Think Progress Website --- KATRINA TIMELINE

[pbartch]

http://www.thinkprogress.org/katrina-timeline

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Covers August 26 starting with

Friday, August 26

GOV. KATHLEEN BLANCO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN LOUISIANA:

GULF COAST STATES REQUEST TROOP ASSISTANCE FROM PENTAGON: At a 9/1 press conference, Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, commander, Joint Task Force Katrina, said that the Gulf States began the process of requesting additional forces on Friday, 8/26.

and ending with..............

Saturday, September 3

SENIOR BUSH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL LIES TO WASHINGTON POST, CLAIMS GOV. BLANCO NEVER DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY: The Post reported in their Sunday edition “As of Saturday, Blanco still had not declared a state of emergency, the senior Bush official said.” They were forced to issue a correction hours later.

9AM — BUSH BLAMES STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS: “he magnitude of responding to a crisis over a disaster area that is larger than the size of Great Britain has created tremendous problems that have strained state and local capabilities. The result is that many of our citizens simply are not getting the help they need.”

[pbartch]

1. I'm sending this Timeline to my Freeper friends....who continue to lie

they all still say....the Mayor and Governor are to blame..... They are so blind.

Perhaps this info in BLACK AND WHITE will open some eyes.

[underpants]

2. I will keep this kicked

:kick:

[Midlodemocrat]

3. This is great! Thanks for posting this.

This should the fucking freepers up once and for all.

[BurtWorm]

4. kick

[pbartch]

5. I'm kicking it myself. THIS IS THE TRUTH......

Pass this on to all you communicate with. Especially GOP friends. We can turn them to Democrats!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

6. kick!