Posted on 09/04/2005 12:45:08 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
Unbeliveable. Just WHAT did we give N.O. all that Homeland Security Money for?
See my Post #194
Hi, STARWISE. Thanks so much for pinging me to this thread. Excellent information. The Dims and their media shills are working overtime now to try to tarnish the President and the administration with all the ills of New Orleans. I think that's because they know, as time progresses, the truth about the corruption there will come out.
RE:"BTW, you're about to get spanked by a pro"
( IW Laughing as he runs for popcorn and microwave)
From an article written sometime Sunday or Monday:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/stormcenter/2005-08-28-katrina-gulf_x.htm
Terry Ebbert, New Orleans director of homeland security, said more than 4,000 National Guardsmen were mobilizing in Memphis and will help police New Orleans streets.
They had 4,000 troops on standby on SUNDAY to help police New Orleans. What happened to these troops???
Lord knows, I tried to warn the poor guy.
LA governer just posted on her web site letter requesting federal takeover,which looks like the one drafted by the Bush administration that she refused to sign, BACKDATED to Aug. 27th.
Can someone investigate when this appeared and why it was backdated?
Also working against the city's best interests was a "residency requirement" stipulating that police and firefighters must live within the city limits in order to be considered for promotions. When the requirement was codified into law during Marc Morial's administration, it forbade the hiring of non-residents to all "unclassified" (non-civil service) city jobs, in addition to police and firemen. Civil service position holders who were working for the city prior to the law were "grandfathered in" but they could not be promoted until they could prove they had established residence within the city limits. PANO and other organizations representing police and firefighters fought hard against the residency requirement, but they were outgunned by Marc Morial and numerous powerful community groups.
Thus was the stage set for the scenario that was to follow. In order to beef up the rapidly dwindling numbers of NOPD, the department was forced to lower its acceptance standards. Recruits with criminal records, DWIs, unfavorable employment records and dishonorable discharges from the Armed Forces were allowed to enter the Police Academy, whereas they had previously been excluded. A number of these new recruits had been charged with violent crimes as serious as armed robbery and rape. Some were openly recruited from the projects and off the street with no prior experience with the law, other than being on the receiving end of its consequences. Their records were expunged and, on completion of their training, they were issued badges, guns and patrol cars and turned loose on the street.
In so doing, many of these new officers were expected to suddenly straighten up and begin enforcing the laws they had not-so-long-ago been breaking. They were expected to arrest those suspected of crimes, even if those accused had once been their street buddies. But this was an unrealistic expectation. Old loyalties and old habits die hard. Some of these new officers remained loyal to those who had been their partners in crime and they continued their old ways and associations. And, given the level of corruption to which the department had already descended by this time, the ground was well-seeded to breed further corruption.
These a-holes had NO PLAN... and they KNEW it. The 'end-game' was to blame EVERYTHING on Bush!
The media, the Democrats, and some Republicans are assuming massive incompetence by the President. This comes before we have any concrete facts. I'm pretty sure that when the facts come out it will paint a more sympathetic picture of the job he did.
What the Administration needs to do now -- something they are always slow to do for some reason -- is defend themselves before the media has a chance to define this story.
Which of course is a perfect illustration of why we have a Second Amendment.
Any American who ultimately depends on Law Enforcement or the government to protect their life, liberty and property is a fool.
Could you provide a link to the letter?
Tread carefully FReepers. A newbie making an announcement and asking us to investigate. Too suspicious, imo.
Does she show it signed? If Bush sent it to her, the memo would show the date he sent it. Does her signature have its own date (as would be normal practice)?
Sounds like you have your act together. It's reassuring to learn about folks who have taken steps to ensure that they are a minimum drag on the nation in a crisis, instead of squalling and bawling to Nanny to bail them out.
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