RAP editor Francesca Chambers criticizes the politicization of Hurricane Sandy on Russia Today

Red Alert Politics editor Francesca Chambers joined “The Big Picture” host Thom Hartmann, a progressive, and Austin Peterson of Freedomworks, a Libertarian, on Wednesday night to discuss Hurricane Sandy’s affect on the presidential race and Mitt Romney’s latest ads.

Our editor criticized efforts to politicize Hurricane Sandy and questioned why the media is zeroing in on issues of less substance rather than focusing on the investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya that took the lives of four Americans.

Francesca appears on the show from the 8:50 minute mark to the 28 minute mark in the episode (with a commercial break in the middle).

Watch the video below, courtesy of Russia Today. If you like what you see, be sure to show your support for Francesca by leaving a comment on Red Alert or on YouTube.

 

 

By /// November 1, 2012
Francesca Chambers About Francesca Chambers

Francesca is the Editor of Red Alert Politics - an online publication written by and for young conservatives. Red Alert Politics is a product of Clarity Media Group, the parent company of The Washington Examiner and The Weekly Standard. She is also a contributor to The Washington Examiner.

Francesca is a veteran of several political campaigns and political organizations. She has also worked in new media and communications at The Leadership Institute, at the Republican National Committee and on Capitol Hill. She has been featured as a speaker at Leadership Institute, Cato Institute, Americans for Prosperity's "Defending the American Dream Summit," the State Policy Network's annual conference and CPAC, in addition to appearing as a regular guest on the "Big Picture" with Thom Hartmann on Russia Today.

She has also appeared on ABC's "Nightline", PBS' 'NewsHour', PBS' "To the Contrary", MSNBC, CNN, on TheBlazeTV (aka Glenn Beck TV) and had radio segments on Take Action News with David Shuster, NPR and "The Michael Koolidge Show."

In 2012 she was named to the DC GOP's first ever "35 under 35" list.

Francesca graduated from the University of Kansas with BAs in Political Science and Journalism. At KU she was an editor of the University Daily Kansan and an active member of Student Senate.

Comments

  1. Booker T says:
    November 1, 2012 at 12:53 pm

    Liberalism is a disease.

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  2. Marta Upward says:
    November 3, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    Thank you, Francesca, for your calm approach to Thom Hartmann. I so wish political dialogues did not involve so many interruptions. I need a transcript to hear everything that was said. I am following you and Kelsey O. these days.

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  3. Erik Hyrkas says:
    November 15, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Pretty sure the other guy was interrupting the host with contradicting facts to his own argument the entire time (those disaster numbers were bigger every president). Francesca’s point is taken, but Christie doesn’t represent Congress or the average Congressional Republican’s thoughts on FEMA cutting….especially now.

    As for the campaign stunt…Yes. That’s exactly what it was. If Obama was on the other side he would have done the same, because his face had to be shown on that crisis. It’s a necessary stunt for a political campaign to have, especially that close to the event. I don’t think anyone would deny that objectively.

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  4. Erik Hyrkas says:
    November 15, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    Pretty sure the other guy was interrupting the host with contradicting facts to his own argument the entire time (those disaster numbers were bigger every president). Francesca’s point is taken, but Christie doesn’t represent Congress or the average Congressional Republican’s thoughts on FEMA cutting….especially now.

    As for the campaign stunt…Yes. That’s exactly what it was. If Obama was on the other side he would have done the same, because his face had to be shown on that crisis. It’s a necessary stunt for a political campaign to have, especially that close to the event. I don’t think anyone would deny that objectively. Also, your site really wants to kill my comment. Server errors a muck! Must be a Republican problem with the Internetz. *Jab* :-P

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