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Post by navymomk9 on Sept 29, 2017 22:05:14 GMT
Trump stated that Puerto Rico was just a territory when asked about the efforts there. I'd bet my bottom dollar that he's going to try to get out of rebuilding P.R. Can you imagine if that tone was taken with Texas or Florida? Why does he think we can drop the ball on Puerto Rico? My blood pressure goes up by the minute. I hope I'm still around by the time he's out of office. Texas and Florida are Trump states. I firmly believe that Trump has been dragging his feet on aid to PR solely because he doesn't feel they are really Americans. They didn't (can't) vote for him. They speak Spanish and they are brown. Also, mark my words but I wouldn't put it past him but he will continue to complain about PR's debt to his Wall Street buddies and since he has no filter we will hear him suggest cutting them loose as a territory. I'll admit I don't even know if that's possible but I bet him and his cronies would love it. And another thing--if he really was a smart politician he could have used his NFL bitching to his advantage. Since his whole argument with NFL was they must be antimilitary. He could have ordered our full force of military to help those people. I mean massive deployment,air drops,evacuations,the whole shibang. Then he could have said ,"see look how wonderful our military is" And although I know the NFL protest,to me,is a First amendment stand not antimilitary stand. It would have made Trump some points on his argument but at the same time helped those suffering citizens.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 22:17:26 GMT
Richard. W Painter...
“Price is out, but how about all the other jet setters? Treasury, EPA and maybe Interior? Then there is POTUS himself.”
Good question.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 22:22:06 GMT
I was just looking at a list of trump people who have left.
All these people have been pushed out for various reasons.
That really doesn’t say much for trump, the successful businessman, ability to hire qualified people for the job.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 29, 2017 22:48:41 GMT
Trump stated that Puerto Rico was just a territory when asked about the efforts there. I'd bet my bottom dollar that he's going to try to get out of rebuilding P.R. Can you imagine if that tone was taken with Texas or Florida? Why does he think we can drop the ball on Puerto Rico? My blood pressure goes up by the minute. I hope I'm still around by the time he's out of office. I can not speak on this issue in a polite or respectful manner. I find it hard to have a civil discourse with anyone about actively letting our own citizens starve. I don’t see 2 sides to this. I can’t listen to defense of letting our own citizens starve. I have no civility left on this topic. I’ll just say this, if I hadn’t already felt Trump was an asshole for more than a decade, I would certainly consider him one now. Except asshole is too good of a term for someone who acts this way to the people they are supposed to be governing. There is simply NO excuse for the inappropriately slow response to the devastation in Puerto Rico. There was a weeks warning before the storm where ducks should have been prepared and in a row ready to go. Now it’s been over a week past the devastation and a cruise ship company and individual states seem to have provided more direct help than the federal government has to its OWN citizens. I read an article debating whether we should send the army Corp of engineers. Why is this a question?
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Post by used2scrap on Sept 29, 2017 23:40:33 GMT
Constitutionally, POTUS cannot order the military to operate in US states/territories without certain legal requirements asked for and signed off on from the governor (including footing the bill). The military has been as active as possible, and providing a massive response to the multiple disasters. Now that a military commander has been appointed, there should be much greater coordination and response with FEMA and the military. [br www.northcom.mil/Newsroom/Press-Releases/]From Sept 21 A A A Email this story to a friend Print this story From U.S. Northern Command PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (NNS) -- U.S. Northern Command is fully engaged with federal, state and local mission partners as the command provides support to the response efforts for Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. Northcom has begun search and rescue and damage assessment flights in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with six Navy helicopters and three U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft launched from the USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. Additionally, a Navy P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft, launched from Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, is conducting an assessment of the damage in Puerto Rico. Navy and Marine Corps forward ground elements also responded at first light today to assist with response and recovery operations. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is inserting a forward coordination element and air control element into St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, to help open the airfield and coordinate with the defense coordinating officer and National Guard at the joint force headquarters there. The 26th MEU will also insert an air control element in the airport at St. Thomas in order to help open the airfield, as Defense Department elements are focused on airfield assessments and opening runways to facilitate commodity distribution. Life saving and life sustaining efforts in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico continue to be a top priority as well. U.S. Transportation Command has postured C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules transport aircraft on three-hour alert to support quick movement of supplies and personnel to and from the affected area. DoD is also providing Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, as a FEMA incident support base and forward staging area. Northcom's mission is to assist the lead federal relief agencies in aiding those affected by natural disasters to minimize suffering while continuing its mission of defending the U.S. From Sept 29 17-026 | September 29, 2017 0 PRINT Photos 1 of 3 The 26th MEU is supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and a local resident work together to clear a tree from the main road as part of Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 27, 2017. The 26th MEU is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, and local authorities in Puerto Rico with the combined goal of protecting the lives and safety of those in affected areas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider) (Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider) Photo Details | Download | 1 Hurricane Maria POPE ARMY AIRFIELD, N.C. — Airmen from the 43d Air Mobility Squadron here, and from the 22nd Airlift Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., load a 45,000-pound Federal Aviation Administration power generator on a C-5M Super Galaxy on Green Ramp here Sept. 27. While loading, the aircrew discovered technical issues with the cargo which prevented a safe loading operation and delayed the load until Sept. 28. The generator will be used to supply power for air traffic control operations in San Juan, Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria’s strike on the island, ensuring the steady flow of relief supplies. Airmen in the 43d AMS also received and palletized water and meals which will be delivered along with the generator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marc Barnes) (Photo by Marc Barnes) Photo Details | Download | 0 Air Force provides aeromedical evacuation to dialysis patients trapped by hurricanes Members of the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron load disaster relief cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III to support the mobilization of the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. Staging out of Little Rock Air Force Base, the 375th AES, initially provided aeromedical evacuation for Harvey in Texas, and redeployed to support relief efforts in the Caribbean after Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated those areas. The 375th deployed En Route Patient Staging Systems to help prepare dialysis patients on St. Croix and St. Thomas for air transport to the U.S. to continue treatment. (Photo by U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jodi Martinez) Photo Details | Download | 0 PETERSON AFB, Colo. -- U.S. Northern Command, in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, continues to conduct 24-hour operations, aggressively working to meet and overcome challenges to opening ports and restoring power to bring additional life-saving commodities and personnel into disaster-affected areas. The Department of Defense’s focus going forward is to improve distribution from airport and port to the municipalities and hospitals. U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan and Brig. Gen. Richard Kim are on the ground in Puerto Rico and are leading the USNORTHCOM efforts, as the response becomes more land-centric. However, it is important to understand our sea-based capabilities are not departing the area; they will continue to apply their unique capabilities in support of the response. U.S. Marines and Navy sailors completed nine medical evacuation missions, distributed approximately 150,000 pounds of relief supplies and cargo, and cleared three miles of roads yesterday. The route to both Federal Aviation Administration towers at Roosevelt Roads are now open to ground traffic. The USNS Comfort, a seagoing medical treatment facility, is underway today and will arrive in Puerto Rico in approximately five days. The U.S. Navy ships currently operating around Puerto Rico include the USS KEARSARGE, USS OAK HILL, USS WASP and the USNS SUPPLY. Five barges are scheduled to arrive in Puerto Rico between Sept. 29 and Oct. 5 with 2.5 million liters of water, 3 million meals, two generators, and Eight C-17s are arriving in Puerto Rico to provide the following : • Food and water for 250,000 local residents • Larger-scale, long-term management to receive the increasing flow of federal personnel, equipment and supplies USNORTHCOM's mission is to assist lead federal relief agencies in helping those affected by natural disasters to minimize suffering while continuing its mission of defending the Homeland. NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2017 0:06:23 GMT
Senator Chris Murphy
“It's worth asking why we spend $600 billion a year on the military if we can't get more than 5000 troops and 50 helicopters to Puerto Rico.”
Good question
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Sept 30, 2017 0:42:07 GMT
Trump stated that Puerto Rico was just a territory when asked about the efforts there. I'd bet my bottom dollar that he's going to try to get out of rebuilding P.R. Can you imagine if that tone was taken with Texas or Florida? Why does he think we can drop the ball on Puerto Rico? My blood pressure goes up by the minute. I hope I'm still around by the time he's out of office. I'm with you on this--- He's probably being petty b cause his golf course there was an epic failure. What a better way to get revenge than to prevent PR from recovery.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2017 0:50:28 GMT
So Gary Cohen is explaining the tax plan. He goes on about if family’s got to keep $1,000 just think what they can do. Remodel their kitchen or buy a new car.
Amazing what one can do with a $1,000.
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Post by used2scrap on Sept 30, 2017 0:56:27 GMT
So Gary Cohen is explaining the tax plan. He goes on about if family’s got to keep $1,000 just think what they can do. Remodel their kitchen or buy a new car. Amazing what one can do with a $1,000. I think he's missing several zeros and a comma or two then!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2017 1:23:11 GMT
So Gary Cohen is explaining the tax plan. He goes on about if family’s got to keep $1,000 just think what they can do. Remodel their kitchen or buy a new car. Amazing what one can do with a $1,000. I think he's missing several zeros and a comma or two then! I watched him say it. Either he is really stupid or he thinks we are stupid. And I think it’s the latter. Now I’m watching that acting DHS Secretary tell me how well recovery is going in Puerto Rico. Dumb nuts.
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Post by navymomk9 on Sept 30, 2017 1:25:25 GMT
So Gary Cohen is explaining the tax plan. He goes on about if family’s got to keep $1,000 just think what they can do. Remodel their kitchen or buy a new car. Amazing what one can do with a $1,000. Dh and I were watching the news last night while eating dinner and saw that. I thought I was going to have to perform the Eimlich maneuver on him when we saw him say that. Probably not a great idea to eat while watching the news anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2017 1:27:06 GMT
NBC News...
“San Juan mayor: "I cannot fathom the thought that the greatest nation in the world cannot figure out the logistics for a small island..."
You know its that “Big water”.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 30, 2017 1:37:42 GMT
So Gary Cohen is explaining the tax plan. He goes on about if family’s got to keep $1,000 just think what they can do. Remodel their kitchen or buy a new car. Amazing what one can do with a $1,000. Seriously? My friend got $500 for her non-running 1992 van that she recently junked. Maybe for an additional $500 you can buy something that runs? Or not. And LOL about the idea of remodeling a kitchen with that huge windfall! I could get a new garbage disposal for $600, but what to do with the other $400... decisions, decisions!
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Post by PLurker on Sept 30, 2017 2:18:11 GMT
Trump stated that Puerto Rico was just a territory when asked about the efforts there. I'd bet my bottom dollar that he's going to try to get out of rebuilding P.R. Can you imagine if that tone was taken with Texas or Florida? Why does he think we can drop the ball on Puerto Rico? My blood pressure goes up by the minute. I hope I'm still around by the time he's out of office. Not that it really surprises me, but did he really say "PR is just a territory"? Because I didn't think my opinion of him could get any lower. Maybe I was wrong. Anyone have link... I google a bit but didn't find, maybe I'm afraid too
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Post by jayfab on Sept 30, 2017 2:31:31 GMT
Trump stated that Puerto Rico was just a territory when asked about the efforts there. I'd bet my bottom dollar that he's going to try to get out of rebuilding P.R. Can you imagine if that tone was taken with Texas or Florida? Why does he think we can drop the ball on Puerto Rico? My blood pressure goes up by the minute. I hope I'm still around by the time he's out of office. Not that it really surprises me, but did he really say "PR is just a territory"? Because I didn't think my opinion of him could get any lower. Maybe I was wrong. Anyone have link... I google a bit but didn't find, maybe I'm afraid too I'm still looking, I could have swore he said that too. Or maybe he said PR is a territory without the just. But he might as well said just based on what he thinks of the rebuilding. rebuilding PR
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Post by jayfab on Sept 30, 2017 2:32:34 GMT
I think he's missing several zeros and a comma or two then! I watched him say it. Either he is really stupid or he thinks we are stupid. And I think it’s the latter. Now I’m watching that acting DHS Secretary tell me how well recovery is going in Puerto Rico. Dumb nuts. I saw that live too. I almost choked. Out.of.touch.
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Post by PLurker on Sept 30, 2017 2:55:58 GMT
Not that it really surprises me, but did he really say "PR is just a territory"? Because I didn't think my opinion of him could get any lower. Maybe I was wrong. Anyone have link... I google a bit but didn't find, maybe I'm afraid too I'm still looking, I could have swore he said that too. Or maybe he said PR is a territory without the just. But he might as well said just based on what he thinks of the rebuilding. rebuilding PR www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qSB8F0e5Js&ab_channel=TheWhiteHouse&t=3m56sat about 3:55 he says "it's a territory". I don't hear the "just" but I don't know what the point would be of mentioning it though, if not to belittle. but he has jaded me. against him
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Sept 30, 2017 2:58:16 GMT
Women also serve in the Navy. And serve in relief efforts. Let's not diminish by gender even inadvertently when we have a POTUS who does it continually and intentionally.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2017 3:21:54 GMT
So while I’m grumbling about the treatment of the folks in Puerto Rico by the current president.
The former President tweets...
“Proud to cheer on Team USA at the Invictus Games today with my friend Joe. You represent the best of our country. “
He attached two pictures of him and Joe Biden meeting the athletes with a big smile on his face. Like he is really glad to be there meeting those guys.
I hate these reminders of what we no longer have.
Edited to add a reply to the President’s tweet..
“I miss you two and it's nice to see a president supporting someone with disabilities instead of mocking one.”
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Sept 30, 2017 5:59:26 GMT
This is rude. I’m not a fan of Price and I think he should go, along with the rest of trump’s cabinet, but to tell the press “We’re going to make a decision tonight” Is rude. Think of it this way. You do something wrong at work and your boss tells everyone of your co-workers that he will make decision that night if you get to keep your job or not. No one should be treated that way. trump doesn’t answer a lot of questions and this is one he shouldn’t have answered. He only did it to show his power because he is that insecure. An insecure petty little man. I agree. Not at all the right way to handle a termination. But he's done this "I'll make a decision by Tuesday night" schtick SEVERAL times now. Fits in with his overarching view of his life as one big Nielsen ratings adventure. He thinks he's creating anticipation. Buzz. Instead, it's just tacky. If he had his druthers, we'd have constant promotional preview commercials on TV tracking all these titillating breadcrumbs: "Tune in Friday for President Trump's decision on Secretary Price!" "Will the president back out of the Paris Accord? Only HE KNOWS. Tune in Wednesday for a very special episode of "As the World Burns." "Four days left in the standoff with Rocketman! Who?! Will?! Blink?!" I'll leave the accompanying graphics to your imagination...
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Sept 30, 2017 12:13:42 GMT
And just when I didn't think I could hate 45 anymore than I do, he tweets this about Puerto Rico: I want to just cry. I can't believe we have a leader this...heartless.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2017 12:36:14 GMT
I want to just cry. I can't believe we have a leader this...heartless. Oh he is heartless. This is the transcript of what Carmen Yulin Cruz, the mayor of San Juan told reports yesterday ( Friday) It will make one weep. On Friday, Trump continued to insist that Puerto Rican leaders had praised his efforts and said logistical difficulties were slowing the delivery of aid.
“This is an island,” he said, “surrounded by water. Big water, ocean water.”
As she spoke to reporters, Cruz became emotional. This is a transcript of her remarks:
‘We are dying here. We are in trouble’
“We are dying here. And I cannot fathom the thought that the greatest nation in the world cannot figure out the logistics for a small island of 100 miles by 35 miles. So, mayday, we are in trouble.
“Fema [the Federal Emergency Management Administration] asks for documentation, I think we’ve given them enough documentation.”
“They had the gall this morning – look at this [gestures to two large binders filled with paper] – they had the gall this morning of asking me: ‘What are your priorities, mayor?’
“Well, where have you been?
“And I have been very respectful of the Fema employees. I have been patient but we have no time for patience any more.
“So, I am asking the president of the United States to make sure somebody is in charge that is up to the task of saving lives.
“They were up the task in Africa when Ebola came over. They were up to the task in Haiti [after the earthquake of 2010]. As they should be. Because when it comes to saving lives we are all part of one community of shared values.
“I will do what I never thought I was going to do: I am begging. I am begging anyone that can hear us to save us from dying. If anybody out there is listening to us, we are dying. And you are killing us with the inefficiency and bureaucracy.
“We will make it with or without you because what stands behind me is all due to the generosity of other people. “Again, this is what we got last night: four pallets of water, three pallets of meals and 12 pallets of infant food. Which, I gave them to Comerío, where people are drinking out of a creek.
“So I am done being polite. I am done being politically correct. I am mad as hell because my people’s lives are at stake. And we are but one nation. We may be small, but we are huge in dignity and zealous for life.
“So I’m asking members of the press to send a mayday call all over the world. We are dying here. And if we don’t stop and if we don’t get the food and the water into people’s hands, what we we are going to see is something close to a genocide.
“So, Mr Trump, I am begging you to take charge and save lives. After all, that is one of the founding principles of the United States of North America. If not, the world will see how we are treated not as second-class citizens but as animals that can be disposed of. Enough is enough.”
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Post by imsirius on Sept 30, 2017 12:48:47 GMT
Holy shit. That poor mayor and those poor people. Just when you think the fucker couldn't get any lower and this, he is DESPICABLE. HE has NO empathy for anyone. He is garbage. The slime on garbage. I can't think of any words to describe just how deplorable he is.
On an aside, Obama and Biden were mobbed and got a standing ovation at the pan am Center in Toronto yesterday. People were shouting “ we miss you,”
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Sept 30, 2017 12:50:04 GMT
I want to just cry. I can't believe we have a leader this...heartless. Oh he is heartless. This is the transcript of what Carmen Yulin Cruz, the mayor of San Juan told reports yesterday ( Friday) It will make one weep. On Friday, Trump continued to insist that Puerto Rican leaders had praised his efforts and said logistical difficulties were slowing the delivery of aid.
“This is an island,” he said, “surrounded by water. Big water, ocean water.”
As she spoke to reporters, Cruz became emotional. This is a transcript of her remarks:
‘We are dying here. We are in trouble’
“We are dying here. And I cannot fathom the thought that the greatest nation in the world cannot figure out the logistics for a small island of 100 miles by 35 miles. So, mayday, we are in trouble.
“Fema [the Federal Emergency Management Administration] asks for documentation, I think we’ve given them enough documentation.”
“They had the gall this morning – look at this [gestures to two large binders filled with paper] – they had the gall this morning of asking me: ‘What are your priorities, mayor?’
“Well, where have you been?
“And I have been very respectful of the Fema employees. I have been patient but we have no time for patience any more.
“So, I am asking the president of the United States to make sure somebody is in charge that is up to the task of saving lives.
“They were up the task in Africa when Ebola came over. They were up to the task in Haiti [after the earthquake of 2010]. As they should be. Because when it comes to saving lives we are all part of one community of shared values.
“I will do what I never thought I was going to do: I am begging. I am begging anyone that can hear us to save us from dying. If anybody out there is listening to us, we are dying. And you are killing us with the inefficiency and bureaucracy.
“We will make it with or without you because what stands behind me is all due to the generosity of other people. “Again, this is what we got last night: four pallets of water, three pallets of meals and 12 pallets of infant food. Which, I gave them to Comerío, where people are drinking out of a creek.
“So I am done being polite. I am done being politically correct. I am mad as hell because my people’s lives are at stake. And we are but one nation. We may be small, but we are huge in dignity and zealous for life.
“So I’m asking members of the press to send a mayday call all over the world. We are dying here. And if we don’t stop and if we don’t get the food and the water into people’s hands, what we we are going to see is something close to a genocide.
“So, Mr Trump, I am begging you to take charge and save lives. After all, that is one of the founding principles of the United States of North America. If not, the world will see how we are treated not as second-class citizens but as animals that can be disposed of. Enough is enough.”
Her passion is obvious as is her pleading for the people of Puerto Rico. How awful to be so desperate to BEG for help from YOUR GOVERNMENT! I cry reading her crying out for help for these Americans the president seems to have forgotten. Genocide indeed. Animals, indeed. He's such as asshole. Of elephantine proportions. I hate him so much. So much.
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Post by used2scrap on Sept 30, 2017 13:16:44 GMT
His tweeting this morning is heartless and inexcusable. Even he admits the entire island was destroyed, but then he's pissed they want help?? And he "hopefully" will stop by the USVI?? And he's making disaster relief partisan? Deplorable.
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Post by Merge on Sept 30, 2017 13:32:49 GMT
I guarantee you if the island of Puerto Rico was inhabited primarily by English-speaking white people, they'd have everything they need, properly distributed right now.
As for not putting politics into hurricane recovery - ha! Maybe Trump should talk to the Republican governor of Texas, who at first refused to release any funds from our state's $10B rainy day fund to assist in Houston's recovery. The large cities of Texas pay the bulk of the taxes that go into that fund, so we should have access to them in emergencies. I'm sure that had nothing at all to do with the fact that Houston is a blue city that mostly votes against him. Our mayor called his bluff, though, by threatening to float a raise in property taxes here to pay for what is needed, and pin it on the governor. Suddenly we have a $50M check from the state.
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Post by gar on Sept 30, 2017 13:37:44 GMT
NBC News... “San Juan mayor: "I cannot fathom the thought that the greatest nation in the world cannot figure out the logistics for a small island..." You know its that “Big water”. I've just watched a clip of him explaining about the big water He really does seem to think that he's educating everyone with things only he's known up until this point....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2017 13:42:26 GMT
From president tiny hands...
“Fake News CNN and NBC are going out of their way to disparage our great First Responders as a way to "get Trump." Not fair to FR or effort!”
“The Fake News Networks are working overtime in Puerto Rico doing their best to take the spirit away from our soldiers and first R's. Shame!”
Dear president dimwit. No one is saying anything about the work first responders & the soldiers are doing. What they are saying is there is not enough help and that’s all on you. Shame on you for trying to shift the blame away from your inaction.
Take the ”spirit” away. Really what a dumb thing to say.
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Post by gar on Sept 30, 2017 13:44:05 GMT
I want to just cry. I can't believe we have a leader this...heartless. Oh he is heartless. This is the transcript of what Carmen Yulin Cruz, the mayor of San Juan told reports yesterday ( Friday) It will make one weep. On Friday, Trump continued to insist that Puerto Rican leaders had praised his efforts and said logistical difficulties were slowing the delivery of aid.
“This is an island,” he said, “surrounded by water. Big water, ocean water.”
As she spoke to reporters, Cruz became emotional. This is a transcript of her remarks:
‘We are dying here. We are in trouble’
“We are dying here. And I cannot fathom the thought that the greatest nation in the world cannot figure out the logistics for a small island of 100 miles by 35 miles. So, mayday, we are in trouble.
“Fema [the Federal Emergency Management Administration] asks for documentation, I think we’ve given them enough documentation.”
“They had the gall this morning – look at this [gestures to two large binders filled with paper] – they had the gall this morning of asking me: ‘What are your priorities, mayor?’
“Well, where have you been?
“And I have been very respectful of the Fema employees. I have been patient but we have no time for patience any more.
“So, I am asking the president of the United States to make sure somebody is in charge that is up to the task of saving lives.
“They were up the task in Africa when Ebola came over. They were up to the task in Haiti [after the earthquake of 2010]. As they should be. Because when it comes to saving lives we are all part of one community of shared values.
“I will do what I never thought I was going to do: I am begging. I am begging anyone that can hear us to save us from dying. If anybody out there is listening to us, we are dying. And you are killing us with the inefficiency and bureaucracy.
“We will make it with or without you because what stands behind me is all due to the generosity of other people. “Again, this is what we got last night: four pallets of water, three pallets of meals and 12 pallets of infant food. Which, I gave them to Comerío, where people are drinking out of a creek.
“So I am done being polite. I am done being politically correct. I am mad as hell because my people’s lives are at stake. And we are but one nation. We may be small, but we are huge in dignity and zealous for life.
“So I’m asking members of the press to send a mayday call all over the world. We are dying here. And if we don’t stop and if we don’t get the food and the water into people’s hands, what we we are going to see is something close to a genocide.
“So, Mr Trump, I am begging you to take charge and save lives. After all, that is one of the founding principles of the United States of North America. If not, the world will see how we are treated not as second-class citizens but as animals that can be disposed of. Enough is enough.”
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2017 13:54:09 GMT
I missed these tweets...
“The Mayor of San Juan, who was very complimentary only a few days ago, has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump.”
...Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help. They....
...want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort. 10,000 Federal workers now on Island doing a fantastic job.”
He really is a disgusting person.
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