State & Local Politicians Must Share Blame For The Tragedy In New Orleans

joinedafterattack ^ | 9-5-05 | joinedafterattack

[joinedafterattack]

In addition to looking at the 5 days after the hurricane, we must examine your actions in the 5 days leading up to its landfall.

[popdonnelly]

They don't need to share the blame, they need to accept the blame and stop pointing fingers at everyone else.

[freekitty]

I thought it was always up to the state government.

[MNJohnnie]

They don't need to share the blame, they need to accept the blame and stop pointing fingers at everyone else

[spanalot]

ALL GOVT FAILS IN DISASTER.

Homeland Security had their big chance to shine with a 4 day notice.

Do you think the Terorists will give us the same warning?

[tet68]

I would say also the month after, who knows what they
are capable of shredding.

[dila813]

I half laughed, half cried upon hearing that it was Bush's fault due to him not supporting the wet lands by supporting Kyoto.

All they had to do was get the people out, and they didn't do the obvious.

[ckilmer]

The Southern Louisiana Evacuation Plan specifically stated that people without private transportation were to be transported on public buses.

There were not just "200 buses". There were 200 buses in just one photo and Freepers studying the post-Katrina satellite images have counted over 400 buses altogether at other city parking.

At 70 people per bus that is 28,000 people per round trip that could have been taken out of the storm surge area in the 48 hours prior the Katrina striking.

After the storm hit, what makes you think that buses sent from outside of New Orleans could drive through the flooded mess any better than the 145 New Orleans city buses that were parked 1.2 miles away from the Superdome?

Was Scotty supposed to beam the outside buses to the Superdome and them beam them back out so that they would not have to drive through impassable roads?

The time to evacuate those 200,000 low-income people on public buses OUT OF THE STORM SURGE ZONE was BEFORE the Category 4 storm struck.

That was what the Southern Louisiana Evacuation Plan for New Orleans specifically called for.

The Democrat Governor and the Democrat Mayor did NOTHING to carry out that portion of the plan. They left 200,000 low-income resident abandoned and they now blame the Federal Government for not having Scotty beam down a massive logistics effort after a human disaster of their own making.

[Coldwater Creek]

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[libertylover]

I believe you, but from where did you get this information. If the plan really calls for that, then the mayor and possibly the governor may bear CRIMINAL responsibility for not carrying out the plan. (I'll not hold my breath.)

[Keith in Iowa]

State & Local Politicians Must Share Blame For The Tragedy In New Orleans

Share my arse. The federal Government is not the first responder. The local and state governments are. It is as obvious as Hillary is ugly that NOLA's Mayor and LA's Governor are miserable failures.

[Alexis the Bengal Kitty]

They don't need to share the blame, they need to accept the blame and stop pointing fingers at everyone else.

I agree 100%. But I doubt they will do that, after all it is always someone elses fault.

[RTINSC]

"Attention fellow New Orleansians:

There is a Category 5 storm going to hit here in 2 days. Winds of over 145 MPH. Could flood the entire city. Gonna kill you if you stay. Get out, now. For your future safety, we are going to put all our buses in storage to protect them from the storm. If you are old, in a nursing home, crippled, infirm or unable to evacuate on your own, you will need to call a taxi or hitchhike to safe ground."

Good luck....Mayor Nagin, the Voters Choice

[Prophet in the wilderness]

The things is ? no matter how much proof and evidence ( facts, evidence, proof does no matter to liberals, that is ? if it's against Republicans/Conservatives ) you have, the MSM, Liberals/Democrats won't let you know, or admit their own incompetence.

[danamco]

ALL GOVT FAILS IN DISASTER.


Not true! We had four (3) major hurricanes here last year and the fed. government did extremely well, because we had a highly competent governor who knew how to work together with FEMA, the same quality Rudy showed of leadership in N.Y. at 9/11!! It all comes down to leadership which was lacking in NOLA!!!

[spanalot]

"the same quality Rudy showed of leadership in N.Y. at 9/11!!"

The first 3 days at the WTC was ALL VOLUNTEERS.

The next time you are in a disaster and if you are not prepared to wait for a week, you better count on your friends and yourself ONLY.

[lawdude]

"Senator Landrieu said the state was prepared for Hurricane Katrina: "I would like to commend both Governor Blanco and all of the local leaders who have done a tremendous job helping the people of Louisiana prepare for Hurricane Katrina." SOURCE: Landrieu Press Release Sunday 8-28-05"

And this cu*t had the balls to suggest violence to the President?

[frannie]

Have you not been read, almost any place on the Internet, the copy of the rules, no laws, of what to do to PREPARE for a hurricane?

I have read it and read it over and over.

Please check for it. It is so plain I can even understand what it calls for the LOCAL AND STATE officials to do.
[I am 82 years of age.]

[Black Tooth]

They don't need to share the blame, they need to accept the blame and stop pointing fingers at everyone else.

Not quite.

They not only need to accept responsibility, they need to resign, and realistically, they should be prosecuted on every charge possible.