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Politicize the weather
The Week ^ | September 14, 2018 | Ryan Cooper

Posted on 09/15/2018 6:17:04 AM PDT by artichokegrower

Hurricane Florence struck the Carolinas on Thursday, moving slowly inland. By Friday morning, it had brought a 10-foot storm surge and sever flooding to parts of North Carolina. Multiple people have needed to be rescued and power companies are reporting more than 150,000 outages due to strong winds topping 90 miles per hour.

Yet for all of its destruction, it's just one of many terrible weather events that have caused humanitarian disasters in the United States over the past two years — most notably Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: pr
It's time to realize one simple truth: Republicans are very largely to blame. Democrats should not hesitate to point this out.


The reason for the disaster in Puerto Rico is that liberals kicked out the US Navy and shut down Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. This destroyed the economy of Puerto Rico and eliminated the infrastructure the Navy provided.

1 posted on 09/15/2018 6:17:04 AM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

Surely . . . this is satire?


2 posted on 09/15/2018 6:20:22 AM PDT by Timmy
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To: Timmy

Surely . . . this is satire?


I thought so too. But the author seems totally serious.


3 posted on 09/15/2018 6:23:01 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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TDS. He may be a candidate for medical evaluation.


4 posted on 09/15/2018 6:23:55 AM PDT by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: Timmy

A Cat-1 hurricane hitting the Carolinas is due to Global Warming. Amazing!!


5 posted on 09/15/2018 6:24:06 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: artichokegrower

Everything is political now.


6 posted on 09/15/2018 6:24:40 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Cynicism is the only refuge in a world that is determined to eliminate itself.)
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Big oil asks government to protect its Texas facilities from climate change

Plus all the money they gave the military to deal with global warming.

7 posted on 09/15/2018 6:31:33 AM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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https://www.google.com.vn/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/news/7265316/hurricane-florence-weatherman-fake-wind/amp/

Oops.

And the left was so ready, to spin this.

Gosh darned...

Well stay focused media. You can always try again.


8 posted on 09/15/2018 6:42:18 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: I want the USA back

It’s political ifnit can be used to attack a Republican president..

Remember how Obama won praise for Hurricane Sandy? He took a walk on the beach with Chris Christie and won priase from the media for his alleged skillful handling of the aftermath of that storm.


9 posted on 09/15/2018 8:25:53 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: artichokegrower

I remember hearing at the time that PR WANTED the military out. Of course, PR is mainly liberals.


10 posted on 09/15/2018 9:07:38 AM PDT by Karoo
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