Mitt Romney's 'storm relief events' are all in pivotal swing states

[struggle4progress]

By Dan Hodges
Last updated: October 30th, 2012

... It’s just been announced that Mitt Romney is to attend a “storm relief event”. His vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan will attend a separate event to “thank volunteers”. And his wife Ann Romney will be appearing at her own separate “storm relief events”.

All good, non-partisan stuff. Except Paul Ryan isn’t thanking volunteers in New York or Atlantic City. He’s thanking them in the in the pivotal swing state of Wisconsin. And he’s not thanking volunteers actually involved in the relief effort (they’re too busy trying to bring relief to people). He’s thanking people who are collecting supplies for the relief effort. And they, entirely coincidently, happen to be collecting those supplies in one of the “firewall” states he and Mitt Romney have to win next Tuesday.

And Anne Romney? As I said, she’s attending two “storm relief events” of her own. And where are they being held? Well, knock me down with a feather. Or a hurricane. Anne’s off to Wisconsin and Iowa. Again, neither significantly affected by Sandy. But both vital to her husband's election chances.

What about Mitt Romney himself? His “relief event” is taking place – again purely by chance – in Ohio. Yes, that just happens to be the same Ohio every commentator acknowledges he has to win if he wants to win the White House. But let me reiterate, it’s not an election rally. The USA Today story reporting his itinerary makes that perfectly clear. “The GOP presidential ticket cancelled its scheduled campaign rallies out of sensitivity for the millions of people in the storm's path,” it takes care to remind us ...

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100187102/wisconsin-iowa-ohio-funny-how-mitt-romneys-storm-relief-events-are-all-in-pivotal-swing-states/

[polichick]

1. Yeah, because they're the only ones Sandy hit.

[Firebirds01]

3. Yeah look

Good thing he is in Ohio.

[polichick]

4. Yeah, but it's not over yet - Ohio will get hit later.

[k8conant]

12. West Virginia has been hit by Sandy

with high winds, flooding and snow.

[Rambis]

2. Storm relief events my ASS!

I have never seen a more phony transparent individual in my life and I have met some real fooking wankers in my time.

[PsychProfessor]

5. HORRIFYING!

I am just so pissed that the media are calling these things relief events. They are obviously campaign events. WTF? So, just naming something that makes it so?? I could throw up. Even MSNBC has it on the crawl. Give me a break.

[Rambis]

11. The word relief makes me want to scream bloody murder

Tax relief! Taxes are something you pay to contribute to society not something you need relief from.

[chelsea0011]

6. I guess WV, NJ, NY, DE, and MD have all the help they need.

[struggle4progress]

9. Somebody had to think of Wisconsin!

[budkin]

7. He better be called out! Write to the media!

[Faith9326]

8. It's amazing

All they did was put rice and canned foods on a table. And they're calling it a disaster relief event(knowing it's not).




I am shocked that they are stooping so low.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. Someone should call him out

Romney is just like Bush - playing his guitar!

[AJH032]

13. Don't forget New Hampshire & Virginia

I believe I read on CNN yesterday that he is sending resources to those two states in particular, ignoring states like New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.

[Coexist]

14. Biting and brutal. love it.

[GumboYaYa]

15. It is just getting too Orwellian.....

we have to be reaching the breaking point where ordinary Americans simply can't listen to anymore of Romney's BS.