Cops have a standard reference for a criminal who "didn't" do a crime, because an unnamed anonymous person did it and they just happened to be nearby.

It's called the "Mysterious Dude" defense.

"Officer, some mysterious dude shot that guy, I just picked up the gun to keep it out of the mud."

Now, it's "some mysterious FEMA agent told me I couldn't rescue those folks."

You want to survive a disaster? Rely on your own bad self, baby. Relying on Uncle Sugar to do anything but waste your tax money is a good way to get yourself killed. The smaller and more local the support organizations are, the more effective they are: I'd bet you any amount of money that the most effective support organizations in NOLA were the churches and civic groups in the neighborhoods.

Always plan on your own support and your own defense in an emergency. Store water, food, and clothes. Have a gun and know how to use it. Use your head and remember that in a contest of Man vs. Mother Nature, Mother Nature always wins.

Cirby, the mysterious dude is sometimes called the BHS -- Bushy Haired Stranger.

Cirby,

In Japan he has the name of Sum Yung Guy.

my kids used that same excuse when they were younger cirby.

What a cluster f*ck.

This whole Blanco mess makes my blood boil. you know the msm will ignore this story and give their democrate governor a pass on this.

This whole Blanco mess makes my blood boil. you know the msm will ignore this story and give their democrate governor a pass on this.

I love it when someone like Lisa shows up and does the same dumb shit I did when I first started reading blogs.

Lisa -- a couple of tips:

When you post a comment, wait awhile to see if it shows up. Watch the scroll bar.

Before you post a comment, especially one you have really worked on, hit Control-A and Control-C with your cursor in the comment area before you post. That way, if you did something stupid (like forgot to fill in the Name box) or the site is just jammed up, you don't have to start over. You can just try again and hit Control-V to reproduce your comment.

Nah, it's called SODDI. Some other dude did it. I thought everybody knew it.

When I lived in SF, it was always some black guy in jeans, knit cap, and a 49 jacket -- which described approx. 70% of the black population.