The Flint Water Crisis: An insight into Republicanism.

[Nyvin]

Flint is controlled by Democrats Jerry Ambrose.

Fixed.

 

[JQPublic1]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

Flint is controlled by Democrats.

But the power of control was usurped by the republican Governor's hatchet man, ...i.e.a manager sent by him to fix Flint's financial crisis. It was under the advice and at the behest of that fool that Flint's WATER crisis began. Do you understand now?

 

[Nyvin]

Regardless of who's decision it was....Gov Snyder's response to the crisis has been nothing short of pathetic. This started the end of 2014....the proper response is starting just a few days ago....that's awful.

 

[Weatherman2020]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

Flint is controlled by Democrats.

But the power of control was usurped by the republican Governor's hatchet man, ...i.e.a manager sent by him to fix Flint's financial crisis. It was under the advice and at the behest of that fool that Flint's WATER crisis began. Do you understand now?

Simple tests tell you water quality. That's Flints responsibility.

 

[JQPublic1]

"a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents"
The financial issues in Flint are typical Liberal mismangement problems and have nothing to do with Republicans.

You did not know flint's town hall was being run by an emissary of the governor who is a republican? You seriously did NOT know that the elected democrats were not directly instrumental in switching the Flint water source since their authority had been usurped by a "manager" operating under the auspices of the governor? Please do not respond further until you catch up on the facts...

 

[JQPublic1]

There is an eerie silence on these boards about the ongoing water scandal in Flint Michigan with good reason. This crisis uncovers a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents and everyone living near them.

The Snyder administration sparked the chain of events that led to the crisis back in April, 2014 amid a financial downturn. To save money, the decision to switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River was made on the ill fated advise of a state sanctioned emergency manager to Flint.

Noteworthy is the revelation that the Flint River had long had a reputation for being nasty when the state made the switch.. But the burgeoning indifference doesn't stop there. A 2011 study indicated that Flint River water had to be treated with anti- corrosion agents before it could be fit for human consumption. That didn't happen. Therein lies the culpability...the republicans dropped the ball and, either through abject stupidity or indifference, they failed those who put their trust ini them.

There is more. The callousness of these Michigan republicans underlines the inclination of the GOP to put material interests above human interests. Michael Pitt, a member of the law team representing the victims, puts it this way:


"He further lambasted state officials who, he alleged, learned of elevated lead levels in children's blood in 2014 and did nothing."


"They were staring at a public health emergency, and they sat on it for over 10 months," he said, further criticizing leaders who assured residents the water was safe when they knew it wasn't true"..

If what Pitt said is true, there is an element of criminality here.

Although these developments are shocking, I am not surprised by the cold insensitiveness of the Michigan republicans towards the people of Flint. Republicans have been against everything that makes America a better place to live for all classes of Americans. Some of the things republicans have tried to undermine is social security, MEDICARE and, ironically, the EPA. If they had their way there would be NO safety nets and the Great Depression might never have ended. Child labor would still be an ongoing phenomenon.

Given the historical agenda of republicanism...it should be clear that their actions speak louder than their words. If Trump wins, I fear the Flint water crisis gives us a glimpse of things to come. With a GOP congress, and GOP USSC to compliment Trumps in the White House..... be afraid...for nothing you breathe, drink or eat will be safe.

Flint is controlled by Democrats.

But the power of control was usurped by the republican Governor's hatchet man, ...i.e.a manager sent by him to fix Flint's financial crisis. It was under the advice and at the behest of that fool that Flint's WATER crisis began. Do you understand now?

Simple tests tell you water quality. That's Flints responsibility.

Even though the Flint electorate and their elected officials had their power usurped by the governor's manager? Don't be so naive.

 

[Freewill]

This board was NOT silent on this issue, we went at it a MONTH ago. Democrats LOST and LOST badly. THEY had the final say in what happen.

NEW tests are out in last 24 hours that SAY lead leech THROUGH the pipes. GALVANIZED not lead. If the lead leached THROUGH the pipes that puts the SOURCE of the lead in the GROUND.

And you know WHY the found it there? Because those ego FREAK liberals just covered it over. LIBERALS have turned cities like Flint AND Detroit into Times Beach Missouri. YOU handed a republican a problem THEN BLAMED the republican FOR the problem.

THAT problem WAS DECADES in the making. That lead crap did NOT appear over night alright stupid? When a democrat builds something, ANYTHING it's ALL about "looks". How does it look they ask.

When a republican builds something its about does it work right? Is it on budget? So in TRUTH what we have now is at LEAST one major democrat CONTROLLED area that THEY have polluted to the point being inhabited by man MAY well become harmful to your health.

So what are we republicans going to do? Do our best to FIX it. But if that place turns out to be HALF as filthy as Times Beach Missouri? Its going to take DECADES to unto the fiscal mismanagement let alone the DISASTER you have caused there.

PEOPLE might die because of democrats ABUSE and FAILURE by the City of Flint city counsel. You democrats OWN this issue and this will NOT be the first bite you get to take out of a GIANT sh#t burger.

YOU democrats have turned Detroit, St Louis, Seattle, New York ALL into GIANT sh#t holes. YOU democrats went so far as to poison the damn water with YOUR constant REFUSAL to spend the CITIZENS money on INFRASTRUCTURE.

And IF it takes us republicans 2 or even 3 years to fix the short term of clean water and THEN the damage YOU caused to the environment? well EXCUSE the hell out of us! YOU had four DECADES do update your pipes!

The left had to wait for a Republican governor to make it an issue. Otherwise another Obama failure through the EPA would be revealed. How disingenuous to blame the govenor for how a democrat strong hold is run.

This thread is like all liberal threads. They got their asses handed to them a few weeks ago and went silent. Only to bring the same BS up again. They know if they just keep repeating the same lie their weak minded lemmings will start believing it.

 

[rdean]

How long have the people of Flint gotten their water for Lake Huron.

The gov took over the city and placed city managers over the elected officials.

THEY made the choice to change the water from Lake Huron to a polluted river.

The polluted water reacted to the lead pipes dissolving the lead into the water.

There are chemicals that will prevent that but they were never used.

Here's how that toxic lead gets into Flint water

In 2011, Flint was declared to be in a financial state of emergency, and the state took budgetary control. Therefore, all the decisions made during the water crisis were at the state level, which state officials confirmed, not by the City Council or the mayor.

"When the governor appointed an emergency financial manager (in 2011), that person came here ... to simply do one thing and one thing only, and that's cut the budget, at any cost," said Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee.

The U.S. Attorney in Michigan and the federal Environmental Protection Agency are also investigating why the state chose to ignore federal law and go without the anti-corrosive agent, as the lawsuit contends. "Nobody has answered that question," Weaver said.

How Flint, Michigan's tap water became toxic - CNN.com

What ever these warped Republicans on the USMB says, this is the fault of the Governor and Michigan Republicans.

 

[Arizona Willie]

"a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents"
The financial issues in Flint are typical Liberal mismangement problems and have nothing to do with Republicans.

Nothing like sound fiscal policy which poisons people! Once the lawsuits and pipe replacements have finally been tallied up, I'm pretty sure the Republican psychopaths who killed all those people will have cost Flint quite a lot more money than they saved. Not to mention all those brain damaged kids. Of course, they're just a bunch of darkies, right? Who cares!

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Republicans consider < nothing > but PROFITS AND TAX CUTS.

People are cheap. Lost profits are never recouped. Taxes paid are theft ( to Republicans ).

Always remember when dealing with Republicans:

ONLY PROFITS COUNT === PEOPLE ARE IRRELEVANT.

 

[hunarcy]

"a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents"
The financial issues in Flint are typical Liberal mismangement problems and have nothing to do with Republicans.

You did not know flint's town hall was being run by an emissary of the governor who is a republican? You seriously did NOT know that the elected democrats were not directly instrumental in switching the Flint water source since their authority had been usurped by a "manager" operating under the auspices of the governor? Please do not respond further until you catch up on the facts...

I hate dealing with lying propagandists like you. You really want to pretend that Snyder picked Natasha Henderson to be city manager and the State made those decisions? You're just a lying troll.

 

[Arizona Willie]

This is why Progressive maintain a 100% Fail Rate, they never take responsibility and they never learn from their many mistakes

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Yes we remember how the Republicans who < always > pay the bills for the things they want and do ... like those two unfunded wars started by Bush which the Republicans insisted on instituting a wartime Income Surcharge Tax like during the Vietnam war ( Democrats ) so we came out of the wars almost debt free. </s >

We are well aware how the Republicans are DEADBEATS who refuse to pay for their wars and crap.

All while ( just like you ) they talk about OTHER people not being " fiscally responsible ", especially anyone who gets government assistance ( other than Corporations == of course == they deserve government help even though they are profitable ).

You sir, are a CERTIFIED RECTUM.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

What I hate is someone who deflects. If the officials of Flint(Liberals) hadn't missmanaged the city for decades they wouldn't be bankrupt thus the state wouldn't gotten involved in the first place.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

"a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents"
The financial issues in Flint are typical Liberal mismangement problems and have nothing to do with Republicans.

Nothing like sound fiscal policy which poisons people! Once the lawsuits and pipe replacements have finally been tallied up, I'm pretty sure the Republican psychopaths who killed all those people will have cost Flint quite a lot more money than they saved. Not to mention all those brain damaged kids. Of course, they're just a bunch of darkies, right? Who cares!

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Republicans consider < nothing > but PROFITS AND TAX CUTS.

People are cheap. Lost profits are never recouped. Taxes paid are theft ( to Republicans ).

Always remember when dealing with Republicans:

ONLY PROFITS COUNT === PEOPLE ARE IRRELEVANT.[/QUOTE
Care to explain who ran the city of Flint into the ground ?

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

"a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents"
The financial issues in Flint are typical Liberal mismangement problems and have nothing to do with Republicans.

You did not know flint's town hall was being run by an emissary of the governor who is a republican? You seriously did NOT know that the elected democrats were not directly instrumental in switching the Flint water source since their authority had been usurped by a "manager" operating under the auspices of the governor? Please do not respond further until you catch up on the facts...

Did you know that Flint was run by Liberals before the State got involved ?

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

"a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents"
The financial issues in Flint are typical Liberal mismangement problems and have nothing to do with Republicans.

Nothing like sound fiscal policy which poisons people! Once the lawsuits and pipe replacements have finally been tallied up, I'm pretty sure the Republican psychopaths who killed all those people will have cost Flint quite a lot more money than they saved. Not to mention all those brain damaged kids. Of course, they're just a bunch of darkies, right? Who cares!

Its still Liberal mismanagement that brought Flint to this sorry end and by the way I have mixed race children so try that race card shit somewere else.

Your wild assumptions don't matter here; so, why don't you read the 2011 report that gives exhaustive insight into Flint's financial woes and why they occurred?
http://expeng.anr.msu.edu/uploads/files/42/MSUE_FlintCaseStudy-2011 2.pdf

No I see a pattern of decline that started in the 60's and continues to this day I don't think its a coincidence that the Mayors office has been the exclusive domain of the Democratic party for everyone of those years.

 

[Iceweasel]

... all those brain damaged kids.

That's the scary part. We already have enough Democrats.

 

[Nyvin]

"a republican tendency to do things that end up being detrimental to their constituents"
The financial issues in Flint are typical Liberal mismangement problems and have nothing to do with Republicans.

You did not know flint's town hall was being run by an emissary of the governor who is a republican? You seriously did NOT know that the elected democrats were not directly instrumental in switching the Flint water source since their authority had been usurped by a "manager" operating under the auspices of the governor? Please do not respond further until you catch up on the facts...

Did you know that Flint was run by Liberals before the State got involved ?

Flint has been run by an Emergency Manager for the entire duration of the water crisis.

Also - Having lead pipes funneling a water supply is hardly unusual in US Cities....

 

[cnm]

Also - Having lead pipes funneling a water supply is hardly unusual in US Cities....

Which I have to say staggered me when I found out. In the greatest country in the world, too. How Roman.

 

[Iceweasel]

Anyone not filtering drinking water from anywhere is foolish. I don't drink tap water. ANY plumbing is going to have a bunch of crap in it after while. Turn your main off, open a valve to let some air in, close it and turn the main back on and try the water again. Instant soup.

 

[francoHFW]

What I hate is someone who deflects. If the officials of Flint(Liberals) hadn't missmanaged the city for decades they wouldn't be bankrupt thus the state wouldn't gotten involved in the first place.

Had nothing to do with all the manufacturing and whites leaving lol...