From: Judy Miriga
Folks,
Romney has just begun to wake up to realization that FEMA truely is useful under strong, steadfast, reliable and dependable focused Government leadership. It is a leadership with visionary forseable future that, which is capable to hold a promise and is able to plan in advance for its people’s security and progressive agenda for development. This has now been proved beyond reasonable doubt against an angry mother natures’ disaster is real and cannot be denied. The environment pollution is also real and it needs protection and preservation……..Business activities have real effects (advantages and disadvantages) on the environment and both must be preserved and protected to provide a good balance instead of leaning on profit and destroying fundamental basics of nature. It is the Government which can do all these in combination fairly………President Obama understands this……..Which is why he was able to save the country from Economic Collapse.
Romney did not display the Unity of Purpose in pulling together when a Country faces such danger, threat or problem. He is stuck in his 47% idiology……Which is why Romney Rejected FEMA…he preferres all money going to Corporate Business. Where is the Corporate when it comes to dissaster, danger or problem…..Corporate is a profit making institution NEVER can they engage effectively in such situations. Government is the Mother of all facilitating utility supply central to all; and where all people run to in the first instinct for needs and demands. It is where public mandate is planned, restructured, organized and executed. With this case-scenario the test posed has an answer, Mitt Romney as usual is wrong and President Obama is as always been right……….
Lets Pray for all those who have lost and faced the monster of dissaster in the eye. May they gather courage, pick up the pieces and get on their feet again. It is utter dissastrous and divastating. We felt a glimpse trail bit of it in our area but others were worse off. It was not a joke. It is mother nature no words can explain it but that it was beyond human comprehension.
Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
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Christie, Obama form pre-election bond in Sandy’s wake – Daily Trail
Published on Oct 30, 2012 by ReutersTV
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a staunch Romney supporter, heaped praise on President Barack Obama’s quick response to Sandy in the aftermath of the massive storm that devastated the state’s shoreline. Reuters correspondent John Whitesides says Christie’s comments, while sincere, may also enhance his own standing as a leader in crisis. GOP challenger Mitt Romney held a Sandy relief event at an Ohio arena as he prepared to resume campaigning in key swing states on Wednesday. (October 30, 2012)
Chris Christie on Hurricane Sandy response: The president deserves great credit
Published on Oct 30, 2012 by dkostv
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on President Obama
New Jersey Chris Christie Praises Obama, Doesn’t ‘Give a Damn’ about Election Day’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzcpbc20C2I
Published on Oct 30, 2012
The presidential candidates have canceled all campaign events on Tuesday, but Republican New Jersey Chris Christie seemed to be stumping for President Barack Obama by appearing on several networks to praise the federal response to Hurricane Sandy.
In an interview on NBC, Christie called Obama “outstanding” for expediting relief efforts. He also told MSNBC that Obama “deserves great credit.”
“He gave me his number at the White House and told me to call him if I needed anything,” Christie said.
The New Jersey governor even took his message to Fox News, saying that Obama had helped “tremendously.”
“I spoke to the president three times yesterday,” he explained. “He called me for the last time at midnight last night asking what he could do. I said, if you can expedite designating New Jersey as a major disaster area that that would help us to get federal money and resources in here as quickly as possible to help clean up the damage here.”
ripcitiboi 9 hours ago
Chris Christie: Romney who?! All I know is that President Obama is doing a great job at being Commander and Chief!
Fox: *speechless*
Governor Christie Praises Obama’s Hurricane Response
Published on Oct 30, 2012 by David Buco
While I’m no fan of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s politics, his non-partisan praise of President Obama’s Handling of Hurricane Sandy and it’s aftermath deserves recognition. And the first part of this video shows he can really keep politics out of the discussion on this disaster. Kudos to Governor Christie!
From “Fox And Friends,” Fox News: 10-30-2012
Romney on FEMA Government Spending
Uploaded by terumuer on Sep 21, 2011
CNN/New Hampshire GOP Debate, June 13, 2011
Except what you said is complete BS, and you know it. Taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor? You mean how the wealthy have seen their net worth SKYROCKET under Obama? How the wealthy have taken in 93% of all income gains in 2010 while the rest of us get to fight over the remaining table scraps? The stagnation is from poor policy given to us by the Bush Administration, increasing our deficits heavily with wars and tax cuts (which Obama is TRYING to undo). So try again please.
rolexx14in reply to e75149938(Show the comment) 8 hours ago 12
Some people are afraid of a change… It doesn’t mean your drinking water and air will get unsafe or that you won’t get support for Parenthood or no help in case of a disaster.. furthermore, no one denies climate change, I’m not sure either what denial of evolution could affect your future and the state policies and Romney is a strong supporter of stem cell research, just against cloning. Get your facts right instead of looking for no-brainers…
e75149938in reply to rolexx14(Show the comment) 6 hours ago
Pretty easy to see who here has actually looked at the federal budget figures from the CBO/GAO/DoD, etc and other credible sources vs those who got their info from rightwing propaganda websites and lying chain emails.
I guess Obama signed 900 executive orders too because some chain email said so? Nope. The fact is he only signed 138. President Bush Jr signed 171 his 1st term. Reagan signed 211 his 1st term. Check the government’s National Archive website yourself.
presto1202 6 hours ago
Harry Barr replied yesterday
Romney again flip-flops on FEMA!!! He says we need FEMA only because Sandy is an “equal opportunity ” disaster. Even the super-rich are affected by this disaster and getting federal money means the super-rich benefit like Romney’s “epersonally irresponsible 47%.” However, if Romney were president he’d only help the super-rich and the rest of Americans would be on their own!!! Romney CANNOT BE TRUSTED!!!!
margiep replied yesterday
Romney wanted to get rid of FEMA until Hurricane Sandy. He had said that the States should take care of these kinds of emergencies. What kind of president would he make. He just flip-flops all over the place….can not make up his mind. We need a President like Obama he knows what has to be done, and does it. !! He cares about 100% of our people. Do not be tricked by Romney……He just has a big problem making up his mind, and we need a President who is decisive especially in emergencies.
j.d. in Iowa replied yesterday
Just tell me where will the states, some of whom are already fiscally in bad shape, going to get the money to battle disasters. What if a state has two or more disasters in a year? How will they cope? What if Mississippi had an oil spill disaster and a hurricane? Tell me Mr.Romney how do you deal with that? How will the states pay the private companies for the work they need to do to clean up after a disaster? The only way Republicans see problem solving is through “privatizing” everything. Are we going to take bids on disaster relief? Will we show favoritism to our big doners. Is this like a no bid deal such as Haliburton?
TheDixieDove commented 2 days ago
Will Sandy Make Romney Talk FEMA?
Romney has been the Invisible Man when it comes to taking tough questions on his Tax Policies and his past personal life; while Obama has been forced to expound on his financial plan, relig ion, parentage and race. Extensively.
Does it take a storm named Sandy to do what the US press can’t? Romney has spoken in favor of eliminating The Federal Emergency Management Agency and he has never countered that view.
By the hand of God Mitt Romney may finally be held accountable. And God knows a woman can do a man’s job. TheDixieDove
margiep replied yesterday
Why does Romney always get his way? Has told 538 liess in 30 weeks, was against FEMA, wanted the states to get themselves out of natural disasters, and now owns the electronic voting machines with his son, Tagg, that are being used in Ohio!Why are the Democrats allowing this? Can’t someting be done to stop this. The company has a rating of 0 out of 12 for security, is known to let unauthorized to gain access to the voting cards, which of course can change who wins the election in this very important swing state, and may be used in all the swing states!!! We need to stop this VOTER MACHINE BEING USED NOW. NO WONDER ROMNEY IS SO SURE HE WILL WIN THIS ELECTION!!! And God help all of us if he does!
Obama visits storm victims while Romney campaigns
By CHARLES BABINGTON | Associated Press –
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, locked in a fierce re-election bid, is emphasizing his incumbent’s role for a third straight day, skipping battleground states to visit victims of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, a state he’s confident of winning. The president’s actions have forced his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, to walk a careful line and make tough choices.
The former Massachusetts governor must show respect for the superstorm’s casualties all along the Eastern Seaboard. But Romney can ill afford to waste a minute of campaign time, with the contest virtually deadlocked in several key states and the election six days away.
After tamping down his partisan tone Tuesday at an Ohio event that chiefly emphasized victims’ relief, Romney planned three full-blown campaign events Wednesday in Florida, the largest competitive state. Sandy largely spared Florida, so Romney calculates he can campaign there without appearing callous.
Obama’s revised schedule is a political gamble, too. Rather than use the campaign’s final Wednesday to woo voters in tossup states, he will go before cameras with New Jersey’s Republican governor, Chris Christie. Christie is one of Romney’s most prominent supporters, and a frequent Obama critic. But Christie praised Obama’s handling of superstorm Sandy, a political twist the president’s visit is sure to underscore.
Obama also took full advantage of incumbency Tuesday. He visited the Red Cross national headquarters — a short walk from the White House — to commiserate with victims and encourage aid workers.
“This is a tough time for millions of people,” the president said. “But America is tougher.”
While Obama and Romney moved cautiously Tuesday, their campaigns exchanged sharp words in Ohio and expanded their operations into three Democratic-leaning states, a move that will reshape the contest’s final six days.
Romney’s campaign is running ads in Minnesota and Pennsylvania, and a pro-Romney group is doing the same in Michigan. The three states were considered fairly safe for Obama, but his campaign is taking the threat seriously. It sent former President Bill Clinton to Minnesota on Tuesday and it is buying airtime in all three states.
Republican strategists differ on the Romney campaign’s thinking. Some think Romney’s aides fear losing all-important Ohio, and they hope for a stunning last-minute breakthrough elsewhere to compensate. Others say the GOP camp has so much money — and so few chances to buy useful airtime in saturated states — that it can spend millions of dollars on a long shot without scrimping in a battleground.
“If they didn’t have so much money, they wouldn’t be able to do something with so little chance of success,” said Democratic strategist Tad Devine.
Some Republicans played down the significance of the expand-the-map strategy.
“This always happens this time of year” in a big campaign, said Republican consultant Mike McKenna of Richmond, Va. “They see a poll or two” that suggests a sudden tightening of the race in a place like Minnesota “and they get all excited.”
“They tend to chase shiny objects,” McKenna said. Ohio, he said, remains by far the most important state for Romney to win.
Another sign that Ohio looms large for the Romney campaign: a guest-filled rally in suburban Cincinnati on Friday to kick off the campaign’s final four days. Set to join the GOP ticket are golf legend Jack Nicklaus, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Meanwhile, Democratic groups bitterly complained about a TV ad the Romney camp is running in the Toledo and Youngstown areas of Ohio. The ad suggests that Jeep will move its Toledo car-making facility to China, a claim Jeep executives deny.
Democrats called the ad a brazen lie and a sign of desperation. Even some Republicans worried that Romney has gone too far in a state where voters follow the auto industry closely.
“It’s the kind of thing that happens late in the campaign, when everybody’s tired and you’re not quite yourself,” McKenna said. “It didn’t help. But I don’t think it’s a big thing. At this point, everybody has made up their mind.”
Vice President Joe Biden planned to campaign Wednesday in Florida. Romney’s running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, was scheduled to campaign in his home state, Wisconsin.
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Associated Press writer Thomas Beaumont in Des Moines, Iowa, contributed to this report.
Obama gets Sandy update, scraps more campaign plans
By Olivier Knox, Yahoo! News
White House Correspondent The Ticket –
On Tuesday, Obama got an update on Hurricane Sandy via teleconference in the White House’s Situation Room.
“The president expressed his concern for those impacted by the storm, as well as the heroic first responders who are selflessly putting themselves in harm’s way to protect members of their communities,” read a statement from the White House. “He also noted his sadness over the loss of life associated with the storm so far.”
Obama got an update on the storm’s path and the resources deployed to respond, and he heard from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner “on conditions in financial markets and the operations of the financial system.”
Overnight, Obama approved major disaster declarations for New Jersey and New York at the request of those states’ governors. That freed up additional federal aid for state and local governments.
“The president told his team that their top priority is to make sure all available resources are being provided to state and local responders as quickly as possible and directed them to identify and resolve any potential bottlenecks or shortfalls should they arise,” the White House also said.
Obama also directed the Department of Defense and Department of Energy to help restore power.
“The president urges Americans to continue to follow the direction and advice of local officials, governors and mayors, many of whom the president will speak with later today,” the statement continued.
The teleconference included many senior advisers. In the photo above, from left: John Brennan, assistant to the president for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; Tony Blinken, national security adviser to the vice president; David Agnew, director for intergovernmental affairs; Alyssa Mastromonaco, deputy chief of staff for operations; and chief of staff Jack Lew.
Joining the briefing by phone were Vice President Joe Biden, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff James Winnefeld, USNORTHCOM Commander Gen. Charles Jacoby, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb and Geithner. Other officials also took part.
Oct 30, 2012 8:45am
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Praises President Obama for Sandy Response
One of Mitt Romney’s biggest supporters, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, had nothing but praise for President Barack Obama today, as his state prepares to rebuild from the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
“I have to say, the administration, the president, himself and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate have been outstanding with us so far,” Christie said on Good Morning America. “We have a great partnership with them.”
Full Coverage: Hurricane Sandy
Christie told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that Obama called him on Monday night around midnight to ask if there was anything else the federal government could do to help. Christie added that they worked together to move forward with a Major Disaster Declaration for New Jersey.
The Major Disaster Declaration provides funding for recovery efforts, including infrastructure projects, temporary housing, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property loss and assistance to individuals and businesses.
(PHOTOS: East Coast Hit by Hurricane Sandy)
“He worked on that last night with me…offered any other assets that we needed to help,” Christie said. “I want to thank the president personally for his personal attention to this.”
Appearing on Fox News, Christie said the storm is bigger than the election.
“I have a job in New Jersey that is much bigger than presidential politics,” Gov. Chris Christie said on the show Fox & Friends. “I couldn’t care less about that.”
Watch Gov. Christie’s appearance on GMA:
One of Mitt Romney’s biggest supporters, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, had nothing but praise for President Barack Obama today, as his state prepares to rebuild from the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
“I have to say, the administration, the president, himself and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate have been outstanding with us so far,” Christie said on Good Morning America. “We have a great partnership with them.”
Christie told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that Obama called him on Monday night around midnight to ask if there was anything else the federal government could do to help. Christie added that they worked together to move forward with a Major Disaster Declaration for New Jersey.
The Major Disaster Declaration provides funding for recovery efforts, including infrastructure projects, temporary housing, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property loss and assistance to individuals and businesses.
“He worked on that last night with me…offered any other assets that we needed to help,” Christie said. “I want to thank the president personally for his personal attention to this.”
Appearing on Fox News, Christie said the storm is bigger than the election.
“I have a job in New Jersey that is much bigger than presidential politics,” Gov. Chris Christie said on the show Fox & Friends. “I couldn’t care less about that.”
Sandy’s Punishing Waves Detected by Earthquake Monitor
By Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer | LiveScience.com – 12 hrs ago
As heavy surf hammered the Northeast Monday afternoon before Hurricane Sandy’s landfall, the weather was peaceful in northern Pennsylvania.
At Keystone College, in the small town of La Plume, a seismometer scratched out a warning. Even more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) inland, the instrument picked up the power of waves churned by Sandy’s winds.
While seismometers are meant to measure earthquakes, the instruments, which detect very subtle movements in the Earth’s crust, also commonly record explosions, trucks on the highway and ocean waves crashing on the beach, said Ian Saginor, a professor and volcanologist at Keystone College who monitors the seismometer.
The instrument recordings show storm activity starting to ramp up around noon on Monday, Oct. 29, while Hurricane Sandy was still offshore of New Jersey. The back-and-forth swing of the needle broadens widely about six hours later, not long before the storm’s landfall.
“That ramp-up is when the waves, the storm surge was coming in,” Saginor told OurAmazingPlanet. “The ramp-up in Pennsylvania is happening long before any winds are getting there,” Saginor said. “In Pennsylvania, there was no storm.”
Saginor said he first noticed the instrument picking up storm waves during the Christmas blizzard in 2010 — but only after the storm passed through.
“When I first noticed it, I didn’t understand why our seismometer was so noisy,” he said. Then he realized, “If a storm is traveling from west to east, the noise is going to ramp up after the storm passes over us and hits the coast. That’s when the storm starts sending energy back,” Saginor said.
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