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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:08 PM
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OMG! WES CLARK calling out BUSH'S handling of KATRINA!
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and asking for our participation in order to cause a "wave" at TMP!

Since the derelic Corporate Media is gonna try and gloss over this one, until the WH Public Relations has a chance to "twist" things and come up with the "party" line......We need overwhelming participation on this, in order to get it all over the blog world, and eventually to the Dodging "Human Interest story" saturated Corporate owned media....where most get their news!

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More on General Clark's post....

Then just this morning, the President claimed that no one could have anticipated the levee breaches we've seen in New Orleans after Katrina hit. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4204754.stm

That's not leadership, that's an excuse.



In fact, people have predicted this kind of disaster for many years, including President Bush's own FEMA in 2001, when they ranked hurricane flood damage to New Orleans among the three likeliest, most catastrophic disasters facing America. Instead, funding was significantly cut back, leaving key engineering projects on hold. Instead,

this Administration focused on the war in Iraq, tax cuts, and private sector economic growth without asking the American people to make needed sacrifices for the good of the country. Again I ask you, where is the leadership?


http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/9/1/123536/7907



there was at least 36 hours notice that a major hurricane was going to hit the Gulf Coast, including likely a devastating blow to New Orleans, which certainly came to pass.

The President continued with his regular schedule on Monday and Tuesday in California, Arizona, and Texas to hold some staged Medicare events and enjoy more vacation time, while finally returning to the White House yesterday.

The joint task force including National Guard set up by the Pentagon failed to be on the scene in New Orleans in a timely manner to stop the looting and assist in the evacuation.



Where is the leadership?


http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/9/1/123536/7907




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