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Angry New Yorkers say Obama pledge
to cut red tape ignored by FEMA
FOX News, by Perry Chiaramonte
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Posted By:smcchk, 11/30/2012 9:16:15 PM
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Storm-ravaged New Yorkers say President Obama’s promise to cut red tape and get them aid in the aftermath of Sandy has proven to be hot air. Angry citizens vented at FEMA officials at a town hall meeting held by the disaster relief agency Thursday, with tempers boiling over. Some 1,000 people, many left homeless by the Oct. 29 storm, attended the meeting at Staten Island’s New Dorp High School. They were initially scheduled to submit written questions that would be picked and answered at random, but the session turned into an angry shouting match where residents booed FEMA officials
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Comments:
They fell for the bomber jacket.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
formerNYer, 11/30/2012 9:19:13 PM (No. 9042237)
Ahh, that a shame.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Justavoter, 11/30/2012 9:19:46 PM (No. 9042241)
They would still vote for him again
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
scribe35, 11/30/2012 9:23:29 PM (No. 9042245)
Bet every one of them voted for Obama.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Nimby, 11/30/2012 9:26:24 PM (No. 9042248)
Suck it up fuzz balls!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
quark, 11/30/2012 9:28:18 PM (No. 9042253)
Kinda like his ´do all that is necessary to help´ for the Bengazi massacre = they ignored him and that´s ok it seems.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Malia2012, 11/30/2012 9:29:09 PM (No. 9042257)
Oh sure! obama "pledged" to cut red tape and that mean ol´ FEMA ignored him. Yeah! That´s the ticket. BTW, where´s that guy "Brownie" when you need him? How about President Bush?? He MUST have something to do with the "storm-ravaged" catastrophe somehow! What a joke!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
srhcb, 11/30/2012 9:32:59 PM (No. 9042264)
Boo Blanking Hoo!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
trapper, 11/30/2012 9:34:50 PM (No. 9042266)
Shovels are such complicated tools, and one must be equipped to use them. Alas, if only the Sandy victims had opposable thumbs they could clean up the mess themselves. Easier to just sit in the rubble and cry.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
wepeople, 11/30/2012 9:34:55 PM (No. 9042267)
Own him libs and all his baggage. You put him in power so reap what you sowed!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Keekng, 11/30/2012 9:43:58 PM (No. 9042275)
Bwahahahaha! Hey Dummies, he never told them to ignore the red tape, he only told you he would tell them! Bwahahahaahha
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
janylou, 11/30/2012 10:04:20 PM (No. 9042291)
They love big government. They vote for big government. Noe they must reap what they have sowed.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
billa, 11/30/2012 10:06:09 PM (No. 9042294)
These New Yorkers want sympathy from whom?
You voted for him and his lies, and it just goes to show how stupid you are for believing a word he says. Hello...Benghazi.
Meanwhile, I do understand that the more experienced and skilled grifters are getting $300.00 per night hotel accommodations in Manhattan. Remember the theft and fraud from Katrina...this will be much worse because BO´s constituents will feel entitled as they "got their free phone, minutes, gas and rent" from this guy.
Yea, they´ll vote for him again.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
halfnorsk, 11/30/2012 10:06:42 PM (No. 9042295)
It´s gotta be Bush´s fault.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Phantomll, 11/30/2012 10:10:02 PM (No. 9042300)
Ø got his photo op before the election - that´s all he was worried about.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
pearlyjo, 11/30/2012 10:18:20 PM (No. 9042308)
I cannot imagine the frustration some of these East Coast Americans are feeling. Winter´s coming as well as the holidays and what kind of future do they see?
Even if they did fall for Obama´s casual comfort and even if they did vote for him, they are human beings and fellow Americans. With that said, I don´t want to sound crass, but conservatives shouldn´t let this crisis go to waste. It´s a win/win. Help these people with today´s issues and help them see the light for future elections.
Win/win for everyone.
Keep them in your prayers at any rate.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
cjohn2979, 11/30/2012 10:51:36 PM (No. 9042333)
I have no sympathy for these fools. They are getting what they deserve.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
SoCalGal, 11/30/2012 11:10:23 PM (No. 9042339)
Don´t they know he was just speechifyin´?
And Mooch told him to be sure and hug....
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
tomanderson61, 11/30/2012 11:12:01 PM (No. 9042342)
Bad Metaphor of the Day:
"These people are drowning in the ObamaOcean, but they refuse to grab the Life Preservers made by Conservatives Inc., as they float alongside them"
Ohhhhh Obama, (slipping under the waves), Ohhhh (choke) oh my savior (gasp) you are so great (dead)
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
ohyababy, 11/30/2012 11:17:53 PM (No. 9042345)
Finally understanding they were just props for the media right before the election. 0bama doesn´t need them anymore so they can rot.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
skedaddle, 11/30/2012 11:23:58 PM (No. 9042354)
No sympathy from me - if they could find a Republican to blame, they´d do it in a heartbeat. Wonder if any of them will have their eyes opened or if they´ll be useful sheep for the rest of their lives?
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
mackrand, 12/1/2012 12:29:13 AM (No. 9042389)
I am continually struck by the stark differences in the response to this storm and the Japanese response to the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami of last year. Those people just dug in and cleaned it up. Nearly 16 thousand people died with 2800 people still missing. Infrastructure trashed all over the North Eastern shore of Honshu. Japanese from all over the country headed for Tohoku with relief supplies and portable everything to begin the recovery process. That happened within hours.
And these people in NJ and NY are still moaning about how little the government is doing for them. Power people from the South turned away from their tasks by Union Thugs. Everything imaginable went wrong. I feel for these people who are really hurting but then the truth comes out that they are not helping themselves. Waiting for Obama to fix the red tape and pay their phone bills and hand them a stack of twenties. They will be waiting a long time for that.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Subal, 12/1/2012 12:51:49 AM (No. 9042398)
You get and deserve, the government you voted for!
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
enuf8, 12/1/2012 2:07:35 AM (No. 9042445)
Did the angry New Yorkers actually believe the LIAR-in-Chief. Stupid--They voted for him, they can deal with it.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
kono, 12/1/2012 2:36:17 AM (No. 9042453)
The way New Yorkers elected Obama ... twice, it´s obvious they still refused to recognize that he´s a veritable BS factory.
Will any of the pathological Left take this as an opportunity to re-evaluate their hysterical bashing of Bush over Katrina? Oh, but that would require deeper reflection, systematic thought, and no double-standard... never mind.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
bobsadventures, 12/1/2012 3:19:54 AM (No. 9042469)
They voted for Obama.
Now they can enjoy the consequences of their stupidity.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
flowerladytoo, 12/1/2012 4:34:41 AM (No. 9042486)
Not one BIT of sympathy for these people, not one BIT! They voted for Obama, and they know he is a liar. Let them reap what they sowed.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
ocjim, 12/1/2012 5:36:42 AM (No. 9042497)
You got hit hard, NY. Real hard. I hear ya. Still, would like to hear more of this kind of spirit coming from the Empire State...
http://lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=713938
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
mickeymat, 12/1/2012 6:48:27 AM (No. 9042527)
What is shocking is that the victims of Sandy must believe it is the government´s job to make them whole again. This has never been. They will be lucky to get some help but not enough to rebuild if their insurance does to cover the damage. It has never been set up that way.
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HOLLYWOOD — Republican leaders plotted their party’s political comeback on Thursday with plans to court minority voters and modernize their political operations. But some wondered if one person could make it all for naught: Hillary Clinton. As attendees of the Republican National Committee’s spring meeting debated party rules and a refurbished GOP brand capable of winning back the White House, more than two dozen operatives and officials expressed worry that none of their party’s potential 2016 candidates can take her down. One early-state RNC member put it simply
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