Giuliani Claims Obama Response To Hurricane Sandy ‘Worse Than Katrina’

[DonViejo]

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani isn’t exactly famous for his tact, but he kicked his penchant for overstatement into overdrive this Sunday, twice falsely claiming that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) response to Hurricane Sandy was worse than its botched response to Hurricane Katrina under President George W. Bush.

Speaking at a Romney campaign office in Florida, Giuliani said “[Obama] right now is doing a terrible job of disaster relief in my city, but no one is talking about it…People don’t have water, they don’t have food, electricity and his FEMA is no where to be found. This is a worse response than Katrina.” He also levelled the charge during a Fox News appearance, telling host Neil Cavuto that the notion FEMA was doing a good job was a “joke:”

I think maybe because there’s an election going on, people don’t want to say that, but I think FEMA has dropped the ball, certainly as big they did with Katrina, maybe bigger because they had more warning here and the situation isn’t as big as Katrina.

Watch it:

more:
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/11/04/1137131/giuliani-claims-obama-response-to-hurricane-sandy-worse-than-katrina/

[geek tragedy]

1. Ghouliani wants to outdo Romney and Sununu for most reprehensible Republican alive.

Note: Dick Cheney is not a contender because the undead are not eligible.

[oswaldactedalone]

2. Add one more

to the Rethuglican clown car. They're going to have add more seats to that thing.

[BeyondGeography]

3. The man has become a full-fledged resident of Conservative Fantasy Island

You can't say he doesn't know his audience.

[formercia]

26. Da Blame, da Blame...here comes da Blame

..says The Donald 'Tattoo' Trump.

[Scootaloo]

4. What a dumbfuck.

...Really, there's nothing more to say.

[kooljerk666]

5. You mean this guy??

noun verb 911.

[Denzil_DC]

20. That may be the most disturbing thing I've seen

this election cycle.

[kooljerk666]

22. I know, I was just looking for a still photo............

With teh $5,000,000 reward Donny Boy tried to give out last week being ignored, He deserved some attention too.

[Dem2TheCore]

6. Chris Christi vs. Rudy Giuliani -- Fight!

[MichDem10]

7. How can he not loss ALL credibility with New Yorkers with a statement like that?

[LiberalElite]

8. As an NYC resident I can tell you that

the notion that Generalissimo Giuliani knows what he's talking about is pure unadulterated bull. Sandy victims are getting food, water and electricity. Legions of volunteers are donating goods, driving out to the affected areas and helping any way they can. My City Councilperson is one of the local politicans organizing neighborhood efforts to collect and distibute supplies. I'm sure there are others. FEMA is there, the Red Cross is there, ConEd is working on the electricity. Board of Elections is relocating polling stations where necessary so people can still vote tomorrow. Unfortunately, this all takes time and that gives blowhards like Rudy space to bloviate about their version of facts. That's why he's on Faux News, which specializes in alternate reality.

[Historic NY]

9. He didn't mention Bloomberg's I got it when FEMA called before the storm did he..

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2012/10/mayor-bloomberg-update-on-hurricane-sandy-storm-prep-dont-be-complacent-nyc

“President Obama asked Craig Fugate from FEMA to call me earlier in the day and offer any help. I assured him that we had, we think, everything under control but we appreciate the effort. What FEMA really can do is to help those parts of the country that don’t have all of the extensive facilities and agencies and practice that New York City does. But I did want to thank them for their offer.

Now Bloomberg expects FEMA to C H Ass. He was more obsessed with the marathon than what actually was going on. Things take time.

[SingleSeatBiggerMeat]

10. This Should Tell You One Thing

Rudy hasn't given up hope that he can try for the GOP Presidential Nomination in 2016.

[whttevrr]

11. Is this Obama Derangement Syndrome?

Obamacare covers it, right?

[faithfulcitizen]

12. If someone could get that man dentures that fit,

so he stops spitting all over the the place while spewing lies, I'd appreciate it. He's such a has been clinging on to any shred of hope of serving in a romney administration...aint gonna happen.

[global1]

13. Rudy's An Idiot......nt

[reflection]

14. He said that with a straight face?

[OldDem2012]

15. What a dumbass. nt.

[justiceischeap]

16. How long were people stuck in the Superdome in NO?

I think it was five days. Are people already getting back in their homes in NYC? Yes. Staten Island and Jersey are different stories but it isn't because FEMA isn't doing their jobs, it's because their homes were destroyed. There is no where to go. I bet if you ask people on the ground, the victims, they'd tell you there is no comparison.

When people lose their services & homes to natural disasters, an hour wait can often seem too long.

[julian09]

17. Rudy the Drag Queen, should know

[Arkana]

18. You mean he didn't say it was worse than 9/11?

You're slipping, Rudy.

[aptsongs]

19. Ugh...

Can't wait til Wednesday when all this is OVER!

[Jennicut]

21. No, during Katrina people were treated like second class citizens. CT, NY, and NJ have not been

ignored at all. Staten Island/Long Island have issues because of logistics and getting resources to people there. Staten Island has one bridge connecting to NYC in Brooklyn, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

I got an email from my cousin on Long Island in Floral Park. It sucks for her there but she understands. There are supplies but there are still gas shortages. She won't have power for maybe another week, there was a lot of damage there. The Long Island County Executive, Ed Mangango said he talked to President Obama twice and thanked him for his help.

My husband's department at Yankee Gas in CT was asked to go to NJ for two weeks. Two guys went to give extra help to the power companies down there. Since CT has almost all the power back on, workers at CL&P and Yankee Gas can now go help NYC and NJ.

[kooljerk666]

27. I was waiting for the Bridge Killings by Law enforcement..........

and the cover up too.

[smorkingapple]

23. When I see Geraldo Holding a black baby and crying on TV I'll believe that Rudy

Fuck outta here asshole

[DFW]

24. Well, if you go by "Brownie's" standards, he's right

If Republican measuring says that the slower you react to a natural disaster, the better, then Obama was much worse than Bush with Katrina.

By all other standards, however, Obama wins, hands down.

[Turbineguy]

25. He may be right

what did Obama do about Katrina?