"I hope people see I'm human and a decent guy"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

The truly serious appear on 'The Colbert Report'

Ex-FEMA chief is the latest public figure to cross his fingers and face the mock newscaster.

http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/cl-et-humor27mar27,0,7834718.story?track=tothtml



NEW YORK — Former FEMA director Michael D. Brown is tired of being caricatured as an incompetent federal appointee who stood by idly while the Gulf Coast was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. During an appearance before a Senate committee last month, he refused to accept all the blame for the government's slow response, insisting that he had warned the White House of the storm's disastrous potential.

Now he's embarking on the next step of his rehabilitation tour: He's going on "The Colbert Report." On Tuesday, Brown is scheduled to sit down with Stephen Colbert — who plays the bombastic, preening cable anchor on Comedy Central's 11:30 p.m. mock newscast — for an unpredictable interview in which the only thing the former federal official can count on is the likelihood of being embarrassed.

Why, after months of being fodder for late-night television comedians, is he willing to subject himself to such a public ordeal? Brown admits that he had never heard of "The Colbert Report" until he was invited to be a guest. But after watching several episodes, he says, "I think I know what I'm in for.

"It's not mean-spirited humor, it's just good satire," Brown said in an interview last week. "I go in with my eyes open that they will do whatever they can to make fun of me. But I hope people see I'm human and a decent guy."

[rodeodance]

1. blast em Brownie

[calmblueocean]

2. Then comes the book...the radio show... etc., etc.

Brownie shows exactly what's wrong with our system. His incompetence will turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. He'll be living off the gravy train of his own infamous ineptitude for the rest of his life, and will almost certainly make more money in the long run than he would've if he were a competent public servant to begin with.

[yellowcanine]

3. Hopefully for his sake someone will give him some advice on how to dress

so he doesn't look like the stuffed shirt that he is.

[Minnesota Libra]

4. I still don't trust him though - has he quit the neocons?? nt

[Jeffersons Ghost]

5. after his ride on the under-carriage of a bus

I bet he'll never vote republican again and if someone would use him the way he now wants to be used, we could indict a president.