Where did you get that from? Romney said e would use FEMA but shift more of the money and responsibility to the states.
. On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:357178 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
