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‘We Need Food, We Need Clothing’: Staten Island Residents Plead for Help 3 Days After Sandy
ABC ^ | 11.1.20122 | Jeniffer Abbey

Posted on 11/01/2012 5:32:00 PM PDT by Morgana

Edited on 11/01/2012 5:34:27 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

The residents of Staten Island are pleading for help from elected officials, begging for gasoline, food and clothing three days after Sandy slammed the New York City borough.

“We’re going to die! We’re going to freeze! We got 90-year-old people!” Donna Solli told visiting officials. “You don’t understand. You gotta get your trucks down here on the corner now. It’s been three days!”

Staten Island was one of the hardest-hit communities in New York City. More than 80,000 residents are still without power. Many are homeless, and at least 19 people died on Staten Island because of the storm.

One of the devastated neighborhoods was overwhelmed by a violent surge of water. Residents described a super-sized wave as high as 20 feet, with water rushing into the streets like rapids.


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Sounds a lot like Katrina.
1 posted on 11/01/2012 5:32:00 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

I’m pretty sure Barry Soetoro went to get some pizza.


2 posted on 11/01/2012 5:33:22 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Osama bin Laden is dead, Chrysler moved to Italy and China.)
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To: Morgana
'Cept its Staten Island, not the lower 9th Ward in New Orleans.

Whats the difference, you ask?

3 posted on 11/01/2012 5:34:14 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Morgana
Sounds a lot like Katrina.

Not to make light of it, but why is Husein seemingly scoring political points off this storm, when all you heard 24/7 after Katrina was how Bush screwed up N.O.

4 posted on 11/01/2012 5:34:54 PM PDT by YankeeReb (The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.” B.H. 0bama)
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To: Morgana

Bronco Bamma to the rescue!


5 posted on 11/01/2012 5:35:05 PM PDT by Rio (Tempis Fugit.)
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To: Morgana
Ødious already did a flyover .. ungrateful peasants !
6 posted on 11/01/2012 5:35:44 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: Morgana

Damn that Mitt Romney for collecting these items for those people! /s


7 posted on 11/01/2012 5:37:43 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Morgana

Staten Island is heavily Italian and GOP. It’s the ‘forgotten borough’ of NYC, so different than the others.


8 posted on 11/01/2012 5:38:30 PM PDT by EDINVA (I)
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To: YankeeReb

Because the memo went out to say Obama looks presidential.

However, stories like this hurt Obama. His fault. Why ate people eating put of dumpsters?


9 posted on 11/01/2012 5:39:13 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: YankeeReb
why is Husein seemingly scoring political points off this storm

Hellllooo!!!

Who assigns the "points"?

THE SCUM SUCKING LIBERAL PRESS, THAT'S WHO!

So what do you expect?

10 posted on 11/01/2012 5:40:01 PM PDT by grobdriver (Proud Member, Party of No! Nobama, No Way, No How!)
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To: Morgana

NYC to be full of little trailers soon?


11 posted on 11/01/2012 5:40:02 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Morgana

Bambi will save you.


12 posted on 11/01/2012 5:40:38 PM PDT by Indy Pendance
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To: Morgana

FEMA, FEMA, where for art thou FEMA.


13 posted on 11/01/2012 5:40:47 PM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: Morgana

Have they airdropped EBT cards yet?


14 posted on 11/01/2012 5:42:09 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Morgana

They should call MSNBC. Andrea Mitchell says that the storm victims don’t need no food and water like Romney was going to deliver to them.

I wonder if Andrea and her 1%’er hubby are down there rolling up their sleeves for storm victims.

I can guess they are not.


15 posted on 11/01/2012 5:43:19 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Morgana

What are they complaining about?

They’re getting a free Springsteen concert / Obama rally.


16 posted on 11/01/2012 5:43:43 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Morgana

look at the URL

Originally headline was “We’re going to die” Staten island residents plead for help 3 days after Sandy

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/11/were-going-to-die-staten-island-residents-plead-for-help-3-days-after-sandy/


17 posted on 11/01/2012 5:47:09 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Morgana

Mitt Romney was asking and getting donations, but NOOOOO the American Red Cross and the almighty government can do it all. There are many lessons here, but the fault does not lie with people of New York and New Jersey.

Put this at the feet of the EPA, a mountain red tape and dependency. The situation is deteriorating rapidly and Obama isn’t helping with his fancy photo ops and words.


18 posted on 11/01/2012 5:47:58 PM PDT by madison10 (I love it when a plan comes together ~~God)
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To: InterceptPoint

I’m still waiting for Zero to slap Craig Fugate of FEMA on the back and tell him he’s doing a great job.

Let’s see...millions without power; hospitals being forced to evacuate; essential items in short supply; near-riots at gas stations, and New Yorkers dumpster=diving for food. Yeah, Barry’s got the situation well in hand.


19 posted on 11/01/2012 5:50:37 PM PDT by ExNewsExSpook
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To: YankeeReb
...why is Husein seemingly scoring political points off this storm

Obama got in for the photo op and out before the shock turned to frustration and anger.

Anyody who has been near a disaster knows the anger and frustration comes after the shock before help has arrived.

For those who haven't experience it don't bad-mouth these people. Regardless of how prepared you are, sometimes the storms leave people without food or shelter that is ...gone with the wind and storm surge.

Sometimes it has NOTHING to do with personal responsibility...like people clinging to trees with their homes washed away!

20 posted on 11/01/2012 5:51:00 PM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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