Ron Paul You Would End FEMA

(CNN) - As Hurricane Irene barrels along the U.S. East Coast, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas said the nation would be much better off without the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

"I live on the Gulf Coast. We put up with hurricanes all the time," the GOP presidential candidate told CNN after a New Hampshire campaign event Friday. "There's no magic about FEMA. More and more people are starting to recognize that."

Paul has long been a critic of the agency, which he calls a "great contributor to deficit financing."

With more than 7,600 employees, FEMA falls under the Department of Homeland Security and coordinates response efforts when disasters strike.

Citing the Galveston hurricane in 1900 that obliterated much of the Texas coast, the libertarian-leaning congressman said Americans were able to rebuild their cities and put up a seawall without the federal government's help.

"FEMA is not a good friend of most people in Texas," Paul said. "All they do is come in and tell you what to do and can't do. You can't get in your houses. And they hinder the local people, and they hinder volunteers from going in."

After Hurricane Ike demolished parts of the Texas coast in 2008, Paul voted against a bill that would funnel billions in aid to the area, which covers his congressional district.

FEMA has since pumped more than $3 billion in federal funds into the state.

The agency received wide criticism in 2005 for failing to respond in a timely, organized manner to the vast destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina.

-- CNN Political Producer Rachel Streitfeld contributed to this report.

Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/27/ron-paul-we-dont-need-fema/#m...
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[tmmy773]

I drank raw milk...used to live on a farm. It was clean (filtered) and cool and there's nothing wrong with it but it depends on the private farm i would say. People should be allowed to buy raw milk as private sales or farmers' market, etc..maybe it should be restricted from supermarkets though.

[landlogger]

He makes to much sense for most to grasp!

[ashwadhwani]

** NOT AUTHORIZED IN THE CONSTITUTION ** HE ANSWERED THE QUESTION AND THE REPORTER SAYS BUT????

BUTT MY ASS:)

[cromagnan]

Drink Raw Milk? Cmon Ron, the reason pasteurization was a success is because it kept people from getting sick when they drank raw milk...

[TheSteve4200]

@sfiorare... Fair enough, it is double talk. Since the truth is he really HAS talked about De-Criminalize drugs like Heroin. Confirms his real beliefs, and makes me want to support him even more. lol!! I come from a Law enforcement family, and we see all the time the strain our current Drug laws put on people, and the economy. What you think is a Lie isn't quite a Lie, its double-talk, witch still indirectly supports my cause..-So that cancels itself out. Moving along. What about his Newsletter?

[nosferotica1]

@sfiorare

No, people like you eat up the media garbage that insists that Ron Paul says heroin should be legal, as though it needs to be legal in order for people to use it, which is obviously bullshit.

[sfiorare]

@nosferotica1 - that's nice

my point is that ron paul is a liar and you can't trust what he says

[nosferotica1]

@sfiorare

Ron Paul says heroin should be decriminalized and people should be treated medically, not thrown in prison where they can still get heroin.

[sfiorare]

@TheSteve4200 - it's called double-talk, otherwise known as a lie

crooked politicians like ron paul do it pretty much every time they open their mouths

the bottom line is that he has mentioned heroin many times, so what he said was totally false

and of course you don't even address the blatant lie about his newesletters

[TheSteve4200]

@sfiorare.. LOL! Nobodies perfect bro. Funny thing about what you just wrote is, hes not really Lying. He is against the war on drugs.Always has been. But at the same time playing politics. He doesn't want to sound extreme -flat out saying Legalize Heroin! His message has ALWAYS been -Decriminalize drug use. Cause we spend billions imprisoning Americans for their addictions. What he's saying is "I didn't exactly say it in those words" But Yes im still FOR it" Hes jus playing soft ball politics.