Michael Brown
Michael Brown
Former administrator of FEMA who resigned from his position after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Many americans blamed him for the slow response to help those in New Orleans in the aftermath of the deadly hurricane.
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 November 1954
CityGuymon, OK
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I'm anxious to get back to D.C. to correct all the inaccuracies and lies that are being said,
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I'm anxious to get back to D.C. to correct all the inaccuracies and lies,
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Certainly the sheriff has a right to endorse any candidate.
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Government does have the right to take properties under eminent domain with caution and responsibility. In this case the tenant had gone out of business and abandoned the property. It is not right for them to get money because they breached the lease.
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If I could actually find the A-10 pilot, the one that did the shooting, I'd probably break both his knees.
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He's very engaged, and he's asking a lot of really good questions I would expect him to ask. I say that only because I want everyone to recognize ... how serious the situation remains.
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He told me he was in his hotel, had chest pains, the normal symptoms. The hotel arranged for an ambulance to come.
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I don't mind the negative press (well, actually, I do, but I try to ignore it) but it is really wearing out the family,
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The federal government did not even know about the convention center people until today.... Now is not the time to be blaming.
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I'm going to go home and walk my dog and hug my wife and, maybe get a good Mexican meal and a stiff margarita and a full night's sleep. And then I'm going to go right back to FEMA and continue to do all I can to help these victims, ... This story's not about me. This story's about the worst disaster of the history of our country that stretched every government to its limit and now we have to help these victims.
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I hope to give them some publicity about the plight they're facing right now. They're in difficult straits right now.
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I knew in my gut this was the bad one.
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The current structure of FEMA is not going to allow anyone to succeed. It just cannot be done.
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The current structure at FEMA is not going to allow him to succeed.