Joe.... four questions:
1) Why would the federal government continue to send money to fix the levee's in New Orleans when it was a known fact the Levee Commissoners were using the money to buy casino's, boats, etc... (there is a long, published, list of items they bought with Government Funds)..
2)How did the City of New Orleans spend the money that was sent to them for Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness? Wasn't that supposed to go for things like Satellite Radios so the police, fire, etc., could all communicate in an emergency? Wasn't it for cities to set up evacuation centers and supply them? I think the Tax Payers didn't get their money's worth from New Orleans.
3)Since when is it the responsibility of the President of the United States to personally evacuate a city before a storm? Isn't it enough that he called them Saturday night and BEGGED them to evacuate New Orleans ASAP.... and make a public plea to the people to evacuate.
4) Would you have the National Guard and Military have all their equipment in the zone of the storm so it could be destroyed and then no one could be rescued. It certainly sounds like that is what the mainstream media is wanting.
I am VERY disapointed at you, Joe.
Intellectually you know under posse comitatus the President's hands were tied until the Governor requested his help by declaring Martial Law (which Mississippi and Alabama did immediately) and she held off on strictly for political reasons.
Because the Democratic Party wants to use this disaster to make political hay people died. I understand that. What I don't understand is why you are playing into their hands?
on our local news tonight here in houston, they said something about the refugees/evacuees in the astrodome leaving and going partying, getting drunk and coming back to the dome all hours of the night stirring up trouble. They had to inact a curfew tonight.
Dang---that was a well thought out, topic specific e-mail. You didn't rant and rave, and act like a wacko blaming JS for things...
He truly MUST have watched his shows and felt embarrassed for what HE was saying...to take it out on you.
Actually, he should have you as a guest, you make much more sense than the people he has on.
Great letter but it does reveal what a truly detestable person Joe is that he couldn't handle this piece. His response seems only fitting to a person completely disrespectful and obnoxious, clearly yours was anything but.
That was a very coherent and well thought out letter you wrote. His response to you speaks volumes about his current state of mind. The only thing I can imagine is that he knows he backed the wrong horse the last couple days, and now he's buried himself too deep to admit he's wrong.