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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:18 PM Original message |
Chertoff: "FEMA is not a response agency for disasters" . . . |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well, that's going to leave a mark....on Chertoff! :-) |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. WTF? |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. Better change that mission statement soon |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. Just MHO ... |
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Karmakaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
30. A slight modification |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:20 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. ... who, in turn ... |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 04:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
48. You took the words right out of my mouth |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. Help Me, I'm Suffering From Outrage Fatigue. |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Here ya go. |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Just inhale deeply and then scream. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. actually, I just started crying a little. Blackhearted, dirty rat bastards |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Ditto on that. I'm like ok WTF. How much more angry and pissed |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 09:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
59. How much more evil and corrupt can they get? |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 05:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
52. I'm suffering from Dumbfuck Overload Syndrome -DFOS- for which |
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Ioo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. Leo Bosner is a good friend of mine, I will ask for detailed this evening. |
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politicaholic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
8. So what does the "Management" part in FEMA mean? |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. PR management |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 09:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
60. Yeah, but |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
9. I feel so much safer with the likes of Chertoff at the helm of this admin- |
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jbonkowski (243 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
10. Not to defend him... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. hah |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Oh. but you know, the response afterwards need to be set in place PRIOR |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. see post #2 |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. so it' okay not to plan for, help with recovery from or mitigating against |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Sounds like you are defending him |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Federal EMERGENCY Management Agency |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 04:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
49. Yep! "Managing" an emergency requires a response. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Yeah, the cleanup & rebuilding are going Real Well... |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. "We'll help you AFTER your house is under water & you've nearly drowned." |
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Karmakaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. That may be what he's saying... |
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jbonkowski (243 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 04:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. Whatever... |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:14 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. FEMAs response was not a botched job |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
34. Then he needs to read his own home page |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 04:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
40. Well he would be dead fucking wrong |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 09:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
61. And he is wrong |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 09:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
62. Mmmmmm |
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BushOut06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. I actually did a term paper on FEMA in the 80s |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. Under this Admin, a pork barrel. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
19. Doesn't he know why FEMA was created? |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. Just when you think they can't get any dumber |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
22. Gotta admit, he's right. FEMA certainly ISN'T a response agency anymore. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. So what is FEMA suposed to do? |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. The technical term is "Patronage Mill" |
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Osito (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 05:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
51. A little explanation... |
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Usrename (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 09:47 PM Response to Reply #51 |
63. Yep, seamless coordination before, during, and after. |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
28. What he is saying is criminal. |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 04:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. Perhaps they are monitoring/planning other things |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 04:25 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. just curious . . . what's your source for this info? . . . thanx . . . n/t |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 04:38 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Mt. Weather is located on a public roadway. |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:59 PM Response to Reply #46 |
57. thanks . . . n/t |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
31. then they did an excellent job |
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melissinha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
33. F off Chertoff! If James Lee Witt were still chief... |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
36. Chertie's Doin a Fine Job! nt |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
37. Oh, holy Key-rist. Oh holy Key-rist. Can these people get any more |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
39. There is something inherently sadistic in neocon policy. They don't |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 04:22 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. A terrorized populace is more easily controlled. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 04:26 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Exactly. Neocons in Ontario in 1995 implemented the change in |
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DFWdem (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
45. I have serious doubts about the validity of this report |
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centristo (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 05:07 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. agreed --nt |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 05:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. I agree with you - this doesn't pass the smell test. |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
54. Then if that's the case |
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Nothing Without Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
55. So, is this being blacked-out in the US major media? K & R |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
58. You're doing a heck of a job, Mikey! |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
64. It is a slush fund, not a responce agency for disasters. |
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fearnobush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
65. "Louisiana is a city that is largely underwater." M. Cherkoff |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
66. To bad the Fed Govt. didn't know that |
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jhain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
67. he should have checked on the internets first: |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
68. at least he's being candid |
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SharonRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
69. What a moran! |
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