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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Your pontifications are wearing mighty thin ...
Posted: September 1, 2005 at 4:41 p.m.
SACRAMENTO (KRON) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an order Thursday ordering the California National Guard to deploy to states affected by Hurricane Katrina.
The Governor signed General Order 2005-01, ordering the Adjutant General of the California National Guard "...to call into Active State Service such forces of the active militia that are needed to respond to this emergency."
The California National Guard is deploying more than 500 troops along with their equipment to support relief efforts already underway. Troops will help provide security, communications, cargo airlift and humanitarian aid.
"The State of California will do everything in its power to assist our fellow citizens suffering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina," Schwarzenegger said. "This is a disaster of almost unimaginable proportions and it is our duty to reach out to those states that need our help, just as they would aid us in our own time of need."
The deployment is composed of a security force that includes over 100 members of the 870th Military Police Company, a multi-purpose security force of over 400 personnel drawn from both the 2/185 Armored Battalion and the Air National Guard and a Special Forces A-Team from the 5/19 Special Forces Group.
Officials anticipate additional requests for support personnel as the disaster relief effort continues.
Just now on MSNBC, casualty count according to hospital and rescue workers is 'expected' to go over a thousand in Biloxi area, altho current 'actual' count is 120+
And about half of California's water supply depends on a levee system far more fragile than that of New Orleans - in the Sacramento Delta. It could be taken out by a moderate earthquake or a real good storm, and we had one of those 50 years ago which almost brought down the Golden Gate Bridge - my father drove the next to last car across it to the north before the Bridge was closed from swaying too dangerously.
A new Dem talking points memo must have went out in the three hours I was away from my computer. The blame Bush thing was only just getting rolling when I left, now it seems to be a full-court press.
It's true that many people will never face reality. But listening to the announcements (granted, from a distance), I didn't feel there was much urgency or that the city really thought it was worth bothering with. In addition, I don't understand how a "mandatory" evacuation order could have left behind thousands of people in such a relatively small city.
Thanks jeffers. Keep it coming.
"Schumer has noted the phones in his office have been ringing off the hook..."
Schumer is not going to investigate a Democrat Governor and a Democrat mayor. All he is doing is posturing.
Entergy's command post has always been at the Hyatt. They lost power themselves shortly after the hurricaine began.
Thanks for the eyewitness report from your brother-in-law. Nice to hear some good news. I am rather surprisecd to hear that parts of the boatlift were successful.
All I've been hearing all day is that the boats turned back because of the violence.
Her Lt Governor is Sen Landrieu's brother and her head of State Police is another ditzy woman. Mary Landrieu seems to be her advisor. Keep it all in the family but then Landrieu was elected in a rigged election.
My understanding from the article was from the superdome to the astrodome.
"Cut off the electricity and water for three days in one area of the country and we descend into chaos."
"They said Americans need to be prepared mentally, emotionally, etc. for what hardships we might need to endure if major emergencies happen -- coping without TV and computers for extended periods of time, maybe days or weeks"
Chaos was Miami last Friday as 770,000 customers out of 900,000 in the county were left without power. No lights, no traffic control, no groceries,no fast food and at my house no AC, no refrigeration for my food.(Cooking was still there due to gas). We got updates via battery operated radio and TV, which we used sparingly. At night, my son and I played board games by the candlelight. A PC was really the least of my worries. I was more worried for my elderly parents who were sweltering in the 93 degree heat. Andrew taught me that one can live without power, we did for a month a half. You get creative, as I even learned to bake potatoes on a grill..
Loss of power is nothing compared to the loss of a house and all of your belongings as we are seeing in the Gulf...
A tradition that should be followed by the mayor and the governor.
I read this on Slate earlier. It's not really very feasible if it's under water for days and so deep.
http://www.slate.com/id/2125351/
I think MSNBC must have payed him a bonus to bash President Bush.
There's really no such thing as a "mandatory" evacuation; nowhere on the coast has anyone ever tried, or even planned for, forcing people out of their homes at gunpoint.
Where did I put that thread from MFH?
This news is no better the second time around.
BTW I just got a reply from Noah's Wish. They said that they are in slidell right now but that they will make an effort to find snowball and reunite him with his little boy.
He is a populist. You know, like Oprah.
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