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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This was a catastrophic disaster, and in every disaster, there are mistakes, and it's not always smooth and pretty. I'm at ease knowing I was doing everything I could.
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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 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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Brian, it's an absolutely fair question... The federal government just learned about those people today.
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Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job.
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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.
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Everybody else knew and clearly on our conference calls it was being discussed.
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We were prepared but overwhelmed is the best way I can put it. We knew what to do. We knew how to do it. But because we're stretched thin, because we still had these logistical problems, it quickly overwhelmed us.
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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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Money was not available to do the follow-up.
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My gut tells me ... this is a bad one and a big one.
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My God, you mean it is that bad?
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People were getting homes, jobs - everybody was getting served one way or another.
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People want to lash out at me. People want to lash out at FEMA, I say that's fine. Just lash out that's fine, because my job is to continue to save lives, my job is to continue to save people and I'm going to do that.