1 Us uncouth Southern Rednecks just don't cotton to Moozlimbs and their barbaric Sharia law. Whodathinkit? Intolerance, I say! And also support.

2 Your vid's broken, but if it's the lady and her cat, I've seen it.  Heartwarming.

But prayers to those still dealing with the storms, and those who just got hit.  And as always, a cheer to those who run towards the disaster, rather than away...

3 The Joplin tornado was vicious.

4 Was the video raptured?

5 OK, vid works now...

6 Had a quick roll-in and stormed like a motherfucker for a while here in St. Louis.  Lots of big, big winds, but it wasn't tornadoey.  Calm now.

7

Hold on...let me get over this massive hump.

You have no idea how tough it was to throw Michelle under the bus in Dublin.

Or how hard it is to drive over that.

8 Told ya so.

9 Meanwhile, dogs are searching for survivors.

10

As Joplin is my home town, I have been in touch with folks back there all day. 75% of the town is not gone--about 30% suffered major damage.

Unfortunately, the twister didn't wipe out the part of town that could use some urban renewal.

Also, the hospital you see on TV is a small part of a large medical complex there. It was all pretty much wiped out, but I guess they have the TV crews set up to look directly at one part of the St. Johns complex. Most of it is behind and off to the sides.

11 So the lesson for all you teabaggers is: tornadoes are good.

12

My prayers for all involved ~  this would be devastating at any time but when the economy is upside down makes it even worse. 

 Is Toonces still committing money to the middle east????  I hope that he and his Mrs. enjoy his European campaign kick-off tour as we have this devastation here at home.  Of course, what good would he be anyway??

13 Global warming...gonna kill us all.

14 Where's the "deeply concerned" King Barry?


[crickets]

15

Are all morons and ettes accounted for who lived in the area?  Woke up to this horrible news this morning.  We have a few relatives there, but they are okay.  My friends son was driving to Tulsa and came into Joplin 10 minutes after the tornado ripped thru.  Said he saw semi's all over the highway.  I say he is one lucky lad right now.

16 It is time to put up barbed wire around nearby wells?

17 The death toll in MO is 116 so far.

The Mississippi has destroyed whole towns and farm land.

Where's Barry with his words of comfort and prayers?  Yeah, I know.

18 Where's the "deeply concerned" King Barry?

Why is he in Ireland, anyway?

19 Tornadoes. Now you'll understand why I'm committing so many construction funds to the Mideast...

20 I was just watching the local news here (owned by the Democrat Party of course) and the meteorologist said we were having all these tornadoes because April and May of this year were the "warmest on record".

Of course I don't have the averages for this May yet but April this year had highs 4°F lower than last year.

21 >>Why is he in Ireland, anyway?


He's looking for the real economy killer.

22 I've got a bad feeling about hurricane season.  We haven't had a direct hit here in 150 years.

23 Tornadoes? Disaster relief? Please, I'm still trying to figure out this Irish stick thingy.

24 One of my friends lives in Joplin.  She went out this morning and took pictures.  Absolutely awful.  She was very lucky that she was a mile away from the strike zone. 

I nearly had a heart attack this morning when I turned on the news.  They were mentioning Springfield which is where my sister, nephew, daughter, and granddaughter live.  They were in their homes when it hit so they are obviously physically okay, but my friend was crazy lucky.

We worry about earthquakes here (Newport Beach, CA) but having experienced tornadoes living in Texas for 20 years I can only imagine how frightening that whole ordeal was.

25 Posted by: Vic at May 23, 2011 05:56 PM (M9Ie6)

Not even a semblance of rational thought. Everything is politics now. Alinsky would be proud!

26

The death toll in MO is 116 so far.

Then it is the deadliest tornado in Missouri history.  They said 115 would make it the deadliest.  Heartbroken for my fellow Missourians

27 20 I was just watching the local news here (owned by the Democrat Party of course) and the meteorologist said we were having all these tornadoes because April and May of this year were the "warmest on record".

Of course I don't have the averages for this May yet but April this year had highs 4°F lower than last year.

Posted by: Vic at May 23, 2011 05:56 PM (M9Ie6)

Yeah, it's been much cooler than normal for us this spring.  Finally got hot yesterday. 

28 Why is he in Ireland, anyway?

Posted by: nickless at May 23, 2011 05:55 PM (MMC8r)

Getting back to his Irish roots.

He read the story that said that old lady was related to him in some way and wasn't proud of it, so he is coming in for some 're-education'...... 

 

29 22 I've got a bad feeling about hurricane season.  We haven't had a direct hit here in 150 years.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 23, 2011 05:57 PM (UOM4

Me, too.

I have an idea, we should all call our Congressmen and demand that the Middle East money, and the $1Billion Obama just promised Egypt, be kept in this country instead for disaster relief.

30 I'm using that "Irish stick thingy" to chase away the tornadoes. Are you having a tornado right now? No? Then you know who to thank, don't you? And, you're welcome!

31 20 I was just watching the local news here (owned by the Democrat Party of course) and the meteorologist said we were having all these tornadoes because April and May of this year were the "warmest on record".

Ask the asshole why St. Louis got hit on New Years Day, then.

32 Remember when Booosh was in office, and Barry claimed 10,000 people had been killed in a midwestern tornado? 

And I despise him.  He and his wife truly could care less about the suffering of so many people he was elected to serve.  I don't think he's even capable of caring.

33

Yeah, it's been much cooler than normal for us this spring.  Finally got hot yesterday. 

Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 23, 2011 05:58 PM (UOM4

We've had really low temps down in TX so far.  I mean, we've barely hit 90 yet and it's almost June 1st.

Don't remember the last time I had to wear a jacket in the month of May down here. 

34 Vic- the weather has been much cooler for the past 5 or 6 years here.  Wet, cold and rainy.  May NEVER used to be this cool, and April was just suckful.

35

We've had really low temps down in TX so far.  I mean, we've barely hit 90 yet and it's almost June 1st.

Don't remember the last time I had to wear a jacket in the month of May down here. 

Posted by: © Sponge at May 23, 2011 06:01 PM (UK9cE)

I wore a sweater to a cookout Sunday night a week ago. 

36

Don't remember the last time I had to wear a jacket in the month of May down here. 

Yep, same here.  We thankfully had nice weather (for awhile) Saturday evening and then about 10:00 pm a wicked storm hit.  High winds, lightning and torrential rains.  Was over in about an hour.  Crazy weather.

37 Not even a semblance of rational thought. Everything is politics now. Alinsky would be proud!

Yes, they never pass up a chance to lie about this shit. What is truly sad was he just rattled it off the cuff like it was an "oh by the way" thing. Everyone watching that will believe him like it was smoking hot gospel strait from Revelations.

Yes, it has been getting consistently cooler every year for the past 3 years here. Today now was hot for May. It made it to 97.6°F at the peak.

38 I don't understand why the president didn't cancel his trip to Ireland when these two states got creamed?  I mean, were it bush going to europe on a mini vacation, the left would have eviscerated him to the point where bush would have cancelled the trip.

39 Obama hates ????

40 Are these GOP districts?

41 Yes, it has been getting consistently cooler every year for the past 3 years here. Today now was hot for May. It made it to 97.6°F at the peak.

Posted by: Vic at May 23, 2011 06:05 PM (M9Ie6)

just think how much cooler it would have been if not for the warmening!

42 Tornados in states across the South and Midwest, flooding all along the Mississippi River .. damn its a good thing we don't have a Republican president or the msm might be bothered to report on some of this and find a way to blame heartless Republicans.

43 I don't understand why the president didn't cancel his trip to Ireland when these two states got creamed?  I mean, were it bush going to europe on a mini vacation, the left would have eviscerated him to the point where bush would have cancelled the trip.

Posted by: curious at May 23, 2011 06:06 PM (k1rwm)

Its not like he was going to visit them if he had stayed. Flyover country, you know.

44 It's not like New Orleans got flooded or anything. This shit only matters when a city full of human scum can't manage to loot a sufficient amount of stuff for themselves and require truckloads of FEMA appliances.

45

Its not like he was going to visit them if he had stayed. Flyover country, you know.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 23, 2011 06:14 PM (z1N6a)

But I'm being told almost daily on here that my east coast ny vote doesn't matter so then that means that their votes do matter, they matter a lot.  so you would think he'd be down their supporting them and helping them.  Over a hundred people dead in missouri is horrific.  didn't the sirens go off   did the weather folks fail to report the tornadoes on time?  These are all good questions

46 didn't the sirens go off   did the weather folks fail to report the tornadoes on time?  These are all good questions

You don't know much about tornadoes, do you?

47 curious-all the sirens went off and yes the people had warning although I don't know exactly how much.  I've lived here 34 years and we know we live in tornado alley.  When there is severe weather the meteorologists are always right on top of it and give fair warning, but even with the modern technology these things can happen.  I think they catagorized this as an F4 but they may upgrade to an F5, that's what I am hearing.

48 The night before we moved into this house 3 years ago we had tornado warnings all night.  My husband and I were trying to pack, and had to spend most of the evening in the basement with a greyhound and a rabbit!!

49 Sorry. I'd love to help but we sent the last of the money we borrowed from China to Pokeestaan, and that put us over the debit limit.

Now if you bitter clingers would stop whining and let Boehner borrow a few trillion more, made we could send over some MREs or something. Otherwise, why don't you go back to your guns and bibles.

Now, leave me alone. I am on vacation an important job- creating, international relations tour and it's not like this waffle is going to eat itself.

Your welcome.

50 No warning in the world stops a mile wide tornado

51 18 Where's the "deeply concerned" King Barry?

Why is he in Ireland, anyway?

Posted by: nickless at May 23, 2011 05:55 PM (MMC8r)

He says that he maintains his calm by "travel, laughs and golf" to relieve stress.

52 Well despite it still being 93 outside my daughter just come by to get grandson and I'm headin' for the porch.

53 America gets 75% of all tornadoes in the world, averaging around 1000 per year.
Nearly a third of U.S., tornadoes occur in
the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.

54 Tornado sirens went off this evening,  around 5:30,  and dogs and I went to the basement.  The English shepherd followed me,  but the chihuahua got scared and started running around the house,  so I had to go grab her and carry her upside down to the basement.  She was a bit bewildered,  having never been in the basement. (This is my daughter's dog.)

We stayed downstairs and did a load of laundry and listened to the radio.  The bad storm went south of us and the county seat is without power,  as well as several semis blown onto their sides on I-65.

Reporting from just south of Indianapolis, and very grateful we have a basement.

55 >Are these GOP districts?

Joplin couldn't get more GOP.  McCain had a 35%+ spread over TehOne in Jasper and Newton Counties.  It is usually higher than that when the GOP nominee doesn't suck so bad.

56 Im sure AL GORE and the wacktards from GREENPEACE will blame this on GLOBAL WARMING and conservatives for refusing to worship GAIA and bow and leave offerings to her images

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