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This is for all of you who want your quick news fix. Let them be a guide for sources to look into.

First off, here is the Daily Show’s take on the hurricane relief. It is probably the most scathing Daily Show I have ever seen. The best part about it is the montage on the ‘Blame Game’ where right-wingers say that no one should point fingers and then they do just that. (via C&L)

This is Jon Stewart’s interview of NBC reporter Brian Williams. Brian Williams was in the Superdome for the hurricane and most of the relief effort. (via One Good Move)

From a White House press conference, David Gregory grills Scott McClellan on the relief leadership. (via One Good Move)

Laura Bush cannot even get the name of the hurricane correct. She call’s it ‘Corrina.’ (via C&L)

Finally, this will make your stomach turn. Mark Williams states that it was the people’s own dumb fault for not getting out of the way of a category five hurricane. (via C&L)

Thanks to Crooks and Liars and One Good Move for hosting these videos. katrinamark williamsbrian williamslaura bushdavid gregory scott mcclellan jon stewart daily showthe daily show

After failing horribly at his job, Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown was relieved of his onsite command Friday. Not only did he have no training or prior experience with emergency management, not only was he fired from his last job as International Arabian Horse Association due to mounting litigation and financial disarray, Time reports that he lied on his resume.

Here is a great quote from Bill Clinton’s book, My Life, that puts Brownie’s job into perspective: (via Atrios)

“… I went to Florida a few days after President Bush did to observe the damage from Hurricane Andrew. I had dealt with a lot of natural disasters as governor, including floods, droughts, and tornadoes, but I had never seen anything like this. I was surprised to hear complaints from both local officials and residents about how the Federal Emergency Management Agency was handling the aftermath of the hurricane. Traditionally, the job of FEMA director was given to a political supporter of the President who wanted some plum position but who had no experience with emergencies. I made a mental note to avoid that mistake if I won. Voters don’t chose a President based on how he’ll handle disasters, but if they’re faced with one themselves, it quickly becomes the most important issue in their lives.”

-Bill Clinton, My Life (p. 428)

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As many people now know, Bush never really visited the sites affected by Katrina’s damage. Even foreign media finds it disgusting that entire legions of fire fighters, national guard, construction workers, and air force personnel were stopped from helping people in order to stand as a backdrop for Bush. Here are a few of those views.

Sky News Ireland considers Bush to be the one of the worst disasters to hit the United States. (via jaywillie)

The German media on site was also disgusted. (via Scot via Kos)

On the last state of things here’s Christine Adelhardt live from Biloxi

2 minutes ago the President drove past in his convoy. But what has happened in Biloxi all day long is truly unbelievable. Suddenly recovery units appeared, suddenly bulldozers were there, those hadn’t been seen here all the days before, and this in an area, in which it really wouldn’t be necessary to do a big clean up, because far and wide nobody lives here anymore, the people are more inland in the city. The President travels with a press baggage [big crew]. This press baggage got very beautiful pictures which are supposed to say, that the President was here and help is on the way, too. The extent of the natural disaster shocked me, but the extent of the staging is shocking me at least the same way. With that back to Hamburg.

Here is some more German footage for my German readers and the rest that can speak it.disastergeorge bushkatrinahurricane katrinahurricane