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Originally posted by excelman:
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Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
HR, Nagin had a four to five day notice regarding Katrina and he let between 1700 and 1800 busses drown. AS someone has already pointed out, all you have to do is contrast how Mississippi handled this same disaster and know that Nagin is totally incompetent.
The only thing Mississippi and Louisiana had in common with that storm was the name of the storm.
Miss took the brunt of the storm, and had wind and surge problems, which went away after the storm moved on up the state.
New Orleans avoided most of the damage from the storm itself , but was flooded for weeks after the storm passed due to the failed levies.
Nagin surly was over his head with this disaster, and did call for an evacuation. Why all those people didn't get into their big black SUV's with the "W The President" little black sticker on it, or their motor homes and head to their up north homes is still a mystery to you I know, but they just didn't.
In the aftermath of it all, there was definatly a difference. Hailey Barber was a long time lobbiest for the tobacco industry, and one time chairman of the Republican Party, and therefore had ties to the insiders and was able to get more help in a more rapid time frame. La on the other hand had a junior Governor , of the Democratic party who didn't have that insider pull.
This storm was the worst natural disaster to ever hit this country. No one could have been prepared.
My problem with Bush is that he didn't know or care about it until his staff got the balls to put together a DVD of the news broadcast. His total lack of intellectual curiosity about the death of an American city was just astounding.
Interesting how BDS can effect ones thoughts. Bush didn't Care? That's about as asinine a statement one could make. It's almost as good as Bush actually had the levees destroyed.
The ball was dropped from the bottom to the top, the slow response from the Feds was the lack of real information getting out of NOLA. ALL the National news outlets reported NOLA had dodged a bullet. Only the folks in the flood zone knew better.
Buses were acquired too late, well if Naigan had half a thought, he would have commissioned them a few days earlier and gotten the folks out. Of course half would remain, just because. That's when personal accountability steps in. Of course a left leaning liberal doesn't recognize that.
Since the folks of NOLA re-elected Naigan, well I guess they deserve each other. Have you already forgotten his Chocolate City comment, just imagine if Bush had said that.
The left acts all high and mighty and full of intellect, yet in trying times, have yet to prove anything. Does that L in Liberal stand for limited?
Name one President has not made mistakes, just ONE!
Right or wrong Bush at least stood by his decisions, unlike the previous administration that took polls before deciding what to do.
Let the LOVEFEST begin, Maddow's adam's apple is gonna swell with excitement, good thing we won't be able to see Olbermann's excitement.