Posted on 10/21/2005 7:21:16 AM PDT by thebiggestdog
You knew it was coming, the inevitable hearings in Washington about 'what went wrong' with the federal response to hurricane katrina. I have read reports from both side which paint FEMA either a well-oiled machine or a broken down Yugo.
Marty Bahamonde arrived in the big easy before the storm hit and updated Mike Brown's staff as to what was occuring in the city before and after the storm hit. According to Bahamonde, two days after the storm he e-mailed a brown staffer as to the dire situation in the city. Three hours later Brown's press secretary sent out a message saying that the FEMA head honcho needed more time to eat dinner in Baton Rouge before hitting a TV interview
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im sick of the whole hurricane thing. i just read george carlin's email on the hurricane. thought it was a great. i'm all for george carlin being put in charge of fema.
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