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Squinch

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32. 20 million evacuated? Hundreds of thousands evacuated? Where are you getting these numbers??

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #11)

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 07:30 PM

Nov 2012

In Staten Island, as it turns out, 70 people evacuated.

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President Obama IS on top of the crisis, and Staten Island IS NOT the lower ninth ward! [View all] markpkessinger Nov 2012 OP

+ brazillion nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #1

eleventy gazillion! K8-EEE Nov 2012 #7

US Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano to travel to Staten Island, New York, on Friday, ... Tx4obama Nov 2012 #2

People who don't heed those warnings defacto7 Nov 2012 #3

Excellent post, markpkessinger. Suich Nov 2012 #4

Thank you, markpkessinger! So nice to have FACTS and REALITY of the crisis instead Cha Nov 2012 #5

Erin Burnett demands to know why FEMA hasn't stopped looting on Staten Island JPZenger Nov 2012 #6

Staten Island is home to many Firefighters. They of all EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #8

Perhaps firefighters hang around to help during emergencies? lunatica Nov 2012 #16

And their families? Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #20

Was there a story about firefighters' families not being evacuated? lunatica Nov 2012 #25

The families should have evacuated nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #24

They should have observed the mandatory evacuation orders EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #27

From the tv coverage the day before Sandy, SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2012 #9

Bingo. n/t ellisonz Nov 2012 #10

Missed a lot of this because I had no intenet until tonight because of this storm... TreasonousBastard Nov 2012 #11

+1 nt Live and Learn Nov 2012 #12

My intent was not to pass judgment markpkessinger Nov 2012 #13

Oh. Sorry. I wasn't referring to you... TreasonousBastard Nov 2012 #14

It's that passing judgement that pisses me off lunatica Nov 2012 #17

20 million evacuated? Hundreds of thousands evacuated? Where are you getting these numbers?? Squinch Nov 2012 #32

I'm obviously pulling them out of an imaginary hat... TreasonousBastard Nov 2012 #35

You said: Squinch Nov 2012 #36

So, howcum you ignore the part where I say... TreasonousBastard Nov 2012 #37

Kick dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #15

Staten Island elected Tea Party candidate Michael Grimm napkinz Nov 2012 #18

Also, the 9th Ward was underwater for more than month, intheflow Nov 2012 #19

Thank you -- very good additional points! n/t markpkessinger Nov 2012 #28

Relief trucks of food and water rolled into SI on the second day after the storm ended. Squinch Nov 2012 #33

+1000 Blueprogress Nov 2012 #21

Thanks for calling attention (albeit cast in a negative light) to my post of last Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #22

I just admire the heck outta you, Laura. Melinda Nov 2012 #31

You forgot to mention RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #23

I'm aware of that... markpkessinger Nov 2012 #29

The GOP wants to paint this as Obama's Katrina starroute Nov 2012 #26

Look, I don't want to get into a suffering game, but... CapnSteve Nov 2012 #30

It is relevant too that we are hearing nothing of the sort from the other neighborhoods in the area Squinch Nov 2012 #34