Posted on 09/05/2005 8:52:42 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch
Monday, Sept. 5, 2005 11:38 p.m. EDT Mayor Nagin: Gov. Blanco Delayed Rescue
After days of blaming the federal officials for not responding quickly enough to the Hurricane Katrina crisis, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin praised President Bush on Monday - and charged that Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco had delayed federal rescue efforts by 24-hours.
"I'm so happy that the president came down here," Nagin said of Bush's Friday visit to Louisiana in an interview with CNN. "He came down and saw it, and he put a general on the field. His name is General Honore. And when he hit the field, we started to see action."
But Nagin had harsh words for his state's leaders, telling CNN: "What the state was doing, I don't frigging know. But I tell you, I am pissed. It wasn't adequate." The New Orleans Democrat said he urged Bush to meet privately with Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco during the visit. The meeting took place aboard Air Force One, he said.
After reviewing the crisis with Gov. Blanco, Bush summoned Nagin for a private chat - where, according to Nagin, Bush explained: "Mr. Mayor, I offered two options to the governor. I said . . . I was ready to move today. The governor said she needed 24 hours to make a decision."
Reacting to the governor's footdragging, Nagin lamented: "It would have been great if we could of left Air Force One, walked outside, and told the world that we had this all worked out."
"It didn't happen, and more people died."
MSM will tOTALLY ignore this
"What the state was doing, I don't frigging know. But I tell you, I am pissed.
What an articulate statesman ....
So thats why he figures that Blanco is a threat to him. Makes sense.
I am in Japan on business and have been forced to watch CNN International. Thy had the Mayor on live when he said this about Blanco. It was a very damning interview of Blanco. Funny CNN International has not shown that clip again since (however, it was aired once).
George
I wonder if Blanco was receiving orders on what to do from the DNC?
I'm still chuckling to myself when I recall how Nagin was saying on TV/Radio that if anything happens to him then its the CIA because he criticized the Feds/Bush.
Would everyone please, please, please stop picking on Governor Blanco? She is clearly very upset and has been crying on television for days. Isn't that enough? /sarc
She blubbered. I heard mention her sorrow at the loss of the Garden District. She was on Larry King for an hour or so. She demanded apologies. She blubbered some more. That's a lot of work.
Good diagram and explanation.
And whose fault is it that so many people needed to be rescued?
You're so right, but the liberal media doesn't give a rip about the truth--- particularly when it implicates Democrats and liberalism.
Granted it is not the MSM, but GoGov.com has it top of the fold.
Let's see Nagin and Blanco in a catfight.
I think dfwgator meant what would the DUmmies think when Mayor Nagin defended Bush?
um.........I don't see the headline quote in the body of the article...
If anything, it should read "Pres. Bush: "Gov. Blanco Delayed Rescue""
What we have here is your typical blame tripod. Nagin knows local government acted terribly and that he will not be able to deflect blame onto the feds forever. So he is making a deal - he aligns with Our President (who did nothing wrong) and they hang that hack Bianco out to dry. Bush gets an ally to help his image(he does not really need one in truth, but the MSM is out for his blood)and Nagin survives for a while at least.
Nagin was a Republican once I believe, and I don't think he and Blanco ever got along. I would think the DUmmies will support Blanco more than Nagin, and especially if Nagin said what he did about Blanco, they'll turn on him.
Well, he's starting to get it half right - but he still needs to accept responsbility for his own lack of action as well.
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