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2005-09-09 Home Front: Economy

Red Cross AND the Salvation Army blocked from helping

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Posted by Steve 2005-09-09 10:37|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 But... but... but...

Its all BUSHES FAULT! and Karl Rove, and Cheeney and Haliburton and.... Oh and the flies on my dog's back are responsible too! I'm sure they were in on it from day one!.

Posted by LA DemocRATS 2005-09-09 11:21|| 2005-09-09 11:21|| Front Page Top

#2 From the Mark Steyn article further down the page on the radio-blogger..

On this story, the national media is giving away they don't understand anything about government.

Posted by 3dc 2005-09-09 11:22|| 2005-09-09 11:22|| Front Page Top

#3 What amazes me about this is that now the usual MSM goons are jumping on board too. Soledad o' Brien was on (CNN) this morning interviewing the Lt. Gov. and he was very quick to point out the same thing..."Look we still are rescuing people, let's wait and place blame later, blah, blah, blah." Soledad continued pushing him, even making snide comments. She said that she's heard from several sources (about the nursing home outside of N.O. where 12-30 people died) now that the Director had called multiple times to get evacuated (even after the storm), but that the State (I assume) continued to turn them down as the "heat" on N.O. was turning up. I already see numerous lawsuits on the Mayor and probably the Gov. too.

Posted by BA 2005-09-09 13:14|| 2005-09-09 13:14|| Front Page Top

#4 BA -- we can only hope so!

Wow. Having the Red Cross and the Salvation Army on hand would have done A LOT to calm nerves and provide some structure in the emergency situation. It also would have provided proof-positive witness to the gross, criminal incompetence of the government of Louisiana.

Posted by ex-lib 2005-09-09 16:59|| 2005-09-09 16:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Guess that's why they didn't want them there.

Posted by ex-lib 2005-09-09 17:00|| 2005-09-09 17:00|| Front Page Top

#6 ex-lib: Methinks you're right. I have a feeling that if the Feds or even private charities like Red Cross and Salvation Army had been in there, the local/State's would've looked like boobs. And, many are now saying "Well, if you would've fed us, the violence wouldn't have been so bad." Maybe so. Louisiana politics has a LONG track record of corruption, and New Orleans is in the middle of all of dat. Even stuff posted here yesterday about the State and City not being able to come up with matching funds for Fed $ for the levees NUMEROUS times, and yet, the Levee Board felt the need for a new jet, etc. Knowing how Fed $ usually works, the Feds pay 50%+ (sometimes even up to 90% or so), but the local/State has to pony up some matching funds. This didn't happen. In fact, Sen. Mary Landreiu (her brother is the Lt. Gov. of LA) and the other Senator from LA (now gone) were said to be 2 of the most influential Sens. during Clinton. And, yet, they couldn't bring home the bacon? If they'd wanted the money, they could've gotten it. And the money they did get went to stupid stuff like private jets and bike paths ON TOP of the levees.

Posted by BA 2005-09-09 18:17|| 2005-09-09 18:17|| Front Page Top

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