Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Hmmm. How'd That Work Out for You, Little Dubya?

April, 2011:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has declared "the three-day period from Friday, April 22, 2011, to Sunday, April 24, 2011, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas."
September, 2011:
Firefighters southeast of Austin, Texas, battled strong winds Monday as they struggled to gain ground against a fast-moving wildfire that has so far scorched some 25,000 acres and destroyed close to 500 homes. ... Dozens of fires are burning across the parched state, the Texas Forest Service said Monday. ... At least 63 new fires across Texas on Sunday burned nearly 33,000 acres, the state's fire service said. Fires were reported in at least 17 counties.
I find it rather odd that none of the "natural disasters are a message from G-d" crowd are flapping their gums about the Texan wildfires. Oh, they had plenty to say after Hurricane Katrina smacked New Orleans and when Hurricane Irene marched up the East Coast, just after a minor earthquake hit the D.C. area.

But for the wildfires, zip, nada, nichevo.

Curious, no?

7 comments:

One Fly said...

b b b b but this is texass ya see - or not

BadTux said...

Especially baffling since Rick Perry's very own home smells like fire and brimstone at the moment, since Austin is enveloped in smoke from the fires. You'd think that'd be a Major Clue to the "message from G*d" crew, but apparently IOKIYR.

- Badtux the Smells-like Penguin

Improbable Joe said...

It would be less painful if Perry hadn't cut firefighter funding by 75%.

Mule Breath said...

Personally I wish Goodhair had stayed on the campaign trail. With the worst single year drought and the highest average temperatures in history already plaguing us, we don't need him praying for any more blessings.

bob said...

Well so much for the power of prayer. Maybe he was not doing it correctly, you know facing the holy city with the Sun setting over his shoulder, the dead chicken in a bag, an a bottle of cheap mescal to spit on the fire or maybe God just does not give a shit about the whole bloody situation.

bearsense said...

Pllleeeaaassseee Rick, stop the praying !!!
Those of us here in DC don't need any more airborne delivered moisture.
(or at least educate whatever spirit you're making supplication to on geography ( oops, that'd be like science)

Comrade Misfit said...

Bearsense, if you're the Lord of the Multiverse, the distance between Dallas and D.C would be lost in the noise.