Chertoff & Brown: We were "not told of...N. O. until Thursday night" ?!!

[elehhhhna]

They don't get CNN?

Top federal officials left out of loop
By Audrey Hudson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
September 5, 2005


State and local officials did not inform top federal officials early on of the deaths and lack of food among hurricane victims in the Superdome or convention center, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said yesterday.
Mr. Chertoff said neither he nor Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown was told of the deteriorating situation in New Orleans until Thursday night.




http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050905-120743-9482r.htm

[Extend a Hand]

1. well I sure feel safer now

:sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[all.of.me]

2. well, that argument ain't gonna hold water (no pun intended)

how come all of US knew it?!?!?!!? asswipes.

[Walt Starr]

3. This is telling, since it comes from the Moonie Times

They'll be throwing Brown and Chertoff overboard.

[Skittles]

4. I guess they don't watch TV

I watched all night and I knew before they did

[Booster]

14. That's exactly what Ted Koppel asked that stupid Brown on

Nightline. Made him look like the fool he is.

[AlGore-08.com]

31. How were they supposed to know the facts? They all watch Faux news!

:sarcasm:

[av8rdave]

37. Watching Fauz News isn't even an excuse this time

I was in the Pacific NW visiting family. These folks are avid Fox News fans, so you know what was blathering on the TV all day long. Even if the * stooges had been watching Fox they would have gotten it.

My opinion only, but I don't think the whole thing was of any concern to them because of the economic status and race of many of the victims. Only when they saw it as possible bad PR did these people decide to acknowledge there might be a problem.

Sickening.

av8rdave

[Ouabache]

38. Well Bush has stated he doesn't watch tv

Bush says he has his own sources, and I assume in this case he was relying on Chertoff of Brown. Sweet, huh?

[MaineDem]

5. And Chertoff is in charge of securing our homeland?

:wtf:

This goes beyond comprehension.

[Hugin]

6. I guess they hadn't driven past a gas station...

Instant indicators of trouble.

It was amazing how fast the prices shot up.

[etherealtruth]

7. My 9 and 11 year olds were well aware ...

of the human tragedy and devastation ... Perhaps, they need to "work" on developing a more believable lie.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Do these idiots have televisions?

How come all of us knew about it and they didn't? You'd think they'd watch the news now and then, and just maybe want to find out a little more about what was already a horrendous situation -- and very obviously so -- by Tuesday. WTF?

[Hugin]

15. I surmise this "Centralized Intelligence" is working out like gang busters

:sarcasm:

[peekaloo]

9. Ted Koppel asked Brown if he ever watched television or read

newspapers. *crickets*

Incompetence or was this deliberate?

[MuseRider]

10. Were they on vacation too?

I mean really, I knew and you all knew. WTF were they doing?

Was there anyone in charge in Washington or was everybody just gone for the month of August?

Holy shit, I don't even leave my house for 2 weeks with nobody in charge.

[yy4me]

11. Excuse me, how big a lie is that??

Good grief, will they get away with this statement? While the rest of the world watched in horror, where were these two, getting a free meal at the white house?

[Hugin]

17. It's exactly | ...... | this big.

Around the Universe seven times and that much more.

[Connie_Corleone]

12. What is this...the 14th century??

Everyone in the *ucking world knew!!

[librechik]

13. WELL THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!!!

more lame excuses from the "hear no evil" crowd.

[DemsUnited]

16. Sorry, but both NOLA mayor & LA gov called Bush with SOS on Wednesday

morning. Let FEMA & Homeland security keep lying. The reporters did their job with this one so there is plenty of on the record material that EVERYONE IN THE WORLD SAW to refute their lies.

[blue sky at night]

18. thats fine...it proves our point perfectly...

they are so out of touch with reality that they "did not know" until Thursday. Did their Mom's have to wake them, make them come in from play time, make them put their bikes away so they could hear the news? I guess they are so lazy and intellectually incurious that they couldn't find out the aftermath of a Major Hurricane. I am just a regular guy and I knew before the storm struck that people would be trapped and in need of immediate help. What a bunch of sorry ass excuse makers, never have and never will take responsibility for their actions or admit a mistake.

[Sapphire Blue]

19. I wish I could hijack the sound on these BS broadcasts... the only words..

... that would be heard are "I am lying. I am lying. I am lying."

[Lochloosa]

28. Saffhire, here is a great site that has all the broadcast

http://www.canofun.com/blog/default.asp

[IDemo]

20. My 2 cents on this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4642022

[Don Claybrook]

21. Can we chip in and get these guys a basic cable subscription?

Apparently the federal government is lacking in communications infrastructure (a single coaxial cable). Would anyone care to chip in with me to buy them basic cable so that they can find out what's happening in New Oleans when the rest of us do?

The buck stops...wait, I don't think the buck is even allowed on federal property anymore.

[Hugin]

27. At the very least they need to cut their medication.

These are sick, sick, people.

[bettyellen]

22. there were some FEMA people in NO at the time, are they saying the

badass locals gagged em or something.
fuck blaming the victims.

[lpbk2713]

23. "Hey ..... We didn't get the memo."

Hurricane? .... What hurricane?

[Hugin]

24. "I wonder if it actually hurts to be that stupid?"

One of my all time favorite quotes (by my step-daughter)
at this point of sludging through this disaster.

[Renew Deal]

25. That's bullshit.

They were doing interviews about it on Tuesday.

[Hugin]

26. Nice avatar Bleachers7.

Good point as well.

[Berry Cool]

30. Let's not forget, Chertoff didn't know about the levee breaches

because on Tuesday morning he looked at the newspaper headline and it said "New Orleans Dodges Bullet." So he thought "Looks like my work here is done" and went on his merry way until who knows when.

[Hugin]

32. Well, the top peeling off the Superdome was really "dodging the bullet".

Cripes!

The current meme is, as always, "Who are you gonna believe?
Us or your lying eyes?"

[Renew Deal]

36. Thanks, feel free to use it.

:thumbsup:

[tjdee]

29. Ray Nagin said that if Chertoff said that "That's a doggone shame."

Somehow, I don't see Ray Nagin going quietly into that deep night when Chertoff and Brown try to perpetuate those lies.

Chris Jansing just asked him about that less than half an hour ago on MSNBC.

[FlaGranny]

33. Very strange they were the last to know. n/t

[Ms. Toad]

34. Hmm, let's think a little

10,000+ people into a big building without food except what was personally carried in, no electricity, no running water, and you have to wait to be be TOLD that deteriorating conditions four days later???

[Hubert Flottz]

35. They couldn't hear a damned thing because, Bush was playing

that damned guitar of his so loud!

Now we know who Osama wanted to see win in November! Hell, he knew the US was up shit creek, if Bush stayed in the White House, just like we hnew! Osama is going to watch the US go down the tubes without firing another shot!

[salin]

39. Is it a requirement to join this administration - to stop watching news

and reading newspapers in order to remain woefully ignorant? What boyking doesn't want to feel less informed than those around him?