Comments on: Levees.org featured on MSNBC with Chris Matthews

By: cl barton

cl barton — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:19:30 +0000

I would like to know where we stand on the idea of opening up the levee system farther downriver of New Orleans to create small spillways in rural, underpopulated areas so as to replenish the wetlands naturally in order to protect the fast eroding coastline and at the same time, reduce the demands on our metropolitan levees? And would someone also care to comment on Rep. Cao’s recent brochure assertion that he “secrued over $139 M in HR 3183 for the ac of Eng for navigation rojecs, levee construction, coastal area ecosystem restoration and storm protection. Any idea of where that went (what were the results from this funding)? Did anyone supervised this funding effort and make sure that it got where is was supposed to go?
CB

By: Ronald C. Treadway, Sr.

Ronald C. Treadway, Sr. — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:41:46 +0000

Sandy you did great on MSNBC. An independent investigation and study of levee failure. No political ties to this investigation should be allowed. I had a comment on my blog from an engineer with 25 years experience. This is only one part of the story. The political ties to the oil companies and levee boards should also be part of this investigation. President Obama if you don’t take direct action in this case you will not receive my vote in 2012 and that is a promise.

By: Susan Riffel

Susan Riffel — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:30:46 +0000

Seriously, it is rediculous that our president spends money bailing out corporations, but can’t “write a check” to help repair and reform a hospital in New Orleans???? And if we are the greatest Nation in the world, why can’t we hire the right people who actually KNOW how to build the right kind of Levee! American citizens deserve the BEST kind of protection. Let us listen to the Dutch and build something that will last forever.

By: Shardwell S

Shardwell S — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:05:46 +0000

This Matthews’ intentions may be good, but his militant ignorance (refusing to see the difference between levees as protection of navigation and levees as protection of inhabited spaces) is unforgiveable. He needed to do his homework. He clearly didn’t, and as a result he fell right into the program – dumbing down the media, draining the profession of journalism of any semblance of integrity, programming the masses. The result is that whether he’s a “right-winger” or not is totally beside the point.
Sandy’s work was excellent – she had enough “sound bites” and used them well, but she also has the information and conviction to back them up. Now if only she didn’t have to deal with a simulacrum of a journalist.

By: Sam Campbell

Sam Campbell — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:43:09 +0000

Chris Matthews can’t see the forest for the trees. He gushed about Obama when he was campaigning for president. For Chris, Sandy, you are the enemy of HIS President. He was trying to rattle you so that he could show you as a “right-wing-nutcase”. You kept your cool, and persevered through his crap. Good Job Sandy!

By: Lysa

Lysa — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:12:17 +0000

I live in Des Moines, IA and the same Army Corps of Engineer incompetence caused the largest natural disaster in Iowa history: a one hundred year flood in 1993. Therefore, when news started leaking about cracks in levees in New Orleans after Katrina, I was not surprised at the outcome. Further, a full year prior to this storm National Geographic did a story in which they predicted exactly this outcome in the Big Easy should a hurricane hit. Keep pushing, Sandy, lest this same thing happen to OTHER communities as well as your own.

By: Harley M

Harley M — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:09:04 +0000

Someone on this post said Chris Matthews is a right-winger. I’m sure that was a typo..He is about as right wing as my Drill Instructor in the Marine Corps was…

By: Richard Daly

Richard Daly — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:59:02 +0000

Sorry…..my dislike

By: Richard Daly

Richard Daly — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:57:10 +0000

Every now and then i need to watch a short clip of Mathews so that i’m reminded of why i never watch his show.

Thanks, this clip just reinforced dislike
him.

By: Harley

Harley — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:40:58 +0000

President Obama: Please stop the foot-dragging on the levee repairs. People need
jobs, now. Please increase the effort to
get the levees to a “high priority status”
by increasing the workforce and demanding a
s safer levee system. Please! Raise the bar
of expectations. Shorten the completion of
the work. 2012, may be too late.