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Anyone from Flint ?

Lila Belle — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 03:53:55 GMT

How are you coping ?

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Venezia — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 03:59:03 GMT

I feel so sorry for those people. How could their government officials do that to them? And how much money did they save (as that was their reasoning) - now that they're having to buy bottled water, testing kits, pay for medical exams???

Playing with people's lives and health - what next?

Re: Anyone from Flint ?

Snowpuppy — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:35:45 GMT

I live Up North but used to live & work in Detroit.

Water issues are nothing new, it's been 2 years like this. Everyone knew and nobody did a thing. Not the state, not the governor, not the city until news cameras made it headlines.

When you're poor, nobody's lives matter. Even the Right Rev Jesse came today and didn't get much press.

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insomniac — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:55:05 GMT

I live about 45 minutes from Flint. This water crisis is horrendous, and has been going on for a very long time. We have a dreadful governor.

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ballyk — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 05:03:48 GMT

The state isn't paying for he bottled water it's being donated and flint residents are still getting water bills. The local media ignored it until they were forced to acknowledge.

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milkbone — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 06:47:40 GMT

Many years ago I lived in Ohio..

Years back, I read where Lake Erie caught fire :-(

Remember along time ago the stories of "acid rain" :-(

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terrier3 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 10:49:59 GMT

@ballyk wrote:
The state isn't paying for he bottled water it's being donated and flint residents are still getting water bills. The local media ignored it until they were forced to acknowledge.

Rachel Maddow has been talking about this for a LONG time - and about leadership in MI way before even the Flint situation was discovered.

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ID2 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:02:56 GMT

I live about 200 miles from Flint. Pass through it every time we go visit our kids in the burbs of Detroit.

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10sluvr — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:51:38 GMT

this crisis has been years, in the making. Flint officials didn't stand up for the city and need to shoulder some blame for this. Snyder should have done better. there were scientists that told officials what was happening, but no one listened. shame on ALL, involved.

jesse jackson, michael moore and others, should just stay home and let MI and flint, fix this. jackson just wants camara time and isn't helping.

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butterfly123 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:00:55 GMT

This water issues seem to be across the U.S. and I agree that something needs to be done ASAP. Who can you trust anymore for the truth about your water being safe?

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CrazyDaisy — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:01:47 GMT

@milkbone wrote:
Many years ago I lived in Ohio..
Years back, I read where Lake Erie caught fire :-(

Remember along time ago the stories of "acid rain" :-(

It was actually the Cuyahoga River in 1969, almost 47 years ago. Really not relevant to the situation now in Flint, MI.

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MomCat — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:08:00 GMT

Yes Virginia, it matters who you put in charge. This is also why you haven't seen coverage of it in the past. I always feel sorry for people having to learn the hard way.

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Lila Belle — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:57:50 GMT

Those poor children !

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goldensrbest — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:03:28 GMT

It is just shameful, that they did this,things like this always happen to the poor, would not happen in wealthy areas, just so awful.

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missy1 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:25:29 GMT

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cher-donates-thousands-bottles-water-aid-flint-crisis-n498226

Re: Anyone from Flint ?

Venezia — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:56:52 GMT

@ballyk wrote:
The state isn't paying for he bottled water it's being donated and flint residents are still getting water bills. The local media ignored it until they were forced to acknowledge.

WHAT???!!! That's one bill I would not pay! Pay to get lead poisoning? Shame, shame, shame on everyone involved who created this disaster and then made it worse by covering it up.

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SahmIam — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:32:47 GMT

The poor, the elderly and the very young mean NOTHING to our country unless you can make money off of them.

That's the BOTTOM LINE on many levels.

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terrier3 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:51:22 GMT

@10sluvr wrote:
this crisis has been years, in the making. Flint officials didn't stand up for the city and need to shoulder some blame for this. Snyder should have done better. there were scientists that told officials what was happening, but no one listened. shame on ALL, involved.

jesse jackson, michael moore and others, should just stay home and let MI and flint, fix this. jackson just wants camara time and isn't helping.

Isn't Michael Moore originally from Flint himself?

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terrier3 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:53:41 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
It is just shameful, that they did this,things like this always happen to the poor, would not happen in wealthy areas, just so awful.

People in Flint didn't vote for the current leader (and never would!) - so I think he could care less what happened to them.

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msmack — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:59:33 GMT

If MI was going to fix this they would have already. 2 years with unsafe drinking water is unacceptable. if this were your family ,you would welcome anyone that came to help.

This decision was made because the people were poor. I bet the mayor and govenor were not letting their familes use this water.