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Obama Fiddles While Texas Burns.

Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 01:05 PM

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While President Obama was taping the Oprah Winfrey show, attending fundraisers to collect money for his re-election campaign and other affairs of state so critical to America's well being....... A runaway natural disaster is turning one of our states into cinders.

Texas has been burning up by wildfires that have destroyed over two million acres, obliterated over 900 buildings and so far killed two firefighters. But the federal government has turned a deaf ear to its pleas to turn Texas into a federal disaster area. If this isn't an environmental and social disaster just what is?

Texas Governor Rick Perry asked President Obama for help two weeks ago, in fighting the biggest fires in Texas history, so far Obama has not responded. FEMA is still trying to reply to the request for help from Texas. The problem, according to federal officials is no money.

But when another natural disaster occurred in Alabama caused by tornadoes, it was instantly jumped on by Obama when he took a short trip from Cape Kennedy to Alabama for photo ops. Amidst the rubble of Alabama and the flashes of hundreds of cameras and recorders, Obama could look presidential in declaring Alabama a federal disaster area and unleash millions in assistance to that state.

In the meantime Texas is still burning and has not received the much needed declaration from president Obama to say it a disaster and open it up to millions in federal assistance.

Is there some bad political blood between Governor Rick Perry of Texas and President Obama that is causing the citizens of the state of Texas to suffer? The Republican Governor of the red state has been a vocal critic of Obamas policies in the past.

The reason for a national government is to provide assistance to individual states that are facing catastrophes beyond their ability to fight alone.

Would the bluest states, the most indebted, highly unionized, most democrat receive the same response Texas is getting? Just think about it if Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, California, or New Jersey were burning up for over two weeks would their letters for help get lost in the mail?

Unless our President wants to be saddled with the same lasting impression as Nero fiddling while Rome burned. He better act Presidential and help Texas.

Editors update today May 3: Texas U.S. Senators, Cornyn and Hutchinson have both requested the that the Obama administration declare Texas a disaster area due to over 7,000 out of control wildfires burning the state up.

Editors update today May 6: Texas still has no emergency declaration from the Obama administration. However President Declares Emergency for Louisiana, Feds Mobilize for flood response ( The state of Sen. Mary Landreau, whose vote for Obamacare was key to its passage.)
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seanomelbourne | May 06, 2011, 07:45 PM EDT

Mman is your last sentence the premise of your article?

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Monsoonman | May 06, 2011, 11:06 AM EDT

Looks like Obamas strategy will be to try to run out of burnable material as a way of fighting these fires. Can you imagine the screeching if it was Nancy Pelosis state of California burning like in Texas? My ears bleed at the thought. Obama seems to regard Texans the same way Longshanks regarded the Irish when he told his archers to fire upon his own Irish forces battling the Scots under William Wallace: Irish are cheaper than arrows.

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seanomelbourne | May 05, 2011, 09:05 PM EDT

He didn't need Texas last time and will not need it next time. The Feds gave millions in aid for a burning Texas.Maybe he should give megalitres of water to douse the burning hate as exhibited by you.

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pflynn70 | May 05, 2011, 04:27 PM EDT

Obama is not going to help Texas because we Texans kicked his ass during the last elections. Its his way of "paying back" people who don't like him,remember he's from Chicago the most crooked,screwed up state. P/S he won't get Texas next go around either.

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Monsoonman | May 04, 2011, 01:34 PM EDT

Texas would be self sufficient if they kept all of the revenue they give to the feds from their oil revenue & cattle sales. Maybe they should do that to pay for the damage the illegal aliens have done to them because Obama & Co. would rather protect the illegals as their potentia; voter base, than protect the states. Who started these 7,000 fires anyway?

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fitzcarraldo | May 04, 2011, 12:01 PM EDT

I thought Texas didn't want any meddling with their sovereign rights. Doesn't the Texas legislature have to approve any federal action in Texas? Wasn't that what Gov Perry was telling us a few months ago. Texas cando it alone.

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Monsoonman | May 04, 2011, 11:42 AM EDT

You would think obama and co. would be eager to declare Texas a disaster area and rush all available aid and money there. All of that "green house gas" being emitted into the atmosphere accelerating global warming? Warning warning, danger danger!! eeeeek.

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seanomelbourne | May 03, 2011, 09:58 PM EDT

Not my favorite tipple "Seamas of the red hair" prefer Jameson 18yr.old.

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SeamusRua | May 03, 2011, 09:20 PM EDT

"Mman the feds gave the cry bay Perry millions of bucks to fihgt thre fires." -seanomelbourne" Mate let go of the Fosters.

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seanomelbourne | May 03, 2011, 03:50 AM EDT

Mman the feds gave the cry bay Perry millions of bucks to fihgt thre fires.

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mamaginnty | May 02, 2011, 03:59 PM EDT

The news here in Ireland was that over 200 lives were lost and thousands of homes destroyed in Alabama I think my priorities would not be for trees but human life.

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Searlit | May 02, 2011, 01:40 PM EDT

There are some great posts here, especially odonnell521, jamthecat, seagreen, greensod and kerryknorpp.

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DLW12183 | May 02, 2011, 09:10 AM EDT

He clearly practices Chicago politics-those that are helpful, provide campaign money and votes get preferential treatment. Just look-he is going to Indiana on Friday to talk at Allison's-a union shop and a state he won in the last election

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Larrcm2 | May 01, 2011, 11:26 PM EDT

It is hard for me to comment on this , but I have noticed that Obama and his appointments and staff have made "getting even" for not supporting Obama and his legions. This is a sad statement on our current lack of leadership and one of retribution.

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Monsoonman | May 01, 2011, 07:52 PM EDT

Lad? Can you please point out any untruths in the article. As was stated the fires are the worst in Texas history and Obama has NOT declared it a federal disaster. You are starting to worry me Lad, I have always considered you a middle of the roader....lol.

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