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4. So, the Trump administration is planning on running a con to deceive Americans.

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Sun Oct 1, 2017, 06:45 PM

Oct 2017

This idiot, Bossert, is more interested in the political spin than on any real disaster response. He says they will restore food, water, housing, power and medical care within the week. That's their "theme" anyway, so pay no attention that they haven't managed to do any of that yet... and its day 12 now. Then Bossert thinks he can just coordinate a heavy PR schedule of softsoap the interviews to whitewash the real situation and tout "the bright future that lies ahead for Puerto Rico".

Trump thinks a good lie will mask the problems and silence his critics, but the biggest disaster Americans face isn't another hurricane, or a crazy man in North Korea, it's Trump.

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Leaked White House Memo Details Puerto Rico Spin: The Storm Caused These Problems, Not Our Response [View all] mucifer Oct 2017 OP

It's all spin to them mcar Oct 2017 #1

Exactly! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #2

Fucking bastards. tymorial Oct 2017 #10

+1 iluvtennis Oct 2017 #23

After reading about the "spin" and the "upbeat 'themes'" in Bossert's memo . . . Petrushka Oct 2017 #17

Never was spin more necessary to keep the citizenry from Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2017 #22

They executed that spin precisely oberliner Oct 2017 #3

Brock Long, Trump's FEMA appointee, recited ALL of this almost verbatim on Chris Wallace's show anneboleyn Oct 2017 #6

Trump's Katrina . Americans get it The Republicans/Trump just didn't give a shit rockfordfile Oct 2017 #20

So, the Trump administration is planning on running a con to deceive Americans. procon Oct 2017 #4

They have already been lying -- using vague phrasing, unchecked assertions, playing down anneboleyn Oct 2017 #7

Of course they're running a con. Still In Wisconsin Oct 2017 #15

I posted Brock Long's spin earlier (head of FEMA, Trump appointee). It's "their fault" as they anneboleyn Oct 2017 #5

People who believe only what they want to are easy suckers. I read about Hortensis Oct 2017 #8

I wonder if San Francisco or Seattle would get much help in a disaster... pangaia Oct 2017 #19

BIG point! Assuming an event was isolated there, they'd get lots, regardless of Hortensis Oct 2017 #21

Remember when America couldn't be stopped by logistics? Taking care of sinkingfeeling Oct 2017 #9

Send Geraldo Rivera to Ciales n/t B Stieg Oct 2017 #11

When is the media going to go to these little towns DK504 Oct 2017 #12

Becaus then they would have no food, no water, no shelter or basic medical care. Volaris Oct 2017 #13

The moment that these asshats start talking SonofDonald Oct 2017 #14

Of course you see that this memo has SonofDonald Oct 2017 #16

The buck stops over there somewhere. calimary Oct 2017 #18