Did anyone see Gov. Blanco on Larry King last night?

[katinmn]

She is pissed that the airports were closed on saturday and that greater efforts weren't made to evacuate people. She said they could have been flying people out through Sunday evening.

She was dipolmatic but I can tell she has some real problems with the way the disaster relief is being managed by some of the federal agencies.

When asked if she wanted * to visit she hemmed and hawed and said, "there's no place to land. Perhaps he could do a flyover."

She probably views a presidential entourage and photo ops as a hindrance right now.

[graywarrior]

1. Go to her website. She has not been happey with Idiot Son in the past

http://gov.louisiana.gov/kids.asp

[katinmn]

2. I like her LOTS already!

[katinmn]

3. dupe post

[katinmn]

4. Great editorials. I suppose LA lost funding because she is a Dem.

[Lerkfish]

5. yes, she was biting her tongue HARD when larry asked about Bush.

it was clear, even though what she said was diplomatic, it was a visceral reaction obvious to anyone watching.

and, I don't blame her.

[SoCalDem]

6. flying people out?? The poorest ones are the left-behinders

who would have paid for their tickets and lodging? not the airlines.. they only listen to the government when it's time for THEM to ask for handouts and absolution from blame (9-11)

Like *² would say..
"They're a biddness, tryin' to make money so their stock will rise"..

It's time to admit to ourselves that we have no safety net..no government to look to in an emergency..

It's "every man for himself..throw granny outta the lifeboat"

[Benhurst]

7. And this be our BushAmerican motto:

"Root, hog, or die!"

[katinmn]

8. a local news station also covered the price gouging by at least

one hotel, a member of the Quinto chain.

The owner had doubled the price from $99/night to $199 but only for refugees from the hurricane if they were the "wrong kind" of people. She said on air that she was protecting her other guests.

The TV station called the corp headquaters and they were naturally worried about bad PR so they pressured her to drop her rates back to normal.

I need to send the TV station a thank-you note right now.

[SoCalDem]

9. In a disaster like this, "regular guests" should be made to leave

and the hotels nearby "commandeered" (with paid for rooms for the ones who cannot afford them... by FEMA) to house refugees..They should be patriotic and support their country in a time of disaster:)

[katinmn]

11. I agree. But the new "Ownership Society" lacks common decency.

[oasis]

10. There should have been a coordinated effort involving hundreds of busses

to take refugees to military installations befor the storm hit.

The Bush Administration dropped the ball on this one, big time.

Again.

[Benhurst]

12. I just pray Barbara Bush's beautiful mind isn't bothered by this. NT