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Has the Puerto Rico humanitarian crisis fallen off the front page now? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Oct 2017 OP
Can they? Apparently not! unc70 Oct 2017 #1
Why yes, yes it has. Cable news is going to obsess nonstop over the shooting ... Hekate Oct 2017 #2
With Trump it's always the new thing - next North Korea? n/m bagelsforbreakfast Oct 2017 #3
Yup.....and it's so sickening that that's what happening. a kennedy Oct 2017 #4
Probably until the real body count comes in. When it does, it will be in the thousands, and then Squinch Oct 2017 #5
If it is in the thousands. Blue_true Oct 2017 #9
We in a really bad place right now bdamomma Oct 2017 #10
Yes they can only do one story at a time. I look for Dotard doc03 Oct 2017 #6
K&R bdamomma Oct 2017 #7
Shocking indeed malaise Oct 2017 #8
K&R bdamomma Oct 2017 #11

Hekate

(90,779 posts)
2. Why yes, yes it has. Cable news is going to obsess nonstop over the shooting ...
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 08:15 PM
Oct 2017

...for the next 48 hours. I keep checking for any news of Puerto Rico -- anything at all -- and, nada. You would think they could multitask, but no.

Squinch

(50,993 posts)
5. Probably until the real body count comes in. When it does, it will be in the thousands, and then
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 09:15 PM
Oct 2017

everyone will be shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

Feeling very sad for my country today. I used to be proud of it. I notice more and more when talking to friends from other countries that I am progressively more ashamed of it.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
9. If it is in the thousands.
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 09:46 PM
Oct 2017

The right will blame local politicians for the death count. I had a rightwinger show me parked school buses in New Orleans as proof that the Mayor and Democratic governor did not try to get people there to safety.

With rightwingers, we can dump solid gold bricks on their lawn and they will blame us for trashing their lawn.

bdamomma

(63,919 posts)
10. We in a really bad place right now
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 10:59 PM
Oct 2017

we have an imbecile occupying the WH. This man is nothing but a BS artist, and he's taking us down with him, unless we band together and say no more. Congress has their band of useless cowardly men who will continue to do the bidding of this stupid man, who continues to kiss up to his base, and a poor excuse of a person.

I just feel horrible that Puerto Rico Mayor is being humiliated and scorned by this administration they continue to lie about how they are doing a great job, that is total bs. I almost feel the way I did when Bush started to bomb Iraq. Iraq did not deserve the bombing of their country. Puerto Ricans were at the mercy of two horrific hurricanes, which were perpetrated by continual warming of our climate and our oceans. They did not ask for this now they paying with their lives because of the colour of their skin and their accents. We will see in the coming weeks how much death did occur due to this racist piece of crap we have right now.

doc03

(35,363 posts)
6. Yes they can only do one story at a time. I look for Dotard
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 09:24 PM
Oct 2017

to go off on a tweet storm about the wall, illegals and Islam tonight.

bdamomma

(63,919 posts)
7. K&R
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 09:41 PM
Oct 2017

you wonder if trump knew this guy he was a multi millionaire correct??? It better not go off the radar, people are dying there too. Crap I hate this.

No Trump doesn't care about "brown people" even if they are Americans. Damn we are better than this.

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