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The supreme irony that the columnist omits to mention is that Illinois Congressman Luis Guitierrez (D-4th) has spent much of his career calling for Puerto Rican independence, the closing of US military facilities in Puerto Rico to be closed, or championing FALN terrorists as heroes.

Now that disaster has struck, he wants the USA to assist Puerto Rico in recognition of the fact that it is an American territory.

Luis Gutierrez was and is a world class hypocrite.

1 posted on 10/20/2017 8:24:25 AM PDT by PBRCat
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To: PBRCat

Trump’s fault.

;-)


2 posted on 10/20/2017 8:24:44 AM PDT by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: PBRCat

Ecclesiastes 10:2 A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right, but a fool’s heart to the left.


3 posted on 10/20/2017 8:34:19 AM PDT by Tac Double Tap (I'd rather die standing than on my knees begging.)
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To: PBRCat

It is an “already seriously deficient electrical grid” because the Puerto Ricans pocketed the money that was supposed to be spent upgrading it.


4 posted on 10/20/2017 8:36:06 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: PBRCat

OK, in unison now, lets all sing it:

“Katrina Katrina Katrina! Trump isn’t doing anything!”

That’s all this breathless hysteria is about: trying to advance a meme.


5 posted on 10/20/2017 8:44:08 AM PDT by Regulator
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80 percent of Puerto Rico is without power, a result of extensive damage to an already seriously deficient electrical grid.

A surprisingly well-balanced opening statement.

6 posted on 10/20/2017 8:46:18 AM PDT by MortMan (NFL kneelers: A colonoscopy is not supposed to be a self-exam.)
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80 percent of Puerto Rico is without power

That's because white people have all the power and the peoples of color have none! Oh, the oppression!

7 posted on 10/20/2017 8:48:54 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: PBRCat; Jane Long; BlackFemaleArmyCaptain; Black Agnes; djstex; RoosterRedux; DoughtyOne; ...

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/10/17/disturbing-video-u-s-aid-to-puerto-rico-thrown-in-dumpsters/

Shows how much they care about their people...send people like McCain, Clinton, Obama, Guitierrez there to clean up the mess, maybe the Clintons will find some more ‘child trafficking’ to do:

https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/?q=Haiti+&mfrom=&mto=&title=&notitle=&date_from=&date_to=&nofrom=&noto=&count=50&sort=0


9 posted on 10/20/2017 8:52:17 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ( "The Force Awakens!!!"...Trump and Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: PBRCat

PR is a fantastic opportunity (natural & predictable cause notwithstanding) to implement a modern power infrastructure, and be a make-or-break case study for solar power. The island receives optimal sunlight, is of limited size (~300 mile perimeter), and faces “from square one” infrastructure costs which solar can overlap instead of append. Going solar (largely via private roofs) would seriously reduce reliance on remote fuel sources, be robust (tolerate localized damage), and yes lack of local pollutants is a good thing.

I know many on FR hate solar power with seething vitriol, fearing it is the work of Agenda 21 global-depopulation types. Some of us _do_ like it, and from a staunchly conservative angle preferring capitalism-driven high-tech self-sufficiency.

And no, night & clouds isn’t instantly debilitating: rechargeable batteries are a thing. Consecutive/continuous cloudy days there are a rarity.

Bonus: installing solar as a home-distributed system helps undermine political corruption by de-centralizing critical infrastructure. Cronies can’t manipulate the power grid when there isn’t isolated sources; letting each home _sell_ power to the load-balancing grid empowers individuals.

Mr. Trump, you would do well to keep the corrupt from interfering with Mr. Musk’s installation of proven systems.
To quote John Galt: “get the he11 out of my way!”


12 posted on 10/20/2017 9:06:20 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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already seriously deficient electrical grid

No doubt it was the best system in the world when obama turned it over to Trump. /s

14 posted on 10/20/2017 9:27:21 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill: NFL, Hollywood, NBA, BLM, CAIR, Antifa, SPLC, CNN, ESPN, NPR, TWITTER, FACEBOOK)
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To: PBRCat; Tilted Irish Kilt

PING!


15 posted on 10/20/2017 9:29:11 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Environ-MENTAL-ism is MENTAL)
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“Luis Gutierrez was and is a world class hypocrite.”

Indeed.

Hypocrisy is a way of life inside that Beltway as well as throughout the msm.


23 posted on 10/20/2017 1:19:15 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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Him and Gov Brown should do lunch sometime.

They have a lot in common.


25 posted on 10/20/2017 2:11:51 PM PDT by Califreak (All Alinsky All The Time)
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To: PBRCat

No different than before the storm.


28 posted on 10/20/2017 5:51:57 PM PDT by CodeToad (CWII is coming. Arm Up! They Are!)
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“Luis Gutierrez was and is a world class [self-promoting, @sswipe.]”

Fixed!

Secondly, why doesn’t Der Hildabeast fly down there and save the day with her millions in cold, hard cash? She did a bang-up job in Haiti. ;)

She could be, ‘Queen of Puerto Rico!’ What a missed opportunity.

*SNORT*


29 posted on 10/20/2017 7:10:19 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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