You don't think that could have anything to do with those who oppose him mis-attributing quotes to him?
On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > Also found this on Forbes, apparently the Romney campaign thought that > the candidate's comments last year needed clarification: > > Gov. Romney believes that states should be in charge of emergency > management in responding to storms and other natural disasters in > their jurisdictions, Romney spokesman Ryan Williams said in a > statement. 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. This includes help from > the federal government and FEMA, he added. > > http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/10/29/romney-wants-to-disband-fema-do-you-think-n-j-governor-chris-christie-agrees-with-the-gop-today/ > > 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:357184 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
