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
activities busy concerned schedule
He's a very busy person and that has always concerned me, that his schedule and his activities were very heavy.
hoping serious
I'm hoping they get serious about evacuating New Orleans,
alcohol charge head horse leave move prior results
Prior to working as the head of FEMA, I was in charge of horse shows. I know that if you leave alcohol around large, warm-blooded mammals, the results are never pretty. We had to move quickly.
alarm frustrated incredibly move
And that's one of the things that I think we need to go back and find out, because I was sounding those alarm bells, and to this day I'm incredibly frustrated that we didn't move and could not move things faster.
church god hang spend time
I usually don't go to church much so I get to spend time with God and hang out with friends.
hopeful meeting resolve
I'm very hopeful this work-group meeting will get us into the homestretch so we can resolve outstanding issues.
patient people recognize work
I need the American people to recognize how catastrophic this is, to be patient and to work with us.
empower hurricane rebuilding start survivors
empower hurricane survivors to really start rebuilding their lives.
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Expect a call from HQ regarding Bay St. Louis. CNN is asking where's FEMA. Would like to air drop or do something there.
calling indeed owe sounds wheel
It sounds like they're just re-creating the wheel and making it look like they're calling for change. If indeed that's all they're doing, they owe more than that to the American public.
meeting needs
meeting the needs as they are communicated to us.
kindness
His kindness is something I will always remember.
difficult expect family
(It's) very difficult for a family to go through this; you never expect that you will be a part of this.
disaster help katrina ongoing people
People are getting the help they need, ... This is an ongoing disaster. This disaster didn't just end when Katrina left.