Will the MSM give Romney a pass on his "call 211" comment?

[ProSense]

Romney To Homeless Hurricane Victim: ‘Go Home’ | Yesterday, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited Louisiana, where much of the state was flooded due to Hurricane Issac. While visiting the Pelican State, however, Romney had some odd advice for one victim of the hurricane who had lost her home due to the flooding. According to Jodie Chiarello, a suddenly homeless resident of the state, Romney advised her to “go home and call 211.” 211 is a telephone number in Louisiana that provides information to residents about health and human services programs.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/09/01/787441/romney-to-homeless-hurricane-victim-go-home/

Mitt Romney To Flood Victim: 'Go Home And Call 211'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/01/mitt-romney-211_n_1848432.html


The only news report I've seen thus far:

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His advice for the suddenly homeless family? Seek a bailout from the US federal government's disaster agency FEMA by calling its 211 emergency hotline.

http://news.yahoo.com/romney-off-message-storm-ravaged-bayou-235138141.html

[rocktivity]

1. Call FEMA? But but but THE GOVERNMENT built FEMA!

rocktivity

[niyad]

2. "go home and call 211"--did he miss the part about her being HOMELESS?

apart from the rest of the stupidity about that comment, I mean. . .

[ProSense]

3. It's Mittwit! n/t

[JBoy]

5. Oh come on. Clearly he meant she should go to one of her OTHER homes.

[sofa king]

6. Didn't realize she was second homeless, too.

[nanabugg]

4. Rush will claim that you are whiners for pointing this out. nt

Remember, we "can't touch Romney."

[BumRushDaShow]

7. This is his THIRD side-swipe at eople

suffering the disaster of Hurricane Isaac - the previous 2 being his quip to the American Legion about being welcomed to "dry land" and this epic FAIL -

[tjdee]

8. I'm guessing they won't say one word. They don't say anything new on weekends,

and they're not interested in presenting him in a way that makes them seem like liberals, i.e., airing/discussing anything less than a "solid performance".

[mgarr]

9. call 211, for Pete's sake

Mr. Romney let the cat out of the bag yesterday, when he misspoke and called our country "a company."

No mere slip of the tongue. It is a mindset, a way of life.

It follows that the American people, at least the little ones, are employees--with luck, working only for minimum wage with no benefits and, for Pete's sake, no unions to make the first two less likely.

Thus, telling flood victim Jodie Chiarello to go home and phone 211 makes perfect sense. (At least, it would, if she still had a home or a phone.) Romney too used government subsidies and loopholes at Bain whenever he could find them. Only a stupid man turns down resources, for Pete's sake.

Only thing, Jodie had better make that phone call soon. If Romney is elected, that emergency number and resources behind it, will be disconnected. Only the little people need such resources. The others live on hills, well above the floodwaters.

Romney. He's running for president, for Pete's sake.

[7wo7rees]

10. They want their Bushie back, they got him!

[spanone]

11. well, they've given him a pass on his income tax returns....so, why not this?

[ProSense]

12. It's like he never said it. n/t