Kansas storms - is there a message here?

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From AP story 5/6/2007

"...While that's happening, rescuers have resumed the search for victims by going through the rubble of what once was Greensburg, Kansas. The town in southwestern Kansas was ripped to shreds Friday night by a huge tornado. About the only thing left standing was the town's only tavern. All the churches were destroyed."

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From AP story 5/6/2007

"...While that's happening, rescuers have resumed the search for victims by going through the rubble of what once was Greensburg, Kansas. The town in southwestern Kansas was ripped to shreds Friday night by a huge tornado. About the only thing left standing was the town's only tavern. All the churches were destroyed."

Could there be a message in the Wizard of Oz ????

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is there a message here?

Yeah! God likes beer and Scotch and is sick of the cheap wine the church dishes out.

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From AP story 5/6/2007
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About the only thing left standing was the town's only tavern. All the churches were destroyed."

Where's Chuteless when he's needed?

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About the only thing left standing was the town's only tavern. All the churches were destroyed."

Where's Chuteless when he's needed?

You mean never?

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Here, a few years ago, a tornado struck a tiny West Texas town. Everything in the tiny farming community was turned to rubble... except for the Catholic Church and a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe out in front of the church. Was there a message here?


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Here, a few years ago, a tornado struck a tiny West Texas town. Everything in the tiny farming community was turned to rubble... except for the Catholic Church and a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe out in front of the church. Was there a message here?


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Yeah, obviously God is Catholic.

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Here, a few years ago, a tornado struck a tiny West Texas town. Everything in the tiny farming community was turned to rubble... except for the Catholic Church and a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe out in front of the church. Was there a message here?


Chuck

I get the jist of your post. Obviously others did not. Going to get ugly maybe

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if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
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God likes whiskey _and_ church leaders with funny hats?

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Here, a few years ago, a tornado struck a tiny West Texas town. Everything in the tiny farming community was turned to rubble... except for the Catholic Church and a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe out in front of the church. Was there a message here?


Chuck

Yeah, obviously God is Catholic.

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Here, a few years ago, a tornado struck a tiny West Texas town. Everything in the tiny farming community was turned to rubble... except for the Catholic Church and a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe out in front of the church. Was there a message here?


Chuck

I get the jist of your post. Obviously others did not. Going to get ugly maybe

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God likes whiskey _and_ church leaders with funny hats?

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I can understand the whiskey but those hats ?


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is there a message here?

Yeah! God likes beer and Scotch and is sick of the cheap wine the church dishes out.

Tornados don't frequent taverns while working?

The men who built the tavern were more skilled than those who built the church?

It was all just chance? Nah, that couldn't be it.

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OK, I'll play. The caption on this picture on today's CNN.com reads: "A picture of Jesus is the only thing left on the wall at this church in Greensburg, Kansas."

Mexican gardeners, take heart.

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From AP story 5/6/2007

"...While that's happening, rescuers have resumed the search for victims by going through the rubble of what once was Greensburg, Kansas. The town in southwestern Kansas was ripped to shreds Friday night by a huge tornado. About the only thing left standing was the town's only tavern. All the churches were destroyed."

Well maybe the Tavern will have to be the gathering place of all the many millions that poured out the good will and money as they did for the Katrina victims to help rebuild their communities.

In less of course they can't find a dime to lend to a primarly white community.

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From AP story 5/6/2007

"...While that's happening, rescuers have resumed the search for victims by going through the rubble of what once was Greensburg, Kansas. The town in southwestern Kansas was ripped to shreds Friday night by a huge tornado. About the only thing left standing was the town's only tavern. All the churches were destroyed."

Well maybe the Tavern will have to be the gathering place of all the many millions that poured out the good will and money as they did for the Katrina victims to help rebuild they communities.

In less of course they can't find a dime to lend to a primarly white community.

I don't think anybody was forced to make charitable contributions to Katrina relief. If you want to set up a fund for Kansas relief, and earmark the funds for the exclusive use of white people, have at it. Hopefully the cost of genetic pre-screening won't offset the contributions; but what the hell - it's the thought that counts.

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I don't think anybody was forced to make charitable contributions to Katrina relief.

All taxpayers were. And then to rebuild the disaster in waiting.

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I don't think anybody was forced to make charitable contributions to Katrina relief.

All taxpayers were. And then to rebuild the disaster in waiting.

Well, as Channmann points out, that was the special Negro Fund.

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>I can understand the whiskey but those hats ?

God works in mysterious ways . . .

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Maybe the message was global warming? A tornado is Kansas how strange

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I don't think anybody was forced to make charitable contributions to Katrina relief.

All taxpayers were. And then to rebuild the disaster in waiting.

Well, as Channmann points out, that was the special Negro Fund.

I'm only pointing out that a town with only a few minutes warning was completly removed from the map, as apposed to a city and its people that could see pending doom do nothing.

After which there was a great cry for government funding and well over a Billion dollars raised for relief by private groups to provide for the homeless as well as communities opening up there home and cities for hundreds of thousands.

Have'nt seen the same outpouring for this small town, other than the Government stepping in and local communities doing what they can to help.

It's just an observation.

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>Have'nt seen the same outpouring for this small town . . .

Well, New Orleans proper was home to about half a million people; 1500 people died and roughly 80% of the survivors lost their homes. So that's about 400,000 people homeless after the storm.

Greensburg's population was 1574 in 2000. Nine people were killed in the storm and most of them were left homeless, call it 1500 people. That means the Katrina disaster was at least 250 times worse in terms of people who need help.

FEMA has trailers rolling into the area, and the federal government is setting up aid for them, as it did for Katrina. Looks like the response is proportional to the damage, which it should be.

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I don't think anybody was forced to make charitable contributions to Katrina relief.

All taxpayers were. And then to rebuild the disaster in waiting.

Well, as Channmann points out, that was the special Negro Fund.

I'm only pointing out that a town with only a few minutes warning was completly removed from the map, as apposed to a city and its people that could see pending doom do nothing.

I'd think that tornados in Kansas are at least as likely as hurricanes in New Orleans. Which do you think happens more times each year?

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