Posted on 09/07/2005 8:08:10 PM PDT by mhking
The Red Cross has confirmed to Fox News Channel's Major Garrett that they had requested permission to take food and medical supplies to the Louisiana Superdome in the hours immediately after Hurricane Katrina's landfall. That request was denied by none other than Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco.
Garrett appeared on Hugh Hewitt's syndicated radio program this evening to discuss the shocking revelation.
MG: Well, the Red Cross, Hugh, had pre-positioned a literal vanguard of trucks with water, food, blankets and hygiene items. They're not really big into medical response items, but those are the three biggies that we saw people at the New Orleans Superdom, and the convention center, needing most accutely. And all of us in America, I think, reasonably asked ourselves, geez. You know, I watch hurricanes all the time. And I see correspondents standing among rubble and refugees and evacuaees. But I always either see that Red Cross or Salvation Army truck nearby. Why don't I see that?The Louisiana Department of Homeland Security is directly under the command and direction of Governor Kathleen Blanco. The same Kathleen Blanco who has whined and blamed the federal government from her perch in Baton Rouge throughout this entire crisis. The same Kathleen Blanco who has stared at cameras with deer-in-headlight-glazed eyes since Hurricane Katrina made landfall. The same Kathleen Blanco who, after being asked about federal help prior to landfall said, "No." The same Kathleen Blanco who rescinded Mayor Ray Nagin's order to completely evacuate the city due to dangerous conditions just today.HH: And the answer is?
MG: The answer is the Louisiana Department of Homeland Security, that is the state agency responsible for that state's homeland security, told the Red Cross explicitly, you cannot come.
HH: Now Major Garrett, on what day did they block the delivery? Do you know specifically?
MG: I am told by the Red Cross, immediately after the storm passed.
Was Kathleen Blanco's goal the death of as many of those in the Superdome as possible?
That's what I want to know.
Kathleen Blanco : Louisiana :: Hillary Rodham Clinton : the USA
Ya think? lol......... kind of fun to see the tables turned though, isn't it?
It sounds like we are pretty much on the same page...
Uh oh.
If the light clicks on the MSM, the "roaches" around the Gov will begin to scatter. This is gonna be good. Time for the popcorn.
I'm thinking the Mayor is gonna turn on her real soon
I don't think he wants to take a hit for her stupidity
First, she is incompetent and a buffoon. Second, she didn't want to create an incentive for anyone to stay at the Superdome or Convention Center (she wanted to starve them out and force them to leave), not anticipating that the levees would break and they would not be able to get out.
and today as Mayor Nagin of New Orleans and telling people to GET OUT she is saying only the Gov. can order a madatory evacuation we are checking the water.
In the words of Jerry Lewis
"""""""HEY LADY""""""""""""""THE WATER IS GOING TO KILL THE REST OF THE PEOPLE YOU DUMB A@$ but that is okay she can blame bush
I think I will email Scarborough and demand he invite you on his show. Something is up with him, Joe Scarborough is turning into Joe Kline
The Mayor already has :-)
YES.
Excellent analogy.
I want to jump on this bandwagon as much as anyone else, but certain things must be nailed down.
She has a control problem like my mother in law.
Should the media be asking, "Is Blanco a racist"? Armed with this information that might be a question to ask. Without any facts they posited that question about President Bush.
Blanco and Nagin never got along to begin with. I'm sure that Nagin will come around and wake up and smell the coffee. If I'm not mistaken Nagin supported Jindal in the LA gubernatorial election.
"...and I could have organized an evacuation from NO. This seem deliberate."
I have thought the same thing at times, but you do have to factor in the sheer incompetence and stupidity of Blank-O and Nagin as well. Those two things probably had more to do with what happened than anything else.
The D-RAts. Getting a taste of their own reporting style for once. This whole mess just keeps looking better and better.
Not that I wanted any of this to happen.
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