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Mayor Nagin: Gov. Blanco Delayed Rescue
newsmax.com ^ | Monday, Sept. 5, 2005 11:38 p.m. EDT

Posted on 09/05/2005 8:52:42 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch

Monday, Sept. 5, 2005 11:38 p.m. EDT Mayor Nagin: Gov. Blanco Delayed Rescue

After days of blaming the federal officials for not responding quickly enough to the Hurricane Katrina crisis, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin praised President Bush on Monday - and charged that Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco had delayed federal rescue efforts by 24-hours.

"I'm so happy that the president came down here," Nagin said of Bush's Friday visit to Louisiana in an interview with CNN. "He came down and saw it, and he put a general on the field. His name is General Honore. And when he hit the field, we started to see action."

But Nagin had harsh words for his state's leaders, telling CNN: "What the state was doing, I don't frigging know. But I tell you, I am pissed. It wasn't adequate." The New Orleans Democrat said he urged Bush to meet privately with Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco during the visit. The meeting took place aboard Air Force One, he said.

After reviewing the crisis with Gov. Blanco, Bush summoned Nagin for a private chat - where, according to Nagin, Bush explained: "Mr. Mayor, I offered two options to the governor. I said . . . I was ready to move today. The governor said she needed 24 hours to make a decision."

Reacting to the governor's footdragging, Nagin lamented: "It would have been great if we could of left Air Force One, walked outside, and told the world that we had this all worked out."

"It didn't happen, and more people died."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: blanco; incompetence; katrina; katrinafailures
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To: Rome2000

MSM will tOTALLY ignore this
"What the state was doing, I don't frigging know. But I tell you, I am pissed.
What an articulate statesman ....


21 posted on 09/05/2005 9:01:28 PM PDT by hoboken109
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To: William Creel

So thats why he figures that Blanco is a threat to him. Makes sense.


22 posted on 09/05/2005 9:02:58 PM PDT by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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To: InvisibleChurch

I am in Japan on business and have been forced to watch CNN International. Thy had the Mayor on live when he said this about Blanco. It was a very damning interview of Blanco. Funny CNN International has not shown that clip again since (however, it was aired once).

George


23 posted on 09/05/2005 9:03:14 PM PDT by GeoPie
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To: EDINVA

I wonder if Blanco was receiving orders on what to do from the DNC?


24 posted on 09/05/2005 9:03:22 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
"I wonder what the DUmmies think of Mayor Nagin now?"

They will probably hold him up as the hero and start pushing for him to run for a higher office.
25 posted on 09/05/2005 9:04:12 PM PDT by martinidon (Bush won sKerry lost and Soro's is out millions for nothing!)
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To: InvisibleChurch

I'm still chuckling to myself when I recall how Nagin was saying on TV/Radio that if anything happens to him then its the CIA because he criticized the Feds/Bush.


26 posted on 09/05/2005 9:04:15 PM PDT by prophetic ("I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things."--Dan Rather)
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To: saquin
I was appalled by Governor Bianco's comments during the crisis. She was as weepy as any man-on-the-street running from the hurricane. She inspired no hope whatsoever. An otiose and pathetic leader.
27 posted on 09/05/2005 9:04:27 PM PDT by utahagen
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To: InvisibleChurch

Would everyone please, please, please stop picking on Governor Blanco? She is clearly very upset and has been crying on television for days. Isn't that enough? /sarc


28 posted on 09/05/2005 9:04:27 PM PDT by KJC1
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To: saquin

She blubbered. I heard mention her sorrow at the loss of the Garden District. She was on Larry King for an hour or so. She demanded apologies. She blubbered some more. That's a lot of work.


29 posted on 09/05/2005 9:04:40 PM PDT by kenth (north Georgia mountains - prayers for all our neighbors in the gulf coast.)
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To: ckilmer

Good diagram and explanation.


30 posted on 09/05/2005 9:05:02 PM PDT by Kay
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To: InvisibleChurch

And whose fault is it that so many people needed to be rescued?


31 posted on 09/05/2005 9:05:25 PM PDT by SmithL (There are a lot of people that hate Bush more than they hate terrorists)
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To: ckilmer
Oh come on' this was ALL POLITICAL...high powerful national dems were giving her instructions on how, what, when and where. This was all to make W look like an ineffective...leader...they're trying to make the GOP look like chit...and get their power back...
32 posted on 09/05/2005 9:05:31 PM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: ckilmer

You're so right, but the liberal media doesn't give a rip about the truth--- particularly when it implicates Democrats and liberalism.


33 posted on 09/05/2005 9:05:38 PM PDT by faithincowboys
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To: Rome2000
Something tells me you are not going to see this quote in the MSM come tomorrow.

Granted it is not the MSM, but GoGov.com has it top of the fold.

34 posted on 09/05/2005 9:05:45 PM PDT by BJungNan
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To: InvisibleChurch

Let's see Nagin and Blanco in a catfight.


35 posted on 09/05/2005 9:06:28 PM PDT by doug from upland (The Hillary documentary is coming -- INDICTING HILLARY)
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To: martinidon; dfwgator

I think dfwgator meant what would the DUmmies think when Mayor Nagin defended Bush?


36 posted on 09/05/2005 9:06:35 PM PDT by Kay
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To: InvisibleChurch

um.........I don't see the headline quote in the body of the article...

If anything, it should read "Pres. Bush: "Gov. Blanco Delayed Rescue""


37 posted on 09/05/2005 9:06:38 PM PDT by stylin19a (In golf, some are long, I'm "Lama Long")
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To: Khurkris

What we have here is your typical blame tripod. Nagin knows local government acted terribly and that he will not be able to deflect blame onto the feds forever. So he is making a deal - he aligns with Our President (who did nothing wrong) and they hang that hack Bianco out to dry. Bush gets an ally to help his image(he does not really need one in truth, but the MSM is out for his blood)and Nagin survives for a while at least.


38 posted on 09/05/2005 9:06:38 PM PDT by Mongeaux
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To: martinidon

Nagin was a Republican once I believe, and I don't think he and Blanco ever got along. I would think the DUmmies will support Blanco more than Nagin, and especially if Nagin said what he did about Blanco, they'll turn on him.


39 posted on 09/05/2005 9:06:42 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: InvisibleChurch

Well, he's starting to get it half right - but he still needs to accept responsbility for his own lack of action as well.


40 posted on 09/05/2005 9:06:54 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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