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Interests => Living Off of the Grid & Survivalism => Topic started by: BlueStateSaint on June 06, 2016, 09:59:56 AM

Title: Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’
Post by: BlueStateSaint on June 06, 2016, 09:59:56 AM
My question is, "Why say this now?"  Unless you knew that something was about to happen . . .

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Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’

When Barack Obama speaks to the public, it is very rare that he does so without a specific purpose in mind.  So why is he urging Americans “to be prepared for a disaster” all of a sudden?  On May 31, Obama took time out of his extremely busy schedule to deliver an address at the FEMA National Response Coordination Center in Washington.  During his speech, he stressed that every American is responsible for preparing for disasters, and that includes “having an evacuation plan” and “having a fully stocked disaster supply kit”.  These are basic steps that I have been encouraging people to do for years, but if they won’t listen to me, perhaps they will listen to the man currently residing in the White House.  The following excerpt from Obama’s speech comes directly from the official White House website…

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One of the things that we have learned over the course of the last seven and a half years is that government plays a vital role, but it is every citizen’s responsibility to be prepared for a disaster.  And that means taking proactive steps, like having an evacuation plan, having a fully stocked disaster supply kit.  If your local authorities ask you to evacuate, you have to do it. Don’t wait.

This speech was timed to coincide with the beginning of the hurricane season, although hurricanes have not posed much of a threat lately.

In fact, a major hurricane has not made landfall in the United States for 127 straight months.

But without a doubt, we all need to be preparing for disaster.  Hurricanes can create a short-term emergency that can last for a few days, but there are other threats that could create a major emergency that could potentially last for an extended period of time.  That list of potential threats includes a major volcanic eruption, a natural or engineered pandemic, a west coast earthquake, a New Madrid earthquake, a tsunami on either the east or west coasts, a meteor impact, Islamic terror, war, an EMP burst that takes down the power grid, cyberwarfare, economic collapse, and civil unrest resulting in the imposition of martial law.

While the beginning of hurricane season is a convenient excuse, I think that it might go a bit deeper than that.

The rest of the article is here:  http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/barack-obama-warns-americans-to-be-prepared-for-a-disaster
Title: Re: Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’
Post by: Big Dog on June 06, 2016, 10:58:35 AM
Meaning a bigger disaster than the past 7 years?

Bring it, Three Putt.
Title: Re: Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’
Post by: J P Sousa on June 06, 2016, 11:28:28 AM
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  Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’ 

He should have said that in his FIRST state of the union.  :thatsright:
Title: Re: Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’
Post by: freedumb2003b on June 06, 2016, 11:42:28 AM
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That list of potential threats includes a major volcanic eruption, a natural or engineered pandemic, a west coast earthquake, a New Madrid earthquake, a tsunami on either the east or west coasts, a meteor impact, Islamic terror, war, an EMP burst that takes down the power grid, cyberwarfare, economic collapse, and civil unrest resulting in the imposition of martial law.

The preppers are NOT nuts.  I used to make fun of them until I saw some real world examples of how quickly it can hit the fan (Cypress, Venezuela, and the earthquakes, floods, etc.)

I was in California and we "prepped" anyway.  I still do the same here in Texas.

Title: Re: Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’
Post by: freedumb2003b on June 06, 2016, 11:43:47 AM
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Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’
He should have said that in his FIRST state of the union.  :thatsright:

He should have finished the sentence for THIS time "... if hillaery wins."
Title: Re: Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’
Post by: thundley4 on June 06, 2016, 01:22:11 PM
Between Iran and the Norks, we might see and EMP blast or an outright nuke attack in the near future. Thanks Obama.
Title: Re: Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’
Post by: FlaGator on June 06, 2016, 03:46:11 PM
"It's like putting all your savings in a 401K so the government can get to it when a really bad disaster happens. A disaster being anything the government labels as big disaster like we need to spend more money to support all the undocumented people."
Title: Re: Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’
Post by: freedumb2003b on June 06, 2016, 04:14:05 PM
Between Iran and the Norks, we might see and EMP blast or an outright nuke attack in the near future. Thanks Obama.

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What's a Nork?
Title: Re: Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on June 06, 2016, 04:19:41 PM
Got to agree with Big Dog and J P Sousa on this one.
Title: Re: Barack Obama Warns Americans ‘To Be Prepared For A Disaster’
Post by: BlueStateSaint on June 06, 2016, 05:55:25 PM
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What's a Nork?

North Koreans.