Why is Texas calling for firefighters to come and help them

[malaise]

I thought Perry et al hated those overpaid, fatcat govmint workers.

Fuck that - Tell Pat Robertson that my dead aunt told me that Gawd is pissed with Perry for having that half empty rally with those fucking heathens posing as Christians.
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[spanone]

1. wasn't he going to make govt. 'inconsequential' in peoples lives?

[malaise]

2. Until he ducked the debate to beg some Federal money

I feel so sorry for the people of Texas but they need to run these crazy hypocrites out of town.

[roguevalley]

3. they are calling because they are burning to the ground. in every

state full of dipshits there is the majority that does the right thing. too bad texas has loud dipshits drowning out the normal people.

[malaise]

4. The people of Texas need to shut them up

and stress why they need government

[FloriTexan]

10. Perhaps we should start with you...

Seriously.

[malaise]

14. My nephew and his family are in Texas

He and his children were born there and so was his sister and her husband.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1888138

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[Uncle Joe]

5. One reason they're calling, is because Perry cut funding for the volunteer fire dept in Texas by 75%

On a thread by kpete.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1886499

"Perry cut volunteer fire department funding in Texas by 75 percent this year"

Thanks for the thread, malaise.

[tblue]

6. Obama should get down there right now.

He could show up Perry and make him have to show gratitude to the potus.

[MoonRiver]

13. True that.

Of course Perry might not let him in. Just too dangerous, ya know.

[mnhtnbb]

7. Maybe Barbara Bush will tell them all how they're better off to have

their houses burned down.

[Ezlivin]

8. Because all of the prayers are coming true

When faced with a drought, Texans prayed.

When faced with fire, Texans prayed.

When faced with the fact that neither of the above worked, Texans got on the phone.

I'm surrounded by these magical-thinking Texans. There's a church on every corner and the air is filled with prayers.

[FloriTexan]

9. "Fuck that"???!!!

Judging everyone in the state of Texas for one man's comments and actions? Try fucking something else.

[onethatcares]

11. hey, from the state that brought us *

who the hell knows? plus the guys' been the gov for 12 years now and eats at the money trough as much as he can, along with being a two faced person that wants to do away with everyone elses federal help but now he wants it for him.

It's kinda like judging folks here in sunny floriduh because of the 2000 selection and the prickscott fiasco in the making.

[FloriTexan]

12. Well, since I didn't bash my home state of Florida...

and Parry's been elected by small margins of votes only. Perhaps if the DNC hadn't all but abandoned Texas in the last few years we might have been able to turn it around.