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  • Kathleen Blanco: Beyond Gross Public Dumb

    09/20/2005 11:35:05 AM PDT · by Congressman Billybob · 113 replies · 6,298+ views
    Special to FreeRepublic ^ | 24 September 2005 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)
    The US military has categories of stupidity. The highest is “gross public dumb.” But a higher category is needed for moments like the “bus interview” by Louisiana Governor Blanco. It is spectacularly stupid. You’ve got to see this to believe it. Interview of Governor Blanco by John Hill of Louisiana Gannett News, 19 September, 2005 “GANNETT: In hindsight, what would you have done differently in the first response? “BLANCO: Well, I would have placed less confidence in a structure elsewhere (the Federal Emergency Management Association) and depended more on ourselves. As an example, when buses were not delivered in a...