September 8, 2005
Last night FOX News Correspondent Major Garrett reported that Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco denied the help of the Red Cross. Tonight, Garrett digs deeper in what looks to be a cover-up and finds out Blanco also denied The Salvation Army. I hope there is a Part 3 to this investigation.
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8:30 pm [ Quote ]
I am not “hotlinking” to your video. I am clicking on the link from this page. Please fix your idiotic “anti-leeching” detection so you do not block people who come to your video from one of your internal pages.
8:42 pm [ Quote ]
FNC’s Major Garrett learns Blanco’s Guard kept Salvation Army out of NOLA
New word tonight from Fox News Channel’s Major Garrett on the ongoing fiasco surrounding the prevention of food and supplies last week from reaching people trapped at the New Orleans Convention Center and the Louisiana Superdome.Last night, Garrett ta…
9:31 pm [ Quote ]
Red Cross and Salvation Army blocked
A hat tip to Glen Reynolds for this link to video from Fox News about the total incompetence of the state and local governments and their interference with those who could have given real help: The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army. There reall…
9:34 pm [ Quote ]
Responding To Hurricane Katrina: Pointing Fingers In The Right Direction
It didn’t take any flood water to recede before the finger-pointing over Katrina began.
Government officials are blaming each other, liberals are blaming Bush, black leaders are blaming racism (of course, on Bush), and New Orleans’ mayor and Louis…
10:46 pm [ Quote ]
[...] Major Garrett is reporting that the Red Cross and Salvation Army were prevented from bringing supplies in to feed and care for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina by Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco. Last night FOX News Correspondent Major Garrett reported that Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco denied the help of the Red Cross. Tonight, Garrett digs deeper in what looks to be a cover-up and finds out Blanco also denied The Salvation Army. [...]
1:41 am [ Quote ]
More Blanco Blockage
Looks like Blanco's storm troops also blocked the Salvation Army…the Political Teen has the video. How much blood is on her hands and when will the left start to admit it?
Blanco is so good at blocking you'd think she would have gon…
1:53 am [ Quote ]
More Blanco Blockage
Looks like Blanco's storm troops also blocked the Salvation Army…the Political Teen has the video. How much blood is on her hands and when will the left start to admit it?
Blanco is so good at blocking you'd think she would have gon…
1:56 am [ Quote ]
[...] Related: spokesmen for the Red Cross and the National Guard speak out on who’s to blame for what happened in New Orleans. It seems the Memphis Flyer owes President Bush an apology. [...]
3:19 pm [ Quote ]
God, I just wandered over here somehow. I can’t tell you how sick I am of extremists on both sides. I am a liberal, but know as well as the next INTELLIGENT person that everyone who fell down on the job, Democrat, republican, etc., etc. should be taken to task. Why not express that opinion once in a while instead of contributing to the BS as usual?
4:32 pm [ Quote ]
Totally agree with Mr Atchley. Your points of view are so damn predictable along political lines. You could watch a video with Bush bending Rove over the desk and you’d report they were discussing gays in the military. It is possible your team f***s up every now and then. So sickening.
12:54 pm [ Quote ]
If the governor of La. did in fact hinder the Red Cross and the Salavation Army from doing their job and helping people in need, then she should be brought to trial for inflicting human suffering that could have be prevented. If any people died because the food and water and did not reach them in time, then the governor should be brought to trial on charges of murder. I’m and ex-resident of La.
12:41 am [ Quote ]
Red Cross: “It Was Not Safe To Be In The City? (Video).
In a Larry King interview on Sept 2nd, Red Cross CEO Marsha Evans explained that the Red Cross were not in New Orleans because it was unsafe.
“It was unsafe to be in the city.?
“…it was not safe to be in the city, and it’s not been safe to go back into the city.?
According to other reports, Red Cross workers could have been shot or infected by disease if they entered New Orleans in the first days after the storm.
In addition, Evans mentioned concerns that relocating in the city would delay evacuation.
“They were also concerned that if we located, relocated back into the city, people wouldn’t leave, and they’ve got to leave.?
However, many reporters and news sources have failed to acknowledge the safety/security aspects of Marsha Evan’s explanation (an exception being Bill O’Reilly at Fox News).
It is not yet clear whether or not the Red Cross would have entered the city early on, given these serious safety risks, even if they had not been asked to stay out by the National Guard, the city and State emergency management.
A relevant video clip from the Larry King interview can be found on this (liberal) website:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200509090002
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4:04 am [ Quote ]
[...] We have learned over the past few days that the Red Cross was waiting just outside the city, ready to bring food and water to the people of the Superdome and Convention center. But that the state and city officials told them not to enter -so maybe this entry should be called Government Overreaction! But for sake of argument, I will focus on the Feds… [...]