Letter to Editor about Hurricane Ike Coverage

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Thursday September 18, 2008 · 9:05 PM PDT

2008/09/18 · 21:05

Rachel Maddow acknowledged the controversy around Ike coverage tonight, then went on to cite a couple of really tired stories on the topic. I figured that these big news organizations must really have their hands full with Palin and the economy and bears on the loose and whatnot.....so.....

I've been sending this letter out to news organizations far and wide, such as:

MSNBC: letters@msnbc.com -- subject line "To the Editor"
NYTimes: letters@nytimes.com
AC360: http://www.cnn.com/...

Feel free to write your own. But, here's mine:

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The mainstream press will start covering Ike

50 votes Vote Now!

The mainstream press will start covering Ike

when we start a write-in campaign.

3 votes

when the bodies are found.

20 votes

when the survivor's family start to organize.

15 votes

when Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow spend one drunken night together.

12 votes

Ike Recovery Might Affect TX Voting

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Wednesday September 17, 2008 · 5:22 AM PDT

2008/09/17 · 05:22

Adding insult to injury after Ike, insiders are now speculating that there might be an attempt to disenfranchise voters in areas worst hit by the storm. From Galveston east to Louisiana along the coast, many communities are being blocked from returning; other communities have simply been wiped off the map.

http://capitolannex.com/...

"One source has told Capitol Annex Monday that some of the state’s top Republican political operatives are already talking about gaming out scenarios that will disenfranchise the maximum number of potentially Democratic voters among the evacuee population because of the impact it would have on so many key races."

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