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Uhm… Wow?
Brownie has a new job! And you’ll never believe what it is!!!
Former FEMA Director Michael Brown, heavily criticized for his agency?s slow response to Hurricane Katrina, is starting a disaster preparedness consulting firm to help clients avoid the sort of errors that cost him his job.
See, the best part about being a wealthy white male is that there’s virtually nothing you can do to hurt your overall economic well-being. Even if no one will hire you because you’re a complete fuck-up whose grievous errors cost people their lives, you can always start a your own consulting firm advising people on how not to be complete fuck-ups like you. I’ll bet you anything the White House hired Ken Lay to teach those in-house ethics classes…
The lawyer admits that while he was head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency mistakes were made in the response to Katrina.
Nooooooo! Mistakes? I can’t think of any!
He also said he had been planning to quit before the hurricane hit.
But instead, he quit while the hurricane was hitting.
?Hurricane Katrina showed how bad disasters can be, and there?s an incredible need for individuals and businesses to understand how important preparedness is,? he said.
Especially when they’re in charge of the fucking Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Brown said companies already have expressed interested in his consulting business, Michael D. Brown LLC. He plans to run it from the Boulder area, where he lived before joining the Bush administration in 2001.
?I?m doing a lot of good work with some great clients,? Brown said. ?My wife, children and my grandchild still love me. My parents are still proud of me.?
“Plus, my mom says I’m still the handsomest guy in school!”
Heckuva job, Brownie. Heck. Uv. A. Job.
celticgirl said,
November 25, 2005 at 15:03
Woot???!!! The mind boggles…
Sadly, No! said,
November 25, 2005 at 16:31
His first contract? Helping Michael D. Brown LLC get ready for its bankrupcty filing.
phleabo said,
November 25, 2005 at 16:35
Yes, but Dr. BLT is still a shitty no talent hack.
Timmah420 said,
November 25, 2005 at 17:48
And Michael Moore is still fat.
Seriously though, that shit makes me sick, does this guy have no shame? If I had been in charge of what later became known as the most incompetent relief effort ever, I’d have trouble showing my face at the supermarket, let alone starting a consulting business in the same area of expertise.
Brownie needs a good, solid ass kicking!
phleabo said,
November 25, 2005 at 17:59
Yeah, and Ann Coulter is no longer a man.
No, Brownie needs enough time to get some clients willing to pay him so they can get shamed in a very public way for being willing to pay that worthless sack of shit for anything.
Jeff said,
November 25, 2005 at 18:08
Folks, come on. He’s trying to help others. He’s giving advice on how people can avoid making the same mistakes he made, and his first tip doesn’t just help those in the field of emergency preparedness:
‘If you have absolutely no qualifications for an important position, do NOT take it!’
If I’m not mistaken Brown’s first client was Harriet Meirs.
Dan Someone said,
November 25, 2005 at 18:18
We have truly fallen down the rabbit hole. Up is most definitely down, and at this juncture, I am prepared to say that black is indeed white.
Great googly moogly.
Sniper said,
November 26, 2005 at 1:36
You can’t blame the guy for capitalizing on his recent notoriety. After all, he needs to keep raking in the big bucks so he can spend the equivalent of a police officer’s annual salary to maintain his status as a “fashion god”.
jnfr said,
November 26, 2005 at 2:49
I find it hard to believe that Boulder will be welcoming to good old Drownie.
RightWingRoadKill said,
November 26, 2005 at 8:29
Hasn’t anyone here ever lost a job before?
Timmah420 said,
November 26, 2005 at 9:49
Not for negligent homocide.
RightWingRoadKill said,
November 26, 2005 at 10:22
Well, now that you put it that way, neither have I. I wish I could say the same for negligent homophobia.
MaryOGrady said,
November 26, 2005 at 19:11
Those of us who love New Orleans and its culture have a new game for you:
Name as many body appendages as you can that Brownie should be hung up by. Now, consider what kind of fire to light underneath him.
g said,
November 26, 2005 at 19:35
Seriously, can you imagine anyone actually hiring him to help them with disaster prep?
Mary, I think Brownie’s deserved fate would be to be shut in an attic without an axe while the water rises.
Timmah420 said,
November 26, 2005 at 21:01
Don’t forget that there should also be some of BLT’s music playing in the background too.
Edmund Schluessel said,
November 26, 2005 at 22:49
One recalls all those initiatives to prevent convicts from profiting the infamy of their crimes…
chimera said,
November 27, 2005 at 2:07
Betcha one of Drownie, LLC’s first contracts is with the Feds… no-bid and everything!
Stacy Rosenbaum said,
November 27, 2005 at 18:42
We see this over and over again in corporate America. A guy is fired for being a lousy CEO, or he drives he company into bankrupcty, and then a few months later he has another super-high paying job.
Dr. BLT, The Song Blogger said,
November 28, 2005 at 18:38
Timmah, I knew that sooner or later you would become obsessed with my music. Don’t feel bad. It’s a guilty pleasure for many liberals.
Donald said,
December 4, 2005 at 8:43
Actually, his advice could be quite useful in a negative sense. Pay him for it and do the exact opposite of what he suggests.
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