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NBC: Jindal Invited Romney To Tour Storm Damage
NBC campaign embed Garrett Haake reports:
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/nbc-jindal-invited-romney-to-tour-storm-damage
NBC campaign embed Garrett Haake reports:
A Romney aide says the GOP nominee was invited to Louisiana to tour storm damage by the state's Republican governor, Bobby Jindal.
Garrett Haake (@GarrettNBCNews) August 31, 2012
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/nbc-jindal-invited-romney-to-tour-storm-damage
Bobby Jindal wants more big government money for Louisiana
by Laura Clawson
Hurricane Isaac is keeping Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal away from the Republican National Convention, but a hurricane will not be enough to keep him from being partisan in the news. Jindal is assailing the Obama administration for supposedly not giving Louisiana enough federal aid.
Like any good Republican governor, Jindal has a long record of hypocrisy on federal funding, taking the "big government bad, now give me government money" approach. And when it comes to disasters, he's had problems with fishy stories and dubious deployments. And now that there is massive flooding and untold damage from Hurricane Isaac, keep a close eye out for a gap between Jindal's stories and the facts. He's already looking to turn natural disaster into partisan advantage; he's not going to stop.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/28/1125169/-Bobby-Jindal-wants-more-big-government-money-for-Louisiana
by Laura Clawson
Hurricane Isaac is keeping Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal away from the Republican National Convention, but a hurricane will not be enough to keep him from being partisan in the news. Jindal is assailing the Obama administration for supposedly not giving Louisiana enough federal aid.
But the usual FEMA pre-disaster protocol has been activated. The Obama administration has approved Jindals request for a disaster declaration. The administrations actions thus far have earned plaudits from the states two senators including Sen. David Vitter (R-LA). And moreover, the steps the administration has taken are broadly similar to the Bush administrations initial response to Hurricane Gustav in 2008, which Jindal did not publicly criticize.
Like any good Republican governor, Jindal has a long record of hypocrisy on federal funding, taking the "big government bad, now give me government money" approach. And when it comes to disasters, he's had problems with fishy stories and dubious deployments. And now that there is massive flooding and untold damage from Hurricane Isaac, keep a close eye out for a gap between Jindal's stories and the facts. He's already looking to turn natural disaster into partisan advantage; he's not going to stop.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/28/1125169/-Bobby-Jindal-wants-more-big-government-money-for-Louisiana
Edited to point out that Mitt thinks flooding is a joke.
A few days ago:
Lord Rmoney makes disgusting joke about Hurricane Isaac...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021227861
In his speech last night:
So Romney mocks sea rise while New Orleans is drowning....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021239019
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NBC: Jindal Invited Romney To Tour Storm Damage (after Mitt's flooding jokes) (Original Post)
ProSense
Aug 2012
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spanone
(135,846 posts)1. bobby is going to spend taxpayer dollars to chauffeur a citizen around the disaster???
jindal has time for politics during his state crisis? fuck him
Mitt ain't giving you any money, Bobby, but the President of the United States will, you big f'ing horse's ass.
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)2. I would make Jindal holler loud for funds...fuck him
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)3. after Rmoney's comment about rising waters, I'm sure this will be a big hit
htuttle
(23,738 posts)5. Well, Romney should have enough experience with expensive horses
Probably not as much as Brownie had, but it should do.