'I was a Brownie for a year, and take it from me Mike Brown is no Brownie'

[bobbieinok]

http://www.somareview.com/

September 11, 2005
Mike Brown: No Brownie

When George Bush praised FEMA head Mike Brown for screwing up the Katrina relief effort, saying, “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job,” SoMA’s Mary Beth Crain nearly fell out of her chair. You see, Mary Beth was a Brownie for a year, in second grade, and take it from her: Mike Brown is no Brownie. “I should know,” she writes in her latest essay, noting that the Girl Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” “I wore my little chocolate colored uniform with the matching beret, and I took the solemn oath. ‘On my honor, I will try to serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout Law.’

“The Girl Scout Law: ‘I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, use resources wisely, and make the world a better place…’

“Does this sound like Mike Brown? Honest and fair? Oh yeah, check out his bogus resume. Friendly, helpful, considerate, caring? Just ask the folks in New Orleans. Courageous and strong? Well, let’s not be too hard on him—after all, who in Washington is? Responsible for what I say and do? Oh, but it wasn’t his fault he wasn’t informed about those Convention Center inmates until three days after the rest of the world knew. Use resources wisely? Uh huh.

“No, if Mike Brown were a real Brownie, his response to Katrina would have been a model of speed and foresight. He would have been on top of the whole situation way before the actual event. He would have had a viable game plan in place, with all forces at the ready. He would have been on the scene within 24 hours with food, water, medical aid, and a central command that knew precisely what the hell it was doing. He would have been prepared.”

[Benbow]

1. go, Mary Beth Crain, go :-) I was a Brownie

and Girl Guide, too. Brownies sing, "here's our aim; Lend a Hand and play the game". If Mike Brown were a real Brownie, he would have lent a hand.

President Gore - now, there's a real Brownie (no disrespect, sir, if you are looking in).

[bobbieinok]

2. kick for the afternoon

[shockra]

3. Ha ha.

A second grade girl would have done a better job, too.

[LeftyMom]

4. kicked and nominated

:kick:

[AlCzervik]

5. I agree, i was a GS troop leader for 6 years and our kids were responsible

and never looked like a deer caught in the headlights.