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jpak

(41,758 posts) Fri Feb 5, 2016, 02:39 PM Feb 2016

Michigan GOP Whitewashes Rick Snyder's Role In Flint Water Crisis

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/flint-water-rick-snyder-gop_us_56b4cda7e4b01d80b245fb36

The Michigan Republican party would like you to know that Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has been busy trying to heal the city of Flint while the malevolent Obama administration has only stood in the way.

That's the message of an infographic the state party started putting out on social media on Thursday. The light blue water droplets on the left represent actions Snyder has taken since October, when his administration admitted its own mistakes created a crisis in Flint, a city whose 100,000 residents still can't drink the water because of high lead levels. The dark blue droplets supposedly show unhelpful actions taken by the Obama administration, such as the refusal to declare a federal disaster area in the state (it declared an emergency instead).

Though Snyder and Michigan Republicans have approved tens of millions of dollars in assistance for Flint residents, The Huffington Post asked the Michigan GOP if the infographic might be more complete with a drop on the left side for "caused the crisis" and maybe another for "ignored repeated warnings."

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has repeatedly admitted -- most recently on Wednesday -- that it should have made sure Flint's water was treated to prevent it from leaching lead from the city's pipes. Lead is a deadly neurotoxin that can cause permanent brain damage in children. The agency's director resigned in December.

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