[tomder55]

I can now predict that NC will go to Kam the Sham. Why ? Of all the counties hit by the hurricane only one of them (Buncombe Co.) voted Dem in 2020. Trump got more than 15% of his support from western NC . Meanwhile Joe won population centers of Charlotte ;Fayetteville ;and the Winston Salem -Greensboro -Raleigh triangle. The vote was 50.1% Trump 48.7% Joe .

How are the people there even going to vote ? Whole towns were wiped out ;voting locations gone ;mail has not begun . It will take months to restore basic services .

[tomder55]

Days later the military is deployed
1,000 active-duty soldiers to deploy to western N.C. (spectrumlocalnews.com)

It took 7 hrs to deploy troops during Katrina.

The Army response to Hurricane Katrina | Article | The United States Army

Fort Liberty in Fayetteville NC has the 82nd Airborne there. They could've been there almost immediately . You remember the 82nd Airborne ..... They go all over the world for rapid response missions ;including when they were deployed at Homestead Fla for 30 days for Hurricane Andrew.

Why isn't the sky above Western NC filled with Chinook copters that can off load tractor trailers to remote areas and safely evacuate dozens of people



Meanwhile private pilots trying to help are being threatened with arrest.

Pilot flying North Carolina Helene rescue missions threatened with arrest (thehill.com)

[tomder55]

REPORTER: What do the states in the storm zones need, Mr. President?

PRESIDENT BIDEN: What?

REPORTER: What do the states in the storm zone -- what do they need after what you saw today?

BIDEN: Oh, the storm zone.

REPORTER: Yes sir.

BIDEN: I didn't know which storm you were talking about.

They've got everything they need. And they're very happy across the board.]

RNC Research on X: "“What do the states in the storm zone need — after what you saw today?” BIDEN: “Oh, storm zone? I didn’t know which storm you’re talking about…” 😳 https://t.co/Yzu74Y9Qkr" / X

[jlisenbe]

Good grief. And this is the guy that KH assured us was bright and mentally competent.

[tomder55]

It is becoming increasinglty clear that the governments get offended when people use private initiative .

Here is another example.

Ryan Tyre 🇺🇸 on X: "If you are wondering why citizens are being turned away that are coming to help NC and TN - you'll want to hear my experience as someone who has been doing this as a private citizen for almost a decade. I was able to get into, and out of Asheville. We brought food, water, fuel https://t.co/EO5NJRdTEN" / X

[tomder55]

The Stafford Act allows for the Feds to deploy troops . Dem Guv NC Roy Cooper asked Joe to declare it 6 days ago.

NC's governor seeks expedited federal aid following Tropical Storm Helene • NC Newsline

When did Joe decide to deploy troops ? 3 days ago . How many ? 1000 And 6 thousand National Guard are deployed through 6 states .

Of course there is no way to communicate .Broadbband czar saw to it . Well that and the FCC ;the agency trying to take down Elon Musk because he allows free speech on X

You see Musk had a bid originally approved to fill the sky with Starlink. It was the lowest bid coming in at $886 million . But the bid was revoked . Joe gave the job to Kam the Sham with a $42 billion budget .
To date not a single home is hooked up .

Kamala Harris Was Put in Charge of $42 Billion to Connect Americans to the Internet, Not One Person Got It (shorenewsnetwork.com)

But now Joe is bringing Starlink to NC . .......40 of them !!!!!! wooooohoooo !
Dozens of Starlink systems deployed for Hurricane Helene by Biden administration | Reuters

[jlisenbe]

Incompetence on display.

[jlisenbe]

[tomder55]

Kam the Sham is telling everyone hit by the hurricane that they can get $750 if they need it .

Kamala Harris: FEMA Is 'Providing $750 For Folks Who Need Immediate Needs Being Met' Due To Helene (youtube.com)

Everyone in the 6 states affected should claim they identify as Ukrainian.

[tomder55]

USAID is making sure Ukraine has lights and heat this winter

USAID pledges $ 825 million for Ukraine's energy system - Euromaidan Press

Meanwhile in Ashville NC there is no sewage yet . They have still not accounted for all the people. AND winter is approaching.

$157 million in new aid to Lebanon.
US to Give $157 Million in Humanitarian Aid in Response to Lebanon Crisis (usnews.com)

Not to worry if the people can be found they get $750 in Federal aid . Meanwhile the people of Ashville have no potable water except what is coming in by truck or private planes .

We in Greenville have been told that the local airport is swamped with donations and they can't take any more until what they have is airlifted to West NC.

Greenville Downtown Airport no longer accepting donations for WNC | Watch (msn.com)

But that may be a good thing . Private aid is good . But it is not coordinated and could lead to tragedy.

Surge in Helene relief efforts led to about 30 mid-air close calls over North Carolina in a single day - CBS News

ummm that is where government is supposed to do their job. Let's put the American people 1st for a change .

[tomder55]

DHS boss Mayorkis has been crying poverty as an excuse for FEMA bumbling responses so far.
Mayorkas warns of low funds for hurricane relief after FEMA spends $690M on migrant crisis (mynbc15.com)

But the DHS Inspector General has a different tale to tell.

According to the report there is at least $7 billion in untapped funds specifically for disaster relief.
Watchdog found $7B in untapped FEMA funds — even though DHS Secretary Mayorkas said none available for future disasters (msn.com)

Texas Guv Greg Abbott has some thoughts

Greg Abbott on X: "This is easy. Mayorkas and FEMA — immediately stop spending money on illegal immigration resettlement and redirect those funds to areas hit by the hurricane. Put Americans first. https://t.co/m8cIBhz32r" / X

I don't even think the money the AG found includes the $20 billion that was included in the short term spending bill that Congress passed

[tomder55]

Guv DeSantis is all over his state preparing for tomorrow when hurricane Milton will slam into Florida's west coast with a bullseye on heavily populated Tampa-St Pete. As you can imagine he is plenty busy .

What he does not need is Kam the Sham injecting herself and playing politics.

But that is exactly what she did when she made the false claim that he refused to take her call. The compliant press was quick to blame DeSantis . They got their info from an unnamed source who said " he was dodging the Democratic presidential nominee’s calls because they “seemed political,”

Ron DeSantis is refusing to take Harris' call on Hurricane Helene (nbcnews.com)

Of course it is political ! If he was not taking calls from Clueless Joe or FEMA or any other official involved in emergency management then you could make a case . But Kam ? What exactly is her role besides being a candidate ?

DeSantis did not tour the Helene damage with Joe . But there was a simple reason for that . He had a prescheduled press conference . He was working on recovery himself. Florida also lent a hand to the rest of the states impacted by Helene. He has now recalled them for post -Milton.

DeSantis responded to her attack of him.
“She has no role in this. In fact, she’s been vice president for three and a half years. I’ve dealt with a number of storms under this administration. She has never contributed anything to any of these efforts, and so what I think is selfish is her trying to blunder into this,”

"She's trying to get some type of an edge. She knows she's doing poorly and so she's playing these political games. I don't have time for political games."
Ron DeSantis Attacks Kamala Harris Before Hurricane Milton—'She Has No Role' - Newsweek

The White House admits that it has been in constant contact with the Guv.

[tomder55]

Clueless Joe came out of his bunker long enough to call Trump un-American for daring to criticize Federal response to hurricanes .He said this in a national broadcast as Hurricane Milton was slamming into Florida's west coast .

Biden slams Trump for 'onslaught of lies' about federal hurricane response - ABC News (go.com)

He also called out MTG ;and frankly there is merit to calling her out for suggesting that the weather is being manipulated. But is he really suggesting that criticism of disaster response is out of bounds after the Dems act after Katrina ?

[tomder55]

The question remains from the opening of this post. Where was Joe and Kim ? New report is that a sr FEMA supervisor in Florida gave directives to staff to avoid homes that "advertised " for Trump as part of their "best practices "

EXCLUSIVE: FEMA Official Ordered Relief Workers To Skip Houses With Trump Signs

The supervisor ;Marni Washington, has been dismissed. But the question is ;how wide spread was this practice by FEMA managers ?

Ron DeSantis want to know
Ron DeSantis on X: "The blatant weaponization of government by partisan activists in the federal bureaucracy is yet another reason why the Biden-Harris administration is in its final days. At my direction, the Division of Emergency Management is launching an investigation into the federal" / X

FEMA claims this is a one off .

Daily Wire on X: "FULL STATEMENT: "FEMA helps all survivors regardless of their political preference or affiliation and we are deeply disturbed by this employee’s actions. While we believe this is an isolated incident, we have taken measures to remove the employee from their role and are" / X

Congress will no doubt hold investigations too.