People helping people.

'Redneck Air Force’ Reportedly Steps Up After FEMA’s Lackluster Response
to Helene'

<https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/redneck-air-force-reportedly-steps-femas-lackluster-response/>

'Turns out that even in the face of unmitigated disaster and tragedy,
good men can still step up — and with some humor in their hearts, as
well.

As the American southeast continues to grapple with the debilitating
aftermath of Hurricane Helene, many eyes have turned to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency to see how the government organization would
respond to this catastrophe.

Helene’s damage was a multi-state affair, starting in Florida and moving
up the east coast through Georgia and Tennessee, ending up in North
Carolina.

And it’s in the Tar Heel State that this story of good men with a sense
of humor originates.

Asheville, North Carolina, continues to grapple with the cataclysmic
fallout from Helene, with much of the city still looking like a ravaged
war zone, weeks after the devastating storm hit.

Compounding matters, the scrutinized FEMA appears too overwhelmed to
offer consistent, expedited assistance to the swathes of Americans who
need it.

Money and other issues appear to have hamstrung the government arm —
prompting everyday Americans to pick up the slack.

Which brings this story back to North Carolina, where a group described
by the New York Post as a “homegrown rescue and supply operation” is
doing what FEMA is apparently incapable of doing.

The operation is running out of a Harley-Davidson dealership and is
being overseen by people with some impressive military backgrounds.

Take retired Green Beret Adam Smith, for instance, who had a biting
two-word response when asked by the Post about FEMA.

“Who’s FEMA?” Smith responded.

A clearly unsatisfied Smith added, “This disaster has definitively
proven without a shadow of a doubt FEMA’s incompetence and
incapability.”

Smith and crew are reportedly using “a fleet of 35 helicopters that have
flown hundreds of rescue, reconnaissance and resupply sorties.” The
aircraft are privately owned.

The Post noted that FEMA arrived nearly a week after a storm that had
killed at least 232 people — with nearly half of that total coming from
North Carolina.

While these men are operating with deadly efficiency — as is warranted —
they’re also doing so with a smile on their faces, mostly due to the
nickname bestowed upon the group.

While referred to by some as the “Savage Freedoms Relief Operation,”
Smith and others enjoy a different name given to the outfit: the
“Redneck Air Force.”

Of course, the “Redneck Air Force” is hardly the only civilian-run
operation doing charitable work.

FEMA or no, the American spirit of camaraderie is alive and well, if men
like Biffle and Smith are anything to go by.'

On 10/8/2024 5:37 AM, John Smyth wrote:
> People helping people.
>
> 'Redneck Air Force’ Reportedly Steps Up After FEMA’s Lackluster Response
> to Helene'
>
> <https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/redneck-air-force-reportedly-steps-femas-lackluster-response/>
>
> 'Turns out that even in the face of unmitigated disaster and tragedy,
> good men can still step up — and with some humor in their hearts, as
> well.
>
> As the American southeast continues to grapple with the debilitating
> aftermath of Hurricane Helene, many eyes have turned to the Federal
> Emergency Management Agency to see how the government organization would
> respond to this catastrophe.
>
> Helene’s damage was a multi-state affair, starting in Florida and moving
> up the east coast through Georgia and Tennessee, ending up in North
> Carolina.
>
> And it’s in the Tar Heel State that this story of good men with a sense
> of humor originates.
>
> Asheville, North Carolina, continues to grapple with the cataclysmic
> fallout from Helene, with much of the city still looking like a ravaged
> war zone, weeks after the devastating storm hit.
>
>
> Compounding matters, the scrutinized FEMA appears too overwhelmed to
> offer consistent, expedited assistance to the swathes of Americans who
> need it.
>
> Money and other issues appear to have hamstrung the government arm —
> prompting everyday Americans to pick up the slack.
>
>
> Which brings this story back to North Carolina, where a group described
> by the New York Post as a “homegrown rescue and supply operation” is
> doing what FEMA is apparently incapable of doing.
>
> The operation is running out of a Harley-Davidson dealership and is
> being overseen by people with some impressive military backgrounds.
>
> Take retired Green Beret Adam Smith, for instance, who had a biting
> two-word response when asked by the Post about FEMA.
>
> “Who’s FEMA?” Smith responded.
>
> A clearly unsatisfied Smith added, “This disaster has definitively
> proven without a shadow of a doubt FEMA’s incompetence and
> incapability.”
>
> Smith and crew are reportedly using “a fleet of 35 helicopters that have
> flown hundreds of rescue, reconnaissance and resupply sorties.” The
> aircraft are privately owned.
>
> The Post noted that FEMA arrived nearly a week after a storm that had
> killed at least 232 people — with nearly half of that total coming from
> North Carolina.
>
>
>
> While these men are operating with deadly efficiency — as is warranted —
> they’re also doing so with a smile on their faces, mostly due to the
> nickname bestowed upon the group.
>
> While referred to by some as the “Savage Freedoms Relief Operation,”
> Smith and others enjoy a different name given to the outfit: the
> “Redneck Air Force.”
>
> Of course, the “Redneck Air Force” is hardly the only civilian-run
> operation doing charitable work.
>
>
> FEMA or no, the American spirit of camaraderie is alive and well, if men
> like Biffle and Smith are anything to go by.'

The Biden FEMA should be tarred, feathered, all retirement credits
revoked and summarily fired.

On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 12:44:25 -0700, michael horton <mikehorton@ucsb.edu> wrote:

>The Biden FEMA should be tarred, feathered, all retirement credits
>revoked and summarily fired.

Or maybe Mike Johnson and the Republicans should vote in the money FEMA needs to
do its job.

--
Although Trump is not among Project 2025'- 34 authors, more than half are appointees
and staff from his time as president; the words "Trump" and "Trump
Administration" appear 300 times in its pages. At least 140 former Trump
officials are involved in Project 2025, according to a CNN tally. It’s
reasonable to expect that a second Trump presidency would follow many of
the project’s recommendations.

Two more reasons to not vote for Trump in 28 days.

36) When none of the previous schemes worked, Trump and
his allies produced fake electoral votes cast by fake electors
in multiple swing states.

37) Trump tried to bully Vice President Pence into obstructing
the certification of the election.
"If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election."

Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> writes:

> On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 12:44:25 -0700, michael horton <mikehorton@ucsb.edu> wrote:
>
>>The Biden FEMA should be tarred, feathered, all retirement credits
>>revoked and summarily fired.
>
> Or maybe Mike Johnson and the Republicans should vote in the money FEMA needs to
> do its job.

Not if they're going to use DIE in deciding who gets aid.