Religions > Atheism > Re: Why is everyone so furious with George Bush about Katrina?
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"The Tutor" |
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13 Sep 2005 09:51:07 AM |
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Re: Why is everyone so furious with George Bush about Katrina? |
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According to the Washington Times, FEMA was there but the, well, read it yourself
at http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050909-121037-6314r.htm or the excerpt
here:
" But FEMA was in place as the storm approached and the Louisiana National Guard
delivered seven trailers with food and water Aug. 29 and another seven truckloads on
Aug. 30 to the Superdome to help feed the 25,000 people inside."
The Times Picayune said:S-PICAYUNE TIMES-PICAYUNE
26,000 shelter at Superdome
About 26,000 New Orleans residents sought refuge from Hurricane Katrina at the
Superdome, which authorities describe as the "shelter of last resort," Lt. Gov.
Mitch Landrieu said late Sunday. To help keep them fed and hydrated, the
Louisiana National Guard delivered three truckloads of water and seven
truckloads of MREs — short for "meals ready to eat." That's enough to supply
15,000 people for three days, according to Col. Jay Mayeaux, deputy director
of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Emergency Preparedness.
Looks like the Louisiana National Guard might be responsible for the food and water.
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message news:Ba-dnQ_A8L5aILveRVn-vg@megapath.net...
In <Sr6dnZ_VJsQ18bveRVn-pA@comcast.com>, "JTEM" <gymraven@hotmail.com>
wrote:
And, heck, even what you quote -- that FEMA sent all kinds of food & water
-- is deceptive. It never makes the claim that it actually arrived at it's
destination, so it's not technically a lie by Republican standards, but
the fact remains that it didn't. It didn't arrive. They may have sent it
(and I highly doubt that), but it didn't arrive.
Oh some did. Maybe enough to sustain people through a day or so.
Then FEMA wandered off picking its collective nose and wasn't seen for
days...
--
Mark K. Bilbo
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"We're angry, Mr. President, and we'll be angry long
after our beloved city and surrounding parishes have
been pumped dry. Our people deserved rescuing.
Many who could have been were not. That's to the
government's shame."
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F2D511CBB
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| User: "Matt Osborn" |
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| Title: Re: Why is everyone so furious with George Bush about Katrina? |
13 Sep 2005 04:49:07 PM |
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On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:51:07 GMT, "The Tutor" <Tutors@aol.com> wrote:
Top post
According to the Washington Times, FEMA was there but the, well, read it yourself
at http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050909-121037-6314r.htm or the excerpt
here:
" But FEMA was in place as the storm approached and the Louisiana National Guard
delivered seven trailers with food and water Aug. 29 and another seven truckloads on
Aug. 30 to the Superdome to help feed the 25,000 people inside."
The Times Picayune said:S-PICAYUNE TIMES-PICAYUNE
26,000 shelter at Superdome
About 26,000 New Orleans residents sought refuge from Hurricane Katrina at the
Superdome, which authorities describe as the "shelter of last resort," Lt. Gov.
Mitch Landrieu said late Sunday. To help keep them fed and hydrated, the
Louisiana National Guard delivered three truckloads of water and seven
truckloads of MREs — short for "meals ready to eat." That's enough to supply
15,000 people for three days, according to Col. Jay Mayeaux, deputy director
of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Emergency Preparedness.
Looks like the Louisiana National Guard might be responsible for the food and water.
The food and water was pre-positioned by FEMA. You see, FEMA doesn't
have trucks, drivers and such. They have communications, organization
and funds. FEMA has to work through others, such as the National
Guard and the American Red Cross.
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message news:Ba-dnQ_A8L5aILveRVn-vg@megapath.net...
In <Sr6dnZ_VJsQ18bveRVn-pA@comcast.com>, "JTEM" <gymraven@hotmail.com>
wrote:
And, heck, even what you quote -- that FEMA sent all kinds of food & water
-- is deceptive. It never makes the claim that it actually arrived at it's
destination, so it's not technically a lie by Republican standards, but
the fact remains that it didn't. It didn't arrive. They may have sent it
(and I highly doubt that), but it didn't arrive.
Oh some did. Maybe enough to sustain people through a day or so.
Then FEMA wandered off picking its collective nose and wasn't seen for
days...
--
Mark K. Bilbo
--------------------------------------------------
"We're angry, Mr. President, and we'll be angry long
after our beloved city and surrounding parishes have
been pumped dry. Our people deserved rescuing.
Many who could have been were not. That's to the
government's shame."
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F2D511CBB
-- msosborn at msosborn dot com
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| User: "bill stender" |
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| Title: Re: Why is everyone so furious with George Bush about Katrina? |
13 Sep 2005 01:59:20 PM |
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The Tutor wrote:
About 26,000 New Orleans residents sought refuge from Hurricane Katrina at the
Superdome, which authorities describe as the "shelter of last resort," Lt. Gov.
Mitch Landrieu said late Sunday. To help keep them fed and hydrated, the
Louisiana National Guard delivered three truckloads of water and seven
truckloads of MREs - short for "meals ready to eat." That's enough to supply
15,000 people for three days, according to Col. Jay Mayeaux, deputy director
of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Emergency Preparedness.
which means that they stocked enough to cover 1.73 days, which does
sound consistant with the desperation that started to set in on weds
and became acute on thursday. of course, this doesnt speak about the
rest of the city's desperation.
Looks like the Louisiana National Guard might be responsible for the food and water.
Blanco formally requested help well before the hurricane struck due to
the recognition that local resources were inadequate to effectively
deal. FEMA responded positively as is their charter. FEMA takes charge
of coordination of relief efforts and has the authority to override any
state decision it deems necessary to carry out the mission. this chain
of command is a part of the local defense plan and if FEMA fails, then
the local plan fails. _Most improtantly_ FEMA did not just fail in the
sense that they tried their best and werre overmatched, FEMA actively
blocked relief, just as many units of the natl guard from other states
were delayed by the Fed for a suspicious 4 days.
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