Napa fire evacuee: Its time to say this. Trump has not

[ghostsinthemachine]

tweeted or shown any compassion to victims of the California wildfires

FROM FACEBOOK

John Ehrenfeld, nature photographer, political activist and writer, was evacuated from his Napa home five days ago. He’s one of 100,000 people under mandatory evacuation in the devastating North Bay fires in California.
John posted this today on his Facebook page:
We are safe in a hotel for another night. Well, those who know me knew my silence on the politics involved here would not last long. If it bothers you, I understand, but it’s time to say this.
I just watched a man describe how his wife died in his arms in Santa Rosa and a mother in tears recounting her son succumbing to the flames in their driveway while trying to escape. People have been burned alive. A woman who barely survived the carnage in Las Vegas lost her house. A woman in a wheelchair was waiting to die until a brave sheriff’s officer risked his life to save her. Rescuers are finding bodies burnt beyond recognition; other reduced to bones and ash. So far, 36 people have lost their lives, 100,000 people have been evacuated trying their best to find shelter and almost 6,000 structures have been totally destroyed. People are enduring unimaginable circumstances. Also, there is no telling how many pets and wildlife didn’t make it. No one can really imagine what this hell is like.
Not that I really care what he says or does, but Trump has not tweeted one word, made a speech, or shown any compassion at all to the victims of the California wildfires. Nothing. Zero. Worthless liberal heathens that we are and not as deserving as the dead red states of Texas and Florida. Are the dead in California less dead? Are their destroyed homes homes not a big deal? Are 100,000 refugees just a statistic? Others do care what the president says and his silence is deafening. If nothing else, the incredibly courageous and selfless firefighters, police, pilots, doctors, nurses and other civil servants deserve thanks and acknowledgment.
Finally, anyone who respects the educated professionals whose lives have been devoted to studying the earth and it’s climate, understands that the warming earth and oceans increases the severity of nature’s worst tragedies. Like fires, hurricanes and tornadoes as any American could see with their own eyes this year. Warm waters, torrential rains, overgrown brush, excessive heat, severe droughts and hurricane force winds are all a result. This is going to happen again and again as the Trump administration and their GOP and corporate enablers continue to dismantle all efforts aimed at slowing or reversing climate change. This is the new reality.

[calimary]

1. Why would he? Hes a petty little grudge-holder.

Probably hates us ‘cause we voted for Hillary. CA went for Hillary over Obama in 2008, too.

[Mr.Bill]

2. And he's even too stupid

to realize there are many republicans living in this area too. Republicans who may never vote for him or any other rebublicans again.

[Crash2Parties]

10. That's not exactly accurate.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.cls?STREAMOID=u2w6e8cLr$SZgbERb0mkhs$daE2N3K4ZzOUsqbU5sYvmYBUUo$Qv449shxViKaznWCsjLu883Ygn4B49Lvm9bPe2QeMKQdVeZmXF$9l$4uCZ8QDXhaHEp3rvzXRJFdy0KqPHLoMevcTLo3h8xh70Y6N_U_CryOsw6FTOdKL_jpQ-&CONTENTTYPE=image/jpeg

See those two or three light pink precincts?

[Angry Dragon]

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[Crash2Parties]

37. My apologies, short version here

https://goo.gl/zchhS6

[Angry Dragon]

38. thank you

[CrispyQ]

23. It's not a very bright strategy, rewarding/punishing red/blue states.

HRC won my state, but there are a ton of trumpers here, too. HRC got 1.3 million votes, the Con got 1.2. He's gonna piss off a lot of people with his one dimensional, electoral college thinking. Stupid piece of shit.

[BigmanPigman]

3. We know what Hell looks like here in

San Diego so I have much empathy for victims of these fires.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/columnists/logan-jenkins/sd-no-jenkins-fires-20171013-story.html
https://goo.gl/images/uj1o4D

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Can't Gen. Kelly tell this fucking moron that he isn't president to just those who voted for him?

He can't pick and choose which Americans he can express sympathy and/or take action at times of disasters. God, but he's a poor excuse for a so-called human being.

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. Can't tell that ASSHOLE anything. I don't believe he cares about anyone.

He uses people, plays on their emotions and turns around and stabs them in the back. It's just easier for him to ignore those he thinks have slighted him. He's ignoring California out of pure spite. Hate that fvcker.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Well said!

[teach1st]

5. In fairness

Just because I believe in accuracy:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/10/politics/mike-pence-california-fires/index.html

Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump gave his condolences to citizens affected by the wildfires currently raging in northern California, saying that the federal government "will stand with" them through the crisis.

The President addressed the wildfires from the White House on Tuesday and added that he's been in contact with California Gov. Jerry Brown.

"I spoke with Gov. Brown last night to know that the federal government will stand with people of California and be there with you in this time of terrible tragedy and need," Trump said before welcoming Stanley Cup champions the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Trump has signed off on a disaster declaration for California. That said, I think that Mr. Trump's Tweets and lack of Tweets say it all about how he really feels.

[leanforward]

9. Noted after my earlier post

Thank you, I had completely blown by his disaster declaration.

[Perseus]

6. Why does anyone, anyone

expect any compassion or anything resembling human feelings from the liar-in-chief? I have a very hard time understanding why anyone can still expect any goodness from him, any sensible behaviour, any coherence, anything at all that makes sense, anything at all that is not self-serving or evil.

There is really no such thing as miracles, there is no magic, it won't happen...when are people going to give up and understand that the liar-in-chief is a dangerous being, that if left alone he will destroy everything in his path, he is not a successful business man, he just a a con, he has the reverse midas touch, everything he touches converts to crap, I thought GW Bush was the one with the reverse midas touch, but he fails in comparison with this monster.

Stop it please, he will never be presidential, the man has no class, no brain for good, he is a pervert, nothing else.

[leanforward]

8. I'm not bothered by what you said.

The citizens/american people of Puerto Rico speak with an accent. The citizens/american people of California didn't vote for him. So he's not going to help.

"The guy in the white house" is totally ignorant, among some of his other quirks. It seems to be he may be suffering from sundowners. The initial stage of dementia or alzheimer's. Anyone, correct me if I'm wrong.

My issue is, his business model uses the paruskies. As a citizen and patriot, I am opposed to pRezident dRumpf because he represents treason.

AND, he had not enacted additional sanctions as voted by the Senate and House. His business model (hundreds of LLCs) will no doubt fail if the paruskies withdraw their support.

[TexasBushwhacker]

12. Yup, Trump got less than 32% in California

Vindictive motherfucker

[dixiegrrrrl]

30. He also thinks less of "victims" in general.

There has been much discussion on the fact Trump has stated many times he believes HE, and his family, deserve the good things in life because their genetics make them superior. He also claims his good genes make him smarter and etc, but the point is, seriously, he believes he is a master specimen of the white people, and that this has been passed down to his kids.
He claims the money he says he has is a result of "hard work" and superior mind, not because of his father giving it all to him.
Therefore , his rich friends are genetically superior to others. Anyone who is not rich, and preferably white, is not deserving of his attention, as we are seeing.

[Angry Dragon]

33. It sounds as if you just described a Nazi

and to be fair Trump did get some money from his father but he did steal most of it

[Crash2Parties]

11. He came through with emergency funds. I'm okay with him leaving us alone for now.

Far better than him turning his childish, petulant, attention-seeking focus to us when we're trying to rebuild.

[ailsagirl]

13. I have to agree with you, Crash2Parties

He simply. doesn't. care.

And we sure as hell don't want him coming here

I know people have suffered and are suffering terribly, but compassion from that clod? He hasn't any.
It's pathetic... he's pathetic

Take care

[Angry Dragon]

34. you could get presidential paper towels ..........

[Doreen]

19. You have a point.

Better leave you alone than come over and throw miniature fire extinguishers to some people while using the money he gave California for his protection, food, lodging, and a miserable campaign speech.

[ailsagirl]

35. I could just see him doing that, too

[NoMoreRepugs]

14. Perhaps the Orange Douches actions towards

Puerto Rico, California and the exec orders stripping health care from millions of the deplorables might cause some reaction from some in Rethug Nation.... I know it's lottery type odds but an old geezer can hope can't he?

[katmondoo]

15. Trump is a murderer and should be treated as one.

Is everyone just going to sit back and say we will be in a war by next summer and by the way one million or more people will die. We will leave the people of Puerto Rico to just die, it cost too much to save them, a mass murderer is in charge of The United States and everyone just sighs, and do nothing. This is no longer America, some weird unhinged person took over the country and congress will do nothing.

[smirkymonkey]

17. I am so sorry for those people and what they are going through.

Trump's silence on this disaster is inexcusable. He has made it very clear that he is only president to the people who have supported him and not to the entire nation. This is just sickening and he should be impeached for it.

There is no end of hellishness that I wish upon him and his family.

[MontanaMama]

18. It is time to accept

that Dotard cannot function within the norms of civilized society. He's a malignant narcissist with more than one personality disorder. At this point, I'm almost relieved when he does something more thoughtless and outrageous than he did the day before because if he DID do or say something appropriate, the media would fawn all over him and he'd be a frigging hero. He's a broken nasty excuse for a human being.

[C Moon]

20. No he didn't: he sent Pence to say a few hollow words about it.

Trump is a divider. He hates California. I live in California, and I hope to all the gods we can get that freakish overweight gnat out of office before he starts trying to bring California down.
By ignoring the California wildfires, he's made it clear that he plans on playing favorites with red states, and burying blue states.

[Timmygoat]

21. This thought has been on my mind too!

And especially when I heard he was leaving for his golf course this weekend. I know President Obama would have been on this every moment and finding some way to help the people, in fact I am sure it is upsetting to him as it is with most of us, I cannot help but think that he would have been trying to help.

[Achilleaze]

22. republican Comrade Casino* is pissing on America

He and his republican comrades are pissing on California, Puerto Rico, and on the US Special Forces soldiers killed in Niger this week.

He has not acknowledged or said a word. The republican Chief Liar is pissing on America and Americas.


* republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[Mountain Mule]

24. Tell it like it is!

John Ehrenfeld is brutally honest and dead on. Every single American should read his words.

[YOHABLO]

25. Trump and his crowd don't care about the environment nor do they believe in science.

I honestly don't give a shit if he ever says anything about the devastation in California. It won't be sincere anyway.

[DFW]

26. It's time to face a bitter reality

California is not in Alabama

[Sunlei]

27. yup, Mr Trump was to busy playing twitter football warz to notice ANY American disasters and deaths.

[lunatica]

28. Trump is a failure as a human being

That's bound to bleed over into anything he attempts to do, such as being President.

I wrote an OP on this and it has become my mantra.

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

29. I havent heard about any

I haven’t heard about any federal disaster assistance being offered. Have you?

[Motley13]

31. the moron can sympathize, don't forget he had bones spurs.

[bdamomma]

36. He is a vile man

it hurts my heart to see what is happening in California. That silence from this jerk I hope it eats his insides out cause he will be held responsible for not even offering or supporting those who have been on front line or have been victims of this horrible climate event. So many Americans are dying............