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Date Posted: 06:01:36 09/09/05 Fri
Author: Joan
Subject: Re: FEMA costs lives
In reply to: Joan 's message, "Re: FEMA costs lives" on 05:58:12 09/09/05 Fri

>>A TIME investigation reveals discrepancies in, "How
>>reliable is Brown's Resume?" by Daren Fonda and Rita
>>Healy.
>>
>>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1103003
>,
>>00.html
>>
>>This is fascinating stuff. One of the most important
>>appointments in the country is finally under the
>>scrutiny of the "media." Where were these people
>>years ago when FEMA was created by a stroke of
>President Jimmy Carter's pen, in an executive order?
>They were nowhere to be
>>found. This agency is bad bad bad. All it does is
>>spread around taxpayers' money for up to $250,000 per
>>uninsured home. John Stossel was on Fox O'Reilly's
>>Factor September 8, 2005 stating he bought ocean-side
>>property and did not insure the property, knowing the
>>government would pay if and when an imminent hurricane
>>destroyed it. First hurricane, not total damage, but
>>he got the money, then next hurricane gone and he got
>>another quarter of a million from us. While there is
>>much that was unethical about his purchase, he does
>>make a point, and to his credit he came out publicly
>>about it. Back to FEMA, there is no accounting of the
>>monies it doles out. How much did they pay for FEMA
>>water bottles? They wouldn't let private charities
>>and Red Cross give out any water! Right, cause FEMA
>>already had its label ready to go. But they had to
>>conserve the water for those who actually were going
>>to survive the flood, the diseases, the e-coli. What
>>a disaster. FEMA cost lives. There is no doubt about
>>it. While the people who stayed behind in New Orleans
>>after evacuation orders were given were irresponsible
>>for their action (those who could leave, the
>>able-bodied), keep in mind, they were not evacuated
>>per the plan the city and state had in place for at
>>least a year. Three articles reveal there was a mock
>>emergency disaster simulated exercise in July 2004
>>called Hurricane Pam. Buses were to be used in any
>>evacuation. The Mayor and Governor knew even without
>>the levee breaking that there would be a need to
>>evacuate people before a Category 4 or 5 hurricane
>>hit. They failed. In addition, the local and state
>>governments told people to evacuate to the SuperDome -
>>it too was in the path of any hurricane, which is
>>unbelievable then that people would be sent there.
>>Likewise, though, FEMA failed. O'Reilly had it right
>>this past week. Do not rely on the government. How
>>unfortunate that people waited for such government
>>direction and did not leave the Superdome once they
>>realized no food or water was forthcoming the first
>>day. They were like sheep. Let us hope we all learn
>>from this. Doubtful.
>
>A "Disaster Waiting to Happen" by Jon Ellison. http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2004-09-28/cover_story.html

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