About Eric Cantor and his remarks about aid for folks in the hurricane...from his website:

The Straight Story

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat Aug-27-11 03:09 PM
Original message

About Eric Cantor and his remarks about aid for folks in the hurricane...from his website:

Edited on Sat Aug-27-11 03:23 PM by The Straight Story

But, this time around, a spokesman for a top GOP Congressman in the thick of the spending fight says her boss will demand that lawmakers pony up spending cuts to make up for any disaster expenditures.

A spokeswoman for Rep. Eric Cantor, (R-VA) told Talking Points Memo, a website, that Mr. Cantor �has consistently said that additional funds for federal disaster relief ought to be offset with spending cuts.�

http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/08/26/gop-congressman-pay-for-disaster-relief-with-spending-cuts/

Important Earthquake & Hurricane Information

UPDATE: As Hurricane Irene moves toward the East Coast of the United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging all residents in East Coast states to take steps now to prepare their families and businesses for hurricanes and severe weather. Visit www.Ready.gov or www.Listo.gov for helpful tips on preparing for hurricanes, flash flooding and other disasters.

Information from FEMA Regarding Hurricanes: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/hurricane/index.shtm

Information from Ready.gov Regarding Hurricanes: http://www.ready.gov/america/beinformed/hurricanes.html

********************

Please use the following links from FEMA to learn more about how to stay safe during and after an earthquake:

Checklist on What To Do After an Earthquake: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_after.shtm

Information Regarding Potential Earthquake Aftershocks: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_during.shtm

Additional Earthquake-Related Information: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/

If you need assistance immediately following a disaster, dial 211 or telephone your local American Red Cross chapter by visiting www.redcross.org if you have needs immediately following a disaster. Only dial 911 for a life-threatening emergency. Virginia 211 can connect you with voluntary and state agencies that can assist you.

American Red Cross assistance may take the form of small emergency cash grants and free temporary lodging. The ARC also makes referrals to other nonprofit, government and faith-based agencies that provide assistance beyond what the ARC can provide.

For Future Earthquakes and Other Emergencies:

Make Sure Your Family has an Emergency Plan: http://www.ready.gov/america/makeaplan/index.html

Prepare a Kit of Emergency Supplies to Sustain Yourselves for at Least 72 Hours: http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/index.html

If you would like to comment on the response by federal agencies to the recent earthquake, please click here or contact my office at the information listed below.

http://cantor.house.gov/earthquake

So I am going to respond....

Dear fucking fucker (*a reference to a funny hockey video),

I am guessing that the response from federal agencies will be nothing until we cut school lunches, unemployment benefits, reduce taxes on the rich, approve more free trade agreements (see your own website on that), cut school funding and food stamps, and following that up with more funding for wars and the military.

My main comment though on the response of the federal government though is - Thank God that Bush is not in office and that you are not President, else all those people would be told 'tough luck' and to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and that they are at fault for the hurricane (Is Pat Robertson or the pastor from Westboro Baptist church on your staff??).

I suppose the only way you will support aid for your fellow citizens is if they are requesting guns, tanks, or bombs - food, shelter, etc is just too extreme I suppose.

Oh I also wanted to say...Fuck off.

-TSS