FEMA pins blame for supply shortages (post-Gustav) on Louisianans' appetites

[MountainLaurel]

Can you believe this shit?

Nearly five months after Hurricane Gustav, the public relations battle between Gov. Bobby Jindal and FEMA continues over who was to blame for the exasperating depletion of emergency food and water supplies soon after the storm.

At stake is a clear understanding of how to prepare for disasters.

FEMA's argument, contained in a retort to comments made by Jindal last week, is that basically the responsibility for the problem lies with the storm victims of Louisiana, who gobbled up food and water at an "extraordinary" rate after Gustav swept through.

The federal agency said it worked closely with state officials to pre-position what was believed to be an adequate supply of Meals Ready to Eat packets, water bottles, ice and tarps, but the actual demand was far greater and resupply efforts stumbled.

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/fema_pins_blame_for_supply_sho.html

[davefromqueens]

1. Frame Jindal On this

Incompetent buffoon.

I say this because in 2016, he's the republican nominee for President unless Louisianans wake up and exorcise this demon from their state.

[Hannah Bell]

2. all those fat people ate too much! that's why we ran out of stuff!

[BlooInBloo]

3. Yaarrrr! 'Tis no man; 'tis an eating machine!

:rofl:

[MountainLaurel]

4. *Snork* n/t

[TahitiNut]

5. It's obviously the luxury of having haute cuisine MRE's. (That's why folks join the Army, you know.)

:eyes: Folks just can't get enough of them! :puke:

[LeftyMom]

6. And all that water.

Who could imagine people without power for AC would drink a lot of water in Louisiana in the summertime?

[TahitiNut]

7. They must be using it to fill their swimming pools.

:dunce: