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1 posted on 10/26/2005 9:37:59 PM PDT by blam
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Oh please! 3 days without power is a severe hardship?

These folks didn't have 3 days worth of food and water in their homes after a week of prep time?

I give up! Our Nation is now populated, nearly exclusively, by limp-wristed pansies that couldn't care for themselves if their lives depended on it.

Let Hillary win so the revolution can begin, already.


2 posted on 10/26/2005 9:42:19 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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"That's why we tell people, have 72 hours of food and water

As if those folks down in S.FL actually listen to anyone.

4 posted on 10/26/2005 9:48:38 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici
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The snags sparked criticisms of the state and federal governments, especially the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), still under fire for its slow response to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in late August.

FEMA should be put out to pasture and relief efforts should be coordinated by Wal-Mart.

Hours after the aftermath of Katrina, Wal-Mart was already on the scene with generators and supplies, while FEMA officials were giving rescue workers lessons in sexual harrassment and other PC bullfeces.

5 posted on 10/26/2005 9:49:18 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Harmful or Fatal if Swallowed)
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Common sense would tell anyone, in a natural disaster, you are on your own hook for days, if not weeks. I mean, how much brain power does it take pre storm to fill up a few water jugs, lay by some boxes of saltines and a few dozen cans of sardines or vienia sausages?

I blame the grasshoppers (the self sufficient ants get no respect) for not taking some responsibility for themselves. It seems in every flood or storm the usual victim suspects blame everyone else for their woes.
7 posted on 10/26/2005 9:50:39 PM PDT by Ursus arctos horribilis ("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
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Frankly, I really had to bite my tongue when a poster on the live Wilma thread who said he had stocked up, but went to the food handout lines just to keep his kids occupied. It makes me wonder how many others went just to get free stuff they didn't need.


9 posted on 10/26/2005 9:57:37 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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Where did all the Native Floridians go? That's right where I grew up and we never depended on any government aid after a hurricane. We had gas, candles, food, and whatever we need to sustain us for over a week. We knew there would be no electricity and somehow, survived without FEMA or any other relief from the state.

Everyone there was given a weeks notice that Wilma was coming and instructed to store up on items they are crying for now. Most of the older homes had gas for cooking and that doesn't go out during a power outage, will will last most of a week, if not longer.

Sorry, but with minimal planning and preparation, Broward County could have come through this with no trouble. Of course, they couldn't bash Bush had they taken care of themselves.

Paradise comes with a price. If you can't handle that, move back to New York.


13 posted on 10/26/2005 10:12:00 PM PDT by DakotaRed
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Good god the dependence on the Gov't in this country is mind boggling !
14 posted on 10/26/2005 10:12:05 PM PDT by america-rules
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Governor Jeb should have kept his yap shut. He sounds just like his brother....accepting blame for everything under the sun. Repeated enough, "blame" equals "GOP".

I've got a picture of any Dem presidents or governors, past or present, accepting blame for ANYTHING, ever.

This continual self-flagellation doesn't help The Cause, and really ticks me off.

Leni

18 posted on 10/26/2005 10:36:14 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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Good grief! Many of us in the FL panhandle had to wait up to 4 weeks for power after Ivan last year....and libnuts are criticising barely 3 days post-Wilma? Give it a rest...it's not HUMANLY POSSIBLE to put every single person in Florida into a mansion loaded with baubles and cars!

Jeb needs to just do what he's always done...provide leadership and NOT CATER TO THESE SORRY WHINEY LIBNUTS who can't get off their butts. Everyone in the USA knew Wilma was heading to FL for a full week ahead of time.

Geesh!


21 posted on 10/26/2005 10:43:03 PM PDT by goresalooza (Nurses Rock!)
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I want to know when the lame media is going to start reporting that Civil Defense recommends having 3-5 days of food and water when faced with a possible natural disaster? They know that FEMA won't likely get in before three days. Of course, people could just read the disaster pages in the front of phone books.
29 posted on 10/27/2005 12:21:35 AM PDT by Ruth A.
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez said the provisions sent by FEMA to his county had already run out.

These jurks koodant even figger owt how two voat in de las elekchun. LOL

31 posted on 10/27/2005 1:11:41 AM PDT by Cobra64
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What a crock! Those folks had days to prepare for Wilma -- to fill the bathtubs with water, to freeze jugs of water for ice, to fill the cars and cans with gasoline, to buy batteries and candles, and to stock up on food and medicine. If people knew Uncle Sugar would NOT ride to the rescue, they would be much better prepared.


35 posted on 10/27/2005 2:33:06 AM PDT by JoeGar
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Are they demanding the $2000 ATM cards yet?


38 posted on 10/27/2005 2:48:45 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (It is Watergate yet? Is it Watergate yet?)
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Methinks that all these disasters reveal the incredible number of illegal aliens living in the country. You can't plan adequately for people whom you don't know are living in your area. Then they all show up for the supplies they were told to provide for themselves before the storm. I'm waiting for the first brave politician to call ICE and start checking immigration status at these relief centers. It will be a LONG wait...


47 posted on 10/27/2005 5:26:08 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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