Romney/Ryan Lose 2012 Election Thread

[twa]

He can always just donate them to all the unemployed.....plenty of them accessible

[NLC1054]

Romney's can drive seems like a pretty stupid stunt to me. How's he going to get the cans there and distribute them? All the major roads are closed. I guess a week or so from now he could get them there, but wouldn't his cans be a drop in the ocean? I think collecting monetary donations for the red cross would have been a lot more helpful, though I guess he probably wants any monetary donations for his campaign.

That's what the Red Cross says; the prefer monetary donations, because they can then decide where to allocate certain funds based on need.

Sending the Red Cross a bunch of cans just means they have a ton of extra stuff they have to sort through on top of disaster relief.

Mitt Romney basically preyed on people's desire to help for the sake of a few nice pictures of him loading water into a ****ing truck and not answer any questions. He's barely said a word about Sandy as it is.

Hell, why didn't he go to Virginia? THAT'S a swing state too, that's been negatively effected by the hurricane (though not on the same scale), and at least he'd be somewhat close to the action!

Gutless. Completely gutless.

[GSF]

He can always just donate them to all the unemployed.....plenty of them accessible

Hell, he might as well collect enough cans to feed the 47% of Americans who don't care about their lives.

[twa]

That's what the Red Cross says; the prefer monetary donations, because they can then decide where to allocate certain funds based on need.

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Because their execs really frown on getting canned green beans on payday???

Can't ya'll find something better to complain about?

[Hersh]

Because their execs really frown on getting canned green beans on payday???

Can't ya'll find something better to complain about?

Yes. Want to take a shot at defending the Jeep ads Mitt is running in Ohio?

[chipwhich]

Because their execs really frown on getting canned green beans on payday???

Can't ya'll find something better to complain about?

Politics have reached an all time low.

[twa]

Yes. Want to take a shot at defending the Jeep ads Mitt is running in Ohio?

Not particularly......sic him

[GSF]

Politics have reached an all time low.

Not by all involved. Obama has been very focused on the disaster, and Gov. Christie has praised him heavily for doing so. Both Obama and Christie have put the politics to the side to take care of important business. Only Romney has used the disaster as a political opportunity.

[twa]

Not by all involved. Obama has been very focused on the disaster, and Gov. Christie has praised him heavily for doing so. Both Obama and Christie have put the politics to the side to take care of important business. Only Romney has used the disaster as a political opportunity.

Damn, you mean they are all doing their job????

[chipwhich]

Not by all involved. Obama has been very focused on the disaster, and Gov. Christie has praised him heavily for doing so. Both Obama and Christie have put the politics to the side to take care of important business. Only Romney has used the disaster as a political opportunity.

You mean Romney shouldn't collect water and food?

[GSF]

Damn, you mean they are all doing their job????

Yeah, you're not even a little surprised? Seems like a classic opportunity for the politicians to screw the pooch. Remember Bush and Katrina?

---------- Post added October-31st-2012 at 04:11 AM ----------

You mean Romney shouldn't collect water and food?

Just looked like a photo op to me...

[chipwhich]

Just looked like a photo op to me...

Probably, I am sure Romney doesn't give a damn.

[GSF]

Probably, I am sure Romney doesn't give a damn.

nah I'm not saying that. Just saying a can drive looks a lot better on tv than what the Red Cross actually wants: money.

---------- Post added October-31st-2012 at 04:26 AM ----------

Maybe this will help:

http://www.inquisitr.com/381360/romn...donated-goods/


Romney’s Red Cross Campaign Event In Ohio May Hurt Rather Than Help, Agency Can’t Use Donated Goods




Posted: October 30, 2012



Mitt Romney has inexplicably decided to help out the Red Cross in Ohio, an area comparatively unaffected by the ravages of Hurricane Sandy, collecting goods for the relief agency despite long-standing directives from the Red Cross that such “help” can actually divert their resources during an ongoing catastrophe.




Romney’s Red Cross efforts took place far from Sandy’s reach in the swing state of Ohio where the former Massachusetts governor converted campaign events to storm relief efforts, saying of the initiative:


“We have a lot of goods here that these people will need. We have heavy hearts, as you know, with all the suffering going on. There are a lot of people who were hurting this morning, who were hurting last night. We’re going to box them [donations] up, then send them into New Jersey.”

However, a quick browse of the Red Cross FAQ page for guidance to assist during disasters explicitly states that such “help” often bogs the agency down — a bit of information that became widely known during disaster relief in Haiti.

Had Romney read the Red Cross FAQ prior to the efforts, he would have learned that the agency pleads for people not to inundate them with sortable goods, particularly during a tragedy:


“The American Red Cross does not accept or solicit small, individual donations of items for emergency relief purposes. Small items such as collections of food, used clothing, and shoes often must be cleaned, sorted, and repackaged which impedes the valuable resources of money, time, and personnel that are needed for other aspects of our relief operation.“

The Red Cross continues, explaining that the only real way to aid disaster victims is through monetary donations:


“The best way to help a disaster victim is through a financial donation to the American Red Cross. Financial contributions allow the Red Cross to purchase exactly what is needed for the disaster relief operation. Monetary donations also enable the Red Cross to purchase relief supplies close to the disaster site which avoids delays and transportation costs in getting basic necessities to disaster victims. Because the affected community has generally experienced significant economic loss, purchasing relief supplies in or close to the disaster site also helps to stimulate the weakened local economy.”



Not to put too fine a point on it, but the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, in the state where Romney used to be governor, advises in their first words on their disaster relief page:


“Donated goods and volunteers that are not specifically needed in a disaster area can hurt more than help. Well-intentioned but ill-conceived shipments of goods and volunteers to an area impacted by a disaster can actually cause a ‘secondary’ disaster, in spite of the fact that donors really only want to help.”

During the events in Ohio, Mitt Romney also reportedly refused to answer questions about how he would handle managing agencies like FEMA in the event of a disaster like Sandy during a Romney presidency.

[chipwhich]

GSF did you not read the Red Cross website or what it actually says?

You are posting from another website.

[chipwhich]

GSF did you not read the Red Cross website or what it actually says?

You are posting from another website.