Katrina Response Mismanagement - Page 28

Ghoulish Delight · 09-16-2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

And if they did it perfectly, the other side would call it a carefully orchestrated photo op, or something along those lines.

You mean like the work on the levees that mysteriously stopped after Bush left? Or the town that Bush's motorcade drove through yesterday that miraculously regained power 30 minutes prior to said drive-through only for it to be turned off again an hour later? Naw, would never happen.

Gn2Dlnd · 09-16-2005, 01:43 PM

I thought this was an interesting line from last night's speech:

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The government of this nation will do its part, as well. Our cities must have clear and up-to-date plans for responding to natural disasters, and disease outbreaks, or a terrorist attack, for evacuating large numbers of people in an emergency, and for providing the food and water and security they would need. In a time of terror threats and weapons of mass destruction, the danger to our citizens reaches much wider than a fault line or a flood plain.

They're baaack!

Morrigoon · 09-16-2005, 01:46 PM

GD: I'm not saying carefully orchestrated photo ops don't exist... we've seen plenty of evidence that they do.

I'm just saying that even if someone could react exactly perfectly, if a significant portion of the population (eg: the "other" political party) was already predisposed to dislike anything someone did, then the "perfect" reaction would have its motivations questioned.

Gn2Dlnd · 09-16-2005, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

You mean like the work on the levees that mysteriously stopped after Bush left? Or the town that Bush's motorcade drove through yesterday that miraculously regained power 30 minutes prior to said drive-through only for it to be turned off again an hour later? Naw, would never happen.

From Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9314188/#050916:

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I am duty-bound to report the talk of the New Orleans warehouse district last night: there was rejoicing (well, there would have been without the curfew, but the few people I saw on the streets were excited) when the power came back on for blocks on end. Kevin Tibbles was positively jubilant on the live update edition of Nightly News that we fed to the West Coast. The mini-mart, long ago cleaned out by looters, was nonetheless bathed in light, including the empty, roped-off gas pumps. The motorcade route through the district was partially lit no more than 30 minutes before POTUS drove through. And yet last night, no more than an hour after the President departed, the lights went out. The entire area was plunged into total darkness again, to audible groans. It's enough to make some of the folks here who witnessed it... jump to certain conclusions.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-16-2005, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

..then the "perfect" reaction would have its motivations questioned.

Probably true, but if the actions truly were correct, then those questions could easily be answered.

Morrigoon · 09-16-2005, 01:53 PM

Nah. Truth has no place in the court of public opinion.

Gn2Dlnd · 09-16-2005, 02:11 PM

Not that it has any bearing on the proceedings in New Orleans, did anyone else notice that GW's shirt was buttoned wrong?

http://www.c-span.org/

Realplayer video is 4th down.

Nicely pressed, though.

Motorboat Cruiser · 09-16-2005, 02:14 PM

That kind of sums up his presidency...

Buttoned wrong but nicely pressed.

scaeagles · 09-16-2005, 02:27 PM

There you go again - you libs mocking appeara.....(stops typing to zip his zipper)....nce.

Gn2Dlnd · 09-16-2005, 04:28 PM

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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	GD: I'm not saying carefully orchestrated photo ops don't exist... we've seen plenty of evidence that they do. I'm just saying that even if someone could react exactly perfectly, if a significant portion of the population (eg: the "other" political party) was already predisposed to dislike anything someone did, then the "perfect" reaction would have its motivations questioned. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Nah. Truth has no place in the court of public opinion. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Not that it has any bearing on the proceedings in New Orleans, did anyone else notice that GW's shirt was buttoned wrong? http://www.c-span.org/ Realplayer video is 4th down. Nicely pressed, though. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	That kind of sums up his presidency... Buttoned wrong but nicely pressed.
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	There you go again - you libs mocking appeara.....(stops typing to zip his zipper)....nce.
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