Comments on: FEMA to Stay Out of Ophelia Response http://donklephant.com/2005/09/14/fema-to-stay-out-of-ophelia-response/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:50:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: michael reynolds http://donklephant.com/2005/09/14/fema-to-stay-out-of-ophelia-response/comment-page-1/#comment-2209 michael reynolds Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:56:28 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/14/fema-to-stay-out-of-ophelia-response/#comment-2209 I live in North Carolina. Imagine my sense of relief. I live in North Carolina. Imagine my sense of relief.

]]> By: ford4x4 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/14/fema-to-stay-out-of-ophelia-response/comment-page-1/#comment-2208 ford4x4 Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:47:42 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/14/fema-to-stay-out-of-ophelia-response/#comment-2208 Much of the what the (misguided) critics had to say about FEMA caused FEMA to respond in the manner that was SAFEST for them this time. I'm not saying that's right or wrong, just making an observation. There's still a federal presence on the ground, if needed. He's just not from FEMA. Less bureaucracy means better response time. hmmm... maybe they did learn something. I withdraw my earlier comment. Much of the what the (misguided) critics had to say about FEMA caused FEMA to respond in the manner that was SAFEST for them this time. I’m not saying that’s right or wrong, just making an observation. There’s still a federal presence on the ground, if needed. He’s just not from FEMA. Less bureaucracy means better response time.

hmmm… maybe they did learn something. I withdraw my earlier comment.

]]> By: Peter Stinson http://donklephant.com/2005/09/14/fema-to-stay-out-of-ophelia-response/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 Peter Stinson Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:26:30 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/14/fema-to-stay-out-of-ophelia-response/#comment-2206 Actually, this is the 2nd Coast Guard flag officer to be named Principle Federal Official for a hurricane: Admiral Allen is the PFO for the federal government's response to Katrina. See my blog for more details on commentary on this... Actually, this is the 2nd Coast Guard flag officer to be named Principle Federal Official for a hurricane: Admiral Allen is the PFO for the federal government’s response to Katrina.

See my blog for more details on commentary on this…

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2005/09/14/fema-to-stay-out-of-ophelia-response/comment-page-1/#comment-2205 Justin Gardner Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:27:47 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/14/fema-to-stay-out-of-ophelia-response/#comment-2205 <blockquote>If they respond too quickly to Ophelia, we’ll hear “See how quickly they respond when it’s WHITE people�</blockquote> "We'll get criticized" is a horrible excuse for not showing up and trying to save lives. And when I say that excuse is horrible, I actually mean it's absolutely, positively, 100% horrible. If we operated off of that logic, our nation would be in really bad shape. Remember, state and local governments can't write blank checks. The federal government can. As Hurricane Katrina has shown, sometimes we need a blank check.

If they respond too quickly to Ophelia, we’ll hear “See how quickly they respond when it’s WHITE people�

“We’ll get criticized” is a horrible excuse for not showing up and trying to save lives.

And when I say that excuse is horrible, I actually mean it’s absolutely, positively, 100% horrible. If we operated off of that logic, our nation would be in really bad shape.

Remember, state and local governments can’t write blank checks. The federal government can. As Hurricane Katrina has shown, sometimes we need a blank check.

]]> By: ford4x4 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/14/fema-to-stay-out-of-ophelia-response/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 ford4x4 Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:55:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/09/14/fema-to-stay-out-of-ophelia-response/#comment-2203 Smart move. The fed is in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" position. If they respond too quickly to Ophelia, we'll hear "See how quickly they respond when it's WHITE people". If they respond at the same speed as before, we'll hear "They don't even learn from their mistakes" The safest bet is to just stay away. Smart move. The fed is in a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t”
position. If they respond too quickly to Ophelia, we’ll hear “See how quickly they respond when it’s WHITE people”. If they respond at the same speed as before, we’ll hear “They don’t even learn from their mistakes” The safest bet is to just stay away.

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