RED CROSS efforts impeded by Rmoney

[EmeraldCityGrl]

UPDATE: Mitt Romney continues to interfere with Hurricane Sandy response in an effort to use Sandy as an “opportunity” to bolster his presidential bona fides.

http://americablog.com/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-romney-relief-red-cross.html

Unfortunately, due to logistical constraints the Red Cross does not accept or solicit individual donations or collections of items. Items such as collected food, used clothing and shoes must be sorted, cleaned, repackaged and transported which impedes the valuable resources of money, time, and personnel.

This arrogant SOB is doing EXACTLY what the RED CROSS asked him not do. With all his money he uses a tragedy
to get on a stage and ask for people to help him package up goods to ship to...where? FEMA and The RED CROSS
are NOT set up to spend valuable time sorting cans of corn and packs of socks...he is such a dense, obtuse opportunist.

[DonViejo]

1. Meanwhile, over at the President's campaign web site,

cash donations for the Red Cross are being accepted and have been since yesterday.

http://my.barackobama.com/Red-Cross

[JuveDem]

2. This is not good for Romney

Why can't he just stay on the sideline and let the professionals do their job. He is making himself look like a complete fool.

[Drab]

9. He can't help it!

And the American people will him as an opportunist for politicizing a tragedy. This strategy will definitely backfire on him.

[beac]

3. Cue Romney's bus sneaking into the parking lot of the

nearest food bank and dumping all that stuff in the after-hours box.

Actually, I'm not even sure they are decent enough to do that.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

4. I've emailed MSNBC and asked them to remind the public of Red Crosses

instructions. Hope they do it and then show Romney on stage doing just the opposite.

Link to contact MSNBC.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48780726#__utma=238145375.989005860.1334442814.1349390640.1351613867.15&__utmb=238145375.1.10.1351613867&__utmc=238145375&__utmx=-&__utmz=238145375.1351613867.15.14.utmcsr=nbcnews.com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/&__utmv=238145375.|8=Earned%20By=msnbc%7Cabout%20us%7Ccontact%20us=1^12=Landing%20Content=Mixed=1^13=Landing%20Hostname=www.msnbc.msn.com=1^30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Internal%20to%20Mixed=1&__utmk=55838184

[bushisanidiot]

5. Romney is desperately trying to grandstand w/less than a week til election day

he knows he is way behind in electoral votes. i knew he would do something desperate this week
to try to change the course of the election, i just didn't know he would be so shameless to
take advantage of a tragic event.

i believe the romney campaign is coming off the rails as we speak. look for ryan to head to WI
soon to try to save himself in his senate race.

[Politicalboi]

6. He's trying to show

That FEMA isn't needed when you have the Red Cross, and neighbors and churches, and of course money.

[democrat_patriot]

7. Wish the Red Cross would make a statement saying 'stop!'

He cannot run a country.

[aletier_v]

8. Romney campaign impeded by Red Cross

i corrected your title

[EmeraldCityGrl]

10. Red Cross is requesting desperately needed blood drives...

http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Sandy-Forces-Cancellation-of-About-100-Blood-Drives


Sandy has forced the cancellation of over 100 blood drives in the area impacted by the storm.
Dems need to get out the word or organize blood drives at work or better yet anywhere Dems
are having large political gatherings.

“Patients will still need blood despite the weather,” said Dr. Richard Benjamin, chief medical officer of the Red Cross. “To ensure a sufficient national blood supply is available for those in need, both during and after the storm passes, it is critical that those in unaffected areas make an appointment to donate blood as soon as possible.”

[EC]

14. Well, that leaves Rmoney out

he has no blood. He's a machine.

[hedgehog]

11. Maybe he can take the canned food to the Youngstown

St. Vincent De Paul soup kitchen!

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/18/soup-kitchen-in-ryan-photo-op-suffers-substantial-loss-of-donations/

[Faith9326]

12. Just read this tweet

Andrea Mitchell ‏@mitchellreports

"Red Cross tells us grateful for Romney donation but prefer people send money or donate blood dont collect goods NOT best way to help #Sandy"

[politicasista]

15. Ouch

Every little bit helps, but all this looks like a desperate political ploy.

[EC]

13. politically it would likely be better

if he made a monetary donation. He could be his regular creepy self and do it highly visibly with some of his millionaire buddies.

[Tenleytown]

16. President OBAMA just finished

giving remarks at the RED CROSS Headquarters and kept saying--"-Let the RED CROSS do their job--they know what they are doing..."

rofl....yeah Mittens. That's for you loserville.