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A FEMA Volunteer Judges The FEMA Response As She Saw It
Chronwatch.com ^ | White | Jodi

Posted on 09/19/2005 8:59:23 AM PDT by bobsunshine

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1 posted on 09/19/2005 8:59:26 AM PDT by bobsunshine
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BTTT


2 posted on 09/19/2005 9:02:23 AM PDT by Fiddlstix (This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: bobsunshine

Thanks for posting that.

I know a woman who works for FEMA, and she's a wonderful person. I know she's there, doing her best.


3 posted on 09/19/2005 9:04:18 AM PDT by CobaltBlue (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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To: bobsunshine

Thank you for posting. The letter speaks for itself.


4 posted on 09/19/2005 9:05:07 AM PDT by FR_addict
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Just yesterday the radio was criticizing the fact that FEMA had so many trucks filled with water and supplies that were just sitting somewhere and was costing $600 per day each to sit and wait. Does anyone realize this is the right thing to do? There is already a tremendous amount of water and supplies in the areas. The reason there are trucks waiting full of more supplies and water is so they can move at a moments notice to where ever they are needed at any time.

Exactly.

Los Angeles doesn't have anywhere near the bottled water pre-staged to deal with an earthquake that it will need. Forget about a flooding situation like we saw with NOLA - a major earthquake could bring down all the elaborate systems that bring water into Los Angeles.

What I see here is FEMA being criticized for having problems adapting to a hurricane that in one event will cause as much damage as the ten next most damaging hurricanes on record. With a storm that massive, stuff is just going to happen that cannot be adequately prepared for.

5 posted on 09/19/2005 9:07:21 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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The dog:


6 posted on 09/19/2005 9:07:55 AM PDT by EggsAckley ("The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handle")
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Thank you for the work that you've done (and will continue to do, I'm sure). There ARE people out there who understand that the media is using FEMA to try to hurt the President and truly believe that people like you were out there doing their jobs, going above and beyond the call of duty. Thank you for sharing your experience with us (teared up).


7 posted on 09/19/2005 9:08:43 AM PDT by Jackson57
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This one made me cry. We certainly haven't heard much of what went as right as it could.


8 posted on 09/19/2005 9:09:03 AM PDT by skr
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God knows what you have contributed! Thank the Democrap Party for the abuse. They are the "destroyer" party. In order to win they think they must destroy an individual or group. They started with President Nixon and succeeded. The latest attack was/is FEMA.
9 posted on 09/19/2005 9:09:42 AM PDT by Blake#1
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A heroic and heart touching story.

To all FEMA responders I say, keep a stiff upper lip. One day in the future there will be a Democrat president and when that happens, you will be hailed as the most heroic and efficient group of people who ever walked the face of the earth.

Make no mistake about this, FEMA is only getting slammed as part of the bash Bush Democrat strategy.


10 posted on 09/19/2005 9:09:54 AM PDT by randita
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So why is FEMA being blamed? I'm not exactly sure. I really am not.

Two words: Get Bush

Smear, slime, and attempt to discredit a Republican administration. That has been the effort of Democrats, their barking moonbat supporters, and their handmaidens, the MSM.

11 posted on 09/19/2005 9:10:08 AM PDT by Obadiah
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Smear, slime, and attempt to discredit a Republican administration. That has been the effort of Democrats, their barking moonbat supporters, and their handmaidens, the MSM.

And more than a handful of useful idiots on this forum.

12 posted on 09/19/2005 9:12:17 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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You can bet if Clinton was in the White House, FEMA would have been praised to the gills by the MSM.


13 posted on 09/19/2005 9:12:37 AM PDT by dfwgator
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14 posted on 09/19/2005 9:12:51 AM PDT by Solamente
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Jodi Witt is a hero, and FEMA has be badly maligned. Too bad they can't sue the MSM for libel. As I said in another thread, the sad fact of the matter is that in their thirst for (Bush) blood, the MSM has ignored the story of the 95% of FEMA that went RIGHT, and WORKED. Its a shame.


15 posted on 09/19/2005 9:15:51 AM PDT by Paradox (Just because we are not perfect, does not mean we are not good.)
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"Now 13 days after I first saw the news reporting how awful FEMA is, I still remain proud to be a member of FEMA, and I am proud of the work I did in New Orleans"

We are proud of the work you did Jodi. Not everyone believes what the media is saying about FEMA.

16 posted on 09/19/2005 9:17:24 AM PDT by Spunky ("Everyone has a freedom of choice, but not of consequences.")
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To: bobsunshine

Think how many people were rescued and were saved..God bless the rescuers.


17 posted on 09/19/2005 9:18:23 AM PDT by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: Blake#1

well said and sadly true!! I cannot believe we conservative Christians are not getting the truth to more and more uninformed folks by now! Because of the MSM's vicious opportunistic politicizing of Katrina, all who still vote Dimocrat should by now be aware that to vote for a Liberal is to deny the truth and to deny Christ! Of course I am just refusing to give up this great nation and know we are at a crossroad especially with the next congressional election.


18 posted on 09/19/2005 9:25:02 AM PDT by righteousindignation
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We have heard so many negative things about FEMA's Katrina response. Makes one wonder what the true reality is relative to what the Media projects. I hope we find out at the proper time.
19 posted on 09/19/2005 9:29:14 AM PDT by RAY (John Roberts, Chief Justice, The U.S. Supreme Court -- good move!)
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Thank G*d for your service to the unfortunate folks in Katrina's path!
The only people that believe the negative msm hate mantra are those who want so badly to hurt anything connected to President Bush.
Also thank G*d for the internet, without which factual stories such as yours would never be known.
Again, thank you for all you do, and please don't take anything the msm says personally or seriously.


20 posted on 09/19/2005 9:31:44 AM PDT by Straight8 (Humpty Dumpty was pushed!(That's my conspiracy theory, and I'm Stickin' to it))
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