Joe Ferguson forever Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, Roundybout said: Why does MAGA have to lie about literally everything? Because reality is ugly for them Uglier than this terrible tragedy. The truth is their enemy. World Kitchen has proven its value over many tragedies. If you want to donate to individuals, go for it. If you want to donate to an entity proven to be a huge asset to weather victims, Chef Andres' charity is an excellent choice. We chose to give to the local United Way as did several important local businesses. The disparagement of these vital charities is shameful. Edited October 4 by Joe Ferguson forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraps Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 1 hour ago, ChiGoose said: Weird that the video cuts out in the middle of a sentence. Would be a little embarrassing for you if the next words out of his mouth were "an immediately almost, they added an additional 30 counties" and then go on to explain that he expects the numbers to go up as FEMA gets more data... Here is a link to the full interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 33 minutes ago, boyst said: Making pizza is really cool, braahhh The conservative youth pastors seem to have that market cornered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted October 4 Author Share Posted October 4 11 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said: Because reality is ugly for them Uglier than this terrible tragedy. The truth is their enemy. World Kitchen has proven its value over many tragedies. If you want to donate to individuals, go for it. If you want to donate to an entity proven to be a huge asset to weather victims, Chef Andres' charity is an excellent choice. We chose to give to the local United Way as did several important local businesses. The disparagement of these vital charities is shameful. Theres a disconnect between those on the ground in Asheville and those in desperate straits a few miles outside the city. Two very different worlds right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 15 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said: Because reality is ugly for them Uglier than this terrible tragedy. The truth is their enemy. World Kitchen has proven its value over many tragedies. If you want to donate to individuals, go for it. If you want to donate to an entity proven to be a huge asset to weather victims, Chef Andres' charity is an excellent choice. We chose to give to the local United Way as did several important local businesses. The disparagement of these vital charities is shameful. 15% of United way goes to themselves. They're not the level of non profit that even just Samaritan's Purse or Red Cross is... And they can take whatever is donated it and send it to somolia or Siberia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr-Bills Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Be careful out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ferguson forever Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 1 minute ago, SCBills said: Theres a disconnect between those on the ground in Asheville and those in desperate straits a few miles outside the city. Two very different worlds right now. I'm not in NC right now. A good friend picked up his son and his family from there earlier this week. They're living with him now for the foreseeable future. Asheville is not doing well. I'm pretty familiar with rural WNC. There are only a few major roads thru the mountains there and I've been on most of them at one time or another. The terrain without those roads is extremely challenging. No doubt there are people still in great need and they are getting anxious, hungry, thirsty and angry. (as an aside, people who grew up in these areas are often quite skilled in survival efforts like canning, hunting, fishing etc) But demonizing those in the government who are trying to help is evil. Damascus Va is no Asheville. It's rural and red. The United Way has set up a volunteer area at the entrance to town. It's well organized. It's extremely well stocked. Many folks don't want their property worked on til insurance adjusters and FEMA evaluate. I have yet to hear of anyone there complaining about FEMA. But everyone is talking about the disaster and what is being done to help. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraps Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 1 minute ago, Starr-Bills said: Be careful out there. I thought this might be the issue. I remember back when there was an earthquake that leveled the capital of Haiti. The US military took over the airport, set up a mobile air traffic control station and took over access to the airport. Several private individuals and charities complained about the US Air Force. One of the most vocal critics was Doctors Without Borders. The Air Force's issue was that planes were landing with insufficient fuel to take off again. The airport didn't have fuel so these plane would just take up space. Doctors Without Borders landed and wouldn't simply unload their airplane and fly it out. It just took up space. Good intentions clogged up the airport and slowed efforts down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ferguson forever Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 (edited) 20 minutes ago, boyst said: 15% of United way goes to themselves. They're not the level of non profit that even just Samaritan's Purse or Red Cross is... And they can take whatever is donated it and send it to somolia or Siberia. No. You just hate "the establishment". stop spreading misinformation https://unitedwayswva.charityproud.org/Donate/MiniCampaign/34132?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery "United Way of Southwest Virginia has activated the 2024 SWVA Regional Disaster Relief Fund to assist those impacted by the flooding. All 2024 SWVA Regional Disaster Relief Fund donations will go directly to support those impacted by the September 2024 flood." Edited October 4 by Joe Ferguson forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 32 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said: No. You just hate "the establishment". stop spreading misinformation https://unitedwayswva.charityproud.org/Donate/MiniCampaign/34132?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery "United Way of Southwest Virginia has activated the 2024 SWVA Regional Disaster Relief Fund to assist those impacted by the flooding. All 2024 SWVA Regional Disaster Relief Fund donations will go directly to support those impacted by the September 2024 flood." That's swva. It all. Not the federal UW. Also, everyone please view this for your own conclusions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ferguson forever Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Just now, boyst said: That's swva. It all. Not the federal UW. Also, everyone please view this for your own conclusions Take a look at the board of United Way of SWVA. These are all local folks with the majority of their friends and family in the region. They care. Other regional United Ways are similar. What did the United Way do to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ferguson forever Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 1 minute ago, Roundybout said: Idiots or is it purposeful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4th&long Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Those pesky details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 1 minute ago, 4th&long said: Those pesky details. No *****, because they’re obsessed with deporting brown people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted October 4 Author Share Posted October 4 1 hour ago, Joe Ferguson forever said: I'm not in NC right now. A good friend picked up his son and his family from there earlier this week. They're living with him now for the foreseeable future. Asheville is not doing well. I'm pretty familiar with rural WNC. There are only a few major roads thru the mountains there and I've been on most of them at one time or another. The terrain without those roads is extremely challenging. No doubt there are people still in great need and they are getting anxious, hungry, thirsty and angry. (as an aside, people who grew up in these areas are often quite skilled in survival efforts like canning, hunting, fishing etc) But demonizing those in the government who are trying to help is evil. Damascus Va is no Asheville. It's rural and red. The United Way has set up a volunteer area at the entrance to town. It's well organized. It's extremely well stocked. Many folks don't want their property worked on til insurance adjusters and FEMA evaluate. I have yet to hear of anyone there complaining about FEMA. But everyone is talking about the disaster and what is being done to help. It’s not evil to criticize the government when Mayorkas says they don’t have enough money after all the documented expenditures going to illegal immigrants (and in a broader sense, foreign wars) You can say R’s should have authorized more money, but why would they authorize more taxpayer money when it seems like a Herculean effort to earmark it for actual Americans? Bottom Line.. this has not been a strong response so far. Not on any level. Hopefully they get their act together, because there’s people lives in the balance and once we get out of the search and rescue phase, it’s going to take a hell of a lot more than $750 for these people to rebuild their communities and lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ferguson forever Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 (edited) 2 minutes ago, SCBills said: It’s not evil to criticize the government when Mayorkas says they don’t have enough money after all the documented expenditures going to illegal immigrants (and in a broader sense, foreign wars) You can say R’s should have authorized more money, but why would they authorize more taxpayer money when it seems like a Herculean effort to earmark it for actual Americans? Bottom Line.. this has not been a strong response so far. Not on any level. Hopefully they get their act together, because there’s people lives in the balance and once we get out of the search and rescue phase, it’s going to take a hell of a lot more than $750 for these people to rebuild their communities and lives. They'll get the aid. We'll go further into national debt. people will complain.... Edited October 4 by Joe Ferguson forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraps Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 7 minutes ago, SCBills said: It’s not evil to criticize the government when Mayorkas says they don’t have enough money after all the documented expenditures going to illegal immigrants (and in a broader sense, foreign wars) You can say R’s should have authorized more money, but why would they authorize more taxpayer money when it seems like a Herculean effort to earmark it for actual Americans? Bottom Line.. this has not been a strong response so far. Not on any level. Hopefully they get their act together, because there’s people lives in the balance and once we get out of the search and rescue phase, it’s going to take a hell of a lot more than $750 for these people to rebuild their communities and lives. This is a lie. Congress appropriates money. Congress appropriated money to FEMA for disaster relief. That money was not used for illegal immigrants. Donald Trump is lying to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scraps Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 2 minutes ago, B-Man said: Try reading more Scrappy. . I'm guessing you were to lazy to listen to what she said and relied on changed context. What she said was correct. FEMA did not use relief money on illegal migrants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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