amen On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 12:24 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I agree with Mr. Romney, to a point. > > But some states are broke, other states have governments that couldn't > organize a bachelor party, not to mention a large scale rescue. The FED gov > needs to maintain the capacity and ability to swiftly coordinate rescue > operations given such a circumstance. > > People shouldn't die because their state government sucks. > > I'm a small government guy, but if there is ONE thing that a gov should be > useful for, it is to help out people who's lifes are threatened by natural > forces outside of their control. I'm totally cool with my tax dollars doing > such. > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 2:10 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:357210 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
