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National Hurricane Director had to call Nagin at home Saturday night to plead: "Get people out..."
Knight Ridder Newspapers ^
| Sun, Aug. 28, 2005
| BY MARC CAPUTO, DAVID OVALLE AND ERIKA BOLSTAD
Posted on 09/03/2005 12:14:14 PM PDT by joinedafterattack
MAYOR CRITICIZED EVEN BEFORE LEVY BREAK. National Hurricane Center Director had to call Nagin at home Saturday night to plead: "Get people out of New Orleans." "The criticisms of Nagin came from above as well. Numerous officials urged him to evacuate the city, but he worried about the legality of ordering people out when New Orleans has few safe hurricane shelters. Also, National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield in Miami called Nagin at home Saturday night and told him: Get people out of New Orleans.
''I could never sleep if I felt like I didn't do everything that I could to impress upon people the gravity of the situation,'' Mayfield said. ``New Orleans is never going to be the same.''
When a grim Nagin issued the mandatory evacuation order Sunday, he said: ``We are facing a storm that most of us have feared . . . God bless us.''
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: blanco; cary; democratswrongagain; disasterprep; evacuation; hurricane; incompetence; incompetent; itsspelledlevee; katrina; katrinafailures; maxmayfield; mayor; nagin; neworleans
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To: Owl_Eagle; brityank; Physicist; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; GOPJ; abner; baseballmom; Willie Green; Mo1; ..
A miracle. The Inquirer's website is reporting the truth about Mayor Nagin.
To: JoJo Gunn
Kinda looks like all the planes bunched together at Henderson Field, Hawaii Dec. 7, 1941, 0700 don't it?? My poor Baton Rouge has changed forever. My biggest question is what do we do for the next election. If NO gets to vote on BR issues, they take BR politics over, they outnumber us now!
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posted on
09/03/2005 9:00:59 PM PDT
by
Atchafalaya
(When you're there, that's the best!!)
To: joinedafterattack
The link you provided goes to a different story.
I'd like to read the rest of this article.......can you help?
363
posted on
09/03/2005 9:04:18 PM PDT
by
JulieRNR21
(Say 'Goodnight' Cindy.....Your 15 minutes are up!)
To: joinedafterattack
Nagin's radio tirade criticizing the FedGov's response illustrates his attitude well: "It's somebody else's problem." This loser should be removed from office.
To: Smelly_Fed
Jabber Gibson should receive an award for his efforts.
365
posted on
09/03/2005 9:05:50 PM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(prayers for all)
To: Reborn
To: joinedafterattack
The MSM already has the answer: it's all Bush's fault.
To: Spunky
I rarely if ever link to articles. Inevitably my computer freezes or worms or viruses attack.
I have confined myself to visiting FR and one other site.
368
posted on
09/03/2005 9:19:24 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH ~ A NATIONAL TREASURE)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Now that Nagin is saying that the CIA will probably try to take him out because he criticized the government, there ought to be no doubt the man is a substance abuser.
369
posted on
09/03/2005 9:20:47 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH ~ A NATIONAL TREASURE)
To: joinedafterattack; All
Louisiana disaster plan, pg 13, para 5 , dated 01/00
'The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles. School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in evacuating'...
To: longshadow
371
posted on
09/03/2005 9:23:44 PM PDT
by
CajunConservative
("Dems can bus people to the polls but can't bus them out of danger to save their lives.")
To: silverleaf
372
posted on
09/03/2005 9:26:06 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
To: HawaiianGecko
373
posted on
09/03/2005 9:27:24 PM PDT
by
CajunConservative
("Dems can bus people to the polls but can't bus them out of danger to save their lives.")
To: longshadow
To: Echo Talon
Does anyone know the official chain of command for state government? I'm sure it does not jump straight from the State Governor to the President of the United States. Are the state senators in the chain and possibly responsible? By the way; I have been reading here for a few months. This situation pushed me to register and post today. Any guidance is appreciated.
To: OldFriend
There's something definitely wrong with this guy. I don't know if it's substance abuse, a lifetime of conditioning in victimhood mentality, or a combination of factors. There is no way this whack should have ever gotten elected. The only explanation possible is the inner-city voting block, whose sense of integrity and level of knowledge on pertinent issues is on the level of muslims who only listen to al-Jazeera.
All this guy does is gripe that somebody else didn't do this or that. He's forgetting that he's the mayor, not some mid-level government slacker in a do-nothing job.
To: Grizzled Bear
The Governor is the only state official who can ask for Federal help.
The feds cannot take over a state under any circumstances without explicit WRITTEN request from the Governor.
377
posted on
09/03/2005 9:49:51 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH ~ A NATIONAL TREASURE)
To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
I can't prove it of course, but Nagin looks to me like someone who enjoys a bong hit now and again.LOL! Dude! I thought the same damned thing!!
He has the persona of a guy who Od's on prozac.
378
posted on
09/03/2005 9:52:51 PM PDT
by
zarf
(***)
To: nutmeg
379
posted on
09/03/2005 9:53:39 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: longshadow
Thank you for all of that wonderful imformation!
I didn't know the particulars.
"In either case, he's an incompetent, malfeseant moron who is responsible for getting people killed."
Do you think it is possible that he will be held liable?
That may be a very silly question.
I'm only wondering about the possibilities.
380
posted on
09/03/2005 9:54:26 PM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
("Virtute et armis" - By valor and arms)
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