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Brownie, Heckuva Job (2005)

Published: Sept. 1, 2022, 1:01 p.m.

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It\\u2019s September 1st. In 2005, in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, George W Bush offered praise to the director of FEMA, Michael Brown, saying \\u201cBrownie, you\\u2019re doing a a heckuva job.\\u201d

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why the phrase became such a flashpoint, and how it represented so much of what was wrong with the Katrina response and the Bush administration in general.

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