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FEMA Chief Waited Until After Storm Hit
NewsMax ^ | September 7, 2005 | NewsMax Wires

Posted on 09/06/2005 5:56:44 PM PDT by bobsunshine

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To: spanalot

Rush is right, and your "prediction" is a major "duh" alert.


641 posted on 09/07/2005 10:46:56 AM PDT by Coop (www.heroesandtraitors.org)
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To: SandyInSeattle

"They would have been better off to tell them to bring their own food, a lawn chair, and an AK-47 to defend themselves from the criminals freely roaming the dome during that time."

Amen - and lets fund that by getting rid of Homeland which was a big Hillary project anyways


642 posted on 09/07/2005 10:47:16 AM PDT by spanalot
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To: Eagle Eye

Be safe and thanks for all the hard work. Now how about chipping in here a bit so I can take a break? :-)


643 posted on 09/07/2005 10:47:31 AM PDT by Coop (www.heroesandtraitors.org)
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To: seamole

"Do you honestly think some kid at a checkpoint is going to give John Travolta a hard time?
Should celebrities be in N.O.? Possibly, but probably not. Did he ask permission before going in?"

All good questions!


644 posted on 09/07/2005 10:48:16 AM PDT by spanalot
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To: RightWhale

Yes, I do indeed know that. Nobody in emergency management would make such an outrageous claim.


645 posted on 09/07/2005 10:48:39 AM PDT by Coop (www.heroesandtraitors.org)
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To: billbears

Detail FEMA's screw ups. We'd prefer to see some objective facts not just your subjective opinions.

What SPECIFICALLY did Brown screw up?

Just because you don't approve of his appoinment doesn't mean that he has done a bad job or did a bad job in this case.

Just asking: What experience do you have in crisis management or emergency response? Are you just taking your cues from the hysterical (and ignorant) media on scene or are you reading off the Liberal cheatsheet?


646 posted on 09/07/2005 10:48:46 AM PDT by Eagle Eye (Liberalism is an ill fated luxury that we cannot afford at this time; it does not work in a crisis.)
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To: SandyInSeattle

Does anyone know whether sending people to the Superdome and Convention Center was part of the official pre-hurricane plan, or did the mayor just come up with that idea at the last minute? And was any police protection provided at those two sites?


647 posted on 09/07/2005 10:49:35 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Coop

LOL


648 posted on 09/07/2005 10:49:36 AM PDT by RightWhale (We in heep dip trubble)
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To: spanalot
Amen - and lets fund that by getting rid of Homeland which was a big Hillary project anyways

DHS does have too many tentacles for its own good, I'll grant you that.

649 posted on 09/07/2005 10:49:39 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: spanalot; d-back; Eagle Eye

So tell me again how hanging a solid performer out to dry (scapegoating) teaches us about "personal responsibility?" (This one should be good. Where's the popcorn?)


650 posted on 09/07/2005 10:49:54 AM PDT by Coop (www.heroesandtraitors.org)
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To: RightWhale

Laugh all you want. Anything to keep from answering my valid question, right?


651 posted on 09/07/2005 10:51:06 AM PDT by Coop (www.heroesandtraitors.org)
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To: Steve_Seattle
Does anyone know whether sending people to the Superdome and Convention Center was part of the official pre-hurricane plan, or did the mayor just come up with that idea at the last minute? And was any police protection provided at those two sites?

I'd have to look at their disaster plan to be sure, but I think the Superdome is a designated spot (had been used at least twice before), the Convention center just happened when people fled the chaos of the superdome, and police? Hell, most of them never reported, some of the ones who did were downtown looting, and those who stuck to their posts were completely overwhelmed.

652 posted on 09/07/2005 10:51:57 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: aShepard

Brown's mistake was assuming the Rats running Louisiana wouldn't make a Charley-Foxtrot out of things. I think most of us who knew anything about Louisiana politics knew how things were going to go down there.


653 posted on 09/07/2005 10:52:15 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: spanalot

YOU are the Left's spokesman on this thread.

How about YOUR boss just dump you just to prove an invalid point and to attempt to placate an implacable opponent?

It is possible to stun the Liberals but it is impossible to appease them.

Me? I say kill them outright by announcing a push to repeath the 22nd amendment. They die of stroke.


654 posted on 09/07/2005 10:52:56 AM PDT by Eagle Eye (Liberalism is an ill fated luxury that we cannot afford at this time; it does not work in a crisis.)
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To: Coop

LOL


655 posted on 09/07/2005 10:53:02 AM PDT by RightWhale (We in heep dip trubble)
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To: RightWhale
Make sure to laugh 164 times - one for each emergency disaster response under Mike Brown's belt.

The laughter is very appropriate in the context of your farfetched claim that his departure would have zero effect on FEMA.

Now THAT is funny!

656 posted on 09/07/2005 10:55:38 AM PDT by Coop (www.heroesandtraitors.org)
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To: Eagle Eye
did you stop to think that the media trucks were there covering the storm before the levies broke?

FoxNews showed vehicles driving through the thirsty, hungry crowd. The people had to move to let the vehicles drive through. The vehicles came from outside the flooded area.

Did you watch people asking for water and food on national TV over and over again?

If you think that waiting five days to deliver water is not sluggishness, then we must disagree.

657 posted on 09/07/2005 10:56:08 AM PDT by george wythe
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To: spanalot
"What did you do to alleviate their suffering?"

I paid $80 k in taxes - where did it go?

Clearly not to your education!!! You still think FEMA is the police/fire department/paramedics/ambulance all rolled into one. They are not.

FEMA is a "management agency". They push paper, award contracts, and write checks.

More than one poster has corrected you on the time lines (i.e. it wasn't five days) but you ignore that. More than one poster has corrected you on the difference between FEMA and the Louisiana Homeland Security chief, you also ignore that.

Clearly the $80K you spent on taxes didn't go towards your education.

658 posted on 09/07/2005 10:56:12 AM PDT by been_lurking
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To: Coop

Fire them all.


659 posted on 09/07/2005 10:56:29 AM PDT by RightWhale (We in heep dip trubble)
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To: SandyInSeattle
Hell, most of them never reported, some of the ones who did were downtown looting, and those who stuck to their posts were completely overwhelmed.

How many years in office did Nagin have to shape up the NOPD?

660 posted on 09/07/2005 10:59:01 AM PDT by dfwgator
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