Posted on 09/07/2005 6:23:26 PM PDT by finnman69
The Fox News Channel's Major Garrett was just on my show extending the story he had just reported on Brit Hume's show: The Red Cross is confirming to Garrett that it had prepositioned water, food, blankets and hygiene products for delivery to the Superdome and the Convention Center in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, but were blocked from delivering those supplies by orders of the Louisiana state government, which did not want to attract people to the Superdome and/or Convention Center. Garrett has no paper trail yet, but will follow up on his verbal confirmation from sources at the highest levels of the Red Cross.
The transcript of the interview will be available at Radioblogger later this afternoon.
And here is a very interesting article from Septmber of 2004:
Debate continues over Superdome as potential hurricane shelter
Seems that the debate over using the Superdome goes back almost a year, and that no one in New Orleans thought it would be a great place in a Cat 4 or 5 hurricane.
Key graphs:
"If we were to lose power, if we were to lose plumbing facilities, if a storm were to hit and create flooding in the area; the Superdome would not be a desirable place to be," he said.
The American Red Cross admits it would not stay in town for a severe hurricane. Workers would offer supplies and training to the Dome but would then leave to ensure aid for the hurricane's aftermath.
Kay Wilkins, spokesperson for the American Red Cross, said, "While we're saying we;re going to move our volunteers and staff out of the risk area into areas where its safer for them to be it doesn't mean we're not going to be here ahead of time for others."
Mayor Nagin said the city has more than 80,000 people without transportation access, and when the next hurricane evacuation there will be thousands of people who will not, or cannot, leave, highlighting the city's urgency of finding the most suitable place for shelter.
Blanco cried -- people died
MG: Just who's fault is this anyway? All this? Who is at fault?
HH: Well, George Bush of course. That is what all the democrats are saying. Bush caused the hurricane. Bush caused the flooding. Bush caused the winds. Bush delayed the response. Bush is a racists. Bush and Halliburton wanted to make big money on high oil and gas prices. Bush hates the environment and wanted to destroy it. Bush planned this from the beginning because his poll numbers were dropping. This is totally Bush's fault. The democrats say so.
/Sarcasm still on.
That's the impression she wants you to have. Fact is, she is in charge and she says she is in charge, even to the detail of setting criteria for selecting evacuees to be assigned to certain shelters.
Roger that ~ and the liberal moonbats are trying there damnedest to change the subject!
The truth will out!
Be Ever vigilant!
When Blanco (D-La.) withheld food and water from the huddled masses in New Orleans, she was letting them have the Schiavo Treatment.
The reason?
It was for their own good......
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1480310/posts
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05246/565143.stm
Why did you ping me to your post?
That's about the Red Cross specifically. I'm trying to ascertain the true extent of Blanco's refusal to relinquish authority. There is nothing in that post about authority of FEMA.
Thanks. Apparently, Rush is discussing this today, and there is a new thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1480310/posts
Fine, then someone please show me a link that details this and explains the authority of FEMA.
Fox just said that the LA authorities "feared that the Red Cross would do more harm than good?" WTH?
Shep actually told that at the time it was occurring (that people were not allowed to leave). He also was pushing the story about Nagin allowing dozens of people from the hotel near the Superdome (where he set up his headquarters) being given preference for transportation out. They were allowed to cut ahead of people who were waiting in line for hours to days to get a bus out. That story seemed to have gotten lost in the shuffle.
I'm sure it as discussed elsewhere and I'm too busy at the moment to do the search, but isn't the Red Cross acting on behalf of FEMA as far as those deliveries go? If that is the case, Blank-o locked out FEMA just as much as the RC. We should tell Major that he has a scoop worthy of a Buckhead, just a day early for the anniversary. :) Puts him in the running for an Eagle award. I'll write the nomination when the time comes.
Just curious: did you get this same response?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1480310/posts?page=21#21
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477440/posts?page=786#786
http://www.dhs.gov/nationalresponseplan
http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/NRP_FullText.pdf
There are Louisiana resources as well, that describe their plans. I haven't had occasion to make a list of links for that, but do have these:
http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx?portal=46&tabid=26
http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx?portal=46&tabid=27
http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx?portal=46&tabid=26
Lots of reading - the one FR thread linked above has some discussion that should help you cut through the mustard.
I didn't e-mail her a cite and explanation of why I believe her story is in error. I'm glad I didn't waste my time, she sounds like a royal beyotch.
Seems more than one person got that response, and one was sent today. Ann is standing by her story, for now.
Just wanted to share my personnal experience with you.
We've got a small trucking company. Got the call Tuesday 8/30 to hook and drop Red Cross trailers to LA. While on route got the call to divert trailers to Mississippi, we would not be allowed in to LA. (Didn't ask why.) Got somewhere close to Jackson, MS and could not get through. Roads closed. Sat at truckstop with about 70 other trucks with supplies until Sunday. (Rumors of hijacking and fuel shortages rampant.) Directed to central location and dropped trailer came directly home.
The scope and magnitude of this disaster cannot be explained. You have to see it for yourself. No human could coordinate the logistics for this operation. Shortfalls were due to the communications complete breakdowns due to the Hurricane.
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