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"Brownie" says White House wanted him to lie
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did anyone with half a brain really have to read this?
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/northamerica/printer_1195176.php
Brown Says White House Wanted Him to Lie
United Press International
Sunday 27 August 2006
Washington - The ousted head of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency says the White House wanted him to lie about the response to Hurricane Katrina.
Former Director Michael Brown told ABC News "This Week with George Stephanopoulos' Sunday he stood by comments in a Playboy interview, and President Bush wanted him to take the heat for the bungling.
"The lie was that we were ready and that everything was working as a team. Behind the scenes, it wasn't working at all," Brown said. "There were political considerations going into all the discussions. There was the fact that New Orleans did not evacuate and the mayor (Ray Nagin) had no plan."
Brown said it was natural to 'want to put the spin on that things are working the way they're supposed to do. And behind the scenes, they're not. Again, my biggest mistake was just not leveling with the American public and saying, 'Folks, this isn't working."
The former FEMA chief cited what he called an e-mail 'from a very high source in the White House that says the president at a Cabinet meeting said, 'Thank goodness Brown's taking all the heat because it's better that he takes the heat than I do."
Also on 'This Week,' U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said the administration still doesn't understand the magnitude of the reconstruction problem; but the president's Gulf Coast coordinator, Don Powell, said the federal government's No. 1 priority is to rebuild the area in a businesslike way.
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/northamerica/printer_1195176.php
Brown Says White House Wanted Him to Lie
United Press International
Sunday 27 August 2006
Washington - The ousted head of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency says the White House wanted him to lie about the response to Hurricane Katrina.
Former Director Michael Brown told ABC News "This Week with George Stephanopoulos' Sunday he stood by comments in a Playboy interview, and President Bush wanted him to take the heat for the bungling.
"The lie was that we were ready and that everything was working as a team. Behind the scenes, it wasn't working at all," Brown said. "There were political considerations going into all the discussions. There was the fact that New Orleans did not evacuate and the mayor (Ray Nagin) had no plan."
Brown said it was natural to 'want to put the spin on that things are working the way they're supposed to do. And behind the scenes, they're not. Again, my biggest mistake was just not leveling with the American public and saying, 'Folks, this isn't working."
The former FEMA chief cited what he called an e-mail 'from a very high source in the White House that says the president at a Cabinet meeting said, 'Thank goodness Brown's taking all the heat because it's better that he takes the heat than I do."
Also on 'This Week,' U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said the administration still doesn't understand the magnitude of the reconstruction problem; but the president's Gulf Coast coordinator, Don Powell, said the federal government's No. 1 priority is to rebuild the area in a businesslike way.
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We could blame god for making such a horrible storm and sending it through the New Orleans and surrounding area. But then the religious people would be up in arms.
We could blame the people who were too poor to heed a warning to get out when the last time this has happened was forty(?) years ago. And not on that scale. But the people with means except walking would get up in arms.
We could blame Nagin for not personally going and getting every single person out of the area by himself and taking them to a higher ground. But then Nagin would get up in arms.
We could blame Rain Dog for taking off and looking after himself instead of helping out his fellow New Orleanians?
We could blame the Canadian Mounties who arrived two days before the US National Guard to help out when the cry for help went out. But then the US would get up in arms about the gloating and heart that Canadians have.
We could blame the people who had alluminum fishing boats and didn't know how to put them in water with street signs around to help get people out of harms way. But then the people who wanted to help would be up in arms from the powers that be that stopped them from helping.
Well the list gets pretty slim now. So I would say that Brownie would be spot on with his comments.
Funny how all you people don't mind spening money on wars but can't even swallow who really fucked this up and weigh out the costs of spending in your own backyard as opposed to greedy politicians out to make a buck on your new military campaign. I know that the people who were worst affected kind of resemble the people you are fighting but they are still United States of America citizens.
Man, even when I want to agree with him I can't.
If you can't refute something that is said, attack the person who said it. It is the fab thing to do these days I guess.
ding ding ding...we have a winner...!!!
well said...
a derivitive of nature.
nature is god
god is love
love is light
Shame so many people seem to ignore this and continue to believe the lies.
The economy has polarized to the point where the wealthiest 10% now own 85% of the nation’s wealth. Never before have the bottom 90% been so highly indebted, so dependent on the wealthy.