Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Mike, I think it is Governor Blanco. When it is all said and done, from what I understand, I think you will find out that there is also major blame needing to go to the Governor of LA. There seemed to be a major power struggle at the very beginning of this disaster and she was not going to make any quick decisions that gave up any control. That is a major shame. Please do not get me wrong. I still think they need to run Mike Brown off on the first refugee bus headed North. Ron Derrick " As for our house...we shall serve the Lord... " RE: Re: Perspective I apparently jumped to his defense too quick. I just knew that his " only experience " was not just the Arabian horse organization. I do not believe that he was the best choice for the job and the newly assigned deputy will definitely help. However, I firmly believe that the federal response could have been much better, in New Orleans at least, if Mayor Blanco would have acted appropriately in requesting assistance in a timely manner. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Unfortunately political appointments have been given in many cases to the best ass kisser. This is not an American problem, this is simple human nature. Just look at the political appointments the voters have made over the years. We have put many Presidents, Senators, Congressmen, Governors, Judges, Mayors, etc in office that were far from qualified for the job they sought. The key for these people is to put in place good people beside them, some have, and some have not. My fellow list members, this is politics. Can we change it? I doubt it; it’s been this way in every government since the dawn of time. We might have some impact, but we’ll never rid ourselves of political ass kissers getting jobs they are not qualified for. Tater Henry wrote:Who put him in office. The same guy (weekend warrior) who put us in a war. Neither one know what their doing. Henry " Alfonso R. Ochoa " wrote: > Gawd, I thought this was a joke until you posted that. No wonder we > are knee-deep in the brown stuff. > > -Alfonso R. Ochoa > > > > I like Browns head of FEMA background even better > > > > > > > > " Brown`s previous position was as a commissioner of the International > > Arabian Horse Association and he had no experience with disaster > response > > until he was named FEMA director. " > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Who exactly would have been properly prepared and would have responded to this disaster appropriately? We seem to be saying that you have to have previous experience in similar things to be able to do it (and have never separated from an organization)...and since this is the largest natural disaster in the history of our country (potentially anyway...) who has actually handled an event this big or bigger that would have been the appropriate person? Why don't we holster those weapons we are shooting from the hip with and take care of the folks who need taking care of...there will be time to point fingers and hold people accountable once we actually know who we should point fingers at and hold accountable. Dudley RE: Re: Perspective -- " Mike Reynolds " wrote: Before circulating rumors that are not accurate I would suggest everyone view the following site. It will tell you exactly what Mr. Brown's prior experience is. http://www.fema.gov/about/bios/brown.shtm Hmmm... what is this about a 'city councilman with emergency management oversight'? ALL city councilman have emergency management oversite...and animal control oversight...and EMS oversight... THAT IS WHAT A CITY COUNCILMAN DOES, or they DON'T get reelected! Interesting, NOT A WORD mentioned about a job he held for 11 years... CHeck this out: IT'S TIME TO FIRE MICHAEL BROWN....AGAIN. " The federal official in charge of the bungled New Orleans rescue was fired from his last private-sector job overseeing horse shows. And before joining the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a deputy director in 2001, GOP activist Mike Brown had no significant experience that would have qualified him for the position. The Oklahoman got the job through an old college friend who at the time was heading up FEMA. The agency, run by Brown since 2003, is now at the center of a growing fury over the handling of the New Orleans disaster. 'I look at FEMA and I shake my head,' said a furious Gov. Mitt Romney yesterday, calling the response `an embarrassment.' Brown - formerly an estates and family lawyer - this week has has made several shocking public admissions, including interviews where he suggested FEMA was unaware of the misery and desperation of refugees stranded at the New Orleans convention center. Before joining the Bush administration in 2001, Brown spent 11 years as the commissioner of judges and stewards for the International Arabian Horse Association, a breeders' and horse-show organization based in Colorado. `We do disciplinary actions, certification of (show trial) judges. We hold classes to train people to become judges and stewards. And we keep records,' explained a spokeswoman for the IAHA commissioner's office. `This was his full-time job . . . for 11 years,'she added. Brown was forced out of the position after a spate of lawsuits over alleged supervision failures. `He was asked to resign,'' Bill Pennington, president of the IAHA at the time, confirmed last night. " --Boston Herald. http://www.michaelgraham.com/ (not exactly a flaming liberal website) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 I can't objectively say what happened in NO, but here in Baton Rouge in a 5 day period we triaged over 50,000 patients and admitted over 5,000 to an 800 bed field hospital. The field hospital held most patients for less that 4 hours and at its peak had over 100 physicians on site. The PMAC operation was closed last night and worked with units (EMS and DMAT) from over 30 states. The system was stressed at times but it never fell apart. A special thanks for all of the professionals from out of state who came down to help us in our time of need. An especially big thanks to the professionals from Texas. AJL ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of THEDUDMAN@... Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:58 PM To: Subject: Re: Re: Perspective Who exactly would have been properly prepared and would have responded to this disaster appropriately? We seem to be saying that you have to have previous experience in similar things to be able to do it (and have never separated from an organization)...and since this is the largest natural disaster in the history of our country (potentially anyway...) who has actually handled an event this big or bigger that would have been the appropriate person? Why don't we holster those weapons we are shooting from the hip with and take care of the folks who need taking care of...there will be time to point fingers and hold people accountable once we actually know who we should point fingers at and hold accountable. Dudley RE: Re: Perspective -- " Mike Reynolds " wrote: Before circulating rumors that are not accurate I would suggest everyone view the following site. It will tell you exactly what Mr. Brown's prior experience is. http://www.fema.gov/about/bios/brown.shtm Hmmm... what is this about a 'city councilman with emergency management oversight'? ALL city councilman have emergency management oversite...and animal control oversight...and EMS oversight... THAT IS WHAT A CITY COUNCILMAN DOES, or they DON'T get reelected! Interesting, NOT A WORD mentioned about a job he held for 11 years... CHeck this out: IT'S TIME TO FIRE MICHAEL BROWN....AGAIN. " The federal official in charge of the bungled New Orleans rescue was fired from his last private-sector job overseeing horse shows. And before joining the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a deputy director in 2001, GOP activist Mike Brown had no significant experience that would have qualified him for the position. The Oklahoman got the job through an old college friend who at the time was heading up FEMA. The agency, run by Brown since 2003, is now at the center of a growing fury over the handling of the New Orleans disaster. 'I look at FEMA and I shake my head,' said a furious Gov. Mitt Romney yesterday, calling the response `an embarrassment.' Brown - formerly an estates and family lawyer - this week has has made several shocking public admissions, including interviews where he suggested FEMA was unaware of the misery and desperation of refugees stranded at the New Orleans convention center. Before joining the Bush administration in 2001, Brown spent 11 years as the commissioner of judges and stewards for the International Arabian Horse Association, a breeders' and horse-show organization based in Colorado. `We do disciplinary actions, certification of (show trial) judges. We hold classes to train people to become judges and stewards. And we keep records,' explained a spokeswoman for the IAHA commissioner's office. `This was his full-time job . . . for 11 years,'she added. Brown was forced out of the position after a spate of lawsuits over alleged supervision failures. `He was asked to resign,'' Bill Pennington, president of the IAHA at the time, confirmed last night. " --Boston Herald. http://www.michaelgraham.com/ (not exactly a flaming liberal website) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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