So damn annoying....apparently because FEMA was not specifically mentioned, Gov. Romeny would not use them?
Asshats. On both sides.... On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Now you realize why I called it spin? > > http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/29/romney-speaks-with-fema/ > > "As the first responders, states are in the best position to aid > affected individuals and communities, and to direct resources and > assistance to where they are needed most," Henneberg said. "This > includes help from the federal government and FEMA." > > . > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I may have been incorrect on the exact quote. That was taken from a >> commentator on the Washington Post. However the referenced quote is as >> follows: >> >> In the June 2011 GOP debate Romney was asked by the moderator John >> King of CNN if he thinks disaster relief would be better handled by >> the states. Absolutely, Romney said. Every time you have an >> occasion to take something from the federal government and send it >> back to the states, thats the right direction. And if you can go even >> further, and send it back to the private sector, thats even better. >> >> Including disaster relief, though? King asked. >> >> We cannot we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing >> the future for our kids, Romney said. It is simply immoral, in my >> view, for us to continue to rack up larger and larger debts and pass >> them on to our kids, knowing full well that well all be dead and gone >> before its paid off. It makes no sense at all. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OhXyJeKaj8E >> >> Other sources: >> http://americablog.com/2012/10/gop-strategist-romney-is-right-close-fema-nobody-cares-about-it.html >> http://americablog.com/2012/10/romney-on-getting-rid-of-fema-absolutely.html >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> you could start here: >>> >>> http://americablog.com/2012/10/romney-fema-hurricane-funding.html >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Was that the exact quote? I cannot seem to find that anywhere. I was >>>> able to find what Sam had posted as 'context' for the 'immoral' >>>> comment and it is no where near as damning as what your 'quote' would >>>> lead others to believe - matter of fact, I don't think it's damning at >>>> all and in context, makes sense. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> btw sam how is a simple quote spin? where is the distortion in what I >>>>> quoted? >>>>> >>>>> "Federal funding for disaster relief is IMMORAL, and is something that >>>>> should be left up to the states or, even better -- the private >>>>> sector." >>>>> ---Mitt Romney, 2011 >>>>> >>>>> how is that spin on my part? >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> He was saying it's immoral to keep writing blank checks. If you spend >>>>>> money for emergencies, you need to cut something somewhere else. >>>>>> That's common sense. >>>>>> >>>>>> Larry is the one spinning it to sound like it's immoral to rescue people. >>>>>> That's what happens when you get news from MotherJones. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 12:25 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That's fine....what does that have to do with natural disasters???? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:357177 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
