“One of the Worst Abandonments of Americans on American Soil Ever”
posted by Rick at 7:06 PM

The President of Jefferson Parish has made some disturbing statements on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday about how FEMA is operating in New Orleans.

"Three quick examples. We had Wal-Mart deliver three trucks of water. FEMA turned them back. They said we didn’t need them. This was a week ago. FEMA, we had 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on a Coast Guard vessel docked in my parish. When we got there with our trucks, FEMA says don’t give you the fuel. Yesterday — yesterday — FEMA comes in and cuts all of our emergency communication lines. They cut them without notice. Our sheriff, Harry Lee, goes back in, he reconnects the line. He posts armed guards and said no one is getting near these lines…"

Transcript here. Video here.