The federal government is the highest authority in the nation, and if there's an order to evacuate a place in the path of disaster all the local authorities have to do is follow the orders. At the same time, local authorities have the right to request as much help to aid those who need it, and it's the federal government's responsibility to provide as much aid as possible to arrive in the shortest amount of time. Local rescue workers and people who provided relief to the victims were requesting help from the federal government even before hurricaine Katrina hit New Orleans, and this aid didn't arrive for days when it should have arrived within hours.
You claim that it's the federal government's responsibility to clean up the mess. So in your book once people have drowned and everything is left in total chaos, then it's the responsibility of the federal government to take action? When disaster strikes, the lives of thousands hang on a thread ready to break at any minute, and the least you could expect is for aid to arrive within hours, but for God's sake why did it take DAYS??!!
I agree with you on the fact that the mayor of New Orleans, the governor of Lousiana, and local official have a large share of blame on this situation, but there's absolutely no denial that the federal government as well as Bush are also to blame for the lack of effectiveness to respond to an emergency of this kind.
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There is no Federal Government on Earth that could have EVER responded to this situation fast enough....
Hence, Jingles, why the light needs to be shined on what the Locals did, as they KNEW FULL WELL that there was no way to get in quickly to help these people once the flooding hit....
Look it up, man. It is a documented fact that the Mayor, as well as the Governor, knew that if this Hurricane hit, that thousands would perish.
I do not know what else could have been done on a Federal level to get in quicker. I wish that I had the answers, but I don't. The only answer that I have is that the people should have been evacuated, as again, all in the know knew that this was a disaster just waiting to happen....
Hence, Jingles, why the light needs to be shined on what the Locals did, as they KNEW FULL WELL that there was no way to get in quickly to help these people once the flooding hit....
Look it up, man. It is a documented fact that the Mayor, as well as the Governor, knew that if this Hurricane hit, that thousands would perish.
I do not know what else could have been done on a Federal level to get in quicker. I wish that I had the answers, but I don't. The only answer that I have is that the people should have been evacuated, as again, all in the know knew that this was a disaster just waiting to happen....
It's off topic a bit, but Celine listed Freddie Mercury as her only inspiration.
really?
haha, me and my sissy used to be fans of her but then my sissy died...i dont like to hear celines voice anymore bc it reminds me of the hospital.
but props to her for thinking so kindly towwards them. although im not a fan of her anymore, this is good to hear.
i heard p-diddy donated $1 million
Yeah, Freddie is the only person she said she's influenced by, but she did once say to her manager/husband (who is a very old man) "I'd like to be as famous as Michael Jackson" but other things, she claims Freddie as an INSPIRATION. :) Which is nice!!!
I recall once Celine Dion saying that AC/DC was her favorite band...
...btw, did anyone ever see her rendition of 'You Shook Me All Night Long'? It was absolutely horrendous, but at the same time so bad that is funny. It was somewhere in the Top 10 of VH1 Least Metal Moments.
...btw, did anyone ever see her rendition of 'You Shook Me All Night Long'? It was absolutely horrendous, but at the same time so bad that is funny. It was somewhere in the Top 10 of VH1 Least Metal Moments.
I recall once Celine Dion saying that AC/DC was her favorite band...
...btw, did anyone ever see her rendition of 'You Shook Me All Night Long'? It was absolutely horrendous, but at the same time so bad that is funny. It was somewhere in the Top 10 of VH1 Least Metal Moments.
That sounds painful......
It's off topic a bit, but Celine listed Freddie Mercury as her only inspiration.
Yeah,now that you mention it if you watch her perform she does alot of movements similar to Freddie. She doesnt come close though.
Yeah,now that you mention it if you watch her perform she does alot of movements similar to Freddie. She doesnt come close though.
Maybe she doesn't want to, because she's Celine, and not somebody else.
This was from Late Night Conan O'Brien last night...
Celine Dion has claimed on Larry King that she's very dissapointed that at the slow response of President Bush to evacuate people out of New Orleans...
...Celine Dion also said: - "If he would have called me, I could have gotten everyone out of there in two songs".
I can certainly believe that. The first couple of lines from the theme from Titanic can clear a good sized room in about 3 seconds !