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.
.....She is tsarina. Don't you know, darlink.....
Catherine was "The Great" a true leader and ruler. The Governor is more like Catherine's weak Husband.
I was unaware of this. OMG.
Complete and utter hogwash. If the President did not come in for a second visit, he would be lambasted for "considering the matter dealt with."
Don't know if this document has been put into the FR threads, so I thought I get it in here.
It's truly a sorry ass irorny that those who are largely responsible for much of this incompetency, will largely benefit from it at our collective expense.
(I am still trying to get current --- having lost my power for 5 days). It's the strangest reality -- being in the hurricane at its outer bands, but having it knock out power, and subsequently, not know what all went on for 5 days.
You posted your first find on this guy last night. It drove me into a full headache, and I went to bed.
the Army Corps of Engineers is saying that those six guys killed were THEIRS! Contractors!
Yes, I've seen the press releases also. With dates. Something doesn't jive. This article is pretty damning towards city/state, but notice the edit at top dated 9/4.
There's something weird going on, I think, but sure don't know what.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/03/AR2005090301680.html
If she ran out of dry hankies to cry into on live TV?
"When I think how those people you mentioned are going to benefit from the donations that people are making, it makes me literally sick to my stomach."
When we had the big earthquake out here in California, the rat thugs in Northern California shook that tax tree for about a decade. It took forever to get roads reopen and bridges made safe again.
In S California, Pete Wilson broke the backs of the thugs and let honest construction people do the road/bridge repairs with a bonus if they beat a deadline. They did the repair work within the budget and under time.
It was so bad in N California, one of our younger relatives who was a construction Project Manager involved in dealing with the thugs resigned, took a pay cut and moved to Oregon to get away from it.
After sleeping on this, I came up with some suggestions.
GW should appoint Rudy to be in charge of overseeing the funding.
Rudy could bring in a lot of retired law enforcement guys who own nothing to anybody to make sure that the La people and we tax payers don't get $crewed.
Then, when Rudy dropped the dime on a couple of rat thugs trying work the system, that would send a loud message for the La and Arkansas thugs to back off.
"the Army Corps of Engineers is saying that those six guys killed were THEIRS! Contractors!"
God, we hope not.
Do you have a link to this?
I'll say it again.....there is a reason she does not want the feds in control. Every action she takes points to it. And it has nothing to do with the soveriegnty of LA.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477350/posts
8 VICTIMS SHOT BY NOPD ON BRIDGE WERE CONTRACTORS WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
CNN, AP BREAKING ^
Posted on 09/04/2005 3:16:13 PM PDT by Chucky is a girlie man
New Orleans PD shot contractors - not thugs - on bridge
Hmmm...what to do with the culprits. Speedy trial and .....Chain Gang.
Somebody's gotta clean up this mess,
Keep in touch, Dave.
The remaining dispute appears to be over control of the National Guard in the relief effort. The state is in charge of them. FEMA wants additional authority over them, in order to central command. I don't have a dog in that fight, and I don't think that is necessary to providing relief.
The feds are restricted in their use of military assets domestically by a whole forest of laws. The NG is not, when it is acting under state authority. Feds can directly command troops used domestically to deal with conditions of insurrection or rebellion. Passing NG control to them requires state approval, however. This may be what they are still squabbling over.
The homeland security and emergency preparedness office is a civil defense agency that controls the LA National Guard. "Since 1990, LHLS & EP has been under the leadership of two Directors, Major General Ansel M. Stroud and Major General Bennett C. Landreneau". So these are NG military, essentially a LA state "defense department". Its main offices are in Baton Rogue. Their website is here -
I hope this helps, and sorry I contributed to the confusion.
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