Chavez, Murdock advanced dubious claim that Bus ... [Media Matters]
Chavez, Murdock advanced dubious claim that Bus ... [Media Matters]: "Conservative syndicated columnists Linda Chavez and Deroy Murdock advanced the dubious claim that it took a telephone call from President Bush to prompt Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco to order the mandatory evacuation of New Orleans. As Media Matters for America has previously documented, there is little evidence to support this contention.
An August 28 statement by Blanco made clear that President Bush called her just before the August 28 press conference at which the evacuation was announced, casting doubt on the claim that Bush's phone call was a decisive factor in the decision to evacuate. This timeline was later confirmed by White House press secretary Scott McClellan during the September 7 White House press briefing, when he reported that Bush had spoken to Blanco 'around 9:00 a.m.,' just minutes before the governor's 9:30 a.m. CT August 28 press conference began. The press conference opened with New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin -- not Blanco, as Chavez and Murdock stated -- declaring the mandatory evacuation."
An August 28 statement by Blanco made clear that President Bush called her just before the August 28 press conference at which the evacuation was announced, casting doubt on the claim that Bush's phone call was a decisive factor in the decision to evacuate. This timeline was later confirmed by White House press secretary Scott McClellan during the September 7 White House press briefing, when he reported that Bush had spoken to Blanco 'around 9:00 a.m.,' just minutes before the governor's 9:30 a.m. CT August 28 press conference began. The press conference opened with New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin -- not Blanco, as Chavez and Murdock stated -- declaring the mandatory evacuation."
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