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Schieffer: Just Fire The People Responsible For The Disaster Agency's Fake News Conference

[jetranger7]

Thats Why I can''t get a good Job,, Because I''m NOT Stupid Enough to work in an Enviroment like that around others who are that Stupid !! Don''t these people supposedely have College Degrees to be in the positions they''re in ?? Thats the problem right there, this is how their taught in these Over Glorified Colleges and Universities, how to be Ignorant and Stupid and Play along, they love to play games just like in College, thats how they get their jobs, Common Sense and reality is out of the picture for a vast majority of people in Management anymore, everythings a Game !!!!

[horse3farm]

andor3: WHAT?

[myidoncbs]

This story comes as no surprise, coming from the same people who "managed" the Katrina disaster. However, it is good news that someone is pointing out the fakery. For the past several years, all too often, the so-called "news" reports, and almost always, the "opinion" pieces, have been nothing more than regurgitations of the official government-sanctioned BS.

So, congratulations to Bob Schieffer for revealing the truth about FEMA''s phony news conference.

[cyberus-2009]

Said it before, say it again.
From an adminstration that holds its new conferences on military bases and gives the troops questions to to ask this suprises us why?

[formrusmcsgt]

Bush Jr. set the bar for intelligence in public agencies to historically low levels when he took the oath of office.

Posted by fairandbal at 10:27 PM : Oct 28, 2007

Bush has demonstrated time after time that he has no real prowess in selecting competent staff.

Remember when Cheney was asked to find a running mate for Dubya. Cheney''s choice was himself, and Dubya said "OK".

He then went on to Rove, Rumsfeld, Michael Brown, Gonzales, etc., etc., etc.

The only solid choice, Powell, was prostituted before the U.N like a $2 *** and bailed.

[crater7]

I LOVE THIS ONE. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT CHERTOFF AND CHENEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS EFFORT?

CHERTOFF NO. CHENEY, WELL YES, HE WAS PROBABLY NAPING AT THE BREIFING.

SERIOUSLY FOLKS, NO, YOU CAN''T BE SERIOUS WITH THIS KIND OF DUMBER THAN DUMB EFFORTS TO OUTRIGHT LIE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. JUST MORE OR THE SAME FROM THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION, THAT HAS BEEN LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR NEARLY SEVEN YEARS.

TAKE A HINT FROM CHENEY HIMSELF;

"WAKE UP AMERICA"............

STAYYYYYYYYYY THE COURSE.......

[adian1-2009]

I just wonder: is there a bottom for George/*** doing the ridicule? And to think that we the people pay for the time and effort wasted in these phony undertakings!!!

[andor3]

"Funny, when government organizations fail at their job (as FEMA has done with Katrina, etc.), their knee-jerk reaction is usually `We need more money to make it work better.` In the private sector, ..."

comparing business and private companies is not very useful. government is an extension of the people and is funded by us to serve our needs. business is an extension of the owners/shareholders and exists to make money for them.

Sometimes serving needs is expensive, and it is a knee-jerk reaction to assume that money would not improve these agency services. Money buys things and hires good people to manage things. If you are short on supplies and talent, money can often fix that. It is the same in the "private sector"-- a project that fails often leads to more investors, hiring consultants, more advertising, incentive bonus programs.

The lesson is not that more funding is always a bad idea, the lesson is that the proper funding is a good idea.

[nothappyatall]

Good job Brownie!
Good job Ricey!

[feelfree1]

Mr. Schieffer,

Do you really believe that Chertoff and Cheney were unaware of this effort?

[ioweign]

You know...I had a gut feeling about FEMA !!

[fairandbal]

Funny, when government organizations fail at their job (as FEMA has done with Katrina, etc.), their knee-jerk reaction is usually "We need more money to make it work better."

In the private sector, companies that do not succeed in meeting the demands of consumers will fail. How ironic it is that government gets rewarded for failure?

Posted by JT_Lancer at 06:42 PM : Oct 28, 2007

You can''t be more wrong. When private sector companies do not succeed in meeting demands of consumers, the companies get bailed out and the CEO''s get multi million dollar golden parachutes. (see Chrysler, NWA, Big Oil, Ford, the list goes on...)

[fairandbal]

Loved this title... but it''s not FEMA''s fault...
Bush Jr. set the bar for intelligence in public agencies to historically low levels when he took the oath of office.

[cfin5]

Guess I''m a bit "Johnny come lately" on this story.......still can''t believe this happened! I heard them talking on the radio about Chertoff''s turbo charged 1st. Amendment verbal command of all the Anglo-Saxon pros intertwined eloquently and thoroughly describing all the colorful metaphors and improper usages of the color brown and yellow......Hope the verbally afflicted simpletons were wearing the proper FEMA approved diapers.

[usaprophet]

Become part of this 21st Century political revolution and vote for Ron Paul. Get off your couch, put your remote control down, and become active in your nation''s political process. The Neocons, the Socialists and every other special interest group in this country are certainly involved. Therein lies the problem. Instead of being a government of and by the people, as The Founders intended, ours is a government by and for the corporations, political action committees, non-governmental organizations, labor unions, and a plethera of other special interest groups which are permitted to make unlimited campaign contributions, and thereby gain under influence over their political ******. Your average voter knows no such influence. In Congress, Paul is generally admired for his resistance to such influence, and for his lack of ego. They don''t call him Dr. No for no reason. He consistanly votes against pork-barrel spending. In a rice-growing, cattle-ranching district, Paul consistently votes against farm subsidies. In the very district where, on the night of Sept. 8, 1900, a storm destroyed the city of Galveston, leaving 6,000 dead, and where repairs from Hurricane Rita and refugees from Hurricane Katrina continue to exact a toll, he votes against FEMA and flood aid. In a district that is home to many employees of the Johnson Space Center, he votes against financing NASA. That''s a man with Presidential-like integrity and principles. Ron Paul has my vote.

[kaelinda]

If the press conference was called only 15 minutes before it was held, perhaps Chertoff didn''t know about it. Which says a lot of negative things about his ability to lead his staff. Sigh.

I have never voted democrat in my life, and this time, as long as Hillary Clinton is NOT on the ballot, I just might find myself voting a straight democrat ticket.

[skyk-2009]

Why would anyone expect any real truth from a Republican? Clean house once and for all in 2007 and 2008. Everyone should vote a straight Democrat ticket.
No exceptions!


Posted by rayuk at 02:55 PM : Oct 28, 2007
+ rep

Agreed. Anyone voting for Republican''s after all the failure we''ve seen from them doesn''t deserve better.

[jt_lancer]

Funny, when government organizations fail at their job (as FEMA has done with Katrina, etc.), their knee-jerk reaction is usually "We need more money to make it work better."

In the private sector, companies that do not succeed in meeting the demands of consumers will fail. How ironic it is that government gets rewarded for failure?

[jd9514]

Where is Donald Rumsfeld when you need him???

[kennergirl]

I worked for the government (city level) for 10 years and I can believe anything. Most of the people didn''t try to do anything more than what was there "job". Even if it was their job they would shuffle it around if it just might be someone else''s job. So don''t call up a government office and try to explain too much because before you know it you''ll be transferred fifteen times and end up with the first person you talked to. Believe me working for the government is a joke. Most of the people in any kind decision making position got there because of one of two reasons 1) they knew someone or 2) they kissed butt (to put it nicely).