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nyhuskyfan

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23. And not for nothing in this case...

Reply to fasttense (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:23 PM

Oct 2012

But isn't canned food one of the few things that doesn't get irreperably damaged during a flood? I mean maybe the can warps a little, but the contents stay sealed.

I suppose you could say that shelters and staging areas face excess demand from people forced out of their homes, and maybe they would need increased supplies, but they would want things in bulk, not individual cans.

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Andrea Mitchell: Red Cross doesn't really want the stuff Romney collected because [View all] Skidmore Oct 2012 OP

kudos to Andrea for that OldHippieChick Oct 2012 #1

Halperin..useless tool. barnabas63 Oct 2012 #2

He is so predicable. madaboutharry Oct 2012 #5

Relief efforts need the thing Romney is least willing to give.... $$$! reformist2 Oct 2012 #3

Halperin? That weasel is nothing more than a dirt-bag mouth piece for Rmoney. Segami Oct 2012 #4

many cans of food is how the Romney's normally donate to the red cross Fresh_Start Oct 2012 #6

...when what the Red Cross REALLY needs is money, and blood donations. calimary Oct 2012 #7

Romneys don't donate blood... beac Oct 2012 #12

so Mitt was well fed just before his Univision appearance? ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2012 #14

I wouldn't be surprised if the red cross doesn't take it that the local Mormon church will be southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #10

Collecting canned goods is frequently a useless endeavor fasttense Oct 2012 #8

Every year, my employer would participate in a city-wide can-a-thon. demilib Oct 2012 #20

And not for nothing in this case... nyhuskyfan Oct 2012 #23

It becomes painfully clearer that he nor Ann have ever been subject to even the disasters libdem4life Oct 2012 #9

Canned hundred dollar bills would be nice julian09 Oct 2012 #11

Yeah, good luck. Wait Wut Oct 2012 #13

Food drives can make sense for local groups Cal Carpenter Oct 2012 #16

they have food drives twice a year and we head out to COSTCO and get WCGreen Oct 2012 #26

Yeah well, asking supporters to donate directly to Red Cross doesn't make much of a photo op Matariki Oct 2012 #15

Asking for donations directly to the Red Cross like Obama did EverHopeful Oct 2012 #17

Meanwhile the President pops in at the Red Cross HQ in DC malaise Oct 2012 #18

Halperin has "no criticism of either candidate"? meegbear Oct 2012 #19

mark is smarter than the other zombie,he wants to seem fair.their will alot of sad faces nov 7 n\t -LOKI -BAD FOR YA Oct 2012 #21

this incident merely emphasizes how clueless Republicans are RainDog Oct 2012 #22

Equal doesn't mean "fair" TheKentuckian Oct 2012 #25

Good for Mitchell...glad she spoke the truth. City Lights Oct 2012 #24