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Title: Obama bounced into announcing visit to storm-ravaged Louisiana after Romney shows him up with surprise visit .
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daily mail uk
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... Obama-hits-campaign-trail.html
Published: Aug 31, 2012
Author: harnden
Post Date: 2012-08-31 13:37:00 by calcon
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Views: 2076
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President Barack Obama was today forced to announce he will fly to storm-hit Louisiana on Monday – hours after Mitt Romney beat him to the punch by deciding to head there this afternoon. After it emerged that Obama was still taking time to fit in a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio before checking out how clean-up operations are proceeding in the Bayou state, the Obama campaign abruptly cancelled that event. 'In light of the President’s travel to Louisiana to meet with local officials and view ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Isaac, President Obama will no longer travel to Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, September 3,' the campaign said in a terse statement. Romney had changed his schedule to head to an affected town outside New Orleans while Obama, who has yet to visit the Tropical Storm Isaac zone, headed off to Texas to campaign. Seven years ago, President George W. Bush was lambasted for inaction and incompetence in dealing with Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and much of the Mississippi and Louisiana gulf coast. Romney’s last-minute trip to New Orleans came as his wife Ann told CNN that swing women voters in particular had told her that 'it's time for the grown-up to come, the man that's going to take this very seriously and the future of our children very, very seriously'. He opted out of a joint campaign appearance in Richmond, Virginia with Paul Ryan, his vice-presidential running mate, to head to Louisiana. The first day of the Republican convention in Tampa was cancelled as Isaac bore down on Florida and the Gulf of Mexico area. Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, who was on Romney’s vice-presidential shortlist, abandoned his convention speech to oversee storm relief. A Romney aide told ABC News that Romney would 'join Governor Jindal and will meet with first responders, thank them for their work and see areas impacted by the storm' in LaFitte, Louisiana, some 20 miles south of New Orleans. Change of plan: Romney will travel to LaFitte in Louisiana, pictured, before flying to Cincinnati Change of plan: Romney will travel to LaFitte in Louisiana, pictured, before flying to Cincinnati Damage: Homes in the town have been ravaged by flood waters from Tropical Storm Isaac this week Damage: Homes in the town have been ravaged by flood waters from Tropical Storm Isaac this week The trip to Louisiana was sandwiched between previously announced campaign stops in Lakeland, Florida, where he will be joined by Paul Ryan, and Cincinnati. On a visit to Indianapolis on Wednesday to speak at the American Legion convention, Romney joked about the storm before expressing his concern. 'I appreciate this invitation to join you on dry land this afternoon,' he said to laughter. 'Our thoughts are, of course, with the people of the Gulf Coast states. 'We're grateful that it appears Isaac will spare them from the kind of damage we saw during Katrina, but for many in the Gulf Coast who just finished repairing their homes and are getting a life back to normal, this must be a heavy burden. No show: President Obama, pictured on a campaign stop to Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday, has yet to visit the storm-ravaged area where four people have died and thousands have lost their homes No show: President Obama, pictured on a campaign stop to Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday, has yet to visit the storm-ravaged area where four people have died and thousands have lost their homes 'So today our thoughts are with them, our prayers go out to them, and our country must do all we can to help them recover.' In Lafitte, emergency crews were assisting victims of Hurricane Isaac, which hit the coast with wind speeds of 80mph on Tuesday and brought flooding to the area before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. The storm, which is lumbering north at a pace of just 5mph, has claimed four lives in Mississippi and Louisiana, ravaged homes with as many as 18 inches of flood water, and left more than 900,000 people without power. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/...-trail.html#ixzz25988SjVG
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ROMNEY LEADS, OBAMA FOLLOWS
Governor Bobby Jindal recommends that flood victims tread water, until the Mittens photo op is over.
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
Just what LA needs, a man-child wading through the waters with his hip-boots on... {{{chuckle}}}
It is not easy reconstructing 'molded minds'...
bbbbwwwwhhhhaaaaahhhhhhaaaaa ...now that is pretty hilarious even if one is a big mittens supporter:). i will support mittens in a smallway as the slight curve upward from the downward trajectory we've been on .....beats supporting bong paul who will be effective at less than zero in this election. then again.....i'm a realist....not one even pseudo reagan actually stepped up to be THE ONE this time. but do carry on ..... you may continue in your bong haze and plan your hope and changey 2016 party.
------always bet on black------
"We dodged a bullet." No. No, we did not. We took the bullet. Shattered the femur. Gangrene setting in. "About half of Louisiana was without power on Aug. 30 as Tropical Storm Isaac moved inland. The Public Service Commission said 903,000 homes and businesses around the state — about 47 percent of all customers — were without power. A word from our sponsor: Sponsored by: Sullivan Group. Click here for more info. As the market turns, what is the broker's role? About half of Louisiana was without power on Aug. 30 as Tropical Storm Isaac moved inland. The Public Service Commission said 903,000 homes and businesses around the state — about 47 percent of all customers — were without power. A word from our sponsor: Sponsored by: Sullivan Group. Click here for more info. As the market turns, what is the broker's role? The soft market is turning... If carriers decide they must raise prices, will customers pay them? As the market turns, what role should brokers play? Sullivan gives his views. Click Here to Watch Now. Entergy says that included about 686,000 of its customers. Another 87,000 were customers of Cleco Corp. Nearly all customers were without power in Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. John the Baptist parishes, while at least three-quarters of homes and businesses had power outages in Iberville, East Feliciana, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, St. Charles, St. James, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne and West Feliciana parishes. The soft market is turning... If carriers decide they must raise prices, will customers pay them? As the market turns, what role should brokers play? Sullivan gives his views. Click Here to Watch Now. Entergy says that included about 686,000 of its customers. Another 87,000 were customers of Cleco Corp. Nearly all customers were without power in Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. John the Baptist parishes, while at least three-quarters of homes and businesses had power outages in Iberville, East Feliciana, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, St. Charles, St. James, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne and West Feliciana parishes." The Good News is that Amerika can't here from those who don't have electricity...;} mcgowanjm posted on 2012-09-01 9:01:59 ET
Google Isaac worse than Katrina NO is your future. Get used to it.
So says the boy who has a inferiority complex towards blacks.
Clinton's Best Feature was that he knew how to handle a Weather Disaster. And his Best Political Appointment was Jamie Lee Witt, a Yell County Judge who knew where water goes and how much was needed Money/Logistics to get it there. Any POTUS who hasn't learned since bush41 and the Andrew Debacle is a fool. Looks like we got two of 'em running for POTUS.
#2. To: calcon, *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin* (#0)
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#3. To: hondo68 (#2)
Governor Bobby Jindal recommends that flood victims tread water, until the Mittens photo op is over.
#4. To: hondo68 (#2)
Governor Bobby Jindal recommends that flood victims tread water, until the Mittens photo op is over.
#5. To: calcon (#0)
'We're grateful that it appears Isaac will spare them from the kind of damage we saw during Katrina, but for many in the Gulf Coast who just finished repairing their homes and are getting a life back to normal, this must be a heavy burden. No show: President Obama, pictured on a campaign stop to Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday, has yet to visit the storm-ravaged area where four people have died and thousands have lost their homes
#6. To: All (#5)
'We're grateful that it appears Isaac will spare them from the kind of damage we saw during Katrina, but for many in the Gulf Coast who just finished repairing their homes and are getting a life back to normal, this must be a heavy burden. No show: President Obama, pictured on a campaign stop to Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday, has yet to visit the storm-ravaged area where four people have died and thousands have lost their homes
#7. To: Brian S (#3)
#8. To: All (#6)
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