Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Maalox for Rove on Charley FEMA News
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Consider this a bad swing state day.
Hurricane Charley ripped straight along the Interstate 4 corridor across Florida, which just happens to be one of the most hotly contested areas of the state in the upcoming election. Hence, the visit by the Bush Boys.
However, I can't imagine this response from FEMA director Michael Brown went down very well at Karl Rove's house this morning:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued $2 million in payments to 1,070 disaster victims. That's a small portion of the 35,000 people who have applied for relief, but FEMA director Michael Brown pledged that more checks were on the way.
[snip]
The government won't just hand money out pell-mell, FEMA chief Brown emphasized.
"We have a moral and fiduciary obligation to give this money to those who need it and meet the criteria so that we can protect the taxpayers," Brown said. "This is your money and my money." [GN's emphasis]
What an incredibly stupid, callous and ill-timed comment.
That quote is certain to cheer the hearts of all those remaining 33,930 Florida residents who have applied for relief because their lives have been ripped away from them.
Who happen to live in the area that may decide the next Presidential election.
My.
KR: "Get me Diebold on the phone; we've got problems!"
posted by Gotham 12:37 PM
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