Funny part they managed to tap dance between both denying that the candidate felt that way and appeasing the red meat conservatives who think any fed involvement in almost anything is anathema.
On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 3:14 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:357189 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
