hokiewolf said:why don't take everything so personal? You owe the guy money or something? You're wild manpackgrad said:
It's a pretty ****ty thing to do to pretend to care about both sides doing something ONLY when Trump does it too.
Democrats have zero integrity.
🚨BREAKING: Trump issues an Executive Order to eliminate all regulations on road construction for North Carolina’s rebuilding efforts:
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 24, 2025
“Today, I’ll be signing an Executive Order slashing ALL RED TAPE to ensure the rapid reconstruction of the roads.”
pic.twitter.com/kYSUsNh117
Yep, Roberts rushed to hit the 12 Noon time required of the oath.Ncsufist said:SmaptyWolf said:
Calling all Water Cooler evangelicals! I need your help to solve a mystery.
Any idea why Trump refused to put his hand on the Bible the other day during his swearing in? Suddenly I'm wondering if it was in fact God who sent him to make America great again.
Because Robert's started before everyone was in place
Good grief, God help us.Realsouthwolf said:Biden probably didn't release the list because Trump wasn't on it.caryking said:I wish Biden would have released the list. If Trump was on it, then... let the chips fall where they may.Realsouthwolf said:
I wonder why he didn't release the list?
I don't get why people want the Epstein List or the Diddy list released. Certain people seem so obsessed about it. Is it just to see people burn?
All states have a baby sister to FEMA and ultimately disasters should be managed by each state up to some level. I don't know where the line is drawn but the US Constitution identifies where Federal responsibilities start and end. Ultimately this is where we return, and it the states want such powers for the Feds it should be in an amendment to the Constitution.Gulfstream4 said:SmaptyWolf said:And then the "real President" told them that FEMA should be eliminated and that he thinks NC should fix its own mess.packgrad said:
Let me get back to ignoring rhe mentally ill and support the leadership shown by our president in our home state. So good to have a real president back in office.I don't want to hear EVER AGAIN that the democrats care about "working people"
— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) January 24, 2025
President Trump just gave the people of Western North Carolina a giant microphone to tell their stories.
He hugged them. He listened to them. He asked questions.
BIDEN IGNORED US FOR 4 MONTHS!!!!! pic.twitter.com/jSyTlxHPnl
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/24/trump-recommends-ending-fema-ahead-of-california-fire-site-visit.html
Why not. Can't do any worse than the Biden administration and FEMA did.
BREAKING: President Trump lays out two conditions for federal aid to California:
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 24, 2025
1) Voter ID
2) Let the water flow
"Voter ID for the people of California, [and] the water to be released. And they'll get a lot of help from the U.S." pic.twitter.com/lWFDMujOLW
Great conditions but they must be verified!
— Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) January 24, 2025
California Democrats will try to Fake both conditions.
I'd add a 3rd - must sweep forest and do control burns to manage fallen lumber and debris.
packgrad said:is there any logical person that doesn't think FEMA needs an overhaul? Of course I know the nut jobs will think it works just fine because Trump. All common sense is gone from the left when Trump is involved.Gulfstream4 said:SmaptyWolf said:And then the "real President" told them that FEMA should be eliminated and that he thinks NC should fix its own mess.packgrad said:
Let me get back to ignoring rhe mentally ill and support the leadership shown by our president in our home state. So good to have a real president back in office.I don't want to hear EVER AGAIN that the democrats care about "working people"
— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) January 24, 2025
President Trump just gave the people of Western North Carolina a giant microphone to tell their stories.
He hugged them. He listened to them. He asked questions.
BIDEN IGNORED US FOR 4 MONTHS!!!!! pic.twitter.com/jSyTlxHPnl
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/24/trump-recommends-ending-fema-ahead-of-california-fire-site-visit.html
Why not. Can't do any worse than the Biden administration and FEMA did.
you just seem to be joyless at least that how you choose to be perceived. Anyway, happy to be your foil I suppose.packgrad said:hokiewolf said:why don't take everything so personal? You owe the guy money or something? You're wild manpackgrad said:
It's a pretty ****ty thing to do to pretend to care about both sides doing something ONLY when Trump does it too.
Democrats have zero integrity.
How many times have you quit the message board? lol. Just like the Dems, you accuse others of what you do. You're wild man!
SmaptyWolf said:packgrad said:is there any logical person that doesn't think FEMA needs an overhaul? Of course I know the nut jobs will think it works just fine because Trump. All common sense is gone from the left when Trump is involved.Gulfstream4 said:SmaptyWolf said:And then the "real President" told them that FEMA should be eliminated and that he thinks NC should fix its own mess.packgrad said:
Let me get back to ignoring rhe mentally ill and support the leadership shown by our president in our home state. So good to have a real president back in office.I don't want to hear EVER AGAIN that the democrats care about "working people"
— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) January 24, 2025
President Trump just gave the people of Western North Carolina a giant microphone to tell their stories.
He hugged them. He listened to them. He asked questions.
BIDEN IGNORED US FOR 4 MONTHS!!!!! pic.twitter.com/jSyTlxHPnl
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/24/trump-recommends-ending-fema-ahead-of-california-fire-site-visit.html
Why not. Can't do any worse than the Biden administration and FEMA did.
So you gobbled up the "desperate to win the election" propaganda that FEMA didn't do anything (it did, a lot), but now you're high fiving because Trump actually doesn't want FEMA to do anything? If you wanted NC to be on it's own then what have you been waiting for? Raise those state taxes and get cracking!
It sucks that I have friends around Asheville that'll probably be living in an absolute sh**hole for the next decade (or longer) now because of you idiots.
hokiewolf said:you just seem to be joyless at least that how you choose to be perceived. Anyway, happy to be your foil I suppose.packgrad said:hokiewolf said:why don't take everything so personal? You owe the guy money or something? You're wild manpackgrad said:
It's a pretty ****ty thing to do to pretend to care about both sides doing something ONLY when Trump does it too.
Democrats have zero integrity.
How many times have you quit the message board? lol. Just like the Dems, you accuse others of what you do. You're wild man!
States already heavily manage their own disasters. Being in Florida you should know that. Outside of the initial response and areas where the state just doesn't have the capabilities, FEMA mostly just provides funding for state efforts on the ground and rebuilding. States are supposed to do the work.Werewolf said:All states have a baby sister to FEMA and ultimately disasters should be managed by each state up to some level. I don't know where the line is drawn but the US Constitution identifies where Federal responsibilities start and end. Ultimately this is where we return, and it the states want such powers for the Feds it should be in an amendment to the Constitution.Gulfstream4 said:SmaptyWolf said:And then the "real President" told them that FEMA should be eliminated and that he thinks NC should fix its own mess.packgrad said:
Let me get back to ignoring rhe mentally ill and support the leadership shown by our president in our home state. So good to have a real president back in office.I don't want to hear EVER AGAIN that the democrats care about "working people"
— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) January 24, 2025
President Trump just gave the people of Western North Carolina a giant microphone to tell their stories.
He hugged them. He listened to them. He asked questions.
BIDEN IGNORED US FOR 4 MONTHS!!!!! pic.twitter.com/jSyTlxHPnl
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/24/trump-recommends-ending-fema-ahead-of-california-fire-site-visit.html
Why not. Can't do any worse than the Biden administration and FEMA did.
im good at cooking steaks though.packgrad said:hokiewolf said:you just seem to be joyless at least that how you choose to be perceived. Anyway, happy to be your foil I suppose.packgrad said:hokiewolf said:why don't take everything so personal? You owe the guy money or something? You're wild manpackgrad said:
It's a pretty ****ty thing to do to pretend to care about both sides doing something ONLY when Trump does it too.
Democrats have zero integrity.
How many times have you quit the message board? lol. Just like the Dems, you accuse others of what you do. You're wild man!
Haha. Joyless.... Gold. You choose to be perceived as desperately needing attention on a message board. Happy to watch you flail.
Looks like Tillis wants to be re-elected next year.jkpackfan said:
Looks like Hegseth is in.
jkpackfan said:
Looks like Hegseth is in.
#Nappy, after a dozen years on the coast of MS and executive of a large utility, I know very well how FEMA disaster money worked with MEMA. Tell us how you do?SmaptyWolf said:States already heavily manage their own disasters. Being in Florida you should know that. Outside of the initial response and areas where the state just doesn't have the capabilities, FEMA mostly just provides funding for state efforts on the ground and rebuilding. States are supposed to do the work.Werewolf said:All states have a baby sister to FEMA and ultimately disasters should be managed by each state up to some level. I don't know where the line is drawn but the US Constitution identifies where Federal responsibilities start and end. Ultimately this is where we return, and it the states want such powers for the Feds it should be in an amendment to the Constitution.Gulfstream4 said:SmaptyWolf said:And then the "real President" told them that FEMA should be eliminated and that he thinks NC should fix its own mess.packgrad said:
Let me get back to ignoring rhe mentally ill and support the leadership shown by our president in our home state. So good to have a real president back in office.I don't want to hear EVER AGAIN that the democrats care about "working people"
— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) January 24, 2025
President Trump just gave the people of Western North Carolina a giant microphone to tell their stories.
He hugged them. He listened to them. He asked questions.
BIDEN IGNORED US FOR 4 MONTHS!!!!! pic.twitter.com/jSyTlxHPnl
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/24/trump-recommends-ending-fema-ahead-of-california-fire-site-visit.html
Why not. Can't do any worse than the Biden administration and FEMA did.
The biggest problem with FEMA is that you are a bunch of partisan imbeciles who don't actually know how any of this stuff works, but you'll happily rage and spread bullsh** on command, even if it means absolutely shafting your own people.
Just now, Trump arrived at a press conference and announced a new executive order:
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 25, 2025
"I'm signing an executive order to open up the pumps and valves in the north. We want to get that water pouring down here as quickly as possible and let hundreds of millions of gallons of water… pic.twitter.com/YM77Cij1Iy
I don't want to hear EVER AGAIN that the democrats care about "working people"
— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) January 24, 2025
President Trump just gave the people of Western North Carolina a giant microphone to tell their stories.
He hugged them. He listened to them. He asked questions.
BIDEN IGNORED US FOR 4 MONTHS!!!!! pic.twitter.com/jSyTlxHPnl
Usha Vance is the first Indian American to become the second lady of the United States
— @Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸 (@Chicago1Ray) January 24, 2025
JD Vance grew up in the poorest part of the country, went to Yale, became a Marine, and now he's the Vice President
Why is the media ignoring their success story
pic.twitter.com/5FjQ3MPJkR
Werewolf said:
too funny, Democrats are disasters in action.Just now, Trump arrived at a press conference and announced a new executive order:
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 25, 2025
"I'm signing an executive order to open up the pumps and valves in the north. We want to get that water pouring down here as quickly as possible and let hundreds of millions of gallons of water… pic.twitter.com/YM77Cij1Iy
You can't be serious, LOL ;-)wolf5 said:Werewolf said:
too funny, Democrats are disasters in action.Just now, Trump arrived at a press conference and announced a new executive order:
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 25, 2025
"I'm signing an executive order to open up the pumps and valves in the north. We want to get that water pouring down here as quickly as possible and let hundreds of millions of gallons of water… pic.twitter.com/YM77Cij1Iy
Heard from some of my friends in Asheville that that's not actually the First Lady but a body double.
Barack doesn't have children. And he definitely didn't have them with "Michelle".
— Stew Peters (@realstewpeters) June 5, 2023
Martin Nesbitt & Anita Blanchard are Sasha and Malia Obama's REAL parents.
Nesbitt is also the Chairman of the Obama Foundation. pic.twitter.com/T2tUSdaeYH
The #Azov Nazi battalion bros apparently insist that we spend time today reminding everyone about the truth about them.
— AwakenedOutlaw⚒️ (@AwakenedOutlaw) June 5, 2023
Would be a real shame if we helped them out.😄
BTW: Here are Ukrainian troops doing the Sieg Heil salute. pic.twitter.com/qCiOFOvVhU
This your party with serious Heil Hitler Nazi salute issues? pic.twitter.com/pWoZ3EGqkK
— Leftism (@LeftismForU) January 22, 2025
Yas!!! No aid to CA without voter ID. It’s a simple ask. Easy to pass. Easy to enact. Zero cost. Seems like an easy compromise for CA Dems to get more help for their citizens. But voter ID will paint this state red. They know. Trump knows it. pic.twitter.com/0FydyJSbMo
— Kira (@RealKiraDavis) January 24, 2025
THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR PARDONING BEVERLY: Bevely Williams is home. Biden jailed her for praying outside of an abortion clinic. pic.twitter.com/UgagZO3Zuh
— BelannF (@BelannF) January 24, 2025
How do you imagine it should be overhauled? You're saying that FEMA passing the money to the State government to manage is a big problem. So the state government should be less involved?CoachCase said:
The discussion regarding FEMA is interesting because most people unless they are a victim or directly involved have really no clue how it was designed or supposed to work. I have the unique experience of being a fire chief in a area that has been devastated by floods since the late '90s (before FEMA) and that my parent's house was flooded twice and had to deal with FEMA. The agency provides very little immediate relief (the $750 figure you hear about) to the victim. It does provide long term relief to property owners - not individuals - who have lost their houses and businesses. Unfortunately, there is a bunch of red tape and paperwork hurdles that have to be jumped to get to the point of final settlement (avg of two years). The feds do offer local responders grant opportunities to improve training and equipment unique to impacted areas. Where it gets political is that the $ has to funnel down from Washington to Raleigh to the county government before it is finally distributed. Governors can sit on the money temporarily or give it to preferred counties first. I have seen this first hand where it was obvious that locations that voted the same as the governor's party received the $ first. FEMA has merit, but it needs to be completely overhauled or replaced with a more efficient and transparent way of operation.
jkpackfan said:
Looks like Hegseth is in.
SmaptyWolf said:
I know during Trump's first term there was a steady stream of ex-staffers talking about what an imbecile he was in private, but now that he's gotten rid of anyone who might say "lol, no way"... hoo boy. So lets review the last couple days:Lol, man. Gonna be a long four years.
- He's threatening tariffs and sanctions on Russia to end the war. We don't buy anything from Russia, and sanctions are already maxed out.
- He demanded that interest rates come down! Lol, huh? Is he planning a Soviet takeover of the bond market, who are jacking up rates in anticipation of a huge inflation spike as a result of some loon threatening tariffs on everyone?
- He thinks FEMA should be dismantled. Should each state pay for and maintain their own 20,000 person disaster relief army that can be deployed in a day, just on the off chance they have a disaster? I suppose everyone chipping in for a shared (and more capable) army is so much less efficient.
- He wants to open up water from northern California, which would only impact irrigation and drinking water (and cause a bunch of other problems) and have no impact on firefighting whatsoever.
- He just pushed though the least qualified Defense Secretary in American history. But at least he'll be able to fire every general with any experience whatsoever, who all think Trump is an idiot. Our adversaries probably feel like they just won the lottery.
Thank you for your confidence Mr. President.
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) January 25, 2025
Thank you for the tie-breaker Mr. Vice President.
Thank you Senators for 50 votes.
This is for the troops. For the warriors. For our country.
America First. Every day. We will never back down. 🇺🇸
CoachCase said:
First, either at federal or state level, there needs to be some sort of immediate "on ground" recovery assistance after the local level responders have done the initial rescue and recovery operations. What I mean and where the frustration kicks in as that in massive disasters where many people are long term displaced, either level of government does not have adequate resources to begin immediately housing people whether it be trailers or hotels. Red Cross - a NGO - can only house people so long in school gyms. So, that would be a start in the right direction. Second, eliminating lengthy paperwork and bureaucratic red tape for those applying for assistance would be another positive step. Third, eliminate any loop holes that would allow politicians at any level to play politics with any disbursements.
