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Posted on 09/02/2005 3:03:06 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Not going to get her vote?
Did I miss the repeal of the 22nd Amendment?
I just talked to my stepmom in Miami and power was just finished being restored in Miami today. It has been only 8 days since the storm was in MIAMI!! It was just off the coast of Florida Saturday when I flew to Miami and there was no power at the car rental place! And THAT was only a Cat 1 Hurricane that covered a smaller area.
The way the press paints it, you'd think cleaning up after this storm is like wiping up a quart of spilled milk.
One of the most prevalent distinguishing chartacteristics of leftists is dishonesty. "No absolute right and wrong, the end is what counts, no One to answer to..."
So are many other reporters on other networks as well as on foxnews. Why is it they can report succinctly what it and is not being done without the dramatics that Shep and Geraldo display time and time again? The story isn't about them!
yes, Greta to her credit is handling herself professionally.
This was my response to your linked article.
Re: Storm of anger as US fails its own by Mark Coultan
posted on September 3, 2005
Before you print lies about the United States of America
you really should investigate the situation. President Bush
is not allowed to act in an autonomous State of our Union
without following a legal process. The National Guard of
each state is under the control of the Governor of the State.
The President can't send in U.S. Military without authority.
The US Congress authorizes funding, not the President.
The New Orleans Levees were never designed to withstand
a Category 4 or 5 Hurricane. Any Corp of Engineers flood
control levee plan and funding would take years before project
implementation. Any action that would have alleviated this
catastrophe should have begun before Bush became President.
To be honest your article should have begun with the question;
why was a city founded and allowed to exist below sea level?
whew! I finally found it - posted in this thread #288 by Ellesu:
This just in:
Press Releases
Date: 9/2/2005
Contact: Denise Bottcher or Roderick Hawkins at 225-342-9037
Letter from Governor Blanco to President Bush
September 2, 2005
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
Let me first thank you for your leadership during this unprecedented natural disaster. Your pledge of assistance for the initial and long-term recovery efforts is reflective of the tremendous outpouring of support by the citizens of our great country. Although we have been dealt a devastating blow, I can assure you Louisiana will recover, rebuild, and restore our communities.
Based on our initial assessment, I have previously requested significant federal support to include: an additional 40,000 troops; trailers of water, ice and food; commercial buses; base camps; staging areas; amphibious personnel carriers; deployable morgues; urban search and rescue teams; airlift; temporary housing; and communications systems. Even if these initial requests had been fully honored, these assets would not be sufficient to address our critical, immediate needs. Additional assistance requirements for the federal government are outlined below. As we continue to assess our needs, I will ensure you receive our updated requirements.
I request the expeditious return of the Headquarters of the 256th Brigade Combat Team as they have completed their mission in the Iraqi theatre of operations and they are urgently needed here at home. I request that you remission this unit to Louisiana where they will become part of the recovery efforts in their home state. As the remainder of the Brigade returns, I request that they be missioned by the Department of Defense to assist civil authorities in Hurricane Katrina recovery operations in Louisiana.
To increase the responsiveness of our humanitarian relief operations, FEMA should establish a second Operational Staging Base (OSB) in Baton Rouge. Currently we have only one OSB in Pineville. Establishment of a second OSB will cut in half the response time to our most affected parishes. This will raise our local distribution points from 21 to 35, significantly increasing our support to the neediest citizens. Our current requirement for water, ice and MREs is 100 trucks of each per day; our requirement will increase to 200 trucks of each per day when we increase local distribution points.
Our communications grid was devastated and we need significant assistance in restoring governmental communications. The reestablishment of cell phone coverage and public safety networks is necessary to establish communications among governmental officials at all levels and among response agencies. The radio system that is currently operational in the greater New Orleans area was designed to support 800 users; there are currently 2500 users. To address the radio communications requirements, we need additional frequencies: 25 800-MHz trunking repeaters, tower crews, 1000 portable radios, three hundred-foot tower trailers, and additional BellSouth and Motorola staff. I also require additional staffed mobile command centers that provide satellite uplink to support additional voice and data needs at public safety and governmental sites.
I want aerial and ground firefighting support to address the growing danger of fire. This support should include both equipment and trained personnel.
A critical element of our military response is equipment, particularly vehicles. As military units are flown in to assist us in our recovery efforts, I request a fleet of military vehicles that will remain in the affected areas. Therefore, I am requesting access to military trucks, HMMWVs and other vehicles. Fort Polk, Louisiana, has a prepositioned fleet of military vehicles that could be accessed very quickly; however, there may be other sources that may be available quicker.
I request 175 generators to enable the parishes to provide electricity for critical local operations and state offices to better support affected citizens. As I review this requirement with our parishes, this number will undoubtedly increase. I need additional diesel fuel supplies.
Preventative health is a priority to prevent the spread of disease. Our state medical team is currently assessing these requirements; I need considerable personnel, equipment, drugs, vaccines and other medical supplies.
We have experienced a significant loss of life and as we transition from our initial emphasis on search and rescue, we require assistance with mortuary affairs. It is my pledge to the citizens of Louisiana that we will conduct this task with as much dignity as possible; to accomplish this I need federal assets to work closely with state and local officials.
Livestock and other animals were also victims of this tragic storm. I need assistance to deal with injured animals and also with animal remains.
Mr. President, only your personal involvement will ensure the immediate delivery of federal assets needed to save lives that are in jeopardy hour by hour. I know you will take the actions necessary to make this happen. As the recovery efforts continue, I will provide you a reassessment of needs. Again, thank you for your support of the citizens of Louisiana.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Governor
State of Louisiana
288 posted on 09/02/2005 4:19:17 PM PDT by Ellesu
Mackenna Johnson, 2, gets a lift from her mother, Joyce, as she puts some money into the world's largest piggy bank during a visit to the California State Fair, Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. The money received over the Labor Day Weekend will be donated to the American Red Cross for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The piggy bank, which has been ceritifed by the Guinness Book of World Records, is 14 feet tall, 21 feet long and 18 feet wide. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
There is abso-lute-lee NO way I would send money directly to New Orleans. The city's corrupt reputation is infamous. (With apologies to honest New Orlean-ites everywhere.)
They don't have the heart either.
http://www2.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_2996292
There are some National Guard Special Forces Boat Squads on their way from Florida, along with abt. 200 Texas State Troopers, and many others from as far away as Michigan. You can be certain they will bring plenty of firepower with them. You can bet that under the radar there are going to be some Federal & State narc units tasked with taking down drug related gangs on the rampage in NO. I also heard some unconfirmed rumors that ANG, CG & Navy assets are patroling the areas on the coast to watch for any wayward aircraft or watercraft. As has been said a few times on these threads the threat of terrorism is still with us, and while we have been lucky for almost four years, in another week 9-11 will bring us reminders again. I do not know what to call the Katrina disaster, perhaps KAT-05 would do, with apologies in advance to all the gals named Katrina, Kate, Kathy, et al out there.
Volunteers? Anyone that knew how and wanted to live? Not being sarcastic here but drivers could have been found contracts or no.
I watched that presser. I've seen more details given out about a church potluck supper than this lady could provide about an ongoing government operation that she is supposedly involved in.
I doubt that George W. Bush will ever appear on a ballot again.
I have had Fox on all night. I saw the segment. I stand by my comments.
For FIVE days!!! Had they done so, there would still be one day of food left!
If we do they can blame their own leaders who are the true biggots in this country.
Thank the Lord he is safe! and I agree that the term "refugee" seems out of place in the good `ol U.S.A.
From what the MSM is showing us, this is a cluster-F&%* of epic perportions... Sadly, I tend to beleive them.
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