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Oprah Winfrey opens her private road during Maui fire to help evacuations
cnn ^ | 07/12/2019 | Marlane Garvey

Posted on 07/12/2019 4:28:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Oprah Winfrey got a "big mahalo" for opening her private road on her property in Maui to help people quickly escape a brush fire that broke out Thursday.

Residents in the town of Maalaea and parts of Kihei were sent an evacuation notice on their phones, and flights to the island were diverted.

"@Oprah there's a huge brush fire on Maui right now! People are trying to evacuate Kihei-my husband and son included!" one resident tweeted. "If you would kindly share the code to your gate/road, folks can evacuate through Kula."

Winfrey responded that she had given immediate access to her private road.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: fire; oprah; privateroad; winfrey
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1 posted on 07/12/2019 4:28:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

That was mighty white of her...


2 posted on 07/12/2019 4:30:25 PM PDT by northislander
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To: BenLurkin

Is she Trump’s amigo? She used to be, if memory serves.

Would be nice if she would step up to the plate and defend him to the black community and to black females.


3 posted on 07/12/2019 4:30:48 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: BenLurkin

“See how magnanimous I am.”


4 posted on 07/12/2019 4:33:39 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: BenLurkin

How could she not?


5 posted on 07/12/2019 4:35:40 PM PDT by dead (Our next president is going to be sooooo boring.)
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To: MichaelCorleone

Pffft. She’s a scumbag

One of the global “elite” who will still be dining on wagyu beef in the air conditioned comfort of luxurious restaurants long after the rest of us are forced into eating insects, and sweltering in closet sized apartments.


6 posted on 07/12/2019 4:36:30 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: northislander

First thing that came to mind...


7 posted on 07/12/2019 4:38:54 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Ruth Bader Ginsburg doctor is a taxidermist.)
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To: BenLurkin

This is what any normal human being would do, and that normal human being would not have their publicists making sure it made print.


8 posted on 07/12/2019 4:41:51 PM PDT by tinyowl (A is A)
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To: northislander

I saw that coming! LMAO


9 posted on 07/12/2019 4:51:37 PM PDT by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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To: northislander

That was too easy. But funny as heck.


10 posted on 07/12/2019 4:54:36 PM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: BenLurkin

It’s serious when Withfries opens her privates


11 posted on 07/12/2019 5:00:20 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Liberals, leftists, Rinos, moslems, illegals, lamestream media. All want America to fail and die)
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To: BenLurkin

I am sure her fat ass will make sure the world knows she did a good deed.


12 posted on 07/12/2019 5:20:56 PM PDT by boycott
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To: northislander

Damn, one post and my mind is read!


13 posted on 07/12/2019 5:24:06 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: northislander

Mighty big of her, too.


14 posted on 07/12/2019 5:25:34 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth.)
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To: BenLurkin

Al Bundy cracks about Oprah:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkCUMJAf0us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j_LxDKKj6k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Xi_4db51o
https://vlipsy.com/vlip/married-with-children-oprah-winfrey-finally-exploded-RVf94taE


15 posted on 07/12/2019 5:32:45 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth.)
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To: BenLurkin

We have two vehicles. Besides sop gear in the trunks. I have a long handled 39” bolt cutter in each vehicle’s trunk.

We have a one main road exit and several locked gates to enter and exit fire trails to other road exits.

If the main road is blocked, the landowners, where the gates are, are supposed to unlock the gates. Some do a good job, other either ignore the calls to unlock or ignore them.

These emergency keys work really well.


16 posted on 07/12/2019 5:35:55 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Tomorrow's Demographics will determine our future, not the past nor today!)
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To: BenLurkin
I hope I am not the only one who thought the way that title was worded was...absurd...but then, this is the media.

If it were some conservative politician (I know, living in Hawaii) the framing of the incident would presented a bit differently. (I always liked these)


17 posted on 07/12/2019 5:36:23 PM PDT by rlmorel (Trump to China: This Capitalist Will Not Sell You the Rope with Which You Will Hang Us.)
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To: BenLurkin

I seriously doubt that she had a choice, but it did keep them from just running over her property willy-nilly with large equipment.


18 posted on 07/12/2019 5:59:33 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet
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The road is not Oprah’s it is owned by the city. They opened it up.


19 posted on 07/12/2019 7:08:10 PM PDT by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: BenLurkin

Oprah Winfrey opens her private road.
She is such a dear.
Maybe she can take in some “immigrants” too.


20 posted on 07/12/2019 11:37:31 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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