Obama and FEMA Leave Americans to Die in Kentucky

JammieWearingFool & AP ^ | Jan. 31, 2009 | JammieWearingFool

[anoldafvet]

I live in Louisville. We lost power on Wednesday after the storm was over. We were without power for 56 hours but finally got it back on Friday. Our house dropped to 47 degrees but we managed to survive. On Thursday, less than 24 hours after the storm, we had an army of repair crews from states like North and South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Ohio. Our power was restored by two crews from Mississippi. There are folks here from as far away as Iowa (cutting trees and grinding them). The Kentucky governor has mobilized the entire National Guard to aid in tree removal and cleanup.

The only thing we have heard from FEMA is one load of large generators for some of the shelter areas. People are helping each other, taking in friends, lending generators, clearing tree branches from streets, etc. We don't need no stinking government.

It's warm here today (46 degrees) and the ice has melted from the trees and powerlines. There are still about 750,000 people without power. I wish I knew how to post pictures because I have several that show what we had on Thursday and Friday.

[CindyDawg]

I don’t think anyone here thinks yall can’t make it on your own. It’s just frustrating how FEMA still is in NO last I heard and we hear nothing about any assistance to you guys.

[SunkenCiv]

He’s only president of all the people if those people bow down and agree with everything he says. Thanks B.

[dez]

Let's see

When a white Republican is President and the disaster affects blacks, the media are all over the story 24/7. They report FEMA is incompetent and uncaring, and attribute both to racism.

When a black Democrat is President and the disaster affects whites, the media is silent and FEMA is "doing a great job."

The only thing consistent about the media is their bias.

[Gilbo_3]

i contemplated hookin the puter up while I had access to a generator last night...decided not to...got power back about 2 hrs ago...

just short of 6 days in BFE KY...we got lucky and the temps came way up the past couple days and thawed us out...

[Gilbo_3]

I wish Idve taken some pics, but figgered that id just frost the lens...

trees bent all the way over on my fencerow, tops literally touching the ground...

looked like the McDonalds arches...lolol...

[pnut22]

So happy for you. Hope you and yours didn’t have it too bad. After heat, and food the computer is next in line for what I miss the most. Close enough to the city that we usually keep our water supply.

[M1928A1 Thompson]

AMEN!! This good ol’ fat white country boy knows how to build a fire. Run a chainsaw. Shoot his own food, skin n’ cook it, too!

This past week has been like camping ‘ceptin’ the tent had brick walls. Power is back now. Not any more uncomfortable than Camp Normandy in Graf for a winter tank gunnery.

Now to clean up the downed trees, take a shower and do some laundry.

[Gilbo_3]

thanks...we actually ate well and were a constant 72 degrees...only thing really 'missed' was a hot shower...and FReep news...lolol...

like the other replies...kinda like campin in luxury for country folks...

[bearsgirl90]

You ‘da man!!

[Schwaeky]

Barack Obama doesn’t care about white people (imitating Kanye West’s attack on Bush)...