09-09-2005, 06:14 PM | #161 | |
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Here is an article from the Associated Press.
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09-09-2005, 06:39 PM | #162 | |
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I still think that he should be completely fired and replaced with someone who has more experience so that the response is better-coordinated next time there's a catastrophe. Plus, Americans deserve accountability. The revelations about his apparent resume errors raise important questions about Brown's credibility. It seems his only experience with any kind of disaster management, for a small city in Oklahoma during the 1970s, was even more minimal than previously known. I think Bush should've scrutinized his record more carefully before appointing him to lead FEMA, and Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) should not have allowed Brown to gain confirmation without a more thorough grilling. But even if every item on Brown's resume is true - it's still devoid of any serious preparation for a job like head of FEMA. Brown spent the '90s as head of the International Arabian Horse Association, where his job was to "ensure that horse-show judges followed the rules and to investigate allegations against those suspected of cheating." Brown was apparently forced out of that position, and became General Counsel at FEMA in 2001 - a job more legal than managerial in nature, as far as I know. Brown was also the college roommate of Bush's previous FEMA director, Joe Allbaugh. My concern is that Brown was a nice guy who got the FEMA gig for reasons that had little to do with who was best equipped to deal with catastrophes.
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09-10-2005, 12:44 AM | #163 | |
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09-10-2005, 11:00 AM | #164 |
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hmmm, watching the news these past days, I've not seen one evacuee in soiled clothing..they all have new, clean and in some cases, creased clothes; makes you wonder.
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09-10-2005, 11:05 AM | #165 |
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my kids' school is donating clothes, too. Good to see others doing the same, and apparently the refugees are getting them
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09-10-2005, 12:48 PM | #166 | |
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Well Good Lord I'd hope that after this many days they'd all be in clean clothes. What does it make you wonder? |
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09-10-2005, 05:22 PM | #167 |
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Because from the first news shots it was so.
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09-10-2005, 05:54 PM | #168 |
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Yes, why does it make you wonder Spock???
Or a better question - What does it make you wonder??????? I'm with Tessar - I'd hope that after a week they would have clean clothes.... I don't understand your answer to Tessar.
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09-10-2005, 08:18 PM | #169 |
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The firemen in our town did a "boot collection" thing today for the Katrina victims. They go to the busiest intersection in town, and then stand on all the corners and on the concrete dividers between the traffic lanes, and hold up their tall fireman boots, and the people drop in money. Just a kind of fun way to collect money - fill up those boots, guys! They've done it for various charities, and a large percentage of people stop and make contributions.
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09-11-2005, 12:18 AM | #170 |
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Well, that's great Rian!
Our church raised $900 bucks at one dinner and has ongoing projects aimed at providing food and shelter to relocated folks from Louisiana. Tonight my daughter's youth group helped sponsor and set-up for a Christian concert that drew over 200 attendees (mostly teenagers) that has raised at least $3500 so far! We have to keep it up though for some time. It will probably be at least a year before some of these folks get back or even longer! Meanwhile, Congress is getting into the act. This could be really entertaining! See http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/10/op...erland&emc=rss edit: and this just in http://www.defendamerica.mil/article...090905ms2.html (who'd've thought the Iraqi's would outdo the NAACP and Rainbow Coalition?)
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09-11-2005, 01:40 AM | #171 |
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Our church is doing a lot, too - probably will raise a ton more than the firemen do, just because we're so big, but I thought the way our local firemen raised charity dollars was pretty fun to share. Does any place where you Mooters live do anything like that?
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09-11-2005, 10:02 AM | #172 | |
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Here's an interesting portion of an article from Yahoo! News, about the technical issues involving the levees.
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09-11-2005, 02:39 PM | #173 |
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Anyone see the "Mr Bill" cartoon thing from Saturday Night Live?
That was from the 70s and in it a hurricane hit New Orleans, the levees broke, the city flooded, Mr. Bill was on his roof and then an alligator ate him.
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09-11-2005, 06:42 PM | #174 | |
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our firemen do the "fill the boot" campain, too, Rian. They usually stand at the intersection by Wal-mart. I think they get the most contrubutions there.
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09-11-2005, 09:43 PM | #175 | |
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09-11-2005, 10:52 PM | #176 |
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The Iraqi soldiers are the ones being trained by the United States military - they aren't the ones that are fighting us.
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09-12-2005, 03:24 PM | #178 |
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great to see all the support!
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09-12-2005, 03:25 PM | #179 |
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Goods I can understand (and maybe bullet proof glass...) but why are we doing charity drives to send money to our own soldiers?
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09-12-2005, 04:33 PM | #180 | |
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not quite sure how it is implemented, but there was some mention of it
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