Posted on 09/04/2005 10:18:30 AM PDT by one more state
Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005 12:47 p.m. EDT Gov. Kathleen Blanco: No State of Emergency
Though her state has been devastated by Hurricane Katrina and thousands are believed dead in New Orleans, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has yet to declare a state of emergency and refuses to cede authority over rescue efforts to the federal government.
"Shortly before midnight Friday, the Bush administration sent her a proposed legal memorandum asking her to request a federal takeover of the evacuation of New Orleans," the Washington Post reported in Sunday editions.
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Gov. Blanco's office rejected the request, the paper said - concerned that such a move would be comparable to a federal declaration of martial law. The Louisiana Democrat has also failed to declare a state of emergency - in marked contrast to Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour and Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, who both issued emergency declarations before Hurricane Katrina struck.
State and federal officials also told the Post that Gov. Blanco did not reach out to a multi-state mutual aid compact for assistance until Wednesday - more than 24 hours after breaches in New Orleans levee system had flooded the city and killed thousands.
Tis merely a scratch.
Guy jumping off Empire state Building: No law of gravity.
What is this woman smoking?
I am furious. I thought up until I read this story that this disaster was a result of bad decisions in the hours before the storm and bad communication/bad transport conditions afterword. Now I know at least part of it is that this twit has a few thousand dead and a years-long rebuilding effort on her hands, and she wants to run the show while blaming the feds for not running the show.
She must be mentally ill.
The problem for the MSM and the Dummycrats is that the real middle American can see for themselves what's happening in NO and it's turning them off big time. And they can see the lack of preparation and any kind of leadership from the mayor and the governor. Their complete incompetence is on display for all the nation to see.
"criminally incompetent. her most useful contribution has been crying on camera. "
Yeah, she cries on camera and the mayor cusses on camera. This sure would fill me with confidence if I was a New Orleans citizen.
Here is Gov. Blanco's letter dated 28 Aug. 2005 to Pres. Bush asking him to declare a state of emergency and for specific help.
http://www.newschannel6.tv/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=8601
This paragraph and the ones above it that you can read in the post appear to put the ball in the President's court, in terms of delivering assistance.
"Pursuant to 44 CFR § 206.35, I have determined that this incident is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capabilities of the State and affected local governments, and that supplementary Federal assistance is necessary to save lives, protect property, public health, and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a disaster. I am specifically requesting emergency protective measures, direct Federal Assistance, Individual and Household Program (IHP) assistance, Special Needs Program assistance, and debris removal."
She wants NO evacuation to be an abysmal failure so she can claim Bush didn't do enough. She is a democrat and to as help from Bush is the greatest blasphemony a democrat can do. She is doing this to 'help' with party politics and to scoe points amongst the DU crowd. Pathetic. You, governor, are responsible for the deaths in NOLA.
What's her reasoning... dare to venture a guess?
It would have if she'd have allowed assistance in the city. She wouldn't let them in. And why didn't she evacuate people in school buses?
Fed. Govt sent emergency supplies to Louisiana as early as Tuesday [From AP]
(crying) Why why why won't Bush help us? (Cell phone rings) Please excuse me...(takes call off mike)
(Whispered tones) listen dean, i can't hold off the feds and press with this crying. how much is soros offering? (pause and hang up phone)
(crying louder) WHY WHY WHY WON'T BUSH HELP US? DAMN HIM! DAMN HIM ALL TO HELL! IT'S ALL BUSH'S FAULT!
No. FEMA had taken over state functioning agencies by then, including the Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, who refused entry to citizens' boats for rescue.
The President of Jeff Parish, Aaron Broussard, said that it was FEMA who refused the entry, not the state. And they even would not allow water from Wal-Mart to be distributed.
Jeff Parish is a Republican dominated county, and U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) hails from there. Even he blames the Feds on a poor response and does NOT blame Blanco or Nagin.
What the he** is her problem?!
Links? Quotes?
Below is a link to an open letter to the President from the Times-Picayune of N.O. I believe TP endorsed Bush in the last election, but now they are faulting him and his FEMA chief for the disaster in N.O.
The criticism of the President, not just from the U.S., but around the world, must be loud. The White House is sending Bush back to N.O. for another appearance. He's in a lotta trouble!
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001054586
My hero is a bus thief - Houston Chronicle (Priceless Photo)
Storm Victims Steal School Buses To Flee New Orleans
School bus comandeered by renegade refugees first to arrive at Astrodome
I know about the refusal to sign the order
But she has YET to declare a state of emergency ???
Is that true??
Most assuredly.
This woman needs to be confined.
Link to Meet the Press transcript below the text.
Transcript of Meet the Press with Tim Russert and Jeff Parish Pres. Aaron Broussard:
"MR. RUSSERT: Hold on. Hold on, sir. Shouldn't the mayor of New Orleans and the governor of New Orleans bear some responsibility? Couldn't they have been much more forceful, much more effective and much more organized in evacuating the area?
MR. BROUSSARD: Sir, they were told like me, every single day, "The cavalry's coming," on a federal level, "The cavalry's coming, the cavalry's coming, the cavalry's coming." I have just begun to hear the hoofs of the cavalry. The cavalry's still not here yet, but I've begun to hear the hoofs, and we're almost a week out.
Let me give you just three quick examples. We had Wal-Mart deliver three trucks of water, trailer trucks of water. FEMA turned them back. They said we didn't need them. This was a week ago. FEMA--we had 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on a Coast Guard vessel docked in my parish. The Coast Guard said, "Come get the fuel right away." When we got there with our trucks, they got a word. "FEMA says don't give you the fuel." Yesterday--yesterday--FEMA comes in and cuts all of our emergency communication lines. They cut them without notice. Our sheriff, Harry Lee, goes back in, he reconnects the line. He posts armed guards on our line and says, "No one is getting near these lines." Sheriff Harry Lee said that if America--American government would have responded like Wal-Mart has responded, we wouldn't be in this crisis.
But I want to thank Governor Blanco for all she's done and all her leadership. She sent in the National Guard. I just repaired a breach on my side of the 17th Street canal that the secretary didn't foresee, a 300-foot breach. I just completed it yesterday with convoys of National Guard and local parish workers and levee board people. It took us two and a half days working 24/7. I just closed it."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9179790/
That's what I thought
She did it right after the President declared a preemptive state of emergency
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