Get this: news on the mystical journey of the Romney donation bus

[Squinch]

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First he said it was going to Virginia. Then he said it was going to New Jersey. It ISN'T going to the Red Cross. GET THIS: now they are saying that someone (presumably from his staff) is going to drive it to the disaster area and HAND THE SHIT OUT! So we're going to do what? All run out in the street to get our canned food as if the Good Humor man has come to the block?

Ugh. I hate him for using the misfortunes of my neighbors like this.


UPDATE A FEW HOURS LATER: Now the news reports are saying that the Red Cross has agreed to receive this bus full of stuff that they asked not to have to deal with.

But that report comes from the campaign. I still think someone ought to follow this thing and see where it ends up.

[WilliamPitt]

1. Power's out

What are they going to cook with?

Bag of fuck.

[Squinch]

2. Oh, thank you! I though I'd never find the right phrase to describe him!

[timber84]

10. I love you!

[CoffeeCat]

13. That and also Myth Romney...

...because everything he does is a lie--and this stupid bus tour is built on a pile of myths and misunderstandings about what a disaster is really about.

Dear Mitt--We realize that the only "disaster' that you've experienced--is that one time that you ran out of Beluga caviar in the middle of a dinner party--but inexperience is no excuse for the colossal mistakes you're about to make.

Don't do it Myth Romney. Stay where you are.

[malaise]

19. I say let them make complete fools of themselves

It's hilarious. I hope the bus gets stuck in some of that water contaminated with sewage since they are already full of shit.

[jenw2]

3. This is why private charity simply doesn't work...

and why we need FEMA and other federal government organizations to handle it all.

[monmouth]

4. Jerseyans will laugh at him then explode with vocabulary..well, "language" encouraging him to get

lost. Ahh, I hope there are cameras to catch this if it happens.

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. Uh. Muh. Guh.

Romney campaign unraveling as Romney's weirdo pork-n-beans bus makes Crazy Journey.

It's utterly satisfying that Romney is falling apart on precisely the kind of shit that makes him unsuited for public office: his utter inability to produce anything of value for anyone.

[Squinch]

12. Pork-n-beans bus!!!! You said pork-n-beans bus!!!!

[bluestate10]

28. Umm, Umm. A can of Beanie Weenies that some right-wing asshole touched. Sounds delicious.

We have FEMA and the Red Cross, we don't need fucking amateurs getting in the way. I wonder whether Christie has hands large enough to face-palm his rather large face if Romney shows up in New Jersey.

[OldHippieChick]

17. That's great!

Best moniker of all for this faux charity drive

[texanwitch]

27. I would love to be there and see that.

The bus might get dented.

Hope the tour bus is parked a distance away.

Just saying.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

32. Pork-n-Beans Bus!!

DUzy!!

[Myrina]

33. LMFAO "Pork n Beans Bus"!! He just needs Ryan to dust off the Weinermobile ....

... and they'll have the makings of a reality show!!

[nolabear]

6. That sucker'd better be able to levitate.

This is so out of touch I can hardly stand it. First, it isn't like there are no stores in affected areas. The problem is getting around where the whole place is covered in debris and sand and whatever the water has thrown around.

Canned goods? Seriously? A bus? A bus is good for evacuation, not carrying a bunch of unneeded shit and getting in the way with your photo op.

What a maroon.

[gateley]

7. How demeaning.

[CoffeeCat]

8. I hope Mitt's bus gets stuck in the sand...and the National Guard...

...has to come rescue him.

What in the world is this ass wipe doing?

OMG...the Republicans must be reeling.

Will Ann go too? But she might get dirty.

[nolabear]

35. She can ride her horse in! Why didn't Obama think of that?

[justiceischeap]

9. Funny thing is, I'm pretty sure the President said yesterday

part of the FEMA stuff that was sent out ahead was food. Then Christie said today that there would be Red Cross and FEMA food trucks and boxed lunches. I don't think any of these folks are currently hurting for food.

[revolution breeze]

14. Not today but

In the coming days when attention moves elsewhere.

[CoffeeCat]

18. And does Myth Romney really think...

...that people who have lost their homes and everything else--are just standing around with a can opener--waiting for someone to show up with Campbell's tomato soup?

OMG...

Isn't ONE disaster enough? Myth Romney has to create another with his can-can bus?

[onethatcares]

25. the likely scenario is

Red Cross shows up, starts getting people into shelters and getting thier lives and papers back in order.

FEMA shows up with box lunches for first responders and food/ice/water for the shelter areas.

These folks are gonna need a bunch of other things, doctors, medications, guarding of their homes. I don't know how that is coordinated but I think the National Guard is going to help a bit.

I am so glad I didn't have to go through this one, and I'll wait until the logistics begin to make sense prior to

just sending a check to the Red Cross.

[demwing]

11. he's trying to trade food for votes

what a cretinous shit lump.

God help me if I'm ever in the same room with that thing, I won't be able to shut my face hole.

[FSogol]

15. Everyone gets one Ramen noodle!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

16. Well, bless his heart. Does he know there's extremely limited transportation?

Which should be only used in case of emergency or by residents needing to get in our out of the disaster area?

This is an excellent example of why we need FEMA. They know how to navigate a disaster, they know who to coordinate with to get things done. Private citizens, no matter how well intending they may be (and I understand Romney isn't well intending), do not understand the logistics of a dealing with a disaster situation.

He's a clueless jackass when it comes to anything other than making millions sending our jobs overseas. Period.

[winstars]

20. I got dibs on that box of Cheerios from LyingRyan event, I am almost out and it saves me a trip n/t

[bluestate10]

21. What a pathetic asshole. nt

[tanyev]

22. Flooded out of your house? Here, have a can of lima beans.

Sorry, no can openers. Romney 2012!

[renate]

23. with this, and getting called on the Chrysler and Jeep lies, his campaign is FLAILING hilariously

He looks so pathetic and desperate. Even idiots don't like to see that in a "leader."

[rbrnmw]

24. republicans who don't want to commit political suicide

best stay as far away from this rolling freak show as possible

[Cha]

26. FEMA WORKS! Can o Beans..Not so MUCH. Tweet from a NJ resident...

Daniel Peavey

@DanielPeavey "Dear Gov. Romney: Thank you for the can of creamed corn. It matches my house, which was creamed by a tree. Sincerely, FashionConsciousInNJ"

[DollarBillHines]

29. 'pub version of a Taco Truck.

How ridiculous.

Driving a bus full of pre-packaged crap around devastated Newark.

High sodium/no water diet.

[beac]

43. "High sodium/no water diet."

[theinquisitivechad]

30. I hope he goes through with this.

I really hope he does.

[justabob]

31. they need to drive the damn food to the closest food bank

and be done with it. This is surreal.... going into a disaster area with canned goods to hand out like candy on Halloween is crazy.

[struggle4progress]

34. Oooo! Maybe Michael Brown could accompany the bus wherever it goes!

[The Old Creak]

36. This is better

than my wildest dreams!

[Lifelong Protester]

37. I am going to make a Red Cross donation

Yes, as soon as I can stop laughing at this thread. I haven't laughed this hard in days.

And someone out there owes me a new keyboard as I started drinking some tea when I started reading...


Beanie Weenies indeed!

[southernyankeebelle]

38. I'll bet you they will go to the low income areas and film. Disgusting bunch to take advantage of

peoples misery. Shame on them.

[Sophiegirl]

39. Shouldn't be...

...the Magical Mystery Tour????

[DisgustipatedinCA]

40. The bus will work, at least in conjunction with tax cuts for job creators

Now more than ever, it's time we talked about getting rid of the capital gains tax altogether so that the job creators can, like, create jobs and stuff. The bus is just the smiling face of this noble effort, the PR side of things, but the real, behind-the-scenes effort necessarily involves giving more money to wealthy people. Have some potted meat.

[madaboutharry]

41. Where did you hear this?

I can't believe the campaign is that dumb. Get in the way of the people who are actually doing the things that need to be done; like cutting down trees, fixing power lines, draining flood water...

My mom doesn't need cereal and canned soup. She needs her electricity back and her phone line.

[MajPayne2]

42. I wish I could be there

to throw a brick at that piece of shit bus

[yellowcanine]

44. Well now that they have collected they ought to give it to a local food bank in Ohio. I am sure they

could use it. But of course that would be helping out the deadbeats.

[AAO]

45. Mitt has a bus? He surely doesn't travel in it. He really has a bus? What the hell is he doing with

[Oilwellian]

46. This story sort of reminds me of...

the Katrina ice going down drain story. That disaster as well was far more devastating than what a typical republican remedy could cure. This particular Brownie fiasco cost American taxpayers $12.5 million once it was all over.

[Squinch]

47. 12.5 million sounds like a very cheap price for Katrina. Did you mean billion?

[pnwest]

48. no, the $12.5M was just for storing the ice for two years.