More Tales from North Carolina & Hurricane Helene (posted 10/12/24)
So much information has been published about the Hurricane Helene handling in North Carolina. We’ve collected a few of the most representative articles we’ve read lately.
ED NOTE
In case of emergency, be prepared: Rely on yourself, your community, and Good Samaritan volunteers. Do not expect the federal government to rescue you. (Of course, if you have a governor like Ron DeSantis, you’re in luck; his leadership in Florida has been an unmatched combination of competency and compassion.)→ AND MAGAZINE: It's Not Your Imagination North Carolina — Your Government Really Is Run By People Who Despise You. By Sam Faddis (10/05/24)
Quotable quotes from the article:
The stories coming out of North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene are heartbreaking. Hundreds are dead. Communities are devastated. The federal government’s response has been slow and callous…
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Our government is run by a self-appointed “elite” that is completely out of touch with the bulk of the American people. They not only don’t care about the average American, they despise who they are and what they stand for. They are better than you, and you deserve only their contempt.
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Surveys of federal government managers show massive differences between their attitudes and those of average Americans. Federal managers have a strong alignment with the view of the Elite 1%.
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This is a fight between the American people, the ones who pay the taxes, do the work, and fight the wars, and the self-appointed elitists who think they should rule and we should shut up, sit down, and do what we are told. So, no, people of North Carolina, it’s not your imagination. Your government really is run by people who despise you and, quite honestly, don’t give a damn what happens to you.
→ TOM RENZ: The Truth About FEMA and Helene (10/06/24). Guest post by Tom Renz (10/06/24)
Renz begins with a prayer for the victims. Then he covers (in more depth than this summary provides):
Slow response by The White House and FEMA.
Use of US taxpayer funds sent to Ukraine, in astonishing per-household amounts that far exceed anything sent to NC residents.
Use of FEMA funds to aid illegal immigrants (while FEMA cries poor and says no money is available to assist North Carolina’s taxpaying citizens).
The massive efforts by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), including Catholic Charities, to bring illegal immigrants to America.
Conclusion:
Ultimately the inexorable conclusion is that Harris is simply far more concerned with stealing an election than she is with helping Americans. She seems to have made peace with the fact that she is incredibly unlikable, totally devoid of any coherent thought, and that there is no one else to give her a Willie Brown boost to the next level. Instead, she apparently has made peace with the fact that if she wants to win this election she’ll have to do it the Democratic way – by cheating.
→ Sunday Strip: Slip Sliding Away - Fifty years of "social progress," and where are we exactly? By Robert W Malone MD, MS (10/06/24)
A picture is worth 1000 words, and Drs. Jill and Robert Malone deliver great truths in their Friday Funnies and Sunday Strip. The link above editorializes the FEMA and federal response to Hurricane Helene in pictures with some text.
