g-love wrote "The Governor of Louisiana failed to ask for help, which is the first part in initiating pleas for Federal assistance. Dubya did his part in declaring the place a disaster area early on; what, the hell, were the local and state officials doing?". This is clearly not the case, and the lie and its retraction are well documented. Both Govenor Blanco and President Bush declared a state of emergency on August 27. There is an excellent timeline of events at http://talkingpointsmemo.com/katrina-timeline.php
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