Raw Story is reporting the following: Paper: Internal docs show feds ‘bungled’ Katrina response RAW STORY As the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency stepped down yesterday, government documents surfaced showing that vital resources, such as buses and environmental health specialists, weren’t deployed to the Gulf region for several days, even after federal officials […]
Mike Brown has resigned as the head of FEMA. I will post further details as they become available
It is starting to look like the media of truth is fading away again to the media of Bush. Last week we heard reports of firefighters furious over their lack of allowed involvement in the Gulf Coast. One report talked of over 1100 firefighters feeling used because they were sent down there to act strictly […]
I just found this story and I think it proves even more that Michael Brown was not the man for the job. From Seattle Post-Intelligencer (via Raw Story) Brown sent candid e-mail to family THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER — Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown sent a candid e-mail to family and friends this […]
CBS has released a new poll showing more American’s are blaming Bush for the inadequate response to hurricane Katrina. Bush’s handling of Hurricane Katrina Aug 30 – 31 Now Change Approve 54% 38% -16% Disapprove 12% 58% +46 % Don’t Know 34% 4% -30% They also spread the blame out amongst all levels of […]
The spin that the White House continues to catapults out of its mists still amazes me. We continue to hear how the City of New Orleans failed its people because it could not get them all out. We don’t hear about the 80% of the town that was evacuated, just the 20% that was not. […]
From the AP FEMA Chief Waited Until After Storm Hit By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press Writer The government’s disaster chief waited until hours after Hurricane Katrina had already struck the Gulf Coast before asking his boss to dispatch 1,000 Homeland Security employees to the region  and gave them two days to arrive, according to […]
As a quick break from family visiting, I just wanted to post and let everyone know that the right wing blogosphere is now calling for the firing of Mike Brown, director of FEMA. Andrew Sullivan, a well known right wing blogger, is keeping an updated list of bloggers calling for Mike Browns terminitation. Michelle Malkin […]
Jerry Springer just reported that Carnival Cruise lines has 3 ships ready to set sail to New Orleans to aide and house those displaced from the hurricane. FEMA will not let them. I been talking to a friend of mine in the UK who says there are 2 jumbo jets filled with supplies and crews […]
I removed the link for aide at the top and replaced it with the banner at the right. The top link went straight to FEMA’s page, where they were pushing donations to Operation Blessing which is ran by Pat Robertson. In a time of such a disaster, I would rather see the money go to […]