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RE: Underreported Point on Puerto Rico - 6andcounting - 10-01-2017 (10-01-2017, 06:06 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: Puerto Rico: Where you can be taxed and drafted into the Army (if the drafted is reinstated), but you cannot vote for the President or a Congressional representative. Maybe the Mayor will take all the canned food she says she doesn't have and dump it into the ocean dressed as Trump. RE: Underreported Point on Puerto Rico - Bengalzona - 10-01-2017 (10-01-2017, 06:36 PM)6andcounting Wrote: Maybe the Mayor will take all the canned food she says she doesn't have and dump it into the ocean dressed as Trump. If she says she doesn't have it, why would you think she actually does have it? RE: Underreported Point on Puerto Rico - 6andcounting - 10-01-2017 (10-01-2017, 06:42 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: If she says she doesn't have it, why would you think she actually does have it? She's making a name for herself by causing a huge scene and switching from praising to attacking Trump literally overnight instead of meeting with FEMA about the 10,000 shipping containers of resources that have been sitting at her port since Wednesday. That's not my opinion though... "Neighboring mayor praises Trump, says San Juan mayor playing 'politics,' AWOL at meetings" http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/neighboring-mayor-praises-trump-says-san-juan-mayor-playing-politics-awol-at-meetings/article/2636185 RE: Underreported Point on Puerto Rico - Bengalzona - 10-01-2017 (10-01-2017, 06:50 PM)6andcounting Wrote: She's making a name for herself by causing a huge scene and switching from praising to attacking Trump literally overnight instead of meeting with FEMA about the 10,000 shipping containers of resources that have been sitting at her port since Wednesday. Could be. I haven't been keeping up on what everyone claims. And politicians are politicians after all. Actually, the situation in PR reminds me a lot of the situation in Katrina in some respects. Namely, they are having a hard time getting to some of the places hit because infrastructure is so damaged. I tended to take the Bush Admin's word for the situation back in 2005. And despite the kindergarten description of PR's location by the POTUS, I tend to take their word concerning relief efforts there. That said, over the years the U.S. has really crapped on a lot of "citizens" who have to live in these commonwealths we have created. A person from Haiti who successfully applies for citizenship is better off than the people in PR who are ostensibly "citizens". RE: Underreported Point on Puerto Rico - 6andcounting - 10-01-2017 (10-01-2017, 07:06 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: Could be. I haven't been keeping up on what everyone claims. And politicians are politicians after all. RE: Underreported Point on Puerto Rico - BmorePat87 - 10-02-2017 The 20% of truckers not reporting comes directly from Colonel Valle coordinating the relief effort. Here's what he also said “There should be zero blame on the drivers. They can’t get to work, the infrastructure is destroyed, they can’t get fuel themselves, and they can’t call us for help because there’s no communication. The will of the people of Puerto Rico is off the charts. The truck drivers have families to take care of, many of them have no food or water. They have to take care of their family’s needs before they go off to work, and once they do go, they can’t call home,” RE: Underreported Point on Puerto Rico - TheLeonardLeap - 10-02-2017 (10-02-2017, 10:01 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: The 20% of truckers not reporting comes directly from Colonel Valle coordinating the relief effort. It's 80% not reporting in. Only 20% did report. You got the numbers mixed around. They can't get fuel because you need truckers to deliver fuel. The truckers families don't have food or water because you need truckers to deliver the food and water. So if they reported to their jobs, they WOULD have fuel, and their families WOULD have food and water. They're exacerbating their own problems by not reporting in, is the end result. RE: Underreported Point on Puerto Rico - BmorePat87 - 10-02-2017 (10-02-2017, 07:24 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: It's 80% not reporting in. Only 20% did report. You got the numbers mixed around. Puerto Rican native colonel in charge of the relief efforts probably knows less than you. Makes sense. I guess I should repeat what he said "they can’t get to work, the infrastructure is destroyed" "they can’t get fuel themselves" "they can’t call us for help because there’s no communication." You keep saying "if they reported". They CAN'T report. The guy who knows more than you said that. The lack of fuel and the impassable roads are what prevents them from helping others get fuel. The lack of communication (remember 70% cannot call anyone) prevents them from requesting assistance to get to their job to help others. The mental gymnastics you're doing to defend Trump increasingly obvious incompetence is incredible. RE: Underreported Point on Puerto Rico - TheLeonardLeap - 10-10-2017 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hell-to-pay-over-water-food-deliveries-puerto-rico-governor-warns/ar-AAtajue?OCID=ansmsnnews11 Quote:Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello on Monday ordered an investigation into water distribution on the hurricane-battered island and warned there would be "hell to pay" for mishandling of supplies. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/09/puerto-rico-aid-hurricane-maria/741739001/ Quote:Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated this U.S. territory in the Caribbean, individuals and charities on the U.S. mainland trying to send supplies to the island are facing a series of bottlenecks that are keeping help from reaching those most in need. Corruption, ineffective local government, and people still not reporting in for work *three weeks* later. RE: Underreported Point on Puerto Rico - StLucieBengal - 10-10-2017 FEMA has also cut out the San Juan mayor of what is going on.... said she was only about political stunts. PR is a mess and it has nothing to do with the hurricane damage. |