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September 02, 2005
New Orleans buses ...
The vitriol and venom aimed at the federal government coming out of the mouths of some Louisiana politicians is a mystery ... it wasn't like Louisiana and New Orleans leaders didn't know the hurricane was coming or anything ... and planning for natural disasters takes place at the LOCAL level ...
so ... a Cat 4 hurricane is coming towards your city, which, by the way, lies below sea level ... do you let your several-hundred school buses sit on a lot and get submerged ... rather than evacuating residents BEFORE the storm hits? ... Ai yi yi yi yi ...
can you say "smoke screen"? ...
If you're keeping track, these boobs [New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Terry Ebbert, head of New Orleans' emergency operations, and other corrupt and clueless New Orlean's officials] let 569 buses that could have carried 33,350 people out of New Orleans--in one trip--get ruined in the floods. Whatever plan these guys had, it was a dud. Or it probably would have been if they'd bothered to follow it.UPDATE: Looks like the bus lot now has a name: "Mayor Ray Nagin Memorial Motor Pool"
Read the whole thing ...
Junk Yard Dog, " The Buses of New Orleans," with a photo of the buses ...
"Mayor Ray Nagin Memorial Motor Pool" ... Heh ...
Update: Another reason why New Orleans Mayor Nagin was screaming for federal help? ... some of New Orleans finest were busy, uh, "shopping" at WalMart (video link) ...
Posted at September 2, 2005 09:15 PM | Categories: Ignorance , Politics
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