Questioning the validity and usefulness of FEMA
shamelessly stolen from revolutionnow05 in the americandissent LJ community:
What will FEMA block next??
FEMA won't accept Amtrak's help in evacuations
FEMA turns away experienced firefighters
FEMA turns back Wal-Mart supply trucks
FEMA prevents Coast Guard from delivering diesel fuel
FEMA won't let Red Cross deliver food
FEMA bars morticians from entering New Orleans
FEMA blocks 500-boat citizen flotilla from delivering aid
FEMA fails to utilize Navy ship with 600-bed hospital on board
FEMA to Chicago: Send just one truck
FEMA turns away generators
FEMA: "First Responders Urged Not To Respond"
That last one is real -- not satire but straight from FEMA's website.
full story here
Also two Bush 2000 Florida recount aides were awarded with top FEMA posts Michael Brown being one of them
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