Brown は経歴詐称もしてたそうだ。 http://www.dailyillini.com/media/paper736/news/2005/09/09/Opinions/Column.Pointing.My.Finger-980155.shtml
Where was our government during this time of crisis? After a state of emergency was declared in Louisiana, after an evacuation order was made for New Orleans, after tens of thousands had flocked to the Superdome with extremely limited supplies, after Hurricane Katrina made landfall and the levee was breached, where were our leaders?
President Bush was at a photo-op playing guitar with a country singer. Vice President Cheney was in some "undisclosed location" in Wyoming. Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld attended a San Diego Padres baseball game and Secretary of State Rice found the time to see a Broadway play, do a little shoe shopping and attend the U.S. Open, according to thinkprogress.org.
When in New Orleans, repair on the broken levee was delayed so that President Bush could construct a stage for a photo-op, according to a statement released by U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. He also diverted Coast Guard helicopters, crew and 50 firefighters to stand by him for yet another photo-op. This is disgusting. This President truly seems to care more about his poll numbers than the victims of the hurricane.
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Starting in 2001, FEMA was systematically gutted and downsized by President Bush who also installed Michael Brown as the agency's director. Brown was previously fired by the International Arabian Horses Association for incompetence, according to The Boston Herald. Unbelievably, Brown's sorry performance during Katrina evoked not scorn, but praise from the President as he told the FEMA head "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job," according to The Associated Press.
