The Flint Water Crisis: An insight into Republicanism.

[Centinel]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

The government fucked up. Are they going to go out of business now?

 

[JQPublic1]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

The government fucked up. Are they going to go out of business now?

The government ? Which one? There are 4 governments involved here. Federal, State, county and city hall!

 

[Centinel]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

The government fucked up. Are they going to go out of business now?

The government ? Which one? There are 4 governments involved here. Federal, State, county and city hall!

Yes.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

The government fucked up. Are they going to go out of business now?

The government ? Which one? There are 4 governments involved here. Federal, State, county and city hall!

Start with the Democrats running Flint literally into the dirt

 

[JQPublic1]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

The government fucked up. Are they going to go out of business now?

The government ? Which one? There are 4 governments involved here. Federal, State, county and city hall!

Yes.

read my previous posts in this thread...ALL of them... and you will have MY answer!

 

[JQPublic1]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

The government fucked up. Are they going to go out of business now?

The government ? Which one? There are 4 governments involved here. Federal, State, county and city hall!

Start with the Democrats running Flint literally into the dirt

But it took a Republican governor to send an incompetent Emergency manager to switch Flint's drinking water without knowing the "****" what he was doing! Or...DID HE?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

The government fucked up. Are they going to go out of business now?

The government ? Which one? There are 4 governments involved here. Federal, State, county and city hall!

Start with the Democrats running Flint literally into the dirt

But it took a Republican governor to send an incompetent Emergency manager to switch Flint's drinking water without knowing the "****" what he was doing! Or...DID HE?

No, Obama's EPA wanted Flint to get dirty water so he could blame it on Snyder.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Face it, if Snyder was behind this he would have poisoned every Democrat city

 

[mikegriffith1]

I ask again, Where were the liberal threads about the two toxic spills that the EPA caused in Colorado last year, one of which was huge? Do those spills provide "insight" into the Obama administration and the Democratic Party?

 

[Andylusion]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

The government fucked up. Are they going to go out of business now?

The government ? Which one? There are 4 governments involved here. Federal, State, county and city hall!

Start with the Democrats running Flint literally into the dirt

But it took a Republican governor to send an incompetent Emergency manager to switch Flint's drinking water without knowing the "****" what he was doing! Or...DID HE?

Yeah.... Let's all blame the symptom, instead of the problem. When things get all screwed up, and you have to send someone in to fix the mess.... stuff messes up.

Question... why was there ever a need to have an "Emergency Manager" to begin with? If they had their crap together, there would never have been an Emergency Manager.

The Democrats created a train wreck. You force a Republican to have assign someone to fix your train wreck. Then when he's there, you blame him for your train wreck? And that's supposed to be our scandal? You ruined yourself, and it's our fault we can fix your broken butt?

Let's explain how this works......

The state government is required to look into the fiscal security of local governments, because of a law passed in 1988 under a Democrat governor.

When they determine the local government is about to default because of their irresponsibility, they sent notice by the State government, and are required to make a choice between 4 options.

A consent agreement. (strange name, but basically it means the city already has a viable working fiscal plan to fix the problem. Flint did not have this. Thus they didn't do a consent agreement)

Fail.

They can declare bankruptcy, and go to bankruptcy court. They refused to do this.

Fail.

They can go arbitration, and have a mediator work out the problem. They refused to do this.

Fail.

They can ask the State government to appoint an Emergency Manager, and after one year, a 2/3rds vote to have him removed. Which he is then replaced by the State with a new manager. Moreover, the local authority can fight and haggle with the Emergency manager over implementation of the fiscal plan.

This is the exact option that Flint City Michigan has chosen to do.

They specifically choose this option. They ASKED the State to place an Emergency Manager over their city. Then they have fought with him over everything. And they have replaced every single Emergency Manager after the minimum year, consistently.

Since 2011, they have had FIVE emergency managers. They have kicked each and every single one of them out. Now you want to complain the manager put in place, didn't know what was going on? Or was incompetent? After you've kicked each one out in 12 months, who the heck wants this job? You likely can only find incompetent managers at this point. No one with any competence would ever agree to do this job.

And look at the City budget, produced by the local authority:

https://www.cityofflint.com/wp-content/uploads/FY16-17-Proposed-Budget.pdf

Just read it..... Are the politicians and elected officials, voted in office by the people of Flint Michigan concerned about the water? Does the budget reflect this "scandal" of a water emergency?

Page 13.... $2.17 Million dollars for improvements to water? No, parks and golf courses and river banks. The City of Flint Michigan has 63 Parks, "Community Centers" and Golf Courses.

Here's a crazy thought Democrats elected to office in Flint..... Cut the $2.17 Million in "park" improvements, and buy better water treatment plants. Heck, sell off some of those 63 "Community Centers", golf courses and river banks, and use the money to get some non-poisonous water.

Flip on down to page 49. Well what do you know.... $32 Million, of the Cities total expenses of $162 Million, about 20% of the budget is just going to pensions, and retiree health care.

Let me simplify that for you..... Unions. 20% of the budget is going to the Unions, and you are trying to blame the State Governor, for the incompetence going on in Flint? Poisoned water, and 20% of the entire city budget is paying retirees, thanks to Union contracts. Yeah, that's Republican's fault somehow..... whatever.

 

[JQPublic1]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

The government fucked up. Are they going to go out of business now?

The government ? Which one? There are 4 governments involved here. Federal, State, county and city hall!

Start with the Democrats running Flint literally into the dirt

But it took a Republican governor to send an incompetent Emergency manager to switch Flint's drinking water without knowing the "****" what he was doing! Or...DID HE?

Yeah.... Let's all blame the symptom, instead of the problem. When things get all screwed up, and you have to send someone in to fix the mess.... stuff messes up.

Question... why was there ever a need to have an "Emergency Manager" to begin with? If they had their crap together, there would never have been an Emergency Manager.

The Democrats created a train wreck. You force a Republican to have assign someone to fix your train wreck. Then when he's there, you blame him for your train wreck? And that's supposed to be our scandal? You ruined yourself, and it's our fault we can fix your broken butt?

Let's explain how this works......

The state government is required to look into the fiscal security of local governments, because of a law passed in 1988 under a Democrat governor.

When they determine the local government is about to default because of their irresponsibility, they sent notice by the State government, and are required to make a choice between 4 options.

A consent agreement. (strange name, but basically it means the city already has a viable working fiscal plan to fix the problem. Flint did not have this. Thus they didn't do a consent agreement)

Fail.

They can declare bankruptcy, and go to bankruptcy court. They refused to do this.

Fail.

They can go arbitration, and have a mediator work out the problem. They refused to do this.

Fail.

They can ask the State government to appoint an Emergency Manager, and after one year, a 2/3rds vote to have him removed. Which he is then replaced by the State with a new manager. Moreover, the local authority can fight and haggle with the Emergency manager over implementation of the fiscal plan.

This is the exact option that Flint City Michigan has chosen to do.

They specifically choose this option. They ASKED the State to place an Emergency Manager over their city. Then they have fought with him over everything. And they have replaced every single Emergency Manager after the minimum year, consistently.

Since 2011, they have had FIVE emergency managers. They have kicked each and every single one of them out. Now you want to complain the manager put in place, didn't know what was going on? Or was incompetent? After you've kicked each one out in 12 months, who the heck wants this job? You likely can only find incompetent managers at this point. No one with any competence would ever agree to do this job.

And look at the City budget, produced by the local authority:

https://www.cityofflint.com/wp-content/uploads/FY16-17-Proposed-Budget.pdf

Just read it..... Are the politicians and elected officials, voted in office by the people of Flint Michigan concerned about the water? Does the budget reflect this "scandal" of a water emergency?

Page 13.... $2.17 Million dollars for improvements to water? No, parks and golf courses and river banks. The City of Flint Michigan has 63 Parks, "Community Centers" and Golf Courses.

Here's a crazy thought Democrats elected to office in Flint..... Cut the $2.17 Million in "park" improvements, and buy better water treatment plants. Heck, sell off some of those 63 "Community Centers", golf courses and river banks, and use the money to get some non-poisonous water.

Flip on down to page 49. Well what do you know.... $32 Million, of the Cities total expenses of $162 Million, about 20% of the budget is just going to pensions, and retiree health care.

Let me simplify that for you..... Unions. 20% of the budget is going to the Unions, and you are trying to blame the State Governor, for the incompetence going on in Flint? Poisoned water, and 20% of the entire city budget is paying retirees, thanks to Union contracts. Yeah, that's Republican's fault somehow..... whatever.

All I can do is laugh to keep from exploding over the ABJECT IGNORANCE that permeates these forums. And there is no end in sight.

 

[Star]

I ask again, Where were the liberal threads about the two toxic spills that the EPA caused in Colorado last year, one of which was huge? Do those spills provide "insight" into the Obama administration and the Democratic Party?

Do you or celebrate or suffer with your memory loss and confusion... or are you a newbie? Or-----or were you exposed to mass doses of lead as a child?
.

 

[JQPublic1]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

The government fucked up. Are they going to go out of business now?

The government ? Which one? There are 4 governments involved here. Federal, State, county and city hall!

Start with the Democrats running Flint literally into the dirt

But it took a Republican governor to send an incompetent Emergency manager to switch Flint's drinking water without knowing the "****" what he was doing! Or...DID HE?

No, Obama's EPA wanted Flint to get dirty water so he could blame it on Snyder.

Please tell me that you are only joking....

 

[eagle1462010]

All levels failed on this..............PERIOD..............to those that only want to blame the Governor.................that is utter Horse Hockey...............

Everyone in the food chain needs to get hit.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The government fucked up. Are they going to go out of business now?

The government ? Which one? There are 4 governments involved here. Federal, State, county and city hall!

Start with the Democrats running Flint literally into the dirt

But it took a Republican governor to send an incompetent Emergency manager to switch Flint's drinking water without knowing the "****" what he was doing! Or...DID HE?

No, Obama's EPA wanted Flint to get dirty water so he could blame it on Snyder.

Please tell me that you are only joking....

I'm as serious as you wanting to blame this all on the Governor

 

[LordBrownTrout]

First of all, Flint's population is under 100,000.

Lead levels are under harmful levels for adults. When it is all said and done about 4,000 kids are at risk. Remediation is under way and should be completed in about 2 1/2 months. Chemical additives to mitigate lead are being used. The same chemicals Flint was suppose to use when they switched over to the Flint River. That was a stop gap measure by the Democrat led City Council, before they could get a 60 mile pipeline to Lake Huron built.

If this happened with a Democrat Gov, it would not be news and rdean and the other left wing loons would not have said a word. Of the left wing news media most likely won't report on the remedies being taken as you posted above.

For one thing, Democrats don't poison people. And if it happened under a Democratic governor, Republicans would be screaming worse than Benghazi.

Yeah right. For a party that hates its own voters, dems, you sure do bend over for them. Its amazing.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

Of course you don't because you're a blind hack.

 

[rdean]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

You're a liar. The city mayor and your muslime hero's EPA let this happen:

The EPA’s top Midwest official told The Detroit News the agency knew about the lack of corrosion control in the water supply as early as April, after an EPA official identified problems with the drinking water, but did not make the information public.

The paper also cited email exchanges between EPA officials and Walling showing what it described as a “lack of urgency” over the matter and a greater focus on procedure rather than public safety. Walling and other officials repeatedly told residents the water was safe but blamed state and federal agencies for the problems.

Blame game erupts over Flint’s toxic water, Dems target GOP gov | Fox News


This is the same EPA, run by Hussein's political hacks, that turned the Animas River in Colorado into this:

How did they do that?

 

[rdean]

The government ? Which one? There are 4 governments involved here. Federal, State, county and city hall!

Start with the Democrats running Flint literally into the dirt

But it took a Republican governor to send an incompetent Emergency manager to switch Flint's drinking water without knowing the "****" what he was doing! Or...DID HE?

No, Obama's EPA wanted Flint to get dirty water so he could blame it on Snyder.

Please tell me that you are only joking....

I'm as serious as you wanting to blame this all on the Governor

Hilarious coming from hacks that even blame Katrina on Obama.

 

[eagle1462010]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

You're a liar. The city mayor and your muslime hero's EPA let this happen:

The EPA’s top Midwest official told The Detroit News the agency knew about the lack of corrosion control in the water supply as early as April, after an EPA official identified problems with the drinking water, but did not make the information public.

The paper also cited email exchanges between EPA officials and Walling showing what it described as a “lack of urgency” over the matter and a greater focus on procedure rather than public safety. Walling and other officials repeatedly told residents the water was safe but blamed state and federal agencies for the problems.

Blame game erupts over Flint’s toxic water, Dems target GOP gov | Fox News


This is the same EPA, run by Hussein's political hacks, that turned the Animas River in Colorado into this:

How did they do that?

Where the hell have you been............they went to a plant and decided to open a valve that they had no clue about.........

 

[Meathead]

Of course you don't because you're a blind hack.

It's the lead he drank growing up poo.