Keith Olbermann "brownie's Back"-story coming up msnbc

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1. Countdown--it is the name of his segment coming up soon-now?

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2. Bob Shiever cbs news said that Michael Brown was being re-hired

as a consultant. Glad Keith is doing a segment.

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3. also see this thread about Brown coming back as FEMA consultant.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4893578

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4. talking of the anti-terrorist dolphins susposedly roaming the Gulf. (tale)

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6. There is also a Raw story (different from CBS)

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


.......CBS says they've confirmed Brown had been rehired. Brown resigned after taking heat when a Time Magazine article revealed that he had padded his resume with bogus jobs.

The Associated Press, however, tells the story differently: "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."

Brown had been shopping his resume in Washington. Wrote U.S. News' Washington Whispers last week: "Ex-FEMA Administrator Michael Brown seems to be doing for his career what he did for the beleaguered agency. Less than a week after FEMA's dismal Hurricane Katrina response forced Brown out of the agency, he has been shopping his resume to headhunters and Washington PR firms. And it's not working. "He's radioactive," said one exec. An ally of Brownie in the PR world said he should have waited a month before starting his job hunt. "It's just a bad play."

DEVELOPING....

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10. that's the story I got from AP here's the link

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

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27. Consultant? Is he going to show them what NOT to do??

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5. please post if this is what Keith says

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.

Brown spoke to congressional aides from both parties a day before he is expected to testify in front of a special House committee investigating the government's response to the Aug. 29 disaster.

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7. "transitions out of the job"--umm... that is a different take (rather than

're-hiring"

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8. I missed it. What exactly did Keith say?

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9. story is still coming up by Keith. I am waiting.

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11. OK, good. I didn't miss it. I'm watching.

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12. now talking of Cindy arrest

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13. First he is talking of gas prices. and Bush talking of it.

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14. saying Bush nearly 'stalked' Rita--te he

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15. that comment was from David Gregory

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16. saying Brown said he had 're-joined' Fema as a consultant.

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17. seems to be confusion as to whether or not he is still on the Fema pay-

roll.

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18. KO saying Pentagon said 3 troops died today. horrible.

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20. Micheal Fineman really cutting BushCo now (Brownie as consultant).

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19. Fineman: Brown's re-hiring "politically asinine."

Ha!

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21. KO cracking something about Is BushCo sloushing around in the NO

water? (talking of Brownie rehiring again). te he.

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Fineman--Bush not on top of big issues!! Not learning about disaster

management!!

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25. and the Press/media should be all over the WH (like KO/fineman did

just now)--I hope this is a pic of what is to come!

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26. did my soul good to hear Fineman just now!

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22. "You name it, he doesn't seem to be in charge of events right now."

Ouch. Howard Fineman nails it.

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23. whether it be capitalism from China, global warming for terriorism-Bush

is not on top of these issues--says Fineman. whow!!

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24. yes, Fineman was cutting Bushco grand!!

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28. sounds like he has something on them

so they buy his silence with a J-O-B