The floods in Georgia made me think of something.

[Sannum]

How many of the politicians and citizens affected by the floods support the teabagging movement? Ya know - the folks who are opposed to federal aid or intervention in any form? I am not painting with a broad brush and saying everyone in Georgia is a Teabagger but this is a hypothetical question - would the Teabaggers apply for Gubbermint Money? Surely not. :eyes:

Are they going to decline FEMA and other forms of federal disaster aid in the name of Jeezus? I would hate for them to have to drop their principles and accept that socialist money.

:sarcasm:

Let the teabaggers have a bake sale and pull themselves up by their bootstraps in order to recover from the floods. Throw their arguments and idiocy back at them. I am sick to death of hearing about these mouth-breathing cretins.

[elleng]

1. What? The Fire Next Time?

[Hoopla Phil]

2. So far I haven't heard of ANY FEMA support. I was wondering when they

would step in to help.

[shraby]

3. Doesn't the Governor have to declare it a disaster area

and ask for help from the feds first?

[Hoopla Phil]

4. Doesn't matter what protocol is. I want to know that this time it will be different.

That's what I voted for. How about you? You want our President to wait for an invite or start getting ready to do things how they need to be done?

I want a pro active president that knows how to get things done. That was the change I voted for. How about you?

[LiberalAndProud]

5. Yes. And it's unclear if it's been requested, or not.

Do you believe the DeKalb County News?

http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/more-than-14000-flood-145327.html?imw=Y

Those without coverage can look to the government for help.

If the flooded region is declared a disaster area, FEMA could provide loans, as well as money for basic repairs and perhaps to replace homes that are effectively destroyed.

No word on a disaster declaration had come as of Wednesday evening. But after a helicopter tour of the affected area Tuesday, state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine estimated the damage from the flood at more than $250 million.

DeKalb officials held out hope for federal aid. The county is manning two phones around the clock until Friday at its emergency operations center — 678-406-7850 or 678-406-7853 — so people can both call for help and report damage. “The numbers are important when it comes to a declaration” of a federal emergency, said Craig Medlin, the deputy chief of the county’s Office of Emergency Management.

Or does Scientific American have this right?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=georgia-flood-damage-esti
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue asked President Barack Obama on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency for Georgia.

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency is considering a request from Georgia for aid.