President in news conference just told people to contribute to Red Cross, which would know

[Skidmore]

what to do with your contribution and get what they need to where they need it.

[Happyhippychick]

1. The difference between being helpful and being a shameless panderer.

[TDale313]

5. ^^^^ this ^^^^^ n/t

[k8conant]

2. True that

Thank you, Barack, for being real!

[Ed Suspicious]

3. With all the other charitable organizations

vying for the opportunity to aid in disaster relief, do we really need the president, the government picking winners and losers?

[Ed Suspicious]

4. Snarcasm.

[malaise]

13. Careful

You're replying to yourself

[Logical]

9. Yes! You have a better plan?

[Ed Suspicious]

12. It was sarcasm pointed at Rmoney.

[Logical]

16. Sorry! Damn election has me jumpy!! :-)

[LanternWaste]

11. Asking to donate to the one, does not imply denial of donation to the other,

Asking to donate to the one, does not imply denial of donation to the other, nor does it determine which charitable organization is a "winner" or a "loser".


"do we really need the president..."
No more, and no less than we "need" your commentary. Six of one, half a dozen of the other...

[Ed Suspicious]

14. We do need him to be doing exactly what he is doing. My pointed barb at Romney

is more dull than I thought.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. But what will I do with the 14 cases of ramen noodles I got for those New Yorkers?

[nolabear]

7. You mean if I give millions to the Mormon Church it won't go for storm relief?

[Squinch]

8. I saw that. Do you think people got the point? Also talked about how we are all in it together.

[libdem4life]

10. The President's team has been awesome. Instead of criticizing Romney's awkward and

ill-guided and jaw-dropping clueless responses, they just one-up it with something positive. Instead of making fun of him for not having a clue about disaster relief, we get the above. Instead of pointing out the 4-years-only vow of Boehner and the House obtructionists...he said he'd "mow their lawn" if it took that to get the job done.

[gkhouston]

15. Me-OW!