MSNBC - The Situation - 2005-09-15 (partial)
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[0:00] p.m. about the government response to
[0:01] Hurricane Katrina.
[0:04] The storm involved a massive flood, a
[0:07] major supply and security operation, and
[0:10] an evacuation order affecting more than
[0:12] a million people.
[0:14] It was not a normal hurricane, and the
[0:17] normal disaster relief system was not
[0:20] equal to it. The system at every level
[0:22] of government was not well coordinated
[0:24] and was overwhelmed in the first few
[0:26] days.
[0:28] It is now clear that a challenge on this
[0:30] scale requires greater federal authority
[0:32] and a broader role for the armed forces.
[0:35] The institution of our government most
[0:37] capable of massive logistical operations
[0:39] on a moment's notice.
[0:42] Four years after the frightening
[0:44] experience of September the 11th,
[0:46] Americans have every right to expect a
[0:48] more effective response in a time of
[0:50] emergency.
[0:52] When the federal government fails to
[0:54] meet such an obligation, I as president
[0:57] am responsible for the problem and for
[1:00] the solution.
[1:03] But one of the most remarkable and
[1:05] historically significant for that matter
[1:06] passages of President Bush's speech
[1:08] tonight regarded race and persistent
[1:10] poverty along the Gulf Coast. Here's
[1:12] exactly what he said.
[1:14] There's also some deep persistent
[1:16] poverty in this region as well.
[1:19] That poverty has roots in a history of
[1:20] racial discrimination which cut off
[1:23] generations from the opportunity of
[1:25] America.
[1:26] We have a duty to confront this poverty
[1:28] with bold action.
[1:31] Racism causes poverty. That's something
[1:33] I've never heard a Republican say, much
[1:34] less in public. Amazing. We'll cover the
[1:37] fallout on that in the wee