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CBS NEWS, Dan Rather: BUSH ADMIN., FEMA TO BLAME FOR CA WILDFIRES
CBS NEWS | 10/31/2003 | SELF

Posted on 10/31/2003 4:09:07 PM PST by Swanks

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As predictable as the sun rise. All timed for Sunday talk show Blame-storming.
1 posted on 10/31/2003 4:09:07 PM PST by Swanks
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To: Swanks
It could only cost Gov't $413 million to clear a few dead trees out of the bush.
2 posted on 10/31/2003 4:10:35 PM PST by Guillermo (Go 'Dawgs, Sic 'Em!)
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If they were so worried back then, how come they weren't out making noise about it?
3 posted on 10/31/2003 4:10:39 PM PST by chance33_98 (Check out my Updated Profile Page (and see banners at end, if you want one made let me know!))
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damned environmentalist whackos were the reason for this fire.
4 posted on 10/31/2003 4:11:18 PM PST by ConservativeMan55 (The left always "feels your pain" unless of course they caused it.)
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To: Swanks
In no case blame the idiot who lit the match!
5 posted on 10/31/2003 4:11:52 PM PST by Don Corleone
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To: chance33_98
Because they weren't worried. Its just pure politics plain and simple.

Have you heard the new Rush parody with Dashcle and Kennedy about the war? That speaks to this situation big time!
6 posted on 10/31/2003 4:12:36 PM PST by ConservativeMan55 (The left always "feels your pain" unless of course they caused it.)
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To: Don Corleone
Ban all matches!
7 posted on 10/31/2003 4:12:54 PM PST by ConservativeMan55 (The left always "feels your pain" unless of course they caused it.)
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To: Swanks
Grey Davis put a request in to Washington for $413M to clear a row of Beatle infested, dead trees six months ago.

Why would that be a federal issue?

(Just have the environmentalists who care so much go in and fix it. Isn't that what environmental donations are for?)

8 posted on 10/31/2003 4:13:28 PM PST by concerned about politics ( Maybe, could be, I think., what if, is it true?, I heard..............................)
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I doubt that any additional funding would have resulted in the removal of enough dead trees to have made any difference in these fires.
9 posted on 10/31/2003 4:13:39 PM PST by Misterioso
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I want Greyout to prove his acinine remark - - come on Davis, when did you make the request? Release the paperwork!!
10 posted on 10/31/2003 4:15:24 PM PST by duckbutt (God Bless America.......Again!)
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Cause it really wasn't money for tree removal, it was money to build "transgendered" restroom facilitys at all California State Park facilities and do a study on the lifecycle and habitats of the Kalifornia Pink-crested Buttpicker or some such critter.
But its for trees now.
11 posted on 10/31/2003 4:15:35 PM PST by cavtrooper21 (Stand and Deliver!! One round volly fire by Ranks....... FIRE!)
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A row of trees? What was it, 200 miles long? And when was tree harvesting a federal issue? It wasn't on federal land, was it?
12 posted on 10/31/2003 4:16:32 PM PST by irishtenor (Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati ............(When all else fails, play dead))
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To: Misterioso
The environmental organizations get miillions in donations each year. Shouldn't that money be used for.....say.....environmental clean up?
If they litigate control over the land, shouldn't they at least take care of it?
Where does all the donation money go, anyway?
13 posted on 10/31/2003 4:17:04 PM PST by concerned about politics ( Maybe, could be, I think., what if, is it true?, I heard..............................)
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In no case blame the idiot who lit the match!

Why not? 1) Dims never miss an opportunity to trash W, and 2) It might have been started by someone who would vote Dim.

14 posted on 10/31/2003 4:17:25 PM PST by Paul Atreides (Bringing you quality, non-unnecessarily-excerpted threads since 2002)
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Why could California not take care of itself? What is all this stuff about it is up to the Federal government to take care of us? ( rhetorical question, I guess, for dims)
15 posted on 10/31/2003 4:17:25 PM PST by mathluv
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Grey Davis put a request in to Washington for $413M to clear a row of Beatle infested, dead trees six months ago.

Who do they think they are kidding. This fire has jumped interstate highways. $413m is just a drop in the bucket relative to what it would have cost to prevent this. Forestry service should have been doing controlled burns for the past several year.

16 posted on 10/31/2003 4:18:11 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter
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To: Swanks
Boy, I'm sure glad there's no left-wing bias over at CBS. < /sarcasm >
17 posted on 10/31/2003 4:18:36 PM PST by martin_fierro (_____oooo_( ° ¿ ° )_oooo_____)
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To: mathluv
What is all this stuff about it is up to the Federal government to take care of us?

What, and take money away from homosexual/transsexual, indoctrination, and homeless subsidy programs? You heartless Nazi! /sarcasm

18 posted on 10/31/2003 4:19:17 PM PST by Paul Atreides (Bringing you quality, non-unnecessarily-excerpted threads since 2002)
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To: gov_bean_ counter
Forestry service should have been doing controlled burns for the past several year.

They couldn't. Environmentalists had them in court using up all their funding on legal fees.
(facist litigation)

19 posted on 10/31/2003 4:20:41 PM PST by concerned about politics ( Maybe, could be, I think., what if, is it true?, I heard..............................)
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To: Swanks
NPR had the same story. It must be in the DNC daily fax.
20 posted on 10/31/2003 4:21:09 PM PST by norwaypinesavage
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