60 Minutes on CBS now; Nagin interviewed. nt

[babylonsister]

[LiviaOlivia]

1. That's Eastern or Central time zone only

eom

[undeterred]

2. Central Standard Time too.

[LiviaOlivia]

4. Not Pacific.

I just wish people would add their time zones. I appreciate the guest list info.

[undeterred]

37. Bush let him take a shower on Air Force One

Taking a shower in Bush's shower would make me feel filthy.

[goclark]

48. Bush probably had a two way mirror in there

Bush thought he looked a little like Jeffie Boy Gannon.

[babylonsister]

3. I'm in Central, but thanks; 6pmCT on CBS. nt

[bpilgrim]

40. NO Mayor Ray Nagin is STILL Pissed -------- -------- -------- > MP3

from earlier today...

reporter asks what are you gonna do?
http://news.globalfreepress.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=1

more...
http://news.globalfreepress.com/gallery/index.php?cat=19

peace

[meganmonkey]

5. Here we go

(congrats on starting the first thread - mine came a minute later so I'll just join yours)

[texpatriot2004]

6. Is there a link? n/t

[meganmonkey]

7. Too many people died because of lack of action, lack of coordination,

and some goofy laws...about state vs. feds...

It was just BS...Bullcrap - when people are dying, bureaucracy should be out of the picture

[geomon666]

8. He actually saw the Superdome suicide

That had to be hard to take. Also cops are committing suicide. Damn these bastards.

[meganmonkey]

9. This is hell

To not have IMMEDIATE response in the USA is unacceptable.

If we can deploy troops - Nat'l Guard around the world -

We're not talking about taking over a country, this is 500,00 people - this should have been taken care of

[Tatiana]

10. Explaining what happened

"There is no doubt about it. I watched a guy jump from the Superdome. He just couldn't take it anymore. I have two police officers that have committed suicide. They couldn't take it anymore...."

If we can deploy troops around the world,... it should have gotten done.

[bettyellen]

11. never imagined NO abandonded by the state and federal govt

when people are dying beaurocracy should be throen out....
2 police officers have committed suicide, it's hell.

[StellaBlue]

12. Give 'em hell!!!!

[meganmonkey]

13. They played the clip from the radio the other night

and didn't bleep out 'goddamn'!!r

[meganmonkey]

14. Everybody needs to get ready - we're gonna drain this city and

then we'll do a body count...Thousands have died

And we'll find out if they died from the storm or the lack of aid

:(

[cornermouse]

50. I hope so.

I think it needs to be done.

[bettyellen]

15. when we get to ...seek and find... body count.

and people will wonder was it the storm, or lack of response?

[meganmonkey]

16. Police chief almost got kidnapped as a hostage at the Convention

Center

Police officers crying - on the radio - I'm running out of ammo in a gunfight

People giving him their babies to take care of them

Little old ladies saying let me lay down and die

:cry:

[Tatiana]

17. Well I guess they finally let the airboats in. n/t

[geomon666]

18. Airboats

This is probably the first time I've seen airboats in NO all week.

[Dudley_DUright]

38. FL tried to send 500 airboats early on

and they were turned back by FEMA.

[meganmonkey]

19. Showing Texas Game Wardens going to evacuate the Charity Hospital

[meganmonkey]

21. Talking to Doctor about moving up the emergencdy room to a higher floor

Lost some patients

Little old lady in ICU for 3 days, on ventilator - her husband stayed with her. They got her to the heliport to evacuate and she died in the roof waiting for a helicoptor

:cry:

[bettyellen]

20. the hospital stuff is horrible....

[meganmonkey]

22. Honore on now

[meganmonkey]

23. Why'd it take so long? Honore said it took time to get there

'Who knew the levee would break?' :grr:

[Catchawave]

41. Took too long to get there ?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050827-1.html

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA [phone].

# # #

[Cush]

24. General: Who knew the levees would break?

um, everyone?

[BootinUp]

he's been partially brain-washed.

[NJCher]

25. Nagin was great

He's terrific. He's so spontaneous, so real. Compare his genuine human concern and warmth AND HIS RIGHTEOUS ANGER to the sock puppet who went in and hugged some "survivors" with clean tennis shoes.




Cher

[notadmblnd]

46. don't cha know?

everybody got new ones when them looters emptied the shoe store :sarcasm:

[meganmonkey]

26. Showing airlifts of people, showing sandbags dropped on levees

[meganmonkey]

29. Saying 'levees' didn't break, actually, it was the floodwalls that broke

:shrug:

(it's all the same to us landlocked folks)

[BootinUp]

35. There are walls on top of the levees

for protection during flood conditions. (I believe). ;)

[bettyellen]

27. failures were in floodwalls, not levees....

[Sydnie]

34. That's the first time I have heard that at all

Seven days later and they are just NOW saying that it wasn't the levees? What were they repairing in blivet**'s photo-op then? The flood wall?

[Tatiana]

28. The levees didn't fail... not one.

The fault was in the flood walls.

[meganmonkey]

30. Nagin talking about Bush now - Saying Bush was aware Nagin was

pissed...Asked Bush what would he have done in his shoes (my pet goat, anyone?)

Bush acknowledged that 'they' (the feds?) could have done better

[meganmonkey]

32. Honore back - saying they will go into every building, every room

to find bodies.

[bettyellen]

31. bush to nagin: "i know we could have done better"

and he let him take a shower on AF1

[meganmonkey]

33. Nagin estimated up to 50,000 body count -

do the math based on population, # evacuated, # rescued...

[stlsaxman]

36. wow that was almost great-

except for that Newt Gingrinch lookin' muthafuya...

Thanks fer the heads-up!

[RandiFan1290]

39. Nagin took a few shots at Gov. Blanco

Anyone catch that?

[Catchawave]

45. Yep, "goofy laws" covered her too :)

Bottom line, GWB realigned FEMA since 9/11 and now bureacracy screwed up the disaster prevention and aid chain of command resulting in alot of confusion.

[johnfunk]

42. NAGIN FOR PRESIDENT

No more BUSHIT!

[dweller]

43. i watched, and read along here.

what, not a single nom?

dp

[Reciprocity]

44. NOT impressed. He did a John McCain. What a wuss.

[NNN0LHI]

47. Ya know. Its amazing how a complete cavity search by the Secret Service,,,

...can change ones attitude.

Don

[texpatriot2004]

49. What did he say? Does anyone have a link? n/t