A Political Tornado Thread

[rushmc 23]

Some here may be related to this Senator

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While many Americans were tuned into news coverage of the massive damage from tornadoes ravaging the state of Oklahoma, Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse took to the Senate floor to rail against his Republican colleagues for denying the theory of anthropogenic global warming.

Whitehouse spent 15 minutes chastising GOP senators and justified his remarks by alluding to states that seek federal assistance in the wake of natural disasters.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/20/democratic-senator-goes-on-anti-gop-rant-over-climate-change-as-tornadoes-hit-oklahoma/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter


This stuff can not be made up

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 23]

Who is turning over the rocks?


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2328232/Oklahoma-tornado-Daily-Show-creator-Lizz-Winstead-faces-backlash-insensitive-tweet.html

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'Tornado clearly targets conservatives'

What do you think kallend?

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Gravitymaster 0]

rushmc

Who is turning over the rocks?


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2328232/Oklahoma-tornado-Daily-Show-creator-Lizz-Winstead-faces-backlash-insensitive-tweet.html

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'Tornado clearly targets conservatives'

What do you think kallend?

This is why I asked the question in the other thread. Suddenly, in the twisted minds of some, I have a double standard.

[rushmc 23]

Gravitymaster

***Who is turning over the rocks?


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2328232/Oklahoma-tornado-Daily-Show-creator-Lizz-Winstead-faces-backlash-insensitive-tweet.html

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'Tornado clearly targets conservatives'

What do you think kallend?

This is why I asked the question in the other thread. Suddenly, in the twisted minds of some, I have a double standard.

I know
He is trying to create a link that is not there and then make a claim

Just as shameful as the Senator and the other one

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rehmwa 2]

If the teachers just were allowed to have guns in school, they could have shot the tornado....

(too soon?)

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[rushmc 23]

(too soon?)

You tell me

I just started this thread to try and get the bs into a single place

BTW, I think OK allows it already in some schools

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[kallend 2,150]

Sens. Jim Inhofe (R, OK) and Tom Coburn (R, OK) repeatedly voted against funding disaster aid for other parts of the country. They also have opposed increased funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers federal disaster relief.

Late last year, Inhofe and Coburn both backed a plan to slash disaster relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy.

In 2011, both senators opposed legislation that would have granted necessary funding for FEMA when the agency was set to run out of money. Sending the funds to FEMA would have been "unconscionable," Coburn said at the time.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[kallend 2,150]

www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4484462;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[rushmc 23]

kallend

www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4484462;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

As stated
Just a sick attempt on your post to relate that thread to the devestation in OK
Not surprising

Seems YOUR party are the political hacks related to this

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 23]

http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/1975-tornado-outbreaks-blamed-on-global-cooling/

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1975 : Tornado Outbreaks Blamed On Global Cooling

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Gravitymaster 0]

Maybe we need to pass a law that requires everyone to have tornado insurance.

[rehmwa 2]

kallend

Late last year, Inhofe and Coburn both backed a plan to slash disaster relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy.

In 2011, both senators opposed legislation that would have granted necessary funding for FEMA when the agency was set to run out of money. Sending the funds to FEMA would have been "unconscionable," Coburn said at the time.

so when the gov of OK asks for relief, they'll have to respond one way or the other - it's pretty little hole they are in.

I suspect they'll support funding for THEIR state - just like every other senator would.

I wonder if federal disaster relief is just another pointless exercise - it seems now that ~50 of the states are asking for it yearly - some seem to have drought and flood 'disasters' every year. It's likely a good opportunity to look at the net balance state by state and see if the states that have 'disasters' more frequently should take care of themselves and whether it would net out any worse (after the feds take their cut anyway).

Whatever good intentions were initially, it appears to be a major money juggling scheme - just like all the other Fed programs.

If the Senators would stick to their guns, they'd likely be voted out, but a message might be made that moves forward someday.

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[Gravitymaster 0]

Never understood why the Feds are involved in the insurance business anyway. Mostly seems as a way for fat cats to build a home on the beach that no private insurance company would touch.

[lawrocket 3]

I've got some!

"Tornadoes never happened when CO2 was below 350 ppm."
"Tornadoes were never this big or deadly or destructive until CO2 hit 370 ppm."
"These tornadoes are Gaia's wrath because Gaia hates Republicans."
"The Republicans forced Sequester on us and this is what happens."
"In another rough week for the Presidency, newly leaked e-mails suggest that the Oklahoma tornadoes were actually paid for by the Democratic National Committee."
"CNN is reporting revised death totals, reducing the confirmed death toll from 3,273,655 to 24, but expect that number to rise"
"Controversy erupting at the Weather Channel, since even to this point the tornado has not yet been named."

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[champu 1]

I really think it would help if people would stop posting threads that use a web article to pin a viewpoint on "the other side" of posters here. The umbrella thread was another example in the other direction.

"Here, look at this garbage you believe. What a pack of morons..."

[rushmc 23]

champu

I really think it would help if people would stop posting threads that use a web article to pin a viewpoint on "the other side" of posters here. The umbrella thread was another example in the other direction.

"Here, look at this garbage you believe. What a pack of morons..."

Now we know what you think
Thanks

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 23]

Ok
First I apologize for my snarky reply

Second
This thread was created to give a place so the policitcal crap was taken out of the other thread
The orginal posts were placed to show that (as you pointed out) there are multiple sides to this.

But there were some claiming the high road
The replies here have shown that road is, at best, level with the other side

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[livendive 8]

kallend

Sens. Jim Inhofe (R, OK) and Tom Coburn (R, OK) repeatedly voted against funding disaster aid for other parts of the country. They also have opposed increased funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers federal disaster relief.

Late last year, Inhofe and Coburn both backed a plan to slash disaster relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy.

In 2011, both senators opposed legislation that would have granted necessary funding for FEMA when the agency was set to run out of money. Sending the funds to FEMA would have been "unconscionable," Coburn said at the time.

I suspect the backpeddle will be along the lines of "Of course we want funding. As long as the great citizens of Oklahoma are forced to pay for recovery from disasters in other states, we should have access to the same forms of relief."

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[ryoder 1,590]

From Fark today:

Obama to deliver statement at 10am today regarding the Oklahoma Tornado. Will admit he only heard about it when the rest of us did, despite receiving memos hours earlier stating otherwise.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[rushmc 23]

ryoder

From Fark today:

Obama to deliver statement at 10am today regarding the Oklahoma Tornado. Will admit he only heard about it when the rest of us did, despite receiving memos hours earlier stating otherwise.

Oh boy

Here we go

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[lawrocket 3]

ryoder

From Fark today:

Obama to deliver statement at 10am today regarding the Oklahoma Tornado. Will admit he only heard about it when the rest of us did, despite receiving memos hours earlier stating otherwise.

So Obama will deliver a statement sometime around noon?

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[CanuckInUSA 0]

Gravitymaster

Maybe we need to pass a law that requires everyone to have tornado insurance.

No, you need a "Tornado Registry". If everyone registered their Tornados, then all will be well.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[normiss 897]

I am required to carry hurricane insurance.
Totally different deductible as well.

Sounds good to me.

[rehmwa 2]

livendive

I suspect the backpeddle will be along the lines of "Of course we want funding. As long as the great citizens of Oklahoma are forced to pay for recovery from disasters in other states, we should have access to the same forms of relief."

which is actually a reasonable spin

the real issue is that taking money from State A and giving it to State B (after taking a cut) and then next year taking it from State B and giving it to State A (after taking a cut) is goofy.

the shell game should be eliminated, the states can take their own money for their own people and everyone ends up ahead - except for those that skimmed off it in the first place

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[DanG 1]

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the shell game should be eliminated, the states can take their own money for their own people and everyone ends up ahead - except for those that skimmed off it in the first place

And if State A doesn't have the money, then their people just get screwed?

You're essentially saying that the Federal government has no business in disaster relief, am I correct?

- Dan G