Comments on: Who Should Be The Celebrity Spokesperson For Citizen Preparedness: Brad, Angelina, Jack Bauer?

By: As Nation Marks 9/11 Anniversary, 20 Ideas To Improve Citizen Preparedness & Engagement

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:14:17 +0000

[...] 9) FIND POLITICAL, CELEBRITY PREPAREDNESS SPOKESPEOPLE –Â During the time that I have covered the topic of citizen emergency preparedness, one of the most surprising things Iâ€™ve found is that there is no major elected official who has taken the lead on the issue.Â Itâ€™s surprising for a number of reasons: natural disasters and terrorism dominate the headlines and will continue to for the foreseeable future; citizen preparedness is pretty much an unassailable, bipartisan, patriotic and community-building topic; and even the smallest interest in Washington has at least one political champion (but not public preparedness). And,Â with much to do, there is a great opportunity to have a positive policy and political impact.Â To some in the readiness community, the absence of star power on the issue has been one reason for the lack of public attention. Though celebrities have been eager to participate in fundraising efforts after catastrophes like the Haiti effort), there is no big star who is singularly identified as aÂ spokesperson for emergency preparedness. [...]

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:35:21 +0000

This is a no-brainer, it should be â€œThe Ragin’ Cajunâ€… Lieutenant General Russel L. HonorÃ© of Katrina fame, now that is a celebrity that people will respect and listen to.

By: ‘Here She Comes…Miss Preparedness’: Beauty Pageant Winner (& Afghanistan Combat Medic Vet) Uses Preparedness As Successful Issue Platform, Shows Connection Between Military Service & Civilian Disaster Readiness

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:12:46 +0000

[...] I wrote about trying to find preparedness spokespeople from different areas including politics andÂ entertainment. While reporting those articles, I happened to hear about a preparedness spokesperson from a [...]

By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:47:17 +0000

Chuck Norris

By: Ralph D

Ralph D — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:08:10 +0000

It’s so simple, I nominate John Solomon.
Just as Craig Fugate represents the essence of FEMA, we need someone who is the real deal. I love the Jack Bauer character but… Does he know jack about preparedness? John does!