If it's left up to states to handle disasters, what state will be chosen to handle his campaign?

To be fair, in a flood situation, flip-flops will substitute for oars quite nicely.

Would someone please stop taking Schrödinger's candidate out of his box?

Romney: "The Federal agency that I don't believe in better not screw up its response to a storm strengthened by a global warming phenomenon that I also don't believe in."

Lionel Mandrake: cman: propasaurus: cman: FFS GUYS, STOP USING HIS OWN WORDS AGAINST HIM

Its farking unfair

Troll harder...

wait, what?

I think we need to get back to the most important issue of this election: Kenyan abortions.

Are you pro- or anti- ?

I am an undecided voter. YOU BETTER CATER TO MY NEEDS CANDIDATES

propasaurus: Romney has been consistently white

FFS GUYS, STOP USING HIS OWN WORDS AGAINST HIM

Its farking unfair

/Scuse me while I whip this out.

Romney could walk into the middle of a park, shoot a dog in the head, and immediately condem everyone for letting him shoot that dog, and 40% of this country would still vote for him. This changes nothing.

themindiswatching: coco ebert: An honest question for conservatives or Republicans: without referencing Obama or the Democrats, can you please explain how you reconcile voting for a man who has such a careless disregard for consistency of any kind? How do you know what he believes in or what he will do when president?

None of that matters with a blah man in the White House.

BEIGE/BRAH 2012!!!!!1!

coco ebert: An honest question for conservatives or Republicans: without referencing Obama or the Democrats, can you please explain how you reconcile voting for a man who has such a careless disregard for consistency of any kind? How do you know what he believes in or what he will do when president?

Romney has been consistently white and not Obama.

It will be SO much better to have 50 different EMAs controlled by legislatures packed with lawmakers who ask Grover Norquist's permission to use a second square of toilet paper and then seeing people trapped on rooftops waving over a Private Rescue helicopter...and seeing the crew lower a credit card swiper before lowering the basket.

"Who knows Morse Code for 'No, we don't take Discover?'"

He's just trying to protect Real 'Muricans from those filthy Union Thugs who risk their lives to save you when you dial 911 -- and don't even hand out a bill when they're done!
No profit, no chance to outsource!

SlappyKincaid: Genevieve Marie:
I'm kind of hoping that the storm impact isn't as bad as predicted and all disaster relief efforts run according to plan, personally. That way residents of these states get the help they need quickly, and the rest of us are spared from ever having to hear that speech.

Everyone wins!

I completely agree. I truly hope this becomes a non-issue. The way every meteorologist is talking about this, I doubt it, but I do hope you're right!

I have never wanted to see a right turn happen so much in my life than this week.

propasaurus: cman: FFS GUYS, STOP USING HIS OWN WORDS AGAINST HIM

Its farking unfair

Troll harder...

wait, what?

I think we need to get back to the most important issue of this election: Kenyan abortions.

So taking money from California to provide disaster relief to Missouri is now socialism. Except when it goes to Massachusetts.

Obama needs to just troll the fark out of him by demanding that defense spending be handed over to the states.

coco ebert: An honest question for conservatives or Republicans: without referencing Obama or the Democrats, can you please explain how you reconcile voting for a man who has such a careless disregard for consistency of any kind? How do you know what he believes in or what he will do when president?

None of that matters with a blah man in the White House.

Meanwhile, Chris Christie canceled a trip to campaign for Romney to go back to NJ and tell the press that Obama is awesome for his response to the storm so far.

/facepalm Mittens

FTA: Mitt Romney was asked, in the context of the Joplin disaster and FEMA's cash crunch, whether the agency should be shuttered so that states can individually take over responsibility for disaster response. "Absolutely," he said. "Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction.

UPDATE: "Gov. Romney wants to ensure states, who are the first responders and are in the best position to aid impacted individuals and communities, have the resources and assistance they need to cope with natural disasters," the Romney official said.

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So in other words, kill FEMA and stop Federal aid.... until it's needed, and then, what? Reopen it? And then shut it down again? LOL at the logic of these fools.

Launch Code: obama said he'd protect Americans but sat back and watched as 4 Americans got slaughtered then lied about the reason to protect his next day fundraising trip. obama said he'd get the unemployment rate down to 5.6% in his first term. It's now over 8% (7.8% if you cook the books).

Called it!

AbbeySomeone: I never believed in shape shifters until I saw that man attempt to debate Obama.

I believe the political correct title is "changeling", you bigot

propasaurus: I can't wait for the shills to get here with their rationalizations for this. Talking points are being distributed right about now.
I'm sure it'll be something about bloated federal government stealing tax money from citizens/states and the states could do better without burdensome federal FEMA/EPA regulations, but since FEMA hasn't been abolished yet we deserve to get back all the tax money we've paid into the failed bureaucracy and Obama failed to respond in time because he's punishing red states for not voting for him.
And something something Benghazi.

but....but....but....but....but....but....but....OBAMAPHONES IN BENGHAZI.

Genevieve Marie: gameshowhost: Can I ruin the thread?

MITT ROMNEY IS A CHODE

DAMN YOU GAMESHOWHOST

We are acting like grownups here!

_*teehee*

gameshowhost: Can I ruin the thread?

MITT ROMNEY IS A CHODE

DAMN YOU GAMESHOWHOST

We are acting like grownups here!

log_jammin: Genevieve Marie: I'm afraid this battle station will be quite operational should unpleasantness arrive.

I'm not going to make a joke about your red alerts.


That's probably good. Honestly, that was just a decent excuse for a Star Wars joke. I got nothing.

propasaurus: We should be 50 individual countries.

It'd be constant war. I know I'd be down with invading a near by Country state.

\looking at you Kansas

log_jammin: DORMAMU: Genevieve Marie: log_jammin: well that was refreshing.


It was actually.

Good thread so far, folks.

U just jinxed it

screw you man. she did not!

I'm afraid this battle station will be quite operational should unpleasantness arrive.

katfairy: cman:

I dunno about you, but I dont want some Texas hick who has no concept of the culture I was raised in having significant power to control what goes on in my neck of the woods. I dont want some racist Mississippian being able to tell me "You cant do that" for something that is acceptable for here in Maine.

Down there they can't even figure out when Patriots' Day is supposed to be, let alone how to live in a state that actually has real seasons.


You know, I'm pretty stoked about my impending move to New England. I've lived in Louisiana, Georgia, and now Texas. It'll be nice to live somewhere where I'm an average liberal instead of a crazy liberal.

SlappyKincaid: I follow politics pretty closely however I am lacking in understanding about FEMA. I know what the acronym means but I can't find a true reason why they are not superfluous.

Yes, but last I checked your profile admitted you were living in the State of Denial; there may be a connection.

 

Since "superfluous" implicitly requires relation to a purpose, which requires an ought-ordering of is-choices, the use of the word "true" induces me to suggest Hume's "A Treatise of Human Nature" to your attention.

We should be 50 individual countries.

propasaurus: shower_in_my_socks: It'll be fun watching Romney attempt to criticize Obama's Federal response to a disaster after demanding that the Feds shouldn't respond at all.

It is a guaranteed certainty. There is absolutely no question at all that Romney and the GOP will be screaming about Obama's cuts to FEMA and how they're hurting the disaster response.

I'm guessing they will start slamming Obama for the disaster response before Sandy makes landfall. Hell I will go out on a limb and predict that some right wing arsehole accuses the Obama administration of with holding much needed relief from New Jersey deliberately to get back at Gov. Chris "sausage fingers" Christie. One of the usual trolls in the media will be "asking questions" before noon. Rush will compare it to the events in Benghazi by mid week.

The election has already started. It's on baby. Reality has been suspended for the next 9 days.

It will not show up on the radar for TWC but Frankenstorm is going to collide with election 2012 Derpstorm. I'm frightened by that. Don't stare into that abyss too long folks. It can't be good for you.

I can't wait for the shills to get here with their rationalizations for this. Talking points are being distributed right about now.
I'm sure it'll be something about bloated federal government stealing tax money from citizens/states and the states could do better without burdensome federal FEMA/EPA regulations, but since FEMA hasn't been abolished yet we deserve to get back all the tax money we've paid into the failed bureaucracy and Obama failed to respond in time because he's punishing red states for not voting for him.
And something something Benghazi.

Fark you Mitt.

shower_in_my_socks: Romney: "The Federal agency that I don't believe in better not screw up its response to a storm strengthened by a global warming phenomenon that I also don't believe in."

Any good conservative already knows global warming is a hoax; it's Obama's misuse of HAARP that is causing the natural disasters.

Gee, Romney is now saying something completely opposite of something he just recently said? I am SHOCKED!

Apparently, lying isn't one of the morals Republicans are concerned about.

It'll be fun watching Romney attempt to criticize Obama's Federal response to a disaster after demanding that the Feds shouldn't respond at all.

Mittens ist ein arseloch

I thought Bobby Jindal was pretty much the winner of the "predict the next natural disaster by noting what agency I propose to eliminate", but honestly, Mittens, you're just so. damn. good.

This is Jindal's volcano gaffe all over again. "Fark FEMA! ...Holy shiat, we need FEMA!"