Hurricane Sandy Solution

[Pigmeister]

The states in the Northeast that were severely devastated by Hurricane Sandy should IMMEDIATELY secede from the USA as a unit.
Now that the Northeast is a foreign country our Government will fall all over themselves trying to help. Aircraft Carriers will be sent
to help supply power to a blacked out areas. Navy and Army helicopters by the hundreds will be supplying needed medical supplies and food
to those in need. Air Force planes will also be dropping badly needed food and supplies. Army ground troops will be sent by the thousands
to help with food centers and medical help. While Army construction people and Navy Seabees will start the rebuilding process.
If only the Northeast was a foreign country massive Government help would already be there.

 

[Prospective]

If I were one of the thousands of civilian and military personnel working day and night to help others I would find your post highly offensive. I guess you haven't read or seen pictures of the dozens of c5 and c17 cargo planes flying in and Pre-positioning everything from medical supplies to food to bucket trucks for electric co employees. Hundreds of people on the ground from the national guard FEMA and other organizations working tirelessly. People are suffering and unfortunately it takes time to get them help. But suggesting we treat foreign countries better is offensive and inaccurate.

 

[Pigmeister]

No, I haven't. Watching Fox and CNN and haven't seen that. However, if you read that carefully I used the word massive military intervention. THAT hasn't happened compared to what we do for other countries with disasters. THAT is what I meant and it seemed obvious.

 

[Pa Mikee]

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Originally posted by Prospective

But suggesting we treat foreign countries better is offensive and inaccurate.

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I agree. While I can't physically help, I will donate to the Red Cross. I emailed my company to encourage them to match donations from the employees. I feel confident that they will do so as they done so in the past. Too many people/families who need a little to get back on the path.

 

[Sandy]

The Vineyard already had a secession movement back around 1977 when MA re-districted & eliminated our island's state representative. All we really got out of it was a new sea gull flag and more politician's rhetoric which resulted in Local Warming.

Here's 1 version of how the idea was conceived. http://www.bourneyouthsoftball.org/Sponsors/RepublicMartha'sVineyard.htm

I think that was almost undoubtedly reported by Art Buchwald.

 

[saltysam]

V O T E

 

[L. Keith]

It is not Government that rebuilds an area after a storm, it is PEOPLE. Post Katrina, thousands of volunteers (regular ordinary everyday people) just starting showing up helping to clean up, heal and rebuild. Seven years later, you still see groups of volunteers, donating their labor and money to help rebuild. I have faith in people, not government.