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To: i-node who wrote (52051)	8/28/2013 10:11:49 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Four Days After Katrina Struck, Bush Learned Of Failed Response From DVD Of News Reports By Amanda Terkel on February 28, 2006 at 8:24 pm In tonight’s interview on ABC, Bush revealed how detached he was from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina: VARGAS: When you look back on those days immediately following when Katrina struck, what moment do you think was the moment that you realized that the government was failing, especially the people of New Orleans? BUSH: When I saw TV reporters interviewing people who were screaming for help. It looked “” the scenes looked chaotic and desperate. And I realized that our government was “” could have done a better job of comforting people. According to Bush, he didn’t realize there was anything wrong with the administration’s response until almost four days after the hurricane. The first time he saw newscasts of the situation on the ground was on the morning of Sept. 2, when White House “Counselor [Dan] Bartlett made up a DVD of the newscasts so Bush could see them in their entirety as he flew down to the Gulf Coast the next morning on Air Force One.” thinkprogress.org