Rummy just explained it on Hannity and colmes.

[King Coal]

When asked what took so long to move the troops already on the outskirts of NO, he squinted and said, "Well, first you have to be invited." It would be hilarious if it weren't so sad.

[mike_c]

1. you go with the fucked up non-plan that you've got, not...

...the fucked up non-plan that you'd like to have. Sheesh.

[King Coal]

12. Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems.

Blame the governor.

[flakey_foont]

2. kind of like we were invited into Iraq??

....

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. Iraqis said they'd welcome us with open arms and boquets of flowers.

Can't blame Rumsfeld for believing them.

:sarcasm:

[flakey_foont]

15. must not have any FTD outlets over there then

because I don't recall any flowers

[incapsulated]

19. Heh. NOLA should have said they had WMD and...

Found oil reserves under the levees.

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. Right? Invite yourself in and bomb the crap out of a Country that

didn't harm your Country, but wait to be invited into a state that just got hit with a Cat 5 storm, where 100s of 1000s are stranded. Makes perfect sense to me. :banghead: Who is going to fall for this crap answer? JHC these people? are shameless!

[growlypants]

3. ya know, why the fuck....oh fucking just forget it. i give up

[Zenlitened]

4. Rumsfeld, the great military genius? That Rumsfeld?

:rofl:

[osaMABUSh]

6. And "if someone would have told us the levees would breach"

yada yada yada. Goddamn bastards.

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. And then you have to send the invitation

In a 9" X 11" white envelope. And of course it must be notarized. And then it has to be sent certified mail, return receipt requested...

[SammyWinstonJack]

24. They were waiting for an engraved invitation with an RSVP.

:rofl: We're all fucked! :argh:

[Mr Rabble]

26. And the correct weight paper as well.

[DoYouEverWonder]

28. Oh darn, I forgot about the weight of the paper

that's right, that is very important. Who knows someone might try to use that paper to vote with someday.

[Don Claybrook]

8. Why is it they can't take responsibility for anyone, ever?

Don't bother answering, it was rhetorical. But I think it's what I'll ask the next fleabrained right-winger I run into.

[Tace]

9. Um... Coming From The Secretary Of Defense -- I Don't Mind That Response

I think he's got a point.

I'm not making any excuses.

On Edit: I take what he's saying to mean that the military should be invited to work on domestic soil by civilian government -- NOT on its own prerogative.

[LTR]

10. So, everyone's falling in line with the marching orders

Today's Roveism: Blame the Democrats on the local level.

I hope that people finally wise up to this shit. Unfortunately, it likely won't happen.

They certainly didn't blame Giuliani and Pataki four years ago.

[Fleshdancer]

11. declaring a state of emergency 2 DAYS prior to the storm wasn't enough???

What the fuck do you need? A formal, embossed invitation with a self addressed stamped RSVP postcard attached?

Fuck you Rummy. The Feds were asked long before this became your "PR problem".

[Cocoa]

13. is this the same lie about Blanco not declaring emergency?

the lie that has already been debunked?

[mongo]

14. The faithful will never hear the truth of things

They have been programmed to distrust the "liberal media"

But that nice man Hannity - well him you can trust.

And you know he has that alien liberal combs on there - so it is fair and balanced - they told them so.

If it ever comes to it, I hope someone realizes these idiots should be the first against the wall when the revolution comes.

[riverwalker]

16. where was Rummy?

during and after the the storm? Cheney was house hunting, Condi buying shoes, where was Rumsfeld? Anyone know?

[Fleshdancer]

18. finding new ways to hide the torture photos

that's the rumor...I can't provide a link or anything. ;)

[global1]

17. We Only Employ The Bush Doctrine of PreEmption In A.....

war. It looks like Rummy is playing the "Blame Game".

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

20. Like if I'm getting knifed to death, I need to invite someone to save me?

What an arrogant sonuvabitch!

http://leftandrightfight.com/

[King Coal]

21. Well, let's chalk it up to experience. Next time the governor will know

she has to invite them. Win some, lose some.

[Cleita]

22. He will be the last one standing, won't he?

An accomplished politician in the mold of the ends justifies the means school of thought, they suddenly find themselves with no one to blame but each other now that they have totally taken over our government.

They have no Democrats to blame anymore.

[wanpete]

25. his arrogance and total dismissal of this torture and murder of the

people of NOLA and the gulf coast is sickening and frightening...

[bpilgrim]

27. they were BEGGING for aid on live fucking teeVee you TROLL! we RECORDED it

http://news.globalfreepress.com/gallery/index.php?cat=19

Thank GORE he 'invented' the INTERNETs :bounce:

psst... pass the word ;->

peace

[Neshanic]

29. Herr Rummy is always good for a laugh. That face, his delivery...

he should be opening on the Vegas Strip.

[proud2BlibKansan]

30. You need to go with the invitation you get and not the invitation you want

Sorry Rummy. You really ought to be able to grasp this.

[Warren DeMontague]

31. Isn't that how it works with vampires?

Like, they can't come in unless... oh, never mind.

[sakabatou]

32. THAT BASTARD!

:banghead: