Fire reigns in Southern California while a very vile creature fans the flames of hate
Needless to say, Glenn Beck’s designation of people who’ve had their homes immolated by wildfires as ‘America haters’, is an example of viciousness that shocks most people, left, right or middle. It’s also an example of how badly he misses his intended targets, as some of the regions badly hit are predominantly populated by conservatives.
just because I disagree with you doesn’t mean you hate America, and I love America. We all love America. We just disagree on how we should function, what we should do, big government, small government. It doesn’t mean you hate America. I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today.
Already more than a quarter million have been evacuated and hundreds of homes have burned. To get a concept of how many fires are raging, go to this map and click the minus symbol (-) twice.
TBogg’s not far from the action in San Diego County and has reported on family and friends who’ve lost homes or have been evacuated. Shayera of Calitics has been posting timely updates with more frequency than the national news networks. Her latest, at 8:13 Pacific time indicates the Guvnor has added 2300 inmates to the firefighting forces. Could this be necessitated by a shortage of National Guard troops busy elsewhere in the world at the behest of another America hater (Beck’s definition, not mine)?
RacerX, over at Steve Benen’s blog, offers the perfect approach to douse the wind-aided hate speech of Beck.
Update: Bruce Henderson’s descriptions, maps and exceptional photographs add a lot more perspective as well.
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:28 pm
[…] Wildfires are continuing to burn out of control in Southern California. You can see a list of resources about the wildfires here. Hundreds of thousands have been evacuated from their homes and at least 750 homes have been destoryed. The fires are fueled by unusually powerful Santa Ana winds and an ongoing drought in the region. Here is some coverage of the fires from the blogosphere. L.A. Times Breaking News Blog says the Witch Fire is halway to the ocean. Resident in the Green Valley Park area was stuck in her car with her pets. Thousands of evacuees are staying at Qualcomm Stadium: “5,000 and perhaps as many as 10,000 people are at the stadium” Global warming is fueling mega-fires. Mashable has a post on the Twittering of disasters. Wired does too. More Twitter links in the resources post. A thread on Calitics contains a list of phone numbers to call for information. Lost Remote’s post includes links to some Live video streams. Glenn Beck labels California homeowners as America haters. Discussion of Glenn Beck’s strange and insensitive comment continues here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. More blog posts about Glenn Beck’s comments in the previouis entry. The O.C. Source: “Heavy smoke hangs like a pall over much of central Orange County and a fiery red glow pierces through the night skies, as the Santiago Fire continues to consume everything in its path.” Queen of Spain blogs about the important of virtual neighbors and that her “house didn’t burn down yet.” Truthdig notes the worldwide interest in the fires. The Disphan Chronicles compares it to the Cedar Fire in 2003. Larry Himmel - CBS8 San Diego’s neighborhood guy — reports from the scene of his own home which burned down. Rick Rockhill has an interesting post about his personal experience leaving San Diego county. S