How is Mitt Romney qualified to be president if he does this?

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   Xenonlitposted 12 years ago

   Romney to Newly Homeless Hurricane Isaac Victim: "Go Home and Call 211"
   
   http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/18757
   
   
   

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      Repairguy47posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      What do you think he should have done?

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         Xenonlitposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Well, he should not have told a newly homeless woman to GO HOME!

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            Repairguy47posted 12 years agoin reply to this

            She got a cell phone? She doesn't have to have a house to go home. Nitpicking what somebody says in a stressful situation is a typical liberal response.

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               Mtbailzposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               And where would you have her go then?

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         Xenonlitposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         "Nitpicking what somebody says in a stressful situation is a typical liberal response." 
         
         What stress was Romney under and why should he be president if he can't show up in a disaster zone with a working brain?

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            Repairguy47posted 12 years agoin reply to this

            You ever been around people who have suffered terrible misfortunes? You ever been the one who they looked to for answers? I have and its a little stressful. If you had you would know exactly what I'm talking about. Just confine yourself to judging from the cheap seats.

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               Mtbailzposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               all do respect, but you're not running for president. Must people expect a little more from the leader of the free world, that's all.

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                  Repairguy47posted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  People expected to get Obama cash also. They can expect whatever they want doesn't mean that's what they're gonna get.

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      JaxsonRaineposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Also, how is Mitt qualified to be President if he goes to a disaster area before the President, while the President is making campaign stops?

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         Mighty Momposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Obama had long since declared the area a federal disaster area. Freeing up $$$ to help these people.
         I guess the really important thing is to see which candidate can race to LA to get the scoop photo opp with the disaster victims.
         Score one for Romney, then.
         
         I'll give Romney this much credit. He did better than Bush/"Brownie" during Katrina.

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            Repairguy47posted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Declared it a disaster area but couldn't be bothered to go there. By the way Romney can't declare it a disaster area he's a private citizen
            Strange a private citizen acting more presidential than the president
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            JaxsonRaineposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Come on MM...
            
            Campaigning instead of visiting?

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               Mighty Momposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Come on, Jaxson.
               Conventioning instead of visiting?

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      habeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hmmm...ABC tells a slightly different, more in-depth story:
      
      http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/20 … louisiana/

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         Onusonusposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         No comments......

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   JaxsonRaineposted 12 years ago

   It appears your source isn't being completely truthful.
   
   First, this is a secondhand account, we don't know if those were Romney's exact words, but the gist is that he was advising her of the resources in play. The person who spoke to Romney didn't say she was offended by what he said, she said "He’s good. He’ll do the best for us. He has our best interests at heart. I thought he’d be more like a politician, but it was more understanding and caring."
   
   It could have been a slight slip of the tongue on either of their parts. It could have been that she didn't specifically tell him that she had lost her home. We definitely can't judge this off of one secondhand snippet, and the fact that she spoke highly of him makes me wonder why you are taking such offense.

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      Xenonlitposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Not true. He said it and it indicates a great lack of capability for a president who should expect to be showing up at disaster sites. He is not even the president yet and should have stayed away if that is the best he can do.

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         JaxsonRaineposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Xenolit, that isn't a quote of what Romney said. It's a quote of what a woman said he said. She doesn't say
         
         
         
         Read what she said, it doesn't sound like she was offended, or trying to offer an exact quote.
         
         You are basing so much off of an out-of-context, secondhand account of what Romney said.

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            JaxsonRaineposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            If he really said that I want you to post a source that verifies it.

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   Mighty Momposted 12 years ago

   What Romney REALLY said, "Quick, go call 211 while you still can. Once Paul and I get elected, that's the end of the line for the hurricane gravy train."
   
   Republicans have proposed cuts in federal disaster funding that will now be needed to aid the Gulf Coast's recovery, reported the AP:
   
   "It is the height of hypocrisy for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan to make a pretense of showing sympathy for the victims of Hurricane Isaac when their policies would leave those affected by this disaster stranded and on their own," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., in a written statement.
   
   Maybe Romney proposes to bring in the Mormons to handle disaster aid.

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      JaxsonRaineposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Well, I'm sure that no matter what the Mormons will be onsite helping... their humanitarian system is truly astonishing. I can't remember who it was, but one of the LDS prophets set a standard for the church to be able to arrive at any disaster site with aid within 24 hours, in any country it is allowed to be in.
      
      As for cuts, I haven't personally looked at or seen any details of either Romney or Ryan that address domestic aid funding.

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      habeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      From what I've read, LDS do a good job with that sort of thing.

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   kathleenkatposted 12 years ago

   I have seen homeless people with phones and computers. It's not that unheard of to be able to make calls while being homeless.
   
   Now actually telling them to "go home" may have been incorrect, but whether or not he knew they were homeless is left to speculation.

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