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National Hurricane Director had to call Nagin at home Saturday night to plead: "Get people out..."
Knight Ridder Newspapers ^
| Sun, Aug. 28, 2005
| BY MARC CAPUTO, DAVID OVALLE AND ERIKA BOLSTAD
Posted on 09/03/2005 12:14:14 PM PDT by joinedafterattack
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To: kittymyrib
"There should be a congressional investigation of where the FEMA and Homeland Security funds given to New Orleans went. Just telling people to hike to the Superdome, with no water, food or cots inside, was NOT an emergency preparedness plan. Someone got the money and we need to find out who." Get ready for ever more irrational screming as the Dems try to drown out the truth.
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posted on
09/03/2005 8:31:51 PM PDT
by
cookcounty
(Army Vet, Army Dad.)
To: Echo Talon
Excellent pic. Tells it all, eh? It's pretty bad when the National Hurricane Director has to BEG a mayor to DO SOMETHING about the people he is representing, sheesh! Leave it to fellow FReepers to find the TRUTH out there. I'm so proud of the folks on this website.
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posted on
09/03/2005 8:32:25 PM PDT
by
Reborn
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
Yup. Even at that, they were given to jabbering about their post-exam celebration plans. I did not have as much "fun" as they did in college, but I left on time with a degree in hand.
To: joinedafterattack
Mayor Nagin needs to be brought up on charges of gross neglect of duty.
On the other hand let's just drop him in the middle of the people still stuck in his city and see how long he lasts. But first drop printouts of the photos of all of those flooded school buses that he refused to deploy.
To: rang1995
the MSM won't let this happen but he seems the GOAT of this!
The black New Orleans residents that I saw on the TV were blaming Nagin. I have to say, though, that Governor Blanco was much worse, totally incompetent.
To: Reborn
FReepers rule, DUmmies drool. :D
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posted on
09/03/2005 8:37:35 PM PDT
by
Echo Talon
(http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
To: longshadow
Here's an interesting article from Sept. 15th, 2004 when Hurrican Ivan approached the Gulf Coast:
New Orleans urges people to move to higher floors, or take shelter at the Superdome
http://web.abqtrib.com/archives/news04/091504_news_ivan1.shtml
"I think it's safe to say we will have flooding in this city," said Mayor Ray Nagin. However, he contradicted a statement from his emergency preparedness director that the city needed at least 10,000 body bags to handle possible drowning victims.
Vewy Vewy interesting...
To: kcvl
Most amazing of all is that I was there for Hurricane Camille and really, it wasn't that bad.
This gave the people a false sense that this storm, which was only a Cat 1 when it hit Florida, wasn't going to be that bad either.
In fact, the hurricane wasn't the most dangerous part. It was the breeched levee and the failure of the brand new canal.
The mother nature part combined with the utter incompetence of the Mayor and Governor left the city vulnerable.
The city of NO has historic value. Preservation Hall, the fact that all the coffee was shipped into that port. The history is important to preserve.
The citizenry........UGH.
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posted on
09/03/2005 8:41:50 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH ~ A NATIONAL TREASURE)
To: WASH; Smelly_Fed
Nope, I downloaded some now (Saturday 10:30 CST) Thanks, smelly_fed
Has all sorts of interesting things:
A. Staging Areas
The definition of a staging area is a central location, easily accessible to those ambulatory people who are in need of transportation to a shelter.
1. Residents who have no means of transportation will be directed to the staging areas.
2. Transportation vehicles will be pre-positioned to transport residents to shelters.
3. Once the evacuation routes are closed, the staging areas will become Last Resort Refuges.
4. After the storm has passed and the evacuation order is rescinded, transportation will be provided to return people dropped off at shelters to the staging area.
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posted on
09/03/2005 8:43:12 PM PDT
by
bwteim
(Begin With The End In Mind)
To: longshadow
As the days go by I can assure you that the threats to hold hearings in Congress to assess blame.....will go silent.
350
posted on
09/03/2005 8:44:02 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH ~ A NATIONAL TREASURE)
To: Bush gal in LA
Lots of lefties were willing to blame Bush, but when the race hustlers piled on, it was just too much.
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posted on
09/03/2005 8:45:29 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH ~ A NATIONAL TREASURE)
To: Smelly_Fed
It was the weekend. Can't expect the school bus drivers to work on the weekend.
How silly of us.
352
posted on
09/03/2005 8:46:12 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH ~ A NATIONAL TREASURE)
To: OldFriend
As the days go by I can assure you that the threats to hold hearings in Congress to assess blame.....will go silent. All the more reason why the should be held anyway.....
;-)
To: Smelly_Fed
Nagin is NO's Baghdad Bob.
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posted on
09/03/2005 8:48:35 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH ~ A NATIONAL TREASURE)
To: longshadow
Waste of time and money.
NJ Governor McGreevy put his gay lover as liason to Homeland Security.
Not even an US citizen and therefore, unable to get security clearance.
Do the dems here care? Not at all. They'll probably elect Corslime.
Most sheeple have their head in the sand.
We need to protect our own family and property and not count on the government, local or national for our safety.
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posted on
09/03/2005 8:53:33 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH ~ A NATIONAL TREASURE)
To: Smelly_Fed
Jabbar Gibson, the next Mayor of New Orleans. A man with proven leadership abilities and an ability to cut through red tape (and red ignition wires).
To: longshadow
The mayor and/or governor...Should have just ordered the evacuation....No one would have known if they had the legal authority. "Authority" comes from taking action....They could have worried about the technicalities later.
Elected leaders are not always true leaders.
IMO These two were just puppets.....Wooded headed, controlled by strings.
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posted on
09/03/2005 8:54:44 PM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(prayers for all)
To: OldFriend
OldFriend, were you able to click on the links provided for this thread and get access to the full article? Every time I click on either one it knocks me clear off the Internet. I have not had that problem with any other thread when I click on their original link.
I would like to be able to read the entire article. Please let me know if you are able to access it. Thanks......Spunky
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posted on
09/03/2005 8:56:04 PM PDT
by
Spunky
("Everyone has a freedom of choice, but not of consequences.")
To: Smelly_Fed
Page 13 5. The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles. School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in evacuating. Can you be a little more specific about where this is found? I went to the pdf, but the document is large, and there are many page "13's". I want more detail on this cause it is a great find, a keeper for more info showing that the mayor was asleep on his feet.
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posted on
09/03/2005 8:56:56 PM PDT
by
Reborn
To: joinedafterattack
The Phila. Inquirer is reporting this??????
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