Isolated NYC borough says help is slow after Sandy

[Carl]

Garbage is piling up, a stench hangs in the air and mud-caked mattresses and couches line the streets. Residents are sifting through the remains of their homes, searching for anything that can be salvaged.

"We have hundreds of people in shelters," said James Molinaro, the borough's president. "Many of them, when the shelters close, have nowhere to go because their homes are destroyed. These are not homeless people. They're homeless now."

Molinaro complained the American Red Cross "is nowhere to be found" — and some residents questioned what they called the lack of a response by government disaster relief agencies.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8869992

O had his photo op and then walked away.
The carnage is sounding as bad or worse then Katrina.

[formerlurker]

Ta-ta, sucks to be you.

[Kyle Ricky]

Sandy is going to turn into obama's Katrina. It was nice of him to go to the scene for a photo op then go back to do what he has been doing for the past four years, besides playing golf, campaigning. obama is such a loser.

[formerlurker]

Christie is going to soon regret the serious ass kissing he did for his state, cause at the end of the day the messiah - he just don't care.

[DLR Pyro]

The hurricane-ravaged east coast has been receiving north Alabama help, but crews learned they'll be doing work in Long Island, New York instead of in New Jersey. Crews from Decatur Utilities headed up there this week, but Derrick Moore, one of the Decatur workers, said they were told by crews in New Jersey that they can't do any work there since they're not union employees.

Could this be one of the causes of the slow recovery???

[Freeper]

The hurricane-ravaged east coast has been receiving north Alabama help, but crews learned they'll be doing work in Long Island, New York instead of in New Jersey. Crews from Decatur Utilities headed up there this week, but Derrick Moore, one of the Decatur workers, said they were told by crews in New Jersey that they can't do any work there since they're not union employees.

Could this be one of the causes of the slow recovery???

Don't be silly it can't be the unions fault. It's the repuke governor's fault.

[dixierose]

The hurricane-ravaged east coast has been receiving north Alabama help, but crews learned they'll be doing work in Long Island, New York instead of in New Jersey. Crews from Decatur Utilities headed up there this week, but Derrick Moore, one of the Decatur workers, said they were told by crews in New Jersey that they can't do any work there since they're not union employees.

Could this be one of the causes of the slow recovery???

Wow....another reason to dislike Unions.

[JohnnyReb]

The hurricane-ravaged east coast has been receiving north Alabama help, but crews learned they'll be doing work in Long Island, New York instead of in New Jersey. Crews from Decatur Utilities headed up there this week, but Derrick Moore, one of the Decatur workers, said they were told by crews in New Jersey that they can't do any work there since they're not union employees.

Could this be one of the causes of the slow recovery???

Let'em stay cold, hungry and in hte dark then.

[wasp69]

Let'em stay cold, hungry and in hte dark then.

I say they should eat the union pukes if it comes to that.

[Dori]

Where is Christie on this?  Isn't there some provision to overrule stuff like this in an emergency?

But someone on the news this morning said that the union thugs in Jersey have been known to sabotage anothers work that they think is on their turf.

[Karin]

Charles Payne was talking about that on F&F.  He said they are ruthless, they don't care about anybody but themselves.  Thugs, through and through. 

Big government services, on full display. 

[NHSparky]

I can tell you right now that "closed shop" state or not, anyone who would have turned help away from here would have been ridden out of town on a rail.

[debk]

Maybe there will be a blessing in disguise in all of this.

The people living up there who thought unions were a good thing, will find out they aren't.

The people who know unions can be bad, will have support in breaking them apart.

Those who thought Obama was so wonderful to come so quickly to their aid, will find out he did nothing to help them.

The people who thought the government would, should, could take care of them in a massive disaster, will find out that the government can't do everything....sometimes you have to get off your ass and help yourself AND your neighbor. 

[RobJohnson]

Eldery residents are freezing at night, others need electricty for medical equipment. FEMA is out of water....

This is so very sad.




http://cntnews.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/fema-out-of-water-until-monday-failed-to-plan-ahead/

[mickBelker]

Oh c'mon! Staten Island has just a bunch of Republicans anyway. Who gives a S&%T about them? 
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[Kyle Ricky]

WHERE IS OBAMA!!

[mickBelker]

WHERE IS OBAMA!!

Sucking farts from subway seats, I hope.

[CG6468]

WHERE IS OBAMA!!

Who gives a damn?

[Chris_]

There are no golf courses in NYC.

[GrantWD]

It wasn't the federal government who helped us clean up Joplin after the tornado. It was local churches. If you live close, organize your church group to go help for a day or two. It is only a day, but makes a huge difference to those you're helping. I know, I live in Joplin where the EF-5 tornado hit. See Joplin Tornado Bookwww.joplintornadobook.com for proof an pics.

[txradioguy]

Here's how I'd divvy up any relief supplies that come in.

I'd gather everything up that's been donated by the public...all that water from Trump...clothing and blankets from the Red Cross SA etc...the $5000 in food Romney donated.

Then I'd pull out the voter rolls.

Everyone that voted for Romney/Ryan...step forward and get what you need.

Everyone that voted for Obama/Biden...please take a seat....your union approved Big Government support will get here sometime in the next 10-15 days...depending on when FEMA can get its act together.

Don't complain folks you get what you vote for.

[Kyle Ricky]

Here's how I'd divvy up any relief supplies that come in.

I'd gather everything up that's been donated by the public...all that water from Trump...clothing and blankets from teh red Croaa SA etc...the $5000 in food Romney donated.

Then I'd pull out the voter rolls.

Everyone that voted for Romney/Ryan...step forward and get what you need.

Everyone that voted for Obama/Biden...please take a seat....your union approved Big Government support will get here sometime in the next 10-15 days...depending on when FEMA can get its act together.

Don't complain folks you get what you vote for.

HI5 ...

There are no golf courses in NYC.

Who gives a damn?

I know he has never acted like a President, but come on. There are millions of people suffering here. HE HAS TO DO SOMETHING BESIDES SITTING ON HIS ASS! If Bush was still in office, the MSM would be crucifying him right now.

[Ptarmigan]

Here's how I'd divvy up any relief supplies that come in.

I'd gather everything up that's been donated by the public...all that water from Trump...clothing and blankets from teh red Croaa SA etc...the $5000 in food Romney donated.

Then I'd pull out the voter rolls.

Everyone that voted for Romney/Ryan...step forward and get what you need.

Everyone that voted for Obama/Biden...please take a seat....your union approved Big Government support will get here sometime in the next 10-15 days...depending on when FEMA can get its act together.

Don't complain folks you get what you vote for.

The ones who voted for Obama get what they deserve.

[txradioguy]

The ones who voted for Obama get what they deserve.

Exactly!

[J P Sousa]

People with no heat, no food, no help and FEMA closed due to snow;



BAD SIGN: FEMA office on Staten Island closes 'due to weather'

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/it_bad_sign_for_staten_GDyn7duXSlTbTxAkrjIHBM
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