caller in Randi saying they are setting up the LA Governor for a fall

[LSK]

Blue governor in red state.

Alabama governor is Rethug. Hes getting help.

[The Witch]

1. randi seems sick to her stomach

she really sounds like she's on the verge of tears... like oh my god i helped the other side... poor thing. she is such a good egg.

[Jeanette in FL]

7. She does sound sick

I have listened to her for 15 years and she truly puts her heart and soul into helping people. This is killing her watching this happen in NO and not being able to help them. I thought she was going to break down at the end of this segment.

[Radio_Lady]

23. What's the link to stream "Randi Rhodes" -- I'm in Oregon and not able

to hear her until 3 PM Pacific Time.

[Raiden]

27. You can stream from airamericaradio.com

[LSK]

31. there are links to their shows when you click on the Lobby link here n/t

[Be Brave]

2. The governor and the mayor.

They will be the fall guys for this mess. The spin is beginning.

[blurp]

17. Mayor caught off guard, but the Governor has no excuse. Sorry.

The Mayor was a bit caught off guard by this whole mess, but after the disaster, the governor should have taken charge. That's how the system is supposed to work. And she has the power, too.

RS 29:7

§7. Calling militia for active service by governor; homeland security and emergency preparedness; public emergency

A. The governor may order into the active service of the state any part of the militia that is necessary to provide for homeland security or emergency preparedness or in the event of insurrection, invasion, or riot, or imminent danger thereof, or in the event of public disaster or danger from flood, fire, storm, earthquake, civil disturbances, terrorist events, or in order to detect, prevent, prepare for, investigate, respond to, or recover from any of the foregoing, or to assist the civil authorities in guarding prisoners, or in response to a national or state emergency or a congressional authorization or presidential declaration pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).

B. When called to state service by the governor as provided in Subsection A, members of the Louisiana National Guard and military police shall, unless otherwise restricted by the executive orders, proclamations, or regulations or the orders of their commander, have all of the powers and authority of peace officers, including but not limited to the powers to make arrests, to perform searches and seizures, to execute criminal warrants, and to exercise such other powers and duties of a peace officer as are reasonably necessary to preserve the lives, property, and security of persons in the subject civil jurisdiction, all in accordance with the laws and constitutions of Louisiana and the United States of America.

C. When the active national guard, or a part thereof, is called to duty under the constitution and laws of the United States of America, the governor shall order into service the remaining units of the active national guard, if any, or any part thereof that is necessary.

D. If the number of persons available from the active national guard is not sufficient, he shall order out whatever part of the unorganized militia necessary. During the absence of active national guard organizations in the service of the United States of America, their state designations shall not be given to new organizations.

[Just Me]

25. I guess you missed the news about the guard being placed under,...

,...federal control now,...war on terra and all that ya' know.

[blurp]

33. But that is with the consent of the state. States may refuse to send them.

[nini]

3. ding ding ding... We have a winner

:puke:

[The Witch]

4. "Move them to texas where they will talk about how their governor failed"

...thus further feeding the Right."

WHO IS THIS GUY? HE should be a strategist!

[Horse with no Name]

34. Yeah...they will only be told their local gov. failed them

I bet they are under a media blackout "for their own good" until Rove et al can get the press back under control.

[Walt Starr]

5. That caller was SPOT ON! n/t

[Just Me]

6. Precisely. Why do you think the administration is cutting off,...

,...communications to and from the mayor and governor? Why has the administration been slow to respond to their desparate pleas? Why has the administration surrounded itself with white, male, Repukes?

[Opusnone]

10. Communications are being cut because

FEMA and HS depts are not going to let survivors leave the city under the guise of prevention of epidemics. Think about it.

[Just Me]

24. The administration CUT OFF COMMUNICATIONS TO/FROM,...

,...the major and governor and police and doctors SCREAMING FOR HELP!!! The administration REFUSED TO RESPOND!!!

:mad:

Whatever other "communications" you are talking about (e.g. literally cutting people who are starving and dying from leaving the city) is another matter. Decisions to BLOCK food and water and supplies is yet another egregious activity!!!

[Prodemsouth]

8. Also going off on guest on Rachel Maddow show, she was

doing such a good job. This woman has some book out. I thought it was guy caller at first wasn't really paying attention- because Rachel sounded calm - like it was a normal conversation. Is she some freind of Rachels'

[RSchewe]

11. That seemed strange to me as well. I don't know from under which rock

se pulled this lady. I guess the Tucker Carlson show she is doing may be making her soft. That lady was basically a Bushbot bashing all Dems involved in Louisiana.

[LSK]

18. randi wouldn't even say Rachels name anymore

She said "that person" put her on the air deliberately.

[LSK]

9. anyone have links of Blanco asking for help??

We have to stop this crap right now.

[AnnInLa]

22. LSK: The local TV channels and radio stations in Baton Rouge

have every press conference, both national and local, of every LA official. Not only the press conferences, but the interviews on TV and radio are saved in BR. Unless "something" happens to them.

I find it abhorrent that many DUers are condemning our blue governor and senator. They might as well be freepers on the attack. We should really try to stick together as a party....but, I guess that's asking too much of some Duers.

[Horse with no Name]

32. I saw them Ann

I saw your Governor crying and begging for federal assistance.
Problem was, as I pointed out, this was a well-staged choreography from the beginning.
While Blanco and Nagin were on the local channels trying to connect to the people affected--the feds were on MSNBC, CNN, et al telling everyone that "Everything is okay".
The truth is out there.

[Pallas180]

12. nope. I think they're setting up the mayor for the lawlessness.

Doesn't Bush see how incompetent Brown was shown to be by the reporters interviews?

[blurp]

19. The mayor's city was destroyed, so it couldn't be helped, but...

the next person in line is the governor. The mayor's city was destroyed, so there wasn't much he could do afterwords, but the state of Louisiana was still functioning. It was up to the governor to step up and she failed.

Both of them are good people. The mayor especially will bounce back. He's a great man. But the governor screwed up big time.

Some of the Governor's powers:

RS 29:7

§7. Calling militia for active service by governor; homeland security and emergency preparedness; public emergency

A. The governor may order into the active service of the state any part of the militia that is necessary to provide for homeland security or emergency preparedness or in the event of insurrection, invasion, or riot, or imminent danger thereof, or in the event of public disaster or danger from flood, fire, storm, earthquake, civil disturbances, terrorist events, or in order to detect, prevent, prepare for, investigate, respond to, or recover from any of the foregoing, or to assist the civil authorities in guarding prisoners, or in response to a national or state emergency or a congressional authorization or presidential declaration pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).

B. When called to state service by the governor as provided in Subsection A, members of the Louisiana National Guard and military police shall, unless otherwise restricted by the executive orders, proclamations, or regulations or the orders of their commander, have all of the powers and authority of peace officers, including but not limited to the powers to make arrests, to perform searches and seizures, to execute criminal warrants, and to exercise such other powers and duties of a peace officer as are reasonably necessary to preserve the lives, property, and security of persons in the subject civil jurisdiction, all in accordance with the laws and constitutions of Louisiana and the United States of America.

C. When the active national guard, or a part thereof, is called to duty under the constitution and laws of the United States of America, the governor shall order into service the remaining units of the active national guard, if any, or any part thereof that is necessary.

D. If the number of persons available from the active national guard is not sufficient, he shall order out whatever part of the unorganized militia necessary. During the absence of active national guard organizations in the service of the United States of America, their state designations shall not be given to new organizations.

[LSK]

21. and what does the law state about the President stepping in???

[KamaAina]

13. Miss. repuke Gov. Haley Barbour has had scathing criticism

of ** and the relief "effort", so there's really no need to make this a partisan issue: everybody hates him.

Remember, he's a uniter, not a divider...

[Javaman]

14. If I was the LA govenor, I'd turn the tables on them

and call for a complete investigation.

[Tyranny_R_US]

15. At least the Mayor spoke out I can't say that same about the Governor

[blurp]

20. The mayor will definately bounce back, but the governor is finished

[Just Me]

26. That's what the right-wing puke machine would like us to believe.

:eyes:

[Tyranny_R_US]

29. and I hope its true!

Today I don't care about party lines anymore almost everyone in power from (Left) to (Right) failed those people when they had the power to do something.

[Cleita]

16. They have to name scapegoats. Remember Nero

blamed the Christians for the great fire of Rome that he supposedly fiddled during.

[xultar]

28. I agree this was the plan but, it will backfire.

[Horse with no Name]

30. Part of this is MSM fault

While the local channels were playing interviews of the Governor and the Mayor begging for help--I saw them myself...the MSM was playing interviews of Chertoff and Brown saying "everything is okay".
This is a local disconnect, however, but I believe MANY Louisiana residents who watched the local feeds know the deal.