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To: i-node who wrote (478734)	5/7/2009 10:32:35 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576322

"If they did that the people and materials might be lost in the freaking hurricane." Dave, my moron, EYE could have found a place safe from the hurricane in NO. Tens of thousands of people who stayed did. It's just a friggin' HURRICANE Dave - not an asteroid! I'm sure Clinton's FEMA director would have. HE was competent. You've really got NOTHING pal. FEMA FAILED. BUSH FAILED. It's indisputable, undeniable and without question. ALL of America KNOWS it too, except for you dead enders.

To: i-node who wrote (478734)	5/7/2009 12:23:10 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576322

"This is why it is the task of the first responders to, uh, respond first." Hand waving again. Granted, FEMA isn't a first responder per se. But, they are charged with managing the first responders and ensuring they have what they need. Which is why they have those pods scattered across areas prone to disasters. They have emergency generators, radios, rescue equipment, etc. FEMA never got around to authorizing many of them to be used. In fact, in the aftermath of Rita, a Jefferson county judge wound up ordering the local police to go ahead and break into the pods in the area because FEMA had, days after the hurricane, still hadn't gotten around to authorizing them to be opened.