Posted on 09/06/2005 8:21:06 PM PDT by jdhljc169
MIKE BAYHAM ON KATRINA: Blanco Piddles While New Orleans Burns
By Mike Bayham
South Louisiana (Special to HNN) - When the last waters are finally pumped out of the New Orleans area, the people of southeast Louisiana, and for that matter the world, will make an awful discovery, that a great deal of the damage in the city was caused not by the winds and waters of Mother Nature but by the hands of a berserk mob.
The death toll inflicted by Hurricane Katrina itself will be staggering as the number 10,000 no longer seems like to great of an exaggeration, with a good number of these fatalities caused by malnutrition, dehydration, and disease. Yet how many of these poor souls who perished would have survived had rescue operations not been hindered by armed maniacs firing on these saviors just because they could?
When Katrina's first squalls approached, the city of New Orleans and the surrounding parishes were in a fairly orderly state. Unfortunately, the destructive void left by the storm's departure was quickly filled by mob violence that could have been contained or greatly limited.
The reports of mass looting, wanton rapes, and murders are a disgrace to the community. In contrast to her neighbor to the east, Governor Kathleen Blanco seemed more interested in showing compassion than strength during a time when order needed to be maintained.
These intended havens of mercy quickly devolved into the lowest rings of Dante's Inferno as thousands of civilians were terrorized by their fellow evacuees. Within the temporary shelters of the Superdome and the Morial Convention Center, grisly crimes were committed against the most defenseless: the children and the elderly.
(Excerpt) Read more at huntingtonnews.net ...
Even O'Reilly seems to now understand that Bush and the feds were hamstrung. At least that is the sense I got from watching part of his show tonight. Last night, he was placing the majority of the blame at the feet of Mr. Bush. I dispatched an email and apparently many others did also, giving hem the facts.
I do hope he makes it clear what was done by whom!
Yes we all know she a bladder control problem in a crisis.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Edwards didn't save Louisiana either. And is more responsible than most for getting us to where we are today.
too busy trying to keep the casino's from closing
Force her resignation, and then prosecute her on every charge possible! Goes the same to every bureaucratic politician that was irresponsible regarding this event.
Were I a "journalist" I'd come to FR first to get the facts. Sifting through here is much easier than the alternatives. Why is it I think that reporters are dumb?
What is Blanco's political future in terms of re-election?
Could this hurricane be to her what the 1979 Chicago snowstorm was to Michael Bilandic that helped get Jane Byrne elected as Mayor?
Blanco will drain the RATS bank account when they try to save her next election.
I've been looking for somewhere to post this tidbit:
The Red Cross was held back by Homeland Security after Katrina hit.
STATE Homeland Security. Not federal.
And right now, in LA, three LA democrats who are on LA's Homeland Security team are UNDER INVESTIGATION for mishandling THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS worth of federal funds that I believe were designated for an extensive mapping of NO and emergency procedures there.
BLANCO, along with her advisors such as clinton hold over james witt, DID NOT WANT TO TURN OVER CONTROL TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
The question is, why?
I've been looking for somewhere to post this tidbit:
The Red Cross was held back by Homeland Security after Katrina hit.
STATE Homeland Security. Not federal.
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I saw that too just now on O'Reilly. I thought, well, well, well
where is the link?
Do you have any good links? I've understood that Blanco refused to cede to the Federal Government before the hurricane as well as after. I have idiots telling me that the helicopters employed in Iraq and Afghanistan could have been used to save some lives in New Orleans. Absolute BS, I know, but if I had a link or 2, that would be so fabulous.
At the bottom of the article.
Whoops, sorry! Thought you were posting to original post.
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