Would FEMA really deny aid to a politically disfavored state? Once upon a time the idea would have been unthinkable, but not now. In Obama’s America, everything is politicized and the Regime picks the winners and losers.
Keith Koffler reported on the unsettling story at White House Dossier:
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) is suggesting President Obama reneged on a commitment to help the state recover from a devastating June 30 wildfire that killed 19 specially trained “Hotshot” firefighters, hinting politics might be involved in the decision.
Brewer said she was going to speak with Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), whose state was also turned down by FEMA in 2011 for federal relief after disastrous wildfire season, a move that Perry suggested might be part of a political vendetta. The decision was subsequently reversed.
The decision to deny aid came just days after Obama had visited the state and Brewer had released a statement criticizing Obama for using his time on the
ground to promote “more big government programs” and for taking credit
for Arizona’s economic progress.
“I am so upset and so disturbed, if you will, that they have done this to the people of Arizona two days after he was here,” she said. “He encouraged me that they would get right on it. I just can’t believe it.” She termed his actions “absurd,” saying, “he flies in here and gives his campaign style speech – rah rah rah – flies over to California, and then they just slam down on us.”