Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:30 PM

Obama declares emergency in W.Va. due to outages

Source: AP

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama issued an emergency declaration for West Virginia on Saturday following violent storms that downed trees and power lines across the state, leaving more than 680,000 without electricity as temperatures in the 90s continued.

The emergency declaration authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide help and coordinate relief efforts.

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency early Saturday morning after the storms swept across the state Friday night.

Tomblin said 53 of the state's 55 counties had outages, the most extensive in recent history.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Obama-declares-emergency-in-W-Va-due-to-outages-3676167.php

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Obama declares emergency in W.Va. due to outages (Original post)	Adenoid_Hynkel	Jun 2012	OP
It could take a week or more to restore power to everyone.	femmocrat	Jun 2012	#1
All of my family near Charleston is w/o power	Adenoid_Hynkel	Jun 2012	#3
WHAT??????	MADem	Jun 2012	#2
Wish I could get the images out of my mind	tawadi	Jun 2012	#4
Those were some of the most photoshopped pics of that year, as I remember!	MADem	Jul 2012	#6
There are 1.2 million w/out power in DC area	wordpix	Jun 2012	#5
Pres O and his admin	Iliyah	Jul 2012	#7
Perhaps the difference is that it's Obama's job to do this,	hughee99	Jul 2012	#12
Really bad weather, guys. Take care.	freshwest	Jul 2012	#8
One of my coworkers returning to Toledo from vacation was stuck in W Va.	FarPoint	Jul 2012	#9
Why? Is WV out of Bootstraps or Something?	KatChatter	Jul 2012	#10
the coal miners are a big voter block	may3rd	Jul 2012	#11

Response to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:35 PM

femmocrat (13,962 posts)

1. It could take a week or more to restore power to everyone.

It's good that they will be receiving some federal help. It is going to be a long hot week in WV.

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Response to femmocrat (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:42 PM

Adenoid_Hynkel (11,608 posts)

3. All of my family near Charleston is w/o power

Some don't have water, either. Nearly 70 percent of the state is dark. Gas stations are closed nearly everywhere, and the few that remain open have waits up to an hour. Ditto on groceries. And ice is in short supply.
Hotels are booked up all the way into central Ky.
I'm doing a supply run there tomorrow to take a few things from my part of the state, which got off easy and is still functioning.

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Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:38 PM

MADem (86,143 posts)

2. WHAT??????

You mean he wasn't eating cake with John McCain and chuckling and playing a guitar? Ignoring the misery of the masses? What's the matter with that guy?

Clearly the man doesn't understand that a President must remain aloof and above the fray!

Let me whip this out because the odd few will not get my point, otherwise.

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Response to MADem (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:42 PM

tawadi (1,994 posts)

4. Wish I could get the images out of my mind

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Response to tawadi (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 12:45 AM

MADem (86,143 posts)

6. Those were some of the most photoshopped pics of that year, as I remember!

They became the posters, with W as the poster boy, for "Don't Give A Shit!"

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Response to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 11:08 PM

wordpix (12,478 posts)

5. There are 1.2 million w/out power in DC area

Quite the storm

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Response to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 01:01 AM

Iliyah (2,360 posts)

7. Pres O and his admin

trying to help the states and where do you have Mittens? Spreading more lies while the fat cats keep lining his pockets. With approx. 17 billionaires and super duper pacs giving money, you have regular Americans suffering. Heat waves, y'think these rich fucks would donate fans, water, money, etc.

But nooooooo, they fucking don't care = GODLESS GOPs

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Response to Iliyah (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 12:25 PM

hughee99 (10,120 posts)

12. Perhaps the difference is that it's Obama's job to do this,

not Romney's.

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Response to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 02:28 AM

freshwest (31,533 posts)

8. Really bad weather, guys. Take care.

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Response to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 07:30 AM

FarPoint (2,362 posts)

9. One of my coworkers returning to Toledo from vacation was stuck in W Va.

Driving back home from North Carolina. She some how found a gas station around 11:30 last night and was able to return home. A deputy helped her find some gas she said... She was texting me during her search. She said the kids were scared, it was weird with no lights and gas stations closed etc.... It was her first experience with a natural disaster.

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Response to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 07:37 AM

KatChatter (194 posts)

10. Why? Is WV out of Bootstraps or Something?

Democrats need to give some payback to those that don't support the party and WV is a big offender.

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Response to KatChatter (Reply #10)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 08:31 AM

may3rd (593 posts)

11. the coal miners are a big voter block

albeit, they are looked at as the black sheep of the union support,
they still need relief if we are ever going to switch from coal power to 'air' powered electric grid

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