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Wow. Our friends at FEMA render an entirely new dimension to the expression "so bad you can’t even make this stuff up." Supposedly they are doing a spiffy (as opposed to a heckuva) job with the So. cal fires due to the many things learned post -Katrina.
I will leave commentary about that one to one of the many families currently still residing in a dinky, non-hurricane proof, toxic chemical laced FEMA trailer. Remember dear readers, that I was there in winter of 2005 when the trailers arrived on dock, and my colleague took the task of letting folks walk in and "tour" those little trailers. I walked in and could not figure out how 2-3 people were supposed to live in that little thing like underground ants. But I digress…
Now this, this, even the very non-left MSN had to blare the headline: "FEMA stages fake Press Conference":
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/26/fema-softball-presser
The comments posted really say it all: "is this for a SNL skit?"
"How Orwellian can we get?"
and they wonder why people still question whether we faked the entire moon landing…conspiracy freaks rejoice, FEMA just handed you a freaking bazooka of a weapon.
In New Orleans one could buy all sorts of funny shirts in the aftermath of Katrian.
Mine read ‘Make Levees, not War." Others included, "FEMA, the new F*** word."
Or how about "Katrina Blew, Bush Sucked." Others simply read ‘Arabian Horse Association" in reference to the remarkably apropos work experience of Brownie prior to taking helm of FEMA. I swear, that would be akin to my boss at the mental health clinic being an expert champion chihuahua breeder…
At Mardi Gras they had a clutch of parade goers dressed in dark sunglasses and holding canes like blind people, wearing clothes that read "Levee inspectors."
It’s as if not being paranoid and distrusting is sheer folly in this day and age. don’t drink the Kool-aid my friends, and remember, in the event of an emergency, you better be prepared to watch your own ass! As a frequent earthquake verteran, I just came home today with new, updated emergency ‘evac packs’ to replace the explored ones in my car and home and office.
I’ll always remember the rather surreal experience of walking back to UCLA dorm years ago, and there were big, dark, flakes of stuff wafting down from the sky. Turns out, I had not heard the news since I was in class all day, that Malibu was in flames. So. Cal not being known for splendid air quality to begin with, must truly be a sight this week. I imagine my friend who moved her young family or Portland from L.A. a few months ago must be thanking her lucky stars tonight…
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