[Stajack]

Urban Legend #1: The levees were neglected by the Bush Administration.

Here's the refutation.

Urban Legend #2: Katrina was caused by Global Warming, which has been exaccerbated by Bush policies.

Here's the refutation.

Urban Legend #3: Relief efforts were degraded because sorely needed Louisiana National Guard troops were off fighting in Iraq.

Here's the refutation.

Urban Legend #4: The primary blame for the chaos after Katrina rests with the federal government, not local authorities.

Here's the refutation.

[ChadGore]

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[ChadGore]

Note: This link returns a blank page:

http://www.redstate.org/story/2005/9/1/125948/7993%22

[Tom Bombadil]

How about "was that the famous Democrat party base shooting at rescue workers."?

Outrageous? Yes. But not nearly as outrageous as the attacks on W.

[scouse]

In the wake of Katrina, The Left has thrown everything but the kitchen sink at the Bush Administration.

Not quite; here's one ploy they haven't used....Blaming JEB Bush. Remember we were the first State to be hit by Katrina and we lost 11 people and it was during it's passage across Florida that JEB Bush used his secret powers to send it into the Gulf and turn towards Louisiana.

[John Galt's cousin]

FYI.

[John Galt's cousin]

This thread might also be useful:

Cached Katrina news reports BEFORE landfall (Aug 27-Aug 29)
Times-Picayune (cached)

Posted on 09/05/2005 4:43:56 AM EDT by xrhopsiomega
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477621/posts

[Madame Dufarge]

Bump and bookmarked.

Thanks!

[sonofatpatcher2]

If the would just drop Teddy Kennedy into the breech in the levee, they could save several hundred sandbags...

[mtbopfuyn]

Ah heck, let's give them the one that Bush, leader of the right and grandest party, is able to control the weather and the entire universe.

[CBart95]

Good work.
Only you and your best friend might ever refer to it.
Our enemy could care less.
The damage is done.
The vandals have fled.
You lost. So have we. Again.
Being technically correct does'nt win wars.
Or political victories.
It's tough.
That's life.

[IncPen]

The liberals better be careful with this

I've been saying that this liberal idea of "Bush's fault" undermines their central argument because now we know: government can't save you

Don't forget, these are people who envision National Health Care.

[KSCITYBOY]

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[TheRobb7]

I have also gathered a group of stories and links, saved a a Microsoft Word file.

If anyone wants a copy, FreepMail me.

Godd bless Freeper Nation!

[MizSterious]

Good work on these points, Stajack.

[ckilmer]

The Southern Louisiana Evacuation Plan specifically stated that people without private transportation were to be transported on public buses. Here is the original post of the plan

There were not just "200 buses". There were 200 buses in just one photo and Freepers studying the post-Katrina satellite images have counted over 400 buses altogether at other city parking.

At 70 people per bus that is 28,000 people per round trip that could have been taken out of the storm surge area in the 48 hours prior the Katrina striking.

After the storm hit, what makes you think that buses sent from outside of New Orleans could drive through the flooded mess any better than the 145 New Orleans city buses that were parked 1.2 miles away from the Superdome?

Was Scotty supposed to beam the outside buses to the Superdome and them beam them back out so that they would not have to drive through impassable roads?

The time to evacuate those 200,000 low-income people on public buses OUT OF THE STORM SURGE ZONE was BEFORE the Category 4 storm struck.

That was what the Southern Louisiana Evacuation Plan for New Orleans specifically called for.

The Democrat Governor and the Democrat Mayor did NOTHING to carry out that portion of the plan. They left 200,000 low-income resident abandoned and they now blame the Federal Government for not having Scotty beam down a massive logistics effort after a human disaster of their own making.