[at-l] Natural Disasters and Solutions to Future Problems

[rcli4 at comcast.net (rcli4@comcast.net)]

He done all right in Florida last year.  We had 3 hurricanes. The big difference is we expect to be hit by hurricanes and the citizens believe them when they say get out.  We don't flood so aid can come in easier.  He probably done some things wrong but without 20/20 hindsight I don't  know who could have done better.  The mayor in our town is responsible for evacuation not FEMA.  At least he tells the truth even if it makes him look inadequate.  More than I can say for most government officials.

Clyde

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> 
> No, I don't know him, but I understand (friends active in that 
> association) that he was a bully when he was with the Arabian org. 
> Just hearsay. 
> As for facts, just look around. His FEMA performance speaks for itself. 
> 
> > One solution to future problems may not to hire *cronies* to head FEMA. And 
> > fired ones at that! 
> > 
> > Jan Lightshoe, you know this guy? 
> > 
> > http://tinyurl.com/dxdu2 
> > 
> > Brown pushed from last job: Horse group: FEMA chief had to be `asked to 
> > resign' 
> > By Brett Arends 
> > Saturday, September 3, 2005 - Updated: 02:01 PM EST 
> 
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> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/at-l From jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com  Mon Sep  5 19:17:50 2005
From: jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)
Date: Mon Sep  5 20:21:19 2005
Subject: [at-l] Another point of view
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If the LA governor is keeping bush from helping, so how is it that the LA 
National Guard has been activated and Guard troops from other states are 
there too? How is it that there are 50,000 federal troops in the disaster 
zone and 2 dozen ships including an aircraft carrier? How is it that the 
Coast Guard (a Federal agency) has been the most visible and active rescuer 
of stranded people from the start? If the governor hasn't asked for help 
and Bush can't give assistance until asked why are the TV crews reporting 
that federal law enforcement agents are on the ground in N.O. along with 
N.O. police and the troops to restore order?

Either your premise or your facts are wrong. The governor controls the 
National Guard and the governor has activated them. The dispute between her 
and Bush is over her refusal to turn over control of the activated troops. 
She is not preventing federal assistance.

At 08:27 PM 9/5/2005 -0400, Gadog430 wrote:
>I would just like to point out that Governor Blanco STILL has not turned
>this over to Bush/The Feds. STILL.
>
>The requests for help come from the local to the Federal and then the items
>are supplied.
>She didn't ask for anything the first three days and then bi**hed because it
>wasn't there.
>Bush cannot do anything UNTIL HE IS ASKED.
>
>Dawg
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Martin Fors" <revmrf@verizon.net>
>To: "ATL" <AT-L@backcountry.net>
>Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 7:05 PM
>Subject: [at-l] Another point of view
>
>
> > With finger pointing going only one way on this list thus far, here's an
> > alternative view sent to me by a thru-hiker friend.  rusty