Posted on 09/13/2005 7:26:13 AM PDT by K-oneTexas
Ray Nagin
The man of a thousand excuses.
Keynote speaker at the next DNC convention ?
Mr. Mayor, did it every occur to you to designate drivers beforehand who would be obligated to stick around to do the job? Wouldn't that have been the prudent thing to do in advance as part of an emergency evacuation plan?
But I guess if the sun is shining, you can't get people to work in NO so why bother. (Landrieu said as much.)
With a five minute, teary eyed standing ovation.
Nagin should be arrested, immediately, for criminal homicide. There is so much aid the city turned down that I'm astounded whenever I hear a democrat try to blame anything on the administration.
Each driver has a bus, their family gets to ride, and they fill it up with people and take it (in this case) north and west. Red Cross had shelters, Texas obviously could help.
Part of working for the city maybe? Tax money for pay, but don't expect them to actually work for the public, I mean c'mon.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. Proverbs 26:16
Mr. Mayor they are talking about using the buses before the hurricane hit. Leaving by bus is not staying behind, you puke.
Just remember, if Amtrak provides the train they provide the driver. Evidently someone works. And you would not want to refute the illustrious Senator Mary Landrieu said on the news/talk shows about "They won't even get people to work on a sunny day less [sic] alone getting them out ..."
Refused Amtrak offer!
Refused to use school buses to evacuate!
Refused to allow FEMA buses to evacuate!
Refused to allow Red Cross in after the storm!
Did not protect its citizens in the Superdome
Did not allow supplies into the Superdome
Refused federal troops unless the swore allegence to the LA Natl. Guard
Oh yeah this is ALL Bush's fault!
Or...if things were as dire as he indicated (and they were) just find drivers! I bet from the crowds they had there they could have found a couple of hundred who could drive a bus in a pinch with what...maybe ten minutes of instruction?
Your list is right. But I'm sure we are forgeting something.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Or the other kernal of wisdom from Sen. Landrieu...regarding the bus drivers, who are overwhelmingly black and female. They were "too afraid to drive the buses out." And Landrieu gets a pass. Can you imagine if my Senator, Rick Santorum, made a statement like that?
We need a list bigtime! I'm tired of blaming the Feds! Every stinking city in the Union BUT New Orleans is responsible for the safty and welfare of its citizens.
This buffoon has no idea how to delegate. At least start passing out keys to anyone with a drivers license in their pocket!
And his grammer!!!! Sheesh!!!!!
Of course Nagin didn't offer bus or train rides out of the affected area. He had no shelter set up to which he could bus people. The Super Dome was the shelter for the worst case scenerio.
Until Texas came up with a plan, there was no where to send anyone.
"Keynote speaker at the next DNC convention ?"
Nope, Mary Landrieu.
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