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Mary Landrieu: School Bus Failure Bush's Fault
newsmax.com ^ | Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005 10:27 p.m. EDT

Posted on 09/11/2005 8:23:58 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch

Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005 10:27 p.m. EDT Mary Landrieu: School Bus Failure Bush's Fault

It was the Bush administration's fault that hundreds of city school buses weren't dispatched to evacuate the hurricane-battered residents of New Orleans two weeks ago before floods swamped the city, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu said Sunday.

Asked on "Fox News Sunday" why New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin failed to follow the city's evacuation plan and press the buses into service, Landrieu blamed Bush administration cuts in mass transit funding.

"Mayor Nagin and most mayors in this country have a hard time getting their people to work on a sunny day, let alone getting them out of the city in front of a hurricane," she said. "And it's because this administration and administrations before them do not understand the difficulties that mayors . . . face." Landrieu then added: "In other words, this administration did not believe in mass transit. They won't even get people to work on a sunny day, let alone getting them out."

Saying she was unwilling to criticize Louisiana officials, the Louisiana Democrat insisted that Mayor Nagin's evacuation efforts had been a smashing success.

"Because the mayor evacuated the city, we had the best evacuation . . . of any evacuation I've seen. I'm 50 years old; I've never seen one any better," Landrieu told FNS.

That prompted FNS host Chris Wallace to remind: "But there were a hundred thousand people left in the city."

Landrieu once again blamed the White House, saying:

"They did [have] a hundred thousand people left in the city because this federal government won't support cities to evacuate people, whether it's from earthquakes, tornadoes, or hurricanes. And that's the truth."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: blamegame; katrina; landrieu; nicetry; yeahthatstheticket
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To: InvisibleChurch

She is an idiot... but she knows as a democrat that the faithful will believe every word.


81 posted on 09/11/2005 8:51:52 PM PDT by JSteff
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To: InvisibleChurch

"most mayors in this country have a hard time getting their people to work on a sunny day"

I wonder how many of these "lazy city workers" will vote for her next time?


82 posted on 09/11/2005 8:52:35 PM PDT by HawaiianGecko
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To: Congressman Billybob
And now Blankstare the Governot of Louisiana is saying it wasn't Bush's fault.
83 posted on 09/11/2005 8:52:35 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Can we swap Cindy Sheehan in Crawford for Cindy Crawford anywhere?)
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To: PennsylvaniaMom

Ooops...sorry, didn't close the italics.


84 posted on 09/11/2005 8:52:44 PM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom (Shiny things distract me :))
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To: Congressman Billybob

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> ...and if all Americans weren't going to be stuck with the bill...
>

where can i join the class action lawsuit against the State of Louisiana for wasting my tax dollars???


85 posted on 09/11/2005 8:53:20 PM PDT by kpp_kpp
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To: microgood

Another example of her complete incompetence as a public servant . Who the hell are these people and how the hell do they get in office .UNREAL


86 posted on 09/11/2005 8:53:33 PM PDT by hoboken109
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To: InvisibleChurch

That's her story and she's sticking to it come hell or high water.


87 posted on 09/11/2005 8:53:48 PM PDT by swheats
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To: perfect stranger

Landrieu is just another "New Orleans Lady".


88 posted on 09/11/2005 8:54:49 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Mary Landrieu, just another "New Orleans Lady")
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To: InvisibleChurch

At her next interview, Fox needs to have a calendar handy.

"Senator, why weren't the buses used to evacuate people?"

"Because the buses are underwater."

"Let's review the concept of Time, ok? They are NOW underwater, Senator - but look...see? This is Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The buses were NOT underwater those days, not even on Monday. THAT's when the buses were supposed to be used for evacuation. Are you with me?"

And if she filibusters again, they can just hold the question up on a placard for the camera. But...don't expect it to happen. After this particular interview, I don't think she'll get anywhere near another Fox camera, and will save all her nutcase tirades for the sycophantic suck-ups at the other alphabets.


89 posted on 09/11/2005 8:54:59 PM PDT by guitfiddlist (When the 'Rats break out switchblades, it's no time to invoke Robert's Rules.)
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To: hoboken109
Who the hell are these people and how the hell do they get in office

There ain't much that money and family name can't buy in La apparently
90 posted on 09/11/2005 8:54:59 PM PDT by uncitizen
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To: swheats

Apparently both hell and high water did come...


91 posted on 09/11/2005 8:55:10 PM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom (Shiny things distract me :))
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To: swheats

If ya gonna lie , lie BIG ..
and yet the MSM will NOT question anything she has said..thats why she dosen't give a crap how stupid her statements are.


92 posted on 09/11/2005 8:55:24 PM PDT by hoboken109
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To: InvisibleChurch
Every failure of government is caused by underfunding by Republicans. Every evil is caused by tax cuts for the rich (AKA exploitation of the working class by evil capitalist).

It is really very simple - DemocRats are communists

93 posted on 09/11/2005 8:55:31 PM PDT by still_learning (Will Rogers never met Dick Durbin)
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To: MarkeyD

Thank goodness somebody read that evacuation plan.

94 posted on 09/11/2005 8:55:41 PM PDT by swheats
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To: nuconvert
"Mayor Nagin and most mayors in this country have a hard time getting their people to work on a sunny day"

*snort* dang it, I actually didn't spray my keyboard the first time I read it, but there ya go sayin it again...

95 posted on 09/11/2005 8:55:46 PM PDT by Desert_Girl (A scar is what happens when the world is made flesh)
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To: InvisibleChurch

"'Splain it to me again, Lucy!"

96 posted on 09/11/2005 8:56:41 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Huh?)
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To: L.N. Smithee
Then her head will explode, revealing her to be an android.

I think we'd find a clone of Hillary's! Ol' Crusty, the alien pantsuit sent to Earth to create a race of heartless ACLU lawyers... oops, mission accomplished!.


97 posted on 09/11/2005 8:57:30 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (I support the firemen, but not their cause.)
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To: JRochelle; pookie18

Marvelous work! That's hilarious.

98 posted on 09/11/2005 8:58:11 PM PDT by perfect stranger ("Hell Bent for Election" by Warburg)
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To: InvisibleChurch

The lying corruption of the DUHmocrat party has passed the point of no return.


99 posted on 09/11/2005 8:58:14 PM PDT by Tax Government (Put down the judicial insurrection. Contribute to FR.)
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To: perfect stranger

Thank you! I didn't know how to do that!


100 posted on 09/11/2005 8:58:54 PM PDT by JRochelle
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