Coincidentally, I was just reading this article on Media Matters over lunch:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200509060011 That speaks to the "pleaded with" bit. It sounds like a canard, and MM seems to have their ducks in a row on this point. Bush "pleading" for anything seems a bit out of character for him. - Jim Sam wrote: >I don't really want to defend the President here because there isn't >enough info yet, but he did call and pleaded with them to order an >evacuation and he spend days trying to get the Gov to give the Feds >control. >There were definitely mistakes made on the Federal level also I agree. >But the blame seems to go all around not just on the President. > >On 9/7/05, Howie Hamlin wrote: > > >>Not sure that he would even know how to spell that but in any event ... he >>spent his time while the disaster was in full swing doing other things >>instead of at least going through the motions of leadership. >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173116 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
