Comments on: Barack Obama Misplaces Blame for Katrina Response http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/barack-and-katrina/ Off-the-cuff commentary on the day's events Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:46:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kma http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97957 kma Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:08:38 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/26/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97957 Again, slublog's article points out over 200 billion dollars has been given to NO. People commenting are those who live in NO and those who are there working as some part of aid program. The gist of the problems appears to be corruption by the local politicians and locals. Again, slublog’s article points out over 200 billion dollars has been given to NO. People commenting are those who live in NO and those who are there working as some part of aid program. The gist of the problems appears to be corruption by the local politicians and locals.

]]> By: kma http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97765 kma Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:38:53 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/26/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97765 Hey Robbie! Slublog over at Ace's has a nice article about NO you may find interesting. Hey Robbie! Slublog over at Ace’s has a nice article about NO you may find interesting.

]]> By: kma http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97689 kma Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:09:52 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/26/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97689 And, if Clinton really cared about peace in the mideast, he wouldn't have left Arafat waiting for him in the Rose Garden while Monica gave him a blow job. And, if Clinton really cared about peace in the mideast, he wouldn’t have left Arafat waiting for him in the Rose Garden while Monica gave him a blow job.

]]> By: Jon http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97647 Jon Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:18:23 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/26/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97647 I quite agree Preston. I would like to have seen the same floods in Washington. I feel the efforts would have been slightly more enthusiastic. Jonny I quite agree Preston.
I would like to have seen the same floods in Washington.
I feel the efforts would have been slightly more enthusiastic.

Jonny

]]> By: Preston http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97563 Preston Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:49:23 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/26/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97563 Exactly, Jonny. If Bush thought Nagin and Blanco were not up for the job he should have doubled his efforts not head off to McCain's birthday party or pose for <a href="http://www.realitybasednation.com/images/bush-katrina.jpg" rel="nofollow">photo ops</a>. Exactly, Jonny. If Bush thought Nagin and Blanco were not up for the job he should have doubled his efforts not head off to McCain’s birthday party or pose for photo ops.

]]> By: Jon http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97412 Jon Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:15:41 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/26/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97412 So these guys didn't need outside help? I understand that Nagin and Blanco where the first port of call but surely if they where obviously not up for the job, the boss man should step in? In my mind, it was Bush's administration that failed in this situation. If my company messed up on such a scale, I wouldn't expect an employee of mine to take the can. Jonny So these guys didn’t need outside help?
I understand that Nagin and Blanco where the first port of call but surely if they where obviously not up for the job, the boss man should step in?
In my mind, it was Bush’s administration that failed in this situation.
If my company messed up on such a scale, I wouldn’t expect an employee of mine to take the can.

Jonny

]]> By: Robbie http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97343 Robbie Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:44:47 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/26/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97343 <em>Sorry, although I understand looting happened after Katrina, I find the focus of this particular blog entry rather sick.</em> Then you misunderstood the focus, which is that the local government and leadership was to blame for the resulting disastrous response and preparation for Hurricane Katrina. NOT the Federal govern't, as Sen. Obama claims. <em>The fact that assistance to those stranded was slow to non existant didn’t help matters.</em> And again, Jon, that failure was squarely on Mayor Nagin and Gov. Blanco, not on President Bush or his administration. Sorry, although I understand looting happened after Katrina, I find the focus of this particular blog entry rather sick.

Then you misunderstood the focus, which is that the local government and leadership was to blame for the resulting disastrous response and preparation for Hurricane Katrina. NOT the Federal govern’t, as Sen. Obama claims.

The fact that assistance to those stranded was slow to non existant didn’t help matters.

And again, Jon, that failure was squarely on Mayor Nagin and Gov. Blanco, not on President Bush or his administration.

]]> By: Jon http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97342 Jon Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:06:02 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2007/08/26/barack-and-katrina/#comment-97342 <blockquote>Jonny, you feel sorry for people who loot and pillage from others? You feel sorry for people who cheated the system by taking double payouts on rent assisance from FEMA .. or using their FEMA assistance card checks for designer handbags worth hundreds of dollars?</blockquote> No Dianne, I feel sorry for those 2,000 people who died because of Katrina. The fact that assistance to those stranded was slow to non existant didn't help matters. <blockquote>....people who were able to but did not evacuate are to blame for their own plight. People who stayed behind to loot and pillage from their neighbors</blockquote> I thought the flood defenses failed AFTER Katrina left? Therefore those who stayed behind in New Orleans though the worse was over. Should we blame those people in Hull (UK) because the drainage system failed in our recent floods? Sorry, although I understand looting happened after Katrina, I find the focus of this particular blog entry rather sick. Jonny

Jonny, you feel sorry for people who loot and pillage from others? You feel sorry for people who cheated the system by taking double payouts on rent assisance from FEMA .. or using their FEMA assistance card checks for designer handbags worth hundreds of dollars?

No Dianne, I feel sorry for those 2,000 people who died because of Katrina.
The fact that assistance to those stranded was slow to non existant didn’t help matters.

….people who were able to but did not evacuate are to blame for their own plight. People who stayed behind to loot and pillage from their neighbors

I thought the flood defenses failed AFTER Katrina left? Therefore those who stayed behind in New Orleans though the worse was over.

Should we blame those people in Hull (UK) because the drainage system failed in our recent floods?

Sorry, although I understand looting happened after Katrina, I find the focus of this particular blog entry rather sick.

Jonny

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