DHS says FEMA head was joking when he said he wasn't aware of hurricane season

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Richardson was joking when he said at a meeting Monday that he was not aware of the upcoming hurricane season, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.

Reuters reported that Richardson said at a briefing that he was not aware the United States has a hurricane season, confusing staffers. The report, which said it was unclear whether Richardson was serious or joking, cited four unnamed sources familiar with the situation.

“Despite meanspirited attempts to falsely frame a joke as policy, there is no uncertainty about what FEMA will be doing this Hurricane Season. FEMA is laser focused on disaster response, and protecting the American people,” a spokesperson for DHS said. The spokesperson added that Richardson is “activated in preparation for Hurricane Season.”

Richardson took the reins at FEMA last month. The previous acting administrator, Cameron Hamilton, was removed from his job after he told lawmakers at a congressional hearing that he did not believe the agency should be eliminated. DHS has denied that Hamilton's ouster was related to his testimony.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dhs-says-fema-head-joking-023122014.html

They're always just joking when they're called out for saying stupid shit.

[bif]

1. Such a wry sense of humor.

[benpollard]

2. They're always just joking when they're called out for saying stupid shit.

That would be a sick joke if it was indeed a joke. People are going to die due to their incompetence, but as Joni Ernst would reply: "We're all going to die."

Yep, we're all going to die, but some are going to die due to GOP incompetence and corruption. "Pro-life," my ass.

[republianmushroom]

4. You nailed it.

[Ocelot II]

3. Isn't that what GOP goons always claim when they get called out

for some stupid or offensive comment? "I was just kidding; can't you take a joke? Where's your sense of humor?"

[lame54]

5. I don't get it