Lamar Mundane
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"Unbeknownst to me, certain people in the White House were thinking 'We had to federalize Louisiana because she's a white, female Democratic governor and we have a chance to rub her nose in it," he said.
Brown declined to say who in the White House had argued for only taking control of Louisiana, but said that he'd later learned of the situation through Blanco's office and from other officials on the federal level.
Blanco reacted sharply on hearing what Brown had said.
"This is exactly what we were living but could not bring ourselves to believe. Karl Rove was playing politics while our people were dying," Blanco said through a spokeswoman, referring to President Bush's top political strategist. "The federal effort was delayed, and now the public knows why. It's disgusting."
Eryn Witcher, a White House spokeswoman, denied Brown's claims.
"It is unfortunate that Mike Brown is still hurling false statements about the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina," she said. "The only consideration made by the administration at the time of this tragedy and since are those in the best interests of the citizens of the Gulf region."
Yeah, W left vacation two days early, not before giving McCain a Birthday cake, and FLEW over the gulf coast.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070120/ap_on_re_us/katrina_brown_6
Brown declined to say who in the White House had argued for only taking control of Louisiana, but said that he'd later learned of the situation through Blanco's office and from other officials on the federal level.
Blanco reacted sharply on hearing what Brown had said.
"This is exactly what we were living but could not bring ourselves to believe. Karl Rove was playing politics while our people were dying," Blanco said through a spokeswoman, referring to President Bush's top political strategist. "The federal effort was delayed, and now the public knows why. It's disgusting."
Eryn Witcher, a White House spokeswoman, denied Brown's claims.
"It is unfortunate that Mike Brown is still hurling false statements about the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina," she said. "The only consideration made by the administration at the time of this tragedy and since are those in the best interests of the citizens of the Gulf region."
Yeah, W left vacation two days early, not before giving McCain a Birthday cake, and FLEW over the gulf coast.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070120/ap_on_re_us/katrina_brown_6
