Bush’s Katrina Response is Public Record…Doh!

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ht FireDogLakeMonday in Bush’s final press conference, he falsely equated a successful, rapid response with the removal of 30,000 people from their roof tops after the levees broke.  I touched on this earlier, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow reviews the public record.Here’s the reality:National Guard arrived 2 days after the floodingIt took 6 days for FEMA to organize buses out of the cityFEMA ice trucks meant to provide relief were rerouted to Georgia, SC, and MaineThose stranded had no food or water.FEMA Dir. Michael Brown was not apprised of survivors stranded at the Convention Center.Bush ate cake and played country music star while these Americans faced catastrophic sufferingForeign aid was never utilizedChertoff did not know for days that the levees brokeRachel interviews Jed Horne, a newspaper editor who won a Pulitzer for his Katrina coverage:Posted in Katrina Recovery, Lying GOP, Media, news, News Headlines, Politics, video Tagged: Bush Last Press Conference, FEMA, Gulf Coast, Jed Horne, New Orleans, President Bush, Rachel Maddow
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ht FireDogLake Monday in Bush’s final press conference, he falsely equated a successful, rapid response with the removal of 30,000 people from their roof tops after the levees broke.  I touched on this earlier, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow reviews the public record. Here’s the reality: National Guard arrived 2 days after the flooding It took 6 days for FEMA to organize buses out of the city FEMA ice trucks meant to provide relief were rerouted to Georgia, SC, and Maine Those stranded had no food or water. FEMA Dir. Michael Brown was not apprised of survivors stranded at the Convention Center. Bush ate cake and played country music star while these Americans faced catastrophic suffering Foreign aid was never utilized Chertoff did not know for days that the levees broke Rachel interviews Jed Horne, a newspaper editor who won a Pulitzer for his Katrina coverage: Posted in Katrina Recovery, Lying GOP, Media, news, News Headlines, Politics, video Tagged: Bush Last Press Conference, FEMA, Gulf Coast, Jed Horne, New Orleans, President Bush, Rachel Maddow
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