They aren't dependent on government - rather on civil modern society - this isn't the 1800s after all. I'm not getting up tomorrow to hunt in order to put food on the table.........when I can just walk into Publix and swipe my debit card.
U.S. response in Puerto Rico pales next to actions after Haiti quake
Before dawn the next morning, an Army unit was airborne, on its way to seize control of the main airport in Port-au-Prince. Within two days, the Pentagon had 8,000 American troops en route. Within two weeks, 33 U.S. military ships and 22,000 troops had arrived. More than 300 military helicopters buzzed overhead, delivering millions of pounds of food and water.
By contrast, eight days after Hurricane Maria ripped across neighboring Puerto Rico, just 4,400 service members were participating in federal operations to assist the devastated island, an Army general told reporters Thursday. In addition, about 1,000 Coast Guard members were aiding the efforts. About 40 U.S. military helicopters were helping to deliver food and water to the 3.4 million residents of the U.S. territory, along with 10 Coast Guard helicopters.
The 2010 Earthquake Caused Lasting Damage. On January 12, 2010, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake ravaged Haiti. More than 230,000 people were killed. Another 300,000 were injured.Aug 26, 2017
Rodríguez-Mercado said that he documented seven additional hurricane-related deaths at three hospitals on the island’s western region he was able to visit on Monday, even as the official death toll remains at at least 16.
Arguing with idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon... No matter how good you are, the bird is going to crap on the board and strut around like it won anyway.
U.S. response in Puerto Rico pales next to actions after Haiti quake
Before dawn the next morning, an Army unit was airborne, on its way to seize control of the main airport in Port-au-Prince. Within two days, the Pentagon had 8,000 American troops en route. Within two weeks, 33 U.S. military ships and 22,000 troops had arrived. More than 300 military helicopters buzzed overhead, delivering millions of pounds of food and water.
By contrast, eight days after Hurricane Maria ripped across neighboring Puerto Rico, just 4,400 service members were participating in federal operations to assist the devastated island, an Army general told reporters Thursday. In addition, about 1,000 Coast Guard members were aiding the efforts. About 40 U.S. military helicopters were helping to deliver food and water to the 3.4 million residents of the U.S. territory, along with 10 Coast Guard helicopters.
In The Hours After The Deadly 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Clinton Aides At The State Department Gave Instructions To Give Friends Of Bill ‘Special Attention’
The 2010 Haiti Earthquake Leveled Much Of The Haitian Capital And Killed An Estimated 200,000 People. “The correspondence paints a picture of the chaotic first days after the earthquake leveled much of the Haitian capital and claimed an estimated 200,000 lives. One series of messages chronicles efforts by billionaire Denis O’Brien, a longtime donor to the Clinton Foundation and the CEO of the Jamaica-based telecom firm Digicel, to fly relief supplies into Port-au-Prince and get employees of his company out.” (Matthew Mosk, Brian Ross, Brian Epstein, & Cho Park, “'FOBS': How Hillary's State Dept. Gave Special Attention To 'Friends Of Bill' After Haiti Quake,” ABC News, 10/11/16) State Department Personnel Gave Special Attention To “Friends Of Bill Clinton” In The Immediate Aftermath Of The Haitian Earthquake. “In a series of candid email exchanges with top Clinton Foundation officials during the hours after the massive 2010 Haiti earthquake, a senior aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeatedly gave special attention to those identified by the abbreviations ‘FOB’ (friends of Bill Clinton) or ‘WJC VIPs’ (William Jefferson Clinton VIPs).” (Matthew Mosk, Brian Ross, Brian Epstein, & Cho Park, “'FOBS': How Hillary's State Dept. Gave Special Attention To 'Friends Of Bill' After Haiti Quake,” ABC News, 10/11/16) A Senior State Department Aide Gave Instructions To “Flag When People Are
[/FONT] [FONT=&]Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico last week, leaving more than 3.4 million people without power for what could be more than a month. The Category 4 stormslammed into Puerto Rico just days after Hurricane Irma hit the island, putting the United States territory in a dire situation. At least 16 people have died as a result of Hurricane Maria, the Associated Press reports, in a death toll that is expected to rise.[/FONT] [FONT=&]Puerto Rico will receive some federal funds to help in the cleanup and repair process. But there are several other ways to help those who live on the island, including donating money and volunteering. Here's how you can help.[/FONT]
Charities
[FONT=&]At least a dozen charities have campaigns underway to help out victims of Hurricane Maria. Most are requesting cash donations so they can more efficiently send help where needed. Check out the charities below for details on how to donate.[/FONT] [FONT=&]Catholic Relief Services[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Puerto Rico's public officials and disaster relief organizations are still surveying the damage to pinpoint which areas need help. Sign up with Puerto Rico VOADto be contacted about volunteer opportunities once needs are determined.[/FONT]
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz made her message clear on her black shirt that read: "Help Us, We Are Dying."
"People are drinking out of creeks here in San Juan, You have people in buildings and they're becoming caged in their own buildings -- old people, retired people that don't have any electricity."
"We're dying here. We truly are dying here. I keep saying it: SOS. If anyone can hear us; if Mr. Trump an hear us, let's just get it over with and get the ball rolling," she said.
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz made her message clear on her black shirt that read: "Help Us, We Are Dying."
"People are drinking out of creeks here in San Juan, You have people in buildings and they're becoming caged in their own buildings -- old people, retired people that don't have any electricity."
"We're dying here. We truly are dying here. I keep saying it: SOS. If anyone can hear us; if Mr. Trump an hear us, let's just get it over with and get the ball rolling," she said.
As she stood in front of pallets of water, food,.....
and she appeared to have taken a shower that day
for bigger impact, should have had nothing but an empty warehouse, and some dirty clothes
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz made her message clear on her black shirt that read: "Help Us, We Are Dying."
"People are drinking out of creeks here in San Juan, You have people in buildings and they're becoming caged in their own buildings -- old people, retired people that don't have any electricity."
"We're dying here. We truly are dying here. I keep saying it: SOS. If anyone can hear us; if Mr. Trump an hear us, let's just get it over with and get the ball rolling," she said.
My God, that "leader" won't encourage her citizens to make an effort to distribute all of those supplies to her suffering people? She'd rather leave them desperate in an attempt to further her political agenda?
At least her ministry of propaganda has their Tshirt printing equipment restored to normal op.
Jerry Rivers aka. Heraldo Rivera said that the main power plant was up and running with little or no damage from the storm.
Problem is that most of the power poles were rotten and were supposed to be replaced years ago but the money disappeared,,,imagine that!
A water treatment plant was missing its generators, what happened to them???
Hopefully when this is over and done there will be a strong investigation into the corruption on that island.
I am glad to only be a bird hunter with bird dogs...being a shooter or dog handler or whatever other niche exists to separate appears to generate far too much about which to worry.
My God, that "leader" won't encourage her citizens to make an effort to distribute all of those supplies to her suffering people? She'd rather leave them desperate in an attempt to further her political agenda?
At least her ministry of propaganda has their Tshirt printing equipment restored to normal op.
Just how do you suppose she is supposed to get the word out to the people they have no power and very few cell towers
Just how do you suppose she is supposed to get the word out to the people they have no power and very few cell towers
So you are saying that the people on the island aren't smart enough to know they are needed to help the island recover. Or is it they are waiting for someone to do it for them.
So you are saying that the people on the island aren't smart enough to know they are needed to help the island recover. Or is it they are waiting for someone to do it for them.
Who says they aren't helping themselves?
So you didn't like the way people flocked to Houston to help them, we should have left them to their own?
Maybe if we tell people that the brain is an App, they will start using it.
I have much more than Google skills, my friend. Are you new here?
Nobody is disputing they have financial problems and nobody is suggesting they got into this problem in 5 years. I am simply disputing your two mistaken assertions attempting to link that debt to suddenly wanting statehood. Please try to keep up.
And where did you get $120B from?
What would the other skills be? Virtue signaling and unfounded arrogance?
"If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free" - P. J. O'Rourke
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U.S. response in Puerto Rico pales next to actions after Haiti quake
Before dawn the next morning, an Army unit was airborne, on its way to seize control of the main airport in Port-au-Prince. Within two days, the Pentagon had 8,000 American troops en route. Within two weeks, 33 U.S. military ships and 22,000 troops had arrived. More than 300 military helicopters buzzed overhead, delivering millions of pounds of food and water.
By contrast, eight days after Hurricane Maria ripped across neighboring Puerto Rico, just 4,400 service members were participating in federal operations to assist the devastated island, an Army general told reporters Thursday. In addition, about 1,000 Coast Guard members were aiding the efforts. About 40 U.S. military helicopters were helping to deliver food and water to the 3.4 million residents of the U.S. territory, along with 10 Coast Guard helicopters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-responded-to-haiti-quake-more-forcefully-than-to-puerto-rico-disaster/2017/09/28/74fe9c02-a465-11e7-8cfe-d5b912fabc99_story.html?utm_term=.2da8c0f16304
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article175955031.html
FAIL
State Department Personnel Gave Special Attention To “Friends Of Bill Clinton” In The Immediate Aftermath Of The Haitian Earthquake. “In a series of candid email exchanges with top Clinton Foundation officials during the hours after the massive 2010 Haiti earthquake, a senior aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeatedly gave special attention to those identified by the abbreviations ‘FOB’ (friends of Bill Clinton) or ‘WJC VIPs’ (William Jefferson Clinton VIPs).” (Matthew Mosk, Brian Ross, Brian Epstein, & Cho Park, “'FOBS': How Hillary's State Dept. Gave Special Attention To 'Friends Of Bill' After Haiti Quake,” ABC News, 10/11/16)
A Senior State Department Aide Gave Instructions To “Flag When People Are
https://gop.com/hillarys-haiti-clinton-foundation-corruption/
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-28/where-puerto-ricans-will-move-after-this-crisis
http://time.com/money/4957145/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-help/
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[FONT=&]Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico last week, leaving more than 3.4 million people without power for what could be more than a month. The Category 4 stormslammed into Puerto Rico just days after Hurricane Irma hit the island, putting the United States territory in a dire situation. At least 16 people have died as a result of Hurricane Maria, the Associated Press reports, in a death toll that is expected to rise.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Puerto Rico will receive some federal funds to help in the cleanup and repair process. But there are several other ways to help those who live on the island, including donating money and volunteering. Here's how you can help.[/FONT]
Charities
[FONT=&]At least a dozen charities have campaigns underway to help out victims of Hurricane Maria. Most are requesting cash donations so they can more efficiently send help where needed. Check out the charities below for details on how to donate.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Catholic Relief Services[/FONT]
[FONT=&]UNICEF[/FONT]
[FONT=&]United for Puerto Rico[/FONT]
- PRFAA (@PRFAA) September 20, 2017
[FONT=&]Hispanic Federation[/FONT]
[FONT=&]One America Appeal[/FONT]
[FONT=&]All Hands Volunteers[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Save the Children[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Direct Relief[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Americares[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Global Giving[/FONT]
[FONT=&]GoFundMe[/FONT]
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Volunteer
[FONT=&]Puerto Rico's public officials and disaster relief organizations are still surveying the damage to pinpoint which areas need help. Sign up with Puerto Rico VOADto be contacted about volunteer opportunities once needs are determined.[/FONT]
And the influx of English speaking white Americans to PR for the cheap real estate will pay dividends for generations.
"People are drinking out of creeks here in San Juan, You have people in buildings and they're becoming caged in their own buildings -- old people, retired people that don't have any electricity."
"We're dying here. We truly are dying here. I keep saying it: SOS. If anyone can hear us; if Mr. Trump an hear us, let's just get it over with and get the ball rolling," she said.
As she stood in front of pallets of water, food,.....
and she appeared to have taken a shower that day
for bigger impact, should have had nothing but an empty warehouse, and some dirty clothes
But then, that is the pyramid of power
My God, that "leader" won't encourage her citizens to make an effort to distribute all of those supplies to her suffering people? She'd rather leave them desperate in an attempt to further her political agenda?
At least her ministry of propaganda has their Tshirt printing equipment restored to normal op.
Problem is that most of the power poles were rotten and were supposed to be replaced years ago but the money disappeared,,,imagine that!
A water treatment plant was missing its generators, what happened to them???
Hopefully when this is over and done there will be a strong investigation into the corruption on that island.
My Bride was talking to her sister that still lives there and everybody's blaming it on Trump...CAKE..blich
DNC
You know what happened to the first person to say that, right?
Just how do you suppose she is supposed to get the word out to the people they have no power and very few cell towers
So you are saying that the people on the island aren't smart enough to know they are needed to help the island recover. Or is it they are waiting for someone to do it for them.
Great point, nicely done.
Who says they aren't helping themselves?
So you didn't like the way people flocked to Houston to help them, we should have left them to their own?
Again, a month or so before the storm they WERE asked and the DID say that they were Americans.
What she really wants are pallets of cash.
Do you still have your Irish flag hanging from your rear view mirror?
What would the other skills be? Virtue signaling and unfounded arrogance?
Relevance?
Can't figure it out?
Don't make poor excuses, it's all too common.