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Irene Falls Short of ‘Doomsday’ Predictions: ‘We Got Lucky’

Irene Aftermath Not as Bad as Predicted

The US Capitol Building is seen through raindrops of a car window the morning after Hurricane Irene moved through the East Coast, Sunday, Aug., 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (The Blaze/AP) — From North Carolina to Pennsylvania, Hurricane Irene appeared to have fallen short of the doomsday predictions. But with rivers still rising, and roads impassable because of high water and fallen trees, it could be days before the full extent of the damage is known.

More than 4.5 million homes and businesses along the East Coast lost power, and at least nine deaths were blamed on the storm. But as day broke Sunday, light damage was reported in many places, with little more than downed trees and power lines.

“I think it’s a little strong to say we dodged a bullet. However, it certainly could have turned out worse for the Hampton Roads area” in Virginia, said National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Montefusco.

Irene Aftermath Not as Bad as Predicted

Casey and Denise Robinson clear out heri destroyed beach home in the Sandbridge area of Virginia Beach after Hurricane Irene hit Virginia Beach , Va., Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. (Photo: AP)

At the same time, officials warned of the possibility of severe flooding over the next few days as runoff from the storm makes its way into creeks and rivers. In some parts of the Northeast, the ground was soggy even before the storm because of an extremely rainy August.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said: “The rivers may not crest until Tuesday or Wednesday. This isn’t just a 24-hour event.”

Seawater surged into the streets of Manhattan on Sunday as Tropical Storm Irene slammed into New York, downgraded from a hurricane but still unleashing furious wind and rain. The flooding threatened Wall Street and the heart of the global financial network.

Salty water from New York Harbor submerged parts of a promenade at the base of the island. A foot of water rushed over the wall of a marina in front of the New York Mercantile Exchange, where gold and oil are traded.

“You could see newspaper stands floating down the street,” said Scott Baxter, a hotel doorman in the SoHo neighborhood.

As the center of the storm passed over Central Park at midmorning, floodwater reached the wheel wells of some stranded cars in Manhattan, and more streamed into the streets of Queens.

Still, the storm was far from the worst fears. The Sept. 11 museum, a centerpiece of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, said on Twitter that none of its memorial trees were lost.

Irene weakened to winds of 65 mph, below the 74 mph dividing line between a hurricane and tropical storm. The system was still massive and powerful, forming a figure six that covered the Northeast. It was moving twice as fast as the day before.

Irene’s storm surge and heavy rain of six inches to a foot in many places triggered flooding along much of the East Coast. The storm was still pummeling the Northeast on Sunday morning, dropping below hurricane strength but still dangerous with high winds and heavy downpours.

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell had initially warned that Irene could be a “catastrophic” monster with record storm surges of up to 8 feet.

But in Virginia Beach, the city posted on Twitter late Saturday that initial reports were promising, with the resort area suffering minimal damage. And in Ocean City, Md., Mayor Rick Meehan reported: “Scattered power outages. No reports of major damage!”

In Lusby, Md., Constellation Energy Nuclear Group said one of two nuclear reactors at Calvert Cliffs went off-line automatically because of Irene’s winds. Constellation said the plant was safe.

North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue said Irene inflicted significant damage along her state’s coast, but that the full extent was unclear because some areas were unreachable because of high water or downed power lines.

Perdue planned an aerial tour Sunday of the hardest-hit counties after TV coverage showed downed trees, toppled utility poles and power lines and mangled awnings.

Officials in North Carolina’s Dare County said they were advised there was extensive flooding that needed to be checked out.

Elsewhere, authorities suggested Irene didn’t create the kind of havoc that had been anticipated.

“We were prepared for a lot worse, but we got lucky on this one,” said Bruce Shell, New Hanover County, N.C., manager.

He said many of the 70,000 homes that lost power Saturday were back online in the evening and a wastewater spill at Wrightsville Beach appeared to be minor.

Pinehurst dentist Harwell Palmer said his home in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., lost a few pieces of siding and there was some street flooding, but a pier that took a pounding from the waves was still standing. The storm did gobble up some of the sand.

“The main concern we will have going forward is the loss of beach,” he said.

Irene Aftermath Not as Bad as Predicted

A man walks through flood water along the seawall in Battery Park as Hurricane Irene passes through New York, Sunday, August 28, 2011. (Photo: AP)

The question still facing the region was whether Irene’s effects over the next few days would match the mess left behind by such storms as Floyd and Isabel.

In 1999, Floyd dropped at least 15 inches of rain on eastern North Carolina. The flooding was the most damaging in the state’s history, topping $3 billion in North Carolina. Four years later, Isabel brought hurricane conditions to eastern North Carolina and southeast Virginia, causing about $1 billion in damage.

Throughout the East Coast storm zone, the total extent of damage was unclear, but officials and in parts of the storm zone were relieved to find their communities with relatively minor problems. Forecasters said the storm remained capable of causing ruinous flooding with a combination of storm surge, high tides and 6 to 12 inches of rain.

“Everything is still in effect,” National Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said. “The last thing people should do is go outside. They need to get inside and stay in a safe place until this thing is over.”

Irene caused flooding from North Carolina to Delaware, both from the 7-foot waves it pushed into the coast and from heavy rain. Eastern North Carolina got 10 to 14 inches of rain. Virginia’s Hampton Roads area was drenched with at least 9 inches, 16 in some spots.

Irene Aftermath Not as Bad as Predicted

People walk on the beach as an American flag flaps in the wind after Hurricane Irene, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, in Atlantic City, N.J. (Photo: AP)

In Ocean City, Md., Charlie Koetzle stayed throughout the storm. He was up at 4 a.m., walking on the city’s boardwalk, and said by phone that he saw at least one sign that had been blown down but that the pier was still intact.

“The beach is still here, and there is lots of it,” he said.

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Associated Press writers Jessica Gresko in Ocean City, Md., Randall Chase in Georgetown, Del., and Dena Potter in Richmond, Va., contributed to this report. Foreman reported from Raleigh, N.C.

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  • milkah
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:51am

    We were not lucky we were blessed

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    • truthseekerusa
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:52am

      Amen!

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    • abbygirl1994
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:12pm

      Double that Amen!

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    • Cesium
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:00pm

      You god worshipers spin it anyway you want… nice, satisfying, convenient. like popp’n a prozac

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    • Ballot_Box_Revolution
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:08pm

      I have nothing against God, and I do believe in blessings from God, however this is a storm that never was. The fear was manufactured, and because it did not happen, the fear is lifted, and it feels like a blessing……just sayin’…

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:45pm

      Agreed, the Father of us all moved his hands around the storm and kept its fury in check. I hope people will heed the warning shown in the left-leaning medias hysterical hype of the storm as the ‘end of the world’ scenario and check the facts out for themselves; and still keep ready to deal with a real emergency so as not to be blindsided by a real killer storm coming in the future.

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    • GETLIFE
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 2:39pm

      The media hype was stupid. The government hype was irresponsible. Remember Peter and the Wolf? What do you think will happen the next time a hurricane rolls up the coast?

      The noaa bulletins available online were detailed and accurate–including local and projected windspeeds and up to the hour surge predictions. If the politicians and MSM were aware of the noaa bulletins, it surely didn’t show.

      Everytime the MSM talked about windspeed, they just gave the upper limit for a category 1 hurricane-which had nothing to do with actual local windspeeds. NBC was all excited about the “eye” passing over Manhattan, when the “eye” had long since collapsed. A bunch of useless jokers. Half of them are too stupid to know any better, and the other half think we’re too stupid to know any better.

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 2:56pm

      We were blessed? Who made the hurricane then?

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    • DTOM_Jericho (Creator vindicator)
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 3:13pm

      So he stayed his hand on a pagan nation? Right. The young boy that died in the hurricane was not blessed?  If a message is to be found it’s not blessings. Read Luke 13. The message you should take away everyday is get right with Him. 

      Its rather arrogant for you to pretend to know when He lifts His hand and does not. Even Yov(Job) didn’t get answers to such questions. 

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    • cykoaudio
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 3:24pm

      we may have been blesses,better word,but def not lucky…I have been saying all day yesterday and night,as well as several news outlets & friends on F/B joking that this was the most overhyped storm ever,when they knew it was only going to be 60-70mph winds when it hit us in NY,me on LongIsland…this was rather tame storm & I have been saying for 2 days now that it would only be as bad as it turned out…you can always take the meteorologists prediction & underestimate it & you’ll be right too…I’ve never heard of talk of evacuation here on LI,& this storm DID NOT warrant it,& DONT TELL ME they evacuate to be “better safe than sorry” cuz as one meteorologist pointed out yesterday afternoon if they throw the evacuate word around willy nilly w/ NO EVACUATION plan,like Bloomberg did & county officials here on LI,they can cause MORE HARM THAN GOOD…like in hurr. Rita, in Texas, they threw the evacuate word around half-a@#ed, w/no definitive plan & ppl got stuck on the road & died thanks to them putting unwarranted fear & paranoia in the hearts of Texans..It’s not rocket science,whatever the winds are coming up Florida,you can deduct at least 10-20mph hitting land in Carolina’s,and another 5-10mph every state leading to NY..AND PPL ARE JOKING ABOUT THE PANIC here in NYand saying they feel like donkey arse for leaving home for no reason..

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    • missionarydad
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 3:26pm

      It is a real blessing that this storm weakened and did not strengthen like had been predicted. Anything above a category 2 would have been absolutely devastating but the damage is still pretty significant and more to come as the resulting floods will cause plenty of damage and hardship. But it is a real blessing as this could have been a whole lot worse. Maybe they didn’t dodge a bullet but did take a whole lot less of a pounding than what these monsters are capable of. Always thank the good Lord because it could have been much much worse.

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    • korbin
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 3:53pm

      I am an idiot. Got that out of the way now time to be a dik. Why would anyone allowed to build a house on a beach? hmmmm hurricanes!!! now if you have the money to do so your probably well off and worked hard to get where your at then why should I as a tax payer in Commufornia be responsible in any way shape or form to pay anything towards someone who loses or has a damaged house? I domnt want nor do I ask that you pay for my 1941 block house that was moved 3 whole inches in the 1992 landers quake 7.4 give or take. I know I live in earthquake country and a communist state which i had no part in getting there. If I could sell all of my holdings “property” i would be off to Idaho, Montana even Utah is looking good, they have great gun laws sorry I digressed, anyways its like the tornado alley deal everyone pouts like little welfare recipients when they lose their trailer/house and we pay to rebuild. Katrina same thing 5 days notice and still look what happened, absolutely no personal responsibility what so ever. I am generalizing but no other way to get my point across. My guess is 99.99% of spoiled rotten americans I am one doesn’t even plan for three days of emergency supplies relying on the Govt. Now I can‘t in advance purchase MRE’s from my own country so I can be prepared its illegal, instead I buy from Marines by the case which is illegal to sell. Point is once a disaster hits they hand em out like candy to those who don’t plan. I plan they don’t and get fo

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    • Papa
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:52pm

      The irony of an “atheist” spouting off about “satisfying” and “convenient” is just too humorous.

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    • NeoFan
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:39pm

      Did you see Barak at the Hurricane Command Center? Oh he is my Hero! He looked so big and strong and in charge. I think he should ride a horse with his shirt off or go whale hunting from a small boat with a spear. Or ride a Harley Davidson with his shirt off. He just stopped a hurricane with his bare hands. He should be president forever. What did that girlyman bush ever do? The only man that even comes close to being as awesome as Barak is George Soros. And maybe John Kerry. They are such manly men.

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    • missionarydad
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:44pm

      Having been through many hurricanes I have learned that these are never to be taken lightly. Each one of them comes with their own personality and sometimes what looks like a monster turns out to be just a really big soaking. I have even seen some that have come through and it hardly even rained and very little wind, then I have seen others that were barely category 1 do a huge amount of damage. I have even see tropical storms do billions of dollars in damages and that was in 1970s money. So I cannot fault emergency officials from overreacting with these storms as you just never know.

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    • Doc_Slammin
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:57pm

      All this hype when 36 hours prior to Irene hitting land, the Air Force Reserve reported that the hurricane’s eyewall had already collapsed.

      http://theindependentrant.com/2011/08/28/mainstream-media-lies/

      News? Charlatans is more like it.

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    • Doc_Slammin
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 6:00pm

      @Ballot_Box_Revolution – Well, I am glad someone else is paying attention to something other than the television news cycles. :)

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    • crackerone
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 6:51pm

      @ NEOFAN

      Why the hate?

      I‘m sure there would have been many more corpseman’s floating in the waters, if BO hadn’t taken charge! And all the work Plug’s was doing on the golf course filling sandbags. Ye have little faith!

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    • crackerone
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 7:08pm

      And come to think of it, who was that short man standing beside BO at the press conference? Looks like someone hit her in the head with a snowball!

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:08pm

      We weren‘t ’lucky‘ or ’blessed’ we were hyped. And HUGELY. Americans have become panty wastes.

      Cowards, government lackeys and toadies. Government says “squat” and every one ****** in their shoes for fear of not getting a stipend.

      I’m sickened.

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    • BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 8:29pm

      What a joke and irresponsible at that! They shut down the entire transportation in NY city 24 before the storm even made land fall and they already knew that the eye had collapsed. We listened to the coverage and were dismayed that they would portray this as doomsday event.

      The fact is- Obama NEEDED this to be his Katrina moment to restore his ratings but ultimately fell short. That is why the government made this out to be worse than it really was. We have been dealing with these things for quite some time and know that a Cat 1 hurricane is NOT your Katrina.

      I am willing to bet (excluding the 8 lives that were lost) that preparations for the storm cost way more than the actual damages.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:16pm

      Deaths & Billions in damage.
      No, we weren’t blessed or lucky. It is what it is. Nature.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:31pm

      Absurdity.
      This storm was never more than a Cat 1 before it even hit the coast in Carolina.
      This was OVER hyped.
      And for the record: there is probably millions (if not more) in property damage up and down the east coast. That isn’t lucky. In a time of recession, unncessary added tax costs are not helpful. We didn’t luck out, we still got hit with a hurricane. We just didn’t get hit with a whopper—which it never was. They just over-built the thing up.
      Rememeber, the media loves a big story and they sensationalize whenever they can. There is no accountability after the fact.

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    • kraphtsman
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:35pm

      I bet the Obama crowd is more than a little disappointed this storm didn’t live up to all the hype. I almost puked when I saw the vacationer-in-chief in a posed “meeting” with NOAA officials, with his tie off and shirtsleeves rolled up, trying (unsuccessfully) his best to look like he was “in charge” and “managing” this over-hyped situation, etc….

      Thank God it wasn’t anything near the level of destruction the lamestream media was obviously hoping for, and my prayers go out to all the families who have been devastated by it in any way. I just hope these peoples’ families, friends and neighbors are able to step in and help them in a way like the brave folks in Joplin were able to do.

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    • gmoneytx
      Posted on August 29, 2011 at 1:58pm

      @SNOWLEOPARD {GALLERY OF CAT FOLKS}….Uh, what?

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  • truthseekerusa
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:50am

    Every year, during the monsoons in the Southwestern US people do not heed the flash flood warnings and die in their cars as they disregard the news warnings. I would rather see the danger over-hyped than to learn that one person had drowned.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:16pm

      Loss of life is a terrible thing but it happens everyday and the more people think they can control everything with bubble wrap, regulations and such the more people will suffer because they will not have learned to take responsibility for THEIR OWN LIVES. If they do not, than who can be expected to save them from their own stupidity? Government? Stop trying to be messiah to all, you feed into the Nanny State mentality.

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    • Ballot_Box_Revolution
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:15pm

      I say warn away!!!…I think that will save lives….But do not talk to me like I am an idiot (Get the Hell off the beach…I like Christie a lot, but that comment made me feel like…well i was disgusted by it), and mandate that I leave town or my own property. If I choose not to leave town and die, that is my own choice, and I should take full responsibility for my actions.

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    • GETLIFE
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 2:48pm

      Exaggeration on one side leads to skepticism on the other.

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  • ddg7
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:48am

    Don‘t think for a minute that all those tough people in New York won’t come crying to the federal government for some of our tax dollars to help them rebuild! What a bunch of wusses! OBTW, lets see the level of media attention given to a hurricane approaching a republican state! That includes you FOX!

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    • RA0725
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:35pm

      Exactly. Without a crisis, they couldn’t justify the waste.

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  • georgeisn6
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:46am

    Who will the media make the heros of this non event.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:16pm

      Who do you think? The govt of course, “for warning us”. It was all BS from the very beginning to direct attention away from Obama and his failed policies. Did you see that picture on Drudge of him “manning the weather station” -what a crock.

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  • eden40000
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:45am

    You could just feel it all week… the media just SALIVATING at the chance to be there when “climate change” caused a catastrophic hurricane. Hundreds upon hundreds of liveshots, special reports, and breaking news segments all detailing how apocalyptic this storm would be. All the kings horses (editors) and all the kings men (climatologists) alas couldn’t put Irene back together again. This insane category 3 – strike that – this terrifying category 2 – no strike that as well – this unusually strong category 1 – what’s that you say, been downgraded again? – this WORLD ENDING tropical storm should serve as a case in point to every single solitary climate change worshipper out there… you can’t – SIMPLY CANNOT – jump to conclusions when it comes to climate and weather.

    The sad part is that these druidic nincompoops will continue to emulate chicken little, and continue to alter data, misconstrue facts, and silence the true scientific method until someday they are proven right by DEFAULT. On that day they will jump up and down waving their arms around and say “SEE… SEE… WE TOLD YOU SO!” I just pray that people will see their BS game and recognize it for what it is LONG before that happens.

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    • eden40000
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:59am

      Something I heard on the radio once describes climate change alarmists and progressives/liberals as a whole pretty well…

      Cargo Cult

      To a man – it seems that every one of them thinks (has the mental disorder) that if they keep adding layer upon layer of complexity to their version of the real world, they will eventually NOT screw it up and fail like every other time before… You see this in climate change, constantly adding more and more completely crazy and unverifiable equations to try and either prove their point or obfuscate the truth. You see it in their forms of government, more departments, more regulations, more pages in the bill. You even see it in their social structure, more “diversity”, more sexes, races, creeds, cultures, and religions… which is strange from a group of people that preach tolerance and acceptance and unity.

      What it all comes down to is that they are terrified, frightened, obtuse children. They imitate real people and go through the motions they think are correct, but in the end every single concept they cling to is all based on an absolute lie. That is why when you confront them with fact and they are faced with the knowledge that they are in truth dead wrong (as told by that nagging little voice in their head that we are ALL born with, knowing the difference between right and wrong) they ALWAYS resort to namecalling, racebaiting, diversionary tactics.

      It would be a good show – if only they weren’t in control of the sinking ship

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:22pm

      Eden,

      It starts with the never ending question: “If we could only do……” Mans attempts at redeming himself have led us to slavery in one form or another. You think your free? Its an Illusion! Put a sign on your back that says Climate Change is Fake and walk downtown…any town and see how fast you get the attention of law enforcement. Or better yet put on the sign you think gay marriage is against Gods word. Then see how long you last.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:25pm

      The truth is written on all mens hearts. Jesus said don’t even the gentiles know the LAW without having been given the law from Moses….thou shalt not kill. Even they know its wrong. This extends to every imagineable sin. Thats why God says all will be without excuse for not following his laws.

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    • Pontiac
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 9:12pm

      [ChiefGeorge, in a delusional state, goes off on an unwarranted sermon...Why?]

      Thousands of years ago someone (not God) wrote “οὐ φονεύσεις” (thou shalt not murder)
      Then someone along the line mistranslates it and writes (thou shalt not kill)
      Then someone named ChiefGeorge aimlessly rattles off a bunch of mistranslated nothings.

      Religion is like a penis: It’s fine to have one. It’s fine to be proud of it. But please don’t whip it out in public and start waving it around. We really don’t want it shoved down our throats.

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  • Dan
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:45am

    Don’t let a good crisis go to waste. All this hoopla over nothing.

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  • SheriS
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:45am

    Virginia has only 3 deaths from the storm—we were very lucky this time. The last time we were the recipients of a hurricane, I was without power for over a week but my power went off at 9:00 PM and came back on at 11:00 AM! What a relief as the last hurricane seemed to last for days, but this one was nice and short—-now I have to move all my outside stuff out of my living room! I feel very blessed today that we were spared the horrific damage of the last one!

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  • RA0725
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:43am

    Turned on the tube this morning for a few minutes. CBS came with their “Irene Coverage”. After Scott something talking head finished reading his tales of horrer and catastrophy the shot goes to a guy on location in New York. First words out of this guys mouth is he just talked to a resident who said “he had played golf in worse weather than this”. That poor rookie just lost his job.

    Then of course, the obligatory Obama apologist comes on rattling about how the administration didn’t want a repeat of the huge failure of the federal government during Katrina. Made me want to puke.

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    • Keep the Faith
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:59pm

      Poor Obama! Poor baby cut his vacation short when he was told this is “his Katrina” and an opportunity to show real leadership. EPIC FAIL!

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  • SavingtheRepublic.com
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:40am

    Who didnt know this would end up as hype over nothing. I knew it would be tropical storm b/c it started way out at sea like what 5 days ago!! The further and bigger out at sea the smaller it will be when it touches land. Its ALWAYS like that every year when they call on some biblical storm approaching.

    Coverrage on this storm was INSANE to say the least for over 2 days its 24/7 about the storm coming, same bs spoken every 30mins. I hope this is a lesson to the networks of the a**es they made themselves into. Now if this thing had formed a day or 2 off the coast then we would be having a different conversation.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:19pm

      When you are in the tank for Obama and his commie, prog goons, you do what you are told to do. And that was to hype the storm to make Obama look like he is ready for action-unlike Geo Bush and Hurricane Katrina. It was all BS.

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    • REDBLOODEDHUSKER
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 6:37pm

      Fox was right along with the others and their ridiculous media over-hyped coverage. OHH, here’s a picture of a tree down!, WOOOW another picture of a foot of water over a bridge! YIIIKES! look at that wind at rain during a live report from the beach. Never mind the people in shorts and t-shirts strolling along behind them. STAY FOCUSED on the reporter in the raincoat!!! Absolutely ridiculous.

      Only news worthy thing I saw today was the water coming over that Dam in NY. THAT is worth a break in the normal coverage.

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:40am

    I for one applaud the media hype, it saves lives. These storms used to take dozens of lives; now so far less than ten. The local governments probably did the right things based on location. The FED gets ready? ..hmn….

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    • truthseekerusa
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:44am

      Exactly!

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    • Napkin
      Posted on August 29, 2011 at 4:51pm

      You applaud the networks lying to us? If a storm is a hurricane, then they should report that. When a storm weakens to the point it becomes a Tropical Storm, report it as such.

      NOT ONE TIME during the coverage yesterday did I hear Foxnews report that Irene had been downgraded to Tropical Storm, NOT ONCE. Is that relevant? YES, BECAUSE IT’S THE TRUTH!!!

      Once again, Shep was the worst….

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  • loriann12
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:38am

    Is anyone else but me concerned that these people had lots of warning, and didn’t take down their flag? Did they think a pole with an American flag would still be standing after the hurricane?

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  • dbdbdb
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:38am

    This was the most overblown, hyped up tropical storm/Cat 1 hurricane I have ever seen. Did the WH send out a memo to hype this up ? I’ve seen more flooding locally from a thunder storm than from this. Janet Napalitano is still hyping it as I write this.

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  • georgeisn6
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:38am

    media created tampest in a chamberpot.

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  • truthseekerusa
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:36am

    People have died in this event, homes have been destroyed and the actual damage is still unknown. My thoughts are with the families who have suffered losses. We still don’t know what diseases were spread by sewage-tainted water and what future damages will be discovered.

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    • chips1
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 2:56pm

      If you think the Robinson’s house looks bad, you should have seen the mess after my little girls 10th birthday party.

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  • georgeisn6
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:32am

    Lights out in DC, thats no problem, rats do their best work in the dark.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:02pm

      The Lights have been out for almost 3 Years, now..
      Obamas Clowns will Never see the Light !!

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  • TANK3584
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:32am

    GOT LUCKY…..Oh please….Cat 1..is nothing….try being in andrew Cat5…what a bunch of wussie’s..and the media making it look like the end is near….The northeast got a good wash-out..believe me they need it.Out of power..ahhh poor baby’s….You people got lucky for sure….and Al Gore is walking around with a hard-on thinking it’s global warming…Bunch of whinning yankee’s….

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  • georgeisn6
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:29am

    Got it just right, that is what mediadose best BACKWARDS

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  • the68
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:25am

    It concerns me that this storm was so sensationalized. I’m in Southern PA, and it‘s just windy enough that I won’t be taking the truck out on the road unless I absolutely have to (lots of water, and some sticks and branches are down). I’ve experienced much worse storms in this area with less than half the hype.

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  • AB5r
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:19am

    Count up how many hours you personally wasted listening to news stories about this. Add to that all of the other useless stories about politics and other issues that get repeated over and over. Then make up your mind and just disconnect your cable altogether. Whatever it is you are watching you can live without. You can catch a few programs online if you want to but you won’t be monopolized by the idiots on TV, and that includes FOX. Added up over a year or lifetime it is unbelievable how much time is wasted by people watching the media on TV. Make up your mind to not having to regret having wasted all that time when you reach the end of your days.

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    • the68
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:30am

      We got rid of our television service 7 or 8 years ago. There simply wasn’t anything on there worth watching anymore.

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  • Sorocialism
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:15am

    I’ve never heard of a “DOMSDAY” prediction. Sounds scary though…

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  • PubliusPencilman
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:14am

    Hey Mr. Seidl, who exactly predicted that Irene would be “Domsday?” And what exactly does that mean? A holiday celebrating Dom Deluise?

    And how is anyone supposed to take this “journalism” seriously when there are such blatant errors in the headlines?

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  • WILLIAM E.
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:12am

    Government saved us. Fema, Epa, Al Gore etc.

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    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:22am

      Gore is in tune with the Climate God’s,

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    • Zorba53
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 12:44pm

      Do you think he “released his chakra” during this???

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  • Zcat
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:09am

    Obama needed the hurricane and this “tropical storm” to continue the blame game for his imcompetency! He will use this to hammer home his re-election, sad part, so many ignorant Americans will believe this bullcrap!

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  • georgeisn6
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:06am

    Tempest in a chamber pot.

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  • georgeisn6
    Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:05am

    Media haveing a hell of a hard time, trying to build mole hills out of mountains.

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