Posted on 08/31/2005 11:32:04 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache
President Bush to address the nation on Hurricane Katrina...has flown by the damage on Air Force One on way back to D.C.
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President: This recover will take years.
Our first priority is to save lives. Thanking Harris county, Texas for providing refuge to those in the Superdome. FEMA has deployed over 1000 personal. Coast Guard has rescued 2000 people to date.
Weird. I will try again.
I wish we had Kerik in there.
FEMA: more than 1000S&R working.
More than 2000 rescued by Coast Guard
Navy helping... several ships listed
First priority is to save lives. Govt. assisting locals to evacuate people asap and is thanking Texas for lending a hand.
Discussing the role FEMA and Coast Guards in helping save lives and detailing what has been done thus far.
FEMA working closely with state and local officials. Want to help, not hinder recovery efforts.
Recovery will take a long time. Says recovery will take years.
Efforts focused on saving lives. Evacuating remaining citizens from affected areas. Thanking Gov. Perry in Texas who will be taking in refugees.
Coast Guard conducting search and rescue missions. Rescued 2,000 people to date (or today?).
USS Baton is conducting search and rescue missions. 8 Swift rescue teams. Hospital Comfort Ship. National Guard. Missed some other rescue teams.
The adults are taking over. Move over Blanco.
It sounds like the grown-ups needed to take control.
It sure is -- someone said he was in meetings.
yes, they've broken away from Dr. Phil and the $20,000 Pyramid to air his speech
Listing various national assets. Coast Guard has recued about 2,000 to date.
Second priority is to sustain lives.
Recovery will take years.
National Guard on active duty to assist states. he's giving out so much detail can't really begin to list it all.
Second priority provide, food shelter etc..
YEs.
http://www.cspan.org/watch/cspan2_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2
http://www.cspan.org/watch/cspan2_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2
The War on Terror will take years.
The War on Katrina's aftermath will take years.
The War on Liberalism will take years.
Let's Roll!
Now discussing the military and NG assets being sent. FEMA and ACOE working on levee breach.
Great minds . . .
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