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Michael Brown, the former--disgraced--director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, probably doesn't have the best relationship with New Orleans. After all, under his tutelage, the cleanup following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was considered disastrous, particularly the chaos in and around New Orleans' Superdome, where thousands of flood refugees took shelter.
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About 16,000 people were stuck without adequate supplies, left to scrap for meager stockpiles of baby formula, defacate on the floor and feel around in the dark after the generators failed. At least two people were raped in the first two days, and three people died.
The Superdome, meant to be a refuge for survivors, quickly degenerated into a hell hole.
Naturally, people did not take it well when Brown fired off a tweet during the blackout at Sunday's Super Bowl, saying "fighting was going on at the NOLA Superdome." He included the hashtag: "#shocked."
Someone just told me there was fighting going on in the NOLA Superdome. #shocked
— Michael D Brown (@MichaelBrownUSA) February 4, 2013
Brown, of course, still blames Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin for the catastrophe, and apparently doesn't see why people might be upset with the nature of his tweet.
@duris I saw them. Blanco Nagin refused to look.
— Michael D Brown (@MichaelBrownUSA) February 4, 2013
But upset they are. (Warning: Some of the following tweets contain obscene language.)
*record scratch sound effect* @michaelbrownusa
— bub bub (@DiaperGenius) February 4, 2013
@michaelbrownusa It's funny because your negligence led to untold deaths! Har har!
— Fred Zeleny (@fizzbang) February 4, 2013
*record scratch sound effect* @michaelbrownusa
— bub bub (@DiaperGenius) February 4, 2013
.@michaelbrownusa lol you killed 1800 people including children and spun that fame into a radio show #shocked
— John D'Amico (@jodamico1) February 4, 2013
.@michaelbrownusa you are literally famous because over 1000 people died because you couldn't do your job , you disgusting sewer of a man
— John D'Amico (@jodamico1) February 4, 2013
"Failed FEMA Head Michael Brown Finally Pays Attention to the Superdome" - gawker.com/5981535/failed… - Better late tha... nah, still a scumbag.
— Shane Nicholson (@ofvoid) February 4, 2013
The last time the Superdome was filled with people as miserable as 49ers fans, Michael Brown was in charge.
— Greg Knauss (@gknauss) February 4, 2013Advertisement
