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 won't say that we will implementing every one as they have recommended, but I think their recommendations are sound. Chief Lovett and I will be implementing those. We don't agree with every one.
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I was glad that we could do something to help.
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It is important that I leave now to avoid further distraction from the ongoing mission of FEMA.
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It is inherently impractical, totally impractical, for the federal government to respond to every disaster of whatever size in every community across the country,
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I surmise there are people in New Orleans who won't be able to get back to their homes for months, if ever.
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Maybe I should have screamed 12 hours earlier.
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Man, 54 years old, and I've never had a whipping like this in my life.
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I'm hoping they get serious about evacuating New Orleans,
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Paula, the federal Government did not even know about the convention centre people until today.
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St. Bernard represents one of the big problems down there, which is that the needs of smaller communities are getting lost in the maze of federal red tape and placed behind those of larger communities, such as New Orleans.
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Some of these kids think this is a game. They somehow got their hands on a weapon. They think they are playing Pac-Man or something and shooting at people.
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My obligation was to the White House and to make certain that the president understood what was going on and what the situation was. And I did that.
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My point is that the court made a mistake in their analysis. The distinctions in the case were misunderstood and misapplied.
That's the president's decision. He assessed the situation.