Posted on 09/05/2005 6:18:25 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
In a harried, fast-moving interview with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien this morning, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin had many words of praise for President Bush, while pointing much blame at Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco:
Nagin>> I got promises too. I can't stand any more promises. I don't want to hear any more promises. I want to see stuff done. That's why I'm so happy the president came down here because I think they were feeding him a line of bull also. They were telling him things weren’t as bad as it was, he came down and saw it and he put a general on the field. His name is general Honore. When he hit the field, we started to see action. What the state was doing, I don't friggin' know but I tell you, I am pissed. It wasn't adequate. The president and the governor sat down. Air force one, I said, Mr. President, Madam governor, you two have to get in sync. If you don't get in sync, more people are going to die.O’Brien>> What date was this?
N>> I don't know.
O>> When did you say that?
N>> Whenever air force one was here.
O>> Okay.
N>> And this is after I called him on the telephone two days earlier. And I said, Mr. President, madam governor, you two need to get together on the same page because the lack of coordination people are dying in my city.
That's two days ago? Easement I don't know the exact date. They both shook their head, said yeah. I said great. I said everybody in this room is getting ready to leave. There was senators and his cabinet people, you name it, they were there. Generals. I said everybody right now, we're leaving. These two people need to sit in a room together and make a doggone decision right now.
O>> Was that done?
N>> The president looked at me. I think he was a little surprised. He said, no, you guys stay here. We're going to another section of the plane and we're going to make a decision. He called me in that office after that and he said, Mr. Mayor, I offered two options to the governor. I said -- I don't remember exactly what -- two options. I was ready to move today. The governor said she needed 24 hours to make a decision.
O>> You told me the president told you the governor said she needed 24 hours to make a decision?
N>> Yes.
O>> Regarding what? Bringing troops?
N>> Whatever they had discussed. As far as what the -- I was advocating a clear chain of command. So that we could get resources flowing in the right places.
O>> The governor said no?
N>> She said she needed 24 hours to make a decision. It would have been great if we could of left air force one, walked outside, and told the world that we had this all worked out. It didn't happen. And more people died.
One question for you Mr. Mayor? What "stuff" have you done?
Veeery interesting......good scoop.
"Attention fellow New Orleansians:
There is a Category 5 storm going to hit here in 2 days. Winds of over 145 MPH. Could flood the entire city. Gonna kill you if you stay. Get out, now. For your future safety, we are going to put all our buses in storage to protect them from the storm. If you are old, in a nursing home, crippled, infirm or unable to evacuate on your own, you will need to call a taxi or hitchhike to safe ground."
Good luck....Mayor Nagin, the Voters Choice
lol... so much a$$ covering going on. this promises to get real entertaining!
Too bad NBC missed this. Dateline is a non-stop pummelling of the Prez. tonite. Broussard's gonna cry again.
OMG
Oh my! I guess je$$e and sharpton can now blame her instead of Bush.
Nagin is an incompetent fool himself. He is trying to score brownie points even as people are being rescued in his city. Hpwever, his denunciation of Blanco is interesting.
They can't... cause she's a member of their own political party.
If this really happened, and it just might have, as it does sound about like our President would handle the situation, then Blanco is a genuine indecisive boob ( who needed to talk FIRST to her handlers in the DNC before making a decision related to Katrina and the people in her state) and I might just like the mayor a teenie tiny little bit.
Who wouldn't of been over their heads? It was the worst natural disaster in our nation's history.
this was originally aired yesterday I believe. Shows you how much coverage his comments were given.
One recounting of a story that keeps changing, but damn...
Pretty bold to roll this stuff out on CNN of all places. Actually I think their raw coverage has been better than the other guys' -- as long as you leave the TV muted so you don't have to hear the running blather that accompanies it.
The RATS are turning on each other, you think?
It's a small wonder that this knob "feels" like he has to have an armed escort whereever he goes.....
Liberal dipsh*t.
I'm sure this will get front page coverage in the NYTimes and WashPost.
"Oh my! I guess je$$e and sharpton can now blame her instead of Bush."
That ain't gonna happen.....she's a RAT like they are.
HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
A Rat selling out a RAT now wanting to hook himself to the president to save his own skin!! LOL!!
Is it just me or is this guy schizo?
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