Gov. Kathleen Blanco: No State of Emergency

NewsMax.com ^ | Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005 12:47 p.m. EDT

[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.

[one more state]

What's up with this?

[ncountylee]

Incompetence knows no limit!

[smonk]

criminally incompetent. her most useful contribution has been crying on camera.

[dfwgator]

President Bush will be vindicated when this is over. The pajamahadeen will make sure of it.

[Dallas59]

Just ignore it.....It's Bushes fault. Problem solved.

[Siobhan]

She is tsarina. Don't you know, darlink?

Recall Governeurette Blanco NOW!

[cmsgop]

Blanco Lied, People Died.....?

[Cathy]

Sounds like the truth is coming out. Don't expect to hear it in the MSM.

[MNJohnnie]

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 wheels are coming off the Dem spin machine. Boy is the Dinosaur Media going to be PISSED. Same info in Washington Post for those who sneer at the "conservative News Max"

[SE Mom]

This is too much ping.

[Paleo Conservative]

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.

She's just making sure she gets her cut of the contracts to rebuild New Orleans.

[Hildy]

Has this been reported in the MSM??

[mware]

I am sure the fact that she hired the ex head of FEMA (under Bill Clinton) to help out in the state is part of the equation

It sounds like she is trying to keep this "In House"

[ncountylee]

Blanco gaped, people got raped!

[FR_addict]

If this is true, she is more than incompetent.

The Washington Post hates to print anything good about Bush, so it seems very likely that the main person responsible for the evacuation catastrophe was the Governor.

[flixxx]

The Mayor of N.O., the Governor of Louisiana, and Senator Mary Landreau (spell?) all are in MAJOR spin mode blaming the Federal Goverment for the situation in New Orleans...the facts will come out---as the dead body count rises in the Big Easy the politics will get uglier.

[onyx]

???

[the Real fifi]

Wash Post today front page article.

AP poll shows that even with the 24/7 MSM bashing, the public is not buying it.

[RightOnline]

That idiotic b*tch; playing politics with her own constituents' lives.

[AFreeBird]

This just boggles the mind. Your largest city is under water, 100's of thousands displaced, 10's of thousand more probably dead, and she doesn't consider this an emergency!?

One wonders what it would take for Gov. Blanco to consider it an emergency.