Ask the White House

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MICHAEL D. BROWN: DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
Nominated by George W. Bush as the first Under Secretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response in January 2003, Michael D. Brown wields precisely the kind of distinguished campaign donation history and golf handicap that every President dreams of in a crackerjack disaster expert. As a longtime estates attorney for affluent suburbanites, Mr. Brown brings unparalleled expertise in the drafting of incontestable last wills and testaments. Furthermore, during his nine-year tenure at the International Arabian Horse Association, Under Secretary Brown strived tirelessly to occasionally nod or smile at minority stable cleaners, thereby accumulating a stunning degree of empathy for the challenges facing the downwardly immobile lazy folk who are most likely to bear the brunt of a major urban catastrophe. Under Secretary Brown is pleased to take YOUR questions about his ultra-competent and lightning-fast response to Hurricane Katrina – right here on ASK THE WHITE HOUSE!

Jean-Luc Thibodeaux, from The former city of New Orleans writes: Many studies had made it clear that the levees in New Orleans will fail for a category 4 or 5 hurricane. Knowing this beforehand, why was no preparation done for a full evacuation of the city or mobilizing the National Guard in anticipation of relief efforts during the couple of days before Katrina hit?

Michael D. Brown:
Hello there, John-Luke! You know it's really fabulous to be chatting with you here today! I've been so tied up giving non-stop interviews to TV and radio and newspaper people all week, it's great to finally get a chance to sit down at a computer and get all wrapped up in yet another thing that doesn't involve having to actually accomplish anything!

Now about that tornado preparation stuff – listen, if my bosses listened to every so-called "study" that serves up irrefutable evidence of looming disasters, they might actually have to spend money on America's crumbling infrastructure instead of furthering the vastly more important agenda of "giant oil profits and less taxes for us white guys."

As for the levees, I know things have gotten a wee bit moist down there this week, but rest semi-assured that decades from now, you colorful people might once again be tooting your horns and singing your jazzity-jazz songs in the streets. Why, maybe even some by my favorite jazz player: Don McLean.

"Sing it bye and bye, Miss America's Pie... Drove her Chevy to the levee and her Chevy was dry!"

And boy won't you crawdad munchers be happy then!

http://www.whitehouse.org/ask/mbrown.asp

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1. Karl Rove, you are a sad....

Stupid ugly criminal, and Karl Rove you need to go to jail. Oh boy do I want to see you outta there and plus you should be chared with vote fraud. You don't live in Texas.

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2. Agreed