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"Monster" Colorado wildfire rages; Obama plans visit
Reuters ^ | June 27, 2012 | Keith Coffman

Posted on 06/27/2012 7:20:51 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

(Reuters) - Firefighters struggled on Wednesday to beat back a fiercely aggressive wildfire raging at the edge of Colorado Springs that has forced at least 35,000 people from their homes and was nipping at the edges of the U.S. Air Force Academy.

The so-called Waldo Canyon Fire, fanned by gusting winds, has gutted an unknown number of homes on the wooded fringes of Colorado's second-most populous city and prompted more evacuations as flames roared out of control for a fifth day.

President Barack Obama plans to pay a visit to the area on Friday to view the damage, the White House said.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: campaignprop; coloradofires; coloradosprings; obama; obamafirephotoop; obamaphotoop; photoop; waldocanyonfire
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To: unkus

And yet BHO still won Colorado in 2008.


21 posted on 06/27/2012 7:47:09 PM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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To: svcw

Yep.


22 posted on 06/27/2012 7:48:26 PM PDT by unkus
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To: US_MilitaryRules; Colorado Cowgirl

Most likely a fly over on the way to a California fund raiser. Just a publicity stunt but it’ll be disruptive nonetheless.


23 posted on 06/27/2012 7:50:34 PM PDT by BIGLOOK
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To: elkfersupper

Think Dear Leader has the strength to start a chain saw or the ability to have water hit him without melting? He won’t be helping.


24 posted on 06/27/2012 7:53:09 PM PDT by MtnClimber (To the left wrong is right, down is up and backward is "Forward")
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To: hal ogen

You got that right. He can’t appear uninterested.
What’s he gonna do, spit on it? Blame Bush?

These fires would be more controllable if 0blaba worked
on getting the EPA out of the forest.

You know, actually did something right.


25 posted on 06/27/2012 7:54:05 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (54,000,000 0bama's people on welfare and food stamps?)
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To: elkfersupper

Hickenlooper is a total bozo he hasn’t even requested a declaration of a disaster area for the state and he thinks Obama is so cool the moment he sets food on Colorado ground .... poof... the fires will all go out.....


26 posted on 06/27/2012 7:54:40 PM PDT by Breto (The Establishment party is killing our country)
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To: bravo whiskey
bho should have been here last night and flown over the fire with the governor. he would have seen what his afterlife residence is going to look like.

LoL.

27 posted on 06/27/2012 7:54:46 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: BIGLOOK
Most likely a fly over on the way to a California fund raiser. Just a publicity stunt but it’ll be disruptive nonetheless.

with the plane carrying a banner requesting money and a number to call with credit card ready.

28 posted on 06/27/2012 7:57:00 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (54,000,000 0bama's people on welfare and food stamps?)
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To: unkus

“This is a very conservative area.”

I grew up in this area and it was a conservative right to work state. Then the liberals, environmentalist, hippies and wacos moved in and took over. The state is now very liberal in the urban areas and will go Obama in November.


29 posted on 06/27/2012 7:57:46 PM PDT by Breto (The Establishment party is killing our country)
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To: Steamburg

Or a fund raiser with the Hollyweird elite in Vail or Aspen.


30 posted on 06/27/2012 8:00:25 PM PDT by Jay Redhawk
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To: Breto

We’ll see but I’m afraid you’re probably right.

I’m in S W Colo. (La Plata County) and 0bama is losing ground here.


31 posted on 06/27/2012 8:01:35 PM PDT by unkus
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To: Breto

Same thing has been happening to Texas over the past 15 years or so. This also used to be a great state, but now is getting close to a take over by the Progressives, hippies (Austin, TX), queers (Dallas, Houston, Austin), feminists, marixist supporters, etc, etc, etc....


32 posted on 06/27/2012 8:02:52 PM PDT by I_Publius
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To: US_MilitaryRules
So unless he flies into Denver and caravans down he and his photo-op will negatively impact the firefighting effort. Of course, even if he does that it probably impacts the High Park fire. Thanks for nothing hussein, stay the {expletive} away.
33 posted on 06/27/2012 8:09:08 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Great, everywhere he goes disaster follows. What happens when he visits a disaster already happening?


34 posted on 06/27/2012 8:10:43 PM PDT by kalee (The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
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To: Steamburg
Obama takes the advice from his former tutu wearing WH Chief of Staff:


Rahm Emanuel, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste"


"DENVER — President Barack Obama will fly to Colorado Springs Friday to tour the scene of the Waldo Canyon Fire, which continues to ravage homes and forest on the edge of Colorado’s second most populous city.

The President called Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach on Friday to be updated on the fires burning across the state and to inform them of his plan to visit the fire lines Friday, the White House confirmed.

“The President reiterated his administration’s focus, through the US Forest Service as well as the Department of Interior and FEMA, on continuing to bring all resources to bear to assist local responders in Colorado and a number of Western States currently being impacted by fires,” according to the White House...."

http://kdvr.com/2012/06/27/president-obama-to-tour-waldo-canyon-fire-friday/

35 posted on 06/27/2012 8:11:00 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Lost your house in the Waldo Canyon Fire? Instead of rebuilding your dreary old shack, do something that will go a little further: donate the money you were planning to use for rebuilding to Obama for America. We'll provide you with Section 8 housing and we're running a special on Food Stamps this week, so you don't have to concern yourself about food or shelter.
36 posted on 06/27/2012 8:11:21 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ClearCase_guy

Some men just want to watch the world burn.


38 posted on 06/27/2012 8:14:10 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Obviously you’ve never lit a fart.


39 posted on 06/27/2012 8:15:11 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: svcw; Free ThinkerNY
While nobama “visits”, will they ground all planes (including firefighting planes) to clear aitrspace for the King?

According to my friend who is an air traffic controller in San Jose - yes

Damn is there no end to this?

40 posted on 06/27/2012 8:16:49 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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