Michael Brown rehired by FEMA as a consultant--per CBS..!

[samdogmom]

Edit: I'm sorry I don't have a link, but this is so unbelievable. Bob Sheiffer just reported that Mr. Brown has informed them that he has now been rehired by FEMA as a consultant. WHY? Or, go figure....

EDIT: Okay guys, this is what I've found so far: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/22/national/main878583.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories

I know it's not as satisfying as the story on the news. Maybe CBS needs to explain?

Okay: Now my husband suggested the obvious. Maybe he knows too much. Didn't "Brownie" hand out the checks in Florida in early 2004? What is this administration protecting?

[rodeodance]

1. is this a joke?

[Pithlet]

64. That was my first thought.

More and more I've been finding myself checking the sources to see if something is parody and finding that it isn't. When you can't tell the difference, that is sad.

[Lindacooks]

2. Nobody else would hire him. Only the gov'munt under the chimp

is stupid enough.

[NMDemDist2]

3. WTF??? can you find a link? n/t

[samdogmom]

5. Guys, I'm sorry--Bob Sheiffer just reported this on CBS. I hope I can get

a link soon.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

8. I'll vouch for the statement

I don't have a link yet but I am betting one will be on the CBS website before long.

[Lochloosa]

12. Also heard it

I thought Bob Sheiffer was going to throw up his hands and walk off the set....that was the look on his face.

Searching...but no link yet. I'm sure it won't take long.

[Cha]

42. This should really work in

Reality's Favor..because brownie has an Arabian Horse style reputation for fema and it won't get dropped down that damn memory hole so quickly..I say, BRING IT!

[leQ]

4. am looking for a link now, but i heard it too and couldnt believe my ears

[RaRa]

6. so they can pay him alot

I don't recall if "consultants" get more than Secretaries, but they make alot in terms of gov't dollars. The bravado of the bushies is so great, I can only believe that this all illustrates the beginning of the end for them.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

7. I just saw that

and absolutely cannot believe it. THE ARROGANCE! He is going to "help assess what went wrong with the Katrina effort."

Now I personally think the guy got a bit of a raw deal, not because he did a great job, but because he was hired into a job he had no training for and then made into a scapegoat.

But to hire the man back shows the most amazing lack of insight into the mood of the American people. Rove is losing his touch. Must be that kidney stone. And with Cheney under the weather, WHO IS HOME ALONE??

[NYC]

21. I've heard of someone acting as judge & jury combined.

I had not heard of someone acting as judge, jury, and defendant all at the same time.

M. Brown is going to investigate what went wrong with Katrina?

I hope this gets enough publicity that Brown is fired again. (Quit, fired, same thing. Too much public antipathy caused his termination.)

[TallahasseeGrannie]

22. I was hoping

to never see his wimpy face again. Yuk.

The Peter Principal LIVES.

[0007]

31. One of the funniest things I've ever heard of.....I still can't believe it

[WCGreen]

33. I agree with you on that one.....

[TankLV]

67. So what?! What can anybody do about it?

The REPUKES will never remove bush*, let alone begin impeachment proceedings.

And our wonderful Dem "leadership" certainly won't stick their necks out!

The last "election" settled all that, remember?

They just don't fucking care anymore!

WEEEEEEEEEE!

[daleo]

9. Heck of a job, Brownie.

That's a heck of job you landed.

[kma3346]

10. This is unbelievable!

I thought that putting Rove in charge of the rebuilding was the epitome of arrogance but this is just mind boggling!

:argh:

[ElectroPrincess]

52. This Neo-Con Fascist Nightmare is seemingly forever?

I weep for our country. Especially the horrific deficits that we, our children, and our grandchildren will pay. But "freedom" is worth it? If you define "freedom" as making the bloated, wealthy, oil companies and BushCo's other Corporate Cronies FILTHY RICH. Yes FREEDOM! Long live The United States of War Profiteers! Take a bow boys: Halliburton! Lockheed Martin! Raytheon! CACI! Blackwater, etc. etc. :puke:

[Scurrilous]

11. He's going to consult FEMA...

...on what went wrong with their response (or lack thereof) to hurricane Katrina.

You can't make this stuff up.

[shraby]

14. The only job that man should have is

testifying before and independent commission investigating what went wrong.

[ElectroPrincess]

79. And perhaps, manager of a scuzzy bowling ally from Midnight to 6 a.m? n/t

[NMDemDist2]

16. wouldn't a subpeona worked as well for lots less $$

:banghead:

[Catshrink]

36. Ooh, good one!

:rofl:

[Gregorian]

13. What's next, a manned space flight to planet earth?

Talk about circular logic.

[brentspeak]

15. Hush money.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

17. I'll bet you're right.

but they sure have cajones to do it.

[Rowdyboy]

18. Damn, I thought Bush would nominate him for Sandra Day O'Conners seat!

Mr Justice Brownie! Guess I lost that bet.....

[Richard Steele]

19. Most ...corrupt...administration ...EVER!

If you ever wondered what it's like to
live in a third-world banana republic,
stop wondering NOW.
(Those of you outside the USA excepted, of course)

The casual arrogance displayed shows just how deep the ROT goes;
these people fear NOTHING.

Laws mean NOTHING, the will of the citizens means nothing.
They honestly believe that they can do ANYTHING, and get away with it.

And so far, they are correct.

[raccoon]

84. You said it right,

"They honestly believe that they can do ANYTHING, and get away with it."

Not only that, they FLAUNT it, as in this case.

[Seansky]

20. They keep sinking lower and lower. Who else could tell them how badly

things can be handled?

[Botany]

23. just when you think they can't go any lower .......

.... they do.

Brownie needs to get a bottle and and a pistol and walk over the hill
and stop the screaming in his skull.

How many people died because of his ineptitude?

Good God he said he was a professor @ a school where he was a
student on his resume.

[Califooyah Operative]

24. raw story has it up...

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/CBS_News_says_Michael_Brown_rehired_as_FEMA_consult_0926.html

[Voltaire99]

25. Who's left for Brownie to kill?

He did a rather thorough job on his first go.

Despicable.

[TankLV]

68. Well - Rita went a lot better for one thing!

Can't let THAT happen again!

[tranche]

26. The Onion will fold soon.

There's just no way their writers can top these clown's reality.

[Cha]

43. The Onion has Strong

competition from the bushwa.

[Greylyn58]

27. Raw Story has a small story on their site

about this disgusting story.

UNBELIEVABLE!!!

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/CBS_News_says_Michael_Brown_rehired_as_FEMA_consult_0926.html

[deminks]

28. Link at CBS Rita blog here

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/22/national/main878583.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories

See the 6:44 pm entry. Uneffingbelievable.

[Pirate Smile]

30. E-mail this to MSNBC and CNN.

[deminks]

34. Done. nt

[JerseygirlCT]

58. Keith mentioned it tonight nt

[Stinky The Clown]

38. No need to hire him ... just subpoena his sorry ass

Then MY tax dollars don't have to pay that sorry fucker anything.

[0007]

29. N0!!

[yorkiemommie1]

32. there is no end to the arrogance of this administration

n/t

[cal04]

35. here's something about it from AP

Former FEMA director Michael Brown said Monday he should have sought faster help from the Pentagon after Hurricane Katrina hit, and blamed state and local officials for failing to order an immediate evacuation of New Orleans, congressional aides of both parties said.

Brown is continuing to work at the Federal Emergency Management Agency at full pay, with his Sept. 12 resignation not taking effect for two more weeks, said Homeland Security Department spokesman Russ Knocke.

During that time, Brown will advise the department on "some of his views on his experience with Katrina," as he transitions out of his job, Knocke said.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBBHC6D3EE.html

[gademocrat7]

37. Yes he was involved in the disbursing of money in Florida.

People got checks who had not sustained hurricane damage. It's a tight circle of thieves.

[Pirate Smile]

39. KerryGoddess posted this additional info:

"Is Brownie Still On the Payroll?
September 26th, 2005

The Daily Nightly reports:

It turns out that former FEMA director Michael Brown is being retained by the agency as a “consultant.”

Brown was on the Hill today to speak with staff at a special House committee in preparation for his testimony at a Tuesday hearing on Katrina. In the session, Brown said that he was working as a consultant “to provide a review” of Katrina preparations and immediate aftermath, according to two congressional sources.

MORE & LINK -
http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=691 "

[SillyGoose]

40. Holy cats! This is outrageous even for Bushco.

:wow:

I am speechless at this very disturbing news...

[goforit]

41. You would think his Republican base would loose it at this point.

My God the perversity of this a**hole is beyond
any sense of reason.

[mike_c]

44. it's payola for big-time repig supporters, plain and simple....

eom

[bluestateguy]

45. Just a good ole' boys!

"Beats all you've ever saw, been in trouble with the law since the day they was born."

[acmavm]

46. I'm sure this guy is privvy to some low down and dirty deals what with

the hurricanes last year.

[54anickel]

49. You mean the FEMA Florida give-aways in an election year deals?

Bwahahaha! That's the last thing Bushco wants any attention drawn to!

[acmavm]

50. Yep, that's exactly what I mean. bush** even went down to hand out

the checks I understand.

[54anickel]

53. FEMA: Florida Election Management Agency

http://www.perrspectives.com/blog/archives/000246.htm

Mel Brooks once said, "it's good to be king." Well when it comes to hurricanes, it's even better being the President's brother. Especially in a vital swing state. In an election year.
Louisiana's Democratic Governor Kathleen Blanco is learning that the hard way. While her state suffered through a disastrous, disorganized and delayed response to Katrina from FEMA and the Bush administration, Florida governor Jeb Bush had no such problems as his state weathered four hurricanes in 2004.

There is no mystery to this discrepancy, as GovExec.com wrote in "How FEMA Delivered Florida for Bush" on November 3rd, 2004, literally the day after the President won reelection:

Now that President Bush has won Florida in his 2004 re-election bid, he may want to draft a letter of appreciation to Michael Brown, chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Seldom has any federal agency had the opportunity to so directly and uniquely alter the course of a presidential election, and seldom has any agency delivered for a president as FEMA did in Florida this fall.

FEMA's preparation, performance and questionable largesse during the four 2004 Florida hurricanes stands in stark contrast with its abysmal failure in New Orleans in the wake of Katrina. While severe, the four Florida hurricanes (Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne) caused under 100 deaths and $22 billion in damage, a fraction of Katrina's destructive force. Yet FEMA's proactive role and President Bush's timely and personal involvement in Florida bear no relation to 2005:

more...

[TankLV]

69. Not to mention the repuke states of Texas, Alabama & Mississippi!

Alabama - with just a FRACTION of the population of Lousiana, got over FIVE TIMES more money than Louisiana did!

Just the latest in an amazing string of cooincidences - stretching back to the selection of 2000!

[54anickel]

47. Wow, fairly common in corporations these days, but the Gov't? This

is crazy!

Corporations tend keep canned upper management on the dole for a period of time as consultants so they can get answers as they sort out the mess the canned officer usually had a hand in making.

The folks at Dresser recently did this with some Hellaburnin remnant.

[struggle4progress]

48. " ... it is important that I leave now to avoid further distraction

... from the ongoing mission of FEMA ..." http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/12/brown.resigns/

Bushistas have great faith in the dimwits and short memory of the American public ...

[On Par]

51. Keith Olberman and Howard Fineman Also Confirming....

...but other than political suicide, no clue as to why Bush is doing this.

[ElectroPrincess]

54. Connect the dots ...

Every time he gets up to speak, Bush proves that he's "clueless" YET the corporate media prop him up. This man is an embarrassment to our country. "The King Has No Clothes" analogy is a damn understatement. I feel as if I'm living in The Twilight Zone. :banghead:

[rocktivity]

55. Um, he's not qualified to consult, either.

I agree that Brownie must have something on the Bush empire. He must be doing one heck of a job indeed if they'd even consider rehiring him. :mad:

P.S. And just when it was safe for UPS to believe they'd dodged a bullet...:evilgrin:

rocknation

[Erika]

56. And W wonders why our country no longer trusts him?

Pathetic and arrogant. W is so out of touch he should go back to the WH and play T Ball with the other little ones.

[Sunkiss BlueStar]

57. First the Automatic Trigger story

Now Brownose is back. TDITWH has it in for us.

my message to chimperor is: WE WONT BE FUCKING INTIMIDATED BITCHES

fugwb

:mad:

[Vinca]

59. Just when you think you've heard it all . . .

This is hard to believe, even from Bushco. It's got to be hush money.

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

60. He needs the money, you know

in order to sustain the life he has grown accustomed to.

And who says the WH folks aren't compassionate?

Awwwww.

:sarcasm:

[WhiteTara]

61. well we all know that he was doing

a Heck of a Job. Monkey Boy knows who his friends are.

[rodeodance]

62. Michael Fineman was on-said it was 'politically assinine" for Brown to

be on at FEMA gain. He was on Olbermann tonight and really ripped into Bush.

[liveoaktx]

78. VIDEO

on Brownie

[baldguy]

63. If Bush is so confident in Brownie's abilities

Why doesn't he hire him as chief of White House security?

[cboy4]

65. All Joking aside, this is unforgiveable

Don't you think this is like having Osama Bin Laden investigate the 9/11 terrorist attacks??!!

You've got to be fuckin kidding me! :grr: :argh:

[TankLV]

70. Or the chief drunk investigating what his admin did wrong in Katrina.

Hey - they sure know how to "avoid even the APPEARANCE of impropriety"!

[fortyfeetunder]

71. Maybe Brownie has some good dirt on the West Wing!

Let's think of the possibilities

Drinking buddies

Jeff Gannon revealed

Plame outing

something very incriminating...

[Erika]

66. A new thread just posted should be combined with this thread

[Lisa]

72. let me guess -- he'll tell them how NOT to run a relief operation

That better be it! And he'd better be paying out of his own pocket for the privilege.

[electron_blue]

73. Who do they think we are - idiots?

sigh

[confludemocrat]

74. Is "Brownie" holding something over them? Only explanation for this

of the rational kind I mean, otherwise the usual psychotically criminal mindset on display here.

[antonialee839]

75. Let me get this straight, they've hired him back as a consultant

on what not to do during a federal emergency.

[anitar1]

76. Keith had it on tonight. Also had Howard Fineman on

discussing it. They really made a joke out of it. Laughing ect. Great show.

[atommom]

81. "What did Brownie say? Great, let's do the opposite!"

:crazy:

It's getting more and more painful to follow the news these days...

[Buns_of_Fire]

77. What -- no Medal of Freedom?

For that matter, Captain Cadaver (Chertoff) deserves one, too.

"For the outstanding and heroic work done by the DHS and FEMA to protect the Arabian Horse population during the twin hurricanes of 2005, the Occupant of the White House bestows this medal, our country's highest honor, in behalf of a grateful nation."

Award it during a ceremony in the French Quarter, so the grateful residents there can shower the recipients with the accolades* they so richly deserve.



* "Accolades," in this instance, means eggs, tomatoes, feces, rocks, anvils, etc.

[defiant1]

80. Un-fucking-believable....

:puke:

[saigon68]

82. "Brownie, you're doing A fine job" THE CHIMP

LOL

[demo dutch]

83. Raw Story has the whole thing.. see link

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/CBS_News_says_Michael_Brown_rehired_as_FEMA_consult_0926.html

[superconnected]

85. I vote no confidence in FEMA

I thought the new chief had experience and wouldn't need to consult with ex-chief who who has NONE.

Maybe he's learning to take no responsibility and blame everyone else.

[BreweryYardRat]

86. Grr...

Bloody fucking hell.

[RobinA]

87. You People Don't Get It

This is a great idea. Hurricane Zelda threatens to hit Houston, bounce, and come ashore over New Orleans. FEMA knows just what to do, "Call Brownie and get some ideas about what he would do in this situation." Now they know exactly what NOT to do and they can move ahead with a workable plan.