Brown resigns FEMA!

by **Fearless** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:02 pm

Banner on CNN.... <a href="http://www.cnn.com/">www.cnn.com/</a>

by **DrDebugDU** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:37 pm

n/t

by **Peachtree Pam** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:48 pm

Embattled FEMA Director Mike Brown Resigns Sep 12 3:08 PM US/Eastern By RON FOURNIER AP Political Writer WASHINGTON Federal Emergency Management Agency director Mike Brown said Monday he has resigned "in the best interest of the agency and best interest of the president," three days after losing his onsite command of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. "The focus has got to be on FEMA, what the people are trying to do down there," Brown told The Associated Press. His decision was not a surprise. Brown was abruptly recalled to Washington on Friday, a clear vote of no confidence from his superiors at the White House and the Department of Homeland Security. Brown had been roundly criticized for FEMA's bearish response to the hurricane, which has caused political problem for Bush and fellow Republicans. "I'm turning in my resignation today," Brown said. "I think it's in the best interest of the agency and the best interest of the president to do that and get the media focused on the good things that are going on, instead of me."

by **Starman** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:01 pm

The monstrous crimes resulting from Brown's mismanagement of FEMA and added to by many dozens of officials in positions of local, state and Federal authority directly extend from depraved indifference to human life, criminal negligence and official misfeasance --These crimes cry out for Justice. General Guidelines: Depraved indifference entails extremely dangerous and fatal conduct performed without specific homicidal intent but with a depraved kind of wantonness. Manslaughter. A person is guilty of manslaughter if the person recklessly, or with criminal negligence, causes the death of another human being; or intentionally or knowingly causes the death of another human being under circumstances that do not constitute murder because the person causes the death while under the influence of extreme anger or extreme fear brought about by adequate provocation. Title 17-A, 203, 1. Manslaughter is usually a Class A crime. Murder. A person is guilty of murder if the person intentionally or knowingly causes the death of another human being; engages in conduct that manifests a depraved indifference to the value of human life and that in fact causes the death of another human being. A complete definition can be found in Title 17-A, 201, 1. Murder is usually a Class A crime. See also Felony Murder. Reckless conduct. A person is guilty of reckless conduct if the person recklessly creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to another person. Reckless conduct is a Class D crime. Terrorizing. A person is guilty of terrorizing if that person communicates to any person a threat to commit or to cause to be committed a crime of violence dangerous to human life, against the person to whom the communication is made or another, and the natural and probable consequence of such a threat, whether or not such consequence in fact occurs is: to place the person to whom the threat is communicated or the person threatened in reasonable fear that a crime will be committed; or to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transport or to cause the occupants of a building to be moved to or required to remain in a designated secure area. Terrorizing is usually a Class C or D crime. Murder in the second degree: Under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person, and thereby causes the death of another person; or Under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, and being eighteen years old or more the defendant recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of serious physical injury or death to another person less than eleven years old and thereby causes the death of such person. Murder in the second degree is a class A-I felony. Assault in the first degree. A person is guilty of assault in the first degree when: Under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person, and thereby causes serious physical injury to another person; or In the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempted commission of a felony or of immediate flight there from, he, or another participant if there be any, causes serious physical injury to a person other than one of the participants. Assault in the first degree is a class B felony. Manslaughter in the second degree. A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when: He recklessly causes the death of another person; Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony. Assault in the second degree. A person is guilty of assault in the second degree when: He recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument. Reckless endangerment in the first degree. A person is guilty of reckless endangerment in the first degree when, under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person. Reckless endangerment in the first degree is a class D felony. Aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old. A person is guilty of aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old when being eighteen years old or more the defendant commits the crime of assault in the third degree as defined in section 120.00 of this article upon a person less than eleven years old and has been previously convicted of such crime upon a person less than eleven years old within the preceding three years. Aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old is a class E felony. Criminally negligent homicide. A person is guilty of criminally negligent homicide when, with criminal negligence, he causes the death of another person. Criminally negligent homicide is a class E felony. Issuing a false certificate. A person is guilty of issuing a false certificate when, being a public servant authorized by law to make or issue official certificates or other official written instruments, and with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another person, he issues such an instrument, or makes the same with intent that it be issued, knowing that it contains a false statement or false information. Issuing a false certificate is a class E felony. Obstructing governmental administration in the first degree. A person is guilty of obstructing governmental administration in the first degree when he commits the crime of obstructing governmental administration in the second degree by means of interfering with a telecommunications system thereby causing serious physical injury to another person. Obstructing governmental administration in the first degree is a class E felony. Defrauding the government. A person is guilty of defrauding the government when, being a public servant or party officer, he: (a) engages in a scheme constituting a systematic ongoing course of conduct with intent to defraud the state or a political subdivision of the state or a governmental instrumentality within the state or to obtain property from the state or a political subdivision of the state or a governmental instrumentality within the state by false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or promises and (b) so obtains property with a value in excess of one thousand dollars from such state, political subdivision or governmental instrumentality. Defrauding the government is a class E felony. Making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree. A person is guilty of making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree when he commits the crime of making an apparently sworn false statement in the second degree, and when (a) the written instrument involved is one for which an oath is required by law, and (b) the false statement contained therein is made with intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his official functions, and (c) such false statement is material to the action, proceeding or matter involved. Making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree is a class E felony. Assault in the third degree. A person is guilty of assault in the third degree when: He recklessly causes physical injury to another person; or With criminal negligence, he causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument. Assault in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor. Reckless endangerment in the second degree. A person is guilty of reckless endangerment in the second degree when he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person. Reckless endangerment in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor. Official misconduct. A public servant is guilty of official misconduct when, with intent to obtain a benefit or deprive another person of a benefit: He commits an act relating to his office but constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official functions, knowing that such act is unauthorized; or He knowingly refrains from performing a duty which is imposed upon him by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of his office. Official misconduct is a class A misdemeanor. Making a punishable false written statement. A person is guilty of making a punishable false written statement when he knowingly makes a false statement, which he does not believe to be true, in a written instrument bearing a legally authorized form notice to the effect that false statements made therein are punishable. Making a punishable false written statement is a class A misdemeanor. Making an apparently sworn false statement in the second degree. A person is guilty of making an apparently sworn false statement in the second degree when (a) he subscribes a written instrument knowing that it contains a statement which is in fact false and which he does not believe to be true, and (b) he intends or believes that such instrument will be uttered or delivered with a jurat affixed thereto, and (c) such instrument is uttered or delivered with a jurat affixed thereto. Making an apparently sworn false statement in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor. Obstructing governmental administration in the second degree. A person is guilty of obstructing governmental administration when he intentionally obstructs, impairs or perverts the administration of law or other governmental function or prevents or attempts to prevent a public servant from performing an official function, by means of intimidation, physical force or interference, or by means of any independently unlawful act, or by means of interfering, whether or not physical force is involved, with radio, telephone, television or other telecommunications systems owned or operated by the state, or a county, city, town, village, fire district or emergency medical service or by means of releasing a dangerous animal under circumstances evincing the actors intent that the animal obstruct governmental administration. Obstructing governmental administration is a class A misdemeanor. Are there any Federal Prosecuters not under the Klepto-Corporatocracy's leash or thumb or threats? (sigh) I fear most Americans are in for some harsh awakenings. "What went wrong?" President (sic) Bush, when asked if he was going to fire the guy he was talking about when he said, "You've been doing a heck of a job here, Mikey!" What a fucking deluded, out-of-touch, dangerous psychopath. Starman

by **Col Quisp** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:36 pm

Jim Garrison was still around..... Good points, Starman.

by **Fearless** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:57 pm

Bush Picks New FEMA Head Without Knowing Previous One Resigned <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/katrina_brown">news.yahoo.com/s/ap/katrina_brown</a> The president ducked questions about Brown's resignation. "Maybe you know something I don't know. I've been working," the president said to reporters on an inspection tour of damage in Gulfport, Miss. Bush said he planned to talk with Brown's boss, Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff, from Air Force One on the flight back to Washington. ----- Then: <a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N12503695.htm">www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N12503695.htm</a> Bush picks Paulison as acting FEMA head 12 Sep 2005 20:56:42 GMT Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Monday named David Paulison, a top official in the Homeland Security Department, to replace Michael Brown on an acting basis as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Bush moved quickly to put Paulison in charge of FEMA after Brown resigned the position under fire for the slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina that killed hundreds and displace 1 million people. Thanks to jsamuel @ DU <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4748270">www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4748270</a> This isn't a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing. It's painfully obvious that Bush isn't in charge. But we've known that all along.

by **dbeach** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:22 pm

gotta protect der ruthless leader. more to come Fitzie gonna have big SURPRISE for both rover and scooter

by **AnnaLivia** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 3:40 pm

i can't get too excited about a resignation. bob packwood was allowed to resign, too, and all that meant was that you and i are still providing that ass with a high standard of living...until he dies. wonder what brownie's compensation package looks like, and, as these people reward for loyalty, unless he knows and tells some secrets, he'll just end up being well cared-for by the cabal in another capacity. some justice.

by **Starman** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:54 pm

AnnaLivia said: "wonder what brownie's compensation package looks like, and, as these people reward for loyalty, unless he knows and tells some secrets, he'll just end up being well cared-for by the cabal in another capacity. some justice." Ah-- My sentiments exactly! This buncha Federal Mafia thugs with Bush playing the nominal high-visibility frontman have NEVER acknowledged mistakes, despite their having arguably damaged the US in countless terrible ways -- but they've served their corporate/transnational interests well. The amazing thing is that they've evidently tapped into what motivates so many people in powerful positions, to make them complicit in either aiding their monstrous crimes or covering-up for them -- masters of blackmail, intimidation, threats, bribes, and propaganda. I'm too disgusted for words even. It almost seems like the nation, or a damn good part of it, is under a spell (perhaps aided by EMP technology?) The script keeps gettin' uglier and uglier. (I wouldn't be too surprised at this point to see B 'sacrificed' in a public JFK-repeat-type spectacle to make Cheney the acting Prez, with the heavy military drama THAT would bring -- thus playing-off the trumped-up sympathies and manipulated hysteria of a covert false-flag plot. Wouldn't that 'fit' their end-justifies-means agenda? Such a 'daring' terrorist operation (convenient culprits identified with enemy-state sanction and ruthless retribution forthcoming) would easily fit into the NWO agenda, and fitting the 'always more daring than anyone imagined' faux-pretense. These people are Baaaaad news alright -- tho most folks here know that already. Such awareness is a heavy load to carry. But stay bright and pass the light -- they HATE it so! Starman

by **Martha** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:25 am

New FEMA boss is 'Duct Tape Man' (Keith Olbermann) SECAUCUS — If Michael Brown’s resignation this afternoon as the head of FEMA was supposed to end the political controversy over the administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina, it probably won't. In another gesture symbolizing the continued confusion of the federal response, the man President Bush immediately named to succeed “Brownie,” proves to have been the same FEMA official who, two-and-a-half years ago, suggested that Americans stock up on duct tape to protect against a biological or chemical terrorist attack. David Paulison, then the government's Fire Administrator, joined with the then-head of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, on February 10th, 2003, to say that duct tape and plastic sheeting should be part of any home's "survival kit" in preparation for a terrorist attack. That set off a run on duct tape at stores, and widespread criticism of the administration. It might have been the first time after 9/11 that a large number of Americans wondered if the government really knew what it was talking about when it came to disaster preparedness. also - Paulison brings an extensive resume to the post. He ran fire operations for Miami-Dade County in Florida, and was past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. But in light of the response to this hurricane, another comment he made at the time of the Duct Tape announcements rings especially loudly. Paulison said in February, 2003, that in the first 48 to 72 hours of an emergency, many Americans would likely have to look after themselves. ---- Sorry if this was posted somewhere else here, I didn't see it. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8514671/">here</a>

Brown resigns FEMA!

Brown resigns FEMA!

GOOD RIDDENS!

Brown

Resignation first-stage, Next?

If only...

BWHAHAHAHA

Re: BWHAHAHAHA

wish my titles were as funny as Ferry's

Resignation Non-event -- Business as Usual

So why don't I feel any safer now?...

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