Not only did he get a show, he got a prime time show. Maybe he'll do a terrible job, fail to show up, then get a public pat on the back:
Michael Brown, the former head of FEMA much excoriated for the agency's response to Hurricane Katrina, reportedly has a deal to become a talk radio host in Denver.
He's going all fair and balanced on us:
Brown told the blog he'll resist jumping on the media bandwagon when someone in the news is painted as a villain, offering an "objective point of view." [...]
The AM programming director for Clear Channel, which owns KOA, said Brown is "really very knowledgeable about what is going on and has solid opinions. Out of a list of really great candidates, he came to the top."
ABC has offered George Stephanopoulos "the coveted job of co-hosting Good Morning America, and intensive negotiations are under way," the Washington Post reports. [...]
"The onetime Clinton White House aide has also asked to hang on to his current job as the host of Washington-based This Week for as long as possible, although ABC executives do not believe he can handle both programs over the long term. ABC has not yet turned to the question of who might succeed Stephanopoulos on the prestigious Sunday show."
Here's some advice, Brownie: Never open your mouth publicly again. Ever. You were already a laughingstock, and now you are an even bigger one, if that was even possible:
BROWN: Here’s what I really think is going on. I think they want to raise this level because that gives them more attention, it gives them more, you know, more legitimacy, and allows them to get out there and say ‘oh look at us, we’re in control we've got this thing taken care of.’ It legitimizes what they’re doing. We shouldn’t be scaring the public. [...]
Neil, my theory always was after Katrina that the Bush administration and now the Obama administration will do it too. They will come out and they will do everything including the kitchen sinkbecause they don’t want to get caught with their pants down. But what that does is, that’s the same as crying the sky is falling, chicken little. And next time people will be less inclined to believe it.
Host Neil Cavuto tried to rehabilitate Brownie's image by telling him that he was a "sacrificial lamb" for the Bush administration's Katrina failures. [...]
Despite Brown's attacks, the Obama administration has been praised by experts for its response to the flu outbreak. Officials have made rapid moves to dispel "unjustified fears about the flu virus," while "stressing the need for precautions, such as washing hands, covering sneezes and seeking medical attention for flu-like symptoms."
Brownie has officially crossed the nincompoop line. And Cavuto helped him right over.
Kentucky's governor is praising the Obama administration's prompt reaction to the fierce wintry weather that slammed his state.
"They really hit the ground running," said Steve Beshear, interviewed by CNN. "They're working very hard to get all the equipment and supplies here that we need."
So the U.S. government under President Obama was-- Oh, hmm, what's the word again? It's escaped me since 2001... Oh yeah-- responsive.
He said he spoke to the director of intergovernment relations and said she walked Kentucky's paperwork through. He said President Obama called him and told him he was announcing an emergency declaration for the state.
"I can't tell you how appreciative we were," the governor said. "He not only expressed his concern, but he obviously had the Kentuckians in his thoughts and prayers, and he communicated that to us."
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