"This area was completely devastated," one Hurricane Helene victim in Western North Carolina shared, describing the extent of the flooding during the storm. "You can see, I mean, the river's quite far away, but the water came all the way up here. Everything inside has to come out."
In the wake of the disaster, O’Keefe Media Group traveled to North Carolina to investigate the government's failure to provide timely assistance, despite promises of aid. “They [FEMA] haven't helped me yet," Swannanoa, North Carolina resident Daily Dow said. Many residents who have lost everything are left to fend for themselves while FEMA's support remains absent. Dow added, "FEMA has helped me with a hotel. They paid for my hotel," sharing she has one more day at the hotel before she and her children will move into "a tent with a stove, a wood stove in it."
"It's been two months, and I can’t wait in the cold anymore," Dow said, emphasizing the growing despair. Despite FEMA’s promises of up to $47,000 for rebuilding, their inaction has left Dow feeling abandoned: "I'm eligible to get up to $47,000 to replace my house. But they haven't come through."
Rick Addante says the mission of higher education has been abandoned and sacrificed for money. From Florida Tech to the media to government, the same story plays out: shut up, or shut down.
James O'Keefe sits down with Addante on My Price Is My Life to uncover what’s really being sold, and what it costs to tell the truth.
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“They offered us $100,000 to shut up… and then terminated us at 3:30, not even honoring their own deadline.”
Rick Addante returned to Florida Tech from family leave and was given a choice: take the money or keep his soul.
“That night we went home, we felt free. It felt like we got out of Shawshank, without having to pay the price of your soul.”
On what he hopes his kids take away from it: “I hope to give them a lifetime of experiences seeing that their father, their mother, their family does the right thing and doesn’t cave to sacrifice their integrity.”
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According to a Senior State Department Official, “The incident is under investigation. The Department has zero tolerance for individuals who jeopardize national security by putting their personal interests ahead of our great nation.”
