Originally posted by BP:
when did they issue the warning to NO that they would be taking a direct hit? was it enough in advance for FEMA or locals to plan and execute evacuation of the areas expected to be hit?

They didn't because N.O. didn't take a direct hit. They did say it was tracking in the direction of N.O. and to GET out of the way.

Take a gander at www.noaa.gov and browse around. Check for the hurricane alerts that preceeded Katria's arrival and educate yourself.


Originally posted by BP:
obviously in a disaster of this scale the local governemnts are overwhelmed and unable to provide the resources necessary. that's why they're declared disaster areas so the FED can provide the help where needed. was that handled properly? NO! and as i've said before no level of gov can escape blame for this.

You get the "Tangent Man" award of the day. Congrats...

...Now, AGAIN, I'm not saying that the Fed did a good job; they didn't. It was lousy from day one and an embarassment. The key here is that if the state and local govts. were better prepared (Hell, prepared at ALL), then FEMA wouldn't have fumbled so hard (then again, with Brown heading up things, who knows?).


Originally posted by BP:
it is well known that there is no way NO could have prepared for this large of a disaster with the warning they had. even if they had gotten everyone out of the city there was nothing the local or state gov could have done about the levies.

I could give a crap about the levies; it's lives I'm concerned about. Any city that sits between 3 bodies of water, partially under sea-level and RIGHT in the middle of what could be considered "Hurricane Alley" AND only protected by levees that were built to withstand Cat 3 weather FUNDAMENTALLY needs a practiced, thought-out and cohesive evacuation plan.

Build 'em to withstand a Cat5; Mother Nature will one day throw something at the levees that they can't handle and AGAIN, it will be up to a well-oiled and developed evacuation plan to save lives...


Originally posted by BP:
and what's wrong with that? what's wrong with him wanting the information to pass through him, as it is now?

Well, that of course begs the question of how long his office is going to sit on the information, doesn't it?

Originally posted by BP:
lol! the irony. same thing i was saying about bush. and since you want so bad to turn this into a race issue, i bet if bush was black or latino people like you would have impeached him for iraq fiasco. yeah i said it!

Just do one thing for me; count how many times you've made racial accusations or overtones and how many times I have in this thread.

Nagin being black and my despise for his incompetence have nothing to do with each other; much like my admiration for Powell or Rice and their skin-color have nothing to do with each other.

Finally, what does it say about me applauding Clinton almost getting impeached? Am I a "race-traitor" now?


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