Rick Snyder apologized to the City of Flint Tuesday for the Flint drinking water crisis

[Stuart G]

Source: Detroit Free Press

Rick Snyder apologized to the City of Flint Tuesday for the Flint drinking water crisis that has left children poisoned by lead and announced he has accepted to resignation of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant.

Snyder said in a news release there will be other personnel changes at DEQ and the moves he announced Wednesday are among the "initial steps" he has taken to assure the safety of Flint residents, with more action to come.

“I want the Flint community to know how very sorry I am that this has happened," Snyder said. "And I want all Michigan citizens to know that we will learn from this experience, because Flint is not the only city that has an aging infrastructure

The governor, who had previously stood by his DEQ director amid the controversy, said,

"Dan Wyant has offered his resignation, and I’ve determined that it’s appropriate to accept it."



Read more: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/12/29/deq-director-wyant-resigns-over-flint-water-crisis/78027052/

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The asshole governor is responsible, and he should resign.
This is drinking water that is at stake. And Snyder approved all this Oh, so the buck does not stop with the gov, but with an appointee, who he supported till today..And most everything he has said had supported this rotten system even though there were those who warned him about this.. Here is an earlier link on how the state and the head poisoner ignored problems..from Dec 21, with other links as far back as September..those associated links, prove the damn state didn't give a shit about this problem.

Furthere, it most be noted here that ... clean Detroit water for Flint existed... before Snyder and his people brought about this change.......again..there was no problem before the change that the state wanted, and problems developed almost immediately afterwards. (as discussed at this link)..They should be put in jail..or better yet, forced to drink that shit the rest of their lives..that is the governor and his fucking team.!!!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141294203

[Liberalagogo]

1. Sorry!

[Snotcicles]

2. Screw that, Snyder should resign. The reasons for a Snyder resignation are piling up. nt

[Feeling the Bern]

3. Fuck you, Ricky. Resign

[Ed Suspicious]

4. The buck stops . . over there.

[saturnsring]

5. they knew it was happening almost from the start and sat on the findings

racheal maddow reported on this

[passiveporcupine]

6. This is pretty freaking scary...that something like this can sneak through today

Lead poisoning? Are you kidding me? You didn't adequately test your new water source before switching? OMG...I hope the tests on the children are not too severe...I hope there will not be a lot of negative health effects over the years, because of this.

[roamer65]

7. Hopefully he gets recalled over it.

[Stuart G]

8. You are correct ..roamer65..recall the asshole...but

I doubt it would go through. Still, people should try. Hell this is drinking water, clean from Detroit for years. and other stories say that General Motors stopped using the Flint water very early on this experiment, cause it might hurt the manufacturing process..GM was worried about making cars, and the governor was not worried about the people in Flint...and why is that????

[Maeve]

9. It's a beginning. but only that. eom

[Stuart G]

10. This is only speculation...and I don't know anything...so I say that upfront..but

I wouldn't be surprised if there was some sort of kickback for the Governor and his friends to switch the water from Detroit clean water to some filthy polluted river that was noticed almost immediately..

That is how real dirty political crap works. kickbacks and deals. Now if you are clean..you don't do it, and that includes all politicians...But if you are inherently evil, like this asshole, who helped this to happen, then you look behind the curtain to see the dirt and filth. and in this case it was in the drinking water which the governor promoted and his people pushed...I remember hearing a certain crook who said, "We have know knowledge of the break in at Watergate".. And I must be honest, there have been democratic crooks too.
But this water thing, goes beyond almost anything. It is ruining a functioning system.. It was clean and some kind of deal, made it filthy. POISON!!!

Who is behind that and how did that happen and why was there so much push to change over...fucking shit...................

[stuffmatters]

11. Can't Snyder be charged with reckless endangerment, manslaughter

I watched the reports on Maddow and got the impression that the lead poisoning was brought to Snyder's attention well before her report, but Snyder did nothing about it. This seems to call for swift criminal prosecution not just political consequences (i.e. recall) If it can be proven Snyder knew about it but let the poisoning continue then it's voluntary, if not it's involuntary. Either way poisoning a city should be a crime and prosecuted.

[Stuart G]

14. Further into the story..stuffmatters, here is proof of what you say

"That change brought immediate complaints about the taste, smell and appearance of the water. The lead tests could have spurred action in July, but instead it was not until October, after blood test results showed elevated lead levels in Flint children, that the DEQ admitted making a mistake by failing to require the addition of needed corrosion control chemicals to the Flint River water. The state also provided funds to help Flint reconnect to Lake Huron water supplied by Detroit."

The people knew, and the state didn't do anything till October..so people drank poison for at least 3 and a half months..because Gov POISON WOULD NOT LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE DRINKING THE WATER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder if Governor Poison ever drank any himself to test it out?...what do you think?????

[stuffmatters]

20. Thank you, I hope the DOJ throws the book @ Snyder & his accomplices

asap. 3 1/2 months they let this poisoning go on. This hideous and deliberate crime deserves criminal prosecution. Snyder can whine his "I'm sorries" at sentencing.

[rjsquirrel]

27. No eom

[fredamae]

12. I certainly expect he will set up

a State Funded Medical Crises Fund for the Victims of His BS! It may be awhile before they see illness/disease set in.
I really Hope Voters wise up and toss this ass out to the street!

[exboyfil]

13. Michigan has two of the finest research universities in the nation

but it took a researcher from Virginia Tech to verify this problem? What is wrong with this picture?

[Stuart G]

15. Great Point..I am sure resarchers within Michigan could have gotten it.

I wouldn't be surprised if they were prevented from doing so...perhaps that will come out also..

[exboyfil]

16. My point exactly

The stench is almost overpowering. I pulled the comments from the stories when the change was first proposed. The concern was noted by many citizens. If you have such a heads up, you have to get it right.

[Stuart G]

18. So many clues ..so much stench..I hope the investigators keep looking.

into the Snyder POISON story...and the road leads to guess who?..who is at top? and who covered up what you just said..Comments were made.."before the change was proposed..."

[valerief]

17. Michigan needs to replace ALL THE PLUMBING Snyder has corroded.

Also, Snyder needs to be imprisoned for poisoning the city and for CONTINUING TO POISON IT.

[jmowreader]

23. Not just the corroded plumbing

Doesn't lead stick to the insides of plastic pipes? So you can't ever get it out? And you have to replace all the plumbing in every house in Flint to solve the problem? And can't they deduct the cost of replacing all the plumbing in Flint, Michigan, from Rick Snyder's paycheck?

And more importantly, can anyone please tell me why every Republican governor named Rick needs to be taken out back and shot?

[valerief]

33. Boom! You got that right about EVERY GOVERNOR NAMED RICK. Vile pieces of shit!

Snyder, Scott, Perry. Also, any governor with Scott in the name. Sociopaths, all of them.

[Paladin]

19. Thank you Rachel Maddow, for the detailed reporting on this travesty. (nt)

[Initech]

21. Rick Snyder is in the running for the worst governor in the country.

[rockfordfile]

22. It's because of people like him that it happens

[Liberal_in_LA]

24. But kids probably have had their brains damaged.. apology isn't enough

[Laser102]

25. You can't fix all the people affected by lead. What about the children?

You give birth to healthy children and this incredible asshole made them sick for life. Who pays for that? They should all pay with jail time. Willful disregard for human life.

[Kalidurga]

26. If you poison one person and get caught you do jail time.

If you poison a city you get one of your lackeys to resign.

[burrowowl]

28. Yes he should be prosecuted

and JAILED!!!!!!!!!! for life!

[Kalidurga]

29. Some how the system protects those who commit the worst atrocities

Flunkies might go to jail. People who sell cigarettes one at a time though will incur the full wrath of the law.

[kimbutgar]

30. Snyder and his republican buddies are responsible for genocide in this state.

I hope he burns in hell or gets an extreme karmic payback!

[Festivito]

31. Sorry. Bye. Back to that well-well-funded-non-profit resort life.

edwardlowe.org/retreat/for-retreat-guests/

In the heart of rural white America.

Sorry about harming all those black, er, democrat, er, people.

[benld74]

32. Resign NOW Snyder