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Louisiana Superdome to be torn down?

By Last Night in Little Rock, Section Huricanes Katrina and Rita
Posted on Tue Sep 06, 2005 at 05:42:51 PM EST
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by Last Night in Little Rock

Louisiana officials have told CNN within the last two hours that the Superdome may be torn down.

The Louisiana Superdome was so heavily damaged during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath that it likely will have to be torn down, according to a spokesperson for Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.

Katrina sheared away much of the roof's covering, and rainwater began leaking into the stadium when it was being used as a shelter of last resort for thousands of residents stranded by the storm.

Was it damaged that bad? They were bragging during the hurricane that it was designed to withstand a huge storm. And what do they mean by "aftermath"? Flooding? Forced housing with an absolute failure to provide for basic human needs of nearly 40,000 stranded people? Really ugly memories?

When you drive into New Orleans heading to a French Quarter hotel, you go right by it. It is not the tallest building in town, but it certainly dominates the skyline.

Maybe it is because it now stands as a glaring symbol of man's inhumanity to man.

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    Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? | 10 comments (10 topical)
    Re: Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:22 PM EST
    Benson & the Saints probably will get a new stadium with luxury boxes and totally new facilities. They can use the excuse that it was destroyed in the hurricane but now is the time for everything new & shiney in louisiana...so why not the superdome. What's another .5 billion in the scheme of things (to a super rich owner that won't have to pay for it)

    Re: Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? (none / 0) (#2)
    by scarshapedstar on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:22 PM EST
    Heh... well, Benson has been wanting to move to San Antonio for years, and look where he is now. He ain't coming back. I don't see why the Dome needs to be torn down, but with no Saints, I guess there's not much reason to keep it, either.

    Re: Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? (none / 0) (#3)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:22 PM EST
    There's a reason it's called the Superdome. It's huge. But despite what Our Pet Chimp and his pathologic queen b**ch mother were thinking, the concessioners were not selling hot dogs and beer last week.

    Re: Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? (none / 0) (#4)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:22 PM EST
    Maybe because it is more profitable to rebuild.

    Re: Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? (none / 0) (#5)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:23 PM EST
    They were extremely lucky that the core of the highest winds did not hit them or that roof would have fallen. I think you hit it, the real reason they want to tear it down is because it will be a stark reminder of how the United States abandoned its own people.

    Re: Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? (none / 0) (#6)
    by squeaky on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:23 PM EST
    It is about the distribution of wealth, If it were more profitable for them to fix it up they would, But by building a whole new stadium complex it up would mean more profits for Haliburton and at a much higher cost, how could anyone complain about that, they are going to get it for 'free'.

    Re: Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? (none / 0) (#7)
    by aw on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:23 PM EST
    Nobody will ever want to go in there and clean it up.

    Re: Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? (none / 0) (#8)
    by chemoelectric on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:23 PM EST
    Man Was Made To Mourn: A Dirge When chill November's surly blast Made fields and forests bare, One ev'ning, as I wander'd forth Along the banks of Ayr, I spied a man, whose aged step Seem'd weary, worn with care; His face furrow'd o'er with years, And hoary was his hair. "Young stranger, whither wand'rest thou?" Began the rev'rend sage; "Does thirst of wealth thy step constrain, Or youthful pleasure's rage? Or haply, prest with cares and woes, Too soon thou hast began To wander forth, with me to mourn The miseries of man. "The sun that overhangs yon moors, Out-spreading far and wide, Where hundreds labour to support A haughty lordling's pride;- I've seen yon weary winter-sun Twice forty times return; And ev'ry time has added proofs, That man was made to mourn. "O man! while in thy early years, How prodigal of time! Mis-spending all thy precious hours- Thy glorious, youthful prime! Alternate follies take the sway; Licentious passions burn; Which tenfold force gives Nature's law. That man was made to mourn. "Look not alone on youthful prime, Or manhood's active might; Man then is useful to his kind, Supported in his right: But see him on the edge of life, With cares and sorrows worn; Then Age and Want-oh! ill-match'd pair- Shew man was made to mourn. "A few seem favourites of fate, In pleasure's lap carest; Yet, think not all the rich and great Are likewise truly blest: But oh! what crowds in ev'ry land, All wretched and forlorn, Thro' weary life this lesson learn, That man was made to mourn. "Many and sharp the num'rous ills Inwoven with our frame! More pointed still we make ourselves, Regret, remorse, and shame! And man, whose heav'n-erected face The smiles of love adorn, - Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn! "See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil; And see his lordly fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, tho' a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. "If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn? "Yet, let not this too much, my son, Disturb thy youthful breast: This partial view of human-kind Is surely not the last! The poor, oppressed, honest man Had never, sure, been born, Had there not been some recompense To comfort those that mourn! "O Death! the poor man's dearest friend, The kindest and the best! Welcome the hour my aged limbs Are laid with thee at rest! The great, the wealthy fear thy blow - From pomp and pleasure torn; But, oh! a blest relief for those That weary-laden mourn!" Robert Burns

    Re: Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? (none / 0) (#9)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:24 PM EST
    Thanks Chemo....always love Rabbie's words. Those couldn't be more appropriate.

    Re: Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? (none / 0) (#10)
    by kdog on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:03:25 PM EST
    If the Superdome wasn't haunted before, it sure is now. I've got no problem with tearing that sucker down.

    Louisiana Superdome to be torn down? | 10 comments (10 topical)