Every Reichwing asshole who sends you emails blaming "local officials"

[Walt Starr]

Answer 'em back with this little gem from the 27th. Make sure you Reply All:

Statement on Federal Emergency Assistance for Louisiana




The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts in the parishes located in the path of Hurricane Katrina beginning on August 26, 2005, and continuing.

The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives, protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the parishes of Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, Catahoula, Concordia, De Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Landry, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, West Feliciana, and Winn.

Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, will be provided at 75 percent Federal funding.

Representing FEMA, Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security, named William Lokey as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA [phone].

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050827-1.html

[applegrove]

1. Tell them to sing that toon when Bolton Breaks the UN and WWIII

breaks out.

[madeline_con]

2. How does one get on a RW mailing list?

:shrug:

[Kolesar]

4. I used to get emails from anti-Clinton coworkers

They finally shut up a few years after Clinton's term was done.

[NewJeffCT]

3. Thank you Walt

now that we have "my posts" back temporarily, I'm responding so I can find later.

Now, when did Katrina actually make landfall? It's been so hectic the past 10 days or so, that I've forgotten.

[Walt Starr]

5. Bookmark the statement instead of depending upon My Posts

Once we're back to Level 3, My Posts will go away again and you won't be able to get back.

Also, My Posts only works for 48 hours.

[NewJeffCT]

9. so, the Aug 26 declaration of emergency

is a pretty damning indictment of FEMA & therefore, Bush.

[Walt Starr]

16. Yep, FEMA did not hold up their end of the bargain

thus the DHS failed to fulfill its charter, Cheney failed to keep the Nation Prepared as head of the Office of National Preparedness, and Bush failed to hold them accountable for their inaction.

[NoPasaran]

6. Katrina came ashore in Louisiana Monday, August 29 n/t

[livvy]

7. But it's just sooo convenient to blame the state and local

government. People who don't know the law buy it, and once again the nitwit and his malicious troop get off the hook. Thanks for posting this. I'll send it along to my email list.

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Today's spin - State and Local officials

Repeat as often as possible.

It doesn't matter whether or not something is true any more, but if the repugs repeat a talking point enough times, then it becomes part of the urban legend.

I am finding this stuff is becoming almost impossible to counter. Especially when people like NPR and people who post on sites like DU help to promote these memes.

[NewJeffCT]

10. yes, we have to fight this

I already sent in a LTTE using the White House press release.

[The Backlash Cometh]

11. WHY ISN'T THE NYT OR THE POST PUTTING THIS ONE THE FRONT PAGE?

As long as those two papers are silent, the right-wing will be able to continue their propaganda of disinformation.

[elehhhhna]

12. Evry state & local official in THREE STATES "forgot" to "ask" MYASS.

[Toots]

13. Pretty much lets Bush* off the hook for not acting soon enough

It does not let him off the hook for hiring cronies that have no experience though and it certainly does not let FEMA or Homeland Security off the hook.

[underpants]

14. Hey Walt-how about the 50 Atlanta firefighters used for W's photo-ops?

The Aug.27th order is damning, what follows is purely rediculous.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4674340&mesg_id=4674340


But as specific orders began arriving to the firefighters in Atlanta, a team of 50 Monday morning quickly was ushered onto a flight headed for Louisiana. The crew's first assignment: to stand beside President Bush as he tours devastated areas.

[lateo]

15. Even better...go to this link. Daily KOS lays it all out.

Look at this timeline.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/9/7/03232/64789