The LuLac Edition #1211, June 16th, 2010
PHOTO INDEX: OUR "WRITE ON WEDNESDAY" LOGO.
REMEMBERING FRANK
If you were around for the great flood of 1972 here in the Wyoming Valley, you knew there were many heroes who got us through the tough days of that disastrous flood. Congressman Dan Flood, State Community Affairs official William Wilcox and various and sundry locals who worked together to get this area back on its feet. The true architect of the success was a Wyoming Valley native Frank Carlucci who later became Secretary of Defense. In our "Write On Wednesday" feature former award winning reporter and broadcast journalist Kevin Jordon writes about Carlucci and how a guy like him is needed in the current mess in the Gulf.
THE POINT MAN
It's hard to imagine any President taking a page out of Richard Nixon's play book, but President Obama should. With the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico getting worse each day, the federal government is widely perceived as doing little, if anything at all to help residents and businesses affected by the catastrophe. This despite the President visiting the Gulf three times since the disastrous explosion of the New Horizon oil rig. After the June 1972 Agnes Flood, President Richard Nixon visited Northeastern Pennsylvania but once. At the time Agnes was the worst natural disaster in American history. Nixon appointed Frank Carlucci, a native of the Wyoming Valley, as his point man for the recovery. His job, ostensibly, was to cut through the red tape and keep the federal effort on track. Politically, Carlucci's mission was to keep any fallout from hurting Nixon's re-election chances in November of that year. Carlucci, who went on to serve as Defense Secretary and National Security Advisor to President Reagan, is widely acclaimed and given high marks for his efforts. President Obama has been criticized for appointing "czars" to oversee specific parts of his agenda. In this instance however the President should do just that. Appoint a federal czar to take command of the disaster. And if you need advice on how to make this work Mr. President, call Frank Carlucci. He can show you how it's done.
Kevin Jordon's blog "This Just In" can be seen at this link:
http://kevinjjordan.blogspot.com/.
posted by David Yonki @ 12:02 AM
6 comments
6 Comments:
Kevin's observations are totally correct.
Frank Carlucci was the President's personal representative in the months following the Agnes Flood.
He and Congressman Dan Flood cut through all kinds of red tape on a daily basis to get everything that had to be done...done!
He also met with those of us in the news media on an almost daily basis so the public could be kept up to date on everything that was going on to try to get life as back to normal as possible in our area. David DeCosmo
If you were around for the Flood of 1072 you better be in a museum
or on ice somewhere. Thanks, it gave me a laugh. We all make little mistakes even when we proof read.
I like the Write on Wednesday feature. LuLac is evolving well and I for one hope its around for a long time.
IN RESPONSE
If you were around for the Flood of 1072 you better be in a museum
or on ice somewhere.
AS JACKSON BROWNE USED TO SING, "DOCTOR MY EYES". WHERE'S THAT MAGNIFYER WHEN YOU NEED IT. CORRECTED. THANKS.
David, I read the heading "Write on Wednesday" and I got the idea of allowing your readers to write comments under that heading on whatever subject they chose. Currently, there is no blog that allow people to make points or suggestions. I guess the only danger would be a repeat of the TL's terrible "Sayso" of a few years ago. However, you do monitor every comment prior to posting so that would cover the nasties. Just a thought. Your Lunch Buddy.
IN RESPONSE
Currently, there is no blog that allow people to make points or suggestions. I guess the only danger would be a repeat of the TL's terrible "Sayso" of a few years ago. However, you do monitor every comment prior to posting so that would cover the nasties. Just a thought. Your Lunch Buddy.
YEAH I HAD THE SAME IDEA. AND I WAS GOING TO IMPLEMENT IT BUT HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO PUT IT. I HAVE A NAME AND A LOGO, JUST TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. GREAT MINDS AND ALL THAT...............
see this is why I love LuLac. Always evolving.
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