Gov. Snyder reneges on promise to release Flint water emails this morning

[cutroot]

http://motorcitymuckraker.com/2016/01/20/gov-snyder-reneges-on-promise-to-release-flint-water-emails-this-morning/

[TygrBright]

1. Quelle surprise... not. n/t

[questionseverything]

6. the question is why is he being given a choice

the fbi should be all over his communications ,the emergency manager should already be indicted and the fbi should be looking up the chain

if willfully poisoning an entire city is not illegal, i honestly do not know what is

[malthaussen]

9. Yeah, I don't see how a governor could float a "national security" excuse...

... for example. There is no reasonable justification for the papers of a state government to be privileged. Of course, the operative word there is "reasonable." Which never seems to matter much in politics.

-- Mal

[Wellstone ruled]

2. And the other excuse is

we do not comment on pending litigation.

[hollysmom]

3. he has to delete the bad one first

[lob1]

4. He also called out the National Guard...all 7 of them

that live in Flint. 7 guys handing out water to 100,000 people. That's the kind of commitment this country needs!

[notadmblnd]

5. I thought HRC was on the case and had it solved during the debate

That's what people were saying here.

[valerief]

7. She's no Cher. nt

[notadmblnd]

8. I know. However, the mayors head was turned by her none the less.

Who knows, maybe HRC will call the Governor and tell him to "cut it out." That oughta settle it once and for all. Ya think?

[malthaussen]

10. That's right, I believe I saw something like that...

... and that the only reason the governor asked for Federal help was because Mrs Clinton called him on the carpet.

-- Mal

[questionseverything]

11. rachel deserves all the credit for getting flint in the spotlight

hope she picks up on the west coast disaster soon

[angrychair]

12. She already did

She has reported on the blown well at least twice that I know of...I think she assumed it was being worked on so it fell off her radar and then Flint came on it...now that there is movement and attention there, she may go back to the issue....

[angrychair]

13. That has eaten at me since the debate

Its all good and well to use the issue as a media prop and give it lip service to squeeze out some extra votes but I was a little anger as most know that is all it was, to bad that mayor and the people of Flint don't know it. I am sure They would like a little more attention and more than 7 national guard to hand out water.

[notadmblnd]

15. it bothered me too. Especially when people here lauded her for solving the problem

THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED FOLKS! HILLARY DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE CRISIS!

Pardon me for yelling but I have family that live in Flint. A sister to be specific. She has small grandchildren who have stayed with her for weeks at a time. Those children have partaken in the poisoned water the Governor and his cronies served up. One is already displaying behavioral and learning problems and was recently put on Ritalin. The other is too small to know yet if he will display learning or behavioral problems. Only time will tell.

HRC was a late coming to the table and has only provided some lip service to the mayor of Flint who's head is apparently easily turned by celebrity. The people of Flint still have poisoned water running from their faucets and the city of Flint is still charging the residents for that poison. So no, the problem is not solved. What? They're getting bottled water you say? Do you know how many freaking bottles it takes to fill a bathtub? That's right- they still have to bathe in the shit. And HRC and her supporters has the gall to say she's solved the fucking problem?

She is definitely not the one who motivated the snake of a Republican Governor we have to finally do something. It was people like Rachael Maddow, Drs, Michael Moore and Jessie Jackson who put pressure on the governor to finally request assistance from the Federal government.

I resent the hell out of HRC taking credit for anything that has anything to do with Flint and I'm really pissed that people here give her credit for solving a situation that is going to take more than calling for Rick Snyder to ask for help.

I'm shaking my damn head at what some people here will defend.

I'm sorry, this post was not meant for you specifically Angrychair. It was meant for those who would come here and praise this woman for doing nothing.

[smirkymonkey]

17. What a dedicated public servant!

[lame54]

14. The republican candidates will be all over this E-Mail scandal...

Oh wait...

Never mind

[n2doc]

16. If you want to see what he 'released'

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027548790