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Nagin said slow response cost lives (Mayor Nagin slams Gov. Blanco)
New Orleans Times-Picayune (excerpt) ^ | September 4, 2005

Posted on 09/05/2005 12:14:06 AM PDT by HAL9000

Frustrated and grieving, Mayor Ray Nagin on Sunday again ripped the painfully slow response of state and federal authorities to the plight of tens of thousands of stranded New Orleanians in the days following Hurricane Katrina, saying their inaction cost lives and caused needless misery.

Nagin singled out Gov. Kathleen Blanco for criticism, saying that the governor had asked for 24 hours to think over a decision when time was a luxury that no one, especially refugees, had.

“When the president and the governor got here, I said, 'Mr. President, Madame Governor, you two have to get in synch. If you don't, more people are going to die.”

Blanco and Bush met privately at his insistence, Nagin said, after which Bush came out and told Nagin that he had given Blanco two options, and she requested a full day to decide.

“It would have been great if we could have walked off Air Force One and told the world we had it all worked out,” Nagin said. “It didn't happen, and more people died.”

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(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: blame; blanco; cary; hurricane; hurricanekatrina; incompetence; katrina; katrinafailures; nagin; neworleans
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1 posted on 09/05/2005 12:14:06 AM PDT by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000

Blame anyone but yourself, Ray. Why is a fleet of over 200 buses sitting in floodwater up to the grille when they could've taken tens of thousands of New Orleanians to safety?


2 posted on 09/05/2005 12:18:51 AM PDT by Politicalities (http://www.politicalities.com)
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To: HAL9000

3 posted on 09/05/2005 12:19:15 AM PDT by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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To: HAL9000
Ask yourself: What if the exact same circumstances were to apply to say, Salt Lake City. How would their residents have behaved. Hmmm?
4 posted on 09/05/2005 12:21:12 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Peace Begins in the Womb)
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To: Colonial Warrior

Ping


5 posted on 09/05/2005 12:21:36 AM PDT by Hushpuppie
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To: Politicalities

6 posted on 09/05/2005 12:24:01 AM PDT by SerpentDove (In the shadow of the Almighty.)
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To: Politicalities
Let the bitchslapping begin

“When the president and the governor got here, I said, 'Mr. President, Madame Governor, you two have to get in synch. If you don't, more people are going to die.”

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7 posted on 09/05/2005 12:24:04 AM PDT by guitarnick40 (When a liberal is in doubt, all they do is scream and shout.... "it's Bush's fault")
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To: HAL9000

Here we go with the he did it she did it crap. Why is it everyone wants to blame someone else? He dropped the ball as well. He should of insisted that EVERYONE get out or you are on your own and provided buses for those who did NOT have cars. You cannot tell me that all those people did NOT have cars. The ones they show under water belonged to someone and they had PLENTY of advance notice to get out. The only ones I feel bad for are the old ones and the hospitalized/impaired ones. The others had or should of had a little common sense.


8 posted on 09/05/2005 12:24:41 AM PDT by WasDougsLamb (just my opinion. Go easy on me.)
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To: WasDougsLamb
You cannot tell me that all those people did NOT have cars.

They had cars but probably not gasoline or money. It was just before the arrival of the September welfare checks.

9 posted on 09/05/2005 12:28:02 AM PDT by w1andsodidwe (Jimmy Carter allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
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To: HAL9000
Some of Mayor Nagins priceless quotes from his infamous CNN interview:


10 posted on 09/05/2005 12:32:17 AM PDT by guitarnick40 (When a liberal is in doubt, all they do is scream and shout.... "it's Bush's fault")
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To: Politicalities
That is true. Nagin will never excuse what happened to the buses.

Still, I wonder what the Gov. wanted 24hrs to think about. Bush gave her a couple of unspecified options. What were they?

11 posted on 09/05/2005 12:37:08 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Anti-Bubba182
Still, I wonder what the Gov. wanted 24hrs to think about. Bush gave her a couple of unspecified options. What were they?

1) Sh*t
2) Get off the pot.

12 posted on 09/05/2005 12:43:48 AM PDT by zarf (***)
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To: zarf
Cute. I guess the options offered will come out as will some spin on why the Gov. wanted 24hrs. to decide.
13 posted on 09/05/2005 12:49:43 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Echo Talon

Those buses should be greyhounds. NO SCHOOL BUSES! NO SCHOOL BUSES! (as in NO WIRE HANGERS!)


14 posted on 09/05/2005 12:53:07 AM PDT by uncitizen
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To: uncitizen

LOL! NO WIRE HANGERS! :D


15 posted on 09/05/2005 12:54:02 AM PDT by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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To: HAL9000
Mayor Nagin should not be condemning the leadership of others.

Here's the southeast Louisiana evac plan supplement, most recently revised in 2000. Go to page 13, read paragraph 5. It states:

5. 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.


16 posted on 09/05/2005 1:06:19 AM PDT by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
There is no believing a single word that Nagin says.

In his drug induced stupor he's having flash backs and flash forwards.

17 posted on 09/05/2005 1:11:00 AM PDT by OldFriend (MAJ. TAMMY DUCKWORTH ~ A NATIONAL TREASURE)
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To: HAL9000


18 posted on 09/05/2005 1:14:45 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative (France is an example of retrograde chordate evolution.)
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To: HAL9000
Blanco and Bush met privately at his insistence, Nagin said, after which Bush came out and told Nagin that he had given Blanco two options, and she requested a full day to decide.

In other words, Blanco wanted to consult with her handlers at the DNC before making a simple decision. Is it any suprise that a former Clinton crony has now been appointed by Blanco to serve as some kind state disaster coordinator? I bet the good folks at DNC headquarters we busy coordinating a political strategy with their stooges in the media last week when people were dying.

19 posted on 09/05/2005 1:16:43 AM PDT by Truthsayer20
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To: Paleo Conservative

Did you make that pic?


20 posted on 09/05/2005 1:18:37 AM PDT by BurbankKarl (u)
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