Blanco Confesses: "I Should Have Called the Military"

NewsMax.com ^ | Sept. 15, 2005

[CitizenM]

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Kathleen Blanco: I Should Have Called the Military

Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco's abrupt decision Wednesday night to take responsibility for her state's inadequate response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster followed an inadvertent confession that was caught on camera where Blanco admitted she blew it.

"I really should have called for the military," Blanco said, while chatting with her press secretary in between TV interviews. "I really should have started that in the first call."

Unbeknownst to Blanco, her bombshell acknowledgment was recorded on a network satellite feed, and by Tuesday the clip was getting wide exposure in Louisiana news broadcasts.

In the early days of the Katrina crisis, disaster management experts repeatedly blamed the failure to send in the National Guard for the city's descent into chaos.

Most observers blamed the White House for the blunder - a misconception that was thoroughly dispelled by the governor's inadvertent confession.

Some say Blanco's blooper was responsible for the abrupt change of tone in her speech Wednesday night to the Louisiana legislature.

Where earlier she and her aides had openly blamed the Bush administration for bungling Katrina rescue efforts, Blanco announced: "The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility."

Just as surprising were Blanco's words of praise for the White House: "I want the people of Louisiana to know that we have a friend and a partner in President George W. Bush. I thank you, Mr. President."

[AmericanMade1776]

Proud to Call President George W. Bush my Friend! :-) He makes a good one!

[claudiustg]

Bush has handled this extremely well. We are lucky to have him. Looks like we drained all the luck right out of Louisiana.

[Dan Walsh]

Bush said he would take the blame for every thing the federal goverment did wrong. He did not appologize and did not detail any mistakes because there were none.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

W is not an idiot - the commission the dems demanded will clearly show that it was Blanco and Nagin's responsibility and the President will come out looking like the leader that he is......... the committee will do their job and point fingers at the bad guys -

Or at least that is my opinion

[Eric in the Ozarks]

In a perfect world, it would turn out that way. The MSM has the story written before the hearings.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

You are probably right on that one!

[Illuminatas]

bump

[CitizenM]

Now, the dems want the military to bail them out. Maybe they will remember that the next time they are pushing army recruiters off their college campuses.

Now, That, is a very good point no one has made. Hope it gets repeated, and repeated. Though I won't hold my breath either. Sigh

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Bush said exactly what I stated: ", I take responsibility," He did not "accept blame." The words responsibility and blame are very different. This is lost on the mainstream media also.

[nopardons]

bttt

[Tunehead54]

Ah so! I see now that you were pointing out the difference between blame and responsibility where as I was noting that even President Bush's taking responsibility was conditional - "... to the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right ..."

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"This is lost on the mainstream media also." Heh. ;-)