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| MisterOpus1 |
I ing hate Grease. I wish I didn't sit through that god aweful torture dance scene with the Mrs. when I was too ing lazy to go find the remote.
Of course the dog was sitting on it.
Where was I? Oh yeah - oh so low, baby. 35%:
| quote: | Bush's low job approval is far below that of some of his two-term predecessors at this point in their second terms. In November 1985, President Reagan had a 65 percent approval rating, and Bill Clinton's job approval in November 1997 was 57 percent. Bush's rating is higher than Richard Nixon's was at the same point in his administration.
Bush:
Approve 35%
Disapprove 57%
Was the War in Iraq worth the cost?:
Yes 31%
No 64%
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005...C-SearchStories |
Yikes. How's that political capital goin' there Dubya? |
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| Shakka |
Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion...what a rockin' tune. The movie is a different story altogether.
I wonder how many peeps on this board actually know who Franki Valli is, Opus? I am proud to say that I went 27 years without ever seeing that movie...and then I caved. Little Shakka shrank that night. |
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| St_Andrew |
| Too bad this didnt happen a year earlier... |
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| occrider |
Despite Bush's best efforts, he's merely an amateur compared to some of his friends that he appoints in high places. Just when you thought he couldn't get any lower ...
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'Can I quit now?' FEMA chief wrote as Katrina raged
E-mails give insight into Brown's leadership, attitude
Thursday, November 3, 2005 Posted: 1549 GMT (2349 HKT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As Hurricane Katrina ripped into the Gulf Coast, the government's emergency management chief was making flippant remarks about his responsibilities, e-mails show.
"Can I quit now? Can I come home?" former Federal Emergency Management Director Michael Brown wrote to Cindy Taylor, FEMA's deputy director of public affairs, the morning of the hurricane.
A few days later, Brown wrote to an acquaintance, "I'm trapped now, please rescue me."
As employees looked for direction and support on the ravaged Gulf Coast, Brown offered to "tweak" the federal response.
Brown resigned on September 12, 10 days after President Bush told him, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."
Brown took over FEMA in 2003 with little experience in emergency management. He joined the agency in 2001 as legal counsel to his college friend, then-FEMA director Joe Allbaugh, who was Bush's 2000 campaign manager. When Allbaugh left FEMA in 2003 Brown assumed the top job.
Before joining the Bush administration, Brown spent a decade as the stewards and judges commissioner of the International Arabian Horse Association.
The e-mails were obtained by Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Louisiana, and posted on his Web site.
Melancon, whose district south of New Orleans was devastated by the hurricane, said Brown's lack of leadership and concern is illustrated in more than 1,000 e-mails provided to the House committee now assessing responses to the disaster by all levels of government.
"In the midst of the overwhelming damage caused by the hurricane and enormous problems faced by FEMA, Mr. Brown found time to exchange e-mails about superfluous topics," including "problems finding a dog-sitter," Melancon said. (Copies of e-mails -- PDF)
Melancon said that on August 26, just days before Katrina made landfall, Brown e-mailed his press secretary, Sharon Worthy, about his attire, asking: "Tie or not for tonight? Button-down blue shirt?"
A few days later, Worthy advised Brown: "Please roll up the sleeves of your shirt, all shirts. Even the president rolled his sleeves to just below the elbow. In this [crisis] and on TV you just need to look more hard-working."
On August 29, the day of the storm, Brown exchanged e-mails about his attire with Taylor, Melancon said. She told him, "You look fabulous," and Brown replied, "I got it at Nordstroms. ... Are you proud of me?"
An hour later, Brown added: "If you'll look at my lovely FEMA attire, you'll really vomit. I am a fashion god," according to the congressman.
The e-mails came from Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff, who oversees FEMA, following a request by Melancon and Rep. Tom Davis, R-Virginia, chairman of a House committee appointed to investigate what went wrong during Katrina, Melancon said.
Although Chertoff has not turned over all the documents requested by the committee, Melancon charged that the material received so far contradicts testimony by Brown before the committee in which he described himself as an effective leader.
Brown resigned amid accusations that FEMA acted too slowly after Katrina hammered Louisiana and Mississippi, killing more than 1,200 people. He defended the government's response and blamed leaders in Louisiana for failing to act quickly as the hurricane approached.
He acknowledged he made some mistakes as FEMA's director, but he stressed that the agency "is not a first responder," insisting that role belonged to state and local officials.
Brown could not be reached for comment Wednesday night on the e-mails and Melancon's charges.
The lawmaker cited several e-mails that he said show Brown's failures. (Melancon's analysis of e-mails -- PDF)
'Thanks for the update'
For instance, two days after Katrina, Marty Bahamonde, one of the only FEMA employees in New Orleans, wrote to Brown that "the situation is past critical."
"Here are some things you might not know. Hotels are kicking people out, thousands gathering in the streets with no food or water. Hundreds still being rescued from homes," Bahamonde said.
"The dying patients at the DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team) tent being medivac. Estimates are many will die within hours. Evacuation in process. Plans developing for [Superdome] evacuation but hotel situation adding to problem. We are out of food and running out of water at the dome, plans in works to address the critical need.
"FEMA staff is OK and holding own. DMAT staff working in deplorable conditions. The sooner we can get the medical patients out, the sooner we can get them out. Phone connectivity impossible."
Brown's entire response was: "Thanks for the update. Anything specific I need to do or tweak?"
Two days later, on September 2, Brown received a message with the subject "medical help." At the time, thousands of patients were being transported to the New Orleans airport, which had been converted to a makeshift hospital. Because of a lack of ventilators, medical personnel had to ventilate patients by hand for as long as 35 hours, according to Melancon.
The text of the e-mail reads: "Mike, Mickey and other medical equipment people have a 42-foot trailer full of beds, wheelchairs, oxygen concentrators, etc. They are wanting to take them where they can be used but need direction.
"Mickey specializes in ventilator patients so can be very helpful with acute care patients. If you could have someone contact him and let him know if he can be of service, he would appreciate it. Know you are busy but they really want to help."
Melancon said Brown didn't respond for four days, when he forwarded the original e-mail to FEMA Deputy Chief of Staff Brooks Altshuler and Deputy Director of Response Michael Lowder.
The text of Brown's e-mail to them read: "Can we use these people?"
Melancon also charged that few of the e-mails from Brown show him assigning specific tasks to employees or responding to pressing problems
On September 1, FEMA officials exchanged e-mails reporting severe shortages of ice and water in Mississippi. They were to receive 60 trucks of ice and 26 trucks of water the next day, even though they needed 450 trucks of each.
Robert Fenton, a FEMA regional response official, predicted "serious riots" if insufficient supplies arrive.
Brown was forwarded the series of e-mails about the problem, but no response from him is shown in the e-mails provided to the committee, Melancon said.
Katrina came ashore along the Louisiana-Mississippi state line, after being downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 4 storm. It flooded 80 percent of New Orleans. It was followed about a month later by Hurricane Rita, which caused more damage and flooding.
Melancon and several other Democrats from districts directly affected by Katrina were invited to participate as a ex-officio members of the Katrina investigative committee, though they have no formal role. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi refused to appoint any Democrats to the panel after GOP leaders rebuffed Democratic demands for an independent probe.
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I actually feel like vomiting. It's humorously tragic to see Bush's web of incompetant sycophants unravel as we go from crises to crises. He should really award himself a medal of freedom. |
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| Groundhog Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by occrider
Despite Bush's best efforts, he's merely an amateur compared to some of his friends that he appoints in high places. Just when you thought he couldn't get any lower ...
I actually feel like vomiting. |
Are you really surprised? This administration has never been about actually doing anything, it's always been all about PR. Why do something if you can simply make people think you are without expending the effort. This guy just got caught. If only we could see the emails and hear the personal advice of everyone, I think you'd find this is the tip of the iceberg.
| quote: | Dear Mr. President,
People are dying in Iraq. I think it would be best if you didn't wear any red today to remind people of the blood being spilled. Wear a nice starched white shirt, showing your pure Christian faith. Roll your sleeves up to look busy. If you can, stand in front of a heater for a few minutes before going on camera. It'll make you sweat profusely and look like you're really working hard. Talk somberly even though we know that you don't care. You know the routine.
Yours,
Your PR machines |
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| MisterOpus1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by occrider
Despite Bush's best efforts, he's merely an amateur compared to some of his friends that he appoints in high places. Just when you thought he couldn't get any lower ...
I actually feel like vomiting. It's humorously tragic to see Bush's web of incompetant sycophants unravel as we go from crises to crises. He should really award himself a medal of freedom. |
Jesus. I'm at a loss of words....
On another note, referring back to the CBS poll and link, you'll notice how the public numbers consider this Plamegate affair much more seriously than Whitewater/Lewinsky, Iran-Contra, and Watergate.
Another RNC talking point dismissed into thin air...... |
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| MrSquirrel |
| quote: | Originally posted by occrider
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The Sig-Fu hath returned!
There is much rejoicing in the land of the squirrel.
:toothless
Grease is abhorrent on so many levels, stage and screen.
MrS |
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| squirrelly |
| Opus, I was Rizzo for Halloween. :sadgreen: |
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| LiquidX |
| I wonder what the republicans buddies got to say to this? are they ashamed too? |
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