They Haven't Got A Clue

To Those Who Voted for Bush: Do You Get It Now?

September 6, 2005 · For the past four years, progressives and moderate-conservatives have been pointing out how incompetent this administration is. Many Bush Republicans accused us of making up such accusations for purely political reasons. Now you yourself can see what we have seen: these guys are in way over their heads and haven't got a clue. By Bernard Weiner

The Facts Don't Lie

United States National Response Plan

On August 26, 2005, President Bush declared a "State of Emergency" in Louisiana.

A day later he did the same for Mississippi. The hurricane hit on August 29, 2005. THREE DAYS LATER.

His declarations made Hurricane Katrina an "Incident of National Significance." The NRP defines an Incident of National Significance as:

an actual or potential high-impact event that requires a coordinated and effective response by and appropriate combination of Federal, State, local, tribal, nongovernmental, and/or private-sector entities in order to save lives and minimize damage, and provide the basis for long-term community recovery and mitigation activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS

The "basic premise of the NRP is that incidents are generally handled at the state and local level." (NRP, 15). However, the plan specifically recognizes the possibility that the FEDERAL government bears primary responsibility:

When an incident or potential incident is of such severity, magnitude, and/or complexity that it is considered an Incident of National Significance, the Secretary of Homeland Security initiates actions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the incident." (NHP, 15)

BLANCO ASKED FOR FEDERAL HELP ON SUNDAY, AUG 28

The proof is here: http://gov.louisiana.gov/Disaster%20Relief%20Request.pd...

She took the proper steps as specified by this law:

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

http://www.fema.gov/library/stafact.shtm

"§ 5191. PROCEDURE FOR DECLARATION {Sec. 501}

§ 5192. Federal emergency assistance {Sec. 502}

NEWS FLASH!!!!!!

Bush Will Lead Investigation Into What Went Wrong


***NEWS UPDATE****

OJ SIMPSON STILL TRACKING DOWN THE REAL KILLERS

Harness Racing Picks for 09-06-05

Record since 04-26-05

Win (159)

Place (50)

Show (8)

Out of the Money (44)


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Balmoral Park

Race # 9

Horse: MILLION DOLLAR BYE

Post Position: # 8

Harness Racing Results for 09-05-05

Record since 04-26-05

Win (159)

Place (50)

Show (8)

Out of the Money (44)



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Maywood Park

Race # 9

Horse: VYSOKE TATRY (Place)

Post Position: # 6


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Plainridge Race Course

Race # 2

Horse: MR PREP (Out of the Money)

Post Position: # 7

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Scioto Downs

Race # 5

Horse: MUSCLE SPROUTS (Won)

Post Position: # 3

Harness Racing Picks for 09-05-05

Record since 04-26-05

Win (158)

Place (49)

Show (8)

Out of the Money (43)


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Maywood Park

Race # 9

Horse: VYSOKE TATRY

Post Position: # 6


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Plainridge Race Course

Race # 2

Horse: MR PREP

Post Position: # 7

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Scioto Downs

Race # 5

Horse: MUSCLE SPROUTS

Post Position: # 3

Fire Brown Now!!!

"MR. RUSSERT: Hold on. Hold on, sir. Shouldn't the mayor of New Orleans and the governor of New Orleans bear some responsibility? Couldn't they have been much more forceful, much more effective and much more organized in evacuating the area?

MR. BROUSSARD: . . . Let me give you just three quick examples. We had Wal-Mart deliver three trucks of water, trailer trucks of water. FEMA turned them back. They said we didn't need them. This was a week ago. FEMA--we had 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on a Coast Guard vessel docked in my parish. The Coast Guard said, "Come get the fuel right away." When we got there with our trucks, they got a word. "FEMA says don't give you the fuel." Yesterday--yesterday--FEMA comes in and cuts all of our emergency communication lines. They cut them without notice. Our sheriff, Harry Lee, goes back in, he reconnects the line. He posts armed guards on our line and says, "No one is getting near these lines." Sheriff Harry Lee said that if America--American government would have responded like Wal-Mart has responded, we wouldn't be in this crisis." - from yesterday's "Meet The Press."

State of Emergency Declared AUG. 27, 2005. No Excuse's for the Delay's!!!

From The White House Website

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 27, 2005

Statement on Federal Emergency Assistance for Louisiana

The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts in the parishes located in the path of Hurricane Katrina beginning on August 26, 2005, and continuing.

The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives, protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the parishes of Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, Catahoula, Concordia, De Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Landry, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, West Feliciana, and Winn.

Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, will be provided at 75 percent Federal funding.

Representing FEMA, Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security, named William Lokey as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.