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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlorida residents facing Irma demand Trump open Mar-a-Lago as a shelter
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/you-either-help-or-turn-your-head-florida-residents-facing-irma-demand-trump-open-mar-a-lago-as-a-shelter/
illions fled Florida at the end of this week, fearing they wouldnt survive the powerful hurricane predicted to bring storm surges from six to 15 feet. But those that stayed, either due to financial restrictions or out of sheer gumption, are telling President Donald Trump he should open up his private club as a shelter.
Thousands who stayed behind to face Hurricane Irma are flooding into shelters, and according to The News-Press, some county shelters are already full. Thats why many in South Florida are wondering why the president isnt stepping in to help, The Independent reported Saturday.
Of course he should Florida resident Rick Castillo said about Trump opening Mar-a-Lago.
He should be doing anything to help the public, Castillo said of Trump. When people need help, you either help or you turn your head. I think Trump is turning his head.
dflprincess
(28,086 posts)Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)...
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Remember, there is a $200,000.00 membership fee to get past the front gates.
Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)A shelter there would be an awful idea
BigmanPigman
(51,640 posts)insurance claim as he has before.
Now (once again), "If Obama had done that......"
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)It really beat up Mar-a-Lago very badly, Trump claimed, though he only applied for building permits to do $3,000 worth of hurricane repairs.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/trumps-mar-a-lago-sits-in-hurricane-irmas-path-and-the-federal-government-is-insuring-it/
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)B2G
(9,766 posts)It's no fun.
Doodley
(9,149 posts)greyl
(22,990 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)So the proles will just have to pull themselves up by their own gucci loafers.
* republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Paraphrases them slightly, adds a click bait headline, etc.
(Also it makes no sense for Mar a Lago to be a shelter - seems like it ought to be completely evacuated)
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)It's also gotten sloppy lately (many typos).
If they cite a source like WaPo or Politico, I will sometimes go to the source and post that instead.
I still think it's a better "news aggregate" (or news theft factory) than Huffington Post, which is filled with all kinds of celebrity and tabloid fodder.
If something looks fake or too speculative, I do my best to avoid posting it here. Occasionally, after I've posted, DUers have pointed out that the story has since been debunked.
I like the site in an "all things considered" way. Yes, they specialize in clickbait. And if the story has no substance, I don't post it here.
I don't work for them, I'm not a paid spokesman, I'm not a Raw Story fanboy...I just have a limited amount of time in each day to share what I think might be of interest here, and they're a source I use.
raven mad
(4,940 posts)People might actually be somewhat safe there.
Of course, no way the sTrumpet will open his bordello to anyone "below" him.