Thanks to GP Reader Jennifer for this very interesting story. Tim Gill, featured in the article, gives a TON of money to Log Cabin Republicans, Human Rights Campaign, and other gay rights organizations. He and Republican Governor Bill Owen stood side-by-side at a press conference this week to raise money for the hurricane victims.
Red Cross Collects $4 Million from Coloradans – 9news.com
Software pioneer Tim Gill and his Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado was one of the million-dollar donors. To encourage small donors, Gill is offering to match individual donations from Coloradans up to $250 dollars through September 25th.
Gov. Bill Owens (R – Colorado) urged Coloradoans to take advantage of the offer. “Today, we’re not Republicans or Democrats. We’re standing together, shoulder to shoulder, as Americans eager to help Americans in need.”
LINK HERE for the video of the press conference.
Thanks Jennifer!!
-Bruce (GayPatriot) – gaypatriot2004@aol.com
Yay! Good news. 🙂
MEMO TO BUSH: FIRE MICHAEL BROWN
By Michelle Malkin · September 04, 2005 08:17 AM
During his visit to Mobile, Ala., on Friday, President Bush singled out Michael D. Brown, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for praise:
“Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.”
Really? “Brownie’s” job is to direct the federal response to natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina. Let’s review his public statements during the past week:
– He admitted that he didn’t act more aggressively because as late as last Sunday he expected Katrina to be a “standard hurricane” even though the National Weather Service in New Orleans was already predicting “human suffering incredible by modern standards.”
– He proved himself utterly clueless about the disaster unfolding in New Orleans. He claimed that the federal relief effort was “going relatively well” and that the security situation in New Orleans was “pretty darn good.”
– He blamed the flood victims in New Orleans for failing to evacuate on time, even though local authorities failed to make municipal vehicles available to residents who could not drive or did not own their own cars.
“It took four days to begin a large-scale evacuation of people stranded in the Superdome stadium and to bring in significant amounts of food and water to an American city easily accessible by motorway,” the Observer notes. “Relief agencies took half that time to reach Indonesia after the Boxing Day tsunami. ”
Although the delay was not entirely the fault of the Bush Administration, Brown’s complacency clearly didn’t help. And his bumbling statements after the hurricane struck have not inspired confidence.
This is not the time to give a weak performer the benefit of the doubt. The FEMA director’s role in the ongoing recovery effort is too important to be entrusted to a clueless political hack with such poor judgment.
Rather than praise Michael Brown, Bush should fire him.
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003458.htm
I like the way Chertoff put it; there will be plenty of time for performance reviews later. I also think it would be a good idea to fire Brown after one is made and given.
In the meantime, I shall simply laugh at the irony of someone who I am certain wold never otherwise quote Michelle Malkin doing so. 🙂