It’s too bad that President Bush didn’t recognize Michael Brown’s incompetence before now. At least he’s no longer in charge of recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast region, but it’s clear that he never should have been in the first place. There’s no question that Brown was never qualified to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, considering he was made director after being asked to resign from the International Arabian Horse Association.
But now even the little experience Brown supposedly had in emergency management is being called into question. This is from the Associated Press:
The 2001 release on the White House Web site says that Brown worked for the city of Edmond, Okla., from 1975 to 1978 “overseeing the emergency services division.”
But according to Time magazine, Claudia Deakins, head of public relations for the city of Edmond, says Brown was “an assistant to the city manager” from 1977 to 1980, not a manager himself, and had no authority over other employees.
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Gasp! an incompetent in the Bush administration?!?!? Who’d have thought? This administration so far has lost all our friends, started 2 wars, lost a budget surplus, 4 commercial aircraft, 2 large buildings, part of the Pentagon, and the whole city of New Orleans. How can we re-define “incompetence”?(credit to Bill Maher)
As one of our friends says:Worst. President. Ever.
Bush is the new secular “god” of the left. After all, only a god could be as powerful and do everything Bush is said to have done.==================CHAPTER 1: REGENESIS
In the beginning was the BushAnd the Bush was a godThe world was made by himin January, 2001.
On the first dayHe set the sun and stars in motionand made the sands and the camelsand the Arabs to ride the camelsand the oilmen to find oilunder the camels.
On the second dayHe made compactwith the faithful Halliburtonand brought forth the oil of ambrosiafrom under the camelsfor the fires of production.
On the third dayHe formed the venerable religionknown as the federal governmentand instantly staffed it(with one exception)with omnicient geniuses ofgodlike brilliance and power,ready to bring infinite resourcesto bear on the Bush god’s every whim.
On the fourth dayHe created income tax breaksfor the rich,because the poordon’t pay income taxes.
On the fifth dayHe calmed the watersand created New Orleans,after parting the waterswith shoddy dykes;and filled the city with democratswho knew how to keepthe poor in their place.
On the sixth dayHe noticed the evil waysof the democratsin New Orleansand created a hurricaneto smite them.And the dykes were breached.
“It’s all the Bush god’s fault;”the democrats cried,as they racedto leave the poor behind,and their democrat policeproved to be loathesome,and their democrat governordithered away precious time.
On the seventh dayHe rested.“Not too shabby,”sayeth the Bush god,“’cept for those democrats.“Guess I hafta admitI made a mistake there.”
Snidely,You are totally on the ball! I enjoyed watching the panel rip Bush for his incompetence. Even James Glassman from American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, admitted that Bush was no good in a crisis. And to think this fool is a 2-term president. He is an empty suit.I hope they “Bork” John Roberts. Just the fact that W wants him makes him suspect.I couldn’t agree more:Worst. President. Ever.
Why thank-you brown…I do my best. Considering the caliber of my Liberal friends on this board, it isn’t easy.
I admit I almost dropped my teeth when Glassman admittted Bush is a total ditz in an emergency. Deer in the headlights and all that, lol.
Snidely, brown, did you catch the point Maher made about how republicans only value property and Democrats value life and the quality thereof? I thought that was great. Mixed feelings about Carlin. Sometimes the man is a genius, but sometimes he’s just a prick. Will the real George Carlin please stand up?
Scribe,
Please get to the part about the “Burning Bush”. I think I could rather enjoy that.
The whole thing plays like lost episode of “My Third World Country”.Daddy only got one term, sucked, and was dumped. Son sucks worse, gets two terms, and screws the country because daddy got a death threat from some dictator in another third world country.Pass the nachos. I ain’t watching this one again.
From the way Iraq war is planned are we not sure that Brown had a hand in it? Did Bush replace all the competent people with people who helped him in his campaign?
I like Bill Maher. I’ve been a fan of him for many years, and Real Time is great.
What is funny, is that the left has somehow taken up Maher as one of their spokesperson just because he critizes Bush, but Maher is no Liberal. He Bashes Democrats all the time too. He calls them Spinless and Cowards. Which he is right.
I think Bush sucks myself. I don’t hate him, I don’t think he is worthless, I do believe he does some good and has best intentions, but he is by far not one of the best we could get for the Office of President. I do however believe he is better than Kerry and many other Democrats. Because most Democrats suck even more than Bush, IMHO.
Brown is incompetent. I will give you leftist that bone to eat on, but Thank God there are other people in the Bush Administration and in the government that are brilliant and moving things forward.
Like Bill Maher said: Brown was just a political patronage appointment, and all political parties do this, but make him Ambassador to Luxemburg, not the Director of FEMA.
:)
Yeah, the jokes are funny, but what happened to the people of New Orleans isn’t! This kind of incompetance is inexcusable, and is the rule in Bush appointees instead of the exception. The people of New Orleans deserved better than to be an example. That’s why it needs to be done right the FIRST time! Something this administration has yet to learn.
xxx,Isn’t there a part in the bible that goes something to the effect that a group of people listened to a burning bush and wandered around in the desert for 40 years?History does repeat itself. Our military is wandering around the desert.
XXX-I agree with you about Carlin. I wondered why he was quiet most of the time. I saw him when he was in Wichita this last spring, and he was good, but I was disappointed he wasn’t more political.
“Isn’t there a part in the bible that goes something to the effect that a group of people listened to a burning bush and wandered around in the desert for 40 years?”
OK, now I’m going to have nightmares! Still, the mental picture of Bush running around the Whitehouse with his hair on fire makes me laugh.
Carlin.Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been a Carlin fan from the beginning, But he does seem to be an asshole sometimes. I do love his political rants, though. Missed him in Wichita, but I’m not big on paying the exorbant prices charged for events at the Coloseum.
Ahmad, Question, ID, and Gail has now become Scribe.
Just keeping the readers apprised of this shape-shifting LIAR as a public service.
Carry on . . .
Finally the left has a scapegoat. No need for hearings now.
Galahad.Interesting link to your none de plume. Under links, there is an interesting anamoly: The section titied, WHITE HOUSE/GOP PROPAGANDA MISINFORMATION SOURCES. has some republican sites attached to it. However, they are not linked. Is Buzzflash afraid readers might cruise over and check them out?It would seem to me that Buzzflash would list them under humor and link them. Liberals linking to Rush? Now there’s humor at its funniest.
OMG, J.M., stop the presses!
This is the lamest “outrage” I’ve ever heard.
But that’s what the right-wing does, isn’t it? A couple of years ago, the NEA (public school teachers’ union) linked to an association of school psychologists who said something about “teaching children to maintain tolerance for all religions” or something similar and Rush et al. went ballistic.
I’m not that interested in who links to whom and trying to slime them with “guilt by association,” J. M.
Why are you looking at my e-mail anyway? You gonna send me a message?
Save it for the public posts.
And while we’re on the topic of links–here’s a good one.
Newsweek will publish poll results in next issue: Bush approval 38%, 57% have lost confidence in U.S. to deal with disaster
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Newsweek_flash_Bush_approval_38_57_have_lost_confidence_in_U.S._to_deal_with__0910.html
It’s official, Bush’s approval rating is down to Jimmy Carter levels during the hostage crisis–way lower than Clinton during impeachment, lower than Reagan during Irangate, lower than HW when he lost re-election.
Americans agree, Bush really is the Worst. President. Ever.
Galahad, It’s interesting that you’re on someone’s case about chnaging the name that they post under, what if they’re changing their name for security reasons?
Heh, ya got a point there, NoJo.
Except he’s not doing that. He’s doing it so that he can make up false credentials for himself and not get caught.
On another post, “Gail” said he was a black visiting professor from overseas. Under other names, this same inDUHvidual has said that he volunteers at The Lord’s Table.
He’s just a lying sack of crap.
Oh, yeah, as “Ahmad,” he claimed he was a black muslim.
Real nice.
Damn – Jimmy Carter Levels? Is that all? He friggen killed 1800 american troops based on a lie to the American people! Jimmy Carter (who served this country honorably, BTW, unlike GWB) just had an embargo and hostages from Iran’s takeover. What does it take to get you to the 20s?
Can we go back in time? Please?
And JM claimed he was a visiting black muslim. JM? Hello – I think you have to answer for that.
Bush’s dip is temporary. He and his party are very likely to come roaring back a year from now.
Think about it. He just got the Dems to go along on a US$52 billion appropriation this week.
In case you aren’t reading along, that’s a lot of money.
The Gulf Coast reconstruction is going to employ lots of American contractors and lots of Americans. In fact, it may well cause lots of Americans to return to the labor market (those who are still sitting out).
The final product, assuming it shows up the screen (I think that’s a technical, Hollywood term ;)), is likely to be gorgeous.
Americans have short memories, Bush has lots of time to earn back their trust, and he’s flush with cash to do it.
Democrats need to find a better strategy than merely hanging Katrina around his neck (although there’s lots to hang and lots that belongs there), because come Fall 2006 or so that necklace is probably going to shine pretty bright.
Whoa, GetReal.”And JM claimed he was a visiting black muslim.”
Sorry to spoil the fun, but JM isn’t Gail. No way.No how.
Yep! I see trouble for the leftist Democrats. They will never get it.
Bush has been very careful in choosing his appointees to the various agencies. He doesn’t want anyone smarter than he is for fear that they might upstage him.
With Brown he seems to have succeeded in that.
Sir Galahad,Dang, you is way too uptight! Ya don’t want me reading your email, don’t link to a real site. I thought it quite humorous that a site so dedicated to liberal ideals would shun a chuckle over conservative claptrap. You missed the point.
GR,”And JM claimed he was a visiting black muslim.”I always thought you were nuts. You have opened your mouth and removed all doubt. Thank you for clarifying that.
XXX,Thanks for watching my six, bro. I owe you one.
Por Nada, JM.
You are correct, sir (J.M.)–
With all these rock-ribbed Republi-spinners around here, I’ve got my responses set for hair-trigger.
I realized we were on the same page after I hit “post.”
Sorry about that.
Carry on . . .
I was respond to Galahad’s comment:
“Oh, yeah, as “Ahmad,” he claimed he was a black muslim.”
Well?
“I was respond to Galahad’s comment:
“Oh, yeah, as “Ahmad,” he claimed he was a black muslim.”
Well?”
Well, what? Are you well? Prozac helps, so I’m told.
I forgot the subject. Oh yeah, will they crucify Brown or give him a medal?
Hey How did Haliburton Industries get the contract to rebuild the military bases destroyed by natural disators in Florida and the Gulf region
Am I the only one who thinks Joe Williams sounds like Bob Boudelang?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/bob/05/135.html
Spooky, isn’t it?
Are we surprised? Bush himself was from the beginning a puppet cardboard cutout….he still is!
So this is what you get; an administration not responsible or accountable to anything appointing more false front idiots in a big old good ol’ boy network. But there aint anything unusual about that either. It is the current state of the American economy and business community. The boss is right! His underlings are right! Because……..because they are in charge!
Snidely! I guess you don’t really read my post.
I have no clue who Boudelang is.
Again! I don’t think Bush is all that great. But I think less of leftist in this nation.
Reading that link! “Bush killed the black people”
:rolleyes:
Leftist suck!
The megalomaniacsNeocons have a death-grip on 9/11 the way a baby covets a rattle. Mention returning to the world to September 10, and watch as they become physically shaken. For them 9/11 is the legitimizing of terrorism. On September 10 terrorism was nothing more than an obscure misnomer for Palestinian resistance. Now “terrorism” could be seen, heard, felt, believed, hated and above all a fight championed, as long as nobody asked why it really happened.But 9/11 fell from the sky as a gift which thrilled every neocon’s dream. The dream of world conquest was accelerating faster than the plummeting twin towers. The megalomaniacs “think-tanks” thoughts were fulfilled as B52 bombs would soon be on their way to the worlds oil fields and the ground would be smeared bright-red with blood and the litter of a million bodies of Arab dead.Pogo’s enemy had gone from us to them.A little boy reading a book about a goat became a real live Pinocchio with a nose impervious to growth. A brainless marionette complete with strings to be pulled or yanked. The world’s only superpower was nothing more than a circus clown waiting backstage for his cue to read all the pretty words with raging gusto to a crowded chamber of clapping monkeys.But their fool would soon become their undoing as the question became ever closer to being asked.Pogo’s enemy had returned from them to us.
Ed, did you forget — it’s all about Israel. They create hurricanes from a secret base in the Sargasso Sea.
You can take it from here. I gots faith in ya’.
Puppet cardboard cutout pretty well describes jr, xxx, galahad, brown, snidley, getreal, t-rex, sum1 etc. Never an insight, never anything but anger, adolescent thinking, and links to demgoguery and bs.
The fever swamp is getting riper and riper.
I’m touched by your moving tribute.
Okay, I did not post that, Ed.
Some asshat is using my name.
Ahmad, ID, Question, Gail, Scribe or whatever you call yourself this time, quit fricking around.
Some of us are trying to have a conversation about the issues of the day here.
You’re absolutely right, Galahad. I have acted like a real dumbsh*t, flaming people, lying about volunteering to help the poor, taking on fake credentials.
I have decided to stop acting like the stupid Republican I used to be and start to actually care about people instead of irritating them.
I truly apologize. Sorry about the lies and the crap.
Gail
Thanks, Gail. You’re still a dumbsh*t. But I accept your apology.
Looks like the name-stealing troll has begun to cannabalize his fellow Wingnuts. That’s a new one. Wonder what Gail thinks of that?
Name-stealing troll, your game only works when it pissess off people who DISAGREE with you. What you’re doing is like vandalizing your own house.
Why thank you for the compliment, Cat4. I’m very flattered to have my name included with those of jr, galahad, brown, snidley, getreal, t-rex, and sum1, all contributers I like and respect. I’d return the compliment, but I can’t think of anything to compliment you for, except being another dumbass republican shill.
You make it too easy!
Galahad says:”Some of us are trying to have a conversation about the issues of the day here.”
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The fever swamp proves once again that it is delusional…
The fact that Cat4 left me, CF, out can mean only one thing: I have Wingnut street cred! Or, that Cat4 is a Jiminy-come-lately to the blog who does’t know shit about what goes on here.
Judging from his/her/its lame-ass posts, I’d say it’s the latter.
Show us what you got, Wingnut.
Cat4 is Scribe, Gail, ID, Question and Ahmad. He’s also the name stealing troll, and the frickin’ idiot who keeps posting and re-posting his puerile poem.
From now on, all his many personas will be called “Puny” (thanks CF!) to refer to his small IQ and his inability to have normal sex.
Say hello to your mom when she comes down to the basement with the cheetos, will ya, Puny?
Well CF, you’ve obviously frightened the little troll. Now I’m going to have to hunt for the little shrinky-dink! Get out here, troll! I want a poem! NOW!
No
Hey Galahad,Maybe there’s really only one conservative fundie republican nazi on the blog running the whole puppet show! All those names, and one busy f**kedup poster trying to convince us we’re outnumbered?
Don’t tell me no, you smelly little troll. I want a poem! Now hop to it!