Storms, stars and ignorance

Sandy has really changed the focus of the 2012 Presidential Election and that's the way is should be when so many people are suffering.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/us/federal-aid-authorized-for-storm-victims-in-new-york-and-new-jersey.html?_r=0

I've read a few posts on Facebook and heard a few comments from the right side of the aisle.  Rumor has been floating from the right (very wrong) side claiming that Obama hasn't done right by the victims of Sandy.

It's obviously a political move to make people think that Obama is acting like Bush did in New Orleans.

NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.

Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of NYC, has endorsed Obama within the last few days.  Chris Christie, the gov of New Jersey, has said that Obama has been extremely involved in making sure the funds will be available.

MONEY is the key to helping rebuild the area and Federal funding is already being directed toward the devastated areas.

Last night on NBC a group of musicians and Jon Stewart and Jimmy Fallon reached out and asked for $10 from everybody.  The stars should have let us know what they were donating so that our $10 would seem trivial.  Their plea for help was simply to get people feeling good about doing something to help.

EACH ONE OF THOSE WORLD CLASS, AND VERY RICH MUSICIANS, COULD DONATE A MILLION DOLLARS EACH....AND PROBABLY DID....BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE NUMBERS. 

IF ONE MILLION PEOPLE SENT $10 EACH THEN THAT'S 10 MILLION DOLLARS GOING TO THE RED CROSS.

10 MILLION PEOPLE=$100,000,000

The numbers I hear regarding damage adds up to $50 BILLION.

Total cost of this years presidential election....$6 BILLION.

BOTH PARTIES SHOULD BE ASHAMED AT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING SPENT BUT THEN AGAIN WHAT PRICE CAN BE PUT ON SUPREME COURT SLOTS?

Four of the judges are in their 70's so the next president could get a big head's up regarding the future of America.

I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE WAS FOR SUPREME COURT NOMINATIONS.  IT'S A CRAP SHOOT BUT EACH PARTY WANTS TO BE IN CONTROL WHEN THE SUPREME DUCKS START FALLING IN THE FEDERAL POND OF LAWS.

THE COURT'S RULING LAST YEAR THAT ALLOWED UNLIMITED CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS HAS CHANGED THE PLAYING FIELD INTO A SUPER PAC HELL.

I think the current election atmosphere helped generate an additional level of chaos to Sandy's natural demeanor and although I can't prove, it I'm sure I'm right.

JUST LIKE THE CANDIDATES SEEM SO CONVINCED ABOUT THEIR POSITIONS.

TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY LEAD TO JOB GROWTH MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST CROOK OF SHIT I'VE EVER HEARD.

TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY LEAD TO MORE WEALTH.   PERIOD!

And by the way....how come neither party during the election talks about huge corporations not paying taxes? 

GE PAID NO FEDERAL INCOME TAX IN 2011

NONE!

Both sides are in the pockets of huge corporations but one side seems to own most of those corporations so I'm going with the other side who just wants to give food, money and services to poor people and hungry children.

I read the other day that 90 million eligible voters won't vote.

SANDY has nothing to do with apathy and ignorance......and the fact that 90 million people won't vote is a much bigger problem than anything Sandy blew our way.

Michael Timothy McAlevey