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
That's the president's decision. He assessed the situation.
abandoned business case caution domain eminent gone government money properties
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.
ignore mind negative press wearing
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,
caused hurricane wide
This hurricane has caused devastation over a wide area.
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This is a community that's in dire need of jobs, which has a median income of less than $19,000 a year, ... If we don't use this power, cities will die.
flooding
The flooding is just everywhere... New Orleans, all through Mississippi and Alabama,
both break
If I could actually find the A-10 pilot, the one that did the shooting, I'd probably break both his knees.
fix
If he's not going to fix things, I think he should.
empower great hurricane rebuilding start survivors
a great way to ... empower these hurricane survivors to really start rebuilding their lives.
cash concept decisions empowers repair
The concept is to get them some cash on hand, which empowers them to make their own decisions about what do they need to have to repair their own lives.
cash concept decisions empowers hand repair
The concept is to get them some cash on hand which allows them, empowers them to make their own decisions about what do they need to have to repair their own lives,
cash concept decisions empowers hand start
The concept is to get them some cash in hand which allows them, empowers them, to make their own decisions about what do they need to have to start rebuilding.
complete lane sidewalk waste
The construction of this sidewalk on a dead-end lane is a complete waste of taxpayers' money.
allow anyone cannot current fema structure
The current structure of FEMA is not going to allow anyone to succeed. It just cannot be done.