Whattheyshouldhavedone

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What They Should Have Done

An ode to all races and classes of people whose lives were affected by Hurricane Katrina and from the failure of the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans to provide adequate emergency preparation and protection for its citizens.

FYI

DID YOU KNOW?

It is illegal for the federal government to take over a state without the direct consent of its governor.

By law, state and local authorities lead the

response to natural disasters, with the federal government playing a supporting role.

Governor Kathleen Blanco had no plans in place, nor resources available in case of a state of emergency.

Four days after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the governor had yet to take any sort of lead to respond to the state of emergency. Authorization had not been given to the federal government. On the fourth day, President George Bush asked for the authorization to take charge of the response. Governor Blanco responded,

What they should have done is not taken them for their word

They were used to painting fairytales

Lying, in other words

About having things under control

They lied about their plans in place

And lied about protecting the people

They could have cared less

They only appeared to have it together

For the sake of the media

They were banking on a miss

Betting on the odds that the city would be okay

Believing that by Monday morning

It would be business as usual

With their kickbacks

And counting the hours to their next cocktail party

Three calls came to the governor

“Yes, Mr. President, we have it under control”

Another lie spewing from the mouth of Medusa

Nagin said the same thing

Yet there was no water

No food

Nothing was in place for the people

The city went underwater

New Orleans was dying by the wayside

And they pointed fingers at Washington

Claiming it to be their fault - As usual

Help was on its way

Despite the lies that were told

Yet nothing was said about the bridges

Or the roads that collapsed

From the weight of water

Preventing rescue

Or another drowning

Only Nagin spouting drama

Creating issues

To avoid the blame

The world was watching

Quick!

Make it about race

Make it about failure

To respond

To a city in need

From "Memories and Observations," a chapbook

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