WTF with Myers & Rumsfeld?!?

[abbeyco]

They are talking in circles! I am at a loss as why this is being televised at all. There is no new information and neither of these two dolts can seem to cover for each other.

What was that?!?!?

[onecent]

1. Rummy walked off (it was on CNN, MSNBC and FAUX)...n/t

[VolcanoJen]

2. I transcribed some of the more outrageous statements in this thread...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4663601

To the best of my ability, that is. I was shaking so hard that I'm sure I was missing stuff.

Rummy and Myers seem generally satisfied with the response.

[Garbo 2004]

10. yeah but then they're satisfied w their "progress" in Iraq too. n/t

[Spazito]

3. An pathetic attempt to save their asses and those of their

boss.

[bribri16]

4. That last planted question (was that Gannon?) was designed to evoke

a response that the military was ready but was not asked. Well, that is probable true...they were not asked by the President who is the Commander-in-Chief. All the interviews of Northern Command head and of the governor and mayor prior to Thursaday indicated that had been calling for help from the beginning. The Northern Command said they deployed and just sitting and waiting for the order from the President.

Now about the shit that Honere was saying. Even if it is true that they pulled back (which I doubt because I don't believe they were even sent out) until the hurricane was over...aren't we talking about AFTER the hurricane hit. It was THAT time when there was the most need and the hurricane was well out of the way then.

[HR_Pufnstuf]

5. I know.

Priceless.

Rummy made a couple of mistakes. You should have seen their faces when someone asked if the response would have been quicker had it been federalized right away? lol.

Rummy tried to say the levee breech occured Tuesday, but unfortunately, Chalmette started flooding on Monday due to the fact that the lake overtopped the levee. No one is talking about this on TV.

From
http://neworleans.metblogs.com/archives/2005/08/latest_damage_r.phtml

August 29, 2005
Latest Damage Reports

Orleans:


Levy topped, not breached, at Industrial Canal near Tennessee St. (I think that's near Holy Cross) on the Chalmette Side of the canal

Charity Hospital on emergency power, lots of blown windows

The Po-lice on backup power

Up to 4 ft. of water on St. Claude near Jackson Barracks

4 pumping stations knocked out by tidal surge. One has been able to resume operation

Bridge to parking garage at Memorial hospital reported collapsed (I think this is block or two east of Charity Hospital downtown, and about two blocks north of the Dome, but I'm not positive)

Other areas:

Jefferson Parish: Building collapse in 200 block of Wright Ave. in Terrytown (this could be apartments, a car dealership, a clinic, or even part of Oakwood Mall -- that's everything at that corner). People reportedly inside

Significant flooding in St. Charles on the east bank

Arabi: "We're telling people to get into the attic and take something with them to cut through the roof if necessary,'' said Col. Richard Baumy of the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office. "It's the same scenario as Betsy.'' Up to 8 feet of water there. Baumy said hurricane winds were preventing rescue efforts.

Bayou Bienvenue reporting levels at twice normal (9.5 ft.)

Fire station in Gramercy has been damaged

Power outages everywhere

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The levee overtopping was originally reported as a breech here, at 8:47 AM when the storm surge hit.

http://neworleans.metblogs.com/archives/2005/08/levee_breech.phtml

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Katrina hit land in Grand Isle, LA at 6:10 AM.
http://www.boston.com/news/weather/articles/2005/08/30/storm_kills_at_least_55/

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Checkmate.

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. Too bad Rummie didn't send the Black Hawk Helicopters on Monday

like Mayor Nagin was begging him to, before the levee breached.

Nagin had the sandbags, all he needed was the helicopters. Despite was he was promised the helicopters never came.

[Nikki Stone 1]

7. We gotta CORRECT this "the levee broke Tuesday" meme

IT BROKE MONDAY

[HR_Pufnstuf]

9. It overtopped on Monday.

The flooding started Monday during the storm surge.

[oasis]

8. CNN's Kyra Phillips was quite adept in expressing what Rummy/Myers had

to say. After the breifing was abrubtly cut off before Rummy could answer a sharp question about a "timeline", Kyra quickly filled in with WH talking points.

[Skidmore]

11. They are ALWAYS together. I can't tell which one is

Mini-Me.

[oasis]

12. For the same reason Chimpy had Cheney hold his hand at 9/11 hearings.