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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 OP

Sounds like BS to me. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #1

As a member of Occupy, I am highly aware of our media lying through both omission and commission. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #5

Still not buying it. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #15

Okay, disbelieve me and those reporting from the Island. Peace. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #16

Let me guess--FEMA executed 5,000 citizens in the swamps of Staten Island? msanthrope Nov 2012 #35

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #81

Oh, I didn't make the claim--I merely noted that Ms. McKinney made such a claim msanthrope Nov 2012 #109

Bodies that they are pulling from the water now magical thyme Nov 2012 #66

EMT told me 1/3 of injuries/deaths result from a disaster Atman Nov 2012 #77

And people ALWAYS go out and take pictures or look at damage obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #85

Your friend in Central Florida hasn't had to deal with storm surge. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #95

Well yes actually, he has. Atman Nov 2012 #117

Then thats East Coast. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #118

Not in Mississippi during Katrina. intheflow Nov 2012 #154

The death toll on Staten Island was nearly half of the total NY death toll. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #14

No question there were a lot of deaths on SI. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #17

+1. People are not dying all over Staten Island. DevonRex Nov 2012 #18

That's not why they died. Falling trees have killed more people than anything else. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #21

15 of 20 bodies were found in the evacuation zone. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #64

+1 This isn't NOLA during Katrina obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #87

The death toll is currently 109. Which includes the two bodies found on Staten Island today. Lone_Star_Dem Nov 2012 #19

Most of the damage was along the shore. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #96

+1 If there's one thing media does, it's dramatize and report on EVERYTHING. Lot of air time to fill Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #58

I agree -- and, I've been through worse hurricanes obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #84

Media not reporting on a full on disaster in a somewhat well to do area? nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #2

One thing they may have to look at is relocating people to a safe place until the basic services can PATXgirl Nov 2012 #3

We can't relocate our cops and firemen out of state. aquart Nov 2012 #44

The media is not going to avoid reporting on what would be a huge story. JVS Nov 2012 #4

Janet Napolitano was there today, it's not like there are being ignored flamingdem Nov 2012 #6

They are of course on-scene, but are not reporting the depth of issues which could be demoralizing Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #8

"Or something"? You do know who lives on Staten Island, right? aquart Nov 2012 #42

And almost all of them are rethugs. speedoo Nov 2012 #51

You are so biased that it makes me head spin. conscious awareness Nov 2012 #105

Not gonna waste my time responding to you. speedoo Nov 2012 #122

They're already gone, again...nt SidDithers Nov 2012 #142

And what if all of them are republicans? nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #111

My point is, with Staten Island dominated by rethugs... speedoo Nov 2012 #124

And my point is that I REALLY DO NOT GIVE A DAMN if every resident nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #129

Here's why I care about who the Staten Island residents are: speedoo Nov 2012 #133

I am very much limiting it to disaster response nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #135

Obviously. Nt speedoo Nov 2012 #136

And I should not? I mean all is normal in SI right? nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #138

+111111 cliffordu Nov 2012 #54

I know some Mafioso used to have homes there also. n/t monmouth Nov 2012 #71

That's an excellent point obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #89

The SI Borough President says the Red Cross's response has been a disgrace. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #104

Of course... nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #106

I thought you were a reporter? Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #121

Yes, it happens every time nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #125

You made the knee jerk assumption that these suffering people merely engaged in Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #126

You know, this happens every time nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #128

Actually, Staten Island has more registered Democrats than Republicans. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #120

It was sarcasm. Sorry for not using the emoticon. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #153

Thank you, Fire Walk With Me wundermaus Nov 2012 #7

4 Red Cross trucks, several FEMA officials, and Napolitano went there today... Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #9

Citizen channels have been carrying direct information since day 1, and still are. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #13

And police scanners have been domestic disputes. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #101

my neighbor, a Glenn Beck devotee is part of that "citizen channel" progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #145

Good lord. Janet Napolitano was there today. TODAY. DevonRex Nov 2012 #10

Exactly. LisaL Nov 2012 #12

Right -- Staten Island isn't some isolated badwater obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #90

Meh, I posted a thread today about what fema has been doing, gets little love here The Straight Story Nov 2012 #11

Bullshit story railsback Nov 2012 #20

LOL @ doing support work on twitter Egnever Nov 2012 #22

My reaction exactly. Come on... cui bono Nov 2012 #23

"Hyperbole". Exactly. And this is why Occupy has been a huge failure. If this is how.... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #28

Not to mention this is an obvious attempt to co-opt a tragedy for one's own use. randome Nov 2012 #72

Getting people to help people is exactly what they are doing. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #119

No one's faulting anyone for trying to help. randome Nov 2012 #130

Here you go... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #134

Okay. Good for them for helping. randome Nov 2012 #137

It's pretty bad but I don't believe that people are dying all over the place. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #141

The same reason Jill Stein gets arrested 10 times a week. Publicity. The fact that Occupy.... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #127

+1 Spot on. FSogol Nov 2012 #102

Really! DemocratsForProgress Nov 2012 #24

funny during arab spring DUers were totally on-board with the twitter support work. i guess HiPointDem Nov 2012 #27

Oh yes this is a direct corollary to Arab Spring. ToxMarz Nov 2012 #29

i didn't say this disaster was a direct corollary to arab spring. i said the idea of using social HiPointDem Nov 2012 #30

What information, precisely, is not being reported about Staten Island? This sounds like McKinney msanthrope Nov 2012 #34

It's one thing to use Twitter to organize etc... cui bono Nov 2012 #86

i direct you to this: HiPointDem Nov 2012 #110

okay... cui bono Nov 2012 #115

that *is* 'organizing'. & the poster is helping to do it. more than some (most?) of the folks HiPointDem Nov 2012 #116

Goddamn it! He's is disabled! Tweeting and retweeting important information that Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #123

I'm disabled. I =do= sit at it all day, when I'm not asleep from exhaustion. Especially right now. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #151

Yeah. Mocking a disabled man who is contributing the the best of his Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #103

Twittering on Twitter is not "support work." That's an insult to every single Red Cross volunteer msanthrope Nov 2012 #25

+1 DCBob Nov 2012 #26

Please see post 123. Thank you very much. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #149

"They also serve Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #32

101st Chairborne. They are really in the thick of things!!! nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #33

Many of those Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #36

I think the PTSD--post-traumatic snark disorder is what really msanthrope Nov 2012 #37

Apologies, ma'am! Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #38

None needed. nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #39

Fire is disabled. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #82

Exactly. HappyMe Nov 2012 #65

Exactly -- go deliver food and water to some Seniors obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #91

I am disabled. I do electronic support and help to spread information Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #147

Occupy have been in areas the Red Cross and FEMA haven't begun to touch for the first few days after Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #150

Wow! This all makes so much sense! Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Savannahmann Nov 2012 #41

There are dozens of stories out there. Savannahmann Nov 2012 #40

"The media has never told us the truth about anything Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #43

Ad revenue and corporate direction. Savannahmann Nov 2012 #46

Of course the media is invested in the election Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #48

Really? Savannahmann Nov 2012 #49

Or maybe my relatives Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #50

Here are some more stories, surprised you haven't heard. Savannahmann Nov 2012 #60

Oh, ferchrissake Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #113

The Red Cross opened shelters nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #108

I doubt ANYONE is claiming all is well there union_maid Nov 2012 #55

100+ have died across the whole area not just Staten Island. And there will be more. You are right jwirr Nov 2012 #78

Local fire, local resident who lost all, snapped in his anger nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #107

Yes. and these poor people have a long process to go through yet. jwirr Nov 2012 #114

She lives on an island with no flood insurance? BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #59

As future reference.... HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #61

Indeed. Or at least, I would. n/t BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #68

There's a good chance you are going to pay for her house to be rebuilt former-republican Nov 2012 #62

Probably not---it's entirely possible that Zone A in Staten Island msanthrope Nov 2012 #67

You mean turn a barrier island into BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #69

Lots of Staten Island is 'wild' already. You have Claypit and Greenbelt, and lots of other msanthrope Nov 2012 #73

It's hard to take the real estate developer BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #75

""And with no flood insurance, she said she�s been pleading for help, but finding little. """ railsback Nov 2012 #70

This is Staten Island, part of Metro NYC obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #93

FOX doesn't want to. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #139

Twittering as relief work. who knew? cali Nov 2012 #45

Boston Globe: Battered by storm, Staten Islanders feel forgotten Bolo Boffin Nov 2012 #47

Headline is hype/sensationalizing Kolesar Nov 2012 #53

I have no doubt that people have not been fully accounted for, and there will be more deaths for still_one Nov 2012 #52

I want to help Chiquitita Nov 2012 #56

If that was the case, the media would be there treestar Nov 2012 #57

Horror story from Staten Island LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #63

"Lived in a house near the ocean" HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #74

Wait...what?????? Marrah_G Nov 2012 #79

So you are in Los Angeles trying to tell us that you have the real scoop on what is going on on OregonBlue Nov 2012 #76

^^^^^^^^ This... SidDithers Nov 2012 #143

Is anybody aware of just how large Staten Island is? starroute Nov 2012 #80

It's not an exaggeration... hoboken123 Nov 2012 #88

Your OP illustates the downside of so-called "citizen journalism." Engaged and excited Brickbat Nov 2012 #83

And defeats the very purpose of reporting in the first place. randome Nov 2012 #112

Yawn RagAss Nov 2012 #92

thank you Fire Walk warrprayer Nov 2012 #94

I'm trying not to be cynical here... Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #97

You know, here is where my big skeptic hat comes in nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #98

A DUer posted about listening to a police scanner on Staten Island. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #99

And we all know any report coming over the scanner nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #100

Citizen journalist Jenna Pope was there today and call what she witnessed, "Devastation". Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #148

NO WAY would the MSM REFRAIN from Obama-bashing over "people...dying off"! WinkyDink Nov 2012 #131

Or at least Fox News. randome Nov 2012 #132

Facebook is always the most accurate source of news... SidDithers Nov 2012 #140

RW talking point. People are not dying in Staten Island now. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #144

1000s of ppl TwEeted they were KILLEd!!!11 Robb Nov 2012 #146

Gee, I thought by the urgency maybe Romney's tax returns washed up on shore ... Myrina Nov 2012 #152

OP original text. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #155