NBC: Jindal Invited Romney To Tour Storm Damage (after Mitt's flooding jokes)

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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.

But the usual FEMA pre-disaster protocol has been activated. The Obama administration has approved Jindal’s request for a disaster declaration. The administration’s actions thus far have earned plaudits from the state’s two senators — including Sen. David Vitter (R-LA). And moreover, the steps the administration has taken are broadly similar to the Bush administration’s 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

[spanone]

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

[sadbear]

4. +1

Mitt ain't giving you any money, Bobby, but the President of the United States will, you big f'ing horse's ass.

[uponit7771]

2. I would make Jindal holler loud for funds...fuck him

[maddezmom]

3. after Rmoney's comment about rising waters, I'm sure this will be a big hit

[htuttle]

5. Well, Romney should have enough experience with expensive horses

Probably not as much as Brownie had, but it should do.