FEMA CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES.
“Chutzpah” is a Yiddish word that means impudence and brass. As an example I point to George W. Bush swearing to uphold the constitution – and then doing what he’s been doing as President.
FEMA – the Federal Emergency Management Agency became infamous with their total screw-up after Hurricane Katrina. They became the federal poster boy for incompetence and stupidity. Hoping them to come to Americans aide during a disaster would be like buying a “Parenting Book” by Britney Spears.
But surprise of surprises during the recent horrendous fires in Southern California FEMA actually got their act together and did very good work helping those whose homes were destroyed. FEMA took bows and deserved it for their quick action. You’d think an Agency that overcame some of the bad publicity would learn a few things about public relations.
I guess they can’t help themselves…once a fuck-up always a fuck-up. They decided to hold a press conference to explain the differences between the San Diego fires and New Orleans. Great idea to get your message out. One problem, FEMA's press conference didn't invite any reporters to it. It was the first press conference ever with no press. The questions were read by employees of FEMA and the spokesperson had the supposed 'questions' before him and his answers were written out before hand. It turns out the press conference was a total phony – it was a set-up and engineered by FEMA management. When the truth came out there were lots of embarrassed red faces all around.
The simple question is why would they spoil real accomplishments by putting out a fake press conference? Could their idiocy be genetic? The White House and the rest of the executive were caught unaware by this cheap stunt. In one fell-swoop FEMA reverted to once again becoming a laughing stock. Does the words "Way to go Brownie" ring a bell?
FEMA – the Federal Emergency Management Agency became infamous with their total screw-up after Hurricane Katrina. They became the federal poster boy for incompetence and stupidity. Hoping them to come to Americans aide during a disaster would be like buying a “Parenting Book” by Britney Spears.
But surprise of surprises during the recent horrendous fires in Southern California FEMA actually got their act together and did very good work helping those whose homes were destroyed. FEMA took bows and deserved it for their quick action. You’d think an Agency that overcame some of the bad publicity would learn a few things about public relations.
I guess they can’t help themselves…once a fuck-up always a fuck-up. They decided to hold a press conference to explain the differences between the San Diego fires and New Orleans. Great idea to get your message out. One problem, FEMA's press conference didn't invite any reporters to it. It was the first press conference ever with no press. The questions were read by employees of FEMA and the spokesperson had the supposed 'questions' before him and his answers were written out before hand. It turns out the press conference was a total phony – it was a set-up and engineered by FEMA management. When the truth came out there were lots of embarrassed red faces all around.
The simple question is why would they spoil real accomplishments by putting out a fake press conference? Could their idiocy be genetic? The White House and the rest of the executive were caught unaware by this cheap stunt. In one fell-swoop FEMA reverted to once again becoming a laughing stock. Does the words "Way to go Brownie" ring a bell?
posted by THE RANTING OLD GEEZER at 12:59 PM
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