"Debris pile on Texas coast becomes symbol of delays; FEMA's response to '08 hurricanes is called sluggish" by Michael Graczyk, Associated Press | December 2, 2008
SMITH POINT, Texas - A 30-mile scar of debris along the Texas coast stands as a festering testament to what state and local officials say is FEMA's sluggish response to the 2008 hurricane season.
And it was ALL FORGOTTEN by the MSM as soon as Ike cleared through!
Two and a half months after Hurricane Ike blasted the shoreline, alligators and snakes crawl over vast piles of shattered building materials, lawn furniture, trees, boats, tanks of butane and other hazardous substances, thousands of animal carcasses, perhaps even the corpses of people killed by the storm.
State and local officials complain that the removal of the filth has gone almost nowhere because FEMA red tape has held up both the cleanup work and the release of the millions of dollars that Chambers County says it needs to pay for the project.
How long are Americans going to take getting shit on before they start scalping people?
Elsewhere along the coast, similar complaints are heard: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been slow to reimburse local governments for what they have already spent, putting the rural counties on the brink of financial collapse....
But they SURE CAN GET BANK BAILOUTS and WARS FUNDED damn quick!
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FEMA.... said it is working as fast as it can considering the complex regulations and the need to guard against fraud and waste in the use of taxpayer dollars.
Pffft!! Yeah, the DELAYS are ALL FOR YOU!!!
Moreover, "you can't work too many people, because it's just too dangerous," said Clay Kennelly, hired by FEMA to oversee the cleanup of a section of the debris pile. "And you can't just put Bubba or Skeeter out here on a dozer."
No, you gotta hire a PRIVATE CONTRACTOR like BLACKWATER or somethinbg for that!
The 2008 hurricane season ended this week after walloping the Texas and Louisiana Gulf coasts with three major storms: Dolly, near the Mexican border in July; Gustav, which slammed the Texas-Louisiana line on Labor Day; and Ike, the 600-mile-wide monster that barreled ashore at Galveston on Sept. 12.
Only a hundred yards or so of the 30 miles of debris in Chambers County has been cleaned up, because the project has been slowed by negotiations over who is responsible for what. Along the rest of the Gulf Coast, thousands of homeless families are still living in tents, trailers, and motel rooms, and hundreds of businesses are lying in near-ruin.
Trauilers? FEMA Knew Katrina Trailers Were Poisonous
Also see: FEMA Seeks Immunity for Willful Negligence and Poisoning of Americans
They must have got it, huh?
The federal government is responsible for public lands or hazardous waste, while private landowners must handle their own cleanup but can apply for assistance. Much of the debris has been left to rot while crews determine whose land the junk is on and what is in it.... In a statement, FEMA said the recovery process "continues seamlessly...."
You know, we could do WITHOUT the LIES, FEMA!!!!
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