Bush's FEMA official who quit over the fake news conference has a new job already

[NNN0LHI]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/27/fema-official-involved-in-fake-press-conference-resigns/

FEMA official involved in fake press conference resigns.On Tuesday, while “wildfires raged” in California, FEMA staged a live press conference at which agency staffers posed as journalists and asked softball questions. One of those staffers, Director of External Affairs John “Pat” Philbin, has now resigned. He has instead landed an “amazing opportunity” to head public affairs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. October 27, 2007

[annabanana]

1. "Failed UP" I see. .

The bigger the screw-up, the bigger the reward. Standard Operating Procedure for this crowd.

[NC_Nurse]

Gee, this sure sounds like a joke.

But knowing this admin, which IS a joke, it's probably true.

[NNN0LHI]

5. No joke

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Fake_FEMA_news_conference_director_gets_1028.html

CNN reports that John "Pat" Philbin, the Director of Public Affairs responsible for FEMA's recent faked news conference, is effectively receiving a promotion. PRNewser was notified by an email which said that Philbin's new job was an "amazing opportunity to head the communications shop at ODNI."

Philbin is slated to become Director of Public Affairs for the Director of National Intelligence, Mike McConnell.

The following video is from CNN's Newsroom, broadcast on October 28, 2007.

[C_U_L8R]

2. so busy rearranging deckchairs

poor dopes can't see how much they are sinking.

good.

[annabanana]

4. Naw. They know. They're just running short of dopes.. . . . n/t

[C_U_L8R]

6. oh there's an endless supply of dopes

over in the republican party : - )

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Typical of the Bush administration - You screw up, you get promoted

What a perfect fit for this corrupt bunch.

[Sparkly]

7. Yeah - they'd made Chimpy the King of the World if they could. nt

[shadowknows69]

8. Un fucking real

[flashl]

9. Same drill ...

DU Post - Firm Awarded Defense Contract Worth $790M After Hiring Ex-* Official

William Winkenwerder Jr., assistant secretary of Defense for health affairs from 2001 until April, joined Logistics Health Inc. as a director and consultant in June. The firm beat out two other bidders with proposals that ranged from $80 million to $100 million less, records show. Under the new contract, Logistics Health will provide immunizations and physical and dental exams for reservists and National Guard members.

This is the same William Winkenwerder Jr. of the recent Walter Reed medical care scandal.

[tandot]

10. "...to head public affairs..." ??? The fake press conference must have really impressed

them. Just imagine what he can do for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

[Canuckistanian]

11. Hard to "resign in shame" when you have no shame

And doesn't leaving a government job in disgrace usually mean you're never hired by the government again?

[spanone]

12. it's 'all show' for these hucksters in our white house.

[Richard Steele]

13. TRANSLATION: His "resignation" had nothing to do with that fake press conference.

This new job would have been in the works for quite some time;
it had probably been confirmed before the phony press conference.

[Froward69]

14. seems a game

of three card monty.

[lpbk2713]

15. WOW!! Isn't he LUCKY!!

:eyes: :eyes:

He screwed up one gummint PR gig and he gets to try his luck again on another one. If the BushCo regime was run like a real business he would be blacklisted and unemployed for months or years. The corrupt BushCo Good ol' Boys Club is so transparent it isn't even funny any more.