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Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
GILFORD, N.H. -- After a lunch speech today, Ron Paul slammed the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, and said that no national response to Hurricane Irene is necessary.
"We should be like 1900; we should be like 1940, 1950, 1960," Paul said. "I live on the Gulf Coast; we deal with hurricanes all the time. Galveston is in my district.
"There's no magic about FEMA. They're a great contribution to deficit financing and quite frankly they don't have a penny in the bank. We should be coordinated but coordinated voluntarily with the states," Paul told NBC News. "A state can decide. We don't need somebody in Washington."
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this is nothing more than a politician putting out a sound bite....best to ignore it
Another excuse for the guys at FEMA to buy new blackberrys, leather jackets and speed boats like they did with Katrina...
It is so funny all the Republicans bad mouthing the job FEMA did during Katrina .... The irony! It hurts! " heck of a job, Brownie" stated Bush.
What a blooming idiot. Go home Ron Paul and shut your fool mouth.
So many Texan politicians really seem to really be on a secession type of vibe. I say let them go ahead and cease being a part of this nation. Let them take care of their own border security without federal money. Give back that 17 billion in stimulus money and hit the road, Jack!
Ithink that if the people choose to live in the areas that are prone to hurricanes should have insurance. If they choose to live there then let them pay for the damage. Ilive in an area that is prone to to tornados and i carry insurance for my home and all that is inside. If my home gets blown away by a tornado then i will not ask the fema bunch to give me help.
actually, that's how FEMA tends to work, through insurance. My son works for FEMA and people that haven't signed up for flood insurance in the Minot Flood are simply out of luck.
Jesus!! FEMA is not federally funded disaster insurance! Really Wakind, are you really that slow? Why are you even commenting? You obviously don't have a clue as to what you're talking about. I'd like to see your insurance agent run a check out to you while your trapped on your roof. I hope a hurricane hits you all alone and all your neighbors are pr@$#s.
BrainCandy just who pays for fema? I know that it is not free and i still say to have insurance on the prone areas. My insurance agent will not find me trapped on a roof because i do not live in a flood area.
FEMA is not some government funded disaster insurance!!! What the fu#@ is wrong with you people. Fu@# rampant ignorance! FEMA has nothing to do with insuring your home or property. Why are people soooooo fu$#in' ignorant! WHY!
Brain Candy if fema does not hjave anything to do about insuring you property then why should they be responsible for your home if it is flooded or blown away?
Wakind, have you ever heard of homeowner's insurance? It's actually advertised on TV for purchase by the likes of Nationwide, State Farm, Allstate.
Bailey Quarters I am insured for more than my house is worth. This is the reason that I am against fema bailing out people that do not have insurance. What are you An Allstate agent?
FEMA is not for just the uninsured. And no, I don't work for Allstate. I work an evil health insurance giant that puts profits before people that fought strenuously to prevent Obama's health insurance reform.
Wakind, why don't you look to their website and find out what you're talking about before you go yapping off anymore. You're not making any sense.
www.fema.gov
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
If fema is not a goverment program then why is called fema which stands for federal emergency management agency. The money comes from the federal goverment.
Wakind, FEMA is for helping people.... If you and all your neighbors houses and cars blew away, all the communications were down, all drinking water was contaminated, who would you call?? Superman? Ghostbusters? Godzilla? Jeez.
What is your number and i will call you?
He wants to be president so bad he'll say anything to stay in the news. A nut. And if we weren't so filled with nuts we'd never know he was around, like a few years ago.
google 'ron paul racist' and see what crops up. The guy has absolutely nutcake ideas overall. Just liking him because he wants to do away with drug laws is no reason not to investigate him further.
There are so many crazies in government now. There have always been a few. But Washington is overrun with them now. People need to vote! As it is, only the extremists are going to the polls.
Once again, Paul Rand opens his mouth, sticks his foot in it and then steps in crap. How did this man ever rise to power?
Dumb people look up to others who can come up with even dumber things than they can imagine.
BrainCandy do you have insurance and do you live in a flood prone area? If you get flooded out are you going to go crying to fema for help?
You people are really hypocritical! You expect better preparedness and responses out of third world countries than you do at home.
Brain Candy just where do you live? I live in Texas and Texas would not owe 14 trillion dollars if they would were not part of the USA.
Wakind- LOL If not for the Government you wouldn't have all those Military bases you twit, Nasa Government contracts, coming out you stupid redneck butt$. Perry took stimulis money to balance his budget, after he said how bad Obama was for spending it! HYPOCRITE'S = Texas
Hummbird thanks for calling us HYPOCRITES. I do not know wherem you are from but probably a dumb yankee that wants the goverment to bail you out of everthing.
Wakind- Yep a yankee from Washington state. Lived in Ga for 11 yrs now in Co. You Texans love to live in the past, us and them, we are all Americans. And your welcome for calling ya'll hypocrites you are the one that said that Texas wouldn't be in debt, except that they are part of the USA. And I felt I need to remind you that OUR GOVERNMENT plays a BIG part of the Texas economy. I know that you love to think that all Dems are on the dole but My husband and I both have jobs and a home, insurance etc. But for a natural disaster, sometimes people need help! Please turn off the faux noise it's rotting your brain!!!!
Yes, hypocrites! You have a governor who bad mouths the stimulus, while balancing his budget off of $17 billion of it. He loves to tout that balanced budget! He avoids telling you how he achieved it!
When you are a rich doctor you can live on high ground in a well-designed and well-built mansion and purchase plenty of provisions to keep on hand and safety devices to protect you and your family. Hey Ron come down out of your Ivory Tower on your high horse throwing down racist philosophy on the rest of us who don't want our children exposed to such hatred and ignorance. We who are not rich, white doctors may need assistance on occasion during natural disasters to provide the basic needs for our families. Remember Katrina Ron? This article shows how out of touch with the reality of the common person Ron "the racist" really is. This is the same guy who thinks the 1964 Civil Rights Act goes too far. In his private medical practice he intentionally doesn't accept Medicare/Medicaid patients so he won't have to treat and can turn away black people or Hispanics (same as his racist son Sen. Paul) On the other hand, President Obama learned the lesson of Katrina and is out in front of the storm and so is FEMA and Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Christie and the Gov. of Connecticut and the Gov. of N.C. and anyone who has an ounce of compassion for people and who are doing the job they were elected to do. I find it ironic that he and his son both claim to be "outsiders" in Washington yet the dad has been there for thirty years and the son is a Senator sucking off of the government too. If you hate government so much then don't run for office. Or do they really love government and politics?
practically speaking, everyone wants to paint Ron Paul into a hypothetical corner. you bet we really need FEMA - look what a great job they did with Katrina.
Sure what happened with Katrina after Bush decimated FEMA......we need a strong FEMA like we had with Bill Clinton and now with Obama. I live in Oklahoma and after the May 3rd. 1999, F5 tornado hit Oklahoma City and 88 more hit the surrounding area that same night......well honey I can tell you we were plenty glad to see FEMA come in. Plenty glad.
Actually, look at how badly FEMA was managed by Bush's brainless, unqualified appointee! And then you try to use that as justification for destroying it all together. Sounds like the same tactic the GOP has used to promote privatization of every other government service. Mismanage it, de-fund-it, and decitmate it.
Why shouldn't Texans pay for their disasters? They choose to live there. They know hurricanes happen there. They get the benifit of tourism, easy access to the oceans, ports etc. The drawback, ocassionally you have to take some of that extra money you earn and spend it on fixing things post-hurricane. Why should someone in Idaho or Nebraska pay for hurricane damage?
It's not that I'm entirely against FEMA, just that for the most part it acts like a nation insurance program instead of an emergency help program. FEMA shouldn't be used for floods in floodplains, fires in deserts or hurricane damage on the coast. Especially beyond coordinating local agencies.
-Someone in a depressed, land-locked, area with few disasters.
Well there you have it. We are not a nation. We are not the American people. We are just individuals. Nothing more, nothing less. If you, your family, your community are hit by a disaster, too bad. Take care of yourselves. Nothing more, nothing less.
This is why we elected Ron Paul to be our President! Not!
If you don't pay taxes, you should have no rights to any services.
I did not say to elect Ron Paul for president. But you are right about a disaster if i have one i will take care of it myself.
Oh really?......so you can shut off the gas and the electricity, and know when the water is safe to drink and clear downed power lines in your yard.? Really? Anyone who says FEMA is not necessary has never needed them......
James- Yeah when your standing in the rubble, that used to be your house, be sure to have proof that you paid Federal Income tax, or screw-you! You do realize how stupid that statement sounded, don't cha?
hummbird I pay my taxes and i have insurance that will provide me a place to live until my house is replaced.Sounds that was a stupid statement.
If a tornado drops Wakind's house on him, please don't give him any assistance. He can dig himself out.
Katheryn Sullivan,
I'm not a young woman but, as a matter of fact, I can shut off the gas and the electricity and I have quite a stockpile of safe water. I can also take a chainsaw to the downed trees and shoot any lazy-butt looter that thinks they are entitled to my stockpiled food and fuel. Can't you?
BrainCandy thanks for the kind words. If a tornado hits my house and it does not kill me then i will take care of what the damage is. You people do not know what insurance is. I am fully covered by insurance for full replacement if my house is blown away. It is not cheap but i will have my house replaced and a place to live until my house is fully rebuilt. Looks like you want goverment assistance instead of insurance.
Nobody is talking about the government replacing somebodies house. That's not the mission of FEMA. FEMA is not a replacement of private insurance. You are only showing you ignorance more and more. Please, tuck it in. Whole cities and towns often can't cope with the destruction caused by some natural disasters, and the only thing you can talk about is how well off you'll be if your not killed while your whole town is tore apart. You ignorance and arrogance is staggering.
Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country can do for you. Or do I have that reversed? No matter, it fits the needy, gov't dependents perfectly.
I love it when people don't even try to hide their abject contempt for the poor.
JAMES: Dependents you say??? Ya mean like Michele Bachman who collects hundreds of thousands in free farm subsidies or perhaps the entire Republican Congress which badmouths "Big Government" and yet just loves all the "Socialistic" perks they enjoy like a solid gold health care plan and an extremely generous retiremant plan or perhaps military contractors who are milking the taxpayer for all they are worth. Just want to make sure we're on the same page.
By the way, it is Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" which was said by John F. Kennedy .... A Democrat, and a liberal.
Listen, you senile old codger, we don't care how you did things back when you were a kid, in 1900. This is the 21st century, and the world belongs to the young, not the decrepit. So you can just go back to gumming your food, and yelling at kids to get off your lawn.
Hey, if clinging to a piece of wood was good enough for little Ronnie Paul, then gosh darn it! -- It's good enough for everyone else.
It doesn't matter what Paul says anyway. He's not going to get elected. He's not even going to get a nomination. He's a zero. A non-starter.
Ron Paul is a genuine woo-woo whack-job.
ron better just take his med's and go to bed. check his blood sugar, he's talking like a crazy person. how do you tp's like eric cantor? you one gets any help with matching budget cuts. eric; your all heart. after we flush this group of clowns can can start SNTP. Saturday Night with the TEA Party.
The bobble head Cantor says any disaster relief should be matched by spending cuts. Fine Eric, we start with your district. No Post Office, no FBI, no federal highways, no defense contracts, no military instillation. See how your constituents like that you fool.
He is the second pol to say that in the last two days, how about we just cancell FEMA in their districts as a test to see how it works out. Let the folks in Galveston decide, not some stupid politician.....people tend to forget that the government does not just move in and take over, the government steps in where the states are not doing their jobs.........thus we have Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Civil Rights, Voting Rights, intergration, womens rights, Dept of Education, hate crimes laws, affirmative action...all because the states were falling down on the job. If the states were able to handle any and all natural disasters then we would not need FEMA true, but how many are doing it??? My rant for the day.
KATHRYN: Well said. All these folks claim to loath "Big Government" until they need something from it. All the Congressman who were screaming about Obama's stimulus program, badmouthing it up and down incessantly and then attending ribbon cutting ceremonies funded by the very same stimulus and trying to take credit for bringing these programs to their constituents. They simply don't know the meaning of shame.
KATHRYN: I can't wait to see what states and localities are crying out for Federal assistance in the next few days, once this storm has run it's course. I can guarantee you that many of the hands held out for "Big Government" help will be Republican ones. You can count on it.
The inefficiencies of FEMA come from the same place as those in Iraq and Afganistan. Favoritism of big government officials granting huge contracts to poorly organized money hungry contractors. Of course, partisan hackery has no reasonable objective. Bicker on.
LOL. are you people who post in here serious?
Everyone, nationally, CRIED at how AWFUL FEMA was after New Orleans hit. Everyone said they were a waste of money.
Now Ron goes and says "Hey, FEMA is a waste of money" and everyone flip flops quicker than john kerry and decides FEMA is some amazing organization that doesnt waste money.
LOL, make up your minds people.
Ron is right.
Ron Paul 2012!
JASON: How about I remind you of your comments the next time a flood, hurricane or tornado savages you, out there in Kentucy? We'll see then how much you really hate "Big Governement".
I remember that well too. The journalist here, Jo Ling Kent, is the same that took Paul's words out of context in one of MSNBC's few previous articles about Dr. Paul. People on the message board who attended the event called her out for her poor brand of reporting. Just beware of Jo Ling Kent and do a little of your own research if you want some truth.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/17/7401047-ron-paul-mr-end-the-fed-jumps-to-bernankes-defense-dings-perry
Same journalist; same out-of-context quotes in a two paragraph article.
They didn't cry about how awful FEMA was. They cried about how poorly it was being managed by Bush's appointee!
I agree with you Jason, I always find it amusing how people lambast Dr. Paul but yet he's been right EVERY SINGLE time. People are beyond stupid.
Ron Paul 2012!
@Ozzie-boy
You know what happens when you assume....Ive only been in KY for 6 years.
Lived in Houston for 20.
Here, let me list out the prominent storms Ive lived through:
Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Rita
Tropical Storm Fay
Tropical Storm Allison (1989, 2001)
Hurricane Gilbert.
You know how much gov $$$ and FEMA help I took????
$0.
Need help removing your foot there?
Oh Ron, is there nothing you won't complain about?
A very familiar speech indeed. George Bush to the citizens of New Orleans. You guys are doing fine. Just move away from the holes in the roof at the stadium to stay out of the rain. The crowning glory of FEMA in that administration was a failed horse showman with no experience whatsoever running the emergency response program. We are at the ready right now. Many times we luck out and get off cheap, but sometimes Ron families lose their homes, their businesses, and even family members and neighbors get washed out to sea. There's more to cleaning up after a storm of this magnitude than sending Deputy Bubba and his brother-in-law Ed Earl down to the center of town to direct traffic beneath a missing traffic light! It looks like Paul is doing the Republican Play 101. When something is going on, get the sound bite on the news to cash in on the exposure time. Say something about the Democratic Administration. Don't forget the birth certificate thing. Always worth a few points!
I have to agree with Ron Paul on this one. People that knowing live in the hurricane zone should be prepared to take care of themselves. People that knowingly live below sea level should be prepared to deal with floods. People that knowingly live in tornado alley should be prepared to deal with tornados. People that knowingly live on a fault line should be prepared for earthquakes. . .
I can't believe all the Red Cross vans stocking up with supplies in preparation for this hurricane. Are the people living there totally helpless?
It's a good thing that people always have a choice in where to live, and that it's never dictated by their circumstances!
Laura- Where do you live in a bubble? LOL All these comments, and all you can say is are these people helpless? We are supposed to take of each other, what about the elderly, sick or poor? What happens if a hospital gets hit or flooded? WOW come back to earth hon, quit sounding so clueless!
I live in Alaska and I don't go whining to FEMA when we get hit with snow, cold weather or earthquakes. This is where I choose to live and these are the inherent problems that go along with it. I prepare.
Laura, these areas getting hit have been towns far too long for them to just stop existing because of natural disasters. I don't think in the 1600s, Peter Munuit was wondering if he should maybe not buy the land because a hurricane might hit it.
Laura- Hit with snow? Are you a Palin fan, faux noise buzzing around in your head? I'm glad that you are prepared. Some people have lived in areas for generations, not have any problems for 50 years, then a huge storm hits wiping out a whole town, what the Government shouldn't help out it's citizens?
I don't dislike Sarah Palin. I don't want her for president but if she won the primary and were up against Obama, you betcha, I'd vote for her.
If these are areas that had not had problems for 50 years it would be a different story. I don't mind some help after the east coast earthquake because this isn't something to be expected. Most of the areas in Irene's path are habitual hurricane targets and the people living there should know this and be prepared. We shouldn't be bailing people out because they are stupid and unprepared.
By the way hummingbird, what a stupid thing to say. The fact that I happen to live in the same state as someone that you apparently don't care for has nothing to do with me. Wherever it is that you live, I'm sure there are many, many people that have lifestyles, beliefs and opinions that are not in sync with yours. Should I assume that you are exactly like every low-life lazy welfare-sucking bastard that lives in your state?
Laura- Why is it stupid? It came out of Palin's mouth first! You live in Alaska, you sound just like her?? Not a big leap there! Kind of pi$$ed you off that I got your number so Quickly? You would vote for Palin over Obama, LOL nuff said! Oh assume away, keep telling yourself all DEMs are on the dole! LOL
Baily Quarters,
I like some of your other posts but "far too long for them to stop existing" kind of reminds me of "too big to fail." If a town is perpetually going to get slammed by hurricanes, it's time to relocate.
Alaska has a couple of villages that are disappearing because of erosion. They move the village.
Hummingbird,
I would vote for nearly anyone over Obama! I can't imagine anyone who works for a living and is not on the dole voting for Obama. I've read some of your other posts and you come across as quite the jacka$$. So, that must mean that you're from Illinois. Just an assumption since you're so big on assuming things about others. Or perhaps you're one of those unprepared jerks right in Irene's path.
Laura- Oh angry Laura, right only people that are on the dole, would vote for Obama? Racist much? I live in Co, have a view of the mountains. My husband of 30yrs and I both have jobs, we own our home, we have insurance. The only one in my whole family that is on the DOLE is my widowed 82yr old Mother, she lives on my Dads pension and SS. The weather here is fine a little hot, but with AC ok! Thanks I work hard at being a jacka$$, but it comes easy talking to closed minded people like you! Turn off the faux noise it will rot your brain.
Hummingbird,
Do you realize that you just stated that people on the dole must be minorities? And you're calling me a racist? I lived in Colorado for 10 years myself. I did enjoy the mountains but still have magnificent mountains here. By the way, a pension is NOT dole; it was a benefit of his employment. Your nasty remarks about faux noise are unnecessary and I'm not closed minded, I just don't like my tax money continually bailing out irresponsible morons.
Laura- Do you read your own post's? You said " I can't imagine anyone who works for a living and is not on the dole, voting for Obama" And the dole I was talking about is SS, you aren't closed minded? Really? Irresponsible morons, if people had not lived through hardships, climate etc there would be no one living in Alaska. We have been there several times, it is magnificent but get over it, faux noise has filled your heart with fear and hate! Unless your an Eskimo you are not a true Alaskan. Hey, I wish you well, we are all Americans, and in times of trouble we should come together not apart!
Hummingbird,
Being married for 30 years would probably put you at least in your 50's. Sorry that this is an assumption on my part and assumptions seem to be your forte. In your 50's I would expect that you would have mellowed out a bit and gotten over the name calling that you have done so frequently in your posts. I only referred to you as a jacka$$ because of all of your name calling in several posts and as a matter of fact, you apparently claim that name with pride.
If people had not lived through hardships there would be no United States of America let alone Alaska.
Eienstein's definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Well, the people that insist on living in hurricane alley and not being prepared for hurricanes ARE irresponsible morons. T
The comment about not being a true Alaskan unless I'm an Eskimo is ridiculous. It would follow that you are not true Coloradoan if you are not a Ute. The Eskimos, Aleuts, Athabascans and too many to count other tribes here are actually of former Russians. I happen to be a former Coloradoan, former Californian, former Oregonian and former South Dakotan.
Laura- Yes I'm 55, And you know what I react to post's, I don't always name call, but I call them like I see them. You said that you had read my post's, and thought I was a Jacka$$ well guess what, I'll claim it! I'll not shy away. Your good though, smart, I like that! "assumptions seem to be your forte" See the way I see it is calling people out, hey I will admit I get carried away, and stoop to a level I should not, but I'm human and hearing the same Faux noise crap it get's old! We had 8 years of Bush& Co and you all seem to think that a newly elected President, can snap his fingers and make everything ok! My husband and I really wanted McCain in 2000, but his own party threw him under the Bush bus! ROVE!!! If only we could go back in time!
hummingbird,
You appear to be fixated on your phrase "faux noise." Is that why you believe you're a hummingbird?
Laura- Good come back, LOL Yes I believe I'm a hummingbird, and why don't you have a feeder out for me? OK Laura tell me you are not a FOX BOT and I'll try to believe. I mean this is the game plan, you appear to be fixated on your phrase faux noise, I take the smart part back!!!! LOL whatever!
I wanted McCain too but it seemed that he kind of gave up toward the end of the campaigning.
Then far too many people flat out stated that if someone didn't like Obama they were racist! What? I'm not racist but I certainly didn't like Obama from the get go. He's proven that my first thoughts were correct. His "changes" have been one disaster after another. Obama is no longer newly elected and simply cannot get by any longer with blaming everything on Bush.
Actually, Karl Rove is a very nice guy and so are George and Laura Bush. I didn't personally meet George and Laura but my late sister and her husband met with them a couple of times. One of my favorite pictures is Laura Bush with her head on my sister's shoulder. When my sister was diagnosed with cancer she received a personal get well note from the Bush's telling her that she was in their thoughts and prayers.
No hummingbird, I'm not a Fox Bot. I watch NBC, CNN, Fox and MSNBC on a regular basis. I read MSNBC, CNN, USA Today, Anchorage Daily News, Fairbanks Newsminer and Montrose Daily Press nearly every day and occasionally find other news as well. My best friend is a Fox Bot but I forgive him because he's an othewise wonderful person.
Laura- I'm sure that George and Laura Bush are nice people, that is not the point. Karl Rove threw Sen McCain under the bus in 2000 who do you think sunk his Presidental run? Karl Rove and Co. President Obama hasn't even had a chance, the economy was already in the toilet, when he took office. They do not care about our Country, they want our President to fail! Our Country be damned! Please stop watching FOX please, research get informed. We are all Americans we can all work on a common goal. Just saw your latest post, if you are that informed, I'm puzzled?
Hummingbird,
The only person that has EVER told me that Fox News is the only reliable news source was Chuck Heath. That's Sarah Palin's dad.
They are all biased so I like to have the variety. Then I go to whatever sources may have conflicting views so I can see both sides.
Laura- Out of all of my last post, that is what you choose to say? OK I give! Whatever!
No need to be puzzled. I read a lot and watch a lot of news, the only one that I've found completely useless is ABC news on the radio.
I've pulled myself through many things and know that it can be done. I love America and don't mind paying my taxes but I don't like my taxes being wasted. I have no use for career welfare families and don't like continually bailing out people that just can't learn their lessons. Those that are living in hurricane alley are a prime example.
I work for the government and my office is next door to the welfare office. It's a good place to see how broken the system is. I'm sick of seeing welfare babies coming in with welfare babies of their own.
Laura- Maybe that's because Alaska has no birth control classes, or that have no programs for people to break the cycle, maybe you are so behind the times because you choose to be! You work for the Government but see how broken the system is? Oxymoron anyone? Your own Gov Palin's daughter got pregnant so that shows that education is lacking in Alaskan school"s. Wow like I said I give in to the ignorant! In stead of feeling sorry for these girls, you don't want to help break the cycle? ~~~~~
Laura Good night, it is 12:23 here in Co, so goodnight you Fox Bot!!!!
I certainly don't condone Bristol Palin's pregnancy but she's never been and never will be on welfare. And just what is a "birth control class?" I've heard of sex education but never heard of birth control classes. The problem is that they are raised to believe that it's good to lay back, pump out babies and live off the system. That's not classes, that's mommy. And what do you mean "you choose to be?" I had nothing to do with it.
I work for the government but I'm not in a department that has anything to do with the welfare department, the education department, BIA or public health. Your comments are tantamount to citing the guy striping the roads for not balancing the budget. Do you complain to the person at DMV because the school lunches suck? And why is it an oxymoron that I'm not blind to the problems? I don't feel sorry for these girls, nor do I want to help them; in ANY way.
Laura- You are right I should have said sex ed classes, I think you know what I meant, Your post speaks volumes you are a self rightous fox bot, with no moral's or values! Do you really want to trade places with these girls? Are you proud that your Gov's daughter is so dumb that she get's pregnant? Yeah you are right, Bristol will not have to go on welfare, but you can't give another girl a break, even though she wasn't born well off or rich like Bristol? Grow up lady, turn off the faux noise, it's leaking out of your rotting brain as we speak! In case you have not heard, Gov bad! LOL
Oh Laura- Why did I know you wouldn't have the nerve to answer me? Because Fox Bot"s are hide in the shadows, low life talk only talking points, faux noise scum!
Laura- I went and looked up your post's, I stand by my other post! Dumb FB! Fox Bot!!!!!
Laura- Can not sleep, because I have to say, where do you think we would be as a Country, without those cities springing up where the ships came in? Many cities were born because there was commerce! And many more because of good agriculture. Your faux noise beliefs do not hold water! So live in your pretend world of, I'm so superior than anyone else! You moved to Alaska, good for you, would if you had been born in an area that was prone to storms? Grow-up lady and admit you are a FOX-BOT!!!!!!!!
Don't have the nerve to answer you? No, I had the nerve to sleep, have breakfast and catch up on some other news. Yea I know...how dare me.
If you want to be responsible for everyone that continues to rebuild in a dangerous area, by all means go help them; time after time after time after time.
If you want to support all the welfare babies, open your home and take care of them. Saying that I am the one with no morals because I prefer babies to be born into stable homes where the parents can support them is ridiculous.
And your name calling and continuous "faux noise" are quite tedious.
While the media portrays Ron Paul as a heartless, cruel human being that wants nothing less than for people to lie homeless and hungry after a natural disaster, nothing could be further from the truth. Lets put this into context. First, you must understand that, in a Ron Paul type society, everyone would be much more wealthy, because there would be no income tax, there would less government, and the currency would be stable. Generally, Ron Paul wants to minimize public sector entities and maximize private sector entities. Besides the fact that public sector entities incur debt and are expensive, the laws of economics dictates that services and products are provided better and cheaper in the private sector than in the public sector. Why you may ask? Simply put: Competition. Competition creates the incentive for private sector businesses to provide cheap good quality products and services, if not, they will go bankrupt. There is no such incentive in the public sector, which is why most government agencies are expensive and provide lower quality services and products. In the case of FEMA, what Ron Paul supports is to leave disaster recovery to the private sector. If FEMA were to shut down, the former employees of FEMA's could work for a private civil engineering or disaster recovery company. This would be less expensive for the tax payer. IF a disaster were to happen, the more affluent people of the Ron Paul type society could join together and pick a well renowned disaster recovery company to come in and help. This could be done in conjunction with local government of course. If we want to change the direction of this country, we must unlearn what we have learned.
"First, you must understand that, in a Ron Paul type society, everyone would be much more wealthy,"
You really, REALLY don't understand Libertarianism at all, do you.
libertarian72.....
You are one of those who believe that capitalism is some magical process that, if left unregulated, would create a Utopian world where everyone is rich and happy.
Actually, the opposite is true as history clearly records. Unregulated capitalism inevitably leads to a feudal society wherein a very few own (virtually) all the factors of production and property leaving the vast majority as rent paying serfs.
Our U.S. constitution never designated capitalism (or any other particular economic system) for this country. It was our unique form of republican democracy which was stipulated. And, that democracy leaves it to the voters of every era to s(elect) their economic system.
Libertarianism is an idealistic set of notions. It is an academic exercise that is useful only in non-practical circumstances. That's one reason odd characters (i.e. Ron Paul) are its primary advocates.
IAN: Very nicely stated. You put it all into perspective with a few, well chosen words. Wish I had written that.
Let's just hope and pray that nobody needs FEMA after Hurricane Irene.
Could idiotic notions like this be the reason Ron Paul has been ignored since IowAfor America?
Ron Paul is right. Some body should ask FEMA why the are asking for their money back from the Hurricane Katrina and flood victims in Ohio. From the bottom of their hearts? Yeah right. Get rid of FEMA and let the people who care to work through their own mess.
FEMA wants its money back
Agency says it erred in payments
Very deceitful article, with a out of context 30sec clip. Actually listen to his opinions and report properly and you'll see his POV. How helpful was FEMA in Katrina?? Every single fking article on Ron Paul done by mainstream media is a bash article full of lies.
You cannot compare the FEMA of W. to the FEMA that exists now. FEMA was revamped after that travesty.
Jason I sure hope that you understand who you trying to protect.
Jason, Actually Ron Paul makes sense when he is not edited in such a disturbingly dishonest way. Why is the media so afraid of Ron Paul that they need to edit him in such a nutty sounding way? Then all the morons who want to hate him chime in with their negative put downs as if they truly knew what they were talking about. The simple fact is that the money behind all of the media, is very afraid of Ron Paul. Too many people do not want Ron running for fear of ending the coruption gravy train!