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You wouldn't know it from the headlines in the MSM, but Jesus sent a bulls eye category 4 hurricane Maria that has wiped out the island of Puerto Rico - not too different from hitting a hole in one on one of Trump's golf courses.
So where are the whiners in the MSM like Anderson Cooper and Geraldo Rivera - you would expect them down there with their cameras and microphones in tears at the devastation and fawning over the poorest and downtrodden "brown" people at the mercy of the "white supremacists".
Instead the MSM is fawning over some overpaid football players of "color" that refuse to stand when the national anthem is played. Godly President Reagan knew what to do with those whining air traffic controllers - he fired them all.
And then there's the elite Hellywood lieberals that spent their opportunity at the Oscars bashing President Trump instead of raising money to aid their favorite people of "color".
The question here is should we care either? Jesus had something in mind, and no doubt an island made up largely of Mexicans and cathylicks offended Him as well. Even the inhabitants of Puerto Rico have toyed with the idea of becoming independent over the years - having no use being citizens of America, nor proud of it. In some cases they would rather be like the Cubans and have a communist government.
No doubt some of them are now contemplating getting out of that miserable place, and in all honesty Trump should consider a travel ban there as well.
Some of the smarter ones got out decades ago, and they made a Broadway musical about them.
So where are the whiners in the MSM like Anderson Cooper and Geraldo Rivera - you would expect them down there with their cameras and microphones in tears at the devastation and fawning over the poorest and downtrodden "brown" people at the mercy of the "white supremacists".
Instead the MSM is fawning over some overpaid football players of "color" that refuse to stand when the national anthem is played. Godly President Reagan knew what to do with those whining air traffic controllers - he fired them all.
And then there's the elite Hellywood lieberals that spent their opportunity at the Oscars bashing President Trump instead of raising money to aid their favorite people of "color".
The question here is should we care either? Jesus had something in mind, and no doubt an island made up largely of Mexicans and cathylicks offended Him as well. Even the inhabitants of Puerto Rico have toyed with the idea of becoming independent over the years - having no use being citizens of America, nor proud of it. In some cases they would rather be like the Cubans and have a communist government.
No doubt some of them are now contemplating getting out of that miserable place, and in all honesty Trump should consider a travel ban there as well.
Some of the smarter ones got out decades ago, and they made a Broadway musical about them.
No gas. No food. No power. Puerto Ricans fear their future
By Mallory Simon, Rachel Clarke, Jason Kravarik, Jennifer Rivera, Rafael Romo, Leyla Santiago, Monica Serrano, Brian Vitagliano and Bill Weir, CNN
Updated 9:43 PM ET, Tue September 26, 2017
Across Puerto Rico (CNN) Power is out. Food is short. There's not enough water to drink, let alone wash. A week after Hurricane Maria smashed Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, the situation is not much better. In many ways, it's getting worse.
Hospitals that should be saving people are instead unable to provide care.
At the Canovanas Medical Center, doctors face a lack of supplies. Dr. Norbert Seda said they were running out of fuel for the generator and had only two or three days of medicine and supplies left.
. . .
Most alarming are the SOS messages, she said, "the ones that say 'Can anyone hear me?' The ones that say 'I have no more food and I'm out in the street.'"
Cruz and her teams are out on the streets trying to find the neediest people. But in the mountains south of her city, help is less likely to come.
. . .
The main airport in San Juan is crippled, barely functioning. Those there are hoping to escape a crowded terminal with no air conditioning. On Tuesday, only 10 flights were scheduled.
Check-in desks were packed with people waiting in line, hoping for a flight off the island. Fans were running, but keeping no one cool. Hopeful travelers sat in chairs on line and others lay nearby, using their suitcases as pillows. A mother rocked a stroller back and forth to try to calm a child.
. . .
Until aid arrives, Garcia and his fellows in Aguas Buenas are reverting to an older way of life -- hacking coconuts to eat and collecting water from mountain streams. But that can only sustain so many for so long.
Twenty-first century help is needed for many, like Miguel Olivera, who rely on medication. And the situation can so easily get worse -- mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and Dengue fever are very real fears here.
A massive power tower that was toppled in Aguas Buenas will take a helicopter to restore. That's one very obvious problem. But Puerto Rico's power grid was a mess well before the storm and it will be months -- several months -- before electricity is restored across the island.
Generators are now essential -- and essential to them is gasoline. Gas stations around San Juan do have some supply, but the demand is overwhelming.
Long lines of vehicles queue up at the pumps and men with red plastic gas cans wait for up to six hours, hoping to get a few precious gallons. Similar lines grow outside any open grocery store and anywhere that has ice.
It's hot. And it's humid. Temperature were set to rise to the low 90s on Tuesday. Showers are forecast later this week but they will barely make it any cooler.
From the air, you can see people walking along highways, reaching up, searching for a cellphone signal. Floods, storm debris and the ever-present lack of power mean a fleeting phone conversation may be their only link to the rest of the island for some time.
. . .
By Mallory Simon, Rachel Clarke, Jason Kravarik, Jennifer Rivera, Rafael Romo, Leyla Santiago, Monica Serrano, Brian Vitagliano and Bill Weir, CNN
Updated 9:43 PM ET, Tue September 26, 2017
Across Puerto Rico (CNN) Power is out. Food is short. There's not enough water to drink, let alone wash. A week after Hurricane Maria smashed Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, the situation is not much better. In many ways, it's getting worse.
Hospitals that should be saving people are instead unable to provide care.
At the Canovanas Medical Center, doctors face a lack of supplies. Dr. Norbert Seda said they were running out of fuel for the generator and had only two or three days of medicine and supplies left.
. . .
Most alarming are the SOS messages, she said, "the ones that say 'Can anyone hear me?' The ones that say 'I have no more food and I'm out in the street.'"
Cruz and her teams are out on the streets trying to find the neediest people. But in the mountains south of her city, help is less likely to come.
. . .
The main airport in San Juan is crippled, barely functioning. Those there are hoping to escape a crowded terminal with no air conditioning. On Tuesday, only 10 flights were scheduled.
Check-in desks were packed with people waiting in line, hoping for a flight off the island. Fans were running, but keeping no one cool. Hopeful travelers sat in chairs on line and others lay nearby, using their suitcases as pillows. A mother rocked a stroller back and forth to try to calm a child.
. . .
Until aid arrives, Garcia and his fellows in Aguas Buenas are reverting to an older way of life -- hacking coconuts to eat and collecting water from mountain streams. But that can only sustain so many for so long.
Twenty-first century help is needed for many, like Miguel Olivera, who rely on medication. And the situation can so easily get worse -- mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and Dengue fever are very real fears here.
A massive power tower that was toppled in Aguas Buenas will take a helicopter to restore. That's one very obvious problem. But Puerto Rico's power grid was a mess well before the storm and it will be months -- several months -- before electricity is restored across the island.
Generators are now essential -- and essential to them is gasoline. Gas stations around San Juan do have some supply, but the demand is overwhelming.
Long lines of vehicles queue up at the pumps and men with red plastic gas cans wait for up to six hours, hoping to get a few precious gallons. Similar lines grow outside any open grocery store and anywhere that has ice.
It's hot. And it's humid. Temperature were set to rise to the low 90s on Tuesday. Showers are forecast later this week but they will barely make it any cooler.
From the air, you can see people walking along highways, reaching up, searching for a cellphone signal. Floods, storm debris and the ever-present lack of power mean a fleeting phone conversation may be their only link to the rest of the island for some time.
. . .
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