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LOUISIANA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD - what did Gov. Blanco do and not do?
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Posted on 09/02/2005 11:05:34 PM PDT by doug from upland
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Can someone please explain the responsibility Gov. Blanco had relative to the Louisiana National Guard? Why is the President being blamed for a late response, when the governor should have ordered her National Guard units to rescue people, deliver food and water, and keep the peace.
To: doug from upland
Because the President is George Bush, and the Governor is a democrat. There are a lot of things Bush and FEMA are being blamed for that they are not responsible for. But I guess I'm preaching to the choir.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:07:46 PM PDT
by
Rokke
To: doug from upland
Furthermore, the federal government may not intervene until asked by the governor.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:09:20 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
To: doug from upland
Why is the President being blamed for a late response... The President is hated with intense veracity by most of the media and all of the left. EVERYTHING BAD is his fault and NOTHING GOOD is do to his efforts.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:09:45 PM PDT
by
msnimje
(TAKE CNN OFF YOUR REMOTE - THEY ARE THE ENEMY OF THE US)
To: doug from upland
It can also be called upon by the Governor for state duty, to preserve peace and order and protect life and property in the event of natural disasters or civil disturbances.
forgive Blanco, she did not read that important part of the manual. she just read the part about NG carries M-16's, their locked and loaded and they can shoot.
Oh and she forgot something about Marshall Law too. dont blame her, blame Bush. Blanco is just a first term, one term governor.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:13:23 PM PDT
by
rineaux
(hardcore)
To: msnimje
Thats it in a nutshell..The gov of LA seemes to be totally incompetent.
To: All
I might have found part of the answer. The governor asked for declaration of emergency on Saturday, Aug. 26. The President complied.
Bush Declares State of Emergency for Louisiana
By VOA News
28 August 2005
President Bush has declared a state of emergency for the Gulf Coast state of Louisiana, as it braces for the expected onslaught of Hurricane Katrina, set to make landfall on Monday.
Saturday's emergency declaration authorizes federal officials to coordinate all disaster relief efforts and provide appropriate assistance in several Louisiana parishes ...
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What does it mean to "coordinate"? Were the Feds giving orders to the Louisiana National Guard? Were federal officials responsible for not getting water to those people for three days?
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:14:29 PM PDT
by
doug from upland
(The Hillary documentary is coming -- INDICTING HILLARY)
To: doug from upland
She didn't do shit. (who can say it in fewer words?)
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:15:44 PM PDT
by
TheOtherOne
(I often sacrifice my spelling on the alter of speed™)
To: doug from upland
Wasen't the mayor of NO told to evacuate the city on friday ?
If thats the case , there is the big blame..
To: TheOtherOne
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:18:00 PM PDT
by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
To: doug from upland
"Were the Feds giving orders to the Louisiana National Guard?"
No. And they still aren't. That is the role of the Governor.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:18:52 PM PDT
by
Rokke
To: TheOtherOne
Part of the key here is who was responsible for deploying the National Guard and directing their activities? Did the emergency declaration give a Homeland Security bureaucrat that power? As soon as they began rescue operations, they should have been providing water and food.
Who can remember when the first people were plucked off rooftops?
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:20:18 PM PDT
by
doug from upland
(The Hillary documentary is coming -- INDICTING HILLARY)
To: doug from upland
It is so obvious that it's the governor's and mayor's fault that people are starting to laugh at the MSM. Everyone except the "reporters" and "Democratic Morons" know where the responsibility lies.
My two sentence letter to the MSM and DNC will read as follows: If according to Media reports and fellow democrats, the Fed's are responsible for everything then there is no need for local or state governments anymore. I believe we can do away with them and inaugurate President Bush as Mayor of Chicago and Governor of Illinois immediately.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:20:34 PM PDT
by
Chgogal
(Congressmen who willfully...during war...damage moral...should be arrested, exiled or..." Lincoln)
To: rineaux
Marshall Law I got in a hurry the other day and typed the same thing.
Boy did I get slapped around.
Its Martial Law, as in Martial arts, as in Military Law enforcement.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:21:14 PM PDT
by
konaice
To: doug from upland
What does it mean to "coordinate"?
That is when you want to claim credit without accepting responsibility. (I am still not sure how Homeland Defense fits into the org chart)
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:21:39 PM PDT
by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
To: Chgogal
If according to Media reports and fellow democrats, the Fed's are responsible for everything then there is no need for local or state governments anymore. They would propose this be studied..... Until a Democrat is elected president.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:22:53 PM PDT
by
konaice
To: konaice
your right, thanks for the correction.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:23:09 PM PDT
by
rineaux
(hardcore)
To: doug from upland
Actually, some were picked up off roofs late Monday
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:23:20 PM PDT
by
flowergirl
(Trust in the Lord with all your heart)
To: doug from upland
How come when hurricanes happen in Florida, its always Jeb Bush's fault(The Governor), now in Louisiana it's Bush's fault(The President)... Guess they just like to bash Bushes.
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posted on
09/02/2005 11:23:21 PM PDT
by
Echo Talon
(http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
To: doug from upland
Can someone please explain the responsibility Gov. Blanco had relative to the Louisiana National Guard? Why is the President being blamed for a late response, when the governor should have ordered her National Guard units to rescue people, deliver food and water, and keep the peace.That's an easy one. The democrats don't like Bush. He's Republican.
Thank God Bush showed up there today. Those people are finally getting the help they need. Imagine how many would be left to die had the Republicans not shown up to do something, an it's not even their job! The state is heavily democrat, and there's not one brave democrat to be found anywhere!
Thank you on behalf of the people in NO, Mr.President.
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