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The best thing he or any other president could do is stay the hell away so resources needed for his "protection" aren't wasted on a useless, needless visit and communicate electronically
I remember the hugging and mugging for the camera but I'm drawing a blank on what President Obama did for the Sandy victims. Tell me.
It was a Bush lesson: it pays to make an early appearance. Other than that, he did nothing. He could have signed the order for FEMA aid from anywhere on the campaign trail. This was just a detour from his campaign route.
I hope people in Staten Island and Breezy Point remember Bloomberg when it comes time to vote for mayor. His priority was the marathon, not the people left homeless. He wanted to clean up NYC for the marathon, not for the people. Then on top of that Bloomberg wanted to divert much needed critical food supplies and power generators from the people on SI to the marathon.
Marathon volunteers and participants from all over the world reached out to Staten Island. Helping people in need was more important than a race. Those that helped are all winners. Before Bloomberg cancelled the Marathon many runners and volunteers thought it was in poor taste to proceed with it.
I hope people in Staten Island and Breezy Point remember Bloomberg when it comes time to vote for mayor. His priority was the marathon, not the people left homeless. He wanted to clean up NYC for the marathon, not for the people. Then on top of that Bloomberg wanted to divert much needed critical food supplies and power generators from the people on SI to the marathon.
Marathon volunteers and participants from all over the world reached out to Staten Island. Helping people in need was more important than a race. Those that helped are all winners. Before Bloomberg cancelled the Marathon many runners and volunteers thought it was in poor taste to proceed with it.
Preparations would have involved stationing tree removal and power technicians on Long Island and throughout the tri-state to get power back to the devastated areas. Preparations would have been setting up temporary housing to evacuate to for those who have lost everything. Preparation would have been getting generators to the gas stations so they could have begun pumping gas immediately following the storm.
I was blessed to have escaped any damage as I live up on a hill and was shocked that we didn't lose any trees, but the main road into my village is GONE. I didn't get power back until Saturday afternoon. I have not seen the National Guard or the Red Cross the way we did back in 1992 with the Nor'Easter.
ONE MORE DAY! ROMNEY/RYAN!
Do I have this straight? You are whining because Obama did not order a federal agency to take care of tree removal and power line repair? For real?? Just who do you think carries responsibility for that kind of local action?
Blame Obama!
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FEMA ran out of WATER! How pathetic is THAT?
