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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEver since Hurricane Katrina, Republicans have prayed for a massive disaster to lay at the feet of a Democratic Prez
Every storm is their Katrina.And every time, local leaders kill that narrative because the government's response is generally largely competent.
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Ever since Hurricane Katrina, Republicans have prayed for a massive disaster to lay at the feet of a Democratic Prez (Original Post)
Self Esteem
Oct 4
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How does a Party of Anti-socialists, get anything done during a national crisis?
OAITW r.2.0
Oct 4
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OAITW r.2.0
(28,582 posts)1. How does a Party of Anti-socialists, get anything done during a national crisis?
liberal N proud
(60,972 posts)2. The republicans are a hateful bunch who live to see others miserable
JCMach1
(28,128 posts)3. As bad as things have been, I heard power outages were down to 750K
As of this morning
central scrutinizer
(12,441 posts)4. My sister, in Hendersonville, NC, had power restored on Wednesday
Dont know how wide an area was involved
JCMach1
(28,128 posts)7. Exactly and having been through Florida Hurricanes and Texas Snowmageddon, that's pretty quick
B.See
(3,804 posts)5. I'm a bit confused here...
The link reads "Every Storm Is Their Katrina, yet the story that came up for me is something titled differently, that read as a hit piece on President Obama's response to Sandy, from a right wing "news" outlet that mediabiasfactcheck.com rates as a questionable source.
Or am I missing the point?
Self Esteem
(1,759 posts)6. What is to be confused about?
They frame every storm as the Democrat's Katrina.
That is literally what the article framed Sandy as - Obama's Katrina.
WarGamer
(15,705 posts)8. Expectations are skewed.
It's widely accepted that for the first 48hrs after a disaster... YOU keep yourself alive.
As soon as the floods, tides, fires, earthquake threat is over, State forces and volunteers hit the area... the FED hits last and heaviest.
It's always been that way.