With Hurricane Irene ready to strike, Ron Paul says we don't need FEMA

[240 is Back]

After a lunch speech today, Ron Paul slammed the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, and said that no national response to Hurricane Irene is necessary.

“We should be like 1900; we should be like 1940, 1950, 1960,” Paul said. “I live on the gulf coast, we deal with hurricanes all the time. Galveston is in my district."

Galveston, circa 1900, when a hurricane killed somewhere between 6,000 and 12,000 people. Here's how they dealt with it:

The dead bodies were so numerous that burying them all was not possible. The dead were initially weighted down and dumped at sea, but when the gulf currents washed many of the bodies back onto the beach, a new solution was needed. Funeral pyres were set up wherever the dead were found and burned for weeks after the storm. The authorities passed out free whiskey to sustain the distraught men conscripted for the gruesome work of collecting and burning the dead.

[Soul Crusher]

Bad ass. 

[Hugo Chavez]

he's probably right.  They fuck up more shit than they get right.  It might be better left to the state governments to handle.  The national guard should be at home for shit like this and the governor can use them for emergencies like this.

[chadstallion]

and there goes his chances...if he ever had any to begin with...

[Hugo Chavez]

and there goes his chances...if he ever had any to begin with...

why would you say that?  A few years ago Dems were calling Fema useless.  Now under Obama it's all good lol?

[blacken700]

it's like anything else it's who you put in charge to run the show

[Fury]

Their track record is pretty abysmal. Maybe more money can fix it. After all, that's the tried-and-true Keynesian answer to everything!

[240 is Back]

withou fema, who would run all the obama camps?  he has to lock up all the bald white 'potential terrorists' a week before election so they can't vote madoff/Vandersloot into office.

[Roger Bacon]

The dead bodies were so numerous that burying them all was not possible. The dead were initially weighted down and dumped at sea, but when the gulf currents washed many of the bodies back onto the beach, a new solution was needed. Funeral pyres were set up wherever the dead were found and burned for weeks after the storm. The authorities passed out free whiskey to sustain the distraught men conscripted for the gruesome work of collecting and burning the dead.

As much as I love Ron Paul, and he is absolutely right.  Are society of human vaginas couldn't handle this^^^.

[Dos Equis]

and there goes his chances...if he ever had any to begin with...

Never had any, but stuff like this does not help. 

[Bindare_Dundat]

After a lunch speech today, Ron Paul slammed the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, and said that no national response to Hurricane Irene is necessary.

“We should be like 1900; we should be like 1940, 1950, 1960,” Paul said. “I live on the gulf coast, we deal with hurricanes all the time. Galveston is in my district."

Galveston, circa 1900, when a hurricane killed somewhere between 6,000 and 12,000 people. Here's how they dealt with it:

The dead bodies were so numerous that burying them all was not possible. The dead were initially weighted down and dumped at sea, but when the gulf currents washed many of the bodies back onto the beach, a new solution was needed. Funeral pyres were set up wherever the dead were found and burned for weeks after the storm. The authorities passed out free whiskey to sustain the distraught men conscripted for the gruesome work of collecting and burning the dead.

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[240 is Back]

Where is this story from?

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[Skip8282]

it's like anything else it's who you put in charge to run the show

Spot on.  Brown was a complete political appointee, in no way qualified to run FEMA, and should never have been there to begin with.  Total fuckup by Bush putting him there.

As much as I love Ron Paul, and he is absolutely right.  Are society of human vaginas couldn't handle this^^^.

Yea, that's called progress.  No wait, let's do like they did in 1900 - those were such good years. 

[Soul Crusher]

Turns out ron paul was right.  This was the most overhyped bs in decades.

Thank god bama skipped his last game of golf to get a hold of this.  I was worried that wo his strong leadership we were not going to make it.

[Roger Bacon]

Yea, that's called progress.  No wait, let's do like they did in 1900 - those were such good years. 

No, I want the federal government to take care of me... Fucking parasite 

[Skip8282]

No, I want the federal government to take care of me... Fucking parasite 

Yeah, making sure 12000 dead bodies aren't lying around the city and having "conscripted" men toss them onto make-shift pyres is soooo parasitic. 

Good thing as an RP follower you're keeping the irony going.  Advocating using "conscripted" men while advocating less government and more freedom.  Idiot.

You Paultards really take ridiculous to whole new levels.

[tonymctones]

No, I want the federal government to take care of me... Fucking parasite 

perfect example of the idiocy you displayed in foreign policy debate...

simply b/c someone doesnt agree with paul 100% doesnt mean they are 100% against it...

for fucks sake do you ppl understand that?

[Roger Bacon]

You two socialists should move to Europe, leave the men to live their lives.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Turns out ron paul was right.  This was the most overhyped bs in decades.

Thank god bama skipped his last game of golf to get a hold of this.  I was worried that wo his strong leadership we were not going to make it.

Over 7 Billion dollars in damage, 25 people killed so far and rising.  It may not be the worst of all time but it was still pretty bad, and widespread throughout the entire East Coast on top of that.

[Soul Crusher]

Over 7 Billion dollars in damage, 25 people killed so far and rising.  It may not be the worst of all time but it was still pretty bad, and widespread throughout the entire East Coast on top of that.

No shit genius - I live in NYC and was told this was going to be like Day after Tommorow. 

We had some storms about two years ago far worse than this locally. 

   

[OzmO]

"overhyping" One of the media's national pastimes.

[240 is Back]

"overhyping" One of the media's national pastimes.

You don't think millions of americans without electricity for days or weeks is a "big deal" which is disruptive to our country?

I remember how life for this entire half of the state STOPPED for 7 days after Hurricane Charlie.  Surely millions or even billions of $ lost - from the power alone, not even counting minor cosmetic damage to houses.

And yes, Home Depot, Lowe's and the Media loooooooves these events. 

But if you are about to lose power for a week, it's a big deal.

[loco]

"Ron Paul says we don't need FEMA"

Neither do the Amish.  After a disaster, they always turn down government assistance.  Their entire community helps one another rebuild, and they do that very quickly. 

[Soul Crusher]

"Ron Paul says we don't need FEMA"

Neither do the Amish.  After a disaster, they always turn down government assistance.  Their entire community helps one another rebuild, and they do that very quickly. 

Didnt you get the memo - we all need to be welfare bums and lemmings under the nanny state.

   

[Dos Equis]

"Ron Paul says we don't need FEMA"

Neither do the Amish.  After a disaster, they always turn down government assistance.  Their entire community helps one another rebuild, and they do that very quickly. 

Yeah, although they are a very small community.  You can do a lot with small communities that you cannot do with large ones.