[mhking]

I am stunned that the mayor, staying at the Hyatt Hotel, ordered 700 of his people removed from the hotel AHEAD of those living in the Super Dome.

As slimy as he is, I am nto surprised. Not only that, because of his teflon-liberal status, he WON"T get blamed.

[NautiNurse]

Did you see yesterday - the photos of the submerged buses are getting legs.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I saw that info in an article this morning, that 700 people from the Hyatt Regency had been put ahead of those in the Dome for evacuation. Are you saying these were the Mayor's orders? They mentioned these people having luggage, as if they were vacationing.

There is no excuse for putting them ahead of the ones in the Superdome, none.

[Seattle Conservative]

In case other Freepers haven't seen this, here's the thread on Freepers:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1476168/posts

FOXNEWS: Mayor Nagin intervened to help tourists escape New Orleans before people in Superdome

Fox News - O'Reilly | September 2, 2005 | nwrep
Posted on 09/02/2005 8:44:35 PM PDT by nwrep

Shepard Smith eyewitness report on O'Reilly: Mayor Ray Nagin intervened today to help tourists (many foreigners) staying at the upscale W hotel downtown escape New Orleans ahead of many of the people in the Superdomw. Tourists were shipped in buses to the Superdome and other connecting buses took them to safety.

Black Mayor Ray Nagin favors "W" tourists. Imagine that headline after all the racist garbage thrown at the President.