I Wear Pants;1309160 wrote:I'm saying the campaign bought the goods then had attendees pick them up from a table so they could take it to another table where Romney was so it appeared they were bringing in the goods themselves.

The problem isn't that goods are being donated, that's a good thing (even though cash or blood is far preferable and the charities really don't want this kind of thing), the problem is that they claimed they were suspending the campaign and then turned this into nothing but a campaign ploy.

se-alum;1309156 wrote:IWP is obviously scared of a small government. There is no reason why states can't handle disaster relief for themselves.

I Wear Pants;1309160 wrote:I'm saying the campaign bought the goods then had attendees pick them up from a table so they could take it to another table where Romney was so it appeared they were bringing in the goods themselves.

The problem isn't that goods are being donated, that's a good thing (even though cash or blood is far preferable and the charities really don't want this kind of thing), the problem is that they claimed they were suspending the campaign and then turned this into nothing but a campaign ploy.

se-alum;1309141 wrote:Funny thing is, after Katrina, Dems were all for disbanding FEMA. Now that Obama has dispatched them, it's a great organization.

gut;1309173 wrote:Biden and Clinton are out stumping for Obama, so why shouldn't Romney be able to campaign?

In 2008, McCain suspended campaigning to go back to DC during the financial crisis meltdown. Obama went to stump in FL.

se-alum;1309156 wrote:IWP is obviously scared of a small government. There is no reason why states can't handle disaster relief for themselves.

sleeper;1309166 wrote:Well he's damned if he does and he's damned if he doesn't. Can you imagine the outcry if Romney went campaigning today instead of trying to help the hurricane victims?

QuakerOats;1309180 wrote:Give it a rest, the man is the most generous, charitable person to ever run for the presidency. You are obviously running with the desperate crowd with nothing else to do but find any way possible to demonize Mr. Romney. What a sad, sad lot.

BoatShoes;1309186 wrote:Wealthy states like California or New York would probably do ok if it were block granted but poorer states like Alabama and Missouri would have had a difficult time without federal assistance during those horrible tornadoes.

I Wear Pants;1309187 wrote:Get his balls outside of your mouth.

pmoney25;1309183 wrote:I love the fact we live in a society where doing the basic duties of your job deserves praise and recognition.

QuakerOats;1309180 wrote:Give it a rest, the man is the most generous, charitable person to ever run for the presidency. You are obviously running with the desperate crowd with nothing else to do but find any way possible to demonize Mr. Romney. What a sad, sad lot.

like_that;1308949 wrote:I was wondering how this thread already surpassed 50 posts, now I know why. Congrats to isadore. He has rendered another thread unreadable.

fish82;1308999 wrote:Complete sentences wouldn't hurt either.

isadore;1309001 wrote:as Romney and his anti-science supporters get there way, the seas will be rising even faster.

Heretic;1309198 wrote:Okay, I think we now have proof that Quaker has to be trolling to some level, as this post is over the top even by the standards of this forum.

jhay78;1309203 wrote:I counted a handful of Quaker posts, and the number of isadore's posts that were way deeper in propaganda had to number over 50.

I Wear Pants;1309209 wrote:I feel like this forum would be at like a 5th grade level of discussion if we got rid of Quaker, isadore, and Ty Webb and their alts. Currently we're at the discussion level of potato.

BoatShoes;1309186 wrote:Wealthy states like California or New York would probably do ok if it were block granted but poorer states like Alabama and Missouri would have had a difficult time without federal assistance during those horrible tornadoes.

ZWICK 4 PREZ;1309143 wrote:No but we're sympathetic to the people on government assistance like the Dover 'necks.

TedSheckler;1308749 wrote:Hey now. Obama was very presidential yesterday when he made the bold statement to the hurricane victims, "We leave nobody behind unless you are fighting an enemy we already defeated in Benghazi. In that case...stand down...you are on your own." He was so busy making statements and being presidential that he didn't even have time to pack one box while at the Red Cross.

isadore;1308961 wrote:gosh a ruddies hardly when they can re-elect our African American President who has shown intelligence, compassion, strength of character and leadership or vote for mitt who lacks all those characteristics.

se-alum;1309254 wrote:I understand, and trust me, just because I'm a Rep, doesn't mean I agree with everything. I believe Emergency response should be turned over to the state's with the ability to request Federal help if need be. I do believe though, that a private type FEMA organization could be just as effective as FEMA.

I Wear Pants;1309187 wrote:Instead of having his campaign buy food spend that $5,000 or whatever it was reported that they spend on canned goods and shit and cut a check.

sleeper;1309274 wrote:And how much has Obama donated? Fucking zero.