5 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Quit dancing on the graves of the dead

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/03/hurricane-helene-aftermath-live-updates/75493504007/

And whilst you are feeling so strongly about the effects of devastating weather events then I'm sure you won't be backing a candidate that doesn't believe in global warming and actively does his level best to counter any attempts to mitigate it, preferring to 'drill baby, drill!'

 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/drill-baby-drill-donald-trump-oil-gas-rnc/story?id=112108980 

42 minutes ago, johnnybangkok said:

And whilst you are feeling so strongly about the effects of devastating weather events then I'm sure you won't be backing a candidate that doesn't believe in global warming and actively does his level best to counter any attempts to mitigate it, preferring to 'drill baby, drill!'

 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/drill-baby-drill-donald-trump-oil-gas-rnc/story?id=112108980 

You cant show any scientific proof of climate change making storms worse.

50 minutes ago, johnnybangkok said:

Enough of the pearl clutching and using a tragedy to try and make a cheap point. 

My post was saying they are not STILL dying.  

How do you know. Flying a rescue chopper?

51 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

How do you know. Flying a rescue chopper?

 

As distasteful as I find it, every once in awhile, I click on CNN.com to see if my right wing sources are holding anything back on a controversial story.  This time, it was a real eye opener, with CNN burying any mention of the NC tragedy several pages deep.

 

Seems only fair that the lefties should plug their nose and occasionally click on Fox news the same way... If only to prove how bad Fox is.

 

Fox has interviews with people on the ground.  CNN?  Nope.  Fox has interviews with the Cajun Navy rescue group.  CNN?  Nope.  Fox has interviews with Florida Guard members who flew helicopter rescue missions, compliments of DeSantis.  CNN?  Nope.    The retired NASCAR deplorable who brought 500 Startlink systems donated by Musk?  Nope.  Just Fox.

 

Clicking to CNN gave me a whole 'nother level of appreciation why lefties think the Helene NC tragedy is trivial, and it's over.  If all I watched was CNN, that's what I'd believe, too.

 

I'd suggest anyone wanting to know what's really happening, from people on location, stay away form CNN and go to YouTube, or hold your nose and click on Fox.  Wait for a few hours until the sunrise on the East Coast and get fresh updates.  Live, on the ground.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/video

 

If history repeats, in about 4 years, Zuck will admit the Biden administration pressured Facebook to squelch bad news from Helene.  And the honest MSM reporting will start up after the election. 

 

Meanwhile, here's the flood that CNN covered more thoroughly, while hundreds of Americans are dying in Appalachia.  Front page on their Int'l site, which had no mention of Helene.

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/04/travel/elephants-evacuated-thailand-flooding-intl-hnk

 

 

 

 

For those minimizing or ignoring

 

https://www.wral.com/story/helene-s-devastation-in-nc-see-aerial-views-of-damage-to-cities-mudslides-washing-out-highways/21649029/

 

 

 

5 hours ago, frank83628 said:

if only the media fact checked everyone as feverishly as they do Trump. 

 

if you read the article, the figures are there, he has just totaled everything up. because Trump said it, it's a lie, but if it were anyone else they'd have only  'embellished, inflated or exaggerated. but you don't see the double standards in reporting.

So you believe Trump when he lies and says the election was rigged and stolen from him? 

5 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Trump fans dont rely on one source to make judgements.

 

That's right...they rely on FOX, Newsmax and OAN Network. 

4 minutes ago, Mazungu said:

That's right...they rely on FOX, Newsmax and OAN Network. 

Well you wrong at least as to me. I never read Newsmax or OAN they dont suit my needs, that would be like watching the View or Joy Reid. Try realclearpolitics.com and open your eyes.

 

 

5 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Well you wrong at least as to me. I never read Newsmax or OAN they dont suit my needs, that would be like watching the View or Joy Reid. Try realclearpolitics.com and open your eyes.

 

 

Presumptuous of you to believe I don't. 

37 minutes ago, Mazungu said:

 

So you believe Trump when he lies and says the election was rigged and stolen from him? 

i do not believe that Biden got 80+ million genuine votes, for the election to be remotely secure every vote should require ID verification, same as every other country on the planet.

35 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Well you wrong at least as to me. I never read Newsmax or OAN they dont suit my needs, that would be like watching the View or Joy Reid. Try realclearpolitics.com and open your eyes.

 

No thanks....Real Clear Politics and its affiliated websites have taken a rightward, aggressively pro-Trump turn 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/us/politics/real-clear-politics.html

1 minute ago, simple1 said:

 

No thanks....Real Clear Politics and its affiliated websites have taken a rightward, aggressively pro-Trump turn 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/us/politics/real-clear-politics.html

As if the Times has any credibility at all

One can understand trump's lies regards disaster relief, it's his MO.

 

Trump Refused Disaster Relief Until He Knew It Helped GOP Voters—Ex-Aide

 

Trump Refused Disaster Relief Until He Knew It Helped GOP Voters—Ex-Aide (msn.com)

 

3 hours ago, Chivas said:

If you're on Twitter/X read this thread from yesterday (you probably can as a guest)

 

There are 13 additional posts by the author (and source)

 

James Connor having read the testimony makes the point why this dangerous deranged maniac Trump must never be allowed near power again and must be jailed at his upcoming sentencing (for the sake of us all)

 

 

and James Connor is who exactly? is he a lawyer, prosecutor, barrister, solicitor or any other court professional?

15 hours ago, simple1 said:

One can understand trump's lies regards disaster relief, it's his MO.

 

Trump Refused Disaster Relief Until He Knew It Helped GOP Voters—Ex-Aide

 

Trump Refused Disaster Relief Until He Knew It Helped GOP Voters—Ex-Aide (msn.com)

 

brave of you to post a link where Biden is clearly shown as a decrepit, he is after all STILL the POTUS, however you wouldn't think so as the entire MSM have dropped him at the behest of Pelosi, Shumer and their donors.

the rest i call BS, just another fictional article claiming Trumps said something but offering no proof whatsoever. but you guys just lap up everything you're spoon fed. 

46 minutes ago, Mazungu said:

Presumptuous of you to believe I don't. 

Your posts make it clear

26 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

i do not believe that Biden got 80+ million genuine votes, for the election to be remotely secure every vote should require ID verification, same as every other country on the planet.

Really? Where's the proof all those dead people and illegals voted? It's been 4 years....wake up to the lie. It would have been the biggest conspiracy ever uncovered to steal the presidential election (think how many people it would have involved in organizing such a conspiracy...and they are all still keeping it secret). How many Pulitzer prizes would have been awarded for that? Except for the Pillow man nobody is fool enough to waste their money looking because it ain't there. 

 

Illegals voting doesn't pass the sniff test. Why would an illegal risk a felony and getting deported for his ONE vote! Use some logic. 

 

And if you are so adamant on wanting voter ID why aren't you advocating for a state issued or a national voter ID card that is free of charge to every citizen over 18? Of course you think everyone already has an ID, right? Wrong. Of course rich people think everyone drives a car and they don't see the people queued up to ride the bus every day. Do you think people that ride the bus have a car in the garage they aren't using? Many poor people don't have a driver's license they can carry in their wallet. So if you really want voter ID make it a separate voter ID card mandatory and available for free to everyone. Of course, the reason states don't do this is because they realize illegals voting is practically non-existent and therefore a separate ID to vote would just be a waste of money. And Republicans hate to waste money, right?

7 hours ago, impulse said:

I'm watching a bunch of on-the ground interviews, and it is heartbreaking how the gub'ment is letting these American down.   According to people on the ground, the military assets are waiting on orders and most of them haven't even seen a FEMA rep.  Volunteers are coming in from across the country with trucks and bulldozers and finding hotels completely booked by the Feds, but also mostly vacant.

 

 

Authorities are turning away trucks, banning civilian helicopters, and confiscating goods meant for relief because of FEMA's Preferred Vendors List. FEMA tries to operate from that list. Getting on the vendor list is quite lucrative of course and subject to all the usual DEI and set asides afflicting other federal agencies. There is a lot of money to be had by keeping to the vendor list. That's why volunteers need to go around the government in order to save their fellow citizens.

5 hours ago, impulse said:

 

As distasteful as I find it, every once in awhile, I click on CNN.com to see if my right wing sources are holding anything back on a controversial story.  This time, it was a real eye opener, with CNN burying any mention of the NC tragedy several pages deep.

 

Seems only fair that the lefties should plug their nose and occasionally click on Fox news the same way... If only to prove how bad Fox is.

 

Fox has interviews with people on the ground.  CNN?  Nope.  Fox has interviews with the Cajun Navy rescue group.  CNN?  Nope.  Fox has interviews with Florida Guard members who flew helicopter rescue missions, compliments of DeSantis.  CNN?  Nope.    The retired NASCAR deplorable who brought 500 Startlink systems donated by Musk?  Nope.  Just Fox.

 

Clicking to CNN gave me a whole 'nother level of appreciation why lefties think the Helene NC tragedy is trivial, and it's over.  If all I watched was CNN, that's what I'd believe, too.

 

I'd suggest anyone wanting to know what's really happening, from people on location, stay away form CNN and go to YouTube, or hold your nose and click on Fox.  Wait for a few hours until the sunrise on the East Coast and get fresh updates.  Live, on the ground.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/video

 

If history repeats, in about 4 years, Zuck will admit the Biden administration pressured Facebook to squelch bad news from Helene.  And the honest MSM reporting will start up after the election. 

 

Meanwhile, here's the flood that CNN covered more thoroughly, while hundreds of Americans are dying in Appalachia.  Front page on their Int'l site, which had no mention of Helene.

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/04/travel/elephants-evacuated-thailand-flooding-intl-hnk

 

 

Why misrepresent. The CNN coverage is extensive.

Don't blame CNN because you chose not to visit the local news (US News) or Weather pages where the stories are prominently covered.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/us/north-carolina-asheville-hurricane-helene-aftermath/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/03/weather/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-before-after-images-climate/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/04/politics/video/white-house-response-donald-trump-biden-harris-fema-digvid

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/04/us/helene-recovery-friday/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/03/us/helene-recovery-roads-water-power/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/weather/hurricane-helene-path-of-destruction-climate-dg/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/29/weather/hurricane-helene-florida-georgia-carolinas-sunday/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc

 

You like FOX and dislike CNN. We all get it. Why not just write that instead of manufacturing a dishonest accusation?

 

 

I think Joe Biden is going to die of old age before he can be put in jail, but Kamala Harris Ali Mayorkas should be jailed for life for spending FEMA money on illegal aliens and not Americans!

Kamala is straight-up admitting it.

 

Here she is calling for a "pathway to citizenship" for millions of illegal immigrants she let into the country. 

 

This was last week:

 

https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1842021359955718606?t=vvSi2n-orDKH_i7R1gHxCw&s=19

The fact that Mayorkas wasn’t asked to resign as Secretary of *Homeland Security* after allowing ~15 million illegal immigrants to literally walk into the country, proves that they did it on purpose.

 

Not only was he not fired, he was defended.

 

 

 

 

13 hours ago, impulse said:

 

Maybe they should get their talking points straight:

 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.

 

https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-congress-fema-funding-5be4f18e00ce2b509d6830410cf2c1cb

 

Opportunity Mismanaging !

Migrants humanitarian efforts or American Citizens Humanitarian efforts.Shouldn’t be difficult to persuade low information swing states voters, who generally vote using their pocket books in these two hard hit states!

 

Americans Swing Voters in Swing states like North Carolina & Georgia , will have to figure out who’s better at handling a crisis, especially in the middle of Hurricane season .

Feds say there’s no money left to respond to Hurricanes- after FEMA spent 1. 4 B on Migrants.

 

“We are expecting another hurricane, we don’t have the funds”.

Mayorkas: can’t use those resources!

Gov.Abbot: stop spending money for illegal migrant resettlement.

https://nypost.com/2024/10/03/us-news/feds-say-theres-no-money-left-to-respond-to-hurricanes-after-fema-used-640-9m-this-year-on-migrants/

2 hours ago, radiogeneris said:

I think Joe Biden is going to die of old age before he can be put in jail, but Kamala Harris Ali Mayorkas should be jailed for life for spending FEMA money on illegal aliens and not Americans!

 

The Harsh consequences of not voting for them is a better choice imop
 

I suspect the A team to drill down hard

on this , No money left for Fema .Low Information voters don’t dig into the weeds to see where the money is , they just see big tax revenues money is going towards migrants.

biden said he might ask Congress to come back in session.

 

However, such an ask might prove complicated, as House Speaker Mike Johnson said there isn’t a need for lawmakers to return early.

“Congress has previously provided the funds [FEMA] needs to respond, so we will make sure that those resources are appropriately allocated,” Johnson said a day after Biden’s remarks.

 

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-10-03/is-fema-running-out-of-money-hurricane-helene-brings-push-for-more-funding

 

https://www.fema.gov/grants/shelter-services-program

2 minutes ago, riclag said:

The Harsh consequences of not voting for them is a better choice imop
 

I suspect the A team to drill down hard

on this , No money left for Fema .Low Information voters don’t dig into the weeds to see where the money is , they just see big tax revenues money is going towards migrants.

biden said he might ask Congress to come back in session.

 

However, such an ask might prove complicated, as House Speaker Mike Johnson said there isn’t a need for lawmakers to return early.

“Congress has previously provided the funds [FEMA] needs to respond, so we will make sure that those resources are appropriately allocated,” Johnson said a day after Biden’s remarks.

 

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-10-03/is-fema-running-out-of-money-hurricane-helene-brings-push-for-more-funding

 

https://www.fema.gov/grants/shelter-services-program

 

They are not only not helping, buy blocking people who want to help! Check this out:

 

4 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

Authorities are turning away trucks, banning civilian helicopters, and confiscating goods meant for relief because of FEMA's Preferred Vendors List. FEMA tries to operate from that list. Getting on the vendor list is quite lucrative of course and subject to all the usual DEI and set asides afflicting other federal agencies. There is a lot of money to be had by keeping to the vendor list. That's why volunteers need to go around the government in order to save their fellow citizens.

Wow that’s eye opening!

thanks JD

11 hours ago, KhunLA said:

NO ... did sign up for the draft, mid 1975 

 

Although one year later (1976), I did enlist in the US Army.

 

Even though I was 18 at the end of 1972.  I would not have gone to Nam if drafted,   Canada sounds better, since Nam has nothing to do with defending USA.   My brother, 1.5 yrs older, got a low number in the lottery, so he enlisted in the Air Force, and spent all 4 years in the UK.

Thanks for your service.

The rub from the Nyp article:

“DHS allocated $780 million for the migrant crisis last year initially through the FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program, which funds relief not associated with natural disasters, and then through the new FEMA Shelter and Services Program, which was authorized in late 2022 by Congress to respond to the migrant crisis”.

15 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Peanuts for you, Tarheels, illegal aliens are more important.

 

https://www.newsweek.com/fema-migrant-funding-hurricane-disaster-relief-1963336

 

Bet ya Harris loses NC big. 

Ivanka Trump delivered Starlink devices! North Carolina on her mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 hours ago, Berkshire said:

As usual, the MAGA types refused to fund disaster relief and then complain when there's no money for disaster relief.  Just like the infrastructure bill, when these same MAGA types refused to fund, yet, were more than happy to take credit when the money came into their districts.  These MAGA folks are real maggots. 

hmmmmmm ?

 Billions to Ukraine ? US is sending $375 million in military aid to Ukraine and will announce billions more

 

disaster relief assistance offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) does provide people with $750 to be used for food and essentials. ( after all ,,their only US citizens )