President Obama is On The Job re: Hurricane Sandy (This is how you do it!)

[Kadie]

Last edited Mon Oct 29, 2012, 10:31 PM - Edit history (1)

President Barack Obama receives an update on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy during a conference call with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Dr. Rick Knabb, Director of the National Hurricane Center, and John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, in the Oval Office, Oct. 26, 2012. Alyssa Mastromonaco, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, and Richard Reed, Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, are seated at right. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)




U.S. President Barack Obama (C) asks a question during a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) briefing about Hurricane Sandy, as it threatens the East Coast, at FEMA headquarters in Washington



President Obama Discusses Hurricane Sandy

“At this stage, everybody is confident that the staging process, the prepositioning of resources, commodities, equipment that are going to be needed to respond to this storm are in place,” the President said. “But as Craig [Fugate] has emphasized, this hasn't hit landfall yet, so we don't yet know where it's going to hit, where we're going to see the biggest impacts. And that's exactly why it's so important for us to respond big and respond fast as local information starts coming in.”


President Barack Obama receives an update on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy at the National Response Coordination Center at FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, right, and Richard Serino, FEMA Deputy Administrator, are seated next to the President. October 28, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)


President Barack Obama talks to staff in the command center at FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., after receiving an update on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy. October 28, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/10/28/president-obama-discusses-hurricane-sandy



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After canceling his appearance at a morning campaign rally in Orlando, Fla., President Barack Obama walks into the White House in a driving rain after returning to Washington to monitor preparations (for Hurricane Sandy)



President Obama Urges Caution for Those in the Path of Hurricane Sandy

“Obviously, everybody is aware at this point that this is going to be a big and powerful storm,” the President said. “And all across the Eastern seaboard, I think everybody is taking the appropriate preparations."

He also urged residents in the path of Hurricane Sandy to heed warnings from local officials.

“The most important message that I have for the public right now is, please listen to what your state and local officials are saying,” he said from the White House Briefing Room. “When they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. Do not delay. Don’t pause; don’t question the instructions that are being given, because this is a serious storm and it could potentially have fatal consequence if people haven’t acted quickly."



http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/10/29/president-obama-urges-caution-those-path-hurricane-sandy



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President Obama just sent this message:

October 29, 2012

This is a serious storm, but we are going to do what it takes to keep people safe and secure, and make sure the communities affected get the assistance they need. FEMA is working with state and local governments to respond effectively. We all owe a debt of thanks to the first responders who will be dealing with the immediate impact of the storm.

If you live in the storm's path, please listen to state and local authorities about where and how to take shelter and stay safe—and encourage your friends and family to do the same. If you are asked to evacuate, please take that seriously.

For more information on how to prepare for this storm, visit Ready.gov.

And if you'd like to find out how to support relief efforts where they're needed most, please visit the Red Cross or your local relief organization.

Michelle and I are keeping everyone in the affected areas in our thoughts and prayers. Be safe.

Barack




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President Barack Obama receives an update on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy, in the Situation Room of the White House, Oct. 29 2012. Participating via teleconference, clockwise from top left, are: Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano; FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate; Rick Knabb, Director of the National Hurricane Center; Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood; and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. Pictured, from left, are: Clark Stevens, Assistant Press Secretary; Emmett Beliveau, Director of the Office of the Chief of Staff; John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; Richard Reed, Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security; Chuck Donnell, Senior Director for Resilience; Asha Tribble, Senior Director for Response; Chief of Staff Jack Lew; Alyssa Mastromonaco, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations; Press Secretary Jay Carney; and David Agnew, Director for Intergovernmental Affairs. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama talks with Richard Reed, Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, left, and John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, about the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy, in the Oval Office, Oct. 29 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

[Blue Owl]

1. Thank you Mr. President

What you are doing is most RIGHT and MORAL.

[madokie]

2. It would be a high all in itself to be working directly for this man

[Kadie]

9. I agree with you.

It would be an honor.

[madokie]

14. It truly would be

an honor. I love our President and VP. I say love as no other word I know fits how I feel about them. This President and Vice is the closest that we'll come to having an average joe or jane in the white house, ever.

They could be like most of the rest of the pols and brush us off but they chose to not do that. for that I have the utmost respect for them

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. What, no private guitar concerts?

What kind of President does he think he is?

[Kadie]

6. .

Whenever I think of that I get so angry!!!




I still can not believe how * handled Katrina. You know you are doing bad when even fox news is asking wtf?

[gademocrat7]

4. K&R

Compassionate, intelligent, the adult in The White House. Thank you, Mr. President.

[WI_DEM]

5. This is how Bush did it...

apparently he watched the Weather Channel:

[smokey nj]

7. Was that before or after he joined John McCain for birthday cake?

[Kadie]

8. Doesn't even look like he is paying attention to the tv.

Looks like he is concentrating on something in his hands.

[spanone]

10. commander-in-chief

[flamingdem]

11. Can you imagine if that was Mitt Romney in those pictures?

He would be a terrifying President

[Kadie]

12. I can't see him going to that much effort.

[Faith9326]

13. Oh gosh

He'd probably be sitting there with his annoying raised eyebrows.