..another Kentucky Ping.
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Posted on 01/31/2009 5:05:47 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Obama and FEMA Leave Americans to Die in Kentucky
I guess what with Kentucky being a red state the heartless Barack Obama and FEMA can't be bothered helping the suffering Americans trying to cope with a massive ice storm that has left them powerless.
In some parts of rural Kentucky, they're getting water the old-fashioned way — with pails from a creek. There's not room for one more sleeping bag on the shelter floor.
(Excerpt) Read more at jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com ...
Are Shepard and Geraldo there?
Yall don’t forget to demand the 2000 dollar FEMA gift cards.
Shades of the Fuhrerprinzip! What the bloody H* is this about?
DUH, I am embarrassed. Apparently they have phone lines.
There are lots of downed trees. One friend, who lives WAY back in the sticks said it sounded like a war zone with all the tree branches cracking and hitting the ground.
I am SO glad this storm missed us. I can handle snow, but ice is another thing.
Had some ice here in Ohio. Luckily our power stayed on.
Has Obama made ANY statement about what’s happening to millions of Americans ?
Any one find anything?
Does he take week ends and after hours off?
I hope he is comfy in his 90 degree office while millions of Americans go though the ICE Storm tonight with out power.
Sadly Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning did not have the guts to ask for O’s (kenyan) birth certificate when Cheney was counting the votes. We are pating for their cowardice and Obama’s marxism.
C’mon, folks -— Obama doesn’t even know where Kentucky IS, and he certainly doesn’t know that it’s one of the 57 states....
I know what we can do, we can tell Hollywood, they will then have a concert and maybe even send Sean Penn over with a row boat, er...blowtorch, and the media will follow and....oh forget it, freezing white folks don’t matter.
Being a lifelong Southerner, I have to admire you all up north and how you brave ice and snow. Heck, here in Tennessee they close the schools, govt. offices when we have snow flurries (LOL).
It’s Rove’s evil weather machine!!
..another Kentucky Ping.
This story is going viral from the looks of it. Guess people should ‘toughen up’ like 0 said the DC schools need to do. But 0’s gonna have to put his stimulus on ice, too.
Prayers for the folk from OK through KY about the ice and lack of power.
...And he wants them to die.
Below I’ve pasted Obama’s Jan. 31 radio address to the nation. No mention of the ice storm:
This morning I’d like to talk about some good news and some bad news as we confront our economic crisis.
The bad news is well known to Americans across our country as we continue to struggle through unprecedented economic turmoil. Yesterday we learned that our economy shrank by nearly 4 percent from October through December. That decline was the largest in over a quarter century, and it underscores the seriousness of the economic crisis that my administration found when we took office.
Already the slowdown has cost us tens of thousands of jobs in January alone. And the picture is likely to get worse before it gets better.
Make no mistake, these are not just numbers. Behind every statistic there’s a story. Many Americans have seen their lives turned upside down. Families have been forced to make painful choices. Parents are struggling to pay the bills. Patients can’t afford care. Students can’t keep pace with tuition. And workers don’t know whether their retirement will be dignified and secure.
The good news is that we are moving forward with a sense of urgency equal to the challenge.
This week the House passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, which will save or create more than 3 million jobs over the next few years. It puts a tax cut into the pockets of working families, and places a down payment on America’s future by investing in energy independence and education, affordable health care, and American infrastructure.
Now this recovery plan moves to the Senate. I will continue working with both parties so that the strongest possible bill gets to my desk. With the stakes so high we simply cannot afford the same old gridlock and partisan posturing in Washington. It’s time to move in a new direction.
Americans know that our economic recovery will take years — not months. But they will have little patience if we allow politics to get in the way of action, and our economy continues to slide.
That’s why I am calling on the Senate to pass this plan, so that we can put people back to work and begin the long, hard work of lifting our economy out of this crisis. No one bill, no matter how comprehensive, can cure what ails our economy. So just as we jumpstart job creation, we must also ensure that markets are stable, credit is flowing, and families can stay in their homes.
Last year, Congress passed a plan to rescue the financial system. While the package helped avoid a financial collapse, many are frustrated by the results — and rightfully so. Too often taxpayer dollars have been spent without transparency or accountability. Banks have been extended a hand, but homeowners, students, and small businesses that need loans have been left to fend on their own.
And adding to this outrage, we learned this week that even as they petitioned for taxpayer assistance, Wall Street firms shamefully paid out nearly $20 billion in bonuses for 2008. While I’m committed to doing what it takes to maintain the flow of credit, the American people will not excuse or tolerate such arrogance and greed. The road to recovery demands that we all act responsibly, from Main Street to Washington to Wall Street.
Soon my Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner, will announce a new strategy for reviving our financial system that gets credit flowing to businesses and families. We’ll help lower mortgage costs and extend loans to small businesses so they can create jobs. We’ll ensure that CEOs are not draining funds that should be advancing our recovery. And we will insist on unprecedented transparency, rigorous oversight, and clear accountability — so taxpayers know how their money is being spent and whether it is achieving results.
Rarely in history has our country faced economic problems as devastating as this crisis. But the strength of the American people compels us to come together. The road ahead will be long, but I promise you that every day that I go to work in the Oval Office I carry with me your stories, and my administration is dedicated to alleviating your struggles and advancing your dreams. You are calling for action. Now is the time for those of us in Washington to live up to our responsibilities.
Thank you!
Can anyone find a statement of cocnern for millions of poor rural Americans from Pelosi?
Biden?
Reid?
I haven’t seen hide nor hair of FEMA. We’ve been w/o power for 5 days now, and it’s been friends and family helping each other. Some electrical crews coming in from other states, and the Nat’l guard helping to clear the roads.
No FEMA trailers, no $2,000 debit cards, no busses. Just Americans helping Americans.
C’mon...they’re nothing but a bunch of rednecks around there, clinging to their guns and their religion...
The country would be better without them...
(as if I need to say it... /sarc)
I live in the foothills of North Carolina and they close school here before we get one snow flake. They close because snow is forecast. We have had one ground cover this winter and in most counties closed school. We are looking for snow Monday night, which means we will probably not have school on Tuesday and if it is not melted by Wednesday morning, school will be delayed for 2 hours. My grandchildren are in private school and they have had just one 2 hour delay. They don't go by the public school closings. We get a laugh, but for working parents it causes problems.
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