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New Orleans Emergency Operations Chief Blasts FEMA
WSAV-TV ^ | Thursday, September 1ST, 2005 | Associated Press.

Posted on 09/01/2005 9:05:22 PM PDT by M. Espinola

FEMA is getting an earful from the man heading New Orleans' emergency operations.

Terry Ebbert says the federal agency's response to Katrina is "a national disgrace."

Ebbert says FEMA has been in the city for three days, but he says that has yet to result in any command and control. He says Mayor Ray Nagin has been "pushing and asking, but we're not getting any supplies."

The emergency chief says the evacuation of thousands from New Orleans to Texas has been "almost entirely" a Louisiana operation -- saying he hasn't seen "a single FEMA guy."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: federal; fema; hurricane; katrina; neworleans
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To: Soul Seeker
Yet LA is having trouble. I wonder WHY

Because the Officials in LA are incompetent fools who aren't smart enough to admit they were in over there heads

So instead of asking for help .. they are blaming other people

41 posted on 09/01/2005 9:20:27 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: antonia

Rudy for Pres.?


So he's gonna drop his support for homo-perves and abortion? Otherwise he won't get close enough to the nomination to smell it.


42 posted on 09/01/2005 9:21:28 PM PDT by trubluolyguy (Warning: Exposure to the SON may PREVENT burning.)
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To: antonia

I think we need Rudi to go to NOLA RIGHT NOW!


44 posted on 09/01/2005 9:21:58 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: M. Espinola
Terry Ebbert says the federal agency's response to Katrina is "a national disgrace."

Eff him and his 'Rat mayor and governor! They should have used the city's buses and Amtrak trains to round up the poor folks and evacuate the city ahead of time. Instead they stood around pulling their puds and blaming others. Sheer incompetence is what we have here on the part of the local 'Rats who were supposedly the ones best-suited to handle this.

45 posted on 09/01/2005 9:22:02 PM PDT by Prince Charles
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To: M. Espinola
Who, Col. Terry? I was him being interviewed on NBC along with the police chief. Those two clowns should be the primary do-ers on this effort. I cannot believe the Col. couldn't get to the relocated command center, whip out his plans for the city and tell the folks there, "OK, we have staging areas planned here, here, and here. Now how far out are the trucks with ice, water, and MRE's? Good, we can send them via this route ..." ISN'T THAT AN EXACT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HE SHOULD BE DOING? HIM. NO ONE ELSE. And he has the nerve to be blaming others?
46 posted on 09/01/2005 9:22:04 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
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To: antonia
Rudy Giuliani for President 2008

For what party, Rhinocrat?

47 posted on 09/01/2005 9:22:09 PM PDT by msnimje
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To: TomGuy
This Nation is not prepared!!!

Parts of the nation are very prepared. NO is one of the cities which was not (Democrat city).

48 posted on 09/01/2005 9:22:23 PM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: M. Espinola
I will guarantee you that there is some major ass covering going on among NOLA officialdom. This statement is part of it.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

49 posted on 09/01/2005 9:23:25 PM PDT by section9 (Major Motoko Kusanagi says, "Jesus is Coming. Everybody look busy...")
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To: balls
BUSH IS TOTALLY INEPT - AN EMBARASSING DISGRACE!

Seriously, what does President Bush have to do with dropping water and food. He orders it and it should be done. He ordered it TWO DAYS BEFORE THE HURRICANE HIT! What else can he do? Please get a little perspective.

50 posted on 09/01/2005 9:24:04 PM PDT by msnimje
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To: M. Espinola

think I have finally figured out New Orleans' disaster plan:
1. Open up Superdome.
2. Call FEMA.
3. Sit on ass and wait for Feds to take care of everything.

HEY DUMBASS, why did YOU not set up a command center in the Superdome?
40 posted on 09/01/2005 9:20:17 PM PDT by Dems_R_Losers

Thought it beared repeating.
And, The Looosiana Govmint aint s**t!


51 posted on 09/01/2005 9:24:40 PM PDT by Prost1 (New AG, Berger is still free, copped a plea! I still get my news from FR!)
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To: thoughtomator
Let's face it. The problem here is caused by the able bodied that REFUSED to evacuate the city when ordered. THEY are consuming the resources, shooting at the others, stealing everything and causing others to die. THEY AREN"T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, They should not be using the resources that are available for the indigent, hospitalized and mentally incapable of fleeing. Arrest them all and charge them with manslaughter.
52 posted on 09/01/2005 9:25:37 PM PDT by newbeliever
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To: msnimje

Balls cannot get perspective. It's obvious he has been swept into the hysterical media vortex.


53 posted on 09/01/2005 9:25:37 PM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: M. Espinola

Sounds familiar - like Richard Clarke blaming W for 9-11 although he was the anti-terrorism czar for 8 years. He too did his job well...

Although you must give Terry Ebbert some credit for his service - retired Marine Col., two purple hearts. Seems that he should have been able to do better and is probably very frustrated. I think the entire system in NO and LA have let them down.


54 posted on 09/01/2005 9:25:58 PM PDT by jim-x
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To: M. Espinola

Well, consider the source....look at what the City of NOLA has contributed, and look at what FEMA has brought to the party.


55 posted on 09/01/2005 9:26:12 PM PDT by BurbankKarl (u)
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To: M. Espinola

I don't believe this.

First of all, I thought Incidence of National Significance was implemented? Am I wrong?

If it was, then the Mayor nor the Governor is no longer in charge.

WHEN they were in charge, I can only tell you without a link that buses were sent in from other areas to assist with evacuations; but they had no help in receiving refugees. None were brought to meet the buses.

Since, Incidence of National Significance was implemented, if I understand this correctly, evacuations have occurred from FEMA, NG, Cost Guard and DHS.

Here is an excerpt I posted this evening.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475310/posts


56 posted on 09/01/2005 9:26:14 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: balls

Hello balls. I was just about to scratch you. How did you get an FR account? I never even felt you leave my pants.


57 posted on 09/01/2005 9:26:18 PM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg.)
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To: msnimje

His job is to make it happen, that's what we pay him for! If it is not already obvious, I'm mad as hell at this state of affairs.


58 posted on 09/01/2005 9:26:19 PM PDT by balls (Religion is the root of all evil)
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To: bnelson44
In theory...

In a perfect world that is the way it works. When you get a city staff full of minorities running it, "quality control" breaks down tremendously. No racism here, just facts...look at every major city in the US...

59 posted on 09/01/2005 9:26:29 PM PDT by sit-rep (If you acquire, hit it again to verify...)
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To: NonValueAdded

What you are seeing is dems are ruthless they don't care how many of their loyal supporters die, but the republicans are too damn timid to call them out on this. Dems will gladly hamper the federal effort, do nothing, watch people die and blame the feds. Hell, that's what they do in normal times.


60 posted on 09/01/2005 9:26:39 PM PDT by Williams
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