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Red Cross: State rebuffed relief efforts
CNN.com ^ | 9/8/05 | CNN

Posted on 09/08/2005 8:02:47 PM PDT by Safety

Red Cross: State rebuffed relief efforts Aid organization never got into New Orleans, officials say BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (CNN) -- Louisiana officials rebuffed American Red Cross requests to enter New Orleans with relief supplies last week because of concerns over logistical difficulties, Red Cross and state officials said Thursday. The Red Cross never launched its relief effort in the city. The national president of the American Red Cross, Marsha Evans, first made the request to undertake the operation during a visit to the state on September 1, three days after Hurricane Katrina struck, a local Red Cross chapter official said. p>

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KEYWORDS: cnn; cnnwrongagain; corruptdemorats; dumbdems; incompetence; katrina; katrinafailures; liberalmsm; msm; nationalguard; redcross; redcrossonsat; salvationarmy
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To: umgud
thought I saw and heard either Jessie Jackson

Jessie. Read post 10 what the slime is trying to pull

21 posted on 09/08/2005 8:22:31 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Professional Journalism- the Buggy Whip makers of the 21st century)
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To: MNJohnnie
CNN? I must be dreaming. Of course, they are putting their own spin on it.

CNN realizes it has hit the fan, and must do their best spin to attempt to preserve the illusion that this is the fed's fault. It'll work for the dolts who watch nothing else, and do little to portray truth.

On the upside, the sleeping socialists have awakened. It's a good sign that this is brought to the front, even if they continue to distort to suit their anti-Bush agenda. There are truth seekers around, and the majority of Americans haven't lost their sense of smell.

22 posted on 09/08/2005 8:23:26 PM PDT by glock rocks ("We will deal with looters ruthlessly." - Haley Barbour)
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To: Safety

Well, I hope Evans has the paper work, because they are reporting a request made Thursday, which is not what she said.


23 posted on 09/08/2005 8:24:22 PM PDT by angry_dad
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To: Safety
CNN has an offensive new visuals package about Katrina at the end of which they say, "Demanding the Truth."

I think the CNN center in Atlanta has lead water pipes
24 posted on 09/08/2005 8:24:38 PM PDT by msnimje (CNN - Constant Negative Nonsense)
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To: umgud

Mislead the people. Dems know that people confuse fed and state agencies. Louisiana has a FEMA type org separate from fed and with different responsibilities. Dems think everything is FEMA.


25 posted on 09/08/2005 8:25:42 PM PDT by RTINSC
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To: xrp

Fox News thrives on the news the other networks don't report.


26 posted on 09/08/2005 8:25:53 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: glock rocks

The Director of the Louisianna DHS (guy at the center of this story) is supposed to be on Nightline tonight.


27 posted on 09/08/2005 8:26:35 PM PDT by Callahan
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To: RTINSC

And how about THESE undeployed buses.....

Gov. Blankhead didn't get around to issuing this order until FIVE days after she should have been evacuating NOLA:


http://www.nationalreview.com/pdf/EmergencyEvacuationbyBuses.pdf

So far we've mainly talked about why Nagin didn't evacuate the city sooner.... but Gov. Blankhead had the emergency powers to order every bus in the state to evacuate NOLA residents without cars over the weekend before the storm, when it really would have made a difference....


28 posted on 09/08/2005 8:32:59 PM PDT by Enchante
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To: Safety

This, being on CNN, will shake up the log jam in the MSM.


29 posted on 09/08/2005 8:34:12 PM PDT by Rudder
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To: Safety

As I write this pigs are flying by the window (with night vision goggles)


30 posted on 09/08/2005 8:35:11 PM PDT by Republican Red (''Van der Sloot" is Dutch for ''Kennedy.")
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To: WestTexasWend

The Red Cross was THERE...don't punish the Red Cross.


31 posted on 09/08/2005 8:36:04 PM PDT by Suzy Quzy
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To: Safety

CNN found a local Red Cross "official" who is willing to fit their timeline, so they went with the story. They delay was in trying to find the right story line so that they could still pin a "slow response" on the President.

This is bullcrap, the red Cross had people in place on SUNDAY!!!!!! They were ready to go on Monday night.


32 posted on 09/08/2005 8:37:03 PM PDT by tonyinv (New Orleans: Chaos in a bowl..just stir at 100mph, add water and Democrat officials)
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To: umgud

The Red Cross WAS told not to come in by Homeland Security HOWEVER it was the STATE of LOUISIANA's HOMELAND SECURITY, NOT the Feds!!!!


33 posted on 09/08/2005 8:37:31 PM PDT by Suzy Quzy
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To: Safety

Here we go.


34 posted on 09/08/2005 8:37:56 PM PDT by pollyannaish
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To: Safety
It's a question of economics folks. Although most of the MSM thinks their viewer/readers are too stupid to know anything unless they tell them, the simple fact is their advertisers and stockholders are not.

This is a story with HUGE national implications, and because of the blogosphere the story is out there and can't be covered up and can't be ignored. Too many witnesses, too many people from all over the country are there in the relief effort and they will be carrying home the story. Either the media does something or they'll be filing bankruptcy......that is, if they survive the annual stockholders meetings.

35 posted on 09/08/2005 8:38:21 PM PDT by McGavin999 (We're a First World Country with a Third World Press (Except for Hume & Garrett ))
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To: misterrob
CNN Wakes Up

Wonder if anybody told Jack Cafferty..??..!

36 posted on 09/08/2005 8:38:43 PM PDT by Jay Howard Smith (Retired(25yrs)Military)
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To: coconutt2000

Like Aruba.


37 posted on 09/08/2005 8:40:31 PM PDT by xrp (Executing assigned posting duties FLAWLESSLY, zero mistakes)
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To: InvisibleChurch

I think it was a "major" double whammy for CNN.

First x-CNN guy Major Garrett recognizes a story that was first broke on CNN but CNN didn't/wouldn't recognize the value of the story. Red Cross lady first made allegations on CNN on Larry King Show Sept 2.

Second - Major Garrett makes a wonderful observation that he didn't need to do any hard investigative jurnalism, he just picked up a phone a called the Red Cross. He said it something CNN could have done too. They are being shamed into doing their jobs.


38 posted on 09/08/2005 8:40:39 PM PDT by Republican Red (''Van der Sloot" is Dutch for ''Kennedy.")
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To: umgud
I thought I saw and heard either Jessie Jackson or Al Sharpton today state that Red Cross was told to back off by Homeland Security. I wonder if they had the story wrong or purposely tried to mislead people?

Obviously... a rhetorical question on your part!!!

39 posted on 09/08/2005 8:40:51 PM PDT by ExSES (the "bottom-line")
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To: Safety
Louisiana officials rebuffed American Red Cross requests to enter New Orleans with relief supplies last week because of concerns over logistical difficulties...'twasn't just the Red Cross - Fox had somebody from the Salvation Army on tonight saying that organization met the same kind of obstructionism - but then, that's the 'rat party's specialty......
40 posted on 09/08/2005 8:42:23 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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