press conference: He STILL doesn't know what happened...

[MnFats]

..."Those Coast Guard kids"....
...does he have any inkling that two U.S.C.G. helicopter pilots were REPREMANDED and assigned dog kennel duty for responding to desparate calls for help?

[Sadie5]

1. Doesn't even have any idea

that he's even in the same world normal Americans live in.

[walkon]

2. They were Navy pilots.

Not to get technical or anything.

[MnFats]

4. you are correct, sir.

they were from pensacola and out of radio range so turned toward the wreckage on their own.

you get the point, though..

[soup]

3. Hadn't heard about the reassignment.

Thought maybe you were kidding. Apologies for that.

article at Veterans for Common Sense, in case I'm not the only one who missed that part of it:
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.cfm?Page=Article&ID=4836
>>The order to halt civilian relief efforts angered some helicopter crews. Lieutenant Udkow, who associates say was especially vocal about voicing his disagreement to superiors, was taken out of the squadron's flying rotation temporarily and assigned to oversee a temporary kennel established at Pensacola to hold pets of service members evacuated from the hurricane-damaged areas, two members of the unit said. Lieutenant Udkow denied that he had complained and said he did not view the kennel assignment as punishment.

Dozens of military aircraft are now conducting search and rescue missions over the affected areas. But privately some members of the Pensacola unit say the base's two available transport helicopters should have been allowed to do more to help civilian victims in the days after the storm hit, when large numbers of military helicopters had not reached the affected areas.

In protest, some members of the unit have stopped wearing a search and rescue patch on their sleeves that reads, "So Others May Live."

[DELUSIONAL]

5. I expect that nearly all Navy personnel -- lower levels -- are pissed

that they weren't used in New Orleans rescue of Victims.

I believe that ALL veterans should speak out on this-- I know many have -- but all should write their Congressional Representative and their Senators.

I've written -- because I'm a Navy Brat -- and I know that my father was involved in many civilian rescue operations during his long military career (WWII through the Vietnam war).

The military -- search and rescue and support could have made a huge difference.

But it seems that bushie isn't aware of this historical role of the military -- he only sees the military as a KILLING MACHINE.

I'd say that most military personnel realize that they can be used to HELP civilians.

I have successfully used this argument -- bushie's failure to involved the US military might for GOOD -- for civilian needs to open up the eyes of several in the Pro bush camp. This is really a powerful message -- that bush as COMMANDER AND CHIEF -- did not order the military ALL HAND ON DECK -- to the Gulf States to aid the civilian rescue operation.

Bushie and his gang were trying to figure out how to use the military as police -- or militarize New Orleans etc.