It was Bush that asked the Gov and Mayor to order a mandatory evacuation, NOT their idea at all.

CNN ^ | Sunday, August 28, 2005; Posted: 11:47 a.m. EDT | CNN's David Mattingly, Susan Candiotti, Jacqui Jeras and Rob Marciano contributed to this report.

[GretchenM]

a big fyi from an article before the hurricane hit

[KJC1]

Another bump.

[Columbus Dawg]

http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=144232

I posted this article a couple of days back on another thread. Read the last paragraph. It clearly states that what you are saying is FACT.

I am from Ohio, home to the least popular governor in the nation, Governor RINO Boob Taft, who was just convicted of ethics violations. As much as I rip on RINO Bob, I am pretty confident that he would be handling this situation much better than Governor Blanco currently is.

There are problems everywhere in that zone of destruction along the Gulf Coast. Yet, the folks in Mississippi and Alabama, along with certain parishes in Louisiana, have been handling themselves in an amazing way given the circumstances.

[No Blue States]

Thanks! Im glad you like it.

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[Roscoe Karns]

"Wha..?"

[BigSkyFreeper]

What this story doesn't tell you is that it was a voluntary evactuation order at the state and local level, and not a mandatory evacuation order, which the president ordered.

[Jacquerie]

Like other Americans, I posted once at Duh and was banned immediately. Ironic how the the so called progressives ban speech they don't like, other than their own filth. Meanwhile, at FR we welcome the lefty loony tunes.

[crazyhorse691]

Excellent find. Won't mean a thing to the moonbats.

[Jaded]

MARK

[Mo1]

But I just heard them an hour ago on MSNBC say that Bush didn't order the National Guard into NO before the hurricane to help those who didn't have resources to get out.

They are gonna choke on their words

I have sick of their BS in trying to make up things to blame the President for

[CyberAnt]

Proving once again that repubs know what to do and they also know how paralyzed and afraid and cowardly democrats are.

Good on ya Mr. President !! At least you were looking out for the people - even if the stinking democrats won't give you credit.

[Christian4Bush]

Bump...

Waiting for the LSM to report this... (crickets)

[KStorm]

Thanks for the link, I am going to slither through the sewer at DU and see if I can post it there, just to see if I get banned doing it. Every single person over there blames Bush, I wonder if maybe this can sway them a little. (snicker)

You off your meds again?

[dfwgator]

Bush believes what Reagan did. A good leader isn't worried about who gets the credit.

[faithincowboys]

Please, until Sunday, they really didn't know it was headed straight for New Orleans.

[the Real fifi]

Thank you. I was in Sarasota and that's what I remember, but I cannot find any citation to the time of that call. If you find it please pass it on to me

[Abathar]

nope, but I did put on my mental hazmat suit before I went though.

[maridee]

Thank you for this! I am so sick of the msm and liberals in general blaming Bush for this disaster.
What in the world would have happened if they never called for a mandatory evacuation?

As to the pictures of the school buses, I could never understand why they did not assist those without cars to evacuate with any buses that might be available, and then to see these buses just sitting in water blows my mind.
Unbelieveable.

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[KStorm]

"Mental Hazmat Suit"...

I'm gonna use that one, thanks!