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We Need Food, We NeedClothing: Staten IslandResidents Plead for Help 3Days After Sandy

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.

Were going to die! Were going to freeze! We got 90-year-old people!

Donna Solli told visiting officials. You dont understand. You gotta get your

trucks down here on the corner now. Its 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.

Staten Island resident Mike Abuzzios home is completely gone, with only his

floor boards remaining. He, his wife and their two young daughters have been

staying with relatives.

My youngest daughter yesterday said, Daddy, I want to go,Abuzzio told

ABC News. I told her, Its going to be awhile, hon. She doesnt understand.Shes 6.

In the rubble that was once his home, Abuzzio found one clean, intact plate of

Christmas china. He said that plate will be special at Christmastime and will

be used specifically for his mothers cookies.

For 48 hours after the storm, search teams were hunting for two Staten

Island brothers, just 2- and 4-years-old. They were swept out of their

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mothers arms when waves caused by storm surges crashed into the familys

SUV. Their small bodies were found today at the end of a dead-end street.

Their parents were at the scene where the bodies were discovered.

Staten Island officials sounded increasingly desperate today, asking when

supplies will arrive. They blasted the Red Cross for not being there when it

counted.

This is America, not a third world nation. We need food, we need clothing,

Staten Island Borough President Jim Molinaro said today. My advice to the

people of Staten Island is: Dont donate the American Red Cross. Put their

money elsewhere.

The Red Cross and the National Guard arrived in the area late Tuesday andare distributing food, water and gas and city officials say things are much

better.

Molinaro urged New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Wednesday to

cancel Sundays New York City Marathon. The races staging area is on

Staten Island and Molinaro said it would be crazy, asinine, to have the race

after what has happened.

My God. What we have here is terrible, a disaster, Molinaro said

Wednesday. If they want to race, let them race with themselves. This is no

time for a parade. A marathon is a parade. Now is the time to put your

shoulder to the wheel. If they want to prepare for something, let them

prepare for the election, not a marathon.

Do you realize how many police officers you need for a marathon? he

asked. There are people looting stores on Midland Avenue. There is looting

taking place in the homes on the South Shore that were destroyed. That is

where we need the police.

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oomberg is a disgrace, running the marathon. His endorsement of the President will only hurt both o f them, oneir election days.

nd where is Obama???? He is campaign ing. Couldn t imagine the outcry if was Bush! Headlines for tomorrow:bamas FEMA is starving out victims of Sandy! Oh wait. You guys give O a pass ..

he people on the East Coast are use to the inconvenience and aggravation caused by major snowstorms. They areot use to the absolute devastation a hurricane can cause. Help will arrive but it may take a few days to a week. Hangthere! Ive been through a hurricane. It took two weeks without electricity and much haggling with my insurancempany before things began to turn around and get better. FEMA reimbursed me for my spoiled food and for the

amage that was caused by a thirty foot pine tree that fell on my car during the storm. It took a few months to getmbursed but eventually FEMA came thru. At low points, I tried to remember that I was only one of thousands of

eople needing help at that time. It helped keep things in perspective.

romney collected all the food and clothesand red cross said they didnt want itall they wanted was cash
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hard to eat cash isnt it

has ONLY been 3 days!! Everyone should have at a minimum of a weeks worth of food and water. Learn to depend yourselves and quit begging the government for a handout. The helping hand you are looking for is at the end ofur own damn wrist!

hose parents should be charged for the murder of their children! When you are told to evacuate, the least you shouldo is get your children to safety.

m finding it extremely difficult to feel any sympathy for people who ignored the warnings. All it took for me was onernado and I learned to prepare for emergencies. You folks had MAJOR warnings this thing was coming. And all youant is for the guvment to bail you out. Personal responsibility is a thing of history in the US.

his wasnt a tornado. It wasnt an earthquake. It didnt come out of the blue. It was predicted for DAYS. Everyone hadme to plan, evacuate, etc. If you stayed because you thought you were invincible, guess Mother Nature gets the lastugh. We were without power 2 weeks last summer. Get over it, maybe get some religion and/or guns to cling toterly. Then Obama can make fun of you, too.

aybe you couldve asked Romney if you hadnt treated him like dirt for doing exactly what you now need. The mediaont report on this though.

hought New Yorkers were smarter and tougher than the rest of US. Down herein FLA we have a survival plan inse of a bad storms.

ne of our Presidential candidates religious concepts is to be self reliant and to have enough food for 1 year stored in case of disaster. The other is telling you that the GOVT will take care of you. If you rely on the Govt to take care ofu, you might be hungry and cold for a few weeks.

ew York Blue State Hungry people. How about getting some self reliance.

ow that I have made my political point, I hope that someone, the Guard, The Army, etc, gets in their with some trucks

helos with food and medicine. God Bless.

ont mean to sound unsympathetic, but WHAT HAPPENED TO HEEDING WARNINGS TO EVACUATE OR IFTAYING PUT, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR AT LEAST 3 DAYS OF FOOD, MEDS, GAS and SUPPLIES?

ust love hearing the grasshoppers ### about the ants not working fast enough. I bet 75% of the people that aretually DOING anything to make the situation better are Republicans. And that the people just sitting aroundmplaining and waiting for it to get better are Democrats.

ndrea Mitchell says you dont need food or clothing, cash via Red Cross works better.

m sure theyd love to have some of the items that MSNBC made fun of MItt for boxing up. Where the hell is the Redross?

o you know how much harder it is for people in these areas to evacuate? half the people dont even have cars. and i

ow you all say i would have done this or that well its a whole lot more difficult to pack up your things and just leaveen youd think.

elcome to Obamas Katrina. Of course, you wont see that comparison from any of the major news outlets. As fore looting, how are those New York gun control laws working out?


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ey MIKE You write :

nd where is Obama???? He is campaigning. Couldn t imagine the outcry if was Bush! Headlines for tomorrow:bamas FEMA is starving out victims of Sandy! Oh wait. You guys give O a pass ..

ell Obama wanted to visit the places that were hit in NY by Sandy, but it was Bloomberg who told him not to come.

o quit blaming Obama. He has nothing to do with this.

mmmAndrea Mitchell assured us that yall didnt need food and clothing and that Romney and his supportersho were out collecting food and clothing for you were idiots. You should knock on her door, give her a call. She mayot have been reporting your situation accurately.

now there are private relief agencies out there trying to get supplies to you. I hope theyre able to alleviate yourfficulties soon.

veryone had at least 5 days warning.

ey stupid people. You gambled. You lost.

ill you learn from it?

just bet that all those that are crying FEED ME,,FEED ME are same one that make FUN of preppers! Mosteppers can go months and not even notice that anything is wrong. Cest la vie

bama like Nero fiddled while Rome burned

hat kind of idiots, with several days of warning that the storm of the century is coming, don t fill up their vehicles withas, buy extra food and water, dont evacuate when told that is a good idea, and then complain about emergency

ief efforts? Oh, wait I know the answer to that question: New York Democrats!

BCARE YOU FINALLY DOING SOME HONEST REPORTING? I thought the Anointed One and Nanny Bloomberg

ere going to make everything right and leave NO ONE BEHIND?

hat an Obacle

omeone play the tapes of Obama talking about the response to Katrina being race-based, please. Is this Barack s

ayback??

agree that those told to evacuate should have left if at all possible, but people should receive aid in times like these.he problem is with those who had DAYS to evacuate or PREPARE and who didnt, but are now SCREAMING aboutelp not coming soon enough. You had more time to get ready than help has had to come. And if you are a Rethug,en you shouldnt be crying about anything. Dry yourselves out and pull yourselves up by your soggy bootstraps. The

me assistance you wish to deny to your fellow Americans in times of disaster should be denied to you. Let this beesson to A) Be prepared B) Evacuate if at all possible C) Vote for the man who made the decision to authorizesistance to your state even before the hurricane struck.

ow can you be reimbursed by FEMA? They reimbursed you for your spoiled food. No, taxpayers gave you andout, an act of charity. Why does anyone think FEMA i.e. taxpayers should pay for your food? your wet couch?

hats why you carry insurance, or you just figure it out. Helping a fellow human is an act of grace, but FEMA? Thatoney comes from somewhere, dumbo. YOUR TAXES! On a different not, I am sorry for the hurt and devastation, butu should have left. As far as Obama, this one is your Katrina. Cant blame Bush this time.

ffft! NO FOOD FOR YOU! By the way, according to MSLSDNC, you folks do not want any food that Romney andhers put together for folks. I guess you better wait for government to get their act together. Remember, just wait

atiently..they will get to you after the electiondo not forget to vote for bigger government by theay!

et more than a few Obama voters are hoping that Mitt Romneys food donation somehow winds up in Staten Island.


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ush was an incompetent moron, and obama is worse.

o, let me get this straight. They had a few days to prepare. You telling me theyve consumed all the canned foods in

e house already? Doesnt a neighbor have a propane camp stove, or maybe a propane BBQ to cook on? Ya know,u wont starve if you eat your spaghetti-Os cold.

heesh people! Red Cross and the National Guard has been on the Island for three days now. I do agree the elderlyould be removed to warm, safe shelter. I also think people should be far sighted enough if they expect water on thest floor to move some clothes to the attic to keep them dry.

has been three days though. Time the the Shriekers to start. Dont give them a media forum to embarrass

emselves.

only Bush had allowed them to build levees around the flood zone. Its Bushs fault. Meanwhile BOzo is in Vegasllecting $ from the rich Dems and checking out some fine restaurants. The weather here is perfect, you don t even

eed a jacket.

nd for all those on Twitter screaming Where is FEMA? Fema is NOT on twitter! Contact your local authorities soelp can be directed your way. FEMA funds have been approved for your assistance. Your LOCAL officials decidehen and where those funds and provisions go, and in what order of priority. If you are a Rethug, remember, #FEMAnot for you. You do not want help from the Federal government. Wave FEMA and the National Guard on so they can

o help a grateful Democrat.

eriously. How much warning did you need? You had almost a week to get the hell out of Dodge. If you needed toay, you had almost a week to board up the windows and stockpile food and gas for the generator. Why is it thatery time there is a weather related disaster in the major metro areas, everyone starts screaming for the

overnment to feed, clothe and shelter them. Get your mess together people. Its clear the government cant evenanage itself let alone help any of us. Buy some provisions and potable water and keep it in a survival box in yourome. While youre at it, buy yourself a gun and learn how to use it. Learn to protect yourself, your family and youroperty. News reports indicate the local savages have begun looting en masse.

eople yelling for the government to feed and clothe them are in for a rude awakening. Use your head, help others

d be part of the solution.

ve in the Northeast, and people up here look down on people in the rest of the country. That s why there is so littlempathy for them from everyone else.

ey also, have you heard? Red Cross has received record donations! They are very thankful for those donations thatll go towards their CEO salary! Just think, if you give to your church, that money might actually go towards a needy

erson instead! Pfffft, churches are so regressive!

h and I agree the marathon should be canceled or postponed. Obviously the city has bigger things to worry aboutht now than providing security to runners.

hy isnt Bush doing something to help these people?

ut MSNBC said people didnt need stuff: to send only money to the Red Cross. So how can people get food etc toem? And why isnt FEMA doing so? Its damn cold in NY right now.

ome of these responses are very un-American in nature. Were are several million people going to relocate to beforee storm? Can you imagine a mass migration of 2 million people? Those that could find a place and/or couldford to leave and find a place most likely did. I am sure there were many without the resources/capability toocate. In addition there are reports of packs of teens and young adults running around and looting homes now. Ifu were not in an area that was under mandatory evacuation but has been affected by the power outages wouldu leave your home and your memories?

ave seen reports that MercuryOne.org donates 100% of what is donated by individuals to the communities affected


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Hurricane Sandy and have already gone into many communities already. You might check them out if you want toonate cash.

r. Mayor,hile you are worried abotu politics and soda, your people are suffering. Stop the BS and get people help. Try askinge President to actually help instead of give lip service.

ot fair to ridicule people who stayed at home: if you leave looters get your stuff. And not everyone can simply pack upd leave home for a week.

ot much Hope and not much ChangeYour fearless leader and MSLSD advocates said you dont need fooddeal

th it

orget about the hurricane. Lets talk about the real issues, like the salt content in your french fries, and how manynces your Big Gulp is.

ke many others who commented do not feel too much sympathy, it is not like they had no warning. Another issuemericans have to think about but will not because it is about personal responsibility. Does anyone on any coast ofs country have homeowners insurance? Flood insurance? If we continue to have FEMA and federal money to payr this, we will all be broke. Taxpayer money will build it again and it will be even more expensive to replace in theture. Concept, if you have a multi-million dollar home on the waters edge, you pay for the storm damage, not poore in Iowa that has enough troubles making ends meet.

ont worry.. Mayor Bloomberg said you can have the leftover food from the marathon.

hatever you folds do, do not EVER listen to alternative sources of information. Remember to focus in on the internete Obama told you. Oh sorry! Did your power go out? Well just fire up that smart phone and listen to social media!

h wait, you do not have a smart phone? The Obamaphone does not come with internet access!? Geez, you wouldHINK that the country would have came up with something in this situation! Yeah, they did, it was calledMERGENCY RADIO! That would have been nice if Obama and his idiotic administration would have told you wheretune in. Oh well, he will get back to you after the election, right after his golf game.

SNBC was ridiculing Romney for asking his supporters to donate food, clothing and supplies to the hurricanectims, now we hear those people pleading for just that, MSNBC should apologize and pitch-in to help out rather thensulting those that are trying to help.

his is why you stockpile food. You Northerners have laughed at survivalists for years. You mocked us when

rricanes dest royed our areas. Now you wonder why youre going hungry and many have resorted to dumpsterving. Next time, do what we do and have enough food and other supplies for at least a year. Also, have weapons toefend your stash of food and supplies because you won t be the only people who happen to want them in asaster.

o Equalizer1,

d you blame Bush or Nagan for the Katrina fiasco?

ell there may be a few invalid and homebound who need some help, but most of you complainers of any ageould be on a diet anyway and learn some self-reliance. Many days to prepare you dont even have four cans ofod at the house or a few quarts of water. This has to be the very small minority, because most NYorkers I know areiant, resourceful and get the job done.

e went thru Andrew so we know the pain. The Federal government agencies are useless, in Florida we know thatd basically the state is the one that really helps and have the experience, our Florida Power and Light co. can get

e power really fast back again and I understand that many of their crews are already there helping.


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ow dare Mitt Romney donate $5000 worth of food when the Red Cross asked for MONEY!! Romney is evil!AAAAIINNN!!!!! (Beggars cant be choosers)

oomberg just endorsed Obama. I hope its a curse.

s a good thing the Dear Leader Obama landed in NJ to do his little photo-op with RINO Chris Christie.

hat? That didnt magically fix everything? To listen to the media, youd have thought it did. Because they wereporting on that with great glee, rather than on the Libya/Benghazi debacle which would have been covered nearly

4/7 if Obama were not a leftist Democrat.

o how many donations of badly needed food, blankets and water were abandoned because MSNBC condemnedomneys donation of those very items? Its sad to think of people freezing and with no food. And where is the Redross? Going out tomorrow to buy blankets that have to be shipped after counting its cash?

of you commentators are complete morons. They lost their homes and everything in it. It wasnt about stocking up a weeks worth of supplies because they lost everything in the storm. If they evacuated and then went back to see

e damage in their house they would still have lost everything.

eems amazing that in one press congerence we are asked to conserve water, some have to boil their water andere is a shortage in the stores that are open and yet with all these people needing the water and police, we decidemarathon is the right thing

hink he wants to create a sense of getting back to normal, and there is a time to do that, but this is not that time, rellyoor form, he should back off.

his is disgusting even in Haiti and South Asia when there are floods, food and drinking water gets air dropped. Iess the helicopters and rescue pilots are busy taking politicians around on tours and campaigning for the

ections around the cornert

ait, you mean Obama failed at something else. #shocked

uess thats what happens when you depend on the government

rst, I completely understand that there are *some* people who are tool old or poor to completely leave. BUT, I also

ow that there are shelters in place specifically for these people.

hose who arent too old or poor or dealing with health issues that kept them from evacuating should have. I suspectat many didnt take the warnings seriously enough. This is often the case in areas that seldom deal withurricanes.

econd, by this time, there was a HUGE cry about Bushs failures after Katrina. These exact same failures in Newrsey and New York will be blamed on the local government NOT Obama.

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his is a prime example of why we shouldn t expect the government to take care of us. They can t. As individuals andvate organizations, we can and do provide support in these situations FAR better than the government can.

he government, on the other hand, should provide military support to our poeple in hamrs way overseas like inmbassies. Thats where the real failure has happened.

s a good thing the Dear Leader Obama landed in NJ to do his little photo-op with RINO Chris Christie.

hat? That didnt magically fix everything? To listen to the media, youd have thought it did. Because they wereporting on that with great glee, rather than on the Libya/Benghazi debacle which would have been covered nearly

4/7 if Obama were not a leftist Democrat.

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you havent got food or water for 3 days you shouldnt be in a home, you should be in a mental hospital. Or if youreoor, in a shelter. No excuse. The elderly should have someone taking care of them if they are not in assisted living.so, unless you are severely underweight, you arent going to die of hunger until after like 3 weeks or so. And thats

eing conservative.

eople of America need to pray for these people. America has lost there way because we have lost our faith in god.

want to see MSNBC and the Red Cross apologize to Mr. Romney.f course it will be a cold day you-know-where before that happens.

ome on, how can you be so stupid. Some people had evacuation requests, but Bloomberg failed to call foracuations of most places until the very last minute. He is a disgrace! And hosting the marathon is plain wrong. NYalso hiding the real death toll because Bloomberg screwed up. And don t disrespect people for not evacuatin. We

ever had this type of storm and didnt really know what to expect. Your ignorance is so sad. It is a good thing mosteople arent like you callous heartless creeps. Obviosly you arent a neighbor I would want. We stick together hered help each other in times of need even if we messed up. Shame on you all.

olks need to get a grip & face reality. This is a disaster and dealing with it takes planning & time. No one is gonnae there to instantly cater to your every need. Folks need to fend for themselves, other folks who are able to need tond assistance, and in due time help & relief will arrive. But, no, it s NOT gonna be like things are back to normal and-so-much better a few days after such a disaster.

overnment is not the solution it is the problem. Family should take care of family, neighbors should take care ofeighbors. We have lost that in this country. Next time listen to the warning and be more prepared.

ey Equalizer1 you write:

Well Obama wanted to visit the places that were hit in NY by Sandy, but it was Bloomberg who told him not to come.

o quit blaming Obama. He has nothing to do with this.

hat was Obama going to do? Wave his hand and make the waters recede and cause manna to fall from theeavens?

m sure you were quick to blame Bush for Katrina, now you make excuses for Obama. Typical liberal. Guess what?bama went back to Washington for his situation room photo op to show how much he was in charge and how heas going to make sure everyone was just fine after the superstorm. Guess what? He couldn t get back tompaigning fast enough.

oo bad Bush isnt around to blame. Oh well, blame the Red Cross instead!

ost of you are saying they should have evacuated or prepared. Well the ones who stayed, more than likely prepared.owever now that their house is completely gone, there goes the food, clothes, medicines, gas, EVERYTHING. Soop telling them they should have prepared. You cannot prepare to have your whole house ripped away from you.

uit complaining. The government will be there sometime. Here in the great Fly-over State of Kentucky, whereoes are at a premium, we generally keep a good store of Water, Gas, and food for a couple of months, for the

casional Tornado that we have. We usually get a couple ofminutes warning..but I forgot, most of us areonservatives and we are used to looking out for our own families. We don t think too highly of relying on theovernment. Vote for Romney because he is actually out there collecting food and supplies for you. What is obamaoing? Probably getting ready to play golf tomorrow or have a beer with barbara streisund, or maybe jane fonda, orme other communist.

mmm, I guess that food that you mocked Romney for collecting and sending *might* be a bit useful.

ow..Very harsh. People died. Not all of whom were in a mandatory evacuation zone. This was a tragedy. Have aeart and dont assume the worst of people. Just so you know not everyone in New York are socialist leaningeeding hearts. Actually Staten Island is the most Conservative area in the state. More American flags fly in Statenand than anywhere in the city. I understand your points about self reliance, but now is not the time to preach. Now

the time to help those in need and mourn those who died.


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ve in the Midwest, there is a reason the news trucks are outside the grocery stores watching the shoppers whene know a big storm is coming. If they tell you its a big one, with possible electric outages, you stock up on non-erishables, make sure you have water, batteries for small radios, prescriptions, blankets, etc., then you gather yourandparents and get ready to hunker down. There was plenty of warning this time. I guess those that laugh at thedwesterners for being so lame, arent laughing now.

he Red Cross and the National Guard arrived in the area late Tuesday and are distributing food, water and gasd city officials say things are much better.

ybody else notice that? the storm ending tuesday MORNING, late tuesday the red cross and national guard wereere with food water and gas, i dont see where the failure arises except for the fact that a lot of these people ignorede warnings, i know people on staten island and they dont share the views of the people interviewed in this article,s was a huge storm, one never seen before, it s been UNDER 3 days since the storm ended, in my opinion its

mazing at the speed the city is recovering, ALL boroughs, and i think the marathon running would be an amazingdition to lift spirits, IF we re ready by then, this is NYC, we dont sleep, and a hurricane isn t going to shut us down

r long, staten island is getting the help they need but some people have no patience whatsoever

his is what happens when people depend on the government to help them. Live and learn..

o the Gentlemen who stated that the parents should be charged for the death of their children. Those children werean area of the Island which was NOT in the immediate evacuation area ,with their mother in a car when the car waser whelmed with water. Water which came in MUCH faster then you can imagine. She tried to get out of the car and

ung on to those two children for dear life. Many tried to reach them, but could not. They slipped from her grip andere lost. She was TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE AREA WHEN IT HAPPENED. Dam you and your self righteousature for what you said. You have NO idea of what happened. I was out yesterday with a group of fellow EMS

ersonnel looking for those little ones, wanting to locate some sign, but at the same time not wanting to because weknow what we are going to find. And I learned a few hours ago that they where found. I still do not know how to feel

bout all of this. I am not a religious person by any means, but one staple of my former faith has stuck with me andat would be, Judge not least you be judged. Do not make idiotic assumptions and pious statements until you havegood idea of what the story is. To those that are saying that these people should have been more prepared andot dependent upon the guvment all that I can say is many of these people were indeed prepared and it was all ineir homeswhich were LOST. We are coming together as a community here on Staten Island and are more thenst looking out for our own. People who have little to give themselves are donating what they can and out of all of theve Boroughs Staten Island has had near zero incidents of looting, price gouging, and and other crimes related tos storm. We are so very sorry we are not used to this kind of weather. We are so very sorry, not everyone took thisriously, because we do not face this every season like so many other states and some had there heads in thend. Believe me we are sorry. Actually, you know what. No we are not sorry. When the next tornado hits in thedwest, or earth quake hits the West Coast I am going to remember so of the not so kind words people have stated

ere. Yes I will remember and remind myself NOT to repeat many of the things some here have said. Because that isot how many New Yorkers think despite what you may know. Sorry for the rant people, but my city is hurting rightow & I have a lot of work to do. I hope all is well in the rest of the country. I truly mean that. Thank you for the kind

ngs MANY have said as I have seen & heard them. So with the American Spirit, combined with the New Yorktitude we will mourn our dead and come back from this situation better then before.

y prayers are with all of you.

eel sorry for the people of NY & NJ specially. They keep voting for these local people regardless of their

erformance. Please try to be more objective this election day. You can do betterand may God bless you andep you all safe.

hink we were air-dropping food and water into Thailand sooner after the tsunami than this.

agree with Chris. This storm affected millions of people, in metropolitan areas. Can you imagine the chaos ifVERYONE evacuated. It would have been madness. Not to mention youre leaving your home and possessions ine path of ruthless looters. I agree that people should be prepared. Those who didnt stock up on water, food, and

as have no excuses. However, pretending like everyone should have evacuated is silly and impractical. I feel bad forose who did stock up on provisions but were flooded out of their homes. This should be a lesson to all to always

ave emergency supplies on hand. Unfortunately, the federal government will label you a prepper and a terrorist ifu do.

s ironic that they are blaming the govt when it was the govt National Hurricane Center that gave them amplearning to GET OUT! Message to Yankees: when a hurricane takes aim at you, dont sit around going: hurricane,hmurricane, whats for suppa? Start flapping your feet out of harms way.


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ont mean to sound unsympathetic, but WHAT HAPPENED TO HEEDING WARNINGS TO EVACUATE OR IFTAYING PUT, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR AT LEAST 3 DAYS OF FOOD, MEDS, GAS and SUPPLIES?

osted by: Kim2C | November 1, 2012, 8:40 pm 8:40 pm-s called.. I dont need to look after myself, because someone else will. Just all of those houses destroyed byoding, do not have flood insurance and some don t even have insurance.. and they will expect the Tax Payer foote bill. AND, I bet you money Obama will.

hese people are a disgrace. They had more than a weeks notice that this hurricane was coming and they don t evenave 3 days worth of food? I can understand if you lost your house, but most of the houses that got wiped out were on

e coast and you had over a week to evacuate but didnt. This is after the devastation you saw during hurricaneatrina yet people still dont learn. If you knew for a fact that an 8.3 earthquake was going to hit your city next Tuesdayould you stick around and try to ride it out? A hurricane is no different, but rest assured, these idiots wont evacuateext time either.

h come on people.get overeverythings about politics. Everything ISNT about the election or one/other of thendidates. This isnt Obamas, Romneys, Bloomberg or anyone elected official;s fault. This was a disaster of

other Natures making and the biggest in the history of that region no less. And while I absolutely sympathize withe people in Staten Island, the magnitude of what happened and the number of people and areas affected meansings take time. Furthermore, Staten Island is still inundated with water and travel in/out of the area has been

rtually impossible. As someone who lives in NC and has been through a few hurricanes, I know what it is to loseower and access to supplies and I know how hard it is to be patient and understand that you re not the onlyeighborhood waiting to be restored etc. Its REALLY hard, New York and New Jersey have obviously had other

agedies but this is different and is the kind of disaster NOBODY has seen before, including the Red Cross andher relief orgs. I truly believe everyone is doing the best they can in near impossible circumstances, to help the

eople affected. Blaming politicians solves nothing. What you CAN do is donate and I suggest you all do if youavent already.

ots of people around the world need food and clothing. Wait in line.

ese people had 10 days warning to prepare, buy provisions, food water, etcwth did they do during that time???bama supporters no doubt, entitlement crowd. great

ope all of you get help. I donated to red cross.

ooks like Glenn Beck was right again, despite the liberals laughing at him. If these people had had a clue andepared they would be fine.

nother Obama failure. Advanced warning, just like Benghazi, and the Idiot in Chief cant make adequate plans for thefety of our citizens.

hat ever will these people do when the government actually runs out of money trying to be all things to all people. Itll be like opening the doors to the cages of the Bronx Zoo. Come on people three days. You had two weeks of pre-

orm warnings and you chose not to stock up, not to seek higher ground, not to prepare because you have lost thebility to be individuals. You are all sheeple and now the wolves are circling and the shepard is off in Vegas at

other fund raiser and you are doomed. Pity!

hese are the people who give the country politicians like Chuck Schumer, Anthony Weiner, Hillary Clinton, and Bobenendez. How can you feel sorry for them?

ve it a rest. People are hurting. Stop using them for a sport.

TUDLYBRO Wrong pal Its Staten Island, the ONLY Republican borough out of the five!


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eep voting democrat, New York.

ey BEACHERINFLA -

blamed Nagan for Katrina for poor communications and mishandling things initially. Then I blamed Bush for noterseeing the disaster relief.

ou saw the difference between the job Obama did and the job Bush did. Obama acted like Commander-in-Chief.

gain, Obama requested Bloomberg to visit NY, Bloomberg told him not to come. So like I said in my earlier post,bama has nothing to do with the slow response on Staten Island. Had he gotten permission by Bloomberg to visitaten Island, those poor folks on Staten Island would not be suffering right now.

or the eighth time in nine seasons, CSI will play for the conference crown, with Saturday s title tilt at 5 p.m. atandalls Island field No. 10. The College of Staten Island womens team won today at a home game against visitinghn Jay. So I suggest you consider this when you go nuts over the NY Marathon.

you are saying those left homeless, are in shelters which do not have clothing or food, then I support you a 100%,t is that what is happening.

TUDLYBRO Thats why Staten Island IS starving BECAUSE its the only Republican borough!

enty of advanced warningCant go 3 days? Sorry thats Pathetic.

ooters? How are those nanny-state liberal gun policies workin out for you.Yeah the gubbermint will get to you afterme time. When seconds count the cops are only minutes away. Nothing like a simple pump action12ga and OO

ck in the closet to help you relax when things are going bump in the night.heres absolutely no valid excuse for any of this (learned) helplessness in America.Blame the nanny state(govt has to take care of me) liberals.

GRE Youre going tp compare CSI sports to the NY Marathon? Do you know how much manpower is needed forCSI event? two copsfor the NYM, THOUSANDS! Stop being an idiot!

hat? MSNBC mocked Romney for collecting the very thing these suffering New Yorkers are crying to receive?

hame on MSNBC. They are a stain on America.

ont worry. The Mormons will be there soon. Theyre always the first on the ground and the last to leave.

EQUALIZER1 Um, The president didnt need permission to go to SI hes real presidential back on thempaign trail. Largest metropolis in the world and Obama is failing them!

olitics have split this country in two and have made cruel caricatures out of Americans. I cant believe the contemptd cruelty Im hearing from my fellow countrymen. Some of these comments are so callous. Like I said in a prior

ost, I believe people should have prepared, but like Ronald said people did prepare, but had their homesESTROYED and all their provisions lost. I just have one question for those of you who have no sympathy for yourlow countrymen who lost their homes, what would Jesus do/say? Do you think Christ would have the attitude you

ave? Nobody is asking you to do anything for these people. Youre sitting safe at home on your computers anddging others, whom you dont know. How do you know the people who lost their homes and businesses didn tepare? I see a lot of grand assumptions. Again, of course those who did not prepare behaved irrationally. I see that.

hat I cant comprehend is having contempt for you fellow American, who just lost everything.

o Melva: No one HAD to pack up everything and leave but you could have washed your tub and filled it with water orought a jar of peanut butter and bread and ritz. Dont give me the they are poor routine because if they are poor theyet free food with EBT. They should have not only made dif ferent decisions but BETTER decisions! If they were not

ready taking the government EBT free handouts they should have been better prepared. Now begging for moreovernment.

FRANK as a retired NYPD cop that worked and lived on Staten Island3/4s of the borough is conservative. 25%the NYPD live out there! Do your homework.


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bummer flies in and out and he really cares, just axe his brother George odingyo Obama.isnt that enough for youks? Vote for obama, four more years!

u guys are jerks, if thier homes were destoryed, i imagine thier supllies went with it!

here was a lot of warning ahead of time. It seems like Obamas FEMA could have been set up and ready to go welladvance. Anyway, call him hell be there in 15 minutes.

s 3 days- and they stand and scream for food.nbelievable.hy didnt they have at least 10 days food stocked?????

eel for some of these people, but they had PLENTY of time to prepare and they didnt.So now they will place theame for their own laziness on others (the American way it seems).

here is Chuck U Shoomer, Hilliary, and Chas Rangel?????

ame for New Orleans they had plenty warning to move their rears, but most didnt. Same here.. they had plenty ofarning, but they did not move. WHY? Do people think their STUFF is more important than their lives?

s pretty funny that everyone is saying that these people are NY Democrats. Most people on Staten Island are

epublicans.

o more verbal attacks, no more complaining, no more pointing fingers. Just take care of business and vote for Mittomney and see if you can do somethingmake a donation, volunteersomething to help the people in NY andsewhere that need help after the storm. I donated money at All Saints Day mass today. (I dont live anywhere neare northeast, so thats what I can do right now.)

eading this, I think, is this really happening in America and of all places, New York?

o boats or helicopters available to transport food, medicine, fuel, etc.????

doesnt make sense. Confusing.

h really? NO donations from Ny-ers? First, NY is a net giver in taxes to the red states and second, youve never seene FDNY come to help rescue efforts in other states? please.

o worries, the lefts messiah Barack O can walk on water and deliver all the food they need. Why cant he feed 5000th just two fish and two loves of bread? Yes, he will save them. Oh wait, thats right, he is too busy campaigning! Ifs was on Bushs watch ABC would be calling for an investigation and using terms like absent, inept, etc.

or all those Obama blamers, and NY liberal bashers For the record, Staten Island is a solid Republican borough.he irony is that now they need the help their party would deny others. The situation is tragic, difficult and devastating.here is the private sector right now? Following governments lead in an emergency.

ree days notice or seven days notice .. if you are elderly, on a fixed income, living paycheck to paycheck, and theeck isnt due for another week, just where are you to get the money to stock those shelves? where are these

eople to go? did you open you home and invite anyone to stay at your warm home ? when the power went off at myome during a freak winter ice storm, it took me three days to convince my mother to leave we are still paying offe credit card as the only hotel that was open with power was the Hyatt and we didn t get a discount.u all need to have a little empathy.


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yJay, how crude to assume all Northeasterners are liberal, many of us are conservatives and feel so frustratedeing lumpd in with the liberal montra. This is not about politics people, or blaming one side or the other. And no onelooking for handouts here, but some people have had their homes burned to the ground, ripped from itsundation, and washed into the ocean. Are they showing you people everything. And by the way all you so called selffficient tragedy survivors, we have seen your tornados and earthquaks on tv and our hearts went out to you. And weow the government sent you help, and we northeasterners sent money and supplies to help you! Keep your

onations, we dont need you, but dont judge people, because you survived trajedy you should be compassionate.kes, like where are you from, cant be Christians because that is not what Jesus would have done.

hese people had lots of warning abut this storm. Why did they not store up enough food to last a week. They should

ave had lots of cans of gas stored up. The basis of the problem people think the government will take care of them. Io not feel sorry for them. The people that lost their houses i feel sorry for, but fema will only give them $30000 foreir houses. I know as i went through the missouri river flood last year but our flood lasted 4 months.

mean, they have money to shuttle the prez left and right across the country in the expensive jet at probably hundredsthousands of dollars for each trip.

would charter a jumbo 747 from as far as St. Louis to JFK full of food and have speed boats running back and forthStaten island for a lot less money than running the prezs trips.

astly, I would help New Yorkers escape from New York by getting visas and passports to relocate to other states ine union. Its not a place to live. Miserable, totally.

he top 3 stories on ABC news tonight:lady screaming that she needs food, clothing, and gas right now. As of that interview the storm had been over for 1y.the air force is using military transport to airlift electrical trucks from CA to NY + power crews are working 16 hour

ays. In the 2 days since the storm has ended over 2 million of the 4 million affected have their power back.the national guard brought in 1 million meals and bottles of water to residents in homes without power.

ont forget yesterdays stories:the national guard bucket gasoline brigade so the hospital could be evacuated.the picture of the national guardsman on his hands and knees to boost folks into rescue trucks.

the rescue divers who had no ocean rescues so used their equipment to rescue folks off of roofs.the ambulances for other states prepositioned by FEMA that enabled almost 1,000 patients to be transferred fromo NY hospitals.

eriously, I know that the lady saying that she is going to die makes for good ratings, but most of the stories of aidd rescue have been positive. Why not lead off with that?

hat happened with those little brothers is breaking my heart but who knows what happened exactly. All I can think ofeir end and their poor, poor parents especially their mother. She has to live with not only the grief, but the guilt fore rest of her life. My heart goes out to her, and her husband, that may they somehow be able to move on.

s for the storm itself, I dont think Northeast has experienced a storm quite like this in many, many decades.nfortunately until something like this occurs very close to home it is difficult to imagine that anything like this couldossibly happen. It just seems impossible.and yet it did so very sad.

ountry boys will survive.

hat part ofisland dont you understand? No man is an island, nor should you stay on an island during a hurricane.

hat cruel, heartless comments are being posted.. they should have left.. its their own fault. I suspect that may ofu will choke on your callous attitudes if you ever end up in a crisis situation. It is so easy to sit, warm and protected,d heave criticism on helpless strangers who may have had a myriad of reasons for not leaving their

eighborhoods. This is the same mentality that suggests the girl wouldnt have been raped if she hadnt beenearing that short, red skirt, and If hes had enough sense to leave the house a few minutes earlier, he wouldn t

ave been creamed by that drunken idiot. These people need help not juvenile judgement!

his really is an American tragedy. It is a true shame that Americans are blaming the victims for the natural disasterat has occurred. No one could have predicted the ferocity with which this storm tore through the city and the barrierands. Each and every American on this page who is offering theirclever opinions about preparation and political

erspective should be ashamed. These are your fellow Americans!!!!! Where is your compassion for their suffering? If

u saw them in real life would you walk past them callously? If so then you are no different then the Nazis atuschwitz. We cannot continue to demean our fellow man. Each and every person on this site, who is in the Statenand/New York area should go and find a family and try to help them, offer them comfort and shelter. That is who wee!!! That is what defines us as Americans!!! We are not barbarians .we are not animals or savages.we have


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en above every other culture and are know for our generosity to one another!!!! Good Lord save us if we forget ourmanity!!!!

ome of you people make me sad. We should be coming together as a nation.. but instead you are politicizing Andry quick to judge and quick to blame.

years worth of food and water will do you no good if it gets washed away during a hurricane. Most people didacuate to a local shelter, believe me, some of them would have died if they had stayed at home Of the photoswhat was left of some homes I was on the news, these people lost EVERYTHING, only rubble left where their

omes were so no months supply of food and water.

hey were overwhelmed and devastated.. Its a little easy to look needy in that situation.

ail to see the problem.

e kept Berlin alive in 48; why, with current technology, cant we do it somewhere far closer?

asnt Obama heard of helicopters? Those are nifty aircraft that dont need a runway. Ill bet that a few CH-47s full ofpplies would work handily.

e can keep an army fully supplied in a part of the world where people are shooting at them, but cant get relief toizens only a tenth of the distance away?

aybe they will stop talking crap about Romney.

ed Cross said they needed money, none of which seem to help.omney was collecting food and they said they did not want it.

an Liberals are just plain silly.

ith all due respect for anyone there in a position of responsibility (because there s no way I can know whatsappening) will you please explain what more can be done right now to help these people? Ive been without powerlowing an ice storm so maybe I can understand how they feel a little bit. But I still had my house. Its not at all aboute certainly but I feel so badly for anyone and everyone who has been affected by this storm. What in the world could

e person do to ease some of their burden?

hen will Obama be blamed for all of this like Bush was for Katrina? My bet is never. The Lord and Master Obaman do no wrong to the genetically defective liberals infesting our country. Lets change that in a big way next weekks.

ait What? I thought Obamas visit fixed everything.or so I was told by the MSM.

eagan said it best The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: Im from the government and Imere to help.

unny how Barack says hes going to make things better cutting government bureaucracy to get these people food,

ater and fuel. Which i imagine means getting the people out of the way that slow things down. Hmmm, less peoplethe way means smaller government, less red tape, and more real help.

o believe thats Romneys plan. aka from Obama The failed policies of the past.

guess thats the best endorsement Romney can get, his opponent just endorsed him.

ounds like Romney was pretty smart to get people to donate food after all, huh liberals?

ote for Obama and you may get relief in the next 4 years

was in a very bad ice storm in Kansas City about 10 years ago. No power for 10 days. Guess what. I prepared andad firewood and I made fire and I stayed warm like our ancestors have done for hundreds of thousands of years. Ioiled snow for water and I used my fire to cook the canned foods I had in the pantry. I have no idea how you Yankeesst your survival instinct so fast after it has been in your DNA for so long.


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his is what happens when you rely on government and especially liberals for a solution. This was an overwhelmingorm and I feel very bad for the people. Especially with winter approaching. My heart goes out to you people and I can

ly wish you the best of luck.

ow, I am so ashamed of my fellow Americans. We USED to be a country known for coming together and helping inmes of need. Now Im reading too bad, you had enough warninggo to your neighbors and borrow their propaneove. Really? REALLY? I am in NJ and feel tremendous guilt that I have power and only a tree fell on my house. I ame of the lucky ones. Imagine 3 feet of snow falling in Florida, how prepared would they be? Well, thats how

epared the East Coast is for a hurricane we have no idea what to expect. I work in a Home Depot type store ande were out of generators, water, pumps, etc., DAYS before the storm arrived. The shelves in the grocery stores werempty, hotels were filled, lines at the gas stations were miles long and prices were hiked up. Not everyone has theays and means to buy everything needed for an event of this magnitude. And to the dude that says why dont folksst go bbq at their neighbors, I want what youre smokin WHAT NEIGHBORS? Houses are GONE. Downed trees

d live wires and flooding everywhere. I repeat, am one of the very lucky ones the worst thing that happenedesides the tree coming down on my house is a few friends have been without power (but making the most of it). Myeart absolutely bleeds for the people at the shore and in NY, Considering the devastation around here and ONLY 12es were lost, someone did something right. Hundreds of lives have been lost in similar events around the world.ease people have a heart and some compassion, these people are one of your own and they are hurting. If yount donate money or clothing, at the very least PRAY for them. Thank you.

his is one headline with a very few politicians complaining. I am not there, so all I know is that most NYorkers aresilient, resourceful and while they may be more vocal than stoic, they take care of each other. One thing is true, yount wait for FEMA to make it right FEMA is a tiny, coordinating agency with a limited checkbook but goodganizing skills under this President you have to depend on family, neighbors and churches and mosques andnagogues, frat organizations and both the private sector and local govt to get the day to day recovery stuff done.m happy that the NYMarathon is ongoing, its an example of resilience to the world, the National Guard canake up the shortfall in police assets. I pointed out that the College of Staten Island played soccer today and will play Saturday thats good too.

your entire house gets washed away by the storm surge, it doesnt matter how much canned food and water, not toention guns and ammo, you stored away on your shelvesits gone! The storm took it. YOUR FOOD, WATER ANDMMO ARE GONE, ALONG WITH YOUR HOUSE. Guess what?! Youre going to get cold, hungry and thirsty andonder when in the Hell help will arrive. Duh! How many stupid people are on this thread anyway? Typicialpocritical conservative Repulicans who have no empathy for the suffering of others and cannot even use simplemmon sense. M.O.R.O.N.S!!!

EMA was on the ground BEFORE the hurricane struck! They were in place to help immediately! But why did soooo

any people refuse to evacuate or prepare? I just do not understand that type of thinking. If they were afraid of looting,pparently they put the value of their material goods over the value of their lives because by staying, they were riskingeir lives. AND, doesnt homeowners insurance cover theft? Mine does! Therefore, if they left and it turned out theyadnt really needed to and their home was still standing, anything looted would have been covered. If people stayed

th the assumption that someone will come if it gets too bad, I hope theyve learned a lesson, and are ashamed ofemselves for being willing to put rescuers lives in jeopardy for their own.

ayers and thoughts are with all even those who didnt use good judgment.

hen they tell you something bad is coming, to prepare or get out, the maybe you should consider paying heed. I live

t in the boonies, was under warnings for Sandy, (though fortunately we were spared her wrath other than justetting power back late last night), adn we prepared for what we were told to expect high winds, rain and blizzardnditions. Stocked up on water and food, got out the generator, loaded up on fuel, and prepared to hunker down.

uring the summer when the derecho hit us and we were out of power for over a week, it took us a day, but we got it

gether and survived, at the same time helping family members. That is what you do. And now that this communityas its power back (which was the entire county) they will get themselves together and everyone will be thinking ofow to help everyone else who is suffering far worse. That is the next thing you do. That is what this country was built

and needs to become once again. JMHO.

he Red Cross wants cash. Why? Their CEO makes $951,000 a year plus expenses! I wonder what the rest of theed Cross organization spends on salaries and perks??? Meanwhile the head of the Salvation Army is paid $13,000year and is responsible for $2 Billion in aid each year.

hink about thislike the people on the East Coast, if you were in immediate need of basicsfood, tp and the like,ould you rather accept food from churches and neighbors who could give it to you today? Or, would you tell them nod wait a week or two for the Red Cross to maybe swing their truck into your neighborhood? What Romney did is the

merican way. Help your neighbor by doing what you can now. The Media should be ashamed at the way itshonored Romneys act of care and concern. If you study his past, this wasnt a stunt. He has a record of doing

ood works.

e are in a 3rd world country. .obama has put us in a 3rd world country. . congrats folks

ed Cross does not want food and clothing because they cant do what they want with it, they will actually have to


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stribute it to the population the Red Cross is a disgrace and so is the Obama administration they collected hugems for Haiti and the Haitians are still living in shacks and tents, if it wasn t for the Catholic church and other faith

ased organizations Haitians would have died even more and would never see any help at all the Red Crossould have accepted the food by Romney and should have distributed to the people in need like here in Statenand!

nitially thought who cares about New York and New Jersey. They dont care about flyover country and sneer at usdwesterners. Im not saying Ive totally changed my mind but I do feel convicted for being heartless for what thoseyou who are suffering in NYC and NJ. This country really has been torn apart by different beliefs and it isnt going to

et better. We are too disparate a people to be forced to stay together as a country. What we need is an amicablevorce.

ove the fact that a majority of commenters have to insert their opinion, good or bad, of our current President and hisepublican opponent. This has nothing to do with either of them and everything to do with being prepared for whatas about to happen. There was plenty of warning given that Sandy was going to prove devastating. There was plentytime to evacuate, plenty of time to store supplies, plenty of time to arrange transportation out of the area. My

bsolute sympathies go to everyone up and down the Eastern Seaboard who was impacted by this storm, but I alsonk everyone should have made better preparations.

nd just out of curiosity, where are all the stories about the residents of New Jersey? They were hit hardest of all anderes not been one sob story or pity party whine fest to be read about. All we hear about is NYC as if theyre theNLY ones who got hit. Bloomberg could take a few lessons from Chris Christie, apparently.

o GRE people in certain locations were told to Leave GET OUT IT WILL NOT BE SAFE WE WILL NOT BE

BLE TO HELP YOU IF YOU GET STUCK HERE simple English nothing complicated . So, if you choose not toten and put your life in jeopardy, it is ALL on you. So I believe you owe an apology to the people on this thread, andeed to look at where the real stupidity lies.

mon Obama! Wheres the food and help?. I thought you were a miracle worker. (snicker)

he reason we are posting about Obama here is because of how Bush was treated unfairly at that. Most of this isrcasm to make a point.

eah, us paranoid Preppers are crazy. Storing up food, fuel, and making plans for emergencies.

his is only three days in to what everyone thinks is a week long ordeal. What if you found yourself in an indefiniteuation like this? Are you prepared? Let this storm be a warning. Get prepared now so that you wont find yourselfngry or fighting in gas lines should the next storm come your way. The government tries but can never get it right

ecause only you are responsible for you!

his is America, not a third world nation. We need food, we need clothing, Staten Island Borough President Jim

olinaro said today. My advice to the people of Staten Island is: Don t donate the American Red Cross. Put theironey elsewhere.

ell Jim, welcome to the tea party nation who dont want to do or pay for anything.

Days?!? Really? With all the prepping information available after Katrina You are going to Starve and Die after 3

ays?????!

ow much time and warning did you have before this all took place? 4 -6 days. And now you are demanding help.

orry but if you are that un-prepared then to damn bad. There are plenty of food stores in your are that you couldave stocked up with supplies from.

ve in a RV and i could live for a month no problem 2 if really needed.

Days. If you are really that dependent on the Big Government then you get what you deserve. There is no reason toe in that situation Damage to living situations is one thing Starving and Dieing after 3 Days is another.

bama plays favorites with those places that are not red but blue i am sure if Staten Island was not conservatived was degenerate liberal Left like Obama they would have seen trucks, car loads of food, and all kinds of help from

bama but since we are conservative and will not elect a dirty Democrat, Obama will not be so quick to sendelp it is his modus operandi

ever know when this site works..


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yway. How are those $35.00 an hour union city workers working out for you? Hows that liberal big nannyovernment working out for you ? How about that mass transit, gas food prices loss of freedom working out / Kindae that Hope and Change Yes We Can.

uild any new green power plants lately ?ad enough yet ?

stead of bashing one another lets give to the Salvation Army and offer these people some encouragement.ometimes I dont recognize my country anymore. I am a Christian and my faith tells me to help people when they areneed no matter what their politics are. Some of these people could have been old and didn t have the money or

ansportation to get out. Even if some of them didnt plan ahead we should not take pleasure in their suffering. Theseffering people also dont have anything to do with what Obama does and what Andrea Mitchell says.

ear People of NJ and NY, I grew up on the Gulf Coast and I promise you that you will rebuild. People are praying for

u and working to get you help. Keep the faith.

eople didnt stay in their homes to protect their valuables. We stayed in our homes because we had no where to go.ot it? Yeesh, get off the podium and quit your preaching. The lessons that need to be learned here are that peopleeed to get a clue.

hy didnt these people prepare? A hurricane just doesnt happen suddenly. This thing took more than a week. Whatere they doing? Dont look for any sympathy from me

eal starvation occurs after a month of no food for non anorexic people. Dont you dare say that these people arearving. That is an insult to people around the world actually starving. Also, people who left their homes could haveought food and water with them in a backpack. No excuses. Bloomberg does deserve criticism though. He said theorm wouldnt be as bad as Irene and played it down until the last day.

ee New Orleans

urely New Yorkers wouldnt want help from those bigoted, racist Christian organizations such as the Salvation Army,

amaritans Purse, Catholic Charities, etc? They believe in survival of the fittest and natural selection not someod myth.

hen churches are decimated due to the promotion of elitest atheism, all the atheists can go help one another in

sis. Were all going to get to see how well that works out someday

looking more and more like another Louisiana superdome.people left abandoned. Only this time, its spread outer the city.

adCharles Im in NJ and I forgive you. If a natural disaster ever hits the south, Ill donate. Ill pray for you. Ill take yourhole family into my home if you lose yours. And maybe, just maybe.youll learn something and make your Mama

oud.

hese people were told to evacuate and they didn t.common sense.

r. Romney wants to give food that these people are hungry for and they dont want it.

O flies in for his photo-op and leaves the people to starve and dumpster dive.

hink Bush did more for the people of Katrina than this. You will not hear one peep about BOs lack of assistance ins from the disgusting group that calls themselves the press because they are in BO s pocket and everyone knowsAfter the election they will all be looking for work.

omney has shown real leadership and has been collecting food donations at all of his stops and it turns out he washt the same way he is right about the failures of this president and his policies.

opefully the brainwashed people in this country will realize that and make him our President on Tuesday.now I am an independent female from Ohio right here at ground zero in hamilton county voting for Romney tosure Ohio puts him in office.

he return of the 1970s misery index brought to you by the democrats that you elected. Fortunately, I am not, norave I ever been a democrat, therefore, I am prepared for whatever God, Nature or the vermin that lives among usay bring. When you sell your soul for a few food stamps or some free booze, you have to pay the devil. New York, Iave no sympathy for you. You vote year after year to be herded like cattle and lied to by the criminal elites that run


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ur city and state. Wake up! Learn how to read.

ove the defense from someone saying that we didnt evacuate because we had nowhere to go . They had sheltersgo to but chose not to. They were too lazy to pack their bags and be inconvenienced by sleeping on a cot for auple of days. And to risk your kids lives? What kind of parents are you people. My kid goes to school in NYC and I

ad the common sense to get her out on Sunday, before the storm, LIKE WE

ERE TOLD TO DO!

ow! This headline could have been taken from the archives of Hurricaine Katrina and the names and locations

anged.he only difference here is, the Lame Stream Media can t blame Bush, this time.

ey New York: Be sure and reelect your failure in chief Obama and his crony band of criminal commies. You earnedAnother four years of abject failure and misery. You think this is bad? You aint seen nothing yet. But at least you

ave the warm fuzzy feeling inside knowing you think you did the right thing because Michael Moore told you so.

that said, it doesnt excuse the lack of help. I cant believe they were thinking of having that marathon with all ofose people needing help. How about running to homes with food instead of a useless finish line.

rew up in earthquake country. From the time I was born, two words have been drilled in to me BE PREPARED.ou dont get a warning with earthquakes, they just happen. You learn to have enough supplies on hand to survive forays or weeks at a time, and you have to know how to live without power, running water and other basic utilities. Youso have to have your emergency supplies stored in more than one location just in case a location becomesestroyed or unavailable. Its just plain common sense and not just for natural disasters. What about times of

expected job loss or medical emergencies? You might end up needing to rely on a storage of food for an extendederiod of time. Im no Prepper by any means but I can sure manage to survive (along with my family and about 10her people) for several weeks on my own right now if I had to with nobody s assistance. To me, thats just part of

eing smart. And here, we have people who saw this storm coming and chose to stay put. I empathize, I do and Iould give them anything I could if I were there. But it s still hard to have sympathy for those that demand and expect

elp who didnt do a thing to help themselves first who could have and many (if not most) of them most definitelyuld have, even in the smallest of ways. Trust me, I m flat broke and I manage to make sure it can be done. Ifuse to believe that in a natural disaster anyone will show up on my doorstep and start handing me food and waterd making me fell all better right away.

sgusting insulting comments by republican supporters towards victims of a major natural disaster is shame, butows your true colors. Also, we watched Florida deal with their hurricanes from the north. BEGGING the nationalard and the red cross for help. ANGRY that the govt was acting fast enough to help them. Please, dont lie, you just

ok stupid.

o, Yankees. Prepping doesnt sound so paranoid anymore does it? You bash Christians and Conservatives everynute, every breath you take, because were prepared because we look ahead. Well look now, you have no food, no

ater, no power. Where is your all powerful govt now? Well, Obama is headed to Vegas! He doesnt care about you.he govt doesnt care about you. You bash TX and the south when natural disasters hit us, and now when you needelp you are crying. Sucks doesnt it? Maybe youll think ahead next time?

CJ, once again, ignorance over rides facts. I am not in NY. I am in NJ and where we are, THERE WAS NO PLACEO GO. No shelters, no schools to hide out in, nothing was made available to us .I stayed in my home with my dogshich I would never leave behind anyway. My friends and family stayed in their homes with their pets. We all survivedst fine. Not everyone who made the same decision for similar reasons were as lucky. Around here it was a roll ofe dice and furthermore, I am so tired of people like you who hasn t talked with a SINGLE SOUL out there homeless,etending you know WHY they didnt leave and then you judge them for your assumptions. You are exactly the kind ofend I never want to have. You should be ashamed of yourself. Im ashamed of you.

ey libs you made your bed now lie in it

m so sorry for your loss. Florida requires that housing near the ocean be built many feet above sea level. The

ouses that were damaged appear to be built at ground level. Rezoning the area to require the houses to be 15 feetso above sea level or 5 feet above the flood line or built on stilts should help correct the problem from future


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rricanes. This is a time where upgrading the zoning will cause problems and a

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