OT Puerto Rico, 22 days later...

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  1. Chris Craig

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    VP Pence: "We are with you, we will stay with you, and we will come back stronger than ever."

    These two need to have a talk
     
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    He's already broken records with how much money and manpower he sent, starting BEFORE the storms hit, and there's enough supplies sitting there to last them months. Their local government has been stealing and reselling it, and neglecting to distribute the rest through a combination of incompetence, ignorance, and apathy.
     
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    Since when did "We are with you" get re-defined to mean "Take my money"? :dunno:
     
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    If there's a link for this I'd really like to read it
     
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    Yeah.. No...

    It's amazing the thought process of some people's posts...
     
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    Best response ever, according to Puerto Rican leaders.

    https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/0...media-attacks-trumps-response-hurricane-irma/

    In an interview with PBS Newshour this evening, Rosselló thanked the Trump administration for their prompt response:

    JOHN YANG: Governor, are you getting all the aid you need or getting it fast enough from the states?

    GOV. RICARDO ROSSELLO: First of all, we are very grateful for the administration. They have responded quickly.

    The president has been very attentive to the situation, personally calling me several times. FEMA and the FEMA director have been here in Puerto Rico twice. As a matter of fact, they were here with us today, making sure that all the resources in FEMA were working in conjunction with the central government.

    We have been working together. We have been getting results. The magnitude of this catastrophe is enormous.
    ...

    Rossello and other officials praised the federal government for planning its response in detail before the storm hit, a contrast with what Puerto Rico has long seen as the neglect of 3.4 million Americans living in a territory without a vote in Congress or the electoral college.


    "This is the first time we get this type of federal coordination," said Resident Commission Jenniffer Gonzalez, Puerto Rico's non-voting representative in Washington.
     
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    Wait, what? I thought the government was stealing and re-selling the supplies, or do none of these people represent the PR government? I'm so confused now....
     
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    http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-...mayors-keeping-supplies-constituents-who-vote

    Puerto Rican Mayors Investigated For Hoarding Supplies For "Constituents Who Voted For Them"

    As Metro reports, the U.S. Attorney in San Juan is now opening an investigation into whether or not local mayors around Puerto Rico have been withholding supplies from residents and/or only delivering them to "constituents who had voted for them."

    "This morning we received information from a town on the Island where a person close to the municipal administration was asking one of our federal agents that the supplies that were there could not be touched because they were for his mayor," said Rodríguez, who then indicated that the case is already being investigated.

    He added that he also received confidences from another islander whose official was also keeping supplies for "constituents who had voted for that person."

    "This is not the time to do politics ... this is the time to help and to be kind to others. This is a tragedy and nobody should take advantage of the aid," said Rodriguez, adding that if they manage to prove the ind


     
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    Yes, one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded reaching land is just like hunting.

    Except all of your hunting supplies along with your house blew away but besides from that, exactly the same.
     
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    Many of these posts would be unnecessary if you snowflakes would simply peruse other news sources once in awhile.

    The epitomy of voluntary submission to brain-washing.
     
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    How about a translation, @HCP?

    Google Translated:

    https://www.metro.pr/pr/noticias/20...pesquisa-alcaldes-se-apropian-ayuda-fema.html

    Federal Attorney confirms search for mayors appropriate FEMA aid
    In recent days, Governor Ricardo Rosselló has asked the federal prosecutor to investigate why the food is not reaching the municipalities

    The federal prosecutor Rosa Emilia Rodriguez said today that she is investigating officials in the government, including mayors, who have reportedly been aided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) affected by Hurricane Maria.

    In an interview on the Wapa Radio news station and flanked by the Attorney General's Office, Wanda Vázquez, Rodríguez said she has denounced two bureaucrats who have not delivered the supplies to the people in need.


    "This morning we received information from a town on the Island where a person close to the municipal administration was asking one of our federal agents that the supplies that were there could not be touched because they were for his mayor," said Rodríguez, who then indicated that the case is already being investigated.

    He added that he also received confidences from another islander whose official was also keeping supplies for "constituents who had voted for that person."

    "This is not the time to do politics ... this is the time to help and to be kind to others. This is a tragedy and nobody should take advantage of the aid, "said Rodriguez, adding that if they manage to prove the indications, the accusations will arrive" no matter which party, or whoever. "

    To the question of which towns of the island correspond the officials, Rodriguez said that "the first is from the (area) north and the other is from the center; and another is the metropolitan area. I can not mention people because I affected the investigation, "he replied.

    In recent days, Governor Ricardo Rosselló has asked the federal prosecutor to investigate why the food is not reaching the municipalities.

    The governor's request comes as he becomes aware of multiple complaints that supplies delivered by FEMA to some mayors are not reaching citizenship.

    "I want everyone who is listening to us to know that that will be investigated in a rigorous way and that we will not give any opportunity," he told Wapa Radio, the local chief of justice.

    He reiterated that the aid that has been taken to "mayors, mayors and officials is for citizenship and if someone is committing a crime, receiving supplies and using them for their known people that is a crime and will investigate" .
     
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    ^^^ Not reported on CNN, MSNBC, or any of Rasta's comedian sources.
     
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    I figured as much. Most Drumpfers don't.
     
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    DRUMPF!!!! DERP DERP DERP!
     
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    Not seen on CNN. However, CNN is touting their own poll that shows Trump's approval rating for handling the hurricane aftermaths is down 20% since September. It is more an indication of how news "reporters" can find an unincorporated town of 250 people that was decimated by the storm and is difficult to even get to, and then report the administration is failing to help Puerto Rico.


    https://www.realclearpolitics.com/v...g_that_weve_asked_for_trump_has_provided.html

    Puerto Rico Delegate: Everything That We've Asked For, Trump Has Provided

    In an interview with USA Today, Puerto Rico’s delegate in the House of Representatives, Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, discussed the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on the island and the way President Trump has handled the response.

    "I will tell you that everything that the president said that he was going to send to the island, it's getting there. The resources are there. The help is there," Colon said.

    "There are things that I never do, but, you know, the president is always out of the script," Colon remarked. "And I think that's the main difference. People are used to having politicians that are politically correct, that follow the script, and he's not like that. I mean, what you see is what you get and that's the way he is."

    "He instructed all his cabinet members to treat Puerto Rico as a state, in terms of this hurricane," she said. "I mean, that kind of instruction is important to have access to all those programs."


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