Posted on 11/03/2012 11:03:16 AM PDT by blueyon
FEMA's vaunted "lean forward" strategy that called for advanced staging of supplies for emergency distribution failed to live up to its billing in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
In fact, the agency appears to have been completely unprepared to distribute bottled water to Hurricane Sandy victims when the storm hit this Monday. In contrast to its stated policy, FEMA failed to have any meaningful supplies of bottled water -- or any other supplies, for that matter -- stored in nearby facilities as it had proclaimed it would on its website. This was the case despite several days advance warning of the impending storm.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
FEMA stands for Giant Useless Government Appendage.
Better to have a bunch of your own stuff set aside beforehand.
Pravda West-”Have you heard what Romney said about Big Bird?”
Now’s the time for another beer summit.
Yet groups like Convoy of Hope based out of Springfield MO can get there to help several communities in NY and NJ, including Staten Island, with more trucks on the way.
http://www.convoyofhope.org/go/headlines/entry/hurricane_sandy_response_update
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I am also fairly sure the majority of money donated actually goes to help with relief and not for “admin costs” like the Red Cross.
I could see it, the zero hitting the ball out of the sand pit.
It's the democrat slogan: Never let a crisis go to waste in action.
Once has to wonder why citizens vote democrats into political leadership positions in the first place, given most large democrat-run cities are crime-ridden and corrupt. Voting them out of office and replacing them with conservatives who will take much better care of them.
Vendors being evaluated might also have democrats questioning whether they hire union workers as non-union workers have already been previously banned to aid in the flood relief efforts (which is asinine AND corrupt in nature).
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That’s great!
The Yakuza would take care of any looters and truck in water, food and generators.
I’m not sure where you are getting your info from, there are multiple Home Depot, Lowe’s, Costco, even Wal Mart stores all over the area and there is plenty of bottled water at all of these stores including Home Depot.
Wal Mart has even opened up in Manhattan.
All three are possible. I pray none of them surface.
LLS
I hope not... I am praying not but the conditions needed for incubation are there.
LLS
On the upside of this Mother-of-all-EPIC FAILS...Mitt is getting valuable information on how NOT to handle a disaster like this.
“Im not sure where you are getting your info from, there are multiple Home Depot, Lowes, Costco, even Wal Mart stores all over the area and there is plenty of bottled water at all of these stores including Home Depot.
Wal Mart has even opened up in Manhattan.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2954356/posts?page=164#164
“The hated Wal-Mart (at least in the liberal bastions of the Northeast) would have had plenty of bottled water and other supplies on hand for the storm. But no!”
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“Wal Mart has even opened up in Manhattan.”
When did that happen and where?
A Google search on Walmart not allowed in New York City showed that in late September this year, there were no Walmarts.
Please post a link to an article saying that Walmart has opened a store in NYC.
http://search.comcast.net/?cat=web&con=betac&q=Walmart+not+allowed+in+New+York+City
How about “Curious George is Unemployed”
Great idea. I don't have the know-how, but I'll add to your thought. Have hundreds of FEMA people rolling our sod, since the golf course is too soggy to play a nice round on. They can also be standing "at the ready" with bottled water in case Obozo works up a thirst.
Still no response from FEMA. He’s expecting they will end up telling him to take it to a field and dump it. Unbelievable!
I suspect that as long as the supplier got paid (and donated to O), they don’t care whatever actually happens to the stuff.
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