Comments by "CatsRule" (@1133saginaw) on "Victor Davis Hanson: President Donald J. Trump and the Fate of the United States" video.

  1. So why did one of the best American thinkers embarrass himself with that crap? Robinson let him get away with it. Any reporter worth his salt should question obvious misinformation
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  2. @ You can count on that, I'm sure. His descriptions of the California fires are complete bullshit and misinformation. I turned it off after that because it was harming my brain cells.
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  3. @ He mentioned the environmentalists as being the cause of the LA fires. I assume he was referring to the smelt? The smelt are in Northern California, 800 miles from LA. The water there serves farmland, not LA. The LA fires were caused by a season of unprecedented wet weather, abundant vegetation growth, followed by one of severe drought, abundant bone dry vegetation . They had 5% humidity and hurricane force winds. Arson may have been involved. LA hydrants, like hydrants in every city, are able to handle 2 or 3 house fires simultaneously. LA had 2,000 house fires simultaneously. Your "The best American thinker" didn't seem to have a clue. A ten year old should have figured this one out.
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  4.  @crane3  Trump thinks Denmark is going to sell him Greenland. That's about as intellectual as a millipede crossing a sidewalk. I thought you people wanted to cut spending?
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  5. He certainly is no intellectual. His interview was full of misinformation.
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  6. Seems to me, he has a mind of a farmer and the soul of an oil company CEO.
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  7. @ Well, he's completely wrong about the California fires. He blames environmentalism? He then sprinkles the conversation with complete lies to prove his points. He makes unverified claims which mislead. What reputable "scholar" does that? It's obvious he's more interested in spewing Fox News talking points than offering anything informative . You can spend twenty minutes on the internet and get a much better understanding of what has been going on.
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  8.  @mikeekim242  I saw the video. I did quite a bit of research concerning the California fires. Obviously, he didn't.
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  9. If you want insights look up Noam Chomsky. This guy is just spewing Fox News talking points.
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  10.  @NicoleTWELVE22  Chomsky is a real intellectual. He is as critical to the left as he is to the right, unlike Hanson who is a sell out.
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  11. The fact you say "on our side" proves he is a quack. What "intellectual" picks sides?
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  12. His interview was full of misinformation and BS. What reporter would let him get away with that?
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  13.  @mikeekim242  Yes. fire hydrants are able to supply water for 2 or 3 houses simultaneously. That's what they were designed for. LA had 1,000-2,000 homes on fire.
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  14. @ He blamed the California fires on environmentalists. The conversation went downhill from there. Quackery.
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  15.  @pg618  Trump is spending a trillion dollars sending the migrants out of the country - adding it to the debt, of course. Next on his agenda: We need to increase manufacturing where do we find the workforce?
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  16.  @KeiserSosa-u2z  I know this might seem strange but actually look up the status of California reservoirs and get real information instead of relying on bullshit. Most of them are full or nearly full. The smelt water you are referring to serves farmers - not LA. There was no lack of water in LA . The hydrants went dry because they were over taxed. Hydrants can supply water for two or three house fires simultaneously, not 2,000.
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  17. Just because a hog farmer writes books doesn't make him a Renaissance man.
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  18. @ Many Christians don't really follow Jesus much. They invented a side show to fit their needs and completely abandoned him. They quote the Bible, but they never quote Jesus.
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  19.  @LynnMarie-v2f  He's apparently got the smelt issue mixed up with the fire in LA. The state is regulating the water containing the endangered smelt, balancing it with the needs of farmers. Trump made the idiot claim that water was being withheld from LA. He deduced the fire hydrants must have been empty due to lack of water. They were empty because the pipe size of the system can't handle enough water to fight 2,000 house fires simultaneously. Hanson either knows this or he's turning himself into a pretzel trying to to validify Trump's claims.
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  20. A good reported would have interrupted him. He was dishing out misinformation.
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  21.  @megenberg8  He's just repeating Trump's garbage.
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  22. What is he a philosopher pig farmer? Is that what you call a Renaissance man? He gave much, much misinformation.
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  23.  @briankiddcello  Concerning the LA fires, he put the blame on environmentalists. Any 'intellectual" (I use quotes because he is not an intellectual) would dig a little deeper than that. It's ignorance.
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  24.  @michaelkoester2333  You have no idea what 5% humidity and 100 mph winds can do in combination. They had water on hand also to fight house fires. Think of it. 100 mph winds. The helicopters were grounded.
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  25. It's just propaganda. Relating to the environment, he could be an oil executive.
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  26.  @LynnMarie-v2f  He blames the fires on environmentalism - no mention of global change or the oligarchy we are slipping into. Does he still live in the 50's?
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  27. VDH should be given a show on Fox. He has the credibility of another Sean Hannity.
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  28. He turned misinformation into an art form.
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  29.  @r.mucklin1703  He's making up lies about environmentalism. You're right, he's not a pig farmer. Pig farmers aren't that ignorant.
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  30.  @cainabel615  He said the fires were caused by protecting endangered species. That's ignorance.
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  31.  @johnteets2921  Yes, and that's a complete lie. So what?
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  32.  @LynnMarie-v2f  I don't think they can repair a reservoir overnight. It was contaminated. It may have been in need of additional repairs. The fires started during hurricane force winds which prevented the use of helicopters which was the normal way they fought fires. They didn't run out of water, they lost water pressure due to too many fires happening simultaneously.
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  33. They guy told numerous lies. The reporter was derelict in his duties by not interrupting.
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  34.  @alesh2275  He doesn't live anywhere near those fires.
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  35.  @alesh2275  " he’s an actual farmer who actually lives in those areas affected." Duh.
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  36.  @alesh2275  I was responding to: "he’s an actual farmer who actually lives in those areas affected." I assumed he was referring to the fires and not Trump's near-flood when he released water out of two dams.
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  37. Bird brains, in other words.
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  38. Is that why he gave billionaire oligarchs front row seats at his inauguration? His followers were left outside in the cold. They'd better get used to it. Now he's picking a fight with Colombia, threatening tariffs. I hope you don't drink coffee.
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  39.  @mattschrimpf236  He ignores the fact the fires were helped by unprecedented 100 mph winds which made the use of helicopters, the primary fire fighting equipment used in that area, impossible.
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  40.  @mattschrimpf236  What policies contribute to earthquakes? It's foolish. He's politicizing as disaster. It's nonsense. He needs to find blame. Of course it's opinion. Did he mention the 100 mph winds are highly unusual? Did he mention the fire fighting equipment was grounded? Did he mention climate change?
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  41. He certainly doesn't know much about the California fires. Why pretend to be an expert on something, when you are not? "It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought an idiot than to open it and remove all doubt" - Mark Twain
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  42.  @liurodriguez5964  You misspelled bullshit.
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  43.  @patriciasmith8765  I don't know what his family history is. He's wrong about the LA fires.
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  44. @ So why the misinformation? Do you have an excuse for that?
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  45.  @briankiddcello  It's called 'doing a little research'.
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  46.  @LynnMarie-v2f  He's a long way from being Plato. I spent some time researching to cause of the situation in California. He doesn't have a clue. He's winging it. Plato would have followed Mark Twain's lead: "It is better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought an idiot, then to open it and remove all doubt."
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  47.  @michaelwalsh8254  The fire chief. He's the expert. He explains the whole thing. Newsom, the mayor and Hanson are not experts. Hanson is pretending to be an expert - a bullshitter, in other words.
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  48.  @other-terrestriallifeform1851  They are likely autonomous to a degree. No one is complaining. They complain about the idea Trump wants to invade.
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  49.  @pgc6591  Oh, they didn't have drinking water? Where did you dream that up? California has a bunch of reservoirs..
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  50.  @Sheeesh310  One reservoir among many. There was no water shortage during the fire. . Do you think LA went without drinking water for 11 months? I'm sure when they empty a reservoir periodically they have a whole bunch of things they have repair and maintain. California has many. many reservoirs. They are all over the place. Look it up.
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  51.  @LynnMarie-v2f  How naive do you have to be to believe Elon Musk moving into the White House will benefit you personally?
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  52.  @LynnMarie-v2f  Please explain to me what Marxism is.
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  53.  @bnic9471  Whatever you mean by "balance". Yes, the farmers want it all. What else in new?
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  54.  @michaelabernathy7013  What has there been two or three murders? Considering the number of people involved that is less than you would expect in the normal US population. Btw, the damage to the US economy will be far more than a trillion dollars. The trillion dollars is just the cost of removing them. What is the damage from all those people losing their jobs?
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  55.  @michaelabernathy7013  Sounds familiar. Are you sure you aren't referring to Jan 6?
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  56. It's not brilliant. This not even accurate.
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  57. He was derelict in his duties for not interrupting. So much misinformation.
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  58. It's a sign of a crappy reporter. Hanson got away with too much misinformation.
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  59. Well, we are now in a full fledged oligarchy. Did you notice the oligarchs sitting in the front row during his inauguration?
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  60. He's just spewing MAGA crap.
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  61. @ He's wrong about the fires. He didn't do much research, if any.
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  62. He would have to work. No way.
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  63.  @JCCalder  I'll report you.
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  64.  @LynnMarie-v2f  He's blaming the wildfires on environmentalism. He didn't say whether he thought wind turbines killed whales.
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  65. There is a painting called "The Blind leading the Blind."
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  66. I think your brain cells would fall out if you listened any more.
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  67. A lot of bullshit sprinkled through it. For an intellectual, he didn't know California had an unusual wet season for a year followed by an unusual drought? I knew this.
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  68. It's just more right wing propaganda. He's blaming the fires on environmentalism. Were did he get that idea - one of his farm animals - or Trump? Little difference.
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  69.  @jillclark6076  Sprinkled with misinformation. I'd rather get my misinformation from Sean Hannity without the faux intellectualism.
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  70. They pay him to intellectualize MAGA crap. That's all he has to offer. He has a knack for giving hogwash a veneer of respectability..
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  71.  @lindaghirardi838  Good riddance. I remember he used to make fun of Carter's little girl (Chelsea? ) when she was about 10. He called her ugly. He can rot in hell.
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  72. Just don't pay any attention to his comments on the LA fire. He doesn't have a clue.
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  73. @ It is worse. Trump ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to release 1.5 billion gallons of water from two dams. He didn't coordinate it with anyone so it almost caused a flood. The water was wasted. Farmers needed that water for summer irrigation. This man is dangerous.
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  74. What an intellectual. He blames the fires on environmentalism - just like Trump. He's a propagandist.
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  75. "I am sending them to you so that a period of exile and two or three whippings which Your Lordship may order applied to them on different days may serve, for them and for the rest, for a warning, and may be of spiritual benefit to all. ... If Your Lordship does not have shackles, with your permission they may be sent from here" - Junipero Serra
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  76. The smelt had no part of the fires. Drop it.
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  77. I see Fox removed my comment from this morning. Junipero Serra was another Columbus. He deserves to have his statue taken down. They should replace it with a statue of a whip.
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  78. What do you mean they got no answers? Hurricane force winds blew over a power line.
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  79.  @appaloosa42  What children? You don't know what you are talking about?
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  80. What's to interrupt? It's largely bullshit.
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  81.  @MeredithHall-n4u  Truth? He's just a MAGA hack like all the rest. He thinks the California fires were caused by environmentalists (offering no evidence to back up the claim , of course). That's nuts.
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  82.  @MeredithHall-n4u  I know a little about forest management - a lot more than that clown.
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  83.  @alesh2275  He likely lives near the reservoirs Trump foolishly emptied almost flooding fields.
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  84. @ I can't handle bullshit.
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  85.  @flowerdoyle3749  The fire chief. How about the fire chief? Victor lying-through-his-teeth implied the fires got out of hand due to a failure to clear out the woods to protect endangered species, aping Trump's idiotic claims 100%. He made no mention of the 5% humidity or the hurricane force winds. He's supposed to be a scholar? He never identified the endangered species. Was he referring to the smelt 800 miles away? Everything he offered was misinformation. The water situation was fire hydrants are designed to handle two or three house fires at a time - they had 2,000.
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  86.  @shadenym5094  You can look up the status of the reservoirs on the internet if you look. They are all over the place and nearly full. The problem wasn't lack of water, it was lack of pipe size diameter. No system on earth can handle 2,000 house fires simultaneously. You would think an esteemed 'intellectual' would have known that, or at least have bothered to find out.
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  87.  @hmanuel7138  What are you, a CEO of an oil company? That's pretty dumb. The Environmental Protection Agency was created during a Republican administration - not left by a long shot. So. what is he complaining about - saving the redwoods or saving the Bald Eagles?
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  88.  @mattschrimpf236  He's blaming a forest fire on what? Women? Black people? Environmentalists? The question should be why you listen to him. If he blamed them for hurricanes you would laugh, right?
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  89.  @mattschrimpf236  He said environmentalists had a hand in the fires which is an outright lie. Let's leave it at that. He also mentioned lack of water played a role which was ignorance on his part.
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  90. But he's wrong about the LA fires. I guess you can't be an expert on everything.
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  91.  @cainabel615  He said environmentalists were the cause of the California fires which is pure bullshit.
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  92.  @jeffferg8498  He's spreading misinformation for trump. Old fool is a better term.
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  93. Trump must have been listening. He ordered the release of 1.5 billion gallons of water from two dams for the LA fire. The water ended up almost flooding farms. 1.5 billion gallons waisted. The farmers needed that water to irrigate during the dry season. They call it "summer water". You didn't hear about this on Fox News, did you.
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  94.  @savta-klavta  No, but I do quite a bit of research.
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  95.  @michaelwalsh8254  I have voted for republicans in the past. You don't know what you are talking about. All I know is if a president cuts off funding cancer research, as Trump did, he's not qualified to be dog catcher, let alone the presidency.
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  96.  @FactsDontCareAboutFeelings-m6x  Is that what you do - follow ratings? Did you enjoy your McDonalds hamburger last night for dinner? How was that Egg McMuffin this AM?
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  97.  @FactsDontCareAboutFeelings-m6x  All you need to do is check out what the fire chief had to say, someone who knows what he is talking about, to find out what really happened. The old crackpot you worship doesn't have a clue. I haven't seen much intellectual activity on any Fox News comment section. They are lucky to get their Bible verses correct. Most of them believe Noah carried dinosaurs on the Ark.
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  98.  @FactsDontCareAboutFeelings-m6x  You do know DEI had nothing to do with that plane crash. You do know Trump was lying. Right? You do know DEI had nothing to do with the California fires. Right? He was lying about that too.
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  99.  @FactsDontCareAboutFeelings-m6x Well, think about it for a minute. A hydrant is able to supply water to fight 2 or 3 fires simultaneously perhaps. That's what they were designed to do. LA had 2,000 house fires burning simultaneously. The water pressure was gone. I just read this today from the LA Times - during the fire, Trump ordered the release of 4 million gallons of water from two dams. These dams were supposed to supply "summer water" for irrigating farm fields. Trump ordered the release of 4 million gallons, unannounced, uncoordinated, and came close to flooding farms. The entire 4 million gallons was wasted. Non of it got to LA. I am fearful for this country. He's not fit for the job.
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  100.  @buddygraham1486  They get free healthcare. Trump would cut them off like he plans to cut off healthcare for millions of Americans. Do you think those people are stupid? Trump cut off funding for cancer research.
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  101.  @jackson5781 For one thing , you are entirely brainwashed. You have this thing in your head, planted by Fox News, owned by billionaires, that spending is a bad thing. Spending moves the economy . Of course billionaires want to reduce spending - it puts money in the pockets of average citizens instead of theirs.
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  102.  @jackson5781  Trump is talking about spending tens of billions of dollars on Gaza. He's going to spend a trillion dollars removing immigrants. He wants to buy Greenland. Does that sound like he's worried about over spending?
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  103.  @alesh2275  He can write books until the cows come home. He's blaming the fires on the boogie man that doesn't exist.
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  104.  @alesh2275  The fire chief's comments online. I think the fire chief may know what he is talking about.
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  105. Menagerie of Fascists.
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  106. His comments about the California fires are way off. What make you think he is any better with the rest of his message?
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  107. He's not an honest man. His explanations are just a rehash of Fox News talking points. I wonder how much they pay him?
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  108. Hanson, for supposedly being some kind of scholar, didn't seem to know what he was talking about concerning the California fires. I spent a couple of week looking into the claims of incompetence of state officials. It's not there. He made no mention of the 5% humidity or the hurricane force winds. He made no mention of the historic drought conditions. This is the rainy season. He made no mention of the possibility, if not likelihood, of arson as a cause. He blamed it on saving endangered species (the smelt 800 miles away?). He certainly is no intellectual.
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  109. He's no intellectual. Blaming the fires on environmentalism is bullshit.
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  110. @ How about Trump? Stormy Daniels.
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  111. @ He's a political hack.
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  112.  @mattschrimpf236  Who does he blame earthquakes on? Blame blame blame. Never mentioned the 100 mph winds. That is dishonest. He's a hack.
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  113. What you refer to as "facts" is largely misinformation.
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  114. He's a hack.
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  115. I don't know, Trump just appointed a Fox reporter with no experience whatsoever as our Secretary of Defense. Hanson, for supposedly being some kind of scholar, didn't seem to know what he was talking about concerning the California fires. I spent a couple of week looking into the claims of incompetence of state officials. It's not there. He made no mention of the 5% humidity or the hurricane force winds. He made no mention of the historic drought conditions. This is the rainy season. He made no mention of the possibility, if not likelihood, of arson as a cause. He blamed it on saving endangered species (the smelt 800 miles away?). He is no intellectual.
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  116. It is obvious Mr. Hanson doesn't know much about the LA fires. Why pretend?
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  117.  @i_am_the_science  It's a forest. Do you have any idea who fertilizes trees in a forest? (Somebody needs to read a book or two. This is Forestry 101) . NOBODY! The fertilizer is the detritus on the forest floor. No detritus, no forest. What projects were stopped by the smelt? Do you have an answer or is this bullshit time? Even if there is, what difference does it make?
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  118.  @megarotom1590  if you knew anything you would know that forests depend on "debris" for fertilizer. No debris, no forest. They had water. No system on earth can handle 1,000 fires simultaneously.
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  119.  @ryansmith-kd3xm  I can't help it if you have a low Iq. Tell me. Explain to me how cutting 4,000 park rangers from the National Parks will make America great. I'm all ears.
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  120. @ Buddy, the primary method of fighting fires was by way of helicopter drops, but the helicopters were grounded due to 100 mph winds. The fire hydrants and reservoir were irrelevant. No system on the planet can provide enough water to fight 1,000 house fires simultaneously.
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  121. @ The fires were severe due to 100 mph winds.
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  122. @ Forests depend on the detritus . No detritus no forest.
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  123. The 100 mph winds made it unmanageable. The water situation was irrelevant.
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  124. @ He voted for Harris because he likes the option to vote again sone day. Cancel Reply
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  125.  @layla-bw4xu  What message does that send when you pardon cop beaters? Think.
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  126. Well, he's now imposing tariffs on Colombia. I hope you don't drink coffee. Now he's stopping federal funding of cancer research. Did you notice during the inauguration the billionaire oligarchs had front row seats? His nonbillionaire supporters were left outside in the cold. There won't be anything left when he is through with this country.
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  127.  @LynnMarie-v2f  He's wrong. If you want an intellectual look up Noam Chomsky
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  128.  @LynnMarie-v2f  All he is doing is repeating the same Fox News talking points about the fires with a sprinkling of outright lies. He's no scholar.
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  129.  @LynnMarie-v2f  You can spend ten minutes on the internet and find better information than this bozo is trying to sell.
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  130.  @JCCalder  I've been reported by you cowards dozens of times. Debunk my comments coward.
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  131. @He is no intellectual. He gave out much misinformation during his interview, particularly concerning the California fires. It's obvious he didn't research it at all.
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  132. Except, Hanson is busy supporting and making excuses for Trump, his excellency the King, who would have been the enemy of our founding fathers.
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