FEMA - Brown relieved of command

[sarettah]

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/09/09/D8CGUA3G0.html

Embattled Brown Taken Off Katrina Duty
Sep 09 3:39 PM US/Eastern

Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown, the principal target of harsh criticism of the Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina, was relieved of his onsite command Friday.

He will be replaced by Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen, who was overseeing New Orleans relief, recovery and rescue efforts, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced.

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.

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[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by sarettah

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."

Ah the banal mantra of the politically-oppressed lives on!

It's the press's fault. He's totally innocent. He takes zero responsibility.

... Sometimes I think my deceased stepfather, Dave, was correct: "I wish someone would just nuke those bastards in Washington!"

[Carrie]

Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen, who was overseeing New Orleans relief, recovery and rescue efforts

Uhh... if he was overseeing it, and there were so many problems with it, is there going to be any improvement?
I would think so given his title, but then you add on the fact that he's been the one running it...

Now when can we convince Kathleen Blanco to step aside as well?
I have an idea. Send Blanco to a nice country club with Brown and they can discuss the irony of their names and the racial implications of the situation. Meanwhile, put Rudy Guliani into Blanco's office. Then we'll see some shit get done!

[XxXotic]

of course he was, he takes commands from bush and bush obviously wouldn't relieve himself

[Robert]

Report: FEMA Head Fabricated Parts of Resume

More questions are being raised about the head of FEMA, Michael Brown. According to Time Magazine, Brown may have fabricated parts of his resume. Brown claimed that he worked in Edmond Oklahoma as an assistant city manager with emergency services oversight." In fact he was an administrative assistant to the city manager. One city official said he was essentially an intern. Brown also claimed that he was once the Director of Christian nursing facility in Oklahoma. But an administrator at the facility told Time that Brown was "not a person that anyone here is familiar with." In addition Brown claims on his resume that he won a prize for being "Outstanding Political Science Professor" at Central State University. But according to an official at the school, Brown "wasn't a professor here, he was only a student." Time reports these revelations raise new questions about how rigorously the White House vetted Brown before putting him in charge of FEMA. Most of his work experience prior to joining FEMA dealt with horses. He worked as the head of the International Arabian Horse Association for 11 years. He became the head of FEMA two years ago replacing his college friend, Joe Allbaugh.

[Dravyk]

Liberal media lies, I tell you! Lies!

Brown never fudged his resume! It was the press!!!

[ThrobX]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

Liberal media lies, I tell you! Lies!

Brown never fudged his resume! It was the press!!!

Damn, now you scooped me!

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by ThrobX

Damn, now you scooped me!

[XxXotic]

well, it's not like this is the first or last time anyone's lied on a resume...