Re: Flint Michigan: Once again Obama and taxpayers have to step in

[jpak]

to fix a racist anti-democracy anti-American Big-GOP-Govt clusterfuck.

I sincerely hope that Obama makes a trip to Flint to call out Snyder and the GOP.

and hands them a bill to pay.

Yup

[Siwsan]

1. Flint is starting to look and sound like a remake of 'Les Miserables'

Michael Moore is in town, and he organized a big protest group in front of city hall, tonight. I definitely get the feeling that the anti-Snyder protests are going to be ramping up in size and fervor.

I don't think Snyder will be coming back up to Flint, any time soon. Heck, he had to sneak in, unannounced, the last time.

If President Obama does come to Flint, this town will erupt with gratitude.

[HereSince1628]

2. Adults always step in when the kids table seriously screws-up.

There's a lot of innocent people being harmed this time.

[awake]

3. Once the feds fix this the EPA needs to sue the Governor of Mich. for the costs

need to get rid of the toxins which his action caused to be released into Flints water supply & the Attorney General should charge all in responsible with poisoning over 100 thousand people.

[elfin]

4. Grew up in Flint in the glory years

New cars every year, great urban schools, great labor strength despite plenty of nasty confrontations, but not enough diversification to weather the auto meltdown along with suppliers such as Delco.

Left forever after high school and now weep and rage from afar.

[GreenEyedLefty]

5. My hometown...

My parents live in the area, my brother and lots of other family live in the city.

This is a cluster and it's going to cost billions to make right.

[mike dub]

6. Read a thorough article about this tragedy in the NYTimes this morning and I noticed...

...just how quickly repub gov. Snyder ran to President Obama and all of us U.S.taxpayers for help, once the MSM actually really started hammering him for it. Almost like pulling a Brownback: rethug gov wants to cut costs to the bone (change Flint water supply from pulling out the Detroit water system to pulling from the Flint River, to save money), and then immediately cries home to momma (federal govt) when his idiotic idea is a total disaster. And the institutional racism and the lower income cityism is some of the worst I've read about, at least right recently, as well.

[Takket]

7. all this over 19 million

19 million is what they saved by using the flint river instead of staying on detroit water until their new plant is built.

this is what the GOP don't understand about cutting every corner and "living within your means". that might work to run your household, but you can't run a government that way.

[ljm2002]

8. Oh they understand it all right...

...it's just that when it comes to poor black or brown people, they just don't give a shit.