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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The total lack of communication. The inability to hear and have good intelligence on the ground about what was occurring there, ... We had to actually take teams out yesterday because of the dangerous situation they were in. That's very frustrating not only to me but those teams. Those medical teams want to help save lives and the thugs and the others that are causing the problem are actually making it more difficult. So we had to pull them out for a while. They want to go back in. They're going back in.
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the total lack of communications, the inability to hear and have good intelligence on the ground about what was actually occurring there.
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We believe this decision is in the best interest of our shareholders, customers and employees since it will allow us to create a stronger company and one better able to take advantage of the opportunities in all our business segments,
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We have to keep a close eye on the manufacturing industry. That's really the bread and butter of the United Way.
That's the president's decision. He assessed the situation.
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My biggest mistake was not recognizing by Saturday that Louisiana was dysfunctional.
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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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We realize that many victims do not have access to the usual means of even registering for assistance, and FEMA is initiating efforts to bring the registration process to those in need.
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We're bringing in food, water, and the medical teams and urban search-and-rescue teams to have a massive response.
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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,