Posted on 09/02/2005 2:09:44 AM PDT by lauriehelds
"You should have saved us from our incompetence."
Typical liberal BS.
Idiot reporters.
Having thousands of troops in before the hurricane would have increased the risk to them, and then you have no rescuers.
Leadership vs total incompetence.
To be fair and reasonable, since Nagin's office and 80% of his city is flooded it probably was difficult for him to write a letter to the president. Had he written it, he would have either needed to fax it (no electricity) or mail it. Do you think USPS is still doing pick ups?
As for those comparing a natural disaster that flooded a city and destroyed surrounding states and cities, with a terrorist attack that took down less than 1 block, is also unfair. Food, water and information were available to those in NYC.
As for the writer who says the mayors constituents are on drugs, perhaps you are one of the people who would have preferred to see them all drown?
To be fair and reasonable, since Nagin's office and 80% of his city is flooded it probably was difficult for him to write a letter to the president. Had he written it, he would have either needed to fax it (no electricity) or mail it. Do you think USPS is still doing pick ups?
I never said he had to write a letter .. I was asked a question and I answered it
Also, I might add .. As Mayor.. he has access to a Command Center
As for those comparing a natural disaster that flooded a city and destroyed surrounding states and cities, with a terrorist attack that took down less than 1 block, is also unfair. Food, water and information were available to those in NYC.
Both were terrible events
The difference was that one Mayor took action and showed Leadership and the other didn't
As for the writer who says the mayors constituents are on drugs, perhaps you are one of the people who would have preferred to see them all drown?
IF you bothered to listen to what the Mayor said ..
It was the Mayor that said his constituents were drug addicts
BTW ... Welcome to FR
To be fair, we've left your post up for prosperity.
Someone needs to ask him where his emergency management services director is - the one he appointed, who makes over a hundred grand a year.
You mean this guy?
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."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1475330/posts?page=125
But what do we know about Ebbert?
Let's see:
Ebbert, 60, has been directing the city's new Office of Homeland Security and Public Safety since his appointment by Mayor Ray Nagin on Feb. 11. A highly decorated war hero and the former executive director of the nonprofit New Orleans Police Foundation, Ebbert has been given major powers and responsibilities as an executive assistant to the mayor. His duties are commensurate with his $114,676 annual salary.
Ebbert is charged with coordinating the city's terrorism response capabilities and obtaining federal and state funds for homeland security. He also will oversee the police and fire departments, the Office of Emergency Preparedness and city Emergency Medical Services, and the 911 Center or Orleans Parish Communications District.
His duties extend beyond a crisis or special events such as Mardi Gras. Ebbert has responsibility for the daily operations and planning of all those departments as well as the management of their budgets, Nagin told Gambit Weekly last week, after presenting his plan to re-organize city government to the City Council. "Mr. Ebbert is responsible for all matters related to public safety," the mayor said.
**So Ebbert, appointed by this mayor, IS the guy who should have had all this worked out!
Not a peep from this person that I have heard or seen at any press conference yet.
Oh this man is simply off the wall. Predicting his own future trouble now....
He came out of the gate really early, way too early if you ask me, trying to cast the blame on Bush.
When I Googled him and found out it was HIS job, it only confirmed what we had thought originally: this was the proverbial "inside job".........they're guilty as hell.
And you wait -- when the investigation comes -- and it will -- I'd bet my house somebody is getting kick backs!
I am betting with you. There is going to be some real evil unearthed, if they dig for it, after this is over.
Evil that will include deliberate neglect at the local level - allowing things to worsen, or people to die, perhaps.
Applying the "Cui bono?" test usually works...
Thanks for leaving it up. It would be a shame to pull such a funny post.
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