Chertoff, "understands" (on now) eom

[G_j]

[BlueJac]

1. OMG

[nini]

2. On where.. what the hell are you talking about?

?????

[BlueJac]

5. MSNBC right now

[cyberpj]

10. CNN as well - with split screen film of N.O. nt.

[Connie_Corleone]

3. Details, please. Thanks.

[cyberpj]

4. understands he's been given a job he doesn't want. nt.

[NYYFan]

12. Funny, once again, when the going gets tough

The tough (want to) get going. What an ass !

[cyberpj]

21. says water levels kept them from gettin in supplies. WHAT?!?

[libnnc]

6. "Offering prayers..."

these people don't need prayers, they need WATER!!!!!!!

WATER WATER WATER WATER!!!! :nuke:

[lancdem]

15. He actually said that???

His job is to handle this disaster, not hand it off the Almighty!

[Bob3]

7. for someone who is supposed to be in charge of relief efforts

he seems to be spending an awful lot of time on television don't you think?

[Blue_Roses]

17. yes

and I'm tired of all the news conferences and lack of action.. More Bush spinning. The WH knows this looks bad on them, so spin baby spin:eyes:

[Justitia]

31. YES!! He is just TALKING, TALKING, TALKING like a robot! -eom

[Rose Siding]

8. He thinks the rescue at the Superdome is ongoing

Wasn't it suspended???!

[Neecy]

9. WOW

And CNN is showing a split screen of the Convention Center while he speaks!

Exposing the lies even before they come out of his mouth....CNN must be starting to get pissed.

[seito]

11. He understands what the victims are going through

and he knows how hard it is for us to see the images on TV :eyes:

[TornadoTN]

13. WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE DEAD BABIES?!?!

I'm sure that tugs on your heart strings, doesn't Mr. Chertoff? Or does it? Is that acceptable "collatoral damage" in this mess?

Stupid fuck

[cyberpj]

14. OMG - he says they "pre-positioned" supplies!!! nt.

[elehhhhna]

23. can't f'ing believe it but i heard it. omg.

[Bouncy Ball]

25. I did, too.

I don't believe it for one minute. If they had really prepared in advance, this wouldn't have become so bad.

Or gone on for so long.

[Greybnk48]

28. He's a fucking liar

none of this stuff is happening. "They have performed magnificently."

[Justitia]

41. Can u believe he said that??? "PERFORMED MAGNIFICENTLY"

I am beyond fucking stunned.

Citizens are dying on our streets and he is patting himself on the back.

[cyberpj]

29. THEN SAID water level kept them from delivering!

[Justitia]

44. All those media trucks are on DRY LAND. He's such a liar! -eom

[knowbody0]

16. "let's talk about security issues first"

prepositioning resources. my ass! bull shit bull shit bull shit

[Bouncy Ball]

18. Um, he's trying to make it sound as if bush et al

did all kinds of things in advance. No they didn't you lying asshole.

[speedoo]

19. More political bullshit.

More irrelevant statistics. More decrees from the Coward.

I can't believe he has the nerve to try to do this again.

[GreenPartyVoter]

39. Yep.. rescued 3000 already... lots of NG on the ground.. blah blah

[FlaGranny]

45. The NG seems to be the only organization doing anything

much. They are rescuing people trapped by the water. They are doing their jobs. I wish I could say the same for everyone else.

[Duncan Grant]

20. CNN: split screen with Chertoff speaking and reality of N.O. (nt)

[leftchick]

52. I thought that was good

obviously not a keira decision

[Not_Giving_Up]

22. OMG, what an ASS!

He understands what it's like to be stuck on a roof, or somewhere where it's hot.

[TroglodyteScholar]

24. Wow...his excuses are top notch...

We've got two disasters, really...hurricane AND flooding...and it's very difficult to get in there, the problem is dynamic, etc etc etc.

Did your college professors give you good grades for this kind of talk, Mr. Chertoff?

[cyberpj]

26. Everything he mentions WILL happen. WHEN?!?

[Justitia]

27. He is completely FULL OF SHIT! I can't even stand it! -eom

[MO_Dem]

30. HOW IN HELL CAN HE STAND THERE SO CALM?

Un frickin believable!

[cyberpj]

40. well, he appears to be having problems keeping down the bile..

can't keep his throat clear.

[MO_Dem]

49. I wondered if God was going to strike him dead

for a minute, but I guess Chertoff ONLY NEEDED A DRINK OF WATER!

[Duncan Grant]

32. Chertoff: What is the situation at the Superdome?

2/3 of the people have been evacuated.

200 buses already left, additional 200 mobilizing, 500 more requested.

Superdome is secured by city police and national guard.

[julialnyc]

33. he just called people impatient!

[Justitia]

34. He is just ticking off a list of ways they are covering their asses! -eom

[G_j]

35. "they are hot, they are tired"

they are also sick and some are dying

[tinfoilinfor2005]

Oh my gosh. This man doesn't have any idea, does he??

He really doesn't know what is happening out there, does he???
He honestly must spend every minute in a room with grafts and charts because from his words it is absolutely obvious that he doesn't have A CLUE!! THANKS MSNBC AND CNN for running a split screen and letting the country see what a tragedy this is!

[cyberpj]

36. We have a tremendous array of resources deployed in N.O.

2800 Natl Guard as we speak
1400 addition Natl Guard/military police soldiers arriving today, tomorrow and every day - we will more than quadrupled security personnel (in 3 days, yeah)

everybody is confident of ability to maintain order as we finish evacuation.

[FlaGranny]

37. This total incompetence will surely be rewarded

by Bush with PROMOTIONS!

[Duncan Grant]

38. Split screen shows emperor has no clothes. (nt)

[cyberpj]

42. Now CNN is just showing the people, not Chertoff at all. Good. nt.

[cyberpj]

43. Oh - they're showing those cared for at Houston. it all looks very clean.

[Duncan Grant]

46. Chertoff: To contribute, go to FEMA website or redcross.org (nt)

[cyberpj]

47. We will meet this challenge. Good luck to those suffering...

[Justitia]

60. Yes, he actually said: GOOD LUCK -eom

[indie_voter]

74. Words fail me n/t

[cyberpj]

48. GONZALES UP!

[G_j]

53. puke!!!!!

nazi scum

[cyberpj]

57. "Dept of Justice will be in on this."

We're looking at ways and tasks to see what addl resources can be brought to..

also looking at fraud and tyranny, price gouging, blah blah blah...

what a little putz.

[eleny]

50. Understands what it's like to be on a rooftop without water etc?

Is he kidding???? What a damned prick and liar. Just like his boss.

[NiteOwll]

63. I can't believe he said that

I almost fell off my chair. I wonder how many times he's been stranded on a roof, surrounded by water, wondering when he's gonna see his next drop of water?

[madaboutharry]

51. Chertoff has no qualifications for this job.

He was an assistant to Ken Starr during the Whitewater investigations and this position was his reward for loyality to the republican party. What we are witnessing is an administration of hacks rather than qualified professionals.

[speedoo]

54. Gonzalez assuring us the DOJ will maintain Law & Order.

How nice. They keep talking resources, but the resources ain't on the teevee.

[cyberpj]

61. Look at this photo --now isn't he a good boy? Good boy... Good boy...

[Justitia]

55. Torture Boy says "law & order" are TOP PRIORITY! Screw the people!

New Orleans is DOOMED.

[cyberpj]

108. He's a GOOD torture boy......give him a pat on the head

[Duncan Grant]

56. Gonzalez: We're looking at price gouging.

Dept. of Justice trying to assure rule of law is maintained.

And Gonzalez leaves the podium...

[lisby]

58. My blood is boiling

I cannot believe the excuses and bullshit coming out of his mouth. All I have to say is, if the bloody F'in reporters can make to the convention center where the dead are laying in the streets, how come no one can get there with water or food? There is no one there except thousands of slowly dying people. Yet CNN has a reporter there. What did he do--use a TARDIS? Jesus Christ, can this be handled any worse than it is?

Yes, yes--we understand about your "prepositioned assets." Just get some damned water to the convention center. Drop it from airplanes if you need to. JUST SHUT UP AND DO IT!

Can this government fail its people any worse than it at this moment?

Lisby:mad::wtf: :argh: :grr: :nuke: :banghead: :rant:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

59. I am so impressed with "All the President's Men" on t.v.

They are all immaculately clean and well groomed and I can smell the after shave from here.

I think I'm gonna puke.

[speedoo]

69. Most of them are criminals.

They just have not been convicted yet.

[Justitia]

71. And some of them have been. And pardoned too. -eom

[Justitia]

70. Aren't they the most USELESS & INCOMPETENT administration ever? -eom

[speedoo]

62. This DOD guy really pisses me off.

He's obviously a liar.

[cyberpj]

64. Paul McHale - Asst Secy of Defense (Rummy's Boy)

[cyberpj]

66. Repeating 3 days of Natl Guard deployment, 1400 per day. -

say's "that's remarkable".

[Duncan Grant]

65. Paul McHale - Asst. Secy. of Defense (nt)

[Justitia]

77. Jesus! He is simply giving the BUREAUCRATIC chain of command!

Who the fuck cares who is in charge???

Get your asses to New Orleans!

[cyberpj]

67. I'm hearing a LOT about police/military NOTHING ABOUT WATER/FOOD

[Q]

68. What's becoming painfully obvious...

...is that HOMELAND SECURITY is nothing more than a FRONT for war profiteers and they know nothing about handling real emergencies.

It's all about 'law and order' to them...devoid of any sort of humanity.

[cyberpj]

73. This is NOT marshall law, this is helping their police force. Food/water?

[MO_Dem]

72. Why aren't people throwing rotten vegies

at these sanctimonious slugs?

[Justitia]

80. Are they speaking to a fucking empty room??? Not a peep! -eom

[MO_Dem]

85. Must be.

They must have made this videotape themselves and sent it to TV stations. Ooops, taking questions now. Maybe only from their own staff.

[Duncan Grant]

75. 3 deployments of 1,400 Nat'l Guard over the next 3(?) days.

Helping with law enforcement. Not martial law.

(I missed this guy's name. It's Gen.______________)

[cyberpj]

76. WE ARE NOT IN CHARGE. Truer words were never said.

The military is NOT in charge. They're being very clear about that.

"Before this is over, you will see Natl Guard from every state responding"

"When you call out the Guard, you call out AMerica"

[Duncan Grant]

78. 2,900 people rescued from rooftops. (nt)

[cyberpj]

79. US Coast Guard Rear Adm Joel Whitehead:

2300 people rescued today.

Says they are delivering food and water in the Gulf area.

Secondary focus is safety of ports and waterways and reconstituting offshore oil structure.

[cyberpj]

82. Coast guard by statute they are also law enforcement w/broad authority.

Man - they are really focused on the ENFORCEMENT ISSUES.

[Duncan Grant]

81. Rear Adm. Joel Whitehead: U.S. Coast Guard

Updating state of Port of New Orleans.

[cyberpj]

83. Patrick Rhode - FEMA Director

FEMA is on board, trying our best - we're looking for you.

LOOK AT THE TV!

[Blue_In_AK]

84. FUCKER!!!!

He understands nothing. I can't even watch the evil bastards. I'm so upset this morning after watching the coverage of the NO convention center tragedy, I can't even think. This is all, ALL George Bush's fault. Fuck them all.

[Duncan Grant]

86. Citizens need to exercise as much patience as they can.

Many, many long days ahead of us. (Didn't catch who this was.)

[speedoo]

87. This FEMA spokesman guy again.

"bumps along the road"

This guy really pisses me off. Useless smoothtalker PR asswipe. Anyone else notice he always cocks his head to his left when he speaks? If that's his good side, he should look for another line of work.

[Arkana]

88. Chertoff "understands."

However, Chertoff also "doesn't care because it's not his ass."

[Duncan Grant]

89. CNN cuts away - 11:11 PST. WTF?

[seito]

93. Check MSNBC

[cyberpj]

90. Chertoff taking questions

can't say number of rescued.
once we get them - we redeply them
once there we give them aid, food and water.

we have rescued several thousand.

OK - I HAVE A QUESTION
why can't they rescue those stranded and still feed those waiting to leave the city!?

[Skwmom]

91. Did he just say people can wait for the water to recede and then

come out of their attics? Won't they run out of air or die from lack of water?

[cyberpj]

92. He's satisfied they have enough forces.

where have we heard that before?

[cyberpj]

95. Why can't they do two priorities at once!? Rescue AND Feed/Water?

Keeps saying we are focusing on rescues!

[Duncan Grant]

94. MSNBC. Chertoff says Superdome to be evacuated within 24 hours. (nt)

[cyberpj]

96. He's claiming people on dry land are being given food and water.

Saying, it's all being done while they rescue.

[cyberpj]

98. OMG! Pres claimed state of emergency before storm and we were prepared!

[cyberpj]

99. I'm outta here - this is definitely for PR purposes. "We were ready". nt

[Duncan Grant]

97. This is only PR (these final comments by Chertoff). nt

[cyberpj]

101. Did you hear him say they were doing an exceptional job!? Arggghhhhhhhhh!

[Duncan Grant]

104. Exceptional incompetence!

I wish they were as good at their jobs as they are at spinning reality. :grr:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

100. No way there is any humor here, but somehow I can just see

Jon Stewart slicing and dicing this little "news" conference on TDS. Unfortunately I think he is on vacation at present.

President Clinton coming up next. Curious to hear his response.

[barbaraann]

102. He just smiled.

He was amused at something. Not a care in the world!!!!

[cyberpj]

103. There's that bile, rising in his throat again. Choke on it Chertoff! nt.

[Duncan Grant]

106. Must have set a record for bile choking at this press conference.

You nailed it cyberpj!

[cyberpj]

107. Hope it shows on all the news clips.

CNN followed it up with clips of people asking for help, food and water.

[cyberpj]

105. "We're doing an exceptional job." "Good luck to those suffering". nt.

[RPM]

109. He understands ethnic cleansing

wenre't his relatives holocaust survivors?