Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII

Various ^ | 1 September 2005 | Various

[mystery-ak]

Someone had to do it...;)

[Coldwater Creek]

Did anyone hear the Congressman Cummings head of the Black Caucus on Wolf Blitz? Wolf baited him to say that if the people left in NO had been white President Bush would have acted a lot faster. Also, did anyone notice how chummy ole two faced Ray Nagin was with President Bush?????

[hipaatwo]

I think net worth but I'm not even close to that either. Alot of people I know aren't. Where did he get those figures. I guess he forgot about us blue collar white folks.

[Howlin]

Do I get to pick which reporter to smack?

[oceanview]

that interview just proves to me that Blanco was under express orders from the DNC to do nothing regarding the security situation, because they knew it would hamper FEMAs recovery efforts, and that could be used against Bush.

[colorado tanker]

LOL!

The MSM propaganda makes no sense. If there really had been no water for four days, there would have been large numbers of casualties. The photos of the evacuees I've seen don't exactly look like they're starving, to say the least.

[plushaye]

"According to the media, Bush has been a lame duck since Nov. 5, 2004. We didn't believe them then, let's not choose now to start."

They called him lameduck since the Dec 2000 Supreme Court decision but the President has a way of rising above all those labels. He's not going to go 'down' with any hearings. The NO mayor, and Gov Blanco have a lot to answer for about their so-called disaster planning. Sounds like FEMA didn't plan enough for a Cat 5 hurricane either, so this has to be corrected for the future.

[kcat]

Hey Howlin

Don't get down. I don't think the regular old American people are sitting around blaming the PResident for the situation in NO. From what I saw today here in Bham at a relief drop off place and at a Red Cross shelter shows me that folks are getting out, buying LOTS of items to send to the needy people. If any of these poor people can get this message - there is a lot of help coming your way.

[united1000]

Wolf Blitzer: "People are saying that if this had happened in a predominantly white area, the response would have been faster."

Answer: "Possibly. It would depend on whether they shot at their rescuers."

Touche

[queenkathy]

That makes me wonder...Just where was Sylvia Browne and all those who claim to SEE things ahead? Huh? Just where were they? Why didn't they SEE this ahead of time if they're so smart!!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Do I get to pick which reporter to smack?

You get to pick two!

[Arizona Carolyn]

try viewerservices@foxnews.com

[OKIEDOC]

We've let these environut wacko's rule us for to long.

Maybe this disaster will cause many to rethink the damage these people are doing to America.

[Tarheel]

Her voice seems to be on the point of breaking many times. It seems to be a real struggle for her today.

Her voice did quiver at times. Since she is from AL and her Dad was from LA I am sure she still has connections down there.

[cgk]

I just zoomed in on a bunch of the pictures from that opening - mostly of the bridge. It's in pieces from one side to the other.

[Howlin]

Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper!

[steveegg]

Fox News - Rescue op on for firefighters and families (50-100 total) trapped in a BellSouth building in St. Bernard's Parish by snipers.

[Right_in_Virginia]

No. Sorry. The only New Year's resolution I've kept this year is to not watch Wolf Blitzer.

[tomkat]

Bears repeating:

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[plain talk]

Bush was, however, slow on the draw IMO to demonstrate leadership in the form of a bullhorn moment to rally the troops down there. It wouldn't have changed very much from a logistics standpoint but it could have helped motivate workers and changed the perception a bit.

If I were to list overall blame, Bush would so be so far down the list as to not be noticed. The locals have made this much worse than it needed to be.