Bush doesn't care about black people

* "one out of three people across the country... actually believe that President Bush doesn't care about black people." (link)

* ""I can do more than one thing at one time," the president assured Monday"
americablog: "And, if you have to say you can do more than one thing at a time, you probably can't." (link)

* "reporters are again getting orders not to take photos or write stories (in nola)." (link)

* "The Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report Tuesday afternoon asserting that Louisiana governor Katherine Blanco took the necessary and timely steps needed to secure disaster relief from the federal government, RAW STORY has learned.
The report, which comes after a request by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) to review the law and legal accountability relating to Federal action in response to Hurricane Katrina, unequivocally concludes that she did." (link)

* " The owners of a New Orleans-area nursing home where 34 residents died during flooding were charged Tuesday with 34 counts of negligent homicide." (link)

* will the gretna 'bridge' police also get charged with negligent homicide? (link)

* ""I noticed that every email to a FEMA person bounced back this week. They need a better internet provider during disasters!!" one frustrated Department of Health official wrote to colleagues last Thursday." (link)

* "Chertoff — not Brown — was in charge of managing the national response to a catastrophic disaster, according to the National Response Plan....But according to a memo obtained by Knight Ridder, Chertoff didn't shift that power to Brown until late afternoon or evening on Aug. 30, about 36 hours after Katrina hit Louisiana and Mississippi. That same memo suggests that Chertoff may have been confused about his lead role in disaster response and that of his department." (link)