Posted on 05/21/2013 12:45:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Pretty sure that’s what I said in post #9...
“inflated their $10B in damages to a $60B political payoff”
Right, you are.
It was one of those weird Shep moments. He came on in the next hour still talking about it being cold and he had on a jacket. However, a little over an hour later, he came on just in shirt sleeves but still talking about it being cold out so he must have gotten a phone call. Then, he came on again and brought up the man without a jacket and that he'd told him to go down about three blocks and the Red Cross would get him set up with a jacket in his size. Hubby, who hadn't been watching the original interview asked why he kept talking about jackets. It was all very strange but it was obvious he had been talked to.
Hahaha, five minutes ago Shep was still in shirt sleeves but the reporter now (don’t know his name) has on a jacket.
Not many, from the looks of things.
My cousin managed to rescue her two-day old grandson and several other people by driving alongside the path of the tornado for several miles till she found the home of a friend with an underground shelter.
And she managed to catch a video of the funnel cloud on her cell phone as she was driving.
And she has already posted it on FB.
That’s the kind of people live in OK.
My son was supposed to go to Moore to get some 4H pigs Thursday. They called the guy and he said that the tornado barely missed him but not to come until Saturday because he will be busy helping the clean up.
“However, sometimes, the Federal Government is the best source of rescue assets and immediate medical assistance.”
This is exactly why you should be opposed to it up front! The state, county and municipality should have the resources instead of having to plead with the fedgov for it. They are the closest to the issue and should be able to handle it best! We should be self-sustaining, but we aren’t; this is specifically because the fedgov wants all of us to be subservient to it.
The main reason states are running shortfalls and have all of the red tape they do is because we fall in lockstep with the idea that an all-encompassing fedgov should help us in times of need. “Times of need” has grwon into an ever expanding, nay, nearly all-encompassing state these days.
If the fedgov were to stick to its role (which is ultimately very limited - or it at least used to be until we all got complacent) along with the citizens keeping to their role of ensuring that government in all shapes isn’t over-reaching, then we don’t need to have this subservient dependence on the fedgov to begin with.
We really shouldn’t be where we are today. Sandy relief should’ve never gotten off the ground to begin with, especially in the shape it ultimately took (a ton of lard for much to do with anything but Sandy victim recovery)!
Sandy victim recovery should’ve been left to those few things that were directly related to the fed gov. (Federal assets used to make federal losses whole again - things like interstate roadways, federal buildings, port issues, etc...)
The Oklahoma Senators voted correctly on this...
The American people can do much better, but the will is gone, we have been drained by being separated, marginalized and alinskied since well before the 60’s. Our moral compass is broken and our ability to pull out of the miasma that is gutter politics; as well as the mainstreaming of moral decay may finally prove to be our downfall.
When I talk about gutter politics, I hope you understand that I am referring to political correctness, alinsky tactics, communism, the dumbing down of education, et al...
All good points. You are preaching to the choir. The Federal Government should have a more limited role in all areas of our public life.
The local authorities should be the primary actors in natural disasters; however, there are some cases where the Federal Government can and should help. I am not talking about porkulus economic relief, I am referring to rescue assets that local authorities may not have. The Federal Government often has to provide this assistance when local authorities can’t or won’t do their job. I don’t see this as a problem for the people of Oklahoma.
God bless the people of Oklahoma and I wish them a speedy recovery from this terrible disaster.
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