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To: i-node who wrote (250505)	9/9/2005 9:41:09 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583331

"Also, while Bush was "playing guitar", the scope of the problem was really not known." A Cat 5 hurricane was heading for NO. If you think he didn't KNOW, why didn't he? Incompetence? NOAA did, and warned appropriately. In the "Hurricane Pam" exercise, they had practiced for EXACTLY what happened a year before. Those excuses just don't EXCUSE...

To: i-node who wrote (250505)	9/9/2005 11:20:10 AM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1583331

Now, if we could just get rid of Aaron Brown. Yeah...let's replace him with rush limbaugh...the american people alredy know... Al =============================== news.yahoo.com

To: i-node who wrote (250505)	9/9/2005 1:23:56 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1583331

But Junior was playing guitar while the waters filled the city instead of paying attention. I understand the complaint, but it is rather superficial. That's because Bush is rather superficial. What leader is strumming his guitar when a major region of his country is reeling? Nero comes to mind.

To: i-node who wrote (250505)	9/9/2005 2:31:58 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583331

Doing a great job, eh? FEMA Chief Relieved of Katrina Duties By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown is being relieved of his command of the Bush administration's Hurricane Katrina onsite relief efforts, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Friday. He will be replaced by Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen, who was overseeing New Orleans relief and rescue efforts, Chertoff said. Earlier, Brown confirmed the switch. Asked if he was being made a scapegoat for a federal relief effort that has drawn widespread and sharp criticism, Brown told The Associated Press after a long pause: "By the press, yes. By the president, No." "Michael Brown has done everything he possibly could to coordinate the federal response to this unprecedented challenge," Chertoff told reporters in Baton Rouge, La. Chertoff sidestepped a question on whether the move was the first step toward Brown's leaving FEMA. But a source close to Brown, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the FEMA director had been considering leaving after the hurricane season ended in November and that Friday's action virtually assures his departure. Brown has been under fire because of the administration's slow response to the magnitude of the hurricane. On Thursday, questions were raised about whether he padded his resume to exaggerate his previous emergency management background. Less than an hour before Brown's removal came to light, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Brown had not resigned and the president had not asked for his resignation. Chertoff suggested the shift came as the Gulf Coast efforts were entering "a new phase of the recovery operation." He said Brown would return to Washington to oversee the government's response to other potential disasters. "I appreciate his work, as does everybody here," Chertoff said. "I'm anxious to get back to D.C. to correct all the inaccuracies and lies that are being said," Brown said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. Asked if the move was a demotion, Brown said: "No. No. I'm still the director of FEMA." He said Chertoff made the decision to move him out of Louisiana. It was not his own decision, Brown said. "I'm going to go home and walk my dog and hug my wife and, maybe get a good Mexican meal and a stiff margarita and a full night's sleep. And then I'm going to go right back to FEMA and continue to do all I can to help these victims," Brown said. "This story's not about me. This story's about the worst disaster of the history of our country that stretched every government to its limit and now we have to help these victims."

To: i-node who wrote (250505)	9/9/2005 3:17:37 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1583331

If you have any further questions re FEMA's lack of performance, I suggest you call party headquarters.......they'll explain it to you. BTW Katrina has drawn blood. The smell is intoxicating. Brown will not be the last to go. SNAP! ********************************************************* FEMA Chief Relieved of Hurricane Duties Questions Raised About Brown's Resume, Experience By LARA JAKES JORDAN, AP Michael Brown's lack of experience raises questions about how rigorously the White House vetted him before he got top FEMA job. WASHINGTON (Sept. 9) - Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown is being relieved of his command of the Bush administration's Hurricane Katrina onsite relief efforts, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Friday. He will be replaced by Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen, who was overseeing New Orleans relief and rescue efforts, Chertoff said. Earlier, Brown confirmed the switch. Asked if he was being made a scapegoat for a federal relief effort that has drawn widespread and sharp criticism, Brown told The Associated Press after a long pause: "By the press, yes. By the president, No." "Michael Brown has done everything he possibly could to coordinate the federal response to this unprecedented challenge," Chertoff told reporters in Baton Rouge, La. Chertoff sidestepped a question on whether the move was the first step toward Brown's leaving FEMA. But a source close to Brown, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the FEMA director had been considering leaving after the hurricane season ended in November and that Friday's action virtually assures his departure. Brown has been under fire because of the administration's slow response to the magnitude of the hurricane. On Thursday, questions were raised about whether he padded his resume to exaggerate his previous emergency management background. Less than an hour before Brown's removal came to light, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Brown had not resigned and the president had not asked for his resignation.** Chertoff suggested the shift came as the Gulf Coast efforts were entering "a new phase of the recovery operation." He said Brown would return to Washington to oversee the government's response to other potential disasters. "I appreciate his work, as does everybody here," Chertoff said. "I'm anxious to get back to D.C. to correct all the inaccuracies and lies that are being said," Brown said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. Asked if the move was a demotion, Brown said: "No. No. I'm still the director of FEMA." He said Chertoff made the decision to move him out of Louisiana. It was not his own decision, Brown said. "I'm going to go home and walk my dog and hug my wife and, maybe get a good Mexican meal and a stiff margarita and a full night's sleep. And then I'm going to go right back to FEMA and continue to do all I can to help these victims," Brown said. "This story's not about me. This story's about the worst disaster of the history of our country that stretched every government to its limit and now we have to help these victims." Amid escalating calls for Brown's ouster, the White House had insisted publicly for days that Bush retained confidence in his FEMA chief. But there was no question that Brown's star was fading in the administration. In the storm's early days, Brown was the president's primary briefer on its path and the response effort, but by the weekend those duties had been taken over by Brown's boss - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. Also, while Brown was very visibly by the president's side during Bush's first on-the-ground visit to the hurricane zone last week, he remained behind the scenes - with Chertoff out front. Even before Chertoff's announcement, the beleaguered Brown was facing questions Friday about his resume. A 2001 press release on the White House Web site says Brown worked for the city of Edmond, Okla., from 1975 to 1978 "overseeing emergency services divisions." Brown's official biography on the FEMA Web site says that his background in state and local government also includes serving as "an assistant city manager with emergency services oversight" and as a city councilman. But a former mayor of Edmond, Randel Shadid, told The Associated Press on Friday that Brown had been an assistant to the city manager. Shadid said Brown was never assistant city manager. "I think there's a difference between the two positions," said Shadid. "I would think that is a discrepancy." Asked later about the White House news release that said Brown oversaw Edmond's emergency services divisions, Shadid said, "I don't think that's a total stretch."