What did the FEMA guy do wrong? He sat around twiddling his thumbs while people were suffering. I know there's plenty of blame to go around. I just got frustrated over the FEMA guy going on TV saying stupid junk about how he didn't even know about the disaster. His lack of leadership delayed help by days during which time people suffered and some died.
? That's not very specific. You mean to say that he did no work at all - or was it that the state of LA had not given him clearance to go in?
I just got frustrated over the FEMA guy going on TV saying stupid junk about how he didn't even know about the disaster.
I believe he said that LA offcials did not give him a full report on the true extent of the flooding and the levee damage.
His lack of leadership delayed help by days during which time people suffered and some died.
I think your picture of the facts is pretty confused.
The FEMA director usually takes his cue from the needs expressed to him by local officials - it's not FEMA's job to be the first responder.
Says who? You call these facts? Were you there? Try the other forum.
I don't know where you were but I was watching FEMA rescues from helicopters on Tuesday right after the levee broke. FEMA resued 3000 in the first few days. That number is up to 17,500.
The people in the Superdome were told to go to the dome with 5 days of food, water and supplies. It is also written in the mayors evacuation plan and he recorded it on his evacuation DVD. It is not FEMA's responsiblity to feed the people at the dome. It was the local authorities responsibility. Again read the disaster plan.
As for "not knowing" about the disaster, please place a link. The FEMA Director was on stage with Nagin and Blanco on Sunday night imploring people to get out of New Orleans. His crews and supplies were stationed outside the danger zone. How could they be in New Orleans during the hurricane? All people and supplies would have been wiped out. New Orleans did not take the big hit and looked as though it were spared again. FEMA headed to MS with the bulk of their equiptment. Then, the levee broke. Everything had to turn around and go to NO.
Brown may not be the best public speaker but unless you have a fact about something he did or didn't do I would suggest as Honore has said that it is all BS.
Before you blame people you should know the facts.