They can't do that.

There's only two kinds of levees, ... Ones that have failed and those that will fail.

Citizens of the United States expect their government to be there in times of disaster and they were not there.

We all should be very nervous. If this is how they respond to a disaster that they know is happening, or know is coming — a hurricane — how are they going to respond to a dirty bomb that they don't know? I think the system is broken.

Michael Brown is not the whole problem. We do not have anyone responsible who knows anything about disaster. And we are suffering the consequences.

The job FEMA has done is terrible. I would give it a failing grade.