USA Today/Gallup Poll Results: Katrina Blame Game

[Warham]

(CNN) -- A majority of Americans believe the city of New Orleans will never completely recover from the effects of Hurricane Katrina and the resulting flooding, according to results of a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Tuesday.

Fifty-six percent of 609 adults polled by telephone September 5-6 said they believe the hurricane devastated the city beyond repair. And 93 percent of poll respondents said they believe Katrina is the worst natural disaster to strike the United States in their lifetime.

But a majority of respondents -- 63 percent -- said they believe the city should rebuild. And 66 percent said they believe all New Orleans residents should evacuate the city.

Opinions varied widely, however, on the response of federal, state and local officials regarding Katrina. Forty-two percent of respondents characterized President Bush's response to the disaster as "bad" or "terrible," while 35 percent said it was "good" or "great."

Federal government agencies' response was described as "bad" or "terrible" by 42 percent, and "good" or "great" by 35 percent. State and local officials' response was described as "bad" or "terrible" by 35 percent and "good" or "great" by 37 percent.

Respondents also disagreed widely on who is to blame for the problems in the city following the hurricane -- 13 percent said Bush, 18 percent said federal agencies, 25 percent blamed state or local officials and 38 percent said no one is to blame. And 63 percent said they do not believe anyone at federal agencies responsible for handling emergencies should be fired as a result.

In recent days, 62 percent said they believe progress made in dealing with the situation is satisfactory.

However, a resounding 79 percent said they believe gas companies are taking advantage of the situation and charging unfair prices to consumers as a result of the hurricane.

For poll results based on the total sample, one can say with 95 percent confidence that the margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points. For results based on the 268 respondents who say the city of New Orleans will completely recover from the effects of Katrina, the maximum margin of sampling error is plus or minus 6 percentage points.

[Guitar Shark]

LOL, I love how you bold one paragraph and completely ignore the preceding two paragraphs which say the opposite of the point you're making.

[Warham]

It's not the opposite of the point. They said Bush's response wasn't the greatest. That's a separate matter from who's to blame for the aftermath and/or the ill-preparedness of the city.

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Guitar Shark
LOL, I love how you bold one paragraph and completely ignore the preceding two paragraphs which say the opposite of the point you're making.

Exactly!

But there is NO ONE OFFICE to blame...

[Alex Mogilny]

If the poll had overwhelming blamed Bush it would have been on the front page....where was this poll located? page 5?

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Guitar Shark
LOL, I love how you bold one paragraph and completely ignore the preceding two paragraphs which say the opposite of the point you're making.

Welcome to the World According to Warpig


Sharkey for Chief Justice

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Alex Mogilny
If the poll had overwhelming blamed Bush it would have been on the front page....where was this poll located? page 5?

Stay tuned sheep.

Your Chimp is about to get a whole lotta "front page" hurt once the facts come out.

But of course The Michael and Michael Show will be awarded the Medal of Freedom

[FORD]

Chimp declared Louisiana to be in a "state of emergency" on Friday, August 26. The levee didn't even break until Monday the 29th. FEMA had all weekeend to properly stage operations for what was already expected to be a major disaster.

There is NO DENYING that it was a Federal responsibility as of the 26th. Their own records say so.

BCE press release from 8-26-05

[Big Train]

I'd say the opposite Lounge. I really feel it's gonna come down on Mr. Nagin and Gov. Kathleen. Some others will probably bit the dust, but the path of fuckups starts right at nagin's door. Then of course, the lib race argument goes out the window, unless this is black on black negligence...