Posted on 09/10/2005 8:50:45 AM PDT by NRA1995
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 9) - Al Gore helped airlift some 270 Katrina evacuees on two private charters from New Orleans, acting at the urging of a doctor who saved the life of the former vice president's son.Gore criticized the Bush administration's slow response to Katrina in a speech Friday in San Francisco, but refused to be interviewed about the mercy missions he financed and flew on Sept. 3 and 4.
However, Dr. Anderson Spickard, who is Gore's personal physician and accompanied him on the flights, said: "Gore told me he wanted to do this because like all of us he wanted to seize the opportunity to do what one guy can do, given the assets that he has."
In the speech, Gore urged that the Bush administration be held accountable for the government's inadequate relief response, particularly "when the corpses of American citizens are floating in toxic floodwaters five days after a hurricane struck."
Bush administration officials have said Katrina's damage could not have been anticipated, but Gore rejected that.
"What happened was not only knowable, it was known in advance, in great and painstaking detail," Gore told the Sierra Club's national convention. "They did tabletop planning exercises. They identified exactly what the scientific evidence showed would take place."
I'd venture to guess that it'd be fun to dig into the *real* story behind this mission. ;-)
I'd love to see those two square off in a catfight.
Gore's probably too scared to even try it.
The fool has said in his heart,, that Al Gore is smart...
It scares the heck out of me that THIS guy was nearly commander in chief !
Coming from the mouth of this liberal COMMUNIST idiot Gore, what should we expect him to say about a Patriot and a Great American like President Bush.God Bless America and all who have and will defend HER.
The question that needs to be asked over and over is...
Who would be to blame if the President were a democrat and the LA officials were republican? Just picture Clinton as Pres. and the mayor and Gov. as republicans. ABCCBSNBCCNN would be screaming bloody murder for their heads. Clinton would be innocent in all this because he wanted to help, but just couldn't. Sick but true!
--Mt 6.2
Translation--Bush should be held accountable for the governor's inadequate relief response.
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