FEMA; the presidents fall guy

[freemen2005]

FEMA held a press conference recently and in responding to a question from the press, its director basically stated that he is at the beck and call of the president and simply follows orders.

So if FEMA is simpy following orders from the president, then the president himself and his administration, are responsible for the following list of human rights violations.

FEMA won't accept Amtrak's help in evacuations
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/84aa35cc-1da8-11da-b40b-00000e..

FEMA turns away experienced firefighters
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/5/105538/7048

FEMA turns back Wal-Mart supply trucks
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/05/national/nationalspec..

FEMA prevents Coast Guard from delivering diesel fuel
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/05/national/nationalspec..

FEMA won't let Red Cross deliver food
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05246/565143.stm

FEMA bars morticians from entering New Orleans
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15147862&BRD=...

FEMA blocks 500-boat citizen flotilla from delivering aid
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/3/171718/0826

FEMA fails to utilize Navy ship with 600-bed hospital on board
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0509..

FEMA to Chicago: Send just one truck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-050902dale..

FEMA turns away generators
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html

FEMA: "First Responders Urged Not To Respond"
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18470

The last one is from FEMA's own website.

This is a "short list", there are hundreds more, such as not accepting various types of aid from foreign countries. These countries are showing us that we are not alone, they actually do care about "we the people" more than the administration. Ponder that one.

How can a nation allow the government (those who are supposed to have our best interests at hand) be allowed to treat its own people like it has.

Our forefathers bore arms for less. Perhaps it's about time "we the people" take our country back from the hands of the corrupt elitists; who think they can run the country as they see fit simply for their own benefit and not the nations as a whole.

[DemsUnited]

1. Great work -- let's make this "short list" a "long list".

Will research and add more links.

Also, do you have a link to the press conference where FEMA directory says he simply follows orders of Pres?

[freemen2005]

2. sep 7

it was on CNN or FOX last night (sept 7), am trying to find it online

[freemen2005]

4. half way there

Found a reference to it in a briefing by Mr. McCLellan (wed, sept 7)

Q So if the President still has confidence in the FEMA Director, how is it that the FEMA Director is suddenly invisible? No briefings, nowhere out front, it's all gone to Secretary Chertoff.

MR. McCLELLAN: I think he's going to brief later today. I think he's briefing later today.

Q Brown is?

MR. McCLELLAN: Yes. And, again, that's clearly now just an attempt to try to engage in this finger-pointing, and we're going to continue focusing on solving problems.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001056930

now if only we could find Browns briefing...

[DemsUnited]

8. Will try to search for it also! That's a damning quote.

[freemen2005]

3. Bush Cohorts Profiteering at all levels

found this interesting article

http://www.newshounds.us/2005/09/08/bush_cohorts_profiteering_at_all_levels.php

[SammyWinstonJack]

5. Not surprising at all but very MADDENING!

:mad: THE. MOST. CORRUPT. ADMINISTRATION. EVER.

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. Bush has put in place incompetent freepers

from the top - down in his misadministration It's like he finds the most disqualified person possible to fill every position.

The result is that at almost every key point in the rescue operation you had a freeper who hated black people and wanted to see them die. Hard to get help from someone who doesn't want to help you, even if it is their job.

[freemen2005]

7. thats the whole point

this way his puppets will follow his every whim and desire, no matter how looney or inhumane.

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. This is the result of BushCo bombarding

these people with hate radio and messages from Bush on down, that they are better then everyone else. They bash anyone and anything that is not in their likeness. First it was liberal bashing, then it was feminists and gays, then it was the lazy welfare bums, then since 9-11 all brown people became suspicious. The next group was going to be the crazy looters. Good thing the black people didn't take the bait.

However, back to the point, what we have seen is a government filled with the most hateful neo-nazi mindset in our history. The freepers make Hitler's Youth look like boy scouts in comparison.

[ClintonTyree]

9. That's BUSH'S FEMA............

Clinton's FEMA worked just fine! The rabid rights hatred of all things Clinton led to this. Bush carved up FEMA like a plastic turkey for his toadies, a "reward" for "services rendered".
Why it's almost as if FEMA has become some BLOATED REPUBLICAN ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM! Entitlements for all of bush's amigos.

[freemen2005]

11. just another scapegoat

for a greedy selfserving administration.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. Also - Cutting the local communications lines. good work

[perardua]

13. FEEBLE

"In Washington today President Bush announced the appointment of Waldo to head the newly formed Federal Emergency Evacuation Bureacracy Looking Everywhere Department. "The 'Merican People have grown accustomed to FEEBLE attempts to save our fellow citizens, heh heh heh," said Bush. "Now watch me clear sum brush."

[freemen2005]

14. ROFLMAO

hehehe

[newyawker99]

15. Hi perardua!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[jackstraw45]

16. "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job"

:puke:

[freemen2005]

17. FOLLOWUP

White House says Bush 'in charge'
'Clear lines of authority and responsibility... Ultimately the president is in charge.'

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050908025209990009