Hurricane Helene FEMA and the weak Federal response

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Pardon my ignorance, as I try not to venture into the political arena, but didn't Republican governors from most of the states say the response from FEMA has been great and are currently turning aid away until needed again? I think Lindsey Graham came out and said the same thing.

I can say in all honesty and my opinion, isn't this the wrong time to create or share conspiracy theories about a devasting storm that killed a few hundred people? Seems gross that either side would use this as a stumping ground or PR opportunity. At all. Guess that's why I don't venture too far into the political arena. Not even waiting for the bodies to get cold....

Respectfully I'm sorry it upsets your sensitivities and invades your safe space AOB, but people are still missing(over 200). As I've mentioned these are areas and towns Ive worked in and have known people in for the last 30-plus years. The stories I hear from them are different than what our politicians may be saying

I fail to see how discussing the FEMA failures on a platform like DI that has what a few hundred members is any different than the same topic is being bandied about with millions of members on X/Twitter Facebook, etc. 

Regardless considering the tepid responses here I'll likely move on back to X and Discord to discuss this and other topics

If you think those people in Georgia are pleased with thier $750 FEMA check per household you are sorely mistaken, not to mention what do you expect a governor to say? To a great extent, they are at the mercy of what the Feds send them. For a better perspective here's the thread on X.com take a look and then decide if they all are just lying because of political reasons

https://x.com/search?q=%23FEMAFailure&sr...arch_click

Lindsay Graham is a RINO and a political sleaze but go on and respect and believe his views

But the main issue is western NC and those still missing and those isolated, as thankfully the other areas are more accessible. 

The point is we have Mayorkas saying FEMA is broke after 3 months ago saying it was ready for Hurricane season and the link below where the White House asserts FEMA funds were not used for migrants when earlier they said funds were used.

These are the facts and the discussion about the topic isn't upsetting the recovery hell if nothing else it is spurring a more robust response like from Dr Phil and Samaritans Purse a relief effort COMPLETELY independent from the FEMA effort.

ie exposure and discussion on this is crucial and no different than the Katrina response

https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/1842900002353361365

 https://x.com/haveuconsidered/status/184...6653314433

 lastly, if you made it this far here's an article about the political aspects of hurricanes and natural disasters from the Ashville Citizen you know as in Ashville NC virtually ground zero 

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news...499421007/

 
WASHINGTON - Another presidential election blown around by a hurricane.
In terms of politics, Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden are hoping that recovery from Hurricane Helene will resemble the federal government's response to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 - a fairly smooth process that did credit to the last Democratic-led White House in a presidential election season.

 
Disaster politics is nothing newDisaster politics are a staple of presidential politics, from the post-world war flu epidemic of 1918-1920 to the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020.
 
After all, fall campaigns take place in the heart of flu season, although any disaster - and the government response to it - can change the shape of American politics.
 
During the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927, President Calvin Coolidge appointed a prominent official to head up relief efforts: Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover.
 
Already famous for food supplies to Belgium during the world war, Hoover rode flood relief all the way to the White House (where he eventually ran into an economic calamity known as the Great Depression, although that's another story.)
President Lyndon Johnson created a template for modern presidents in 1965 when he traveled to Louisiana to survey the damage wrought by Hurricane Betsy. LBJ assumed personal control of recovery operations.
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Presidents - as chief executives and the only leaders selected by the entire country - are expected to take actions that will protect and help Americans," said political scientist Lara Brown, author of "Jockeying for the American Presidency: The Political Opportunism of Aspirants."
 
"When disasters occur," she said, "Americans look to presidents to see how closely their promises of compassion, protection, and assistance match their deeds."