Not only that, but....

Red Cross and FEMA are only providing financial relief to "approved" shelters.  In other words if some of the families are being sheltered by faith-based organizations or individual families referred to by faith-based organizations, the victims only get financial help if these organizations are authorized by FEMA.  The authorization process could take up to 60 days.   That means the churches or the families who opened their homes will have to foot the bill with no federal financial assistance to anyone not approved.

Senator Vitter was saying yesterday on TV that FEMA is just taking the homeless from the federally-sponsored shelters and dropping them off at the doors of the churches.  He said that yesterday on MSNBC they dropped off 15 or more special needs victims at churches who needed 24-hour medical care, but yet provided them with nothing because the churches they dropped them off at were not "authorized" to receive FEMA financial assistance.  No medications, no nursing help, not even beds.  Some of them were sleeping on the floor.

• FEMA will give $2000 to each displaced family IF - Preposterous!
  • So how to you suggest they do it then? - sm
  • Well, how are they supposed to get the - debit cards to them if
    • not accepting donations? - ae
      • Two first hand accounts..that's where - so many Bush bashers here
        • Figure out a way to stop a freakin' category 5 hurricane? - I agree...Any excuse to blame Bush. Sad!
    • What about handing them out. Or would it - Preposterous!
      • Do you not want to make sure that YOUR money given to charity is going to the right person and - being used in the proper manner? I bet so. nm
        • 2,000 debit card - hh
          • the first of many, I'm sure - cynic
        • who are we to monitor what they do with their money? - ae
          • Who are we? - Dano
            • they deserve the 2,000 from govt - hh
              • Deserve it? - Dano
              • Excuse me..these people were not displaced - due to a major screw up..
      • Just pause to think about the logistics... - just hand them out???
  • Not only that, but.... - sm
    • Restructioning cannot happen over night. - don't get it
      • You have to take into consideration that a lot of - SM
      • This isn't about then, it's about now and also about what you said in your post. - sm

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