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

[Dee Yingst]

He is a ignorant as so many other people who do not understand the important
of us Amateurs.  Everyone thinks cell phones do it all, but cell phones are
out in storms and such but they have short memories.  Dee w4ckf
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  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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