SOME NEW ORLEAN'S CITIZENS NEED A REALITY CHECK
Monday, 24 April 2006
SOME NEW ORLEAN'S CITIZENS NEED A REALITY CHECK
Some of the constituents of New Orleans need a reality check for endorsing Mayor Nagin for reelection because he cares little about the this great city's inhabitants. Two days before Katrina hit Louisiana, the Red Cross started to preposition its assets and Bush declared an impending disaster, while Nagin did not properly evacuate his city.
Nagin claimed he could not use the numerous school buses and other vehicles before the storm’s wrath because he had “no drivers.” Not true. Some drivers were available and also state/local police, the National Guard and volunteers could have augmented the driving pool. Plus, Nagin’s staff turned down Amtrak’s offer to evacuate some of the stranded citizens.
New Orleans' comprehensive emergency plan clearly states: "Conduct of an actual evacuation will be the responsibility of the mayor… New Orleans will utilize all available resources to quickly and safely evacuate threatened areas. Special arrangements will be made to evacuate persons unable to transport themselves or who require specific life-saving assistance… Approximately 100,000 citizens of New Orleans do not have means of personal transportation."
In July, 2005, Nagin aired a public service announcement on evacuation: "You are on your own." Why didn’t Nagin coordinate a new evacuation plan if he new for months that the city’s previous evacuation plans were faulty?
From 2002 to the middle of 2005, the federal government gave New Orleans $18 million to plan and prepare a levee catastrophe. Mayor Nagin has no accountability for how the money was spent.
After the storm’s wrath, Nagin proposed reopening parts of the city with a tainted water supply and a damaged levee system even though the Federal Government could not assure the safety of the returning people.
New Orleans citizens if you want safety and security, hire a more intelligent and honest person who actually cares about you, for if you choose Nagin, don’t ask other Americans to help you when the next storm hits.
by Christian Gatsby
Some of the constituents of New Orleans need a reality check for endorsing Mayor Nagin for reelection because he cares little about the this great city's inhabitants. Two days before Katrina hit Louisiana, the Red Cross started to preposition its assets and Bush declared an impending disaster, while Nagin did not properly evacuate his city.
Nagin claimed he could not use the numerous school buses and other vehicles before the storm’s wrath because he had “no drivers.” Not true. Some drivers were available and also state/local police, the National Guard and volunteers could have augmented the driving pool. Plus, Nagin’s staff turned down Amtrak’s offer to evacuate some of the stranded citizens.
New Orleans' comprehensive emergency plan clearly states: "Conduct of an actual evacuation will be the responsibility of the mayor… New Orleans will utilize all available resources to quickly and safely evacuate threatened areas. Special arrangements will be made to evacuate persons unable to transport themselves or who require specific life-saving assistance… Approximately 100,000 citizens of New Orleans do not have means of personal transportation."
In July, 2005, Nagin aired a public service announcement on evacuation: "You are on your own." Why didn’t Nagin coordinate a new evacuation plan if he new for months that the city’s previous evacuation plans were faulty?
From 2002 to the middle of 2005, the federal government gave New Orleans $18 million to plan and prepare a levee catastrophe. Mayor Nagin has no accountability for how the money was spent.
After the storm’s wrath, Nagin proposed reopening parts of the city with a tainted water supply and a damaged levee system even though the Federal Government could not assure the safety of the returning people.
New Orleans citizens if you want safety and security, hire a more intelligent and honest person who actually cares about you, for if you choose Nagin, don’t ask other Americans to help you when the next storm hits.
by Christian Gatsby
