Showing posts with label FEMA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FEMA. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

In what should be a surprise to no one, it turns out that FEMA likes Texas way more than Puerto Rico.

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Courtesy of Politico :   No two hurricanes are alike, and Harvey and Maria were vastly different storms that struck areas with vastly di...
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Thursday, February 01, 2018

FEMA decides that they have done enough to help Puerto Rico. San Juan mayor disagrees. Strongly.

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Courtesy of NBC News :   The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a statement that commercial supplies of food and water...
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Friday, October 13, 2017

In defiance of Donald Trump FEMA spokesperson says that they are not abandoning Puerto Rico.

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. @FEMA will be w/Puerto Rico, USVI, every state, territory impacted by a disaster every day, supporting throughout their response & ...
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Thursday, October 12, 2017

While the death toll rises in Puerto Rico Donald Trump threatens to pull FEMA out.

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"Puerto Rico survived the Hurricanes, now a financial crisis looms largely of their own making." says Sharyl Attkisson. A total ...
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Saturday, September 30, 2017

General Russell Honore, the man credited with finally rescuing the victims of Katrina, says Donald Trump does not give a damn about poor people and people of color.

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Gen. Honoré: "He doesn't give a damn about poor people, doesn't give a damn about people of color." https://t.co/vdHqzkW...
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Friday, September 29, 2017

Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico slams response by FEMA, and begs for help.

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The above comes after Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz responded with this after the acting head of Homeland Security suggested that what was happ...
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Monday, June 05, 2017

A new threat surfaces as hurricane season gets under way. There's nobody in charge.

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Courtesy of WTKR :   Hurricane season began on June 1, and according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the season ...
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Sunday, August 21, 2016

Former FEMA director Michael "Heck of a job" Brown criticizes President Obama for not showing up for a photo-op during Louisiana flooding.

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"I have no fucking idea what I'm doing?" Courtesy of Mediaite :   The ex-director of the Federal Emergency Management Ag...
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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Well look who returned to the scene of the crime.

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Courtesy of Democratic Underground Courtesy of NPR :   Former President George W. Bush, whose legacy was marred by the federal governm...
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Rand Paul upset that people are prioritizing receiving help after the devastating Hurricane Sandy, over buying bullets to kill more people overseas. Yeah, what's WITH those people?

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Courtesy of Slate :   Over the weekend I tried to ask and answer a few questions about the debate Chris Christie started with libertaria...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

President Obama returns to devastation left in wake of Sandy in order to console victims and view progress of the cleanup.

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President Obama consoles parents of children killed in storm. Courtesy of the Chicago Tribune : President Barack Obama consoled grievi...
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Thursday, November 01, 2012

Ladies and Gentleman allow me to introduce my President and yours, Barack "Together we can do anything" Obama.

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I don't really think I have to add anything. THAT is who Mitt Romney is running against, and that help he is offering this devastate...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gushes over President Obama's hands on approach to dealing with storm devastation. Update!

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Come on! You just KNOW that somewhere Mitt Romney is banging his perfectly coiffed head against the wall. I understand that in a despera...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

The size difference between last year's Hurricane Irene and this year's Frankenstorm Sandy.

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Can you say "Holy Shit?" Here is a picture that Lawrence O'Donnell tweeted of 6th Avenue in New York. Yes you read t...
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Mitt Romney: Federal relief spending is "immoral." Filed under things you don't want on the record as a hurricane threatens 50 million voters right before an election.

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Yes it certainly is immoral to spend money on disaster relief when you could save all of that money and provide tax breaks to the rich. Do...
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Thursday, September 08, 2011

While praying to God for rain to put out the Texas forest fires for him, perhaps Rick Perrry should have prayed for the intelligence NOT to cut the firefighting budget by 75%.

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Courtesy of Opposing Views : According to KVUE-TV, the state of Texas, under Gov. Rick Perry, cut state funding for the volunteer fire d...
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Monday, August 29, 2011

That popping sound you hear is Teabagger heads exploding all over the country as Chris Christie commends FEMA's response to Irene.

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From the MTP transcript : MR. GREGORY: Safety first, as you've repeated over and over again. There will be a morning after kind o...
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Sunday, August 28, 2011

This is how a leader handles a disaster and puts the minds of Americans at ease.

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I swear it feels like President Obama is always prepared for just about ANYTHING that might come our way. Of course there are some who a...
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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Eric Cantor will withhold federal disaster funding to states impacted by Hurricane Irene unless Democrats agree to spending cuts.

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From Business Insider : A spokesperson for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) said that if there is any damage caused by Hurricane I...
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Will the recent tornadoes damage the GOP's anti-government argument?

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From the Kansas City Star : A pernicious story line, recited on talk radio, in state legislatures and in some quarters of Washington, says...
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