*: "Put the fire out, now! There is water everywhere. I want the fire out"

[sabra]

http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-05-03T212937Z_01_N03400789_RTRIDST_0_HURRICANES-BOOK.XML

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The excerpts appear in the June issue of Vanity Fair.

Brinkley, an author and historian at Tulane University, quotes Congressman William Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat, describing Bush viewing the damage from aboard Air Force One five days after after the storm. He said Bush asked Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff about a fire in the city.

Chertoff explained that fire departments were struggling in the aftermath of the hurricane and having difficulty extinguishing blazes because water pressure was too low.

"Put the fire out, now! There is water everywhere. I want the fire out," Bush was quoted as yelling.

[uppityperson]

1. sort of a dupe from earlier, yahoo though

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1095763

Sabra, I notice that many of the topics I click on for information are from you. Interesting, thanks.

[sabra]

5. oops, thanks. :-)

peace.

[GrumpyGreg]

2. Unbelievable-----then again,maybe it IS believable.

[tridim]

3. I saw that quote earlier today and assumed it was a joke

Holy crap that dude is an idiot.

[Canuckistanian]

4. Whaaa??

:wow:

[Robb]

6. Christ. We're all so more fucked than I ever thought.

Ughh. :(

[peekaloo]

7. Fire! Bad! UGH!

his leadership is inspi :boring:

[CC]

8. Of course he wanted the fires out...

if it burns the insurance companies have to pay out. And yes these idiots have made me that cynical.

[hlthe2b]

9. Petulant and retarded.*.....

What and incredibly dangerous combination in a pResident....:mad:

(*no offense meant to those who may have developmental disabilities)