"Those of you not keeping up with the fast pace of the news really need to spend time researching before making accusations and assumptions."
I agree. For example, someone here began a post attacking FEMA for not knowing immediately that victims were gathering at the convention center with the following sentence:
"FEMA instructed flood victims to seek safe refuge within the New Orleans Convention Center."
Now this person claims that a NY Times quote in this post - Message 21674069 - makes the above statement true. It does not. Now, had this person said "people believed FEMA wanted them to go there", then the Times piece would support that statement. But then that wouldn't justify the original attack on FEMA, would it?
People went there because they thought it was a designated shelter. Perhaps whoever told them it was should have told FEMA they had sent people there, doncha think? Or perhaps the N.O. police, who, according to the Times, had been there and had seen the crowds as early as Tuesday, should have alerted FEMA. Wouldn't that have been a good idea?
But no, it's all FEMA's fault 'cause they were "in charge." Nonsense.
PS: And Ted Koppel wants to know why the FEMA guys weren't sittting around watching TV? LOL. Maybe they have jobs to do, Ted? |
