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To: tejek who wrote (49766)	8/4/2006 2:55:40 PM
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<< "It might seem that way to you but then one only has to look at the GOP response to New Orleans after Katrina." >> Which one? The myth you cling to, or reality? Because in reality, the correct response to your question favors the GOP BIG TIME. From Popular Mechanics MYTH: "The aftermath of Katrina will go down as one of the worst abandonments of Americans on American soil ever in U.S. history."--Aaron Broussard, president, Jefferson Parish, La., Meet the Press, NBC, Sept. 4, 2005 REALITY: Bumbling by top disaster-management officials fueled a perception of general inaction, one that was compounded by impassioned news anchors. In fact, the response to Hurricane Katrina was by far the largest--and fastest-rescue effort in U.S. history, with nearly 100,000 emergency personnel arriving on the scene within three days of the storm's landfall. popularmechanics.com POPULAR MECHANICS editors and reporters spent more than four months interviewing officials, scientists, first responders and victims. Here is our report. popularmechanics.com

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