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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:32 PM
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(Tom) Ridge to FEMA critics: 'Stop whining'

http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20051207-090828-9849r

Ridge to FEMA critics: 'Stop whining'


WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says critics of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hurricane Katrina response should "quit whining."

Ridge's outspoken comments are the first time he has responded in public to criticisms of the way FEMA was incorporated into his new department in 2003.

"They ought to quit whining about what happened in the past -- that had absolutely nothing to do with what happened in Katrina," he told United Press International.

...

Rep. Martin Sabo, D-Minn., the senior-most Democrat on the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, is one of the most passionate advocates of such a move. In a recent interview, he told UPI that FEMA was "gutted" when it was moved into the 180,000-strong department.

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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:33 PM
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1. Oh hoh, that's going to play well
Edited on Wed Dec-07-05 09:34 PM by Barrett808
These people...the contempt and arrogance are just astounding...
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:35 PM
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3. its part of the herd mentality!!!
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 02:07 AM
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19. You said it, short and sweet! Talk about a LEAD BALLOON! n/t
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:34 PM
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2. and Joe Leiberman told Dems critics of bush to 'cool it"--crapola!!!!!!


WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says critics of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hurricane Katrina response should "quit whining."
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OKDem08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:36 PM
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4. All Americans have an interest in what happened in Katrina
because, in a post 9/11 world, it clearly demonstrated how inept a response FEMA would provide in the event of a terrorist attack.
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Coastie for Truth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:37 PM
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5. Oh crap
Edited on Wed Dec-07-05 09:43 PM by Coastie for Truth
Tom Ridge should stop defending the indefensible.

"Coastie"
    Lieutenant, United States Coast Guard (Honorable Discharge)
    FEMA-Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
    FEMA-Community Emergency Response team
    Red Cross-Disaster Assistance Team Captain
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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:38 PM
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6. "nothing to do with"? Then what DID, asshole?....
whining?,I don't hear whining. I hear outrage, you sorry piece of crap.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:44 PM
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7. Here's a detailed list of Secretary Ridge's accomplishments
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Jim Sagle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:47 PM
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8. I think you fluffed them a bit.
;)
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:49 PM
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9. (and in a veritable rainbow of colors)... . . .n/t
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CarpeDiebold Donating Member (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:50 PM
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10. Blessed is he that considereth the poor
Edited on Wed Dec-07-05 10:02 PM by CarpeDiebold
Blessed is he that considereth the poor:
the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalms 41

I hope you're looking forward to Judgment day, Mr. Ridge.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:57 PM
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12. Welcome to DU
Those pictures are powerful.
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fooj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:54 PM
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11. Fuck Tom Ridge! "Quit whining?"
It's his piece of shit Homeland Security Dept. that fucked it all up!!! What a shameless rat bastard. BTW, Dickhead- we aren't any safer, you prick! Grrrrrrrrrrr...

Peace.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 09:58 PM
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13. He did a heck of a job, too. n/t
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RFKHumphreyObama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 05:52 PM
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26. Tom Ridge was the one who raised the security level each time * was in
hot water or Kerry got a bounce in the polls. And he KNEW what he was doing was dubious because he later admitted it and yet he still did it. He has about as much credibilty as every other member of the * Administration -i.e zero
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Nitrogenica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 10:00 PM
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14. We love Martin he represents US!


Yeah baby we love OUR representative from Minneapolis. No "W" bumper stickers in these parts!
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Malikshah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-07-05 10:17 PM
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15. Me to Tom Ridge: Please report to the wood chipper
And wear comfortable shoes.
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Media_Lies_Daily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 12:58 AM
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16. I wonder how the victims of Katrina are going to like this?
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 01:01 AM
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17. These guys really have a fucking attitude don't they?
Like that duke guy did before they busted him.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 02:06 AM
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18. Is malfeasance in office a felony?
Could we send that incompetent jackass to jail?
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 02:12 AM
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20. It's my G*d-damn taxes that pays for that agency, Ridge....
...I have every right to demand accountability. You fuckers aren't royalty, yet. Don't wave your plastic privileged finger at me...:grr:
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ninkasi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 03:15 PM
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21. What unbelievable arrogance!
I hope Dean, Kerry, and other Dems speak out loud and clear about this useless piece of shit's inexcusable arrogance. People lost relatives, their homes, their jobs, and their whole lives, and he has the gall to accuse them of whining? He is a perfect example of why the Republican party has become the party that is destroying our country.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 03:33 PM
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22. Gee Tom.. We` really respect you and your little color chart
Edited on Thu Dec-08-05 03:36 PM by SoCalDem
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 03:40 PM
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23. Gosh, I heard a "whiner" on this morning's news....
A lady from East Texas lost her roof in Hurricane Rita. At least she's still got part of her house.

But we're getting freezing weather down here & that blue tarp just does NOT cut it. She's still waiting for her FEMA check.
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 05:20 PM
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24. Go play with your "terra" alert colors, Tom. No one cares what you think.
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Hyernel Donating Member (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 05:47 PM
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25. Stop whining and start impeaching.
:evilgrin:
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Humor_In_Cuneiform Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 05:57 PM
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27. Standard fare for the neocons especially.
When they complained and moaned and groaned and cryed crocodile tears cause Harry Reid outmaneuvered them, they considered that okay, justified even.

IMO, That was the biggest and most shameful truckload of whining, crying, moaning seen in recent months over nothing (except their own failure).

How many times will they try the same old, same old, same old stupid, manipulative, distracting, and callous tactics before they realize nobody is buying what they have to sell anymore???

For ever, cause they are not teachable.
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neuvocat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-08-05 05:58 PM
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28. Oh like he wasn't whining when he quit.
Good riddance ya a'hole.
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