Minnesota Gov. Walz Asks Feds for $500M Disaster Relief Due To Protests/Riots

[Cruz Azul Guy]

Originally Posted by WannaliveinGreenville

Let's put some of these lazy rioter freeloaders to WORK cleaning up the streets they destroyed!

Perhaps Trump could sign an executive order to do that after he wins 362 electoral votes this fall as predicted by Helmut Norpoth.

[TimTheEnchanter]

Hey look! There's a new picture in the dictionary next to chutzpah!

Originally Posted by Mouser

There is NO reasonable explanation on why TAX PAYERS are on the hook for this

There is no reasonable explanation on why FEDERAL taxpayers should be on the hook. The City of Minneapolis taxpayers and State of Minnesota taxpayers should be on the hook to compensate businesses that had their businesses destroyed.

Originally Posted by Cruz Azul Guy

As someone who saw everything go down in real time.... play Monday morning quarterback on the situation....

Living in Minneapolis you probably don't realize that the entire thing was shown live on the national cable channels. We saw the same thing you did. Minneapolis police were lined up, ready to turn back the protesters. Then the MPD melted away and the protesters became rioters, looters and arsonists. I saw it live on TV.

Originally Posted by doc1

Close. Its name was derived from the Sioux word minne, meaning “water,” and the Greek polis, for “city.” That part HAS to go.

Right. And St. Paul has to go too. That whole "church and state" thing.

Originally Posted by Cruz Azul Guy

If I may ask what specific action should have been taken that wasn’t?

The police should not have disappeared. They should have stayed in place and stopped the protest from moving forward.

Originally Posted by doc1

I'd never thought I'd see the day when progressives would start union busting.

I always found it odd that so many police rank and file voted Republican, but the union was a heavy endorser/funder of Democrats

[doc1]

Originally Posted by TimTheEnchanter

Hey look! There's a new picture in the dictionary next to chutzpah!...

And if he looking for "sympathy" he'll find somewhere in the dictionary between "sh*t" and "syphilis".

[doc1]

Originally Posted by Cruz Azul Guy

Then it sounds like you’re in agreement with the actions taken by Minneapolis City Council.

To break the union, of course.

They act on behalf of the constituents, presumably.

Whatever they decide is MPLS's business.

[doc1]

Originally Posted by WannaliveinGreenville

Let's put some of these lazy rioter freeloaders to WORK cleaning up the streets they destroyed!

nevergonnahappen.com

[Cruz Azul Guy]

Originally Posted by TimTheEnchanter

Living in Minneapolis you probably don't realize that the entire thing was shown live on the national cable channels.

You’re referring to FoxNews? My experience of living through it in person is probably different than the coverage you saw. I think I will take real life over FoxNews in this case. I’m sure you’ll understand.

[Kibby]

Feds deny Walz's request for aid to rebuild after riots |Star Tribune

The MOB's started on May 25 - fast forward to July 2. Perhaps Walz was napping?
Walz asked President Donald Trump to declare a “major disaster” for the state of Minnesota in his request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on July 2.

The federal government has denied Gov. Tim Walz’s request for aid to help rebuild and repair Twin Cities structures that were damaged in the unrest following George Floyd’s death.

Many small businesses and grocery stores, pharmacies and post offices were damaged during the unrest. In his letter to FEMA, Walz said what happened in the Twin Cities after Floyd’s death was the second most destructive incident of civil unrest in U.S. history, after the 1992 riots in Los Angeles.

Of course in 1992 --- the Governor of California ASKED for not just the National Guard, but the US Military to help with the Riots. Of course there was no FEMA in 1992, but the real difference was that California acting pretty quickly and ASKED for help during the Riots .... Walsh and the City of Minneapolis wouldn't even allow the National Guard to arrest anyone or even carry weapons. They were mostly used to sweep up glass and guide fire trucks to the Fires the Rioters were setting.

Well Done Mr President .... they broke it, didn't want help, have defunded their police department and they don't deserve to be Bailed Out of problems they caused.

This is up to the Citizens - The actually VOTED for this, they can VOTE it out the same way they VOTED it in. Good Luck

[DRob4JC]

The local paper is in the swamp as well. They paint it as though a weather event caused their plight.

The feds were ready, but got the call too late.