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Thread ID: 20172 | Posts: 9 | Started: 2005-09-12
2005-09-12 20:06 | User Profile
[url]http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/weather/hurricane/bal-fema0912,0,2049024.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines[/url]
Hurricane Katrina
Brown resigns as FEMA director Embattled Bush appointee says move 'in best interest' of agency, president
The Associated Press
September 12, 2005, 3:15 PM EDT
WASHINGTON -- Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Brown said today he has resigned "in the best interest of the agency and best interest of the president," three days after losing his on-site command of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
"The focus has got to be on FEMA, what the people are trying to do down there," Brown told the Associated Press.
His decision was not a surprise. Brown was abruptly recalled to Washington on Friday, a clear vote of no confidence from his superiors at the White House and the Department of Homeland Security. Brown had been roundly criticized for FEMA's bearish response to the hurricane, which has caused political problems for Bush and fellow Republicans.
"I'm turning in my resignation today," Brown said. "I think it's in the best interest of the agency and the best interest of the president to do that and get the media focused on the good things that are going on, instead of me."
Brown, who said he last talked to Bush five or six days ago, said the resignation was his idea. He spoke Saturday to White House Chief of Staff Andy Card, who did not request his departure, according to Brown.
He said he feared he was becoming a distraction to FEMA's relief effort.
"I came to the conclusion that this was in the best interest of not just the administration and not just me, but FEMA," he said. "They need to be focused on the continuing efforts in the Gulf."
Shortly after Brown was recalled to Washington last week, officials close to the FEMA director said he would likely resign. They said that even before Katrina, Brown had been planning on leaving the administration late this fall to go into the private sector.
[I]"Brownie, you're doing one heck of a job."[/I]- Our Imperial Leader, Geo. W. Bush.
"I'm turning in my resignation today," Brown said. "I think it's in the best interest of the agency and the best interest of the president to do that and get the media focused on the good things that are going on, instead of me."
No, he has that exactly backwards. He's doing it for Bush, not the agency. On Friday, Limbaugh was making a buffoon about this by claiming Brown's recall to D.C. was due to there being other disaster planning that needed to be done. That planning has now been implemented. It will be interesting to see which political whore Bush appoints in his place.
2005-09-12 20:36 | User Profile
Every political mess has its scapegoat. Brown is being hanged rather than the incompetent boobs at the local level. I guess the Pres can't fire a governor, nor a mayor. So, he fired someone that he could fire. (Or, the resignation was done as a deal, and Brown will be taken care of further down the line. I hear KBR is looking for someone in upper management . . . Kellog BROWN and Root. Hmmmmmmm.
Much good this change in management will do anyone, anywhere, and Hurricane season is not over yet. :furious:
AE
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No, he has that exactly backwards. He's doing it for Bush, not the agency. On Friday, Limbaugh was making a buffoon about this by claiming Brown's recall to D.C. was due to there being other disaster planning that needed to be done. That planning has now been implemented. It will be interesting to see which political whore Bush appoints in his place.[/QUOTE]
2005-09-12 21:25 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Sertorius]It will be interesting to see which political whore Bush appoints in his place.[/QUOTE]Appoint Nagin :lol:
2005-09-12 21:32 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Angeleyes]Every political mess has its scapegoat. Brown is being hanged rather than the incompetent boobs at the local level.[/QUOTE]Or the federal level. Like the clown who cut back on New Orleans levee funding, dubbya himself.
I don't think there's any question that there was no way anyone was prepared to handle something like the flooding of New Orleans without a huge mess, even before the cutbacks. Pol's are just playing the blame game, like some incompetent third world African country.
2005-09-12 21:38 | User Profile
Brown's boss, Michael "I've got this down" Jerkoff, should be the one beheaded.
2005-09-12 21:47 | User Profile
[url]http://www.drudgereport.com/flash.htm[/url] CNN PRODUCERS TOLD ON-AIR GUESTS: GET ANGRY Mon Sep 12 2005 12:42:11 ET
After weeks of intense Katrina coverage from the main press, LA TIMES guru and former CNN host Michael Kinsley divulges that CNN was coaching guests to artificially enhance emotions!
Kinsley writes:
"The TV news networks, which only a few months ago were piously suppressing emotional fireworks by their pundits, are now piously encouraging their news anchors to break out of the emotional straitjackets and express outrage. A Los Angeles Times colleague of mine, appearing on CNN last week to talk about Katrina, was told by a producer to 'get angry.'"
Developing...
I guess the whole "something bad happened, heads must roll" mentality never gets monotonous. Not that I give a damn about whether Bush replaces one mow-ron with another.
I'm ready for the "Shit Happens" bumper stickers and tee-shirts to make a comeback. :smoke:
2005-09-12 22:18 | User Profile
AE,
Agreed.
Okie,
Why not appoint Nagin? This could be billed as a minority outreach program by the Bush Adminstration!
2005-09-12 23:24 | User Profile
One word: scapegoat.
2005-09-13 14:36 | User Profile
I rarely watch TV news but I happened to see the clip where Bush said, "Brownie, you're doing a great job." "Brownie" was chewing his lip and staring at the ground. It was obvious the man was in completely over his head and knew it.