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also hypocrisy among the right on something that has been
an issue with double standards a source of double standards for many years
which is disaster relief we've heard for years republicans flip-flop
on whether FEMA and other organizations in the federal government should provide
disaster relief typically the way it goes is
when it's not a disaster that effects their district personally
there against disaster relief funding from the federal government
and all of a sudden when it's a disaster that does affect their constituents
therefore it and that is exactly the example
that I bring you today arizona republicans senator jeff Flake
Senator John McCain and Congressman Paul
Gosar all voted against
emergency relief funding after superstorm sandy
destroyed parts of New Jersey parts of New York
wreaked havoc in the Northeast and
now following wildfires in Arizona not surprising
me they're all changing their tune now all of a sudden they do what relief
dollars to go to them and John McCain and flake
issued a joint statement saying it's a shame
that FEMA couldn't find it within their mission to help rebuild
their homes and lives McCain added that in light of the nineteen firefighter
deaths in the 134 destroyed homes
the damage that was done was very substantial and I believe
qualified for federal relief he saying
so we're going to do everything to urge the president to change his mind
now back in January the Senate did pass this very significantly delayed 50 and a
half billion dollars sandy relief package
there were 36 senators who voted against the bill
flake and McCain were on that list John McCain at the time was criticizing
provisions in the bill
that might not be spent immediately he was saying those are questionable
he says we couldn't justify this kind of spending and on the house side
congressman Gosar was also want to vote against it
and Gosar by the way is a climate change denier
and he's blaming extreme environmental groups
for Arizona's many wildfires totally disconnected from the reality is up
whether climate a humidity
and a just just very very basic things Louis
so now Lewis the next thing is going to be waiting for
Republicans and conservative media to just a praça
us say that President Obama is playing politics New Jersey and New York were
blue states
they got the funding not so much in Arizona they don't get the funding which
of course would be completely unsubstantiated
but not unexpected yet its ammunition
and you know what its good ammunition especially for the people that they
represent but you can go back and look at just about
any government handout bailout any type
aid people like this the republicans like this are usually against it when it
comes to just about every state except there's
right and not only is it %uh not in someone else's state but in my state
type thing kinda the opposite oven on my own backyard argument but here we have
an example where I guess it's unreasonable for FEMA to help blue
states but now that it's a red state
it's reasonable and let's consider by the way
that blue states contribute much more
to the taxes that fund disaster relief
then do red state something we've widely covered but
that logic seems to be lost on a lot of people