One of the best things I have heard/read/seen about NOLA comes from Harry Shearer's Le Show. He often does his broadcast from NOLA and he frequently has musical guests from the area. He deals with the hurricane like a celebration of what NOLA was and hopefully will be again. You can hear the program here:

http://www.kcrw.org/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=ls&air_date=9/4/05&tmplt_type=Show

Very good stuff.

Note from Bush to self: Must ignore these reports about FEMA.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sfl-fema12aug12,0,3244371.story?coll=sfla-news-utility

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sfl-femacoverage,0,6697347.storygallery?coll=sfla-news-utility

http://a1022.g.akamai.net/f/1022/8165/5m/images.sun-sentinel.com/media/acrobat/2005-04/17058878.pdf

Note to Mitch:

change bulb in 'moonbat' bug light!

An excellent article. A bit long, but definitely worth your time:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9287434/site/newsweek

Teena ... just wondering if spend your time doing anything other than looking for anti-Bush opinion pieces and posting them here. That Newsweek article, for example ... lots of speculation and guessing, but the actual, provable facts in that article hardly paint Bush as a failure. Example: LA gov would not relinquish control of National Guard. Example: Mayor Nagin didn't evacuate the city. Sure, FEMA didn't perform well - but is our President supposed to be prescient? If anything, this is just further proof of why large centralized beauracracies (sp) don't work.

These people need to get another number. 10,000 dead is too easy to disprove. Thank God

...because, of course, Bush's FIRING of the man responsible for coordinating the FEMA response in NOLA is indisputable evidence the Chimpie McHitler, the World's Stupidest Cowboy, thinks things are going JUST FINE there, right Teena?

(PS that's "Tina." HTH.)

Mitch,

First, as someone with family in New Orleans, you bluntly couldn't be more wrong if you burried your head in the sand and started clucking.

The city's mayor has about as much to do with funds for dike repair, determining lock and silting strategies, and closing the inter-coastal as a herring does with pizza.

Second, that city is no more or less corrupt than is Minneapolis, which is in either event, irrelevant. The murder rate has fallen by almost 50% in the past 10 years, Ray Nagin sounded the alarma and ordered folks out, but had almost no budget (nice tax cuts) to actually provide busing for folks, yet FEMA and Bushie did, and didn't do a damned thing pro-actively.

Third, nice cannard from Bush and Mary Landrieux, the storm didn't discriminate, no sheet sherlock, and from Landrieux, rich homes and poor homes were equally affected, wow, what a brain storm. This changes the fundamental issue, the issue is POOR people died because the could not evacuate because they were so poor they didn't have their Land Rover to jump into and leave. Arguing it's about property impact is a cannard, it's neither the point that was brought up, nor the point that is important.

Finally, if all of you want to delude yourself into thinking this is just a bunch of inept black management whining, that's fine, keep on being fooled into believing that ignorance of key governmental functions is effective, but when it is your home, when it is your family, and you have no support, and the process to actually govern wisely is gone, then please tell me you want them to cut taxes some more. Please also tell me that you will be happy that they took thier charge so cavallierly that they appointed people unqaulified for the job(s) when you have to rebuild your house, bury your friends, your dog, and your job is gone because the impact is so psychologically devestating to the nation that the city will probably not recover economically for 10 years.

The failure here, as the BBC put it, was in a failure of an administration to take seriously parts of the job it fundamentally had no interest in. It appointed cronies, and under-reacted to warnings.

Blame Nagin though, if that helps you sleep at night.

PB

PB,
"The failure here, as the BBC put it, was in a failure of an administration to take seriously parts of the job it fundamentally had no interest in. It appointed cronies, and under-reacted to warnings. "

I agree. The Nagin and Blanco administrations dropped the ball, and failed spectacularly.

In any emergency, Local and State gov't are (almost) always the first responders. After all, who should know the situation better than local authorities on the ground ? The Fed only comes in afterward. To blame Bush, FEMA or the Federal gov't is to shirk responsibility.

I hate to use Navy analogies, but the mark of a good captain isn't the ability to steer the ship in a calm harbor on the Midnight shift (aka "Midwatch" for you fellow "squids"). It's how one responds during "battle stations", or in rough seas, or when an alarm sounds. It's the ability to lead in times of crisis. Sometimes that means taking action. Sometimes it means co-ordination of efforts. Sometimes it just means reassuring people that everything's going to be okay. Whatever it is, it means taking responsibility, not passing the buck. If you don't like heights, don't start up the mountain.

Look at how Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki reacted during and after 9/11. That's leadership. Look at how Blanco and Nagin are reacting. That's pathetic and disgraceful. It has nothing to do with skin color or economics. It's about responsibility, and ability to lead.

That last storm blew a tree down right on top of my tool shed. It's a disaster. Where is the Federal Government?? Where is FEMA? Damn that George Bush!! It's been days already and yet not one government official has shown up to assist with so much as a debit card, let alone a chainsaw. Must be the tax cuts.....

Eracus: Haaaaaarrrr! Satire never cleaved so deeply.

Laugh along with likeminded luminaries in levity:

http://www.pandagon.net/archives/2005/09/gut_laughs_all.html

"Satire never cleaved so deeply"

That's "cleft", or "cut".

And Pandagon is *never* funny. Merely proof that frat boys aren't getting any smarter.

Well first, Ecarus, sorry but your comments are as foolish as they are simple. The President was advised of the calamity about to unfold 72 hours before it hit the coast, and was advised last year when Charley nearly hit. Equating that to your shed, is moronic. Using your shed as an analogy is not satire, it's wilfully ignoring the truth.

The President says he "takes full responsibiity", wow, with that and $.25 I can get $.25 worth of coffee. IF the captain is responsible for that which happens on his watch, moreover, if the captain is advised that he has a leaky boiler that has the potential to blow a hole in his ship, and he assigns a junior ensign to oversee the solution, then blaming the senior chief when it blows up, is pretty much white washing the issue, yet you all want to blame Nagin, though he had almost no power to affect the outcome, because well then, you don't have to face the fact that regardless of whatever pro-active tasks this administration, and others, should have taken, it took NO action prior to the storm hitting. That, as well as it's slothfull response after is the issue.

You can blame Nagin, and say local authorities are first responders, but the reality is that this is a dodge. Would local authorities be the first responders if there were a strategic threat to the US? Would we want them to be? Is it right for the President to abrogate responsibility to them because he's just plain old not interested in that levy threat thing?

The President not only has the right, he has the responsibility to react to global, multi-state threats. He can federalize the Guard, if the states don't react, he can order in the active services personnel, if the states fail to ask. In short, if others fail to act, which Nagin clearly did NOT fail to ask, then he has the incumbent responsibility to be the bigger man, and take action for them.

And regardless of whether they failed, his responsibility extends to ensuring he actually appoints capable people. I've hear spin doctors talking about how Brown was confirmed by Democrats, sure, so I guess the same "The President should get who he wants" doesn't hold true when the guy turns out to be a flub? That this President took so unseriously the need for true disaster planning after 9/11 that he appointed a political croney and lightweight, is an indictment of HIM rather than Brown. Brown was out of his depth, but BUSH put him there, and in a spot that is vital should we have suffered another large impact attack like 9/11. Further, this isn't the first time, Bernie Kerick was certainly not qualified for Homeland Chief - and was not investigated by a Presidential staff that takes such things as politcal favortism far more importantly than actual qualifications.

So go ahead, blame Nagin, who had nearly zero funding, who raised the alarm over and over again. I will agree he probably needed to force evacuations than rely upon "good samaritan" conduct, but that applies to all levels. I agree the Governor appears to bear some blame for telling the Red Cross NOT to go to the convention center, but the reason she said not to, as I understand, is because of how dangerous it was. The Red Cross should NOT be, as a private charity, our first response, we should fund a government that is capable of dealing with catastrophes adequately, and if that is to be equated with calling the White House when a tree falls on your garage, then the supporters of this site are truly sad. The scale of calamity is so exponentially different, why have a government, a FEMA, a Homeland Security, if you don't use it to apply civic capacity (which FAR exceeds private) to dealing with large-scale human tragedy? Or, I suppose, we should tell the Tsunami victims, and those in the Gulf Coast, to suck it up, after all, it's their garage, we can't be bothered, apparently.

PB

Sorry, things can be cleaved. I'll grant you, however, that cleft has more savoir-faire.

Pandagon didn't try to make the funny, it's the two Lenny Bruces who cracked, "I got a nosebleed! Where's FEEEEMA?" who were the unfunny ones.

Dear Eracus,

We are sorry to hear about your recent loss. Fortunately, our organization has been given the opportunity, through an exclusive no-bid contract to assist you during these difficult weeks to come.

To maximize our profitability, we will be employing many of your friends, family and neighbors at below market value to clear out the debris from your "AAOTD" or "affected area of total destruction" and will be sub-contracting the rebuilding efforts to our off-shore subsidiary in Bermuda.

Please be advised that because the President suspended the Davis Bacon Act, any family members who may be seeking employment with us will be classified as "employee-at-will" and will be earning below the federal minimum wage and should seek alternative source of income as needed.

Members of labor unions will be required to forfeit any earned benefits and retirement savings to us before being allowed on the jobsite. In addition, they will be required to disolve any relationship with their union.

While we have not been on-site to see the level of damage to your toolshed, we can safely estimate the cost to rebuild will be between $950,000.00 and $1.85 million dollars. The American taxpayer will be charged the higher amount, regardless of the actual final amount and they will be required to begin paying interest immediately.

American taxpayers in the top 1% income bracket will receive a 100% refund on their contribution leaving the other 99% and their descendents to pay off the balance.

While we recognize your loss is great, we also understand that our potential gain is much greater.

Sincerely,

Hal E. Burton

Now THAT is poor satire.

Halliburton when working under Democrat president = good.

Halliburton when working under Republican president = bad.

Say said,

"Halliburton when working under Democrat president = good.

Halliburton when working under Republican president = bad."

I didn't say what you imply but I will amend your post to fit what I am saying...

"Halliburton when working under proper oversite, reasonable regulation, and held to account through proper bidding procedures and held accountable and punished when violations occur = good.

Halliburton when allowed to run slipshod with the backing of this Administration, unlimited access to American taxdollars and the ability to increase profitability through the use of executive order via the President of the United States = bad."

Well, just HURRY, dammit! The squirrels are eating the birdseed and I'm running out of ammunition. There are dead bodies everywhere and so far I have not received any medical attention, extra food, water, or gasoline, to say nothing about my debit card. What IS it with you people? Don't you care? Where is the EPA? Didn't your team plan for this? You KNEW it would happen some day and yet you FAILED to prepare for this post-disaster disaster. Where is your civic capacity to deal with this human tragedy? Did I mention the squirrels are looting the birdseed the chickadees depend on all winter? They're going to DIE if you don't DO something NOW!! Squirrels are already dying. A tree is already DEAD. What will become of the chickadees? Are they going to have to die too for your incompetence? your indifference??? I am getting very angry about this outrage.

I will gladly give up my tax cut to help pay for the gas if Hal E. Burton, the cleaver man, Daily Kos or Jimmy Carter would just get over here with a chainsaw RIGHT NOW!! What am I supposed to do, get my own? Why the delay? Why won't anybody help me? Where's the compassion?

Is it because I'm white?

Excellent, Eracus!

Eracus,

"Well, just HURRY, dammit!"

We just received the order from Mr. Chertoff two weeks ago. If you require expedited assistance, please enclose a letter with proof of your 2000 and 2004 Bush campaign contributions.

"The squirrels are eating the birdseed and I'm running out of ammunition."

I'm sorry but we can't help with your shortage of food. We do have a supply of rotting meat destined for American troops serving in Iraq but our staff refuses to serve you of anyone after the MRE's have been packaged and palletized.

"There are dead bodies everywhere"

We know. We have found that although the redistricting efforts by Mr. Delay in Texas were highly successful, this was just a lot easier and ultimately quite permanent.

"I have not received any medical attention, extra food, water, or gasoline, to say nothing about my debit card. What IS it with you people?"

Please enclose a letter with proof of your 2000 and 2004 Bush campaign contributions. If you also enclose a contribution to the Cheney defense fund, you will also receive an autographed photograph of Vice President and Mrs. Cheney along with their thanks.

"Don't you care?"

No.

"Where is the EPA?"

Research staff members and career professionals have been relegated to garbage detail. Bush loyalists, college drinking buddies and accidental late night companions have taken positions in director and management positions.

"Didn't your team plan for this?"

Of course. It was either this or go through the whole redistricting thing again.

"You KNEW it would happen some day and yet you FAILED to prepare for this post-disaster disaster."

Again, we were fully prepared to respond in the manner we did.

"Where is your civic capacity to deal with this human tragedy?"

We are a public ally traded company. We have no other obligation than to increase profits for our investors, board of directors and former CEO.

"Did I mention the squirrels are looting the birdseed the chickadees depend on all winter?

Yes.

"They're going to DIE if you don't DO something NOW!!"

And...?

"Squirrels are already dying."

"A tree is already DEAD."

We are aware of that Sir. Since your tree is dead, the President has determined that the 472 acre forest adjacent to your mobile home would be far healthier if it were removed. We received a no-bid contract to build the road leading to the new Super Wal-Mart at the end what will be Bechtel Avenue.

"What will become of the chickadees?"

They will be ground, aged, labeled as ground turkey and sent to American troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Are they going to have to die too for your incompetence? your indifference???

Certainly not. We support the troops. Don't you Mr. Commie, Marxist, America hater?

"I am getting very angry about this outrage."

So? Are you suggesting we should care?

"I will gladly give up my tax cut to help pay for the gas"

You already did.

"if Hal E. Burton, the cleaver man, Daily Kos or Jimmy Carter would just get over here with a chainsaw RIGHT NOW!!"

Mr. Hal E. Burton doesn't actually do any work himself. Mr. Cleaver is busy with the Beaver. Daily Kos is a collection of contributing writers who are busy raising money for Katrina victims and Jimmy Carter is busy building another "Home for Humanity" home. If you submit a request for assistance and sign it, Exclusive vendor to Dept. of Homeland security, we will gladly send a former Arabian Horse Judge to evaluate your situation.

"What am I supposed to do, get my own? Why the delay? Why won't anybody help me? Where's the compassion?"

You didn't actually fall for that compassion bit did you?

"Is it because I'm white?"

You're white? Why didn't you say that in the first place? We'll have someone out this afternoon.

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