Editor’s note: The poisonous lead pipes have still not been replaced in Flint, MI.
“Flint’s governor and officials need to be convicted of crimes against humanity.” – Charlene Carr
“I am ashamed as an American that my fellow citizens don’t have access to fresh, clean water. Unacceptable. —Linda Sarsour
“What happened to the water program Hillary promised before Michigan voted? I heard the mayor say the other day that there is STILL no water delivery system. —Anne Wilkerson Allen
“Some classmates and myself volunteered with this church on Saturday and we delivered a minimum of 2 cases [of water] per household.” – Lindsay Em
“What happened to Snyder’s lies of this being his top priority—of seeing that this is fixed as soon as possible and fixed right? Dirty Lying, SOB!!!” —Kathy Mayo
“[A judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit over Flint’s contaminated water, saying constitutional claims by residents don’t fit.] “This is why each person in Flint needs to sue for millions! You get 300,000 individual lawsuits going and every politician in the nation will be terrified it will happen to them next!” —Tesser
The next series of quotes are responses to Governor Snyder’s publicity stunt, after filling up jugs of water from a Flint home to take to his home, saying he will drink Flint tap water with a filter:
“LIAR!! No one can believe a word this SOB says!!” —Kathy Mayo
“I hope you choke to death on it!” —David McKinley
“Who believes this BS?” — Vivian Jackson
“So he took some of the water home, did he take a drink? How will anyone know that he’s drinking that poison? Big deal, he needs to take a big drink of the water without it being filtered!!! GO FLINT!!! — Ann Brietz
“Let’s see him make HIS grandkids drink it! He should resign as the public doesn’t buy this stunt!! AND he should be made to pay his OWN attorney fees not the people of Michigan! He’s worth over $200 million he can well afford it!!” —Sandra Carpenter
“Dammit! Wake up. I want his fricking swimming pool filled with what you’ll be faced with this summer. I’d like to see before and after pictures. I’d like to see him swimming in Flint water that was not filtered.” —Showey Howey
“Politicians have made their decisions that got us here. Now, it’s our time. The people with less income will make more of an impact and guide the discussion to make change for the better.” —Antonio Nelson
