Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I think the biggest single cause of fuckup was simply that the Bush Adminstration redirected FEMA after 9/11 so that it was not in charge of an emergency situation, but there to serve local administrators basically doing what they asked.
That, and that the qualifications for FEMA and Homeland jobs seem to place patronage above experience and ability. Look at the current regional directors of FEMA and their qualifications: [link]
Hec, would you provide a link for that, please?
That quote is at the end of the big New York Times review of the mismanagement of the relief efforts.
Yep. That's my question. How could the POTUS know less than the average citizen?
Because the POTUS cares less than the average citizen. Simple enough.
And because "Crime makes you stupid."
I love you, Erika.
Yep. That's my question. How could the POTUS know less than the average citizen?
Because the POTUS cares less than the average citizen. Simple enough.
And because he doesn't read or watch TV. He doesn't have to - he's always right, and doesn't need to be bothered by those pesky "facts."
Thanks, Brenda. It's an icon for a reason.(three times may be overkill, but hey)
TIM: Why would he take the car, knowing it's the first thing we'd be looking for?
FRANK: Because crime makes you stupid.
TIM: May I quote you on that?
Ha. Wanna see Jack McCoy try to run Shrub in for depraved indifference... but you know someone would sigh and tell him not to make new laws, and his jurisdiction is NY anyway, not NOLA.
But I don't expect the President ought to have to watch TV, to get the news. I mean, I would think he'd tune into CNN once in a while, but really, how much time would I want any President watching TV? Not much. I want them working. And, I want them to have sources that are equal/superior to the network news. Maybe the President should have a group of advisors. We could call them a cabinet. And we could appoint certain top military officials to keep him up to date on things, too. We could call them the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Nah. Sounds like hard work.