He starts off by accepting some responsibility. As example, for not being able to get the Mayor of New Orleans and the Gov. Blanco to work together. A very smooth start, blaming others from almost the first word.
Of course, he also lied.
FEMA's approach worked in Mississippi and Alabama, Brown told the committee. Of the disastrous flooding that stranded thousands for days in New Orleans, he said, "The only variable was the state government officials involved."
Very few in Mississippi are willing to say any kind words about FEMA.
And the lying continued.
Brown said the lack of a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans before the storm was "the tipping point for all the other things that went wrong." Brown said he had personally pushed Louisiana Gov. Blanco to order such an evacuation.
Just a little reminder;
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin declared a state of emergency Sunday and ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city.
If memory serves, this was the first time New Orleans had ever had a mandatory evacuation ordered.
But when defending the Bush administration, his apologist never balk at 'redefining' the truth.
I have to wonder, will Brown explain why trucks of supplies have been sent all over the US. Will he explain why 1000 rescue firefighters were sent to Atlanta for training on how to distribute flyers, and not to Mississippi and New Orleans for rescue work. Will he explain how a Canadian rescue team could get to one Louisiana Parrish 5 day before the US military, and 6 days before FEMA.
Or will he just blame others.
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