Why hasn't Obama visited Colorado?

Village Negroe said:
Where did those supplies come from? How did the National Guard and NYPD know where those supplies were and how to distribute them? Are you advocating that FEMA keep 150,000 or so cargo handlers and distribution agents on hand for periodic disaster relief? FEMA is a management agency and they manage very well, particularly since Brownie went back to horse racing and raising. You're a simpleton fool, taftie.

Petula
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OK, I see what you're saying and I think we're on the same page.

I'm not sure FEMA's directions are to get supplies to a centralized location for state, local, and private relief agencies to distribute. But I'll take your word for that.

But that does raise a question: Why then was all the blame heaped on Bush for not getting FEMA relief supplies out to the people during Katrina, and not heaped on the Louisiana National Guard, the Louisiana State Police, the New Orleans Police Department, and the Red Cross?

Answer: Another liberal media unjust lynch job.
 
Taft2016 said:
OK, I see what you're saying and I think we're on the same page.

I'm not sure FEMA's directions are to get supplies to a centralized location for state, local, and private relief agencies to distribute. But I'll take your word for that.

But that does raise a question: Why then was all the blame heaped on Bush for not getting FEMA relief supplies out to the people during Katrina, and not heaped on the Louisiana National Guard, the Louisiana State Police, the New Orleans Police Department, and the Red Cross?

Answer: Another liberal media unjust lynch job.
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Short and quick answer. Brownie didn't know how to organize such an operation even though everything needed to abrogate the suffering and relief efforts were readily available and only awaiting the direction of the managing agency, FEMA, to issue the mandates to proceed. In other words, Brownie turned what should have been a fairly routine and well practiced operation into a genuine clusterfuck.

Petula
 
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Taft2016 said:
Why then was all the blame heaped on Bush for not getting FEMA relief supplies out to the people during Katrina, and not heaped on the Louisiana National Guard, the Louisiana State Police, the New Orleans Police Department, and the Red Cross?
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C'mon VN, you can do it. Answer.

Surely you know Bush and Browne didn't have "150,000 or so cargo handlers and distribution agents on hand".
 
Village Negroe said:
Short and quick answer. Brownie didn't know how to organize such an operation even though everything needed to abrogate the suffering and relief efforts were readily available and only awaiting the direction of the managing agency, FEMA, to issue the mandates to proceed.

Petula
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No, that's a short and bullshit answer.

You just acknowledged FEMA's responsibilities are to get relief supplies to centralized depots for state and local distribution. That was done. The state and local element collapsed due to poor local planning. The New Orleans Police Department basically left town. Those who didn't leave town stayed and looted. The governor waited too long to nationalize the National Guard, so they couldn't be put in place until too late.

There were no directions needed from Browne "to proceed." The stuff was there, there was just nobody to distribute i. There was no state or local organization to do so.

Case closed. Hoist on your own petard, so to speak.
 
Big money said:
The residents of the state have suffered a huge natural disaster, yet Obama hasn't bothered to visit the stricken area.


Why?


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Keep him on the course... it does no good for him to come here and create a cluster fuck. Damage assessments can be made without him coming here.
 
Jarod said:
Hey, I am actually in the preliminary stages of planning a trip to Denver. My wife and I want to get away somewhere cooler than here, and the tickets to Denver are cheap to Denver. $188 RT! Do you have any recommendations for a reasonably priced hotel or town west of Denver, maybe in the mountains but not so far away we would spend a half a day getting there?
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A good place to look would be Frisco... about an hour outside of Denver up in the mountains. Check vrbo.com... always good deals there... especially before ski season.

Another would be Breck itself... about 10 miles north of Frisco. Keystone a third mountain town about an hour.

Try to drive up mid morning though as there is some construction going on near the tunnel at Idaho Springs and it can get jammed up. Waze.com is a good application to have on your phone.
 
tinfoil said:
Why don't you guys include links to prove your assertions? Damo? VillageN?
You both claim the other is misinformed. Cite your sources so the internets can decide who's right!
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Damo is misinformed, FEMA will help the uninsured as long as they were not in a high risk flood area. If they were in a high risk area, were required to have flood insurance and didn't buy it, then those are the people who will receive no help from FEMA.
 
I'd seriously be happy if he just stayed away until ski season then flew into Aspen, skied and then left...
 
Superfreak said:
A good place to look would be Frisco... about an hour outside of Denver up in the mountains. Check vrbo.com... always good deals there... especially before ski season.

Another would be Breck itself... about 10 miles north of Frisco. Keystone a third mountain town about an hour.

Try to drive up mid morning though as there is some construction going on near the tunnel at Idaho Springs and it can get jammed up. Waze.com is a good application to have on your phone.
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Sweet, thank you... Ill look into it.
 
Rana said:
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/bou...at-you-need-know-about-applying-fema-disaster
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Telling people to apply for the minimal amount a home will get in assistance doesn't prove that I am not correct. You are seriously misinformed if you think people without insurance will be made whole by FEMA.

From your link: The IHP maximum grant for 2013 is $31,900, with the average grant closer to $5,000.

The first thing you should know is Homeowner's insurance does not cover flood damage, that's why you need flood insurance in flood areas.

Note also that FEMA Insurance does NOT cover deductibles (also from your link). So even if they have flood insurance, they pay their deductible, and then may get around (on average) $5,000 from FEMA to assist.

Again, people in CO simply aren't going to get that much help for their houses. Because the rules of FEMA do not cover this kind of damage to homes that are not on flood plains or have never had flood insurance.
 
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