Total lie. Complete and utter falsehood.
Declaration provides federal aid. In a May 4 release, the White House stated that Obama "declared a major disaster exists in the State of Tennessee and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area" affected by the April 30 storms. The statement said that aid includes "grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster." [Whitehouse.gov,
5/4/10]4
Fox News.com: Tennessee governor said he has "never seen this kind of response." Hannity's own network reported that Gov. Phil Bredesen stated: "I've never seen this kind of response ... and we've had our share of tornadoes and so forth." Bredesen reportedly further stated, "FEMA and the White House could not have been more helpful in this thing." Fox also reported that Obama spoke with Bredesen on Monday before the disaster declaration and that FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate has been to the state twice since the weekend's storms. [FoxNews.com,
5/6/10]
http://mediamatters.org/research/2010/05/06/hannity-falsely-suggests-obama-has-ignored-tenn/164346
