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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Yes, I learned about that, the federal government learned about that (Thursday), ... And that shows how difficult communications are in the situation where there was virtually no communications, except for our teams on the ground.
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He's walking in at a very difficult time.
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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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in general, will show that this was a disaster of catastrophic proportions where communications were difficult at best, and communications were nonexistent at other times.
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I just find it difficult to believe that we're not meeting a need if that need has been articulated to us. ... I think that must be getting lost in the chain of command there.
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(It's) very difficult for a family to go through this; you never expect that you will be a part of this.
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There are lots of contests that give away prizes and money, but we wanted a contest that would change someone's life.
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We've got to come in as quickly as possible and do what we can to avert another disaster.
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Without the bar district, they'll be no more Irish Weekends. It would be a crime to see that tradition end.
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There is a certain anarchist strain running through the Internet that questions, 'Why shouldn't everything belong to everyone?
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We kept telling the team they were playing off emotion and we knew that would wear off.
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To think that you could actually find something in our own solar system bigger than anything that had been seen in 150 years, just is sort of an amazing prospect.
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This was a catastrophic disaster, and in very disaster, there are mistakes, and it's not always smooth and pretty.
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This was a catastrophic disaster, and in every disaster, there are mistakes, and it's not always smooth and pretty. I'm at ease knowing I was doing everything I could.