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grumpyduck

(6,240 posts) Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:31 PM Sep 2018

Emergency alert system: why the president?

Okay, silly and naive question, and forget the politics. Why would this message have to come from the president? Why not just from the emergency management agency itself?

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Emergency alert system: why the president? (Original Post) grumpyduck Sep 2018 OP

So he can do a Orson Wells. Iliyah Sep 2018 #1

Aliens have crossed our southern border and are beginning to take our jobs ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #13

It doesn't have to be from him, it's send under his authority Lee-Lee Sep 2018 #2

Because more people know who the President is than the head of FEMA. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2018 #3

Isn't this why we have an Emergency Broadcast System to begin with? Totally Tunsie Sep 2018 #4

Its outdated DetroitLegalBeagle Sep 2018 #8

Thank you grumpyduck Sep 2018 #11

I thought the same. How about FEMA? California_Republic Sep 2018 #5

Okay, I get it. grumpyduck Sep 2018 #6

When President obama signed it, he had no idea an idiot would sit in the White House democratic friend Sep 2018 #7

Because he wants THIS Adrahil Sep 2018 #9

Good question. Thought we had a national emergency broadcast group. sinkingfeeling Sep 2018 #10

Apparently, it's outdated. Dave Starsky Sep 2018 #14

Change the news cycle with a mass text. sarcasmo Sep 2018 #12

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. So he can do a Orson Wells.

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:31 PM

Sep 2018

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

13. Aliens have crossed our southern border and are beginning to take our jobs

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:59 PM

Sep 2018

Oh no! Now these brown aliens are taking our white women!

This is not far fetched. And that is scary.

Lee-Lee

(6,324 posts)

2. It doesn't have to be from him, it's send under his authority

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:33 PM

Sep 2018

And that can be delegated to other down the chain of command if needed.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. Because more people know who the President is than the head of FEMA. n/t

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Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:33 PM

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Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)

4. Isn't this why we have an Emergency Broadcast System to begin with?

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Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:35 PM

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DetroitLegalBeagle

(1,923 posts)

8. Its outdated

Reply to Totally Tunsie (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:48 PM

Sep 2018

Not everyone listens to the radio or watches network TV anymore. Particularly among the younger generations who primarily stream music and TV from apps like iTunes or pandora, or Netflix and hulu. Most everyone now has a cellphone on them these days though.

grumpyduck

(6,240 posts)

11. Thank you

Reply to DetroitLegalBeagle (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:56 PM

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California_Republic

(1,826 posts)

5. I thought the same. How about FEMA?

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Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:35 PM

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grumpyduck

(6,240 posts)

6. Okay, I get it.

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:39 PM

Sep 2018

"From the President" would get a more immediate response than "From FEMA."

democratic friend

(137 posts)

7. When President obama signed it, he had no idea an idiot would sit in the White House

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Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:43 PM

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Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

9. Because he wants THIS

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Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:49 PM

Sep 2018

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)

10. Good question. Thought we had a national emergency broadcast group.

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:50 PM

Sep 2018

Don't they run those annoying TV tests?

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)

14. Apparently, it's outdated.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #10)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:59 PM

Sep 2018

I still don't know why it has to come from the President. I have a weather radio that sounds an alert when a tornado is on its way, and those warnings don't come from the White House.

sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

12. Change the news cycle with a mass text.

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:58 PM

Sep 2018

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