Helene, Government’s ‘Total Fail’ During a Major Disaster
Yes, it’s happening. Following Hurricane Helene, we are witnessing a total failure in the government’s response to a major disaster. Reports on NBC, as well as hundreds of others give us some insight as to some of the problems people across western North Carolina are facing. With roads, bridges, water pipes, and electrical lines washed away, FEMA is telling us they don’t have the money to “Git er done.” It seems the money has gone to aiding immigrants at the border and providing weapons for Ukraine.
Desperate families are still waiting for word about missing loved ones, days after the flooding disaster in Tennessee, and North Carolina. Expect politicians to fill the slots in the mainstream media to spin the reality on the ground into a tale of “we are getting the job done” The fact is, they are not.
Fast-talkers, such as Pete Buttigieg, will vigorously paint a picture that the Biden /Harris team in Washington has risen to the task. Sadly, the history of people like Buttigieg, the equivalent of a modern-day snake oil salesman is to twist the truth. As one of Kamala Harris’s prime damage control go-to guys, it is his superpower to capably paint a glorious picture, over-promise, and then underperform.
Buttigieg will concede that while this is terrible, efforts are continuing to be ramped up and things are under control. He is unlikely to adequately address the issue o
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