Don't Blame Bush for Hurricane Katrina
From Rick Roberts, 760 KFMB-AM:
Here's the southeast Louisiana evac plan supplement, most recently revised in 2000. It states:
It is the responsiblity of the Mayor to get those buses and people moving! How can Mayor Nagin explain this:
HUNDREDS OF BUSES UNDERWATER THAT NEVER MOVED!
MAYOR NAGIN NEVER ORDERED THEM TO PICK UP THE POOR THAT "COULDN'T AFFORD TO LEAVE."
BUT MAYOR NAGIN WENT ON CNN AND CURSED AND YELLED AT PRESIDENT BUSH "I NEED TROOPS, MAN! I NEED 500 BUSES, MAN! THIS IS A NATIONAL DISASTER!"
Nagin went on to scream "Get every Greyhound bus in the country and get them moving!"
"I don't know whether it's the governor's problem, or it's the president's problem, but somebody needs to get ... on a plane and sit down, the two of them, and figure this out right now," Nagin said.
"Get off your asses and let's do something!" Nagin said.
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With no due respect Mayor Nagin ...it was a "Mayor problem." Where were you when your people expected you to do something?!
Here is an article from the Houston Chronicle that further explains why Nagin is to blame, not Bush: City had evacuation plan but strayed from strategy
Here's the southeast Louisiana evac plan supplement, most recently revised in 2000. It states:
The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles. School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in evacuating.
It is the responsiblity of the Mayor to get those buses and people moving! How can Mayor Nagin explain this:
HUNDREDS OF BUSES UNDERWATER THAT NEVER MOVED!
MAYOR NAGIN NEVER ORDERED THEM TO PICK UP THE POOR THAT "COULDN'T AFFORD TO LEAVE."
BUT MAYOR NAGIN WENT ON CNN AND CURSED AND YELLED AT PRESIDENT BUSH "I NEED TROOPS, MAN! I NEED 500 BUSES, MAN! THIS IS A NATIONAL DISASTER!"
Nagin went on to scream "Get every Greyhound bus in the country and get them moving!"
"I don't know whether it's the governor's problem, or it's the president's problem, but somebody needs to get ... on a plane and sit down, the two of them, and figure this out right now," Nagin said.
"Get off your asses and let's do something!" Nagin said.
With no due respect Mayor Nagin ...it was a "Mayor problem." Where were you when your people expected you to do something?!
Here is an article from the Houston Chronicle that further explains why Nagin is to blame, not Bush: City had evacuation plan but strayed from strategy
