Tag Archives: katrina
catch this: “optimism is the only option”
he’s sweating in mississippi (that’s a therapeutic word to type… try it), there’s what sounds like between 10-50 people there to see THE PRESIDENT, and he’s giving ‘the big one’ (his big Katrina speech in NOLA) a test drive. here’s hoping that “optimism is the only option” is not the new banner under which we’re [...]
mandatory evacuation, revisited
most of my concerns about the viability of a mandatory evacuation from the Gulf Coast have been alleviated by some fast action on the ground, and some good work by local, state, & federal resources actually coordinating their efforts, even though the ‘contraflow’ issue led to some ugly traffic jams beside lanes and lanes of [...]
the beauty of live television
i’ve never been happier to be watching FoxNews – Cheney’s giving a live press conference from Gulfport, Mississippi, talking about how great the federal response has been, and how happy the residents are with the ‘help’ they’ve received. suddenly, over the muttering reporters and muttering VP, comes the cry, “Go F–k Yourself, Mr. Cheney!”no bleeping, no [...]
a practical question
“mandatory evacuation” is easy to say, but evidently not so easy to implement. right now, it’s also the easiest supposed “failure of local leadership” for right-wing fingers to point at. sorry about the dangling preposition, but i’m too focused on the rules of logic to care about rules of grammar. but let’s look practically at [...]
FEMA in brief
Hurricane Pam: On March 1, 2003, FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. FEMA’s continuing mission within the new department is to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first [...]
a few quick questions
1. WHERE THE HELL IS TOM RIDGE??? as pathetic as the performance of ‘brownie’, chertoff, and bush during this NATIONAL CRISIS has been, DHS/FEMA drilled for ‘Hurricane Pam‘ for five days last year – could they really have learned nothing? isn’t Tom Ridge the obvious guy to ask?? so why isn’t anyone asking him? 2. WHERE IS IEM? [...]
