Mark K. Bilbo wrote:

In <080920050851495120%redhawk@burnspammersalive.com>, Sean C
<redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote:

In article <RtOdnW5caIgrvb3eRVn-jw@megapath.net>, Mark K. Bilbo
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:

Of course, at the time, Bush still didn't know where New Orleans
*was...

http://www.bobharris.com/content/view/637/1/

Now, now, you're being a bit unfair. Bush has gotten drunk a few times
down there so I'm sure he has a rough idea where the city of Louisiana
is.

That might explain why he got the map upside down...

I strongly suspect Bush did not do the map. Somebody else would be
delegated to do that. Who? Did anybody check this stuff? Looking at the
map on the site shows its a total screwup. Does Bush ever hire anybody
competent?

Mark K. Bilbo wrote:

In <080920050851495120%redhawk@burnspammersalive.com>, Sean C
<redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote:

In article <RtOdnW5caIgrvb3eRVn-jw@megapath.net>, Mark K. Bilbo
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:

Of course, at the time, Bush still didn't know where New Orleans *was...

http://www.bobharris.com/content/view/637/1/

Now, now, you're being a bit unfair. Bush has gotten drunk a few times
down there so I'm sure he has a rough idea where the city of Louisiana
is.

That might explain why he got the map upside down...

I strongly suspect Bush did not do the map.
Somebody else would be delegated to do that. Who?
Did anybody check this stuff? Looking at the map on the site
shows its a total screwup. Does Bush ever hire anybody
competent?

In <11i14tn2hrf9517@corp.supernews.com>, WCB
<wbarwell@Mungggedd.mylinuxisp.com> wrote:

Kate wrote:

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 06:30:04 -0500, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:

Here it is. I remember this happening but I just now ran across a story
about it. There are people that want to claim Bush was behind the
mandatory evacuation (trying to make Blanco and Nagin look like
incompetents despite the fact they--and other local officials--were
doing all the work while Bush was on vacation).

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/30/State/For_forecasting_chief.shtml

"On Saturday night, Mayfield was so worried about Hurricane Katrina that
he called the governors of Louisiana and Mississippi and the mayor of
New Orleans. On Sunday, he even talked about the force of Katrina during
a video conference call to President Bush at his ranch in Crawford,
Texas."

Max Mayfield was the one who caused Blanco, Nagin, and Brussard to push
even harder in the *already in progress* evacuation. Bush's entire
contribution was to call Blanco and say "you should get those people out
of there." Oh my, that was helpful. No actual offer of help in
evacuating, just a "you should do something or other."

Of course, at the time, Bush still didn't know where New Orleans *was...

http://www.bobharris.com/content/view/637/1/

Kind of a nasty phone call for Bush to make, after denying NO any money
to evacuate.

When was that? Geeze, we need a timeline here. This is getting confusing,
especially with the Bush lying and spinning going on.

Well...

Friday before landfall:

Blanco (believing she was getting ahead of things) filed the state of
emergency paperwork and requested a declaration from the President.

Bush declared a state of emergency in the wrong parishes.

Katrina was headed for Florida though everybody was watching it because
those beasts can turn on you (as it were). So the state was getting ready.

Saturday before landfall:

We all get up to find Katrina had changed her mind suddenly and the track
had "jumped" (as they were putting it on the news) to aim squarely at us.
She's still not *that big so people are urged to prepare (and urged
repeatedly). State and local officials meet to decide on evacuations.

Low lying parishes (first under the new plan and most likely to be hurt
even from a rather mild hurricane) start evacuating.

As we're all rushing to Home Depot and the stores to get plywood and
supplies, Katrina is getting bigger and evacuation orders start moving
west. Everybody is startled at how well traffic is flowing under the new
plan. As I recall, it was about 4pm Blanco activated contra-flow as
traffic picked up.

We all go to bed thinking it's going to get nasty but lots of
us--particularly in the Western side of things--are not terribly
concerned. Somewhere in there, mandatory orders pop up for the far
Southeastern areas but I forget the exact timing.

That night, Max Mayfield of the NHC calls the governors of Louisiana and
Mississippi as well as the mayor of New Orleans (Ray Nagin) to warn them
he believes this will be "the big one."

Sunday before landfall:

Mayfield briefs Bush (Sec. Chertoff and Brown were in this call I believe).

Bush tells Blanco she should "get those people out" but doesn't help her
do so.

Mark falls off his ladder boarding up.

Nagin declares the first ever mandatory evacuation for the parish of
Orleans.

In the category of "good thing that global warming is a myth," an
unusually warm area of water off the coast starts powering Katrina up to
unheard of wind speeds. Numbers such as 180mph sustained with 220mph gusts
are tossed about.

Mark wets his drawers and hastily throws things, people, and dogs into car.

Gas stations are running dry of gas and closing. But, fortunately, the
radio stations are keeping people updated on road conditions and gas
locations. We don't end up with masses stranded on the highways.

Contra-flow ends about 5 or 6pm marking more or less the "official end" of
the evacuation. Blanco notes that the "loading areas" are becoming quiet,
traffic across the city becoming light. Pretty much everybody who's going
to be able to get out is on the road.

The shelters of last resort open, buses run announced routes through the
city to pick people up who could not evacuate. This goes on while
officials are getting ready to pull back police, firefighters, etc. to
shelters to weather out the storm.

The city battens down.

Monday after landfall:

Bush finally finds New Orleans on a map and declares parishes on the Gulf
Coast disaster areas.

Tuesday after landfall:

Bush plays guitar.
Condi shops for shoes.

Wednesday after landfall:

Condi sees a play.

Thursday after landfall:

FEMA shows up. Sort of.