Emergency Aid Authorized For Katrina Emergency Response In LA (BUSH ORDERED AID ON 8/27!)

FEMA ^ | 8/27/05

[AliVeritas]

As I told others before, Bush called the governor and the mayor ahead of time, they said they didn't need help (gotta find link again), that's why he came on television to ask people to evacuate that night...I think he was frustrated that the locals and state didn't seem to know the danger.

Point. After Nagin's rant, "The government not doing anything for us. They need to get off their a** up there and do something". A reporter asked him (rightly so, given the rant), did he know the governor had to request it. I watched it, the man had no idea... he was flummoxed.



Case in point... from Gov. Blanco's site, notice the date:
Press Release
Date: 9/1/2005


Contact:Denise Bottcher or Roderick Hawkins at 225-342-9037


Governor Blanco Announces Executive Orders

Baton Rouge, LA— Governor Blanco today announced the following Executive Orders:

Executive Order NO. KBB 2005-23- Suspends the bonding requirement of persons issued a special officer's commission by the superintendent of state police. This will facilitate immediate activation and incorporation of out-of-state troopers and out-of-jurisdiction Louisiana law enforcement officers into law enforcement efforts in the disaster area.

Executive Order NO. KBB 2005-24- ensures that all evacuees occupying a hotel room shall be allowed to continue to occupy such rooms under the normal terms, conditions, and rates of the hotel or motel.


Also the date of this: http://gov.louisiana.gov/Press_Release_detail.asp?id=998

[veronica]

Just another Bush-bashing fest, but this time they didn't even wait a respectful amount of time before baring their fangs.

[floriduh voter]

I read in the Tampa Tribune this morning that FEMA used to be an independent body. FEMA is now under Homeland Security and that may just one reason why this relief effort started off on the wrong foot. We don't need org charts. We need people with experience with massive efforts and I'd feel safer if Homeland Security was chiefed by a military strategist.

[G.Mason]

"Chertoff does not make me feel very safe. Neither does Mike Brown. I want some manly men in charge, or manly women for that matter."

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[Lessismore]

Chertoff is smart, OK. But what you need here is a lot of low tech moving of people out and supplies in. You need an operations manager that is used to managing large number of people.

Brown is a lawyer, political friend of a friend type appointee. Has no qualifications.

Lokey is a search and rescue type. But probably more trained on earthquake disasters than flooding.

[LivFREEordie]

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[AliVeritas]

People seem to forget this:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/hurricane.katrina/

It speaks for itself.

[Reactionary]

Liberals are insufferable ingrates and swine.

What else is new?

[Deetes]

Everybody needs to remember this. He also pushed to have the evacuation order put into effect .

But the Rats are in full CYA mode , their base is p!ssed.

[AliVeritas]

100% right.

[AliVeritas]

Here's the video, you may need it:

http://thepoliticalteen.net/2005/08/28/bushkatrina/

[floriduh voter]

These guys are not qualified. They proved it. Neither is Louisiana's governor. Chertoff, Brown, La Gov. and the mayor all failed. My only criticism of Bush is that he hires his friends. He should not do that. Not each and every time!

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks.

This is another baseball bat of hard data to bash the lunatic libs when they get out of control.

[Grampa Dave]

FYI and ping lists.

[Lessismore]

We need people with experience with massive efforts and I'd feel safer if Homeland Security was chiefed by a military strategist.

Very true. And one unit that has performed well is the Coast Guard, which, being in Homeland Security is not encumbered by any restrictions on action. Bush could have detached units from the DoD, reassigned them to the Coast Guard, and acted immediately.

[Grampa Dave]

For your documentation and indexing.

[Delphinium]

I have never blamed Bush, but someone was draggng there feet.

Maybe I am wrong, but how hard would it be to get hundred of buses from communities all around to pick those people up?

[Spunky]

Nagin's rant, "The government not doing anything for us. They need to get off their a** up there and do something".

Major Nagin why didn't you get off your a** and get these school buses moving to evacuate the people instead of letting them sit there and submerge under water?

[Sacajaweau]

You needed a mayor and governor for starters. The tear jerking of the chick made me gag. Lead in Public!! Cry at home.

[Reborn]

Every blasted time one of those "It's all Bush's fault" threads comes up (or threads like this that present the Truth) we need to make SURE that this pic of flooded busses is posted on it as well. This pic just SCREAMS the Truth. The people of New Orleans have suffered because their own foolish local government idiots didn't care.