Hey DKos gang, I need your help, and I need it by 9:30 EST (8:30 Central) tonight. I have a co-worker who is VERY conservative, and I'm sure he will repeat the ReTHUGlican talking points that Governor Blanco and Mayor Nagin did not ask for federal help until it was too late, including the angle about Governor Blanco's state of emergency. I need you to hook me up with whatever links you can find from newspapers, cables, other blogs, etc., that shows they asked for this help well before Katrina hit landfall. I especially need sources to rebut the spin that Mayor Nagin didn't use the city school buses to evacuate those folks who couldn't evacuate on their own (I've heard he used the city transportation buses get the people to the Superdome/Convention Center). Remember, I need this TONIGHT by 9:30 Eastern. THANKS!!!!