Team Obama Blasts Relief Effort

[Kathianne]

OMG, not from government?


MSNBC Ridicules Romney for Collecting Food and Supplies for Sandy Victims

Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/10/30/msnbc-trashes-romney-collecting-food-and-supplies-sandy-victims#ixzz2ApY6JNj1

[aboutime]

This kind of stupidity only proves....THEY HAVE NOTHING ELSE to depend on. Anyone heard those on MSNBC...if you foolishly bother listening to them, say anything HONEST about the Obama Economy, or Obamacare???

OF COURSE NOT. They have pledged NOT to hurt their Pretender-in-Chief by asking any questions that only warrant More Lies.

[Joe Steel]

OMG, not from government?

What do you suppose someone in a shelter is going to do with a can of cold beans?

Relief agencies don't want stuff. They want cash.

Romney is an idiot or he realizes no one who would give to a relief effort would trust him with cash.

[KarlMarx]

The Obama Administration doesn't give a damn about Mr and Mrs Joe Average, the past 4 years have made that painfully obvious.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

What do you suppose someone in a shelter is going to do with a can of cold beans?

Relief agencies don't want stuff. They want cash.

Romney is an idiot or he realizes no one who would give to a relief effort would trust him with cash.

They get hungry enough they'll eat those babies. Shelters have kitchens, food cooked there= warmed up!

You'd eat beans too if you get hungry enough. Been there, done that , as a kid.. And it wasnt in a shelter..-Tyr

[fj1200]

Relief agencies don't want stuff. They want cash.

What are they going to do with the cash?

[Dilloduck]

Buy stuff closer to where it's needed and save tons of money. They also help the local economy recover at the same time.

Sorting, cleaning and shipping used clothing is a nightmare. Cash is the most efficicient way to help except for some very specific and critical needs. It also puts people in charge of their own recovery instead of becoming dependent on some agency.

[Thunderknuckles]

What do you suppose someone in a shelter is going to do with a can of cold beans?
That's gotta be one of the dumbest things I have ever read on this board.
These people are cold and hungry and you don't know what the fuck they are going to do with a can of beans?
Do you even go outdoors?

[007]

He means, what good is a can of beans if the government isn't there to heat it up for you??

[Nukeman]

What do you suppose someone in a shelter is going to do with a can of cold beans?

Relief agencies don't want stuff. They want cash.

Romney is an idiot or he realizes no one who would give to a relief effort would trust him with cash.
Well look what crawled out from under his rock, just in time for the election. Well dipshit Romney was collecting cloths and food items FOR THE SHELTERS to hand out and also a very LARGE screen behind him listed the txt number to DONATE cash directly to the Red Cross. So dipshit he was helping with not only supplies that will be in DESPERATE need but also with the monetary side as well.

You and that IDIOT Bashir are cut from the same cloth of "let the govt take care of everything". You guys really are stupid if you think that in time of a national or global catastrophy that the govt is going to take care of everyone you are sadly mistaken, mistaken in thinking they even have the resources to do so let alone the loggistics to help all the communities at once..

This country is the most generous in the world with its giving and caring for others and to usurp that and allow the govt to take full responsibility is STUPID and horrifing. When you need your neighbors joe be sure and remind them NOT to help you but to just give you cash, see how far that gets you!!!!!! MORON!!!!!!

[jimnyc]

What do you suppose someone in a shelter is going to do with a can of cold beans?

Relief agencies don't want stuff. They want cash.

Romney is an idiot or he realizes no one who would give to a relief effort would trust him with cash.

He took ACTION and supplies will be going to victims as a result. People like you are applauding Obama - who made phone calls - which is HIS JOB. Big deal, he made phone calls, while others dug in with their hands and once again showed the resiliency of one of the greatest cities on Earth, and the greatest people, stretching a thousand miles in either direction. Unlike the welfare recipients, of which there are 43% more thanks to Obama, people from NY/NJ/CT/MD/CT and more, all banded together immediately to help one another, not sit back and wait for the government to do it for them and hand out checks.

Oh, and fuck off.

[jimnyc]

Obama is playing this for political gain. He should have tried to "look" presidential when Benghazi was under fire, instead of denying support, THAT'S when we needed a leader. Christ Christie, Cuomo, Bloomberg and others can do just fine without Obama's phone calls.

[Anton Chigurh]

While at the same time, Obama "directs" FEMA and other departments to "cut through red tape" to provide aid - deregulating them by fiat, on a whim?

He's essentially admitting there's too much government.

[jimnyc]

http://i.imgur.com/tL2DZ.jpg

[glockmail]

...Christ Christie.... I think you elevate the man a bit too high. :coffee:

[Abbey Marie]

What are they going to do with the cash?

Well duh. Buy bribe cigarettes and bus rides to the polls for stranded Dems. :laugh2:

[Abbey Marie]

Buy stuff closer to where it's needed and save tons of money. They also help the local economy recover at the same time.

Sorting, cleaning and shipping used clothing is a nightmare. Cash is the most efficicient way to help except for some very specific and critical needs. It also puts people in charge of their own recovery instead of becoming dependent on some agency.

People often prefer to donate goods to cash. More certain it will be used correctly that way. Speaking of which, if Romney had collected cash, Dems would be screaming that he is secretly using it for his campaign.

[gabosaurus]

The Romney "relief" thing was nothing more than a photo op. It was arranged and staged just like the photo ops that Obama has staged.

[Abbey Marie]

The Romney "relief" thing was nothing more than a photo op. It was arranged and staged just like the photo ops that Obama has staged.

I might agree, except that Romney's charitable giving has been consistently astronomical.
He has put his money where his mouth is.

[Thunderknuckles]

...if Romney had collected cash, Dems would be screaming that he is secretly using it for his campaign.
Awesome point!

[KarlMarx]

I might agree, except that Romney's charitable giving has been consistently astronomical.
He has put his money where his mouth is.

You took the words right out of my mouth. Romney has given millions of his One Percenter dollars to charity... meanwhile Obama won't help his half brother who lives in a one room shack in the slums of Nairobi...

[Gaffer]

Send money to an area where there is no food, no clothing, no stores. Yeah that will work they can eat the money.

[SassyLady]

Buy stuff closer to where it's needed and save tons of money. They also help the local economy recover at the same time.

Sorting, cleaning and shipping used clothing is a nightmare. Cash is the most efficicient way to help except for some very specific and critical needs. It also puts people in charge of their own recovery instead of becoming dependent on some agency.

The agency wants money so they can take their cut. It's hard to take out overhead from donated goods.

[SassyLady]

The Romney "relief" thing was nothing more than a photo op. It was arranged and staged just like the photo ops that Obama has staged.

Really, Gabby? Do you honestly think none of the stuff in the picture will make it to the shelters? At least Romney had something substantial to show as a result of his "photo op". What did Obama have in his photo op that he did as a citizen, not as a president, that went to help the storm victims?

[Nukeman]

The Romney "relief" thing was nothing more than a photo op. It was arranged and staged just like the photo ops that Obama has staged.Was it a photo op?? Heck ya it was just like EVERYTHING a politician does, does that detract from the fact that he was there spending his money and buying items for the relief effort?? No it doesn't. Obama is touring the devistation right now for photo ops!! He is out hugging and talking to people that he otherwise wouldn't give a pot to piss in!! It is always about the image with ALL politicians. Like was pointed out earlier in the thread.. Romney gives millions of dollars annually to charity where as Obama gave less than 1% of his. Romney gave almost 40% of his income last year in charitable contributions 4 million dollars..

MSNBC is having a fit over this relief effort yet are DEAD SILENT on the whole Benghazi coverup.. Why do you suppose that is Gabs!?!?!? I ask you Gabs wher is the REAL story here?? Which one has much farther reaching ramifications?? which is truely telling of the type of person we are dealing with. A charitable one or one who is willing to let brave men die so not to tarnish his image!?!?!?

[SassyLady]

What do you suppose someone in a shelter is going to do with a can of cold beans?

Relief agencies don't want stuff. They want cash.

Romney is an idiot or he realizes no one who would give to a relief effort would trust him with cash.

Here is what residents and authorities have to say about sending cash to the Red Cross:


Staten Island Borough President: Don’t Give Money to the Red Cross
At a press conference this morning on Staten Island, a host of local officials, including Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, gathered to highlight the needs of the hard-hit borough in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. And, although many pols spoke, no one was more impassioned than Borough President James Molinaro, who called the Red Cross an “absolute disgrace” and even urged the public to cease giving them contributions.
“Because the devastation in Staten Island, the lack of a response,” Mr. Molinaro said to explain his comment to NBC after the press conference. “You know, I went to a shelter Monday night after the storm. People were coming in with no socks, with no shoes. They were in desperate need. Their housing was destroyed. They were crying. Where was the Red Cross? Isn’t that their function? They collect millions of dollars. Whenever there’s a drive in Staten Island, we give openly and honestly. Where are they? Where are they? I was at the South Shore yesterday, people were buried in their homes. There the dogs are trying to find bodies. The people there, the neighbors who had no electricity, were making soup. Making soup. It’s very emotional because the lack of a response. The lack of a response. They’re supposed to be here….They should be on the front lines fighting, and helping the people.”


http://politicker.com/2012/11/staten-island-borough-president-dont-give-money-to-the-red-cross/

[gabosaurus]

Really, Gabby? Do you honestly think none of the stuff in the picture will make it to the shelters? At least Romney had something substantial to show as a result of his "photo op". What did Obama have in his photo op that he did as a citizen, not as a president, that went to help the storm victims?

Do you honestly believe that Romney had anything to do with that relief effort? He drove up, staged the picture and then left.

[Trigg]

Do you honestly believe that Romney had anything to do with that relief effort? He drove up, staged the picture and then left.


Romney puts his money where his mouth is, so yes I believe his relief effort was completely legit. His taxes prove him to be a generous person in regards to donations and charity.

He was in a loose loose situation. If he goes to the disaster zone, he's getting in the way and it's a photo op. If he campaigns, he doesn't care about the people. If he donates and does relief efforts it's a photo op.

Bush, as I remember, was slammed for getting in the way after Katrina because he pulled security away for his visit. Yet, I don't see anyone laying that same blame on bambam for his photo op with Christi. Gotta wonder why that is.

[Trigg]

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/02/staten-islanders-on-sandy-response-weve-been-left-far-behind/



“Red Cross is here with hot chocolate and cookies. We need blankets, we need pillows, we need clothing. We can get hot chocolate and cookies, we need help!” resident Jodi Hannula said.





Looks like people DO need what Romney was collecting.

Meanwhile bambam is back on the campaign trail trying to save his job.

[Gaffer]

If I know the red cross they were selling the hot chocolate and cookies.