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Sage · 09-27-2005, 09:27 AM

Wait a second... I though they found out that Brown lied about a bunch of stuff when he applied for the position as Director of FEMA? I totally think it's cheap to try and blame some one person for this problem.

At the same time, I think it's cheap to say "who would you point the finger at"?

We're talking about an entire city totally wiped off the face of the map, due to circumstances (water levels) that are near-impossible to control. I think everyone freaked out. I don't know who has direct responsibility for disaster response, but I definintely don't think we can fairly blame the President- just because there's a national disaster doesn't mean the entire country stops.

Personally, I think that FEMA had some major issues- I mean, it is the Federal Emergency Management Agency- they're supposed to MANAGE EMERGENCIES. Then, I'd say the mayor of NO and the governer of Lousiana didn't do what they were supposed to as well- Look at what the then mayor of NYC did on 9/11. He handeled things a lot better.

I think it was due to a lot of people not knowing what to do- I mean, what do you do when the biggest city in the state is under 20 feet of rising water?

09-27-2005, 09:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sage hoarding all the big girl panties since 2005 Location: North side	Wait a second... I though they found out that Brown lied about a bunch of stuff when he applied for the position as Director of FEMA? I totally think it's cheap to try and blame some one person for this problem. At the same time, I think it's cheap to say "who would you point the finger at"? We're talking about an entire city totally wiped off the face of the map, due to circumstances (water levels) that are near-impossible to control. I think everyone freaked out. I don't know who has direct responsibility for disaster response, but I definintely don't think we can fairly blame the President- just because there's a national disaster doesn't mean the entire country stops. Personally, I think that FEMA had some major issues- I mean, it is the Federal Emergency Management Agency- they're supposed to MANAGE EMERGENCIES. Then, I'd say the mayor of NO and the governer of Lousiana didn't do what they were supposed to as well- Look at what the then mayor of NYC did on 9/11. He handeled things a lot better. I think it was due to a lot of people not knowing what to do- I mean, what do you do when the biggest city in the state is under 20 feet of rising water? __________________ Sage knows our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's She answers hard acrostics, has a pretty taste for paradox She quotes in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus In conics she can floor peculiarities parabolous -C'hi