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To: markomalley

“...the director of the Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency, left the post on Friday amid the country’s lagging response efforts following Hurricane Maria...”

Com’on Devin Henry, get it together! Straight out the gate you screw up your shot at credibility by terming Puerto Rico a country. Following the 1898 Spanish-American War PR became a Commonwealth of the United States. Twenty years later, Puerto Ricanos born after the war were declared U.S. citizens by Act of Congress.


3 posted on 11/11/2017 3:33:40 AM PST by Huaynero
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To: Huaynero

I wish he were right and it was its own country. We should cut Puerto Rico loose.


14 posted on 11/11/2017 6:26:30 AM PST by Xenodamus (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. -TJ)
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To: Huaynero

Not to mention writing “only” 78% having clean drinking water vs. saying 22% of population remains without drinking water.


15 posted on 11/11/2017 6:45:18 AM PST by Engedi
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