Posts Tagged ‘American Red Cross’
Reports From The Field, Thoughts On Obama’s Slippage
Houston damage
Today’s News Talk Online on Paltalk.com focused on the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, with reports from Paltalkers directly from the affected area, and the political disaster facing Barack Obama as he slips in the polls.
Concern was expressed for those still missing in the wake of Ike, especially people in Galveston whose homes were literally swept away. Following News Talk Online, the last two hours of the fund raising effort for the American Red Cross Disaster Service were completed on Paltalk. Thanks go out to those who kept the room open and the donations flowing for four days straight.
There then followed heated discussion about the stalling of Obama’s campaign ever since the announcement of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate. There seems to be a feeling among many Republicans that it’s sexist to attack Palin and that Obama is personally responsible for the imprudent comments that were made about certain choices the Palin family is making. To repeat, and for the record, discourse over the decisions made by Palin’s daughter are off limits on News Talk Online. It’s a private family issue and not germane to the political debate.
But that doesn’t mean debate over Palin’s qualifications, record and vision should be sidestepped. These are all legitimate avenues of pursuit.
That being said, the obsession with Sarah Palin needs to stop. Voters should, of course, vet the vice-presidential candidates. But it lately seems that Obama is running against Palin, not McCain. It’s time to refocus the campaign on the men who lead their respective tickets.
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Hurricane Ike Red Cross Update
Red Cross shelter San Antonio
The figures are very fluid but, the latest tally follows:
They have opened about 155 shelters in Texas and Arkansas, sheltering nearly 20,000 people.
More than 100 mobile feeding trucks have been moved into Texas. That gives them the capacity to service half-a-million meals a day.
There are some 21-hundred disaster workers in Texas.
Hurricane Ike Tracked On Paltalk With Live Reports From Texas
Paltalkers who live along the Texas Gulf Coast joined us on News Talk Online on Paltalk.com to tell us of the situation as they awaited the arrival of Hurricane Ike.
Several reported that they were right along the beach and were defying mandatory evacuations. Authorities there said if it gets too bad and they get in trouble, they may not be able to rescue them.
The Hurricane Ike Relief room is now open in the Special Events section of Paltalk, raising money for the American Red Cross Disaster Services.
