Conrad Burns, Bigus Dickus

[Kelvin Mace]

Montana senataor Conrad Burns is a dick. Not just your common garden variety dick. No, he is a USDA, Grade A, prime choice, prime cut, pure 100%, unadulterated DICK, who regularly lifts the sixteen pounds of foreskin off his face just so he can spew clots of smegma into polite society.

U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns pointed across the Billings airport Sunday and accused a member of an elite firefighting team of not doing “a God damned thing’’ and charged that crew members just “sit around’’ on the job, the original version of a state report said.

Imagine this for a moment. This sanctimonious genital wart, who gets paid $81 AN HOUR for molesting all that is good and decent in the world, has the unmitigated brass to verbally abuse men who risk their lives daily for EIGHT TO TWELVE INTERCOURSING DOLLARS AN HOUR?!!

Burns was at the Billings airport Sunday and approached some members of the Augusta (Va.) Hot Shots, who were also waiting to catch a plane. In what the report called “an altercation," Burns told them they had done “a poor job’’ fighting the 92,000-acre blaze near Billings and should have listened to the concerns of local ranchers.

His comments prompted some U.S. Forest Service officials at the airport to call Rosenthal to come to the airport immediately to meet with Burns.

Rosenthal’s original report of the incident recounted how Burns pointed to a member of the Augusta Hot Shots crew across the airport waiting area and telling her:

"See that guy over there? He hasn’t done a God-damned thing. They sit around. I saw it up on the Wedge fire and in northwestern Montana some years ago. It’s wasteful. You probably paid that guy $10,000 to sit around. It’s gotta change."

Like all of these candy-ass conservatives who go to Washington and pass laws to make themselves and their friends wealthier, Burns has no clue what real people who actually WORk are paid.

But hey, C. Motgomery Burns does apologize for his despicable beahviour:

In retrospect, I wish I had chosen my words more carefully.

Why? So you could have been a more careful asshole?

My criticism of the way in which the fire was handled should not have been directed at those who were working hard to put it out. Without a doubt firefighters do the hard, tough job of battling one of Mother Nature’s toughest beasts. I have nothing but admiration for them and the work they do.

Really? And we should believe you because...?

My frustration came from meeting with landowners who were critical of the way the fire was handled. Whatever the reason, I should have simply thanked those who worked hard to put out the fire.

Oh, you mean your meeting with the rich landowners who own you, body and soul?

I have since addressed my concerns to the proper officials about the way in which fires are handled. Please accept my apology for any hard feelings that my comments may have caused. I have the utmost respect for the job firefighters have done in Montana."

Again, another non-apology.

The apology that is expected is "I am sorry for being a dick. What I said was untrue, ignorant, and vicious. I had no right to abuse ANYONE like that."

No, instead he tosses out this fecal-laden insult where he justifies his actions, regrets he didn't choose his "words more carefully", then expresses regret for "any hard feelings".

Perhaps someone can tell what words would have better expressed the sentiment, "See that guy over there? He hasn’t done a God-damned thing"?

How about:

"Behold yon swain! He verily doth not trifle even a single moment to abate the raging inferno!"

"See that son-of-a bitch? He's done fuck all about the fire?"

"Veda quel tipo là? Non ha fatto una cosa maladetto di Dio!"

"Up your nose with a rubber fire hose!"

Perhaps people should drop ol' Penis Puss a line and provide him with some choice words about his dickish behaviour.

http://burns.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInfo.EmailMe

Better yet, give him a call.

http://burns.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInfo.OfficeLocations

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. so he did a bad thing?

:evilgrin:

LOL. Watch your blood pressure Kelvin! :)

[havocmom]

2. Nah, no point in telling Burns anything. Give Jon Tester $$ instead

Help turn MT bluer and we can help take the Senate

Jon Tester for US Senate http://www.johntester.com/

Huffington Post has some fun responses to Burns' latest outrage
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/07/27/conrad-burns-tells-firefi_n_25972.html

And then there are the comments in the Billings Gazette
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/07/27/news/local/45-burns.txt

Folks not to impressed with Burns' half assed apology either
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/07/28/news/state/20-burns.txt

Allow me to repeat: Burns is beyond hope. Just work for Jon Tester, Dem, Farmer, problem solver, guy with a brain! :D

http://www.johntester.com/

[porphyrian]

3. Biggus Dickus

http://www.geocities.com.nyud.net:8090/TelevisionCity/4766/film/lob/biggusdi.jpg

[TheFarseer]

4. talk about biting the helping hand

and I suppose he's one of those dumb-f*cks that are surprised the Iraqis aren't grateful for our "help"

[havocmom]

6. Little background about fire management here abouts

Burns let a couple ranchers rag on him then went off half cocked at the wrong people

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=163&topic_id=755&mesg_id=755

[havocmom]

5. For more Burns outrages, go to the Montana forum

Look for my threads on the fucking puppet. ;) Might wanna pour a drink first.

[panader0]

7. Those Hot Shots work very hard, sometimes 12-14 hour days

battling fire and heat the whole time. When they come down off the line, they sleep and laze around as much as possible. Burns should try it sometime. Then he would be covered in Burns.

[Buns_of_Fire]

8. Let me guess: he won't be getting your support in the future...

I truly admire people who have the ability to write a rant that absolutely FLOWS. Good job, sir. :thumbsup: (I'm adding you to my list of people to not intentionally piss off.)

[greendog]

9. So Conrad Burns saw firefighters "sitting around"...

...on the Wedge Fire a few years ago? Interesting, at the time I lived "within view" of the Wedge Fire. I attended the community fire meetings twice a day for the duration of the fire. I don't recall EVER seeing Conrad Burns. Maybe he flew over in a helicopter?

For the record: On some days, when there's a lot of wind and the fire is "blowing up" they pull the firefighters away from the fire. They do this for safety. These guys fight these fires with little more than picks and shovels. When a fire is moving fast they're not going to stop it with a shovel. When it quiets down they send them back in.

So yeah, sometimes they're just sitting around. Beats getting burned to a cinder. Is that what Conrad Burns wants? Oops, I forgot...he's a Republican. Of course that's what he wants.

Wedge Canyon Fire, 2003.

[havocmom]

11. Don't Situation Commanders often call the crews in

during the heat of the day, when humidity is at the lowest point and the fires create their own wind? Have seen that happen. Makes sense to pull back when nature is beating you and wait it out until the temps start the drop cycle and the humidity starts to climb.

No point in sending people in to die.

And Burns stood by bushco re the Iraqi invasion. It left Montana with only ONE of its National Guard helicopters for a couple years. We got the other five back from Iraq just last fall, after our DEM gov raised bloody hell about the feds leaving the fourth largest state in the union with only ONE chopper for emergencies.

Burns is OK with flushing the US Treasury down the corporate black hole but he berates exhusted fire fighters.

Jon Tester for Senate!

[greendog]

12. Yeah, they do that.

The Wedge Canyon Fire had its own "on site" meteorologist, its own satellite imaging specialist and its own fire science specialist. They were able to create forecasts for specific pinpoint areas of the Whitefish and Livingston Ranges. Using forest service records of logging and previous fires they knew what type of fuel the fire was headed toward.

Every day they'd look at the topography, the fuel, projected rainfall (if any), the predicted temps, humidity, wind speed/direction...and they'd determine how best to utilize the available manpower. The manpower was in constant flux with fresh crews arriving and tired crews going on break. Sometimes crews would get called away if another fire went up on the priority list and sometime we'd gain crews from other fires as they came available. If I remember correctly, at the high point we had a tent city with over 1500 people.

They'd try to work in the mornings when the humidity was up but sometimes temperature inversions would keep the valley fogged in till 10 or 11. Can't fly if you can't see.

I do remember one or two of the more vocal conservatives up there being bothered that the crews weren't taking on more risk. Another thing I remember was seeing the folks who always railed against "big government" and "giveaway programs" suddenly having no problem at all with the government spending millions to defend their $80,000 homes. Funny how that works.

[Virginia Dare]

10. Burns is the kind of guy that actually makes me feel...

not so depressed over having an asshat like George Felix Allen represent me. Speaking of which, do you have an original link to that story?. I would love to send it to Felix and tell him I want an apology, or better yet, challenge of a public duel over Conrad Dickhead's outrageous behavior towards Virginia's finest.
:evilgrin: