WorldTraveller Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 (edited) http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/07/biden-points-to-aurora-in-iaff-speech-130077.html Vice President Joe Biden told a convention of firefighters Wednesday that Mitt Romney and the Republican Party are bent on budget cuts that would undermine essential local services, and pointed to last Friday's shooting in Colorado as an example of the nation's reliance on first responders. Biden offered a more charged version of that criticism in Philadelphia. He closed by pointing to last week's massacre in Aurora as an example of the value of first responders. The 58 survivors of the shooting, Biden said, survived because of police, firefighters and emergency medical teams. "This new Republican Party looks at you as both the reason for and the solution to this godawful recession we inherited," Biden said. "They look at your ranks and they see an easy place to cut budgets to accommodate their priorities – not just you, but cops, public workers generally. Don’t take my word for it. Just listen to what Gov. Romney – who by the way, is a good family man, a guy who means well, I think part of the problem is, I don’t think he just gets you." "They're alive, those 58 people, because of you. You arrived on the scene in a timely way, you got them the immediate help," Biden said. "Friday morning, you were on the scene at the shooter's apartment. You were there, you were prepared to respond, because you were told it was booby-trapped. You didn't know whether the whole complex would blow up, whether people in the area would go. But you were there ready to do whatever was needed if the worst happened." Edited July 25, 2012 by WorldTraveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 (edited) Hey Joe...little side note for ya...after 3 1/2 years, it's time to stop referring to this "godawful recession we inherited." It's yours now. Nut up or shut up. Edited July 25, 2012 by LABillzFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Meh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Meh..... God, I hate that fucccking word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Nobody "gets" the common man like the great demogogue Joltin' Joe Biden - he's got real blood, sweat, and tears in his blue collar pedigree. Nobody knows the plight of the working man better than he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 God, I hate that fucccking word. again, meh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldTraveller Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Honestly, I don't see what he said as tremendously offensive or an outright politicization of the Aurora tragedy, however, as subtle as it may be, there is an inference that without government help, through providing more jobs for police officers and firefighters, that the first responders wouldn't of been able to do their jobs as effectively as they did. So in it's totality, it's not a shocking politicizing connection, but it is a tad classless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 again, meh..... Does that mean you need some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Does that mean you need some? some.... ahh.... what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjamie12 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Would someone please remind Joe Biden that the Federal Government Police and the Federal Government Firefighters didn't show up and save anyone? It was local law enforcement, which is, you know, a local matter for local politicians to decide whether or not they should be funded at whatever level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldTraveller Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Would someone please remind Joe Biden that the Federal Government Police and the Federal Government Firefighters didn't show up and save anyone? It was local law enforcement, which is, you know, a local matter for local politicians to decide whether or not they should be funded at whatever level. In Joe and Obama's world, it's the federal governments responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Would someone please remind Joe Biden that the Federal Government Police and the Federal Government Firefighters didn't show up and save anyone? It was local law enforcement, which is, you know, a local matter for local politicians to decide whether or not they should be funded at whatever level. any these are our options in elected government.... LOL you don't recall the US Federal Police respondnig to the City of Aurora emergency matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 some.... ahh.... what? Look's like it worked. You forgot to say Meh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Look's like it worked. You forgot to say Meh... I see what you did there.... you tricky son of a B word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Would someone please remind Joe Biden that the Federal Government Police and the Federal Government Firefighters didn't show up and save anyone? It was local law enforcement, which is, you know, a local matter for local politicians to decide whether or not they should be funded at whatever level. Yeah, but they used the government roads to get there. So they didn't save that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Its the same thing over and over, by little Joe, and all the others. Responsible people call for slowing the growth of out of control government, and the same refrain is sung....."they're coming after the police and firefighters" ! ! disgraceful and dishonest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Bush's fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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