The deaths numbers I suspect are actually even higher in some of the other storms because of how they now counts deaths. When they start to include the number of people that had heart attacks due to the stress the storm caused the numbers are much higher.

I really wish they would break out the numbers of direct deaths. I know a couple of people died because a tree crushed their house with them in it but the lady that drove into flood waters well after the storm is getting a little marginal to say it was caused by the storm. Just like those that drown surfing before a hurricane didn't die because of the storm they died because they were doing something stupid.

It is a shame that certain people believe the marathon is more important than people. All those police and city workers at the marathon, yet many will need water and food and other necessities that they need to survive. I guess the rest of the deceased will have to wait to be found because there is a marathon. I am sure their families will understand. IDIOT BLOOMBERG

Yes, while I send condolences to those who lost loved ones and not to downplay their deaths, 100 thus far a storm of this size hitting the most populated area in the country, I would have to say it could have be much worse and while I certainly want it to be less, that's not that bad from a purely numbers standpoint. Again don't anyone get their pannies in a wad, I'm just saying, so keep it in context. Look at Joplin tornado, population density a fraction of what this area is and size of storm even less, and 158 were killed. Not totally apples to apples but again I'm saying I think the NE area fared rather well in the lives lost department given all the other variables. I agree too as to some of the ones they count I question but nevertheless.

Again, condolences and don't worry guys it will get better, just hold on help is coming it does take a little time, a lot of people have been affected.

It is time

If everyone left we wouldn't have a hundred or more dead. Except the looters

I agree. What I think is REALLY DISGUSTING is that Mayor Bloomberg is hosting the New York Marathon while his city is devastated by the hurricane's destruction. Police are being pulled away from helping people who are in peril in order to manage the crowd control related to the marathon. Hotels are forced to house the onslaught of visiting marathon runners when they are already at full capacity housing the displaced homeless from loss of homes and lives. THESE LIBERALS HAVE LOST THEIR MINDS!!!!! THIS IS BIG GOVERNMENT AT IT'S BEST. More worried about generating revenue and wasting our tax dollars on frivolous spending than helping its people. Meanwhile, Obama, Bloomberg, and Christy are patting each other on the back for doing such a great job. THIS IS SICK.

VOTE ROMNEY/RYAN 2012.

If all these marathoners still want to run, get them a giant tread mill hooked up to a generator and let them run forever and generate some electricity for these people in need.

Hello everyone My name Dan and from Rochester Ny and we got some of storm sandy but nothing like nyc,nj,staten island , but i agree with everyone there and just want to let it be know im from upstate ny but im willing to help in any way i can so if any one need help,you can email me at dbradley160@gmail.com please if you email me leave a contact number so i can weave out spam mail . i hope the best to all of the east coast !

I agree. What I think is REALLY DISGUSTING is that Mayor Bloomberg is hosting the New York Marathon while his city is devastated by the hurricane's destruction.

Should research before you post next time.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/02/14880084-new-york-marathon-canceled-bloomberg-says?lite

Posted 4 hours before this very article. Then again, when agenda driven, research isn't a consideration, is it?

While Bloomberg was wrong for even considering it in the first place, that doesn't make it right for you to be ignorant to the fact that four hours before this article was posted, he decided to cancel the marathon and that the article was on this site for you to read.

Selective reading doesn't make you right.

I give props to Gov. Christie. He put Fox and Friends in their place when they tried to score political points off of the storm. Trying to goad him into any type of political statement to make Obama look bad. It must of chapped their asses to hear him sing his praises for a quick and decisive response to the storm. You too could learn from his words.

For what it's worth though, this marathon, the largest in the world, generates nearly half a billion dollars. That's a good chunk of change for an area in much need of revenue to recover.

but im willing to help in any way i can so if any one need help

Contact your local Red Cross. That is the best way to see exactly what is needed.

Deborah 3966564, what's really disgusting is that the President is getting a pass on his handling, or lack of handling of the affected areas. You would not believe what Long Island and New Jersey look like and now we're running out of gas. Luckily I live less than 2 miles from my office and have a lot of gas, but people can't even go to work because they do not have gas to refuel their cars and there is no subway service to lower Manhattan.

Still when Katrina hit all the media did was whine about Bush's handling of it. Yet where is Obama? If you said campaigning, you're right.

Demar, if you need gas now on Staten island or the Jersey Shore or any of the other hardest hit areas one of two things has happened; either you have driven 400 miles around and around the disaster zone and consumed all your fuel rather then getting the ^&*% out to somewhere with gas and where your presence doesn't add to the burden on rescuers and safety officials, or you ignored mandatory evacuation orders AND failed to stock up on adequate supplies, including gasoline to last more then a few days after the storm. Either way neither of those things represents a failure from FEMA or Obama they represent stupidity and selfishness. Ignoring the warnings and leaving your car at or near empty and now whining after 100 + people have lost their lives that the government should be doing more to get these people gas?!? Get a grip, its the Governments job to save lives and properties, getting gas is your own damn problem.

You would not believe what Long Island and New Jersey look like and now we're running out of gas.

This is the Presidents fault how?

Seriously, how is a gas shortage due to power outages and flooding his fault? Maybe next time, people will fill their tanks before a storm hits. People didn't take simple steps to avoid this situation, yet the President is to blame, correct? So much for personal responsibility. Guess that means you are for the government wiping our noses all the time, right? Of course not. You're just posturing for political reasons, right?

Obama goes to the sites, he looking for a photo op. He doesn't go, means he doesn't care. That's your thought process, correct?

economykiller:

I remember my mother telling me about the 1938 storm. She was 9 years old at the time and my grandfather was stationed at Groton, CT. She told me that when they finally dismissed school to send all the kids home, the winds were already bad. She ran from the school, all the way home, and when she got home, thank God she was ok, her dress seams were still attached at the shoulders, but the rest of her dress was in tatters. Completely shredded by the wind.

These storms are nothing to mess with. I always urge anyone that can, just PLEASE go bunk at a relatives house, or a friends or anywhere out of the way of the storm. I've lived in southeast FL since 1964, believe me, I've seen it firsthand. Safety first, folks! PLEASE just try to get out of the way of the storm. I know that may be very difficult, considering the huge population of the Big Apple, but folks! We want youse safe up there! We know and we feel for you! I'm sitting here looking at pics of where I was born in S. Jersey, about an hour from Atlantic City. Been gone from up north all these years and still breaks my heart to look at this.

RR

PS: We're sending as many power trucks as we possibly can! Stay safe all!

No one is "running out of gas". Some gas stations are closed b/c they have no power, but the ones that are open are serving everybody that bothers to get on line. And as others have said, why didn't you gas up before?

The
Governors of New Jersey and New York as well as mayors of all major cities,
made it very clear up front that this was a huge storm and be prepared for the
worst and they also made it very clear that low lying areas would be flooded.
But many individuals did not prepare and now believe there should an instant
response to their needs. There are thousands of local, state, and federal
officials as well as the Red Cross, military, National Guard and utility companies
working long hours throughout the northeast responding to this emergency. Let us
focus on all the positive work being done by these responders, for those working
together to solve these issues, instead
of the constant complaints by those who did not prepare for the worst and the politicians
looking for 15 minutes of fame.

Lived in Florida all my life and we are used to hurricanes and new york, even though we love you, I am sick and tired of seeing people on tv bellyaching that they have no food or water or gas. You were warned before the storm and made the decision NOT to get these things! Also, the news reporters are ridiculus! showing cars under water and buildings destroyed and acting like they never have seen anything like it before. I don't remember how many times floridians have done without electric for days, weeks, Have stood in line for gas, ice and ready to eat meals. We haven't gotten the news coverage the northeast is getting, no stars putting on shows for us so quickly and we have had to live in our torn up houses for long periods of time. I pray your insurance companies don't go bankrupt and drop you! Again, we love you new york and quit your bellyaching. I hope and pray you don't have to go through something like this again.

Alot of judgemental people on here. Whats the sense in stocking up on food if you lose your electric? Not all of us have generators. And I thik NY has done pretty well, but other states that have hurricanes can complain and we can't say a word? I gassed up before the hurricane and used my gas looking for donations for a shelter housing people. And we were OUT of gas. As for the Marathon are you kidding? It was cancelled and should have ben to begin with. What a slap in the face seeing all these generators lined up for the marathon while God knows how many people are going to be cold and hungry tonight. But to the poeple who have shown compassion and caring on here I do thank you

In 1938 there was little or no warning depending if you had a radio or not, now we have ample warning telling you wind speeds direction how high the water will rise where its expected to land temperatures how much rain to expect time and date"Jeees"

People still sit on their thumbs..If I we're living in NJ at the start of Sandy I would of took a bus to Detroit.

"People are defecating in the hallways," one Coney Island resident without power or water told NBC 4 New York.

I'm sorry, but if people are so crude as to defecate in their hallways, then they deserve to live in the smelly filth. Really, who does that? If you have no water, then use a bucket and leave it in the bathroom until running water is restored. Even if you have no running water, you can flush a toilet by pouring a bucket of waste water sitting in the street into your toilet bowl.

Karenanna - you hit the nail on its head!!! A major part of the problem is that the people in the New York area didn't think this could happen to them. I was born and raised in Florida and have been without power for two weeks or longer after major storms. It takes time to repair damages of this order of magnitude. New Yorkers and people in the surrounding areas not special. You are just like the rest of us. You need to develop some patience and realize that you'll have to bide your time until things begin to return to normal.

As for people dying in this storm...that was completely, 100% avoidable if everyone had evacuated when told to do so. Mother Nature put barrier islands there for a reason...to protect the mainland from storms such as Sandy. If you live on a barrier island, you are going to experience flooding. Why is it so hard to comprehend that if you live 10 feet above sea level and the storm surge is predicted to be over 10 feet, you are going to be inundated with sea water?

amen karenanna!when a storm enters the gulf of mexico we pay attention.we stock up on food,water and gas.you must have enough for at least five days.it takes the feds awhile to activate.remember katrina.so dont depend on the goverment.you will go hungry.dont worry obama will take care of youz guys.just get in line.

I was watching the news before this hit and there was a couple there with 2 kids under 3 years of age and they told the reporter that they had formula and diapers and they weren't going to leave, and all I could think was they were TOTALLY STUPID! If you are told to leave and you don't that is one think but to put your babies in danger that is irresponsible, when you are told to leave just do it.

I believe if you die in a mandatory evacuation zone then your death should be classed as a suicide. If you are responsible for the care of a child or some other person legally not responsible for themselves and they die in a mandatory evacuation zone then you should be charged with murder.

Puzzling why the Mayor would even consider holding the Marathon? With Staten Island out of power, gas, food and water, and citizens begging for help, is mind boggling. They use generators to run the clocks, stands with water, etc., for people coming in to run the marathon, and yet his own citizens are not even considered in this.

How about the elderly and disabled who are stuck on top story floors, with no electricity to run the elevator. Anyone checking on them? Do they need water, food, medical attention?

His priorities are not with his citizens. He only cancelled it do to the outrage of it all.

Wishing the best for all involved, and hope they find their way back to comfort soon. And to those who have lost family members and friends, my condolences.

If donating to the cause - learn just HOW MUCH of your donation actually goes to the case and not into someone's pocket.

Here is a website one can contribute to where 100% of the proceeds go to help those in dire straits.

http://fundly.com/mercury-one-disaster-relief-fund

I can somewhat agree. What I think is REALLY FINALLY PROPER is Mayor Bloomberg cancelling the New York Marathon while his city is devastated by the hurricane's destruction. Police are not being pulled away from helping people who are in peril in order to manage the crowd control related to the marathon. Hotels will not be forced to house the onslaught of visiting marathon runners when they are already at full capacity housing the displaced homeless from loss of homes and lives. THESE RWNJ's HAVE LOST THEIR MINDS!!!!! THIS IS BIG GOVERNMENT AT IT'S BEST. Less worried about generating revenue and wasting our tax dollars on frivolous spending and instead helping its people. Meanwhile, supporters of Romney, Ryan and their ilk are patting each other on the back for doing such a great job in forcing Boomberg to rescind his decision to continue the Marathon. THIS IS SICK. Anyone voting for these clowns deserves what they get, unfortunately, the REST OF US DO NOT!!!

At last, Christie showed what it is that keeps him popular. He really DOES care about the 99%, and making sure the proper credit is given where deserved!!!! A Class Move.

Obama/Biden 2012

Watching the Hurricane Sandy, Coming Together Benefit on NBC right now, and it is amazing.

Getting together as Ameicans is vital right now. Time to put down thw Vitriol Bombs.

On Nation Under God.

United We Stand

Peace

I haven't see much in the way of information about how deaths have occurred. I know there were some people crushed by falling trees or blowing debris, the police officer who died in his flooded basement, perhaps from electrical shock, and the two little boys swept from their mother's arms. But for the most part, I haven't seen those statistics, and am interested in knowing--especially since, as someone pointed out, some deaths are likely due to heart attacks in people dealing with major physical stresses.

At least, unlike Katrina, we are not seeing pics of people wandering zombielike in a desolated city past corpses bloating on abandoned bridges.

Hey NOTSOJ don't you realize that when BO talks about the 99% he views all Americans as part of the %1 and the rest of the world as the 99%. His goal is to take from us here in America and give to the 99%.

My heart does go out to those affected by Sandy in the Northeast because of their suffering. They really are not used to preparing for a hurricane. They don't know why they need to fill their cars with gas beforehand or get money from the ATM. (I didn't either until my first very near miss, but I still DID it; and thank goodness I did! Unlike those in FL who ignored the instructions, I didn't have to wait in the long lines for gas at the one or two stations that had power and fuel after the storm; and I was able to pay cash for food after the storm at the few restaurants and stores that were open since everything was on a cash basis and NO ONE was taking credit cards at first. This was because the power grid wasn't back on yet and the computers weren't working.)

If you don't know why they are given, you might be less likely to follow instructions like that, thinking they are unnecessary. Also, it is apparent that very few people understand why they are in evacuation zones-it is because of the potential that when the hurricane hits they will be overcome by the storm surge and trapped by the rising water-also that no building in an evacuation zone can stop the storm surge or protect them from it. The surge is basically a pileup of the ocean coming inland and it's pretty obvious that nothing can stop the ocean. They also tell us in FL to have at least 3 days worth of food and water because help cannot always get to you right away after a storm. Perhaps some people would not have suffered as much if they had prepared a little better before this storm-but of course I don't know what kind of instructions were given.

It does begin to grate a little around the one hundredth time the news people say things like they have "never seen anything like this before" when you live on the east coast of FL and have been hit by as many hurricanes as we have. We went through Andrew, after all; and it looked like a bomb went off in the areas hit by that storm-nothing was left of quite a few houses except their foundations and even the trees were stripped of their leaves. Wilma ripped off a number of roofs and even did interior damage in some buildings-one on the beach was condemned and sat there for years as an eyesore. I know of one death caused by a man being thrown through the windshield of his truck when he was still outside as the back side of the storm hit after the eye had passed over. (You can't stand up in winds over 100 mph.) Frances and Jean caused at least one hospital to have to close permanently because of damage. Also, how quickly we forget the horrible scenes of flooding and death from Katrina. Yes, we HAVE seen things like this before-just not in the Northeast in recent memory. I hope we never see these things again, and I certainly hope we never have a death toll like this again!

i live in staten island ,and yes parts of it got devistated ,been helping my friend and his mom with the cleanup and recovery ,they had a wall of 4 feet deep seawater stormsurge plow into their home and cars ,left behind tons of mud and debris,they got no power,no heat ,no gas and dirty water ,actually the military was helping out they gave us drinking water as well as MRE meals ,they were way more helpful then the big mouth politicians flying around in there helicopters and pondering up to the cameras ,meanwhile just blocks away BLOOMBERG had plenty of generators and port o potty toilets for the marathon,but none for the people who sandy affected ,it was just wrong ,even the nationalguardsmen and emergancy personal knew this was wrong and out of place! the mayor had his head up his a$shole for big money ,instead of the residents and taxpayers,we still got tons of work to do ,as well as they ,they are still searching for missing people and clearing the roads and restoring the power !

Mark if you have fuel in the cars you can siphon it out of the tank and into containers for use in a generator if youu have one water if any is in the tank should fall out in the container and sit on the bottom. God bless you all and I hope help comes soon.

Okay, so they cancelled the marathon, which would have brought how many millions to the city. Fine.

Tell me, did they cancel the following?--

Pittsburgh vs. the NY Giants football game? After all, the security for that game would be better used to help victims of Hurricane Sandy. Probably not.

Any other major events happening in NY or NJ this weekend cancelled? Probably not.

They reopened the NY stock exchange Wednesday. Maybe they should have kept it closed for one or two weeks because security there would have been better spent on helping the victims of the hurricane.

The NY marathon should have just been postponed until a later date, not cancelled.

Also, I am going to invest in the company that makes Darwin Award trophies. They are making a killing this year. Gotta manufacture 109 more for the dumbasses that did not leave the area and are now dead as a result. Get a clue folks!

AGREED From someone PREPARED and really pissed off at all the "Victims" looking for food and water. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? You havent prepared your family for any emergency with 2 weeks supply of food and water? Most of the deaths on Staten Island were in Evacuation zones. Hello???....ummmm geez, you love your family and kids, evacuate them. As for those who evacuated and returned after the storm to find your house and belongings gone, my heart goes out to you, you are the true VICTIMS and only victims of this Hurricane

If you have time to "research" anything, you aren't helping anyone...and, in fact, your inflammmatory comment helps no one...try to stop being a troll and part of the problem...your comment is a big fat lie, and you know it!!! No one wants to read your b.s., so stuff it!!!

Galveston Texas, 1900, between 6,000 to 12,000 deaths. The place was wiped out.

The all inspiring Bloomberg now realizes he has a natural disaster to deal with and not a RACE !

Way to Pick a Winner New York , some one who looks out for his people and his neighbors.

That is the kinda of man that backs OBAMA !

BAD SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT- MARXIST I TELL YOU! BROUGHT TO YOU BE THE LIBERAL MAINSTREAM MEDIA.

Romney /Ryan same ole Republican BS different ticket - don't tell me your going to fall fot it again especally after Bush/Chaney almost took you out completly. After all you're still paying for their total destruction agendas of 2000/2004. I won't list the screw-ups, too many to mention and you already know what they were.

CAREFULL WHAT YOU WISH FOR - AMERICAS TOO FRAGILE TO TAKE ANOTHER REPUBLICAN PUNCH TO THE GUT.

i for one am getting more than a little tired of hearing from bloomberg and what he thinks, feels----- or anything else that might go on between his ears.

will someone tell him to shut his pie hole? or else he will remove all doubt as to his IQ. and political (in)abilities.

better to be silent and maintain a bit of mystery or some doubt, than to talk and talk and talk and leave it clear to all just how unintelligent you REALLY are!!

alan------ just postpone it? like the 43,000 people would be able to come again, from around the world- you know, twice the cost for everything. some people pay $5,000 or $10,000 for this little run! (some people bring the whole family along.) so, why not just expect them to pay twice that amount!!!!

some people save for years and years to be able to come here just for the one time!!

what world do you live in???? bloomberg's?????

sorry, most people don't. (thankfully!)

what's really disgusting is that the President is getting a pass on his handling, or lack of handling of the affected areas.

Um, the POTUS is not in chg of that. The mayor is.

You want to blame it on someone, blame Bloomberg. He should be communicating his ppl's needs to the county executive's office, who in turn communicates w/ the governor's office. Then it's Cuomo's job to get it done ASAP & keep a running tally for the feds . It's also Cuomo's job to ask the POTUS if any additional help is needed.

It's a chain of command. If Bloomberg isn't asking, Cuomo can't deliver.

All Obama was responsible for was authorizing the release of federal funds & getting FEMA lined up & ready to go....which he did 2 days b4 the storm hit.

You would not believe what Long Island and New Jersey look like

Yes, we would. There's a slideshow in this article.

and now we're running out of gas.

You're not running out of gas. Do you think there's a guy who sits underneath the gas pump sucking on a hose to make it move into your tank? The pumps are electronically controlled. Do you know what happens to electronics when there's no power?

Good grief.

Luckily I live less than 2 miles from my office

I cannot believe that anyone who lives less than 2 mi from their job is whining about no gas.

Get your ass out of the car & walk to work.

but people can't even go to work because they do not have gas to refuel their cars and there is no subway service to lower Manhattan.

Take the pay hit, take a bus, carpool, buy a bicycle, or walk to work. Them's your options.

Still when Katrina hit all the media did was whine about Bush's handling of it.

B/c he handled it like @!$%#. It took 4 days just for FEMA to get to NOLA. 6 days after Katrina there were still ppl in the Superdome. Took a mo to get all the power back on.

FEMA was in place b4 Sandy made landfall. 6 days after Sandy, the # of ppl w/o power has plunged from 60 mil to 3 mil.

*Heckuva job Brownie*.

Yet where is Obama?

Well, let's see....he gave up several invaluable days of campaigning at a crucial juncture to do his job as regards Sandy. Then Christie invited him to NJ to have a look, while telling Romney to piss off.

There hasn't been a word of complaint against Obama's handling of this crisis except from a handful of disaffected whiners who would whine no matter what he did b/c they like to Obama-whine.

If you said campaigning, you're right.

Hey, at least he's not being a total @!$%# like Romney, pretending to not campaign while he pretends to accept donations that he bought at Walmart out of his campaign funds so he can keep his snout in front of the cameras.

That lasted, what, a day? Where's his concern now?

Gone w/ the wind, that's where. He doesn't care b/c most of the affected states are not projected to vote for his sorry ass.

The ones that were projected to vote for him best think twice about it after the great concern he's shown for their suffering.

You do realize this storm affected pretty much half the states & NYC is not the epicentre of the universe....right?

Maybe a 10 gallon limit should be put into effect, until things settle down. The lines would go faster, and be fair for everyone.

I agree..was on line to fill my 5 gallon can and a lady with two children in vehicle in front of me waited as long as I did over three hours.

Notice the lady in front of me was done in minutes..the gas station attendant told me all he can put into her car tank was $5 worth of gas..reason it was almost fill couldn't put more in..unreal!

Wow, that lady must be really afraid of running out of gas. Reminds me of my grandpa who always filled up when it was half full.

I take it to the other extreme, I drive around on E all the time.

The way to stop the topping off syndrome is rationing. If your license number ends in an even number, you can fillup on certain days. An uneven number and it's certain other days. When people know there is order and that gas will be available on their day, they will relax. It doesn't take long. Doesn't require stringent enforcement after the first 3-4 days. This worked very well in California during the Gulf Oil Shock in the 70's.

Hey Rufus: We rationed gas that way in NJ during the Oil embargo. A pain in the butt, but you thought twice about hopping in the car for every little thing.

You should not run around on empty. First of all, what happens if you are in a traffic jam. Secondly, it is the result of a really expensive car repair that can be avoided just by keeping some gas in the tank, replacing the fuel pump.

Running until empty is bad for your fuel pump and will increase the chances of water in your gas if you live in a cold region.

True that, I paid over 500 dollars for a fuel pump replacement in my daughters car,a few years ago. Wednesday my nephew was billed 611 dollars for a fuel pump replacement.The mechanic has to remove the fuel tank from the car to replace the pump, keeping the tank over one fourth will help the pump run cooler,last longer.

Why don't we hear people crying that this is Obamas fault? Why are all those people just now after DAYS getting water and help??? Its so suprising I can't imagine how anyone could allow these poor white people to suffer! I keep seeing jokes going around about how all these people are rich and I have not seen ONE person on the news that looks rich! You know why people are not blaming Obama? Because it would be IGNORANT! Just like it was for people to blame Bush! These issues are for the Mayor to take care of, just like New Orleans! Luckily republicans are not stupid enough to blame someone JUST to try and make points! Bloomberg is an idiot though! Not just for his reaction to the hurricane and not just his lack of action and not just his ignorance as far as the marathon it goes WAY deeper than that! His super intrusiveness as far as trying to control what you eat and drink and all the other ignorant things he has done! You all can vote him out of office! Go for it!!!

niece, you can't vote Bloomberg out because they got term limit in NYC so stop your ignorant rant. Bloomberg got re-elected twice, could it be that people in NY really approve what he has done? That is just not possible for your mentality, is it? I'm not defending Bloomberg in any way but if people in NY voted for him 3 times then he must be doing something right for the people there. That's how democracy works, not what YOU think from your basement.

To the person above who stated we are not running out of gas, they need to be slapped. Hopefully tanks will be refilled today but YES stations are and DID run out of gas. I have power and so does the area around me but stations closed with signs stating "NO GAS LEFT".

For those that stated that we were unprepared, yes some of us def were. I did everything I needed to. I filled up my tank, got 10 gallons of water, stocked my cabinets and luckily never lost power but sustained damage to my house. The problem is that some Long Island businesses reopened their doors on Wednesday and people went back to work, using gas to get there and back. We are a big commuting island. Some of us commute an hour each way (sometimes more). By the time we needed to refill, there was none left. I went to the supermarket yesterday and still you can only buy non perishable items. No milk, eggs, butter, frozen food, etc..

For the person from FL that wrote "We get hurricanes all the time and we don't act like those NY'ers" just realize something. YES you get hurricanes all the time. I'm sure you get so many that dealing with the aftermath is second nature. We are not trained for this. In the 40 years that I've lived here we've NEVER dealt with anything of this magnitude. So don't blame us for not acting properly the first time it happens.

NYC is a major hub of some of the biggest businesses in the US. Some of those businesses were flooded. Wall Street was affected. Long Island towns were wiped out. It's a big deal.

To the person above who stated we are not running out of gas, they need to be slapped. Hopefully tanks will be refilled today but YES stations are and DID run out of gas. I have power and so does the area around me but stations closed with signs stating "NO GAS LEFT".

That's b/c your 'hood has been infiltrated by ppl like that whining guy above who lives less than 2 mi from work yet can't seem to figure out how his feet work if one of them's not on a gas pedal.

Most gas stations don't get a delivery every 10 min. They're selling a day's worth in 3 hrs b/c of all the ppl who don't normally go there for gas.

NY Harbor just reopened. Tankers are coming in. Full of gas. Obama just went & bought 22 mil gallons of the stuff esp for NYC. You'll live.

I can't believe ppl who can get to work & have power are still bitching about something. Thank your lucky stars you're not a floater & get on w/ your life.

Exactly. They had plenty of warning that this storm was coming and plenty of warnings telling them to evacuate. But did they? NOOOOOOOOOOOO. Now they're screaming bloody murder that the government isn't rescuing and helping them fast enough.

and I wonder how many of these same peeps were talking about "responsibility" when Katrina hit New Orleans.....smdh.....I'm sure things look a lot different when the shoe is on the other foot...

Karma is a bitch,huh

It just amazes me how people believe the government is responsible for all their needs.

An evacuation warning was issued,buses were made available and yet people stayed.

I'm sorry for the families that lost loved ones but come on.

When are people going to start taking responsibility for their own actions.

Yes we need to and will help financially for the cities in need but that doesn't change my mind of foolishness that has created this mess.

Every indiviual and family should have a plan in the event of pending disaters.

Have an escape plan, keep a reasonable amount of water on hand ,have a first aid kit,have a hand crank radio/flashlight. have a reasonable amount of food etc. The people that plan generally fare better than those that don't. Use some common sense !

I feel for the people of the New York area but you have to understand when you know a storm of this size is headed your way you take every precaution. The people of the south are constantly barraged by hurricanes, tornadoes and ice storms. We know that when these catastrophes are warned to have food, gasoline, and other supplies available including generators because you do not know how long it will take help to get to you. I presonally have been hit by a hurricane, flooded home, and had a tornado his us a couple of years later. I never cried where is Fema , where is red cross. We picked outselves up and did what we had to do. We cleared debris ourselves so utility crews could get in. We have been without electricity for three weeks before. You learn to make do. Neighbor helping neighbor. It takes utility companies awhile to get through all the lines down and the trees on them have to be removed. No one really takes priority over anyone else. You all make out like they are playing favorites. They aren't. Learn from the people of the south when they say evacuate you evacuate. You were warned how serious this storm was. After all it was called a superstorm for a reason.

Evacuate - where to? If you don't have a car - how? If you are out of work, have limited financial resources, your family are all in the same boat, friends also scrabbling . . . Where do you go? Shelters were opened in NJ and the majority opinion I read on this comments is that it was a stupid place to locate them. Where else should they have been located? Did other cities/counties/states offer locations? So simple to say 'evacuate'. But, where to? And How?

If you are out of work, have limited financial resources, your family are all in the same boat, friends also scrabbling . . .

And there you have it. Always good to keep in mind that not everyone has 2 grand in the bank, can't rent a car and sweats the rent. News doesn't say if there were shuttles to the shelters. On the other hand, I know of plenty of people who slept in their cars on the side of the road to escape Katrina.

Yes there were shelters set up all over NJ and NY. I don't live anywhere close to NY/NJ yet I've heard about these half empty shelters. All I hear were people on TV saying they will wait out the storm. The woman who got her 2 little boys swept away by the flood had a SUV. She waited until her house was flooded to get out. Her big SUV got stuck in the flood so she carried her boys in her arms to walk in the flood and mud with her high heels. I feel badly for her but we are talking about personal responsibility here; she was also responsible for the safety of her 2 little boys. I grew up in NYC, we used to take the train or the bus to Westchester; it's only a 30 minute ride. My mom used to fill the bathtubs with water and stock up on can foods, crackers, flash lights and batteries whenever we hear warnings of storms coming. We've been snowed in for days in the past but I've never seen flood like this in NY. If you think climate change is a hoax....you may want to wait out the next storm.

And there you have it. Always good to keep in mind that not everyone has 2 grand in the bank, can't rent a car and sweats the rent.

And people who live in the suburbs are loaded. There was transportation for folks who don't have their own transportation. Unlike Katrina. It really seems like in this case a lot of the folks who lost their lives weren't doing what officials were telling them to do. This is in stark contrast to Katrina where folks who were doing what officials told them were the ones who perished.

I love he points at Guilliani -- like a little kid well he did it TWO MONTHS after 9/11. Bloomberg is about as "independent" as I am the Queen of England (and I can assure you I wear no crown). Love how the libs run down Romney and his wealth but just don't seem to have a problem with BILLIONAIRE Bloomberg, well he's not running for Prez you say?.....no but he is running WITH the prez. Hypocrites, wealth is ok as long as it is associated to BO but for anyone...say on the right.....oh that's just evil. I'd laugh if you guys weren't so seriously wasted on the Kool-aid.

Manpower, dude lineman are being told to go home because they are not union. Tell Obama to talk to his union buddies about that. He has pumped enough tax dollars thier way.

You need to talk to the people who are bringing back the power. At one point there were over 10 million without power. That number has already been cut in half. Getting the power back on is not a simple matter of throwing a switch. These guys have to locate the source of the outage, determine what is necessary to restore power, determine if it is safe to restore power and then restore it. That might result in ten homes going back on the grid or 10,000.

Think about this. There are gas leaks in a lot of locations. Finding them and repairing the gas lines before turning on the electricity is pretty important, especially if you don't want to start a big fire. You might also think about the number of power poles that are no longer upright. I've watched crews put up a pole. It isn't something that is done in ten minutes. This doesn't even take into consideration the larger problems that may exist. So give these guys a break. They're working twenty hours a day and they've come from all over the US to help in this effort. No one is goofing off.

You might also consider the fact that they're working with high voltage equipment. If you're in too much of a hurry, you get fried. You want to volunteer? There are a lot of dangerous elements to restoring the power grid. These guys have a right to be careful with their lives.

Do you think all the roads miraculously cleared themselves? Some of these locations have no ready access. Bridges and roads have washed away. Boats, cars, roofs, etc. litter the roads that do exist. They have to bring in large trucks and heavy equipment to do a lot of this work. Give people some time to clear the roads and give them access.

What is the matter with you people? On day four or five after Katrina, Bush was telling the American public, "We didn't know it was this bad." Do you remember the snarky response of the reporter? "Don't you have televisions in the White House?"

I have been stunned and amazed and delighted by the rapid response at all levels. It's never fast enough when you're in the middle of it, but this is WAY BETTER than Katrina.

BTW Those earlier storms that have been mentioned were not as well monitored and people didn't get warnings in time to get out of the way. That is why the death tolls were higher. I suspect the damage on this one is going to be as greater or greater than Andrew. You can't get buildings out of the way, only people.

These folks elected to stay and ride it out. I'm sorry they're suffering, but they could have evacuated to someplace dryer and warmer and more comfortable before the storm hit. They didn't. Now they're stuck with the consequences of their choices.

So give these guys a break. They're working twenty hours a day and they've come from all over the US to help in this effort. No one is goofing off.

I have been through 5 hurricanes. Even weeks without electricity we would make coffee on camp stoves and bring it to the power crews that were working through the night to help us. It is a risky business to cut half downed trees in the dark. How they keep going is beyond my understanding. If you see them, tell them Thank You!

I read some of the comments after Katrina and I am glad to see the tone of the conversation is less critical regarding people living in low-lying coastal areas up north...Good luck and best wishes from a Katrina survivor.

why people on Staten Island aren't calling for Mayor Bloomberg and Obama's head on this?

Obama's bit is done. All he can do is make resources available, & he did that 2 days b4 Sandy hit. He also bought the gas whiners 22 mil gallons yesterday on the fed dime. NY Harbor was cleared to open & it's coming in. Whether roads are clear enough to get it to the stations or if they have power is out of his control. That's down to Gov Cuomo & Gov Christie.

They should be screaming for Bloomberg's head. He's the one who should be communicating his constituents' needs to Cuomo.

Cuomo is on top of this. He's even *borrowing* Nat'l Guard units from Ohio to help out. But if Bloomberg doesn't ask for extra help for Staten Island, it's not going to come. Chain of command broke w/ him.

Seems to me there should have been a quicker response to Staten Island

Staten Island was one of the mandatory evacuation zones. They were told if they chose to ride it out, tough, don't expect us to rush right over & save you. Looks like they meant it.

Also, there was no real way to get there or get out of there until the Staten Island Ferry started running yesterday. There are shelters in Manhattan that aren't even full. They should all get on the ferry & overwhelm them. Then they'll get attn.

and NJ still doesn't seem to be getting the federal help they need in manpower.

That's not what Christie says. He's says it's been an excellent fed response. And bear in mind NJ is way more trashed than NYC is. The entire state is affected there.

In NY it wasn't so bad upstate, we just got a lot of wind & rain & some minor flooding out by the Great Lakes. Frankly, I'm a little sick of this media crap that Manhattan is the center of the state. All of NYS took a hit from Sandy. 3 of the other 4 boroughs of NYC took a worse beating, but Jesu forfend Manhattan isn't mentioned in every single news item.

I think he has to do any thing to get more future vote from those not condeming his wealth.

Bloomberg has a big touch of the Outta Touch Ultra Rich Guy Syndrome, like Romney.

It is incurable, like their need for the Power Trip of Elected office to fill their Legacy Portfolio.

The race does generate nearly half a billion dollars every year. Would buy a lot of generators and pay a lot more people to help.

Meh, maybe she should've prepared as well as he did for the storm...

...survival of the fittest.

Travis from Soviet Occupied New England

Meh, maybe she should've prepared as well as he did for the storm...

...survival of the fittest.

Travis you are indeed an @!$%#, I read your other comment what a revolting excuse for a human being you are. Let's hope that when you are in need of help you don't encounter someone with the same attitude as you, then again ........

But the real question is ... WHY ON EARTH was this mother OUT DURING THE STORM, driving with her small sons ???

WHY wasn't she INDOORS AT HOME or SOMEWHERE ELSE SAFE with other family, a neighbor or friends ??? WHY would she be out trying to drive during a hurricane with small children ??

A number of these reports of deaths are due to people being outside, too late, when they shouldn't have been .... unprepared or just plain stupid ... when they would have been safe indoors UNTIL AFTER THE STORM WAS OVER WITH !!!

Those children should never have been put in that situation and should never have drowned. She is the one responsible for their deaths.

You mean the women who should be charged with murder for recklessly endangering her children by ignoring mandatory evacuation orders and failing to protect them? If her best strategy for dealing with the record breaking storm surge that was being predicted and warned about 48 hours before this storm hit was to run down the street screaming then society should never be exposed to her reckless indifference to others lives ever again.

I was watching the news before this hit and there was a couple there with 2 kids under 3 years of age and they told the reporter that they had formula and diapers and they weren't going to leave, why would stay if you are told to leave. She should be charged with murder.

I just read the full story and SHE left the safety of her house, she then lost grip of the boys BEFORE she went knocking on doors (yes more than one) and she was told it wasn't safe to be out there and they wouldn't leave their homes, which actually seems like the logical thing, why would you go outside even to help someone if you might end up killing yourself for a situation that is a pretty much lost cause

the people who refused to help were wearing burkas !!!! yeah they were your "not so friendly neighborhood muslims" ,i bet they won't be in the neighborhood for long though now that the neighbors know who they are !

p.s. i was also out during the storm in staten island ,but i was busy directing traffic away from flooded areas with seawater ,but yes there was plenty of idiot drivers who just drove around the barricades and flares ,some drove right into 4-5 feet deep seawater on richmond ave like the warnings don't apply to them ,many arrogant drivers ,most were driving high end cars such as benz,lexus &inifiniti ,i let then crash or sink ,but i did manage to get a few drivers who didn't see the danger or from the sidestreets who went into the water

You mean the women who should be charged with murder for recklessly endangering her children by ignoring mandatory evacuation orders and failing to protect them? If her best strategy for dealing with the record breaking storm surge that was being predicted and warned about 48 hours before this storm hit was to run down the street screaming then society should never be exposed to her reckless indifference to others lives ever again.

The woman is a nurse, her husband is a NYPD officer & was of course working b/c of Sandy. None of the articles say how she was working prior to the storm. This didn't happen in a beachfront area.

Being a nurse, not a physicist, never having been in a flash flood b4, she probably didn't realize water could rise so fast or that an SUV is really not a safe vehicle for driving thru floodwater even tho it may seem like it being higher up, b/c there's not just the water against the tires but the flow underneath the chassis, both combining to push on the vehicle & tip it.

When that happened, somehow she got the kids & got out.

Tough call....do you climb out, or do you let the flood shove you along in the car until you drown? Cars aren't watertight, the water's going to get in.

Honestly, I think she made the right call. They all could've died had she decided to stay inside. (The SUV ended up floating down the street & slamming into a tree.) Chances of help coming along were slim to none.

It wasn't that deep yet b/c it said she had the 2 yo in her arm & the 4 yo by the hand, so the water had to have been well below his head.

It was the wind that got them, not the water. She couldn't hang onto the kids while trying to get to shelter.

Not that she would've found any.

One person supposedly shut off the lights when she pounded on the door; that @!$%# making the talk show circuit now refused to so much as call 911 for her. If he had, maybe one or both of the kids could've been saved. Their bodies were found in a marshy area not far from where the SUV tipped.

I can see not wanting to go out in a hurricane for a stranger, or being leery of an hysterical person at the door.

But to not call 911? That's cold.

He ought to be tried as an accessory.

and yet people insist that these storms are from "global warming", some of the worst weather was from years before some of these people who "blame" it onto whatever is political the agenda were even born. Explain the dust bowl, depression and horrific volcanos YEARS ago, etc, etc

No single storm "is from global warming", global warming adds energy to the worlds climate, that energy is what spawns and feeds these storms. Therefore global warming will increase the average frequency and/or severity of these weather events. You can't point at a storm and say global warming caused that, what you can do is say a warmer planet will support more frequent and greater average severity storms. A single bad storm in the past does not disprove this.

AussieRob what you say sounds great, if only it was true. Contrary to what you have chosen to believe the planet has actually been in a cooling trend for the last 15 years. And for every "scientist that believes in global warming,,, now called "climate change" because the globe is actually not warming, there is one who does not believe in it.

No Sledge, for every 9 scientists that believe in global warming there is one who does not, and the majority of those who do not are not actually climate scientists. As for your first point 15 years is an irrelevant period of time in climate terms, there have been short term rises and falls on that time scale before, the overwhelming long term trend is to gradual warming.

But we are in one of the coolest periods since records have been kept. Or are you talking about the estimates made about temps from millions of years ago. Funny how the weather man can only predict the weather 50% of the time but "scientist" can say what it was a million years ago and what it will be for the next hundred.

I really shouldn't be surprised that someone who doesn't believe in climate change doesn't understand the difference between measuring the CLIMATE in the past and predicting the WEATHER in the future.

We are currently the warmest we have been since records were kept. At least pretend to have actually looked something up before you spew nonsense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Instrumental_Temperature_Record_%28NASA%29.svg&page=1

Or are you talking about the estimates made about temps from millions of years ago.

sledge123 - perhaps if you had paid attention during science classes, if you ever took a science class, you would understand that the Earth's atmosphere, among other things, has changed over time. Those changes affect the climate. During early stages of its development, the Earth's atmosphere was predominantly carbon dioxide. That began to change as plants developed that consumed carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and produced oxygen as a waste. Little details like that affect climate and weather patterns.

BTW, weather records have only be kept for around 100 years. That is not even long enough to be a blink of the eye when compared to the age of the Earth.

AussieRob

I really shouldn't be surprised that someone who doesn't believe in climate change doesn't understand the difference between measuring the CLIMATE in the past and predicting the WEATHER in the future.

This is comparable to not knowing the difference/correlations between mean, medium, and mode and range.

You are right not being surprised.

I suspect you meant median but point taken.

He told you to look it up on:

tp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Instrumental_Temperature_Record_%28NASA%29.svg&page=1

At school we are never aloud to use Wikipedia, because it is not credible source of information.

Wikipedia is not a source if information, it as an editable encyclopedic collection of others sources of information. The chart I have linked is compiled by NASA's Goddard institute of Space Sciences and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Using wikipedia is fine as long as the source reference is strong as it is here, it is simply a convenient public access repository of information.

I'm sure you aren't allowed to spell allowed aloud either in school.

Nowadays it is fashionable to talk and write about global warming; so much so that it may sound like blasphemy if I say that the Earth is cooling. But it is a simple fact that all members of the solar system except the Sun are in fact cooling off continuously from the time of inception. Any hot body will shed its heat until its temperature corresponds to the temperature of its environment. If we consider the Earth as a whole, including its atmosphere, the temperature may be roughly 250 degree C more than the outer space. It's inevitable that the earth must cool off, for a considerable time to come.

Climate change itself is already in the process of definitively rebutting climate alarmists who think human use of fossil fuels is causing ultimately catastrophic global warming. That is because natural climate cycles have already turned from warming to cooling, global temperatures have already been declining for more than 10 years, and global temperatures will continue to decline for another two decades or more.

Mean, Median, Mode, Range

Thanks, and you are correct. Ironically, I had a finger fart while waxing intelligent!
Serves me right, and thanks for pointing it out. The link attached is correct and accurate for a general understanding.

Ocean temps and currents having changed are always going to be an influence on Global Weather, whether it is 'changing' or not. Man's influence is indeed the straw breaking the Environment's Back.

Peace

Sue, the reason they don't want you to use Wikipedia is that they want you to learn the difference between "aloud" and "allowed".

Aussie Rob, you probably figured out by now that we have millions of non-science believers in the USA. I hang my head in shame whenever I attend international scientific conferences. I continue to teach pre-med and medical students hoping that I can change this country one student at a time.

For those criticizing Bloomberg for initially wanting to hold the marathon: Bloomberg was just listening to his advisers. Nearly all disaster experts will tell you that returning life to normalcy is the best way to help people to cope with disasters and prevent many potential PTSD down the road. He should have postponed the marathon for a couple of weeks and put all the resources into recovery and clean up. New Yorkers will feel better when they see that familiar Thanksgiving parade 3 weeks from now. I know I would if I was still living in NY. Best wishes to the people of NYC, my home town.

Climate change itself is already in the process of definitively rebutting climate alarmists who think human use of fossil fuels is causing ultimately catastrophic global warming. That is because natural climate cycles have already turned from warming to cooling, global temperatures have already been declining for more than 10 years, and global temperatures will continue to decline for another two decades or more.

You can keep saying that, the data don't back you up. I looked into it. It's junk science done by armchair climatologists.

My friends and I were wondering and talking about those people (Mole people) today. I wonder if there are hundreds of corpses underground now as a result. I've heard that some of those people never come out of those tunnels.

Urban Myth.

David9000..........I was thinking the same thing; grew up in Brooklyn and my Mom told me about all the people who lived under the subways. I'm in Texas now, and when I try to explain to folks here that the subway tunnels are very deep - they cannot fathom people living that way. God keep them all.

Nor can anyone understand the population of 'critters' that live down there too......

Hey, Audrey........ever hear about the alligators living in the sewers?????????

So thats how you kill a mole!!

4 Have a reliable weapon and ammo. When the looters come shoot them in the head. Just one and the rest leave.

kn, I agree with you 100%. My family lost everything in a flood when I was 2 years old. Luckily every one survived with just the clothes we wore on that day. I learned to evacuate and evacuate fast when I hear the first warning. Don't sweat the small stuff, like the looters. My parents told us "you can't take it with you when you're dead" after that faithful day. Nothing is more valuable than keeping your love ones alive and safe. I have a evacuation/emergency plastic bin ready at all times. It's durable plastic that will stay dry and will float. It that bin I have cash, knife, flash lights, batteries, candles, matches, crackers, beef jerky, water, emergency flares, first aide kit, mylar blankets and a storm radio. The whole thing weighs 12 pounds. I told my son to take only the bin in case of emergencies when I'm not home and go the the highest ground that we have rehearsed many times to wait for me. I also have a same emergency pack in my car in addition to a fire extinguisher. I keep a 2 gallon container of gas in my garage and I installed a generator for my house 2 years ago.

Way to use suffering as a tool to spread your political hate.

Stay classy.

Just like your kind did against Bush, accept alot more.

So true look how they have covered the Ambassador murder and the Navy Seals cry for help as they watched it live from the drone flying over while it was happening. They could have had men in there in hours and planes with in the hour. Thank God for the one man who went against orders to "Stand Down" and went in and rescued 30 more people before they were killed. But sadly he was killed. Did they share any of that in the paper!! on the New!!! NO He didn't care @!$%# about it.

No it is so sick what happened instead of sending help he runs off.

Sledge, how about learning the difference between the word "accept" and "except" before posting.

Sue

You show no sorrow for the dead from Sandy.

How Sad.

Bush was on vacation when Katrina hit. The levees collapsed and he went to a V-J Day celebration (in his second term). It was a complete disaster before Bush decided to move the pieces into place. His head of FEMA was a friend of a campaign manager and had no qualifications. After the disaster, Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC had better information than the head of FEMA did because they had their people on the ground, unlike FEMA.

Obama had the pieces in place ahead of time. He suspended a tight re-election campaign to give it a personal touch. His head of FEMA has experience in emergency management, much more appropriate for the job.

Blame can be cast, but no where near the level Bush deserved. Over 1,800 perished as a result of his poor leadership, most of them were doing what inept officials were telling them to do.

In this disaster, there have been far fewer deaths, and most of them weren't doing what officials were telling them to do. That's a stark contrast.

All the Fox trolls are out in force 3 days before election. It's not about compassion for the victims of Sandy; it's all about spreading more lies and score more political points for Willard and Lyin. How sad the GOP is so out of touch with the real world. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for all the people effected by Sandy.

So. Our President having Community Organizer Skills in his Portfolio turns out to be a very good thing when This Nation needed and found it indeed had a Community Reorganizer.

How Ironic for the Haters!!

(((-:

Obama/ Biden 2012!!!

Janie

You show no sorrow for the dead from Sandy.

Sad.

We sure have some "true Americans" posting on here.

perhaps you need to look up the clip with Geraldo explaining to Faux newbots that the version of the Benghazi incident that they are reporting is a bunch of lies!!! Guess you haven't seen that yet, have you!

We are here to read about Sandy disaster, not about your political agenda. Go back to Fox and stay there.

Little bit of difference between crapping in the street (how dumb use a bucket) and being neck deep in water against the roof.

Or being held at gunpoint from crossing a bridge to safety.

Or volunteer firemen having to rescue under fire.

Noooo. Bush was the one to do a "fly over", just in case you were too young then to remember. Obama was THERE. AND, more importantly, emergency services were prepared. No one had to wait without food or water for days in a sports stadium to be rescued.

Obama was THERE.

nothing to do with the upcoming election of course.

I would let ray ask the rest of the questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xBOMjZU-aCE

katrina was actually a much stronger storm. sandy was downgraded to a tropical storm when it hit. reguardless it is sad and i hope they recover. i hope obumer would spend more time and effort here because it appears there are alot of problems. i hope he handles it better than the bp mess. obama has been campaigning for 4 years he should take time off the campaign trail and be a president.

Wants to know not sure where you live or get the news, but Obama came in for photo opt and then left for campaigning. NY news were showing people eating out of dumpster's, 6 hour lines for getting gas in NJ, and then finally getting to the pump and finding out they have run out.

Seems like Obama cares more about campaigning then his duties. Where was he when Libya was going down? People had asked for help weeks ahead, but none was sent. Oh yeah, he was in Vegas campaigning.

Kosia...Wants to Know is just another blind Obama supportor. This is worst then Katrina. This is a Multi State desaster. Obama flew out west to campaign when mostt of his voters in the North East are left eating out of Dumbsters.

If GWB would have gone on a Campaign Trip during Katrina, Every Newspaper and Television News cast would have that story on endlessly.

Retired coastguard...no it really didn't. As Chris Christie noted, Obama was doing his JOB. N.J. is hardly a swing state, so if the election were all that was on his mind, he would have been elsewhere.

urban myth. *sigh*

I agree with you Donna1544453...also I didn't hear from Maryland people too is almost more deaths than NJ..is sad the political media is more important than cover this news....President Bush was blame alot of Katrina mess now nobody is talking about the suffering of 15 States devastacion....

Mirna - Nobody's going to blame our affirmative action President Stinky (BO). It's not like he's a rich white guy that hates black people. Come on. He's a rich black guy who hates everybody that's not him.

If she did come from Nawleans she would understand that this is going to be a long, slow slog. She can complain and blame all she wants but the sheer magnitude of destruction equestes to months of work just to get basic services such as water, sewer, electric, gas, and transportation back to normal. It will be lterally YEARS of rebulding. I recommend she shut up, grab a shovel, and start clearing some roadways for emergency vehicles to get through. And then perhaps working on erecting some sort of shelter. Ya know, do something to take responsibility for yourself! Here in FL we are always told to be prepared to be without ANY help at all for 3-7 days MINIMUM if a hurricane hits.

Global warming my azz...Every day is climate change..One day is raining the other day is sunny.Get use to it...LOL

Paragus is a GED educated person. That is about as far as your brain thinks, one day to the next, little Rush Limbaugh.

you're right, they haven't seen nothing yet, how about the Dust Bowl.... or are you too young to remember it?

The Atlantic hurricane season officially began June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01), and ends on Friday, November 30, 2012 (2012-11-30). This storm just tracked further north this time. Global warming my @ss.

What a FABULOUS job our President Stinky (BO) is doing compared to that little Bu@!$%#ler during Katrina!!! Manna is falling from heaven, the seas have parted, and all is well thanks to the Grace of Stinks.

Yes George.....We DO miss you. Compared to the abomination that's currently in the White House, you were a genius!!

To blame global warming is a joke...This planet has been around for Billions of years, human life what maybe 50 thousand if that. Yet the planet has been through ice ages and warming, extintion level events, and their were no humans at the time. Explain all those previous happenings with no humans around.