Posted on 09/06/2005 6:53:29 PM PDT by Lando Lincoln
I honestly don't know how my husband became conservative when all three of his brothers are bleeding heart libs, with one married to a union schoolteacher and one married to a Brit.
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Dear Barbara;
We would like to think the democrats couldn't possibly sink any lower....
However.....
Must Read!
...Liberal blogs and websites are pointing to the Department of Homeland Securitys website which states that it can take control in any disaster, natural or otherwise, but this is not true. The Department of Homeland Security can only work with the state and local officials in organizing relief efforts such as food, water, and shelter. There is no military arm of the Department of Homeland Security or the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the military is what was needed and everyone knew that.
Instead of asking why the Democratic leaders of Louisiana failed the people, these sites post disgusting pictures of floating bodies with the message: George Bush did nothing. The truth is, the Democratic governor wouldnt allow Bush to do anything. That floating body belongs to Governor Blanco. She is the one who did nothing.
Roving bands of violent criminals quickly took control of the streets. While Mayor Nagin did declare martial law, it was a toothless declaration. The New Orleans police department was instantly overwhelmed. Many policemen just threw up their hands and walked off the job. Some joined the looters and were videotaped by MSNBC shopping in the local Walmart. The handful that was left on the job did their best but the best they could do was try to stay alive in a now lawless and dying city.
Because there was no one in charge, the initial rescue operations were feeble at best and there was chaos. The scope and magnitude of the disaster, which covers an area the size of Great Britain, still had not been realized by Governor Blanco who steadfastly refused to declare martial law and officially request that the federal government send in the troops.
It has come to light that all during the night on Friday, September 2, the president of the United States was forced to negotiate with Governor Blanco for the lives of the suffering and dying people of New Orleans. She feared that allowing the federal government to take control would make her administration appear as though it had failed. How she would be judged was more important to her than the lives of those people who were dying in the squalor. How many died as Blanco maneuvered to protect her reputation?
The Posse Comitatus Act prevents, by federal law, the president of the United States from sending federal troops into any state without the direct request of the elected governor of that state. A frustrated President Bush could only stand by and watch as the horror unfolded until he received the request for help. Despite the finger-pointing at President Bush, there was little that he could do until he was formally asked for assistance. No matter how loudly the liberals scream, they know full well that the president was helpless to do much of anything.
As the death toll rose and the animalistic behavior of some of those who chose to remain within the city became public knowledge, it was obvious that authorities needed to regain control. As the scenes from New Orleans, now a national disgrace, were being beamed around the world, a shameless Governor Blanco only cared about her own political image.
There is reason to believe that President Bush, running out of patience with Blanco by Saturday morning, used the only option that remained to him. It is being reported that Bush went around Blanco and utilized the Insurrection Act to federalize the National Guard and send in active military troops to take over the rescue and put down the lawlessness that had taken over New Orleans. The forces that Bush had poised to move into the city, swung into action. It was no accident that the major, organized rescues began when the sun came up on Saturday morning. At 6:30 AM, when the sky over New Orleans was suddenly filled with military helicopters and military convoys poured into the streets, they were there because of President Bush, not Governor Blanco.
The largest military evacuation the world has ever seen moved with the precision and efficiency that is only seen within the military. With men like Lt. General Russel Honore, 1st Army Commander and Army Brigadier General Mark Graham in charge, law and order was quickly restored, and an endless line of helicopters and boats began removing the stranded people and taking them out of the hell-hole called New Orleans. Those forces were ready to act because the President of the United States had positioned them to be ready...
WOW! Incredible!
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Absolutely agree. When it comes to the battle of perception, and even the wit to manage perceptions, the GOP will always lose. Bet on it.
Wolfstar posted a photo link from Yahoo which documents how long Katrina linger over Floriduy before heading west.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1478997/posts
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WHY ..??
The answer is simple. The democrats/liberals love to hold meetings and plan .. and then get on TV and hold hearings.
But .. when it comeS to rehearsing and acting out the plan so people know where to go and what to do .. THEY BELIEVE IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE'S RESPONSIBILITY - LIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Everything the dems plan is put on paper .. but it's never practiced to see if the plan really works.
Governor Perry made a statement which surprised the reporter - he said, "we practiced to make sure we had covered every contingency" - because the reporter was stunned at the level of competence in the Houston Astrodome plan.
The polls already out suggest that this has NOT harmed Bush all that much. It will resonate with the "Undecideds" in the big show of 2008, the theme of which for the Democrats will be "Incompetence."
That is of course, unless Rove's "Mexicans are the Republicans of the Future," suddenly show up at the polls.
No, but murder, intimidation of governmental entities and armed resistance to lawful order do.
Six blocks from the White House would still be inside a federal district, not a state and not sovereign at any time - no restrictions there.
However, I believe DC is technically under Congress, so I wonder if congress would have queue up and ask for either FEMA or the Old Guard to step in?
Bttt
If this is true it's close to over for the Dems.
W, the Machiavellian dope strikes again.
Remember Grover Norquist in '98/'99 saying that Muslims were the Republicans of the future?
bttt
Lando
http://gov.louisiana.gov/Disaster%20Relief%20Request.pdf
It leads to a document purporting to be Blanco's request to FEMA for help. It is dated Sunday the 28th, and they are saying that it was faxed in. Has anyone else seen this?
I have had a liberal friend mention this and I looked it up on her website a few days ago.
However, the link you provided to a PDF has different text compared to what is on her website as an offical press release. Here is the first part from the Press release...
BATON ROUGE -- Today Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco forwarded a letter to President Bush requesting that he declare an emergency for the State of Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina. The full text of the letter follows:
August 27, 2005
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Through:
Regional Director
FEMA Region VI
800 North Loop 288
Denton, Texas 76209
Dear Mr. President:
Under the provisions of Section 501 (a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5206 (Stafford Act), and implemented by 44 CFR § 206.35, I request that you declare an emergency for the State of Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina for the time period beginning August 26, 2005, and continuing. The affected areas are all the southeastern parishes including the New Orleans Metropolitan area and the mid state Interstate I-49 corridor and northern parishes along the I-20 corridor that are accepting the thousands of citizens evacuating from the areas expecting to be flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. This is similar, but different from the text of yourlink.
Something seems pretty fishy to me, why would her "official" press release be different from what is said to have been faxed in?
The press release says " I request that you declare an emergency for the State of Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina for the time period beginning August 26, 2005,"
Whereas the PDF says " I request that you declare an expedited major disaster for the State of Louisiana as Hurricane Katrina, a Category V Hurricane approaches our coast south of New Orleans; beginning August 28, 2005"
Why would they put the one up on August 27, but not the one up from the 28th? Seems like something is rotten in Denmark (or Baton Rouge) here.
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