I wonder if their planning took into account that nearly all the "first
responders" would be among the victims?

 Carey Fisher

   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu
   > [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]On Behalf Of R. I. Nelson
   > Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 5:44 PM
   > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
   > Subject: Re: [OT] New Orleans
   >
   >
   > Jinx wrote:
   >
   > >>FEMA is meeting a lot of resistance from the local governments
   > >>who don't want their local empires to lose any control
   > >>
   > >>
   > >
   > >New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin was pretty vocal about what he
   > >wanted to be done. "Get off your asses" I think he said. Not the
   > >usual diplomatic sound bite you get from an official
   > >
   > >
   > >
   > But to my knowledge the GOVERNOR of the state has to Ask or OK federal
   > help.  A fiend of mine in central Louisiana said  what he
   > heard was the
   > governor wanted all the federal assistance they could get but they
   > wanted the state to control everything.  But it does not work
   > that way.
   > If FEMA comes in they control all of their resource and and
   > the federal
   > troops are under federal control..  He claims that had a lot
   > to do with
   > the delays and there were a lot of federal resources ready to go.
   >
   > Look at it this way The state was stupid enough to allow a large city
   > like New Orleans to be built in a bowl as much as 20 feet below the
   > normal water level of one of the largest rivers in North America.  And
   > on the North side is a lake that looks to be 10 time as big as
   > the city
   > with the normal water level also that high.
   >
   > They have been saying for who knows how many years that when the big
   > hurricane hits this was Going to happen.  Well it finally happened.  I
   > say if any one is to blame it is the STATE OF LOUISIANA Government for
   > allowing it to get to this point and they are TOTALLY at fault for not
   > being prepared to handle it.
   >
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