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.
Yeah, I’m kind of confused about the clothes thing too.
Good Lord. The dependence on government is awful. It destroys the human spirit, it destroys the family and it is destroying America. This is the heart of liberalism. Where are all the liberal neighbors?
Actually, the little b—tard was screwing up traffic in Las Vegas again today.
“Appearing presidential” was he?
“It’s pretty easy to keep a couple weeks of food and water on hand at all times. You don’t need a bunker. Just be prepared.”
And if your house is washed away you just swim to it and retrieve the supplies? And where do you store these supplies once you retrieve them? Sometimes I have to check and make sure I’m not on Politico
probably begging for more money
And when the whole house is washed away I guess the stored food and water goes with it! As you sit there at your keyboard it's really easy to second guess those who are standing in the cold with their whole world washed away. People like you make me ashamed sometimes that I consider myself a conservative. Your comments/attitude is anything but conservative.
I have a stockpile of both food and water but if my house got flooded and/or washed away I'd be SOL wouldn't I. I guess you's say that I didn't plan enough or that I wasn't prepared enough. You're an ass.
My fellow Italian Americans don’t matter. If they were blacks or liberal Wall Street Jews they would not be ignored. I’m in the Bronx and we too are on our own.
My thoughts exactly!!! And here I thought FR was a conservative forum.
ping
The sea will heave itself beyond its bounds, engulfing many cities
I’ll take your word for that, but I don’t think that has anything to do with the difference in press coverage.
maybe her union can refuse non-union help from coming in and protect her from those evil non-union bastards:
“Nonunion Ala. (Electric Utility) crews turned away from Sandy recovery”
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