Comments on: FEMA Emails Detail Brown’s Ignorance http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Meredith http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-3070 Meredith Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:45:35 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/#comment-3070 Indeed, Justin, they did do some MacGuyver-type stuff. Some rich, genius computer guy, who was living (or visiting?) NO at the time pitched in with all his stuff and helped local gov't officials rig up an internet connection/phone line. I either saw that on a documentary on Katrina on PBS, or it was some CBS Special Report that came on before Bush's speech (where he was in LA with a beautiful back-drop, and he detailed his plans for repairs and rebuilding) Indeed, Justin, they did do some MacGuyver-type stuff. Some rich, genius computer guy, who was living (or visiting?) NO at the time pitched in with all his stuff and helped local gov’t officials rig up an internet connection/phone line.

I either saw that on a documentary on Katrina on PBS, or it was some CBS Special Report that came on before Bush’s speech (where he was in LA with a beautiful back-drop, and he detailed his plans for repairs and rebuilding)

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-2957 Justin Gardner Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:29:05 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/#comment-2957 <blockquote>I was just pondering something. How did Marty Bahamonde manage to send emails with his blackberry? Maybe I am am not remembering corectly, or these devices work on a different system, but, didnt the hurricaine take out all cell service? Or did they manage to establish a few emergency cell towers in the superdome?</blockquote> I think they rigged something up so communications could get out. In fact, I remember a story where they did some MacGyver type stuff, but I can't seem to find it right now.

I was just pondering something. How did Marty Bahamonde manage to
send emails with his blackberry? Maybe I am am not remembering corectly, or these devices work on a different system, but, didnt
the hurricaine take out all cell service? Or did they manage to establish
a few emergency cell towers in the superdome?

I think they rigged something up so communications could get out. In fact, I remember a story where they did some MacGyver type stuff, but I can’t seem to find it right now.

]]> By: Chris Walker http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-2954 Chris Walker Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:32:50 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/#comment-2954 I was just pondering something. How did Marty Bahamonde manage to send emails with his blackberry? Maybe I am am not remembering corectly, or these devices work on a different system, but, didnt the hurricaine take out all cell service? Or did they manage to establish a few emergency cell towers in the superdome? I was just pondering something. How did Marty Bahamonde manage to
send emails with his blackberry? Maybe I am am not remembering corectly, or these devices work on a different system, but, didnt
the hurricaine take out all cell service? Or did they manage to establish
a few emergency cell towers in the superdome?

]]> By: Chris Walker http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-2953 Chris Walker Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:12:31 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/#comment-2953 Frankly, after reading the scans of the emails, i'm definatly less impressed at the liberal whining about things. I notice only 2 of these emails directed at Mr Brown himself, realy only one of them of any importance. Ober all though, these emails make this sound like typical government bureaucracy messing things up....again....... Perhaps Brown has some responsibility for not doing much about the bureaucratic bloat, but i'm underwelmed by this overall. Frankly, after reading the scans of the emails, i’m definatly less impressed at the liberal whining about things. I notice only 2 of these
emails directed at Mr Brown himself, realy only one of them of any importance. Ober all though, these emails make this sound like typical government bureaucracy messing things up….again……. Perhaps Brown has some responsibility for not doing much about the bureaucratic bloat, but i’m underwelmed by this overall.

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-2949 Justin Gardner Sat, 22 Oct 2005 20:58:30 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/#comment-2949 Whoa. Simply, and sadly, amazing... Whoa. Simply, and sadly, amazing…

]]> By: Elyas Bakhtiari http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/comment-page-1/#comment-2947 Elyas Bakhtiari Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:54:29 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/10/22/the-fema-emails-detail-browns-ignorance/#comment-2947 Not to mention, Brown's 30-day contract to investigate the FEMA's Katrina-failures has just <a href="http://www.ablogistan.com/archives/2005/10/brownie_still_o.html" rel="nofollow">been extended</a>. So the guy is still receiving taxpayer dollars to investigate his own failure. Not to mention, Brown’s 30-day contract to investigate the FEMA’s Katrina-failures has just been extended. So the guy is still receiving taxpayer dollars to investigate his own failure.

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