Infamous Katrina figure visible in Jeb Bush campaign video

CNN Politics ^ | August 25, 2015 | Tal Kopan

[2ndDivisionVet]

Jeb Bush's campaign on Tuesday put out a video highlighting his hurricane response record as governor of Florida as the nation marks the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

But at one point, the campaign spot features Bush standing next to then-Federal Emergency Management Agency head Michael Brown, one of the most infamous figures of the George W. Bush administration's widely criticized response to the disaster.

The two-minute video features clips of hurricanes and Bush back when he was governor, interspersed with expert testimonials about Bush's leadership during disasters, which frequently affect the state he governed in the early to mid-2000s....

[Smokin' Joe]

Whatcha mean? Free PBR is plenty good. High turnover ensures fresher beer..

[Reno89519]

Bush rightfully got the blame for the response. Regardless of the steps up to the hurricane, the response was absolutely pathetic and indefensible.

[moviefan8]

I thought it was that guy too after reading the title.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[basalt]

amazing...the power of the media to fool people. Just absurd. 200,000 dumbasses create a their own catastrophy, and you want to blame someone else. A cat 5 hurricane no less. Man ..this country is screwed up.

[Arthur McGowan]

...10-year anniversary...

This little bit of illiteracy is EVERYWHERE nowadays.

[marron]

Federal Emergency Management Agency head Michael Brown, one of the most infamous figures of the George W. Bush administration's widely criticized response to the disaster.

No one noticed that the federal stuff worked well, it was the state stuff that was disastrous. Brown had his people pre-deployed just outside the storm zone, they had Navy and Coast Guard units riding through the storm just off shore, and in the air before the winds stopped blowing. They had National Guard units in neighboring states ready to deploy...

But the governor wouldn't let them in. Forcing the president to finally federalize it, upon which time things started to get done.

Brown was the fall guy.

[nfldgirl]

LOL! Me, too, when I first read the title!

[Slings and Arrows]

Me too. Maybe Lootie thought it would hurt his reputation.

[Eccl 10:2]

If you look closely his right hand is white.

/s

[ronniesgal]

I thought this was about Looter Guy!!

[ronniesgal]

aww I posted 2 soon. I did too!!

[FreedomPoster]

First thing I thought of, too.

[smalltownslick]

So how is Looter Guy spending the ten year anniversary? Has he ever been identified?

[T-Bone Texan]

He and his people are celebrating by burglarizing homes in my neighborhood.

In Houston.

[JEDI4S]

Is Marie Harf in charge of Jebito Bushario’s campaign?

[RightGeek]

Read the title and expected looter guy!

[MrB]

EXACTLY!

That’s the most (in)famous person from Katrina.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

It is amazing to me how people continue to blame the Bush administration for the failures of:
- prior administrations
- local government officials
- state officials

It may have helped if Bush had defended himself once in a while. His failure to do so has plenty to do with why the Dems won is 2006 and 2008, IMO.

[Pelham]

Heineken should have used Looter Guy in their advertising.