[SARC] Governor Mitt Romney "Disses" Amateur Radio In Televised Town Meeting

[John Brown]

Governor Mitt Romney dismissed the role of Amateur
Radio operators in emergency communications during a
televised "town meeting" program on WCVB's
"When Disaster Strikes: Segment Two." The program
featured public safety and volunteer organization
officials from across Massachusetts among its
audience.

Host and moderator Natalie Jacobson asked an
increasingly- agitated Governor Romney questions about
communications interoperability, and communication
without commercial power. Romney was next asked by
Jacobson, "...so does it come down to ham radio?..."

The Governor replied in a disgusted tone, "No, we
don't need to deal with ham radio operators... "

This comment is about 7 minutes in the video. 



The television program can be viewed at:

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/5334306/index.html
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John Brown - KE4HIE
ARRL Emergency Coordinator
Covington Co. Alabama 
E-Mail - ke4hie at alaweb.com
Cell Phone - 334-804-7233
For links to local weather information
Go to the following sites:
http://www.alaweb.com/~ke4hie/index.html or
http://www.alaweb.com/~ke4hie/weather.html or
view the South Alabama Radio Club Web Pages at:
http://www.wc4m.net

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