What Obama Is Doing About Hurricane Isaac

[berni_mccoy]

This isn't getting much press coverage, but yesterday the President took action on Isaac after a Presidential Briefing on the coming storm:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/08/26/readout-president-obama-s-briefing-tropical-storm-isaac-and-call-florida

Keep in mind, this was *yesterday*.

Today, President Obama received a briefing on preparations underway for Tropical Storm Isaac, which could become a hurricane as early as today. The FEMA Administrator, Craig Fugate, and National Hurricane Center Director, Dr. Rick Knabb, briefed the President on the projected track and timing of the storm as well as steps being taken by the Administration to support potentially impacted states. During the briefing, the President directed Administrator Fugate to make sure FEMA continues to coordinate closely with state and local officials in potentially impacted states and address the needs of local communities as the storm approaches. FEMA has already deployed teams to Florida and Louisiana ahead of the storm to support state and local preparations, and is in close communication with Alabama and Mississippi and other southeastern states that could be impacted. NOAA’s National Hurricane Center has issued a Hurricane Warning for portions of Florida, and a Hurricane Watch has been issued for coastal areas of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Following the briefing, the President spoke with Florida Governor Rick Scott to make clear that the Administration, through FEMA, would continue to make resources available as necessary to support the state as the Governor’s team prepares for and responds to the storm. The President told the Governor the people of Florida are in his thoughts during this time. The President also told the governor to let him know if there are any unmet needs or additional resources the Administration could provide, including in support of efforts to ensure the safety of those visiting the state for the Republican National Convention.

That is how it is done my friends. That is how it is done.

[steve2470]

1. k&r nt

[Generic Other]

2. Not going to be caught flatfooted like that moran Bush

No matter what scenario I envision for the next few days, celebratory GOP teabaggers with balloons and signs seem vulgar and out of order. But they are cluless. They will just put on more hairspray and dance in the wind! I am glad the real government is back in adult hands for the moment.

[berni_mccoy]

4. Well said.

[regnaD kciN]

3. One thing I predict he WON'T do...

...will be to go to California and play guitar the day after.

[pepperbear]

5. wow.....no guitar playing

no cake eating



and Hilary is more than likely not going shoe shopping.

[fascisthunter]

13. nor any serving cake to rub it in....

[IdaBriggs]

6. I remember (back in the olden days of Katrina)

when I went for my American Red Cross Disaster Training before being deployed to assist with Hurricane Katrina. The videos were all from the Clinton administration, and there was a section about the different types of disasters - the ones you can't predict, like earthquakes, and forest fires - and the ones you had time to prepare for - like hurricanes.

Hand to God. Hurricanes are apparently "predictable" and disaster agencies have "time" to prepare for them.

There were over a hundred of us in the room, and I wasn't the only one who publicly winced at the obvious.

It is good to have grown-ups back in charge.

Thank you, President Obama!

[berni_mccoy]

9. Indeed!

[Ineeda]

7. I don't think Scott would ask for help

even if thousands depended on it. He would want to spin disaster into being the president's fault. He might ask for help after though, and then take the credit.

In any case, looks like Isaac won't be much of an issue for Florida. I wonder what Jindal will do. He's another Obama-hater.

[berni_mccoy]

8. I don't think Obama is going to wait for them to ask.

[George II]

12. As Matthews would say....

about Bobby Jism, "oh God"

[RB TexLa]

10. It's going to hit Louisiana, he's not going to do anything

[George II]

11. Fugate (AND Obama!) ARE doin' a heck of a job!!!

Yes, that is how it's done.

[IDemo]

14. And Michelle won't be making announcements about not troubling her beautiful mind

over the plight of "those" people.

[jenmito]

15. He needs a FEMA spokesman out there tomorrow to inform the people about all

they're doing. Maybe Obama should be standing next to him.