Klarinet Archive - Posting 000038.txt from 2005/09

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?sarah=20elbaz?=" <sarah@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Assistance for hurricane/flooding victims
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 03:37:32 -0400


> Shame on the Governor of Louisiana for not accepting the Government's help
> in the early evacuation of New Orleans.  The Government offered 48 hours
> before Katrina hit to lead the evacuation of New Orleans, but because of her
> own political reasons, she choose not to accept.  Thousands of lives could
> have been saved if she ordered the evacuation earlier.  If the Governor of
> Louisiana did her job, she could have had help there immediately.  Only she
> has the authority to call in the National Guard.  If she had turned over
> control to the Government right away, things would have been much different.
> Despite what people believe, the Government does have policies it has to
> follow.  It's just unfortunate that people only hear one side to the story
> in the main stream media and assume that it's always right.  Do I think the
> Government could have done things better?  Yes.  Do I think the Governor
> could have done things better?  Yes.  On Sept 11 in New York was the
> Governments response slow?  No.  Why is was that?  Because the Governor and
> Mayor turned over authority to the Government when they offered to help.
>
> TB
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