Posted on 09/06/2005 7:13:03 PM PDT by Reagangan1
I've been thinking about this: Has anyone considered that, maybe, Governor Blanco DELIBERATELY delayed acting because she knew she would create a human trajedy she could then blame on the President? The Mayor may be in on it too, but I can't believe that the governor of a state, faced with images of desperate people in New Orleans on TV, wouldn't have picked up the phone and BEGGED the President to move the ENTIRE military to her state/cities.
I mean, think about it: These people had been trying to "get" President Bush for years! The Jersey Girls (9-11 widows) didn't work, their sabotage of the Iraq war wasn't working, Cindy Sheehan didn't work. So maybe they figures "let's create a human disaster and trajedy on purpose, and blame Bush for it".
They knew their friends in the liberal mainstream media would only be too happy to give them "cover" and blame Bush ENTIRELY for the whole thing. So who cares if a few "black people" go without food and water for a few days?
The potential "upside" (from their point of view) would be HUGE! They could FINALLY "get" George Bush! They could call for INVESTIGATIONS! They could call for IMPEACHMENT! They could accuse Bush of "hating black people".
It's no secret that the GOP had been making outreach efforts to black people, and they were actually making progress. So (from their perspective) why not "kill two birds with one stone"? Why not make it IMPOSSIBLE for the GOP to make inroads with black people, and why not try and mortally wound President Bush.
They figured the "worst" that could happen is that their Governor and Mayor would be called "incompetent". But George Bush would be pilloried with charges of being "insensitive", a "murderer", etc.
Really. Just find a quiet place and THINK ABOUT IT for a minute or 2.
The people had been in the Superdome since SATURDAY NIGHT, and Blanco didn't even declare a state of Emergency until Wednesday! She fought efforts to have the feds come in until THURSDAY when she finally requested formal FEMA aid.
On early FRIDAY morning, federal troops STORMED into the city, and by late Friday were well on their way to turning the situation around. By Saturday afternoon, they had pretty much evacuated everyone from the convention center and had begun rescue/recovery efforts in the rest of the city.
Really. THINK ABOUT IT. Why would Governor Blanco WAIT so long? Maybe she saw all the misery that was being portrayed on TV and figured "we can blame this on Bush and ruin him!" So she waited and refused to let the feds come in. The mainstream media were ALREADY blaming Bush on Tuesday night (the levees broke on Tuesday at noon), when on Tuesday morning they were saying New Orleans had "dodged a bullet". I'm thinking someone in the media was tipped off that they were going to try and "get bush" and they were only too happy to help.
If you really sit down and THINK about it, I think you will come up with the same conclusion I am leaning towards:
President Bush was "set up" by Governor Blanco (and possibly Mayor Nagin), who used the poor people of New Orleans as pawns in a cynical, deadly game of POLITICAL-DEATH-ROULETTE.
Seriously. Think about it. Just find a quiet place and think about it.
GOVERNOR BLANCO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY - August 26, 2005
Okay, she declared State of Emergency from Friday August 26 thru September 25th.
Press Release
Date: 8/26/2005
Contact:Denise Bottcher or Roderick Hawkins at 225-342-9037
GOVERNOR BLANCO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY
BATON ROUGE, LA--Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco today issued Proclamation No. 48 KBB 2005, declaring a state of emergency for the state Louisiana as Hurricane Katrina poses an imminent threat, carrying severe storms, high winds, and torrential rain that may cause flooding and damage to private property and public facilities, and threaten the safety and security of the citizens of the state of Louisiana The state of emergency extends from Friday, August 26, 2005, through Sunday, September 25, 2005, unless terminated sooner.
The full text of Proclamation No. 48 KBB 2005 is as follows:
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, R.S. 29:721, et seq., confers upon the governor of the state of Louisiana emergency powers to deal with emergencies and disasters, including those caused by fire, flood, earthquake or other natural or man-made causes, in order to ensure that preparations of this state will be adequate to deal with such emergencies or disasters and to preserve the lives and property of the citizens of the state of Louisiana;
WHEREAS, when the governor finds a disaster or emergency has occurred, or the threat thereof is imminent, R.S. 29:724(B)(1) empowers her to declare the state of disaster or emergency by executive order or proclamation, or both; and
WHEREAS, On August 26, 2005, Hurricane Katrina poses an imminent threat to the state of Louisiana, carrying severe storms, high winds, and torrential rain that may cause flooding and damage to private property and public facilities, and threaten the safety and security of the citizens of Louisiana;
NOW THEREFORE I, KATHLEEN BABINEAUX BLANCO,
Governor of the state of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
SECTION 1: Pursuant to the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, R.S. 29:721, et seq., a state of emergency is declared to exist in the state of Louisiana as Hurricane Katrina poses an imminent threat, carrying severe storms, high winds, and torrential rain that may cause flooding and damage to private property and public facilities, and threaten the safety and security of the citizens of the state of Louisiana;
SECTION 2: The state of Louisiana's emergency response and recovery program is activated under the command of the director of the state office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to prepare for and provide emergency support services and/or to minimize the effects of the storm's damage.
SECTION 3: The state of emergency extends from Friday, August 26, 2005, through Sunday, September 25, 2005, unless terminated sooner.
http://gov.louisiana.gov/Press_Release_detail.asp?id=973
Poor planning on the bottom caused bad planning on the top.
I guess I can't reply to your nonsense. You seem to be banned.
DU lurker indeed. Thanks for the laugh!
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You've just emitted more stupidity in your post than the entire galaxy emits in a year. MORON!
Not only are you stupid, but you are also, no doubt, ugly. I would venture to say that you are so ugly, both in mind, soul and outward appearance as to be revolting to the sight. Gut-wrenching, barf-bag filling, hang-a-pork-chop-around-your-neck-to-get-the-dog-to-play-with-you ugly. Mind-numbingly ugly. So ugly that you could look the medusa square in the eye and turn HER into stone. Naw, I bet you're even uglier than that. So ugly that in comparison to your visage, a bucket-full of penguine crap would be regarded as an artful masterpiece. Monumentally ugly. So ugly that If I had to look directly at you, my autonomic reflexes would cause me to soil my drawers. Worse - if your dead, decrepid corpse was fed into a tree-chipper, the chipper would malfunction and barf out tree-chipper teeth. Black-holes would refuse to alow you past their event-horizon for fear of contamination. THAT's how UGLY you are.
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I am hurt. Not included in the hoss, peabrain brigade by reagangan.
Although it is nice to know that the Sherriff badge is currently getting buffed to a lustrous gloss.
She's not that smart. The reason things got so screwed up is that she, as the governor of the state, was expected to lead, and she is totally incapable of leadership. She has the leadership ability of a gnat. I've seen privates in the second week of their basic training cycle who would make better leaders than she is.
Where in post 93 is there any "Progressive" language?
Where did anyone say 'full of hate' in post 93?
And where did anyone call names in post 93?
Care to show quotes and proof?
I think that Liberals and Leftists act in line with Goebbels. It makes absolutely no difference what the facts are. Facts are essentially irrelevant. Every event is actually and only an opportunity to push the agenda. All news is shaped, formed and fashioned to suit the over all purpose of the leftist. In this case the leftist Blank-o was intent upon the only thing that matters: discrediting Bush. All other things are of no consequence in the big picture. To Hitler a few thousand deaths one way or the other was small potatoes. It was the propaganda war that counted. Same with folks like Blank-o. Intent upon defeating Bush, a few thousand casualties are a very small price to pay, a very small risk to run in order to achieve a propaganda victory over Bush. This is not a question of morality, but rather power. Blank-o is essentially an amoral leader.
There isn't any hatred or namecalling in post 93, nor any "progressive" language. And, Reagangan is no longer with us.
Noo, it seems ot be you who is full of hate, especially with your accusations towards everyone, your claims that everyone who dares criticise your behavior is a DU lurker/troll.
Funny, you've been here how long and you accuse others of your own behavior..
I know there wasn't any such language in your post 93, that's why I asked him to prove it.
;-)
I didn't see that he is no longer among the living until I saw someone mention it.
*drats!*
OH! My zot photos DO have "names" in them! Oh well...deal with it DUmmy.
Do you think that perhaps alcohol was involved, resulting in Reagangan's angery, hallucinogenic posts?
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