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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:47 PM Nov 2018

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NOT THE ONION: Trump says "management" and inadequate raking of leaves caused California fires

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Trump tells Fox News' Chris Wallace that he believes wildfires in California are mainly due to "management" and not climate change.

"Maybe [climate change] contributes a little bit -- the big problem we have is management."

POTUS cites inadequate raking of leaves as a cause.

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NOT THE ONION: Trump says "management" and inadequate raking of leaves caused California fires (Original Post) Miles Archer Nov 2018 OP

Then it's poor management on his part. Didn't it start on federal land this time? Vinca Nov 2018 #1

well sure if we did not have public lands and national parks and environmental laws.... Thomas Hurt Nov 2018 #2

Yeah we know. YOU are in charge of the management underpants Nov 2018 #3

Brilliant post!! Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #13

"inadequate raking of leaves" caused the CA fires? Fucking kill me now! Autumn Nov 2018 #4

Trump's understanding of forests is entirely based upon the trees he sees on golf courses RockRaven Nov 2018 #5

Leaves? The California forests are mostly conifers. Sanity Claws Nov 2018 #6

OMG. That entire interview was nutty coo coo. The leaf raking comment was right up skylucy Nov 2018 #7

Inadequate raking of leaves??? TBA Nov 2018 #8

...sigh. JHan Nov 2018 #9

What a fucking moron. MontanaMama Nov 2018 #10

He says things that are just so weird, inappropriate and stupid. Good grief. Glimmer of Hope Nov 2018 #11

Running his mouth, as usual, about shit he has no clue about, while people suffer Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #12

Didn't he also say Stealth planes are invisible to the human eye BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #14

What an ass DesertRat Nov 2018 #15

Good Effin' grief malaise Nov 2018 #16

Or this gem Mendocino Nov 2018 #17

Republican presidents are getting progressively dumber. John Fante Nov 2018 #19

We have a winner for the most insane thing he'll say today...... maybe. Afromania Nov 2018 #18

You see forest fires at Mar-a-Lago? No, because the leaves are raked. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2018 #20

Forget about being off his rocker, tRump can't even find the floor! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2018 #21

what a bdamomma Nov 2018 #22

Vinca

(50,261 posts)

1. Then it's poor management on his part. Didn't it start on federal land this time?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:48 PM

Nov 2018

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

2. well sure if we did not have public lands and national parks and environmental laws....

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:50 PM

Nov 2018

the robber barons would have denuded the nation's forests long ago and there would be nothing to burn..

underpants

(182,769 posts)

3. Yeah we know. YOU are in charge of the management

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:51 PM

Nov 2018

Docreed2003

(16,858 posts)

13. Brilliant post!!

Reply to underpants (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:04 PM

Nov 2018

Autumn

(45,056 posts)

4. "inadequate raking of leaves" caused the CA fires? Fucking kill me now!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:51 PM

Nov 2018

RockRaven

(14,959 posts)

5. Trump's understanding of forests is entirely based upon the trees he sees on golf courses

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:52 PM

Nov 2018

and nothing else.

Sanity Claws

(21,846 posts)

6. Leaves? The California forests are mostly conifers.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:57 PM

Nov 2018

They have needles, not leaves.

skylucy

(3,739 posts)

7. OMG. That entire interview was nutty coo coo. The leaf raking comment was right up

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:57 PM

Nov 2018

there at the top of stupid statements.

TBA

(825 posts)

8. Inadequate raking of leaves???

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:57 PM

Nov 2018

Reminds me of when I wrote a letter to the editor and said stray dogs should be on leashes.

But I was only 7 years old.

JHan

(10,173 posts)

9. ...sigh.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:57 PM

Nov 2018

?1

MontanaMama

(23,307 posts)

10. What a fucking moron.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:59 PM

Nov 2018

I got nothing except that.

Glimmer of Hope

(5,823 posts)

11. He says things that are just so weird, inappropriate and stupid. Good grief.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:01 PM

Nov 2018

Docreed2003

(16,858 posts)

12. Running his mouth, as usual, about shit he has no clue about, while people suffer

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:02 PM

Nov 2018

BigmanPigman

(51,584 posts)

14. Didn't he also say Stealth planes are invisible to the human eye

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:04 PM

Nov 2018

a few days ago?

Yes Mr Tillerson, he IS a fucking moron. Yes Mr. Kelly, he IS a complete idiot.

CA doesn't want him to come. He'll probably throw empty fire extinguishers at the fire victims. Besides, won't the winds muss his hair-don't? No rain in the forecast, but lots of wind so he'd better cancel.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

15. What an ass

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:06 PM

Nov 2018

malaise

(268,930 posts)

16. Good Effin' grief

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:14 PM

Nov 2018

Does he ever STFU - he's a know nothing who thinks he's an expert at everything.
I detest this creep.

Mendocino

(7,486 posts)

17. Or this gem

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:31 PM

Nov 2018

Trees cause more pollution than autos

Reagan

John Fante

(3,479 posts)

19. Republican presidents are getting progressively dumber.

Reply to Mendocino (Reply #17)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:43 PM

Nov 2018

Dimwitted Reagan looks like Newton compared to the shithead we're currently saddled with.

Afromania

(2,768 posts)

18. We have a winner for the most insane thing he'll say today...... maybe.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:42 PM

Nov 2018

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,338 posts)

20. You see forest fires at Mar-a-Lago? No, because the leaves are raked.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:48 PM

Nov 2018

Mar-a-Lago brings in many H2B visa holders who work cheap and rake the leaves like crazy. Any hint of a forest fire at Mar-a-Lago brings squads of his H2B visa holders with rakes to move the fire to the property next door. Problem solved. California forest managers could learn a thing or two. Be best.

RKP5637

(67,104 posts)

21. Forget about being off his rocker, tRump can't even find the floor! n/t

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:49 PM

Nov 2018

bdamomma

(63,836 posts)

22. what a

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 06:34 PM

Nov 2018

IDIOT, he shouldn't even go there.

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