Louisiana resident files recall petition against Gov. Blanco

[funkybutt]

http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?/base/news-22/1136910843199510.xml&storylist=louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A formal push to oust Gov. Kathleen Blanco, after harsh criticism of her response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, began Tuesday when a St. Martinville resident filed a recall petition with Louisiana's elections office.

The task is a tough one: in Louisiana, a recall election requires handwritten petition signatures from at least one-third of the state's registered voters, or about 900,000 people, in 180 days, according to Jennifer Marusak of the secretary of state's office.

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Kat Landry, a Republican who filed the petition, said the state needs new leadership to recover from the back-to-back blows of the hurricanes that damaged most of the state's coast — and the city of New Orleans — because Blanco has performed poorly.

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Uhh... *points at Chimp and 'Heckuvajob Brown*

Kat, that's who you *BLAME* - not Blanco.

[Avalux]

2. Wonder how much Rove's paying her

and where they'll 'find' signatures. :eyes:

[WI_DEM]

3. Why doesn't "Kat" begin a petition to recall Bush, remember Mr.

"Heck of a job, brownie" who couldn't be bothered about all of this because it would disrupt his vacation.

[ClintonTyree]

4. Here we go........

instead of recalling the real problem with this country, that piece of shit on a stick in the White House, they'll go after Blanco who's been totally upfront and honest about her involvement in the aftermath of Katrina. :eyes:

Just another Republican hypocrite pointing his finger everywhere but where it should be pointed; "W".

[funkybutt]

5. Republicans here REFUSE to take ANY responsibility

They won't let anyone blame the Chimp in Charge for any of the gross failures that occured after this catastrophic event. How convenient to have a Democrat in the Governor's mansion...that way we can continue to live in ignorance.

:shrug:

[pinerow]

7. Kinda like investigating the leaker and not the crime...!

Sheesh...

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Ah, a favorite tool of the GOP...the recall petition.

[Amaran]

8. She did a poor job in her role as Gov of LA...

Brownie got canned and so should she. Too bad Bush can't join Brownie as well..

[Tempest]

9. Care to expand on just what a poor job she did?

Exactly what did she do, or didn't do, which makes you come to this conclusion?

Details, not just vague second and third hand stories you might have heard from a friend of a friend of a brother of someone's sister's cousin.

[funkybutt]

10. Was it the "weepy" and tired appearance?

Most criticisms I've heard seem to be specifically related to her appearance in the days following Katrina. She was "weepy" with bags under her eyes, ect.

Aparently, it's more important to have the APPEARANCE of composure and control than to actually have control or composure. To some extent I agree. But on the other hand, how could she appear to be well rested and confident when she was neither? Is it so bad for a leader to show emotion and lose sleep?


On Edit: Wasnt' Bush "weepy" after 9-11? I do remember so much respect being paid to the fact that he "teared up" at a press conference.

[Tempest]

13. I guess we'll never know

There's been no response to my question.

[rfkrfk]

44. two issues, her 24 hour delay in mandatory evacuation of N.O. ,

plus the delay in ordering the National Guard,
which is under her command, to enter N.O. after the storm

If Blanko had no intention of giving control of the NG to Bush,
she should have said that immediately, why waste anybodies time

[Tempest]

12. *crickets*

I guess I was asking too much in requesting details on what Blanco did or didn't do to deserve being recalled.

[MichiganVote]

23. Brownie got paid to be a consultant by this admin. for pete's sake

And he didn't even try to help the state. Hardly a fair comparison.

[Judi Lynn]

11. La. Woman Files Governor Recall PetitionLouisiana Woman Files Recall Petit

La. Woman Files Governor Recall PetitionLouisiana Woman Files Recall Petition Against Gov. Blanco
Must Gather 900,000 Signatures

The Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. Jan 10, 2006 — A Republican who says she has never worked on a political campaign filed documents Tuesday launching a drive to oust Gov. Kathleen Blanco, who was harshly criticized for her response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Kat Landry, who filed a recall petition with state elections officials, said Louisiana needs new leadership to recover from the storms' back-to-back blows.

"What we have seen in the past few months is a lack of leadership, a lack of communication, a lack of understanding of how to get things done," Landry said.

In Louisiana, getting a recall on the ballot requires petition signatures from at least one-third of the state's registered voters, or about 900,000 people, in 180 days, according to Jennifer Marusak of the secretary of state's office.
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1491213

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Hoping people are starting to see through these opportunistic Republican recall initiatives.

[Orangepeel]

14. republicans hate democracy

they seem to be constantly trying to stop people from voting, failing to count their votes, and overturn the results of legitimate elections, both here and abroad.

[villager]

15. why aren't Democrats doing this in Ohio?

Against Taft?

[onenote]

17. because his term is up in November?

what exactly would be the point? And does Ohio allow recall elections?

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[villager]

22. isn't Blanco's term up as well?

My point is that maybe Dems should start targeting vulnerable incumbent GOPpers for the same sort of recall treatment. But I agree about not wasting the firepower in an election year anyway...

[onenote]

16. this will backfire

I mentioned this to some friends of mine who are Louisiana repubs (yeah, I have repub friends, sue me), and they just rolled their eyes. A recall election is an expense the state simply doesn't need now and they say that most people,regardless of party, will get that. Under Lousiana law, the earliest a recall election could be held is October 2006. And if the recall were to succeed, all that would happen is that Mitch Landrieu (Mary's brother), who is the Lieutenant Governor, would become governor. And then a year later, in the fall of 2007, there would be the regularly scheduled gubernatorial election.

So two elections, a lot of expense and distraction, for next to nothing. Actually, from the standpoint of Democrats, having Blanco step down and Landrieu take her spot before the next general election might not be a bad thing..it might strengthen Landrieu's chances of getting elected governor.

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[funkybutt]

21. Good Point!...BUT

It'll never happen. They won't get that many signatures. I heard Kat on the radio today and I quote, "As Louisiana citizens we can no longer tolerate ineptitude in our leadership"


Thanks for the laugh Kat!

[onenote]

37. agreed

[movonne]

18. another set up like Davis and Schwarzenegger

[onenote]

19. except that in Louisiana recall elections don't pick replacements

unlike California, all a recall election in Louisiana does is remove the office holder. The next in line of succession fills the vacancy, which would be Mitch Landrieu.

Its just a dumbass repub doing a dumbass thing. The repub party in Louisana should want nothing to do with this if they have a half a brain.

onenote

[Media_Lies_Daily]

20. Kat Landry = Major Raving Rightwing Idiot

[Maggie_May]

24. What The F recall Bush you idiot

We are spending trillions in Iraq and we are not rebuilding the gulf. And this women has the gull to recall a Governor.

[Lost-in-FL]

25. LA woman files first petition to recall Gov Blanco

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060110/ap_on_re_us/blanco_recall

Dumbfuckistanians working overtime now...

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. Landry - is she related to the restaurant?

[LA lady]

28. Not sure

That is a real common name here

[HuffleClaw]

27. cough cough smokescreen cough

what a joke. i doubt it'll work, but it'll get loads of press i bet, anything to ignore the pitiful FEDERAL response to the disaster.

[Lost-in-FL]

29. With must Democrats sent to Texas and Florida as refugees...

I see the rich Dumbfuckistanians (Repub) voting for a recall. Like they have the luxury to spend money in elections...

[onenote]

38. because they love Mitch Landrieu?

Recall Blanco, and Mitch becomes governor, making him the incumbent in the general election in 2007. So why would even the repubs support this goofy idea?

[bluestateguy]

30. Anyone, I mean ANYONE, who criticizes Governor Blanco hates Louisiana

These are times of crisis for Louisiana, and during times of crisis it's important that the little people do as they're told and follow their leaders. Blanco is the governor, and everybody should be rallying around her.

P.S. We need to learn to play this kind of game with words too.

[funkybutt]

40. I love it! LOL n/t

[Frances]

31. Then I think someone should start a petition

to recall the Republican governor of Mississippi. As I understand it, the Mississippi gulf coast is suffering too!

[...of J.Temperance]

33. I'm not sure that Mississippi has a recall election provision

I'll have to check. Yes Haley Barbour is a disaster, and so is Alabama Governor Bob Riley.

[onenote]

39. mississippi does not have a recall provision -- most states don't

In fact, only 18 states have recall provisions. And for those who think the Democrats should be more aggressive in launching recall efforts, consider the fact that nearly half of these states have Democrats as governors, including several in states that otherwise lean towards the repubs (like Montana and Arizona) so I'm not sure getting into a recall war with the repubs would be a particularly smart move.

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/elect/recallprovision.htm

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[...of J.Temperance]

32. My message to that woman is simple...FUCK OFF YOU ASSHOLE n/t

[Sarah Ibarruri]

34. Here's that ho's e-mail

[e-mail]

[bunny planet]

35. How about recalling the blivet instead.

[wakeme2008]

36. LOL,,,, 900,000 signatures shes needs

Fat chance.....

[bleedingheart]

41. Memo to republicans...Bush still wouldn't give a shit about helping LA

he is too busy flushing money down the Iraq toilet to worry about domestic concerns

[Cooley Hurd]

42. Bwahahaha! She has a blog:

http://mostlycajun.com/wordpress/?p=1412

I love the last comment:

Karl Rove Says:
January 11th, 2006 at 8:50 am

Good job! Your check’s in the mail…

And, if you click on Rove's name, it links to his favorite website - stormfront.org!

:rofl:

(I'm a dirty bastard, aren't I? ;))

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

43. There are still people left in Louisiana? n/t

[funkybutt]

45. She's on the radio now

"lack of leadership"..

wwl.com

[McCamy Taylor]

46. Remember Davis in California? Enron made an "energy crisis"?

He asked the feds for help. Instead of helping California, they helped Enron price gouge. Then, the RNC turned around and used the so called energy crisis as an excuse to recall him.

Do not dismiss the possibility that FEMA's slow response in NOLA was part of a plan to turn Louisianna into a Red state. Angry voters in California forgot who was to blame and took out their anger on Davis because he was an easy target. The RNC is hoping that Louisianna voters will do the same. Especially since FEMA and the Army Corp of Engineers have made sure that a whole lot of faithful Democratic voters are out of state. A Republican governor can make sure that Diebold or a similar crooked election system gets into the state and turns it red forever.

Look for a lot of absentee votes from NOLA to be challenged by the GOP if this recall goes through. Look for a lot of absentee votes from NOLA to be challenged by the GOP next general election, too.

[agincourt]

48. I've been saying the same,

It wasn't just FEMA incompetence even though it was a factor. They witheld aid and then lied about her not letting FEMA in. They even had Rumsfeld involved in that. They also lied about Nagin's 2000 buses. This is partisian use of taxpayer supported programs and I hope Moore's new movie exposes it. None of the mainstream media-pigs will.

[mantrid]

47. Same old GOP...

This vile woman would focus her attention on her partys idiot in the Whitehouse if she really cared about the aftermath of the hurricanes, rather than pure partisan advantage.