[DBrow]

“Something is not right with this. Just sayin’”

Over the last 80 years, what “emergency” have we had in the USA that a national announcement from the president would have made better? I can’t think of any. Emergencies and disasters are local and any warning system should address that (Stafford Act comes to mind”.

I think what this will turn into is region-wide Amber Alerts or other BOLO type messages, gradually morphing into Federal PSA announcements about seat belts, smoking, and food safety.

[goodnesswins]

Nothing here in Oregon yet...

[dfwgator]

Over the last 80 years, what “emergency” have we had in the USA that a national announcement from the president would have made better?

"We just discovered another Herman Cain accuser."

[G Larry]

1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis - has it lasted another week.

1973 - Mid-East war, when Moscow threatened to back Egypt against Israel.
(most folks don’t know this was much more serious than 1962, as U.S. had nukes on highest alert ever.)