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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"I built this" in the midst of federal response to a hurricane
It will be some sad, sad messaging.
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"I built this" in the midst of federal response to a hurricane (Original Post)
cthulu2016
Aug 2012
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flamingdem
(39,313 posts)1. too, too much
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,704 posts)2. Could be a bit awkward...
GOPers are stuck in their (publicly-financed) convention center and people from FEMA show up with food and blankets...
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)3. How about this ...
Could be a bit awkward when ...
GOPers are stuck in their (publicly-financed) convention center and people from FEMA show up with food and blankets... and come to the realization that, despite them all being in it together, some ... about 1% of those in attendance ... are walled off from the rest and this group receives their food, water and blankets, first.
GOPers are stuck in their (publicly-financed) convention center and people from FEMA show up with food and blankets... and come to the realization that, despite them all being in it together, some ... about 1% of those in attendance ... are walled off from the rest and this group receives their food, water and blankets, first.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,704 posts)4. Or...
The 1% get all the food, water and blankets, and then sell what they don't need to the others at a highly inflated cost.
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)6. OMG
The image that just flashed in my head...I will be chuckling all day. Thanks for the visual!
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)5. Oh dear
And government cutbacks so severe that services are non-existent. Wow. Maybe the storm could just blow the roof off the GOP and then sail harmlessly off into the Gulf.