Romney likens hurricane relief to cleaning up "rubbish and paper products" from a football field.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

It just gets worse for Romney!

Romney’s “relief” event outside of Dayton, Ohio, was surreal enough to be a campaign parody, with the candidate comparing the federal government’s hurricane relief efforts to the time he and some friends had to clean up a football field strewn with “rubbish and paper products.” It was supposed to be a parable of how Republicans handle disaster – with private charity, not government intervention – as Romney told his audience, “It’s part of the American spirit, the American way, to give to people in need.”

http://www.salon.com/2012/10/30/mitt_romney_the_hollow_man/

[amuse bouche]

1. Lawrence O'Donnell

just did a story on this. Jezus,Willard is pitiful and so unbelievably clueless. Horrifically dumb

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. This should be highlighted - front page article in national newspapers!

[catrose]

2. But likening helping people to picking up the pieces of their lives

to picking up "rubbish and paper products" is--insensitive might be the mildest word to use.

Who does he think the Red Cross is? 90-something percent volunteers--Americans helping Americans in need. We were taught to say, "This is a gift from the American people." I wish Republicans could know how many times I had to argue with people to get them to accept anything--and how many people cried because they were in position where they had to accept help.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. This should go viral!

[catrose]

11. thanks

I sure wish it would.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. Should be played over and over in TV ads

[mzteaze]

3. Just Imagine

...his speech to the victims of 9/11 families just afterwards.

Can't? neither can I.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. It's insulting!

I shake my head

[ncteechur]

7. He should lose just for this lame assitude alone. nm

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. I can't believe he said such a thing

but there it is on a video

[ailsagirl]

9. That unscrupulous piece of garbage

If he REALLY wanted to help, he could have written a big, fat check! Shamefully using that disastrous storm in his quest to win the W.H. is truly sickening.

I keep thinking he's reached rock bottom, and each time I'm wrong.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. He gets away with it

[AmandaInAustin]

12. Romney/Ryan's Fema Slashing Plans==Please repost to endangered areas

A Summary Romney/Ryan’s Plans to Slash FEMA: Summary of their stated plans to slash disaster relief funding and to put it under the control of the states, instead of the Federal government's Hands.

Why analysts say this is a terrible plan, especially in the face of massive recent storms and the increase of global warming. Former Bush director Mike Brown (Browny) said on 'The Young Turks" TV show last night that FEMA only has a check book, not equipment, and needs the help of massive resources when disasters hit.. (he ripped Bush's strategy as well..see link to it below). These huge resources cannot be maintained consistently by states.
**Please repost this article, especially to Hurricane-ridden state's organizations and Facebook walls.. by hitting the 'share' button under this post to paste it to your Facebook wall now!
*As one analyst says, Romney & Ryan say they don't strongly believe in the government, so why are they running for it? So easy to slash and burn when you haven't needed the safety net. For proof of how great privatizing government services is, I just look to how badly Haliburton & Dick Cheney ripped off the govt. during the Iraq War.

*Article link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/10/31/mitt-romney-sandy_n_2049852.html

( Mike Brown's Critique of the Bush Administration’s Handling of Katrina is at http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/videos/fmr-fema-director-michael-brown-romney-will-realize-that-you-still-need-fema and you can find out how to find The Young Turks’ Show/Blog/Online Free Videos and Facebook at http://current.com/shows/the-young-turks/ )

[Rosa Luxemburg]

13. I hope we are running ads to give Romney's real plan to chop Fema