God I hope I'm wrong about this. I believe that when the military enters New Orleans and starts shooting American citizens, specifically African-American citizens, the lid is going to blow off of this country. Civil unrest will spread to other cities. The mayor of every US city needs to be put on notice about this possibility. Anyone caught with their pants down is going to get skewered.
I believe some of the readers of this blog work for mayors, do you hear me? Prepare your bosses for this and have a plan ready. This could happen as early as Monday.
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You think C-Town is at risk?
Labor Day is becoming Step UP Day down at Columbus' City Hall, and I hear they're working on several of these issues. There've been some significant discussions on topics:
1. OHEMA/County/City/Red Cross on taking in 300-500 evacuees as early as Tuesday. We're getting ready, even if it does mean long-term or permanent relocations. We know of locals, churches and charities that are already bringing maybe 100 more on their own.
2. Yes, local security issues. We're vigilant for a variety of reasons, but currently hopeful that the dire version of what's next won't come to pass. The life saving, healing and unfortunately burying of those America lost has got to come first. Despite clear, valid questions on the Federal response to Katrina, our job right now is not ambiguous.
3. Aid to affected states... Colubus is currently sending a variety of specially trained groups south, including 100 docs and nurses and a good group of firefighters. Waiting to hear from FEMA what else is needed as to clearing the mess, securing the sites and reconstruction/demoltion/utilities.
4. Aid to Red Cross, Mayor Coleman has called for a public event entitled Columbus United on Thursday, downtown. Some good groups are joining in, but we'll need real people to turn out despite the anticipated traffic mess. All Day, all funds to Red Cross, shake out your pockets and I'm not talking about quarters... this ain't penny poker.
E-mail me the press release.
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