Hey great job, Rick, I knew I could count on you
The checks in the mail,
Dubya
On 9/15/05, Rick_Hunt <Rick_Hunt@msn.com> wrote:
>
> here is something I just received....... on the "Real Deal" about what
> happened......
>
>
> In case you aren't familiar with how our government is SUPPOSED to work:
> The chain of responsibility for the protection of the citizens in New
> Orleans is:
>
>
> 1. The Mayor
> 2. The New Orleans director of Homeland Security (a political appointee of
> the Governor who reports to the Governor)
> 3. The Governor
> 4. The Head of Homeland Security
> 5. The President
>
>
> What did each do?
>
>
> 1. The mayor, with 5 days advance, waited until 2 days before he announced
> a mandatory evacuation (at the behest of the President). Then he failed to
> provide transportation for those without transport even though he had
> hundreds of buses at his disposal.
>
>
> 2. The New Orleans director of Homeland Security failed to have any plan
> for a contingency that has been talked about for 50 years. Then he blames
> the Feds for not doing what he should have done. (So much for political
> appointees)
>
>
> 3. The Governor, despite a declaration of disaster by the President 2 DAYS
> BEFORE the storm hit, failed to take advantage of the offer of Federal
> troops and aid. Until 2 DAYS AFTER the storm hit.
>
>
> 4. The Director of Homeland Security positioned assets in the area to be
> ready when the Governor called for them
>
>
> 5. The President urged a mandatory evacuation, and even declared a
> disaster State of Emergency, freeing up millions of dollars of federal
> assistance, should the Governor decide to use it.
>
>
> Oh and by the way, the levees that broke were the responsibility of the
> local landowners and the local levee board to maintain, NOT THE FEDERAL
> GOVERNMENT.
>
>
> The disaster in New Orleans is what you get after decades of corrupt
> government going all the way back to Huey Long.
>
>
> Funds for disaster protection and relief have been flowing into this city
> for decades, and where has it gone, but into the pockets of the politicos
> and their friends.
>
>
> Decades of socialist government in New Orleans has sapped all self
> reliance from the community, and made them dependent upon government for
> every little thing.
>
>
> Political correctness and a lack of will to fight crime have created the
> single most corrupt police force in the country, and has permitted gang
> violence to flourish.
>
>
> The sad thing is that there are many poor folks who have suffered and died
> needlessly because those that they voted into office failed them.
>
>
> For those who missed item 5 (where the President's level of accountability
> is discussed), it is made more clear in a New Orleans Times-Picayune
> article dated August 28:
>
>
> NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In the face of a catastrophic Hurricane Katrina, a
> mandatory evacuation was ordered Sunday for New Orleans by Mayor Ray Nagin.
> Acknowledging that large numbers of people, many of them stranded
> tourists, would be unable to leave, the city set up 10 places of last
> resort for people to go, including the Superdome.
> The mayor called the order unprecedented and said anyone who could leave
> the city should. He exempted hotels from the evacuation order because
> airlines had already cancelled all flights.
> Gov. Kathleen Blanco, standing beside the mayor at a news conference, said
> President Bush called and personally appealed for a mandatory evacuation
> for the low-lying city, which is prone to flooding.
> The ball was placed in Mayor Nagin's court to carry out the evacuation
> order. With a 5-day heads-up, he had the authority to use any and all
> services to evacuate all residents from the city, as documented in a city
> emergency preparedness plan. By waiting until the last minute, and failing
> to make full use of resources available within city limits, Nagin and his
> administration screwed up.
>
>
> Mayor Nagin and his emergency sidekick Terry Ebbert have displayed lethal,
> mind boggling incompetence before, during and after Katrina.
>
>
> As for Mayor Nagin, he and his profile in pathetic leadership police chief
> should resign as well. That city's government is incompetent from one end
> to the other. The people of New Orleans deserve better than this crowd of
> clowns is capable of giving them.
>
>
> If you're keeping track, these boobs let 569 buses that could have carried
> 33,350 people out of New Orleans-in one trip-get ruined in the floods.
> Whatever plan these guys had, it was a dud. Or it probably would have been
> if they'd bothered to follow it.
>
>
> As for all the race-baiting rhetoric and Bush-bashing coming from
> prominent blacks on the left, don't expect Ray Nagin to be called out on
> the carpet for falling short. You want to know why? Here's why:
>
>
> It's more convenient to blame a white president for what went wrong than
> to hold a black mayor and his administration accountable for gross
> negligence and failing to fully carry out an established emergency
> preparedness plan.
>
>
> To hold Nagin and his administration accountable for dropping the ball
> amounts to letting loose the shouts and cries of "Racism!". It's sad, it's
> wrong, but it's standard operating procedure for the media and left-wing
> black leadership.
>
>
> Mark my words: you will not hear a word of criticism from Jesse Jackson
> Sr., Randall Robinson, the Congressional Black Caucus, the NAACP, or Kanye
> West being directed toward Clarence Ray Nagin Jr. Why? Because he is a
> black politician. Black politicians who are on their side can do no wrong,
> but you'll hear them loudly condemn everyone else! Where is equality for
> all now?
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: MIDIChat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MIDIChat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of cajunrose
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:40 PM
> To: MIDIChat@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [MIDIChat] Safe in America? The real deal about what happened
> in New Orleans
>
>
>
> I read it and i liked it always....:)
>
> And some of the OT things are so very well stated and gives me an
> insight....
>
> BTW, happy very belated Birthday Cat....
>
> Rose
> Who has been very busy with the things in New Orleans and friends there...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: oneqtcat
> To: MIDIChat@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [MIDIChat] Safe in America? The real deal about what happened
> in New Orleans
>
>
> How about we change that phrase to "as well as occasional off topic
> discussions"
>
> That'll work but I think without the word 'occasional'. Thing is, no one
> seems to read the group descriptions.
> Cat >^..^<
>
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