Former FEMA head: Gov't didn't tell all on Katrina

[babylonsister]

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Former FEMA head: Gov't didn't tell all on Katrina


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the federal official at the heart of a firestorm over Washington's slow response is acknowledging the government's shortcomings.

Former Federal Emergency Management agency director Mike Brown tells NBC's "Today" show "there was a disconnect" about what the Bush administration was saying about the situation, and how bad things actually were.

Brown said "there was a mentality in Washington which says you put the best face on everything." He said information given out by the administration was accurate, but "we never put it in context" with how much still needed to be done to lift the stricken city.

Brown is the man whom then-President George W. Bush famously praised publicly for doing a great job.

[hobbit709]

1. As Gomer Pyle said, "Surprise!Surprise! Surprise!"

[madokie]

2. What a d bag

Out of respect to you 'Sister I won't print the word but you get the message I'm sure.
Anyways since I've opened that can of worms is it better to do what I just did by using the letter d instead of the whole word? Am I completely out of line here?
I love you and always will love you in the cyber sense, you've brought so much good information to me these last few years and I'm grateful for that.

Have a great day

[babylonsister]

4. I get it, madokie, and

thank you for trying to spare my feelings, but please don't let me censor you! I can take it! :hug:

[madokie]

9. I know that but out of respect I had to try

Your husband is one fortunate man.
Peace

[sarge43]

3. Yo Brownie, tell us something we don't know.

And I'm sure your confession is great comfort to the survivors of Katrina.

[daa]

5. Just like Obama

"there was a mentality in Washington which says you put the best face on everything."

Health care reform, finance reform, the economy, Iraq, DADT all come to mind.

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. +1

:thumbsup:

[Ikonoklast]

8. So Obama = Bush.

Not even close.

[daa]

10. You are right, not even close

Bush had big balls and did what he wanted no matter what anyone thought, and oh yeah, he did it with one hell of a lot less than 60 f**g senators.

Do I agree with Bush or like what he did? No way. But Obama has done nothing to show he has any leadership ability. And after he guts social security (or are you falling for that "I will save it from republican privatization kinnard)the dems will be out of power for 50 years.

[Ikonoklast]

6. They all live in a fantasy land, these lying criminal bastard Republicans.

I guess when one has no morals, or sense of duty, or anything except the pursuit of power and money once in Washington, this is what you get.

These people are the enemies of Democracy; they would destroy this country in order to make a dime.