Posted by
THEDEVMAN1 on Monday, September 01, 2008 9:54:52 PM
I think america can finally put Katrina behind us.
All of the failings and stupidity, the mistakes and perceived racism.
No longer will we have to listen to celebrities and rappers go on and on about how President Bush hates black people and so-called religious leaders like Louie Farakhan say the military put bombs in the levee's of the 9th ward using navy seals, to kill black people.
THANKS GUSTAV!
Anyway, the federal government made some mistakes, but the brunt of the blame (yeah I'm playin the blame game but it's true) goes to Governor Kathleen Blanco, for refusing to order a mandatory evacuation, and not letting the people of her state know the seriousness of the storm that was coming their way and for refusing federal help for 48 hours based on her feelings about the Iraq war.Now, the states have a right to refuse Federal help in times of disaster, and the federal government has no authority to force the states to receive federal help unless the states ask for it under the safford law of 1967 (if I'm wrong about that someone please correct me). Mayor Ray "choclate city" Nagin was also to blame. I remember it like it was only 3 years ago(wait it was 3 years ago!) when Mayor Nagin had FEMA buses lined up in New Orleans but (claimed) he could'nt find drivers to drive them but was'nt going to force the people to get on them and get out of harms way. New Orleans had a 10 year warning that this was going to happen and that the levee's we're in desparate need of repair. The federal government even sent them money to do it but they squandered it. I speak no Ill of the great Americans of Louisiana but their government sucked!
I also remember watching FOX news the night before it hit landfall and Shepard Smith looking at a live feed from bourbon street and asking why the people were just walking around, and none of the businesses were boarded up.
This time it was different. A new governor Bobby Jindal(R) did everything right.
He asked for federal help "ahead " of time, enforced mandatory evacutaion "before" the hurricane made land fall, and has done most of the work of getting the people of his state out of harms way. Not ONE case of looting has been reported and 7 people have died but the reasons are not available yet.
This is what happens when government and civilian/faith based organizations get together on the same page and make things happen.
Not sit by idly because of political differences and wait until it's too late and then blame not only the federal government but also one man; George W.Bush for all the mistakes the state made during Katrina. I'm sure the left wing and Democrats are just chompin at the bit waiting to pick this apart, but I'm sure they'll find nothing wrong in how this was handled. Today we are Americans.