to have bad weather events back to back around the nation.

Oh thats right Hattiesburg is in the south. I truly feel for their loss and wish all victims form Mississippi to Main the best and I hope we can care for all with out regard as to where they live or voted for. Gods speed and good luck to all in harms way.

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It seems that they did all vote yes.

That is good hear.

Cochran & Wicker

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00004

I hope for the best for the folks there...

The people here in Hattiesburg are hurting badly, and, aside from the fact that Hattiesburg is one of the most liberal parts of Mississippi, it's really hateful of you to try to turn the pain here into a political point. I see human devastation and I see people caring for their neighbor. I have a friend who now has people from his entire neighborhood taking refuge in his home because his house, despite lots of damage, is the only one that wasn't totally destroyed. I had friends in buildings at the University of Southern Miss who were there when the roof collapsed...

AND YOUR CONCERN IS POLITICS. How dare you. How disgusting of you!

I do not want to see any one suffer more because of how their Senator or Congressman voted on help for Sandy victims. We should help out all Americans and remind them that Obama supports All wile their Republican Rep may not.

Because we are better than those congresspeople who voted to deny aid.

Sandy aid? People are in need and this is your response?

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00004

elleng, I did NOT alert on your post as you clarified in reply what you meant.

congress-people, who had BETTER recognize the consequences of their actions, by PUBLICLY recognizing their hypocricy, and asking forgiveness, SERIOUSLY.

I take back my post, if I'm incorrect.

They did vote for aid.

I would care either way though.

He's a despicable piece of shit, but he did urge the other 66 Repukes who initially voted against Sandy relief to change their votes.
I wish I thought we could defeat him in the next election. I live in his district, about 30 miles south of Hattiesburg.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/palazzo-urges-sandy-relief-opponents-to-reverse-their

I have friends who were the University of Southern Miss when the roof collapsed. I have friends who are letting neighbors take refuge in their house now because their homes were destroyed. I have friends who lost their homes today who went to the Northeast to help after Sandy.

How DARE you use this to make a political point. You are worse than Steven Palazzo.

and clearly haven't followed this thread closely enough to learn that I posted: 'Post # 4 says they did not;
I take back my post, if I'm incorrect,' I'd say that you're an a**hole.

Very sorry for your friends, and all the innocents in Mississippi and the NE, who suffer.

Shame on you.

In case this goes to jury, the post I am replying to is "deny all aid to MS folks due to the idiot Rethuglican Senators from MS denying Sandy aid...sorry but payback's a bitch"?

Did you look at this link where it says they voted FOR it?
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00004

I can only agree with your response.

And I too had a very hard time, not saying what I wanted to say.

I realized I was wrong, and I'm a man to admit it.

Sorry it took me until this morning to check on the post.

and that is your response?

but sometimes you need to take such an event like this to get your point across. And there maybe Liberals in Hattiesburg but this is the State that only gave President Obama 10 percent of the white vote. So you can figure out where the rest of his vote came from and where Palazzo's votes came from.

So Palazzo's Party does not believe in Big Government especially the Federal Government. I imagine some of your neighbors also receive Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and possibily unemployment or food stamp assistance. I consider none of it wasteful spending and all have a good purpose. I think the point they are trying to make is it becomes important when disastor hits you but not as important when others are affected. That is why those representatives need to go. The only wasteful spending has been for yatchs, and limousines. The spending we are for affects you. That is the point they are trying to make to their fellow citizens in the South. It has nothing to do with Socialism, Liberalism, Conservatism or Communism, moreso than Americans helping each other as a community in time of need. The Republican party makes it a dirty word. It is not so dirty when it affects your family, friends or neighbors though. They are not lazy, moochers or takers at all. They are just surviving the best way they can. It doesn't matter what color or religion you are either. The money is not more important than a human life.

So I say, go ahead and get this community whatever federal aid they request.

per CNN

I am flinching because we are east of Hattisburg and what hits them, hits us.
and there are some spots on the radar that look ugly now.

are fine, upstanding, responsible sorts and not freeloaders or moochers, so they won't be asking for any federal aid, right?

Whatever else they are, most of the time they realize the damage storms can inflict.

They're human beings, right?

So, I guess with you politics transcends human suffering. Right?

who call non-southerners who need federal disaster aid "moochers".

I happen to think that all natural disasters warrant federal aid, regardless of whether or not one is a member of the correct political party. I was pointing out RW hypocrisy. But I'm pretty sure you knew that.

The mayor of Hattisburg is a Dem.
And in fact, is the first African American major party nominee for governor in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era.

In the 2008 election, 555,000 people voted for Pres. Obama. Over half a million people.
Which of those are you supporitng no aid for????

I did not say anyone should be denied aid. I was mocking the VERY hypocritical southern RW politicians who gleefully deny disaster aid to the NE blue states while expecting it for their own.

Take your outrage someplace else.

Mocking. There will be time for that later, but not right after. That is the time to say things like "I hope everyone is ok" or even "that is bad". It is a matter of timing to dump on those just traumatized.

Growing up in midwest tornado flatlands, I hate tornadoes.

Tenn. had 22 tornadoes last week,second highest in a day.

And hit in Feb and early March..
Something to do with increase in temps, warmer air.
you know, that climate change that *some* peope say is not happening.
And, the hurricane season is supposed to end in Nov., but big storms are rolling off the african Cape later in the year.

I really hope there's no significant casualties.

n/t

Cell lines are down apparently, but I reached a friend via landline and left a message. The AP article makes it sound like there were only a few injuries thankfully.

The twister looked really scary though.

so he e-mailed back and he says he was really scared and didn't make it to the big house in time but he's fine, hasn't heard from a couple of other friends there tho. Says he doesn't know how long power will be out so he's saving his cell batteries..

and likewise to all in Hattiesburg. I haven't heard much else except that there's a tree down in his yard. Phones are working but you have to keep trying to get past the circuits busy signal. Funny thing is I was planning a visit this very week but had to cancel due to work..

from a local TV station, which is one of the things I like best about the internets.

In the early '80s by sister lived in Hattiesburg, and I visited her probably five or six times in two years. While I don't recall a lot of specifics about the city, I do recall (as I recall from everywhere I've ever been) that people were generally nice and friendly. And I'm pretty obviously NOT a Southerner.

We are one big wonderful country, with fifty wonderful states. While there are some I'd prefer never to live in, others would truly hate the ones I like. Also, the geography of this continent is why we have tornoadoes. Most Europeans had never experienced them. Meanwhile, we are all Americans. We should be willing, indeed happy, to help each other out.

I cannot believe that anyone here would suggest that we not do what is needed to help out the good people of Hattiesburg. It has nothing to do with how their representatives may have voted. It has to do with human kindness and compassion.