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(Heckuva job, Bloomy) Mayor Bloomberg’s Response to Sandy Leaves Many New Yorkers Out in the Cold
The Daily Beast ^ | Nov 5, 2012 | Harry Siegel

Posted on 11/05/2012 7:07:30 PM PST by DogByte6RER

Mayor Bloomberg’s Response to Sandy Leaves Many New Yorkers Out in the Cold

The mayor has brilliantly stage-managed his handling of the storm, but outside the city’s affluent precincts numerous angry residents feel abandoned by his administration as days have passed and help has remained distant, writes Harry Siegel.

“Are you from OEM? Or FEMA?”

“No, we’re from Brooklyn.”

That was the exchange when, after nearly six hours, the volunteer group I spent Sunday with finally managed to deliver supplies— flashlights, blankets, winter jackets, baby supplies, and pet food—to Staten Islanders who’d been rocked by Hurricane Sandy.

On television, New York City is resiliently recovering from Sandy—Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg even fought hard against canceling the ING marathon, giving in only when its sponsors caved. The mayor has maximized his television time with frequent updates in carefully staged settings, with members of the Obama administration standing behind him and his hypnotic sign-language interpreter Lydia Callis beside him. It's a swell sales job, part of his business-friendly, socially-liberal, post-partisan persona, that (with the help of his vast media empire), has helped him maintain his national reputation even as New Yorkers have soured on him.

But his one unscripted moment was far more telling: an unannounced trip to the devastated Rockaways on Saturday that happened to be caught by a camera crew with local news stations NY1. A local woman, part of a furious crowd of people who felt abandoned by the city, was held back by the mayor’s security detail, as she yelled at him: “Where’s the help? Where’s the f*cking help?”

Outside of the city’s affluent precincts, New Yorkers have felt abandoned by the ultra-mayor who’s deemed New York a “luxury product” as days have passed and help has remained distant.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: barackobama; blommberg; bloomberg; fema; graciemansion; heckuvajobbloomy; helluvajobbloomy; hurricanekatrina; hurricanesandy; katrina; mayorbloomberg; michaelbloomberg; newyorkcity; nyc; obama; oem; sandy; statenisland
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To: acapesket

Trust me I know.


21 posted on 11/05/2012 7:54:07 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: workerbee

Cuomo is the adult in the room right now. Yes I know. But it’s true.


22 posted on 11/05/2012 7:55:20 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: DogByte6RER

Bloony should be pressured to going to Staten Island and physically working to help people. He lives in warmth and compfort and makes stupid decisions!


23 posted on 11/05/2012 7:55:48 PM PST by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: kempster

Thankfully, Blommy no longer claims to be Republican.


24 posted on 11/05/2012 7:59:45 PM PST by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: unixfox
What have I been telling Freepers about this despicable piece of excrement for years? Now do you believe me?

Do not think for a moment that I voted for his sorry @ss once, let alone 3 times. I warned all my friends the very first time I heard his voice that it was just like the voice of a robot, and reflected that this man had no human feelings. Boy, did I nail it!

Unfortunately, he paid off the thoroughly corrupt City Council and got his illegal third term from them.

It will take a generation to undo the damage to the City school system that this piece of excrement has done.

25 posted on 11/05/2012 8:02:08 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: GlockThe Vote
Cuomo is the adult in the room right now. Yes I know. But it’s true.

Dear God. Well, FEMA is useless.

26 posted on 11/05/2012 8:03:20 PM PST by SCalGal (Friends don't let friends donate to H$U$, A$PCA, or PETA.)
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To: kempster

“Is there a person on this forum that believes that Michael Bloomberg is a Republican?”

I couldn’t tell you if he’s a Republican or not. But I know he’s no conservative.


27 posted on 11/05/2012 8:07:44 PM PST by MichaelCorleone ('We the People' can and will take this country back...starting today.)
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To: SCalGal

I live here. Cuomo is making Christie Creme bloomie and thugbama look like pikers.


28 posted on 11/05/2012 8:07:44 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: EinNYC

He is a liberal democrat dweeb from the blue collar town of Malden MA (now all illegals) who likely “checked the box” to get where he is.
Bloomberg, like OBlamey is a freakin fraud!


29 posted on 11/05/2012 8:16:57 PM PST by acapesket
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To: GlockThe Vote

How do you have internet?


30 posted on 11/05/2012 8:20:53 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: GlockThe Vote
I live here.

I know; I'm so sorry about the mess. FEMA came to help after the Northridge Earthquake - they are useless, unless you'd like to listen to them swap war stories.

31 posted on 11/05/2012 8:28:45 PM PST by SCalGal (Friends don't let friends donate to H$U$, A$PCA, or PETA.)
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To: Beowulf9

Posting from iPhone w battery pack. I bought this thing called the isound 15000 I think on amazon. It was the best 79 dollars spent. Get 10 charges on my phone on one charge.

Should be mandatory Prepper gear.


32 posted on 11/05/2012 8:29:53 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: GlockThe Vote

Well, now, that’s the spirit of ‘76!


33 posted on 11/05/2012 8:32:58 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: GlockThe Vote

We went through this last year with Hurricane Lee.

Sending prayers your way FRiend.

Hopefully tomorrow’s election results will lift your spirits.


34 posted on 11/05/2012 8:38:51 PM PST by Scotswife
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To: GlockThe Vote

Awesome, Spread the news glock..in touch with all of my LI friends, they now now the truth! To the rest of you stop posting graphics! It’s a waste of bandwith FGS!


35 posted on 11/05/2012 8:41:08 PM PST by acapesket
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To: Beowulf9

I would go through this x 25 if it means getting rid of Obama


36 posted on 11/05/2012 8:41:12 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: acapesket

Getting rid of Obama supercedes any misery I am in. FUBO!

Btw - this isound battery pack has been amazing.


37 posted on 11/05/2012 8:43:35 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: GlockThe Vote

Win or lose tomorrow, obama is not sending help. If he wins, he won’t need to. If he loses he won’t care. Plus he’ll get revenge. But true charity organizations are coming.

Question: If someone wanted to rent a U-Haul and take some food, could they make it to where they need to be?


38 posted on 11/05/2012 8:48:31 PM PST by Terry Mross (To former friends and relatives. Don't ever contact me if you still support obama.)
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To: GlockThe Vote

As a New Englander who has lived with this crap forever, I will go get a couple tomorrow if you want to PM me with your address, I’ll send you some! Beats Red Cross and FEMA any day!
Hugs!


39 posted on 11/05/2012 8:55:38 PM PST by acapesket
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To: DogByte6RER

Bloomers is not all that into human life. He’s a globalist, control freak watermelon. As many of his globalist pals do, he looks at people like cattle.

He is the mayor of NYC because he loves power, fame and wealth. He’s not there because he respects the herd’s dignity and rights.


40 posted on 11/05/2012 9:31:00 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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