President Biden to visit New Mexico today
as residents demand answers over wildfires
that began as controlled burns in April
but have spun out of control and torched
600,000 acres
Associated Press & Daily Mail (UK),
by
Jennifer Smith
Original Article
Posted By: Ribicon,
6/11/2022 4:18:46 PM
President Joe Biden will travel to New Mexico today to meet with local officials and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to discuss the state's response to the two of the largest wildfires in its history which have now burned 600,000 acres and displaced thousands. The Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon and Black fires have now ripped through 616,440 acres. They are around 44% contained as of Saturday morning.
Now, residents are demanding to know how big a role the Forest Service played in the Hermits Peak blaze, that began in April as a controlled burn in Las Vegas, New Mexico, but has spun out of control.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
TLCary 6/11/2022 4:34:23 PM (No. 1183114)
How can you "never let a disaster go to waste" if nature won't give you a disaster when you need it?!? Not a problem... our Federal Government has people for that.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
seamusm 6/11/2022 4:42:47 PM (No. 1183117)
A controlled burn when there hasn't been any rain? NM is in the middle of a drought, for goodness sakes!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
DVC 6/11/2022 4:54:45 PM (No. 1183122)
A lot like the economy.....
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 6/11/2022 7:31:28 PM (No. 1183190)
OP, thank you for stating my thoughts much better than I can.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Luandir 6/11/2022 7:33:06 PM (No. 1183191)
"There is no problem, however severe, which in the hands of government cannot be made worse."
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
rochow 6/11/2022 8:30:08 PM (No. 1183204)
Back on AF1... Scarfing down his ice-cream 'I am so sick of these complaints about wildfires, border surges, gas price complaints, food price complaints, illegals that are driven around the country on taxpayer $$, so what, that's what their money is supposed to be used for, making up stories about my junkie son, so what if the Chinese pay me to do things for them, I need money for my son and grandchildren, sick of getting lousy press even from the left press who used to cover all my problems.... can't even eat my ice-cream in peace, since when are these things my problems? I had nothing to do with anything! Did I start the war in Ukraine, it was Putin but I get blamed for everything....ooops I just got ice-cream on my handmade Italian pimp suit....that's the pilot or the captain's fault...I told them to watch where they are flying.... so, where was I in my word salad thoughts....I will do what the squad wants me to do....after all they are 4/5 people, so what, who cares about the rest of the American people, I certainly don't .....can't even eat my ice-cream in piece and quiet.....! I created the best roaring economy and this country has never been in a better place....eh, watch your flying, I just got some more ice-cream on my suit...
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
smokincol 6/11/2022 8:35:16 PM (No. 1183208)
another distinct example why the federal government should never be involved in anything
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Birddog 6/11/2022 8:36:14 PM (No. 1183210)
Sooo...he'll fly over some blackened desert...glad hand with some firefighters, shore up some Dem politicians...
What'cha think...He'll be wearing a fighter Jacket, Mavrick-y aviator shades, mention his "war Hero Son" who is dead, maybe enthrall the crowd with stories from HIS fire fighter daze?
BUT won't take a peak at the Border right near there, meet with the Agents trying to fight the totally out of control dumpster fire that is HIS Immigration enforcement policies. A calamitous Fire HE set.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
SALady 6/11/2022 9:02:25 PM (No. 1183222)
It will be interesting to see how many flubs Senile Joe bidet will make as he tries to read the speech his handlers wrote blaming the fires on President Trump, Republicans, conservatives, white supremists, Christians, the police, and Putin!!!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
ussjimmycarter 6/11/2022 9:05:45 PM (No. 1183224)
This is pretty dry with the drought!
Feds ”Hold my beer”!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Kumoan 6/11/2022 9:49:14 PM (No. 1183256)
Having been in that very same position in 2017 I can rant in detail about the machinations
of gov't and how they lie and cheat, after causing the problem at the behest of far distant
arrogant, know-nothing leaders. After getting rid of all the old guys who always got the job done in the old days, today's SJW grads don't have any clue. But they can lie! Especially
when it comes to hiding the identity of the original perp, a protected minority....and the media works with the gov't.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 6/12/2022 1:32:15 AM (No. 1183335)
I live in Georgia and we supply a monumental amount of softwood (mostly pine) to the country. We also use some controlled burns and culls but the forest companies also know what they are doing. Apparently, some states are somewhat clueless about controlled burns.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Trigger2 6/12/2022 4:10:02 AM (No. 1183358)
Question: How many wildfires has the Forest Service instigated to prop up Joey's green deal?
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Top federal officials screw up royally, and the US taxpayer stands ready to pick up the bill. In this case the cost will be wildly inflated as many properties weren't worth much to begin with, and this news needs to be forgotten. Bet they'll blame the blaze on Global Warming too.