Saturday, September 03, 2005
Post Katrina
Jim Geraghty in NRO:
"Scattered Thoughts About The Katrina Aftermath
"What kind of cold-hearted ghoul looks at the human suffering on the Gulf Coast and has the initial reaction of, “well, you have it coming for your policy choices”? Probably the same folks who had the “Yes, but” reaction to 9/11."
I prefer to call it the Rape Defense: "Look what she was wearing/doing/saying: she had it coming."
Who Made The Call?
8/28/2005, 10:48 a.m. CT
The Associated Press
Via nola.com
"The mayor called the order unprecedented and said anyone who could leave the city should. He exempted hotels from the evacuation order because airlines had already cancelled all flights.
"Gov. Kathleen Blanco, standing beside the mayor at a news conference, said President Bush called and personally appealed for a mandatory evacuation for the low-lying city, which is prone to flooding."
It's Not Easy
I hesitate to attribute anything useful to CNN these past few days, make that years, but I like this quote from Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, who is directing the deployment of National Guard troops in NO: "If it was easy, it would have been done already."
The same article goes on to describe New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's response to Bush's visit:
Nagin, who on Thursday night had scathing remarks for the federal government's response to the crisis, praised President Bush after Bush's trip through the region Friday. (See the mayor's demand for national leaders to 'get off their asses' -- 12:09)
Nagin said Bush was "very serious" and "very engaging" during his time in New Orleans.
"He was brutally honest. He wanted to know the truth," Nagin said. "... And we talked turkey. I think we're in a good spot now."
"Scattered Thoughts About The Katrina Aftermath
"What kind of cold-hearted ghoul looks at the human suffering on the Gulf Coast and has the initial reaction of, “well, you have it coming for your policy choices”? Probably the same folks who had the “Yes, but” reaction to 9/11."
I prefer to call it the Rape Defense: "Look what she was wearing/doing/saying: she had it coming."
Who Made The Call?
8/28/2005, 10:48 a.m. CT
The Associated Press
Via nola.com
"The mayor called the order unprecedented and said anyone who could leave the city should. He exempted hotels from the evacuation order because airlines had already cancelled all flights.
"Gov. Kathleen Blanco, standing beside the mayor at a news conference, said President Bush called and personally appealed for a mandatory evacuation for the low-lying city, which is prone to flooding."
It's Not Easy
I hesitate to attribute anything useful to CNN these past few days, make that years, but I like this quote from Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, who is directing the deployment of National Guard troops in NO: "If it was easy, it would have been done already."
The same article goes on to describe New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's response to Bush's visit:
Nagin, who on Thursday night had scathing remarks for the federal government's response to the crisis, praised President Bush after Bush's trip through the region Friday. (See the mayor's demand for national leaders to 'get off their asses' -- 12:09)
Nagin said Bush was "very serious" and "very engaging" during his time in New Orleans.
"He was brutally honest. He wanted to know the truth," Nagin said. "... And we talked turkey. I think we're in a good spot now."
More as it happens.
Yr. Fthfl. Svnt.
