Category Archives: Katrina

Heckuva Job. A Comparison of Two Disasters.

Posted on March 19, 2011 at 5:25 pm by JM Ashby

After witnessing separate responses to separate natural disasters, drawing comparisons between the responses seems almost inevitable. And in the case of American natural disasters, how could anyone ever forget Hurricane Katrina? When the tsunami hit Japan on Friday, March 11th, … Continue reading →

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Exxon turns Katrina into record profits

Posted on October 28, 2005 at 8:47 am by Bob Cesca

We have a winner! The King of the Katrina Profiteers: Exxon. NEW YORK (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday posted a quarterly profit of $9.9 billion, its biggest ever and one of the largest in U.S. corporate history, as … Continue reading →

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Brownie does a heck of a job of…

Posted on September 28, 2005 at 9:59 am by Bob Cesca

…possibly perjuring himself. Think Progress might have the smoking gun here.

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Disaster without end

Posted on September 23, 2005 at 2:54 pm by John Christian Plummer

New Orleans today: “Our worst fears came true,” said Maj. Barry Guidry of the Georgia National Guard. “We have three significant breaches in the levee and the water is rising rapidly,” he said. “At daybreak I found substantial breaks and … Continue reading →

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“The worst planning I’ve ever seen”

Posted on September 23, 2005 at 2:10 pm by John Christian Plummer

“This is the worst planning I’ve ever seen,” said Julie Anderson, who covered just 45 miles in 12 hours after setting out from her home in the Houston suburb of LaPorte. “They say we’ve learned a lot from Hurricane Katrina. … Continue reading →

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On with the pillaging!

Posted on September 15, 2005 at 8:53 am by John Christian Plummer

Also from ThinkProgress, more vomit-inducing news from the Washington Post: The Washington Post reports, “the White House was working yesterday to suspend wage supports for service workers in the hurricane zone as it did for construction workers on federal contracts … Continue reading →

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Bush does something right…

Posted on September 9, 2005 at 4:49 pm by Bob Cesca

…and it only took thousands of dead bodies in New Orleans. Impressive. Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown, the principal target of harsh criticism of the Bush administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina, was relieved of his onsite command Friday. … Continue reading →

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FEMA gets $50 BILLION?!?!?!

Posted on September 8, 2005 at 8:52 pm by John Christian Plummer

Josh Marshall red flags the latest Bush/FEMA nexis of evil: This just seems amazingly misguided. And I don’t understand why more is not being made of it. Fully $50 billion of those recovery and reconstruction funds passed by Congress today … Continue reading →

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Oh, that chubby little Dick!

Posted on September 8, 2005 at 8:13 pm by John Christian Plummer

Cheney was flown down to a Republican neighborhood in Mississippi today for his photo op near damaged homes. And the Emperor Palpatine of the Bush team had this to say: “I think the progress we’re making is significant,” Cheney said. … Continue reading →

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Video timeline on Katrina

Posted on September 8, 2005 at 4:42 pm by John Christian Plummer

Keith Olbermann has a video timeline that will curdle your blood. Courtesy of crooksandliars.com. I defy anyone to watch this and not want to retch when you see and hear those immortal words “And Brownie, you’re doin’ a heck of … Continue reading →

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