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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There is a certain anarchist strain running through the Internet that questions, 'Why shouldn't everything belong to everyone?
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There is no other government agency that reaches people in a more direct way, ... It has been the best job in the world to help Americans in their darkest hours.
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There is no question in my mind, that at the highest levels of the White House they understood how grave the situation was.
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Unfortunately, he called me 'Brownie' at the wrong time. Thanks a lot, sir.
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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.
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We're really good at coordinating, ... We're called the government's honest broker, and I think that's true.
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What is tremendously exciting is we can see it from Earth; we see these big clouds coming from above these methane vents or methane volcanoes.
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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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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're bringing in food, water, and the medical teams and urban search-and-rescue teams to have a massive response.
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We've worked closely with a major junior team since the halfway mark of the season to tune the system and improve the usability.
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We didn't hear it open, didn't hear him screaming. I guess he rolled over him. We didn't feel a bump or anything. The kids said the door was open. I looked, and he wasn't back there.
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We can take care of our own people, ... and we're going to do that. I understand their frustration. I understand these people are suffering, and I'm telling you we're doing absolutely everything we can to make sure we take care of them.
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We didn't want to deal with it at that point,