It was Bush that asked the Gov and Mayor to order a mandatory evacuation, NOT their idea at all.

CNN ^ | Sunday, August 28, 2005; Posted: 11:47 a.m. EDT | CNN's David Mattingly, Susan Candiotti, Jacqui Jeras and Rob Marciano contributed to this report.

[Raebie]

Link doesn't work. That was quick.

[AmericanInTokyo]

I've said for a number of years on FR, that, for starters, we need to actually declare GANG MEMBERS as domestic terrorists, officially, through laws, and if possible suspension of Constitutional Rights for them, and consider them dangerous fifth columnists, placed in enemy combatant status, and completely disarm all gangs (150,000 members alone in LA) in a massive, long term, national military sweep. Illegal aliens should also NOW all be deported!! Screw the ACLU, MALDEF, John Edwards and Jesse Jackson. The great majority of the American People will not anymore stand for it. There is no more tolerance of vast sums of criminals like this in our major cities no different than terrorists. It is untenable that we can allow such to live or exist in our country on the streets. Ghettos are NOT just 'their' problem. It, and their criminal elements, are A NATIONAL SECURITY INTERNAL VULNERABILITY.

If, after this New Orleans fiasco, gangs are able to continue to exist in huge numbers in SF, Chicago, Detroit, NYC, Washington, Baltimore, Atlanta, Boston, Memphis, you name it, then we are a nation are truly screwed...for the integrity of our cities CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED in the event of a major pandemic, or weapons of mass destruction attack such as a suitcase nuke.

[rip033]

I second that thanks for the post. People have short memories. Another good Freep! I love the Internet!!!!!

[AD from SpringBay]

From the Google cache can? Why wouldn't CNN have this story still up?

[Trust but Verify]

That's BS. Look at the predicted storm track as of Friday.

[tiredoflaundry]

BTTT

[IrishGOP]

This was from CNN? WOW.

[CyberAnt]

EXACTLY!!

[weegee]

Great find.

The left has gone blog crazy forwarding the rants from the mayor and Lord Ho Ho (Michael Moore) blaming Bush for the flood.

I've gotten sick of their partisan crap.

I support the President but I don't support the flood.

[Lady In Blue]

Bump for later read.

[dfwgator]

Yes, I do wonder why CNN's version is different. And no mention of President Bush asking for the evacuation. Hmmmm?!?

[RGSpincich]

Of course Bush was on top of this. We all know that. I would like to focus on the rescue and recovery aspect but these donkeys keep wanting to go political on this.

[delacoert]

Bump

[weegee]

I don't know but Scare America has been postulating that in Bush's mind (Karl Rove?) there is no emergency federal support for Democrat cities and strongholds.

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

[MNJohnnie]

Of course Bush was on top of this. We all know that. I would like to focus on the rescue and recovery aspect but these donkeys keep wanting to go political on this.

Yep, would of been MORE then willing to declare a temp truce with my fellow Democrat Citizens too. Unfortunately the scum in the "News Media" have to hype this up instead of just REPORTING the News. For eample the Levees should be plugged by this time tomorrow.

[Chena]

I'll try to find out when President Bush made that call. I'm sure it is documented somewhere. Maybe another FReeper may also have this information. I'm just furious about the politicizing of this national tragedy by those whose main focus is to tear down President Bush. It's sick and disgusting, and THAT is an understatement.

[Chicos_Bail_Bonds]

bttt

[Panzerlied]

"...I could never understand why they did not assist those without cars to evacuate with any buses that might be available..."

They'll probably blame W because gasoline prices were too high and they couldn't afford it.

[kabar]

It would be interesting to get a timeline on when Bush called and how much time elapsed before ordering the mandatory evacuation. I watched the announcement by the Governor and Mayor on Sunday morning, August 28. Mississippi did a little better.

"Gov. Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency on Saturday and forecasters predicted the storm to make landfall anywhere from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana.

Mike Womak, deputy director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, said that Hancock County was the only area of the state under a mandatory evacuation order on Saturday afternoon.

"However, all three coastal counties are in the process of making their final preparations for issuing their evacuation notices," Womak said, adding the orders could be issued Saturday or Sunday."

"The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency also urged people to heed the orders."

"I'm very concerned about people in Mississippi and Louisiana who have watched these storms the past two years hit Florida and Alabama and may have a little lackadaisical attitude toward this thing," FEMA director Michael Brown told AP Radio.

Hurricane Katrina could plow through Mississippi beginning as early as Monday

[uncbob]

At the time she made the announcement, Gov. Blanco probably was happy to "blame" the President for the order, for then if the hurricane dodged New Orleans and people were upset that they had evacuated, then it was "the President's" fault.

EXACTLY

Somebody ought to shove this up Chrissy Mathews BUTT

He was falling all over himself complementing the GOV on the great job she did
That was before the levee broke