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- Jindahl probably does not have approval for this request from the highest authority - Limbaugh.
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- I keep wondering why Lousiana is a RED state after what happened with George Bush and hurricane Katrina??
Could SOMEBODY explain to me HOW THE HECK did this state end up in the incompetent hands of this GOP wienie?? - Reply to this comment
- I've got news for Gov. Jindal - that's not his personal coastline to do with as he pleases. What happens on the Gulf affects everyone in this nation, let alone the world. This is a great tragedy, and no one - let alone the people of LA - can afford to play politics with a damaged Gulf. If Jindal doesn't shut up and start using the resources he's been given by the feds, maybe the President should give FEMA a call.
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- The governors' problem is equipment, not personnel. Governors have actually deployed national guard troops with useful equipment and skills. Louisiana's defense is not taking place on a simple beach accessible by trucks. Louisiana needs barges, tugs, crewboats, small work boats, generators, pumps, skimmers, surveillance air craft, many jackup barges stacked high with galley, mess and personnel accommodation containers
Remember that the Governors are at the mercy of BP and the feds. BP and the state have hired contractors that hire civilians to do their work. Thankfully, they have hired thousands of workers displaced from their regular work because of BP's oil leak. There are still many thousands of displaced workers desperately trying to get BP's dangerous low paying health damaging jobs cleaning up BP's toxins from our waters.
Nevertheless, it is the duty of all good Americans to find justifications to demonize BP's victims. The worth of BP's victims, their property, natural resources and way of life must be minimized. The nation needs reminding that these victims are generally poor and undereducated and controlled by crooked politicians - the only kind listed at the polling booths. Yes, this is all the fault of the plantation workers and the actions of the plantation owners must be defended. Ignore the victims cries for a defense of their shores, their stupid wildlife and wetlands. It is only one third of America's wetlands. These BP victims are nothing but liars, cheats, immoral, ugly, fat, lazy, stupid people unworthy of any empathy. They deserve to have their habitat made toxic and uninhabitable, especially those funny talking Cajuns and American Indians.
Pray those angry morons in Louisiana don't start taxing the transport of petrochemicals through their state. Or, worse yet, close the valves on those pipelines or blockade the port of New Orleans. Then we have a problem. - Reply to this comment
- I agree that politics is playing a huge part of gulf cleanup at the state and national levels. The locals are working their tails off to salvage and protect their property. The state and feds are working, too, but posturing way too much. If Jindal is complaining about the feds and not utilizing the assets provided, he is wrong, just as Obama is wrong to try and use this disaster to cripple oil drilling in the gulf. The administration has never offered to shut down air transportation after a horrific crash. We didn't stop crossing bridges when the one spanning the Mississippi River in Minnesota collapsed. Toyota was not stopped from selling cars in USA when it knowingly put a defective product on the market. If the Obama Administration's posturing on gulf drilling is not purely political, what is it? I am neither a Dem. or Rep. for the very reason that we are discussing. I am independent and vote for individuals that I feel will work for all of us. Following a party line, regardless of vision or leadership is what has us in such a mess now.
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- Wow. Appearently Jindal can't find the time to utilize the National Guard but he can find a few dittoheads to defend his (non)actions on a Internet website. What kinda GOP cronyism is going on here?
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- Bobby Jindal needs to shut his foolish mouth and get to work on doing things for his state. Right now he is nothing but another stupid rethuglican. He HAS the resources he's hollering about, not using them, and taking any and every opportunity to get on camera and yelp about how little the President is doing.
I used to have hope for Jindal but I see he is just another cur. - Reply to this comment
- This why Republicans belong on the back bench. They're great at whining, finger pointing, and assigning blame to others, but when given the opportunity to actually 'do' something, they always fail.
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- Not much has changed down south they make messes and blame the mess on the slaves who didn't clean it up.
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- The adjutant general is the guy in charge of the national guard troops. If he doesn't need that many right now, then why in holy hell would he call them up just to stand around! Haven't these men and women been called up enough with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan! If the local authorities say that they need the help, they can request it. Nothing in the CBS article shows that there has been any unmet request of guard forces from the governors. It only says that if you ask any Louisianan, they will say that more help is needed. This is obviously a hit piece against these governors for complaining early on about the lack of federal response. The requests made are estimates and don't mean that they still won't be needed. But, in the meantime, why pull these men and women who have already done so much, away from their families once more. Just to stand around or justify their request? What kind of monsters are you people? haven't they done enough! Their deployment is paid for so it isn't the cost holding them back. I am thankful that these governors are using sound judgement in this matter! I am ashamed that so many are so easily led into believing without knowledge.
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