The New York Times weighs in. Brown seemed concerned about p.r. as what he called a “near catastrophic event” occurred:
Brown’s memo told employees that among their duties, they would be expected to “convey a positive image of disaster operations to government officials, community organizations and the general public.”
He did that part of the job brilliantly as well, didn’t he? Please send me any other editorials from around the country calling for Brown’s resignation. I’ll link to as many as I can. And keep the “Fire Brown” blog links coming too.
THE SALVATION ARMY: I’ve gotten many emails from gay readers asking how I can send money to a group that discriminates openly against homosexuals. I can only say that I don’t think the victims of this disaster care too much about the employment policies of the people helping them. This is not a time for political correctness, and while I may disagree with some of the SA’s policies, they also do miraculous, good work helping the truly needy. I trust them to do that, and believe that their faith helps them do amazing work. At this time, God bless them; and anyone else trying to help.
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