BUSH's Smoking Gun, in his own words:

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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 28, 2005

THE PRESIDENT: This morning I spoke with FEMA Undersecretary Mike Brown and emergency management teams not only at the federal level but at the state level about the -- Hurricane Katrina. I've also spoken to Governor Blanco of Louisiana, Governor Barbour of Mississippi, Governor Bush of Florida, and Governor Riley of Alabama. I want to thank all the folks at the federal level and the state level and the local level who have taken this storm seriously. I appreciate the efforts of the governors to prepare their citizenry for this upcoming storm.

Yesterday, I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Louisiana, and this morning I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Mississippi. These declarations will allow federal agencies to coordinate all disaster relief efforts with state and local officials. We will do everything in our power to help the people in the communities affected by this storm.

Hurricane Katrina is now designated a category five hurricane. We cannot stress enough the danger this hurricane poses to Gulf Coast communities. I urge all citizens to put their own safety and the safety of their families first by moving to safe ground. Please listen carefully to instructions provided by state and local officials.

(Followed by TWELVE paragraphs shilling the Iraq war)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050828-1.html


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1. That would be SUNDAY, August 28th..

Before Bush continued with his vacation..

[Mr Rabble]

2. I saw this also. Wouldnt "federal Disaster area" indicate

that it was now a "federal" response issue?

[KharmaTrain]

3. What Explains Mississippi Or Alabama?

What did Governors Barbour and Riley do that prevented FEMA and federal assistance to get into their areas for upwards of 48 to 96 hours after landfall??? Did they forget to dot i's and t's that we don't know? How about the mayors of Gulfport and Biloxi and Mobile? Did they handle their disaster plans properly?

Listen to the folks who are in the affected area. They know which way to point who made their misery worse...and it's pointed at FEMA and mr. booosh and his cronies.

The smoking gun could be the story that will unfold how FEMA became a haven of political hacks and is an accident that is happening. Keeping Brown in charge didn't fix the problem, it just put it in place to screw up again.

There's so many contradictions of past actions here...from how the hurricanes were handled in Florida last year (Cong. Wexler has some wonderful things to say on that issue) and how it once operated under James Lee Witt and Democratic control.

It's not a blame game, this is accountability. Let's change the wording and not let up. Accountability!!!!