This one has me livid.

(From politicalwire)

"The federal official in charge of the bungled New Orleans rescue was fired from his last private-sector job overseeing horse shows," the Boston Herald reports. "And before joining the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a deputy director in 2001, GOP activist Mike Brown had no significant experience that would have qualified him for the position."

His past experience? Before joining the Bush administration, Brown "spent 11 years as the commissioner of judges and stewards for the International Arabian Horse Association, a breeders' and horse-show organization based in Colorado."

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Now we know why this operation was handled so poorly.

More of his idiocy

(via NYTimes) While the sound of gunfire had been common in the streets of New Orleans for much of the week, it seemed to taper off. Michael D. Brown, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said """"that much of the earlier violence had been by youths with guns. "Some of these kids think this is a game," he said. "They somehow got their hands on a weapon. They think they are playing Pac-Man or something and shooting at people. Those kinds of hot spots will continue, but I can tell you they will learn very quickly the 82nd Airborne does not like to be shot at. This is not a game."

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VIDEO GAMES ARE BAD MMKAY

They 'somehow' got their hands on a weapon. Gee I wonder how.