Civilization, in every generation, must be defended from barbarians.
The barbarians outside the gate, the barbarians inside the gate, and the barbarian in the mirror...
At the time -- before the hurricane hit the city -- and as reported in the New Orleans newspaper (and I read it with my own eyes), when Gov. Blanco and Mayor Nagin called the news conference to announce the ordered evacuation of the city, they both took pains to "pin the blame" for the evacuation on Bush. That is, they wanted everyone to understand that they had ordered the evacuatio *only because* Bush had finally pressured then to so.
The fact is, before the city was hit, neither of them actually believed it could be hit -- they both believed that hoodoo BS that N.O. was "protected" by an ancient voodoo blessing. The fact is, they both wanted Bush to take the blame, and to feel the ire of N.O. residents, when it turned out (as they falsely believed) that evacuation was never even called for.
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At the time -- before the hurricane hit the city -- and as reported in the New Orleans newspaper (and I read it with my own eyes), when Gov. Blanco and Mayor Nagin called the news conference to announce the ordered evacuation of the city, they both took pains to "pin the blame" for the evacuation on Bush. That is, they wanted everyone to understand that they had ordered the evacuatio *only because* Bush had finally pressured then to so.
The fact is, before the city was hit, neither of them actually believed it could be hit -- they both believed that hoodoo BS that N.O. was "protected" by an ancient voodoo blessing. The fact is, they both wanted Bush to take the blame, and to feel the ire of N.O. residents, when it turned out (as they falsely believed) that evacuation was never even called for.
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