Why? What F*****G Possible Reason? Jackass!

[bigtree]

57 minutes ago
Romney speaks with FEMA


Davenport, Iowa (CNN) – Mitt Romney spoke Monday with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Administration and the National Weather Service as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the U.S. East Coast.

Romney joined the representatives from the agencies, as well as officials from the Department of Homeland Security, on a 20-minute phone call at 4 p.m. ET while the GOP nominee was in Davenport, Iowa for an event, according to campaign spokesman Kevin Madden.

The presidential candidate received updates on the progress of the Category 1 hurricane, as well as the status of federal, state and local disaster relief efforts, Madden said. Romney was further briefed on the potential effects to states and communities in the storm's immediate aftermath.

Romney's comments about FEMA, made at a CNN Republican primary debate in June 2011, received renewed attention Monday. At the time, Romney said he favored states taking on a large role in disaster relief. "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," he said.

"I was speaking today with the National Weather Service and the folks at FEMA as they're preparing for the landfall of a very dangerous hurricane. It's going to affect a lot of families, it already has," Romney said at the event.

read: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/29/romney-speaks-with-fema/?cid=sf_twitter


Just stay the fuck out of the way, asshole, and stop wasting FEMA's time!

[yardwork]

1. Go away, Romney. You're in the way and nobody wants you around.

[johnt_1956_55]

28. I couldn't agree more!

What a putz

[NMDemDist2]

2. he's getting security updates daily

while it's pretty stupid, it's just the way it is..

[bigtree]

9. there's no law saying he's entitled

it's just the way it is

Doesn't make him any less a jackass who shouldn't be bothering FEMA or any other government agencies since he's so damn set against government, first responders, and FEMA as well.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Complaint to presidents since Ike

This is part of succession of government protocols.

I would try to stay out of politics on this one.

[bigtree]

22. well, that's just not enough where this man is concerned

Again, he doesn't believe FEMA should be part of the federal government. Who's he think he's fooling acting like he's a part of what they're doing. If he had his way, he'd turn the federal govt.'s back on FEMA.

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. Again, nobody will chage those decades long traditions to please you.

Partisan gasses clouding your vision here.

[bigtree]

44. I'll remember you saying that this is about 'pleasing me'

. . .when you have some complaint about some 'tradition' or some 'protocol' that gets in the way of what you want and expect from government and the officials who manage it.

[PABigDaddyDemocrat]

58. I respectfully disagree.

I AM a Democrat and supporter of the President for re-election. However I believe that it is Gvr. Romney's desire to seem presdential that has our ire raised up. This is not a campaign event...this is a natural disaster. A candidate inserting himself into the midst of a machine at work is inexcusable. If I were the head of FEMA I would have handed the phone to my greenest intern to field questions from this poseur. President Obama gets updates in order to inform his decision making process as President. Romney is asserting himself in order to not miss out on some press coverage while the spotlight has been stolen.

[LukeFL]

49. Although is protocol, I do understand

Your anger. The man wants to dismantle FEMA and hates anything related to government.

I agree with your rant.

[xtraxritical]

56. Romney even went so far as to say FEMA should be privatized.

The guy is not a conservative Republican he is a full on radical and is dangerous.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. As a presidential candidate a week before,

He as a right to those briefings.

That said, he is a jackass.

[Nevernose]

11. Why?

He's not the President Elect, he's just some unemployed guy who wishes he were president. All he did was waste 20 minutes of FEMA's time.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Succession of government protocols and tradition

Obama got briefs before he was elected in 2008, so did Kerry, so did bush, so did Doe, so did Clinton, ad so on and so forth.

Go complaint, starting with Ike.

That said, he's still a jackass.

[BlueMan Votes]

57. succession of government...?

even if he wins- it's almost 3 months till he'd be in office.

[bigtree]

14. he does not have a 'right' to those briefings.

Besides, he doesn't believe that FEMA should be under his authority. What's he pretending he cares for? Let the states handle it; that's what he says.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. Tradition, can you understand that

I am damn glad I am NOT A PARTISAN.

[bigtree]

26. there's a lying, hypocritical jackass in question. That's not partisan hyperbole. It's fact.

he doesn't deserve 'tradition' that he couldn't care less about outside of some political opportunism. Tell me again how I should respect that.

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. And none in the political order

Will change those decades long traditions to please Bigtree's desires, nor should they...because then it BECOMES POLITICAL. Can you comprehend that?

[bigtree]

40. it's already POLITICAL

. . . too much pussyfooting around the FACT that Romney doesn't want to have to lift a finger for the states in these emergencies as president. I don't have to respect his political desire for a prop. Nor does the President (although, he's certainly within protocol in extending this privilege). I don't have to respect this, at all. I'm not out of line, at all in expecting these things to be dealt with plainly; instead of all the pussyfooting around like Romney cares one wit about FEMA.

Can you comprehend that?

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. Shhh, easy, you want the administration to play POLITICS

While 50 million peope are affected?

I am glad you are just a partisan and not a strategist.

I am certainly glad of this.

I guess this falls in the category of you either get it, or you don't...

And I will leave it at that.

Several of us tried to explain this to you.

Thread trashed now...have a nice fantasy.

[bigtree]

48. so Romney's NOT playing politics?

. . . refusing to allow him to use FEMA as a photo op would be a national service.

Funny reading YOU defending 'politics' over principle.

[progressivebydesign]

27. Well it's not a security brief, and unless the storm will last into January, it's BS. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. Well, your route is a quick day way to politize this

It will, yes Eric I am looking at you, but it will not come from the administration.

Oh and yes, it is a national security and economic outlook matter.

I am so glad I do not look at life through partisan glasses.

[uponit7771]

43. no...no...he wont be prez till 2/09...or some crap like that...storm long gone after that

[spanone]

4. since he's never gonna BE president, he's pretending to act like one.

it's as close as he'll get

[Kadie]

5. He probably wanted to tell them

that they were fired.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. He's still a private citizen. He has no more business pestering FEMA,

which he would prefer to defund, than I do.

Fuck that guy. Really.

[DonViejo]

19. I don't think the briefing would have occurred without

the permission of a certain Kenyan Muslim Socialist.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. Probably, as a courtesy. But still.

He should just get his plastic ass out of the way and let FEMA get to work.

[DonViejo]

31. Oh, yeah! Definitely. I agree, "but still." Aaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhh

But he's the Mittster!

[renate]

34. oh, I enjoyed that laugh

"his plastic ass"

[MichiganVote]

7. Thinks he's in the Olympics. Tell us something else that's obvious ratty.

[liberal N proud]

8. He feels left out.

The bully in him doesn't like to be left out.

[Warpy]

10. He told them that helping people was immoral

and that they'd be the first ones out of a job if he took office.

Well, if that's if he ever stayed on point. Those are his core beliefs that he's lying about these days.

[dchill]

12. The weasel just needs to find a "legitimate" way...

to wedge his way into the news. Apologies to actual weasels.

[bluethruandthru]

15. Gawd, he makes the most asinine comments! He just states

the obvious and tries to make it sound like it's something profound! He reminds me of bush junior!

[1StrongBlackMan]

16. To look ...

presidential.

[bread_and_roses]

17. How was it possible this was permitted?

I truly do not understand by what authority or position Rmoney had any right to be there

Romney joined the representatives from the agencies, as well as officials from the Department of Homeland Security, on a 20-minute phone call at 4 p.m. ET while the GOP nominee was in Davenport, Iowa for an event, according to campaign spokesman Kevin Madden.

Does Rmoney represent an agency? Is he part of Homeland (In)Security? Is he a Governor? A Congressional Representative? Does he have ANY function that might entitle him to be included? Not that I'm aware of. Being a candidate is hardly a qualifier in and of itself in a National Emergency, one would think?

[bluestate10]

29. By tradition, the sitting administration gives Presidential candidates briefings.

The sitting President leaves that to agency aids. Romney was given such an update. President Obama got those updates as a candidate, but now President Obama kept the information private and didn't attempt to make a fucking campaign issue of that information.

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. Tradition, going to at least Ike

[LiberalElite]

21. He did this to nullify the reports that he wants to get rid of FEMA n/t

[bigtree]

42. of course he did.

he's the most transparent liar I've EVER seen run for the office.

[bluestate10]

23. Unfortunately, President Obama is bound by tradition to update that asshole, at least until

President Obama beats the crap out of Romney on November 6th.

[progressivebydesign]

25. that pandering piece of shit. He is the absolute WORST candidate I've ever seen.

He makes Bush and Nixon look like Ghandi. I've never seen anyone lie so easily and so cravenly.

[aletier_v]

32. Romney probably doesn't realize that every FEMA employee has seen Romney's video

and cursed him.

Now they're just being polite but he'd get major backlash as president.

Hahaha.

[Chorophyll]

35. Romney. You don't have to do this. You're rich. Go to one of your islands,

kick back, relax. Let the professionals do their job.

Jeebus.

[onecent]

36. Send this to Rachel Maddow. i don't know how or I would. n/t

[nc4bo]

38. I am sorry DU, gotta say it. What a fucking dick!!! nm

[kestrel91316]

41. He's a private citizen and has no role in government. He needs to butt out.

[amuse bouche]

45. He's so full

of crap. He's running an ad in Fl saying I'm running for president because people are reeeally huuurting out there

[Ruby the Liberal]

46. If it makes you feel better

they probably didn't tell him anything that they haven't broadcast publically. He is just trying to look "Presidential". Exercise in futility.

[Trailrider1951]

50. You know, it's a goddamn photo op, like Lyin' Ryan washing those CLEAN pots in the soup kitchen

He wants to appear concerned, and worthy of you vote, don cha no? Damn, where's the puker? Oh, here he is:

[Peter1x9]

51. The same guy that said this in the primaries:

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[bluedigger]

52. The storm is a National Security Event.

It's proper for him to be briefed on it, and FEMA has many people who's sole function is to handle PR. It's a pretty big part of their job - they probably have a lot more people doing that than they have first responders.

[tarheelsunc]

53. Thought he cancelled his campaigning...

[valerief]

54. His only question: "Do you people make more than 99 cents an hour?" nt

[libdem4life]

55. Democrats are fair. Republicans cheat. That being said, even Bill Clinton invited the jackass

to speak at his non-profit. It's what grownups do but it still ticks me off...more than usual.

[FightingIrish]

59. I'm not a president but I play one on the campaign trail.

[lonestarnot]

60. He's working his privitization angle.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

61. I've been on this site for over a decade now. I don't think I've ever read you cursing. I guess

it takes a special kind of dickhead like Mittens to bring that out.