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EFLtrainer
Joined: 04 May 2005
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 Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:35 am Post subject: Background Noise |
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Yeah, that's what I call treason, incompetence and indictments, too. One arrogant little punk. If he knew how to do his job, there migh not be nearly so much "background noise" to shut out. Am I wrong in thinking most would prefer an open accounting of th Plame affair, among other things, rather than belittling th concerns of th nation as "background noise?"
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WASHINGTON - President Bush vowed Thursday to avoid the "background noise" of investigations and political problems to focus on the nation's needs.
"The American people expect me to do my job, and I'm going to," he said. |
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051020/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush;_ylt=AhZc.Q0oX0oZySZJRaB3umOWwvIE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM- |
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EFLtrainer
Joined: 04 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:46 am Post subject: |
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A little of the background noise:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051020/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/katrina_fema;_ylt=AlM7H4DVyJNjByMk_WqhC1yWwvIE;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NGRzMjRtBHNlYwMxNjk5
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FEMA Official Says Boss Ignored Warnings By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON - Federal Emergency Management Agency officials did not respond to repeated warnings about deteriorating conditions in New Orleans and the dire need for help as Hurricane Katrina struck, the first FEMA official to arrive in the city conceded Thursday.
Marty Bahamonde, a FEMA regional director, told a Senate panel investigating the government's response to the disaster that he gave regular updates to people in contact with then-FEMA Director Michael Brown as early as Aug. 28, one day before Katrina made landfall.
In most cases, he was met with silence or a polite thank you from Brown, who said he would check with the White House. "I think there was a systematic failure at all levels of government to understand the magnitude of the situation," Bahamonde said.
The testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee contradicted Brown, who has said he wasn't fully aware of the dire conditions until days later and that local officials were most responsible for the sluggish response.
Sen. Susan Collins (news, bio, voting record), R-Maine, who chairs the panel, decried the testimony and e-mail released by Bahamonde on Thursday as illustrating "a complete disconnect between senior officials and the reality of the situation."
"His urgent reports did not appear to prompt an urgent response," Collins said.
In e-mails to various FEMA officials, including one to Brown, Bahamonde described a chaotic situation at the Superdome, where many of the evacuees were sheltered. Bahamonde e-mailed FEMA officials and noted also that local officials were asking for toilet paper, a sign that supplies were lacking at the shelter. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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When i heard that reported on CNN, it struck me that this so-called "background noise" could easily be Bush's euphemism for "conspiracy theory"  |
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