Obama calls Perry on wildfires

[one_voice]

President Obama and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the man running for his job - and who has said he'll ask for federal aid for the wildfires in his state - made phone contact, per the White House:

Today the President called Texas Governor Rick Perry to express his concern for citizens of Texas impacted by the unprecedented fires. During the call the President extended his condolences for the lives that have been lost as a result of these events, and made clear that the federal government, through DHS/FEMA and the U.S. Forest Service, will continue to make federal assistance available to state and local officials as they fight the fires. The President also assured the Governor that requests for additional assistance, including as recovery begins, would be quickly assessed. Following the call, the President directed his national security staff to continue to work closely with FEMA, the Forest Service and the State of Texas to ensure we were making all resources available. Over the last several days, at the request of the Governor, the Administration has granted eight Fire Management Assistance Grants, making federal funds available to reimburse eligible costs associated with efforts to combat the fires. FEMA is actively working with state and local officials to conduct damage assessments and to identify areas where additional federal assistance may be warranted.

The call took place the same day Perry left his state, after touring the damage for the last few days, and headed to Simi Valley for the POLITICO/NBC News debate. Either decision - staying in his state or coming to the debate - posed political risks for Perry, but the Obama call certainly accented that fact.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/62890.html#ixzz1XJVz4RVF


And this man will be on stage tonight trying to convince Americans that Obama horrible....

[Enrique]

1. i hope Obama recorded the call

and uses it in a campaign ad. :-)

[gateley]

3. Yeah - I'd love to hear the Perry side of the conversation. nt

[Enrique]

4. maybe he demanded the money in Texas dollars

;-)

[gateley]

2. "...would be quickly assessed..." Hope Obama does it quickly

for the people, but hope that made Perry cringe. :evilgrin:

[Skittles]

5. oh, I was hoping you meant CONFRONTED him

LOL, SILLY ME :rofl:

[toddwv]

6. Did he call him a hypocrite?

If not he should have.

[dickthegrouch]

7. The next call:

"I'm so sorry Boner and Co want to defray your disaster relief by cutting your <insert Perry favorite fed-funded boondoggle here> funds.
You can have one or the other, you choose."