Michael Brown Rehired by FEMA!

[stinkyboy]

To be a consultant to figure out why response times were slow: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/22/national/main878583.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories

WTF!!!!!!

[PonySoldier]

To be a consultant to figure out why response times were slow: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/22/national/main878583.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories

WTF!!!!!!


Unbe-F**king-lievable :angry:

[blt2ride]

Unbe-F**king-lievable :angry:

I heard this last night on the news, and was shocked! Seems like a conflict of interest to me...

[Tenchiro]

Well, he did do a heck of a job.

[MMike]

Brownie!!!

[N8]

Brown Blames 'Dysfunctional' Louisiana
Sep 27 11:17 AM US/Eastern
By LARA JAKES JORDAN
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON
Former FEMA director Michael Brown aggressively defended his role in responding to Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday and put much of the blame for coordination failures on Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.

"My biggest mistake was not recognizing by Saturday that Louisiana was dysfunctional," Brown told a special congressional panel set up by House Republican leaders to investigate the catastrophe.

The storm slammed into the Gulf Coast on Monday, Aug. 29.

Brown's defense drew a scathing response from Rep. William Jefferson*, D-La.

"I find it absolutely stunning that this hearing would start out with you, Mr. Brown, laying the blame for FEMA's failings at the feet of the governor of Louisiana and the Mayor of New Orleans."

Brown, who for many became a symbol of government failures in the natural disaster that claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people, rejected accusations that he was too inexperienced for the job.

"I've overseen over 150 presidentially declared disasters. I know what I'm doing, and I think I do a pretty darn good job of it," Brown said.

Brown resigned as the head of FEMA earlier this month after being removed by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff from responsibility in the stricken areas.

Brown, who joined FEMA in 2001 and ran it for more than two years, was previously an attorney who held several local government and private posts, including leading the International Arabian Horse Association.

Brown in his opening statement said he had made several "specific mistakes" in dealing with the storm, and listed two.

One, he said, was not having more media briefings.

As to the other, he said: "I very strongly personally regret that I was unable to persuade Gov. Blanco and Mayor Nagin to sit down, get over their differences, and work together. I just couldn't pull that off."

Both Blanco and Nagin are Democrats.

"The people of FEMA are being tired of being beat up, and they don't deserve it," Brown said.

The hearing was largely boycotted by Democrats, who want an independent investigation conducted into government failures, not one run by congressional Republicans.

But Jefferson _ who is not a committee member _ accepted the panel's invitation to grill Brown.

Referring to Brown's description of his "mistakes," Jefferson said: "I think that's a very weak explanation of what happened, and very incomplete explanation of what happened. I don't think that's going to cut it, really."

Committee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., cautioned against too narrowly assigning blame.

"At the end of the day, I suspect that we'll find that government at all levels failed the people of Louisiana and Mississippi and Alabama and the Gulf Coast," said Davis.

Davis pushed Brown on what he and the agency he led should have done to evacuate New Orleans, restore order in the city and improve communication among law enforcement agencies.

Brown said: "Those are not FEMA roles. FEMA doesn't evacuate communities. FEMA does not do law enforcement. FEMA does not do communications."

In part of his testimony, Brown pumped his hand up and down for emphasis.

*You'll remember this guy... LINK (http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=%5CPolitics%5Carchive%5C200509% 5CPOL20050926a.html)

[Inclag]

Didn't you hear?? He now has some meat on his resume and some qualifications :nuts:

[MMike]

In part of his testimony, Brown pumped his hand up and down for emphasis.

Well that makes all the difference.....

[Inclag]

Well that makes all the difference.....


It did for Mister Mustachio

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Video/050317/n_palmeiro_steroids_050317.small.jpg

[I Are Baboon]

Don't consultants usually earn 3x what regular employees doing the same job earn? Seems to me that Mr Brown is taking advantage of the free enterprise system. Way to go, Brownie! :thumb:

[DRB]

the title to this thread is misleading. He is basically working out his two weeks at the request of FEMA.

[valve bouncer]

the title to this thread is misleading. He is basically working out his two weeks at the request of FEMA.
Fair enough. Be nice to think though that he'd spend that 2 weeks cleaning sludge of the footpath in NO.

[DRB]

Fair enough. Be nice to think though that he'd spend that 2 weeks cleaning sludge of the footpath in NO.

I definately agree with that.

[stevew]

I am only responsible

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/2585/brown3ms.jpg

This much.

[Reactor]

Hey, what do you want? He's not a superhero...... :blah: That was the best quote.