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September 28, 2005
Brownie Fights Back
Former Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown lashed out at his critics during a Congressional hearing Tuesday. Democrats on the committee boycotted the televised event, but a few representatives of the stricken area showed up to grill the man who has received much of the blame for problems associated with Hurricane Katrina.
There were softballs and hardballs as well as a few cheap shots. Brown appeared to be credible and well spoken, feisty and unwilling to be intimidated by the Congressmen. Contrary to media reports, Brown admitted that he made mistakes, but portrayed FEMA as an agency compromised by attrition and now only a small part of the gargantuan Department Homeland Security. He suggested that DHS singular focus on protecting the nation from terrorism overwhelms FEMA’s mission.
He also leveled criticism at Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. He claimed that he failed to get them to settle their differences early enough to issue and facilitate a mandatory evacuation. This marks the first time an administration official has put any responsibility for lapses on the Democrats who run the state. Brown said that he realized too late that “Louisiana was dysfunctional.”
He also attacked the media for exaggerated, misreported and sensationalized coverage of the events surrounding the disaster that actually hindered rescue and relief efforts. Little of what has been reported by the Old Media has been accurate, from the sobbing parish president on “Meet the Press” to estimates of body counts in the tens of thousands.
Brown also took issue with the personal attacks on his resume and qualifications to hold the position. He noted that he successfully presided over 150 declared emergencies during his tenure.
The former FEMA chief’s performance was so effective that the Old Media went full out to distort his testimony. It also drove Blanco to issue a statement accusing Brown of lying to Congress and prompted her appearance in Washington on Wednesday.
It would appear that Democrats’ strategy of pressing for an “independent” 9/11-style commission is failing, since Republicans have moved forward with hearings into the matter already. Witnesses are offering testimony that will likely alter public perception of the response to the storm. That will be a disaster for the Democrats and the media since several important points will emerge that challenge their version, which has been, “Bush’s fault, Brown’s fault.”
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