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eleny

(46,166 posts)
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:08 PM Oct 2018

Trump's FEMA failing again Citizens without water and food for days from Hurricane Michael

"For his part, Governor Scott seems more distant and inattentive than with last year's Hurricane Irma. His answer, "everyone just needs to help each other, right now". Resources seem to be allocated for law enforcement and power, but little else. One might ask, where are those pre-positioned supplies FEMA bragged about. Is FEMA suffering from poor resources given to the agency? And rural areas away from the coast aren't seeing any assistance. From the daily beast article again:

Word about not getting water or meals had not yet reached rural communities inundated by the hurricane’s rains and storm surge. In Gadsden County, outside Tallahassee, where the storm killed four people, county commissioner Anthony Viegbesie said he had not seen a single relief agency.

“This is a community that lives on agriculture. Without electricity, the wells don’t work,” he said. “We survive primitively.” "
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/14/1804277/-Trump-s-FEMA-failing-again-Citizens-without-water-and-food-for-days-from-Hurricane-Michael

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Trump's FEMA failing again Citizens without water and food for days from Hurricane Michael (Original Post) eleny Oct 2018 OP
O)%@& Grrrrrrrr Iliyah Oct 2018 #1
Trump: "Panama City? Is that even in America?" TheBlackAdder Oct 2018 #18
Trump: Gotta build that wall around Mexico Beach... Make 'em pay for it. keithbvadu2 Oct 2018 #32
"America First" my ass!!! Ohiogal Oct 2018 #2
Trump is America Lindsay Oct 2018 #3
He even said that they were prepared for this storm eleny Oct 2018 #4
This will get real ugly in two days max malaise Oct 2018 #5
thanks for the videos Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #23
Yep malaise Oct 2018 #25
Didn't he raid FEMA to pay for the children's detention centers? -nt CrispyQ Oct 2018 #6
Yea - I think he took 10 million from FEMA womanofthehills Oct 2018 #15
Yes. nt Blue_true Oct 2018 #17
Trump: Those cheap cages still cost money and my friends need to make a profit. keithbvadu2 Oct 2018 #33
FLORIDA: The Puerto Rico of the Mainland BamaRefugee Oct 2018 #7
Here in PR Ramsey Barner Oct 2018 #14
Yes, because of all the trouble that Mayor gives us over that Panama Canal he has there BamaRefugee Oct 2018 #21
With the frequency of storms increasing I do not expect Republicans to step up. BeckyDem Oct 2018 #8
How can this be a FEMA emergency FakeNoose Oct 2018 #9
Trump to travel to Florida to view Hurricane Michael damage at Mar-a-Lago keithbvadu2 Oct 2018 #34
Where is the mainstream media on this? BadgerMom Oct 2018 #10
The shit will hit the fan hen he gets there malaise Oct 2018 #12
K&R! Omaha Steve Oct 2018 #11
And he*s out golfing today Achilleaze Oct 2018 #13
Can't interrupt Drumpt's golfing today. kairos12 Oct 2018 #16
Sounds like another A+ to me ... lillypaddle Oct 2018 #19
Don't worry, be happy Racerdog1 Oct 2018 #20
But, but ... Trump said left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 #22
Accordng to the 2016 city data page for Mexico Beach, Florida 71% voted for Trump in the general eleny Oct 2018 #24
Boy, are they gonna have a real epiphany. roamer65 Oct 2018 #31
OK then malaise Oct 2018 #26
Trump transferred $9.8M from FEMA to ICE vlyons Oct 2018 #27
Yes I remember that True_Blue Oct 2018 #29
He's busy. Those golf balls aren't gonna hit themselves. nt tblue37 Oct 2018 #28
It's time to start the retreat inland. roamer65 Oct 2018 #30

Lindsay

(3,276 posts)
3. Trump is America
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:19 PM
Oct 2018

and America is Trump, at least in (what passes for) his mind.

Everybody else is on their own. (Okay, possibly he'll take care of Ivanka.)

eleny

(46,166 posts)
4. He even said that they were prepared for this storm
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 03:21 PM
Oct 2018

One of the rare times I didn't mute the tv when he was onscreen speaking and he told another lie.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,349 posts)
23. thanks for the videos
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:06 PM
Oct 2018

I wish the first one had shown some close-ups of the houses that survived. Somebody will have to figure out what works and what doesn't. This won't be the last hurricane of that strength.

Extreme weather events will become more commonplace. We failed to take action that might have kept them unusual.

Now we face the dual threat -- climate and a global assault on democracy.

malaise

(269,026 posts)
25. Yep
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:13 PM
Oct 2018

Just heard that there are 40 persons missing

People want to come and salvage what they can. That's one of the reasons why they don't leave.

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
8. With the frequency of storms increasing I do not expect Republicans to step up.
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 04:04 PM
Oct 2018

Maybe the Republican governors will have some sway, but I doubt it.

FakeNoose

(32,641 posts)
9. How can this be a FEMA emergency
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 04:17 PM
Oct 2018

... when the President's own property isn't under water? I mean he can even play golf at his own golf course, so it can't be that bad.





keithbvadu2

(36,818 posts)
34. Trump to travel to Florida to view Hurricane Michael damage at Mar-a-Lago
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 09:32 PM
Oct 2018

BREAKING NEWS: Trump to travel to Florida to view Hurricane Michael damage at Mar-a-Lago

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211271994

(tis possible this may be a wee bit tongue-in-cheek)

BadgerMom

(2,771 posts)
10. Where is the mainstream media on this?
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 04:42 PM
Oct 2018

Are they on the ground asking questions? There are a wealth of them to be asked. Has siphoning funds for baby jails caused the slow response? How long until people are helped? How are the enforcers protecting property getting food and water? If the president is holding rallies and golfing, who is in charge here?

Reporters and anchors swarmed New Orleans after Katrina. I know that is a major US city versus a far less populated area, but has the ability of the press to cover an important story decreased this much since Katrina?

malaise

(269,026 posts)
12. The shit will hit the fan hen he gets there
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 04:48 PM
Oct 2018

Last edited Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:15 PM - Edit history (1)

This is slow boil anger

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
13. And he*s out golfing today
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 04:48 PM
Oct 2018

Deplorable. That's what deplorable is all about. Deplorable (R).

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
22. But, but ... Trump said
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 05:28 PM
Oct 2018

The day after the hurricane hit the panhandle,
Trump said everyone in Florida is telling him he did a wonderful job handling Hurricane Michael.

Everyone.

eleny

(46,166 posts)
24. Accordng to the 2016 city data page for Mexico Beach, Florida 71% voted for Trump in the general
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:07 PM
Oct 2018

The graph and the pie chart is 2/3 down the page...
http://www.city-data.com/city/Mexico-Beach-Florida.html

roamer65

(36,745 posts)
31. Boy, are they gonna have a real epiphany.
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 08:00 PM
Oct 2018

Elections have consequences.

They will learn it the hard way, as they should.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
27. Trump transferred $9.8M from FEMA to ICE
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:26 PM
Oct 2018

That's right. Because locking little kids in cages is much more important than providing food and water to hurricane victims. Hurricane season ain't over either. Trump admin is completely indifferent and incompetent.

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/12/647021316/trump-administration-transferred-9-8-million-from-fema-to-ice

roamer65

(36,745 posts)
30. It's time to start the retreat inland.
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:58 PM
Oct 2018

It should all be cleaned up and returned to nature as a buffer zone for hurricanes. No building within 10 miles of the shore.

Another 30 years and it will be underwater anyway.

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