Today during a special session of Congress legislation was passed and immediately signed by President Bush that demotes the former State of Louisiana to federal territory status. During the response to Hurricane Katrina, the local government left almost 500 buses unused, waited an additional 24 hours to order evacuation while President Bush begged them to get the people out, and over 2/3rds of the New Orleans Police Department abandoned their jobs and left the city in chaos.
"It is clear that the government of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans have completely failed their populations. In response to this complete collapse of government I have been forced to take decisive action to rectify the situation.", said President Bush is a Rose Garden ceremony. Other officials expressed similar sentiments. Former Sen. Mary Landrieu was ushered out of the Capitol building after the vote as the area is no longer entitled to Senate representation. An unconfirmed report states that she had to be removed for threatening to punch her colleagues while she should have been working instead.
Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff stated that "it was clear from the response that Louisiana just can't handle their own business so it became necessary to take over for them." New Orleans has a long history of political corruption and as the hurricane stated to bear down on the city, Mayor Nagin was quoted as saying, "You want me to do something? I'm only the mayor; I'm just here to line my pockets!"
Federal agencies and offices were ordered to remove the current American flag and replace it with a flag that contained only 49 stars to signify the demotion of the Louisiana territory.
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— go to most recent comments1 - kuros
Boustany three days ago:
Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr., (R-La.), said he spent the past 48 hours urging the Bush administration to send help. "I started making calls and trying to impress upon the White House and others that something needed to be done," he said. "The state resources were being overwhelmed, and we needed direct federal assistance, command and control, and security -- all three of which are lacking."
Boustany today:
BOUSTANY: most of the red tape and problems have been at the state level. I have to say that the federal response has been focused on new orleans with search and rescue operations which is going very, very well at this stage. but we've had a completely ineffectual state response and this is being borne by the local communities to help now. and I have asked the president to take this into consideration, consider that the state response is completely ineffectual and the full range of social and health care needs needs to be met.
2 - WTF
Okay I'm tired... but be truthful, didMayor Nagin REALLY say that? If so, that's an incredible confession.
3 - Silas Kain
Boustany is scared to death that he'll get booted. Well, Lousianans, maybe you should see where Boustany got some of his money so far this year:
Rely on Your Beliefs Fund: $9,672
WalMart Stores Inc. PAC for Responsible Government: $5,000
American College of Radiology Association: $14,000
Associated Builders and Contractors PAC: $10,000
The Boustany Campaign has taken in $652,068 in the first 6 months of this year alone. I'm going to keep getting the figures and posting them, folks. Sooner or later maybe you all will get it. We need campaign finance reform NOW.
4 - buster
i've never heard of a state being demoted before, not least since the american civil war anyway. weird that, though it sounds as though the state of louisiana must of been doing a bad job of hurricane katrina's aftermath for it to happen.
5 - Resident Earth
You have some of the dumbest readers of any blog I have seen. These comments are embarrasing.
6 - Victor Plenty
Silas, publicizing campaign donations is a good idea, but I hope you'll put that info into comments under some other, more lucid author's postings.
7 - Steve S
please note this post is listed under satire.
The reality of the situation is that Bush is allowing Texas to annex Louisiana.
8 - Steve S
it was mostly done so John can put up three links to his blog, thereby bringing up Google traffic to read the real garbage.
9 - DrPat
Maybe Texas might have wanted Louisiana before the disaster. Now it's just one HUGE liability...
10 - Anthony Grande
Louisiana should be annexed to another state like Texas or Alabama. The state has a huge history of corruption.
The failures of the Gov. of LA and the mayor of NO should be the last stray.
11 - John Bil
I thought this was real for a second. As Mr. Burns would say "Excellent".
12 - Silas Kain
Perhaps by placing this info under this particular post will catch the attention of somebody out there. I do this research and post the facts in the hope that another person somewhere in this country will pick up on it and join many of us who are hell bent on campaign finance reform.
13 - Victor Plenty
Silas, putting useful info under this particular post will drive more traffic to it. I hope you'll do that favor for some other, more deserving author, so I can join you in discussing the information. If you post your information here I will not be able to help you promote it.
14 - Gary
Nice fantasy. It must have sucked when you woke up and discovered that it was all a twisted neocon dream.
15 - Eric Berlin
Those two Boustany comments are telling.
Very telling.
So telling that I need say no more.
16 - Bennett
I'm with Victor and Eric on this one...
Funny how our neocon 16 year old seems stuck in a rut. But hey, at least it's a rut, of sorts.
Gary - It sucked when JB woke up and realized he was JB.
17 - Anthony Grande
Hey Srew you too, Bennett.
You can't fight my words so you attack my age. You are the only one who continues to do this.
(Edited)
18 - RJ
Humorous...
19 - Marcia L. Neil
That's ridiculous -- no one can demote a state. Some F. B. I. office buildings should be demoted and closed because staff members don't follow-up attempted contacts with REAL agents.
20 - Victor Plenty
Ouch! When Marcia finds your story implausible, you know you must be doing something massively wrong as a satirist.
21 - Gary
Pretty pathetic that Bush screwed up so bad that you need to print a make-beleive article in order to defend him.
22 - WTF
New Orleans will never sink into the mud, do you know why?
Because Texas sucks.
23 - Bennett
Yeah, I'm feeling srewed all right...
I just make the point to let folks know that they're dealing with someone who's nuts haven't dropped yet..
Please continue to make my point...
24 - John Bambenek
You;re right... Bush screwed it all up... Mayor Nagin and Gov. Blanco acted heroically and were luminaries in a time of crisis.
25 - Gary
Glad to see you finally come around Johnny.