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In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived (AP article confirms Maui police blocked escape routes.)
Associated Press ^ | Updated 3:01 PM CDT, August 24, 2023 | REBECCA BOONE, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, CLAUDIA LAUER AND CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER

Posted on 08/27/2023 3:11:11 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

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To: wildcard_redneck
Not pompous, pretentious.

Or maybe just knowledgeable, well-read.

Or maybe just having a good memory for detail.

Or maybe just being prolific.

Or maybe just being consistent to a core belief and not joining the mob of the moment.

-PJ

41 posted on 08/27/2023 4:38:39 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Political Junkie Too
To believe that, I'd have to believe that we have Osama bin Laden types running the government willing to kill thousands in a very public display of inhumanity for personal gain.

I’ll bet that you’re a very decent person.

Most of us decent people can’t even imagine how many monsters who enjoy inflicting pain and death walk among us.

They’re everywhere, not only in positions of power.

I learned that lesson the hard way but now my eyes are open.

42 posted on 08/27/2023 4:46:58 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (“Killer rabbit jokes have a long tradition in medieval literature.“ - Dr. James Wade)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Thanks for additional proof points that you comment like an ass.


43 posted on 08/27/2023 4:48:32 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (The Forever War is a crime against humanity)
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To: wildcard_redneck
Well, we all have one.

It just comes down to what we do with it.

-PJ

44 posted on 08/27/2023 4:50:56 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: pax_et_bonum
Thanks for the perspective and kind words.

I really wonder what the people of Hawaii are going to think, since they voted for these people who then made the appointments that they made.

I'm really interested in what Maizie Hirono says and does next. She's another person who was voted in by the same mass hypnosis in Hawaii that led to the Maui disaster. So far, she blamed everything on "climate change." She, at least, has the defense of being in Washington DC at the time and was removed from the local incompetence.

She still represents the overall Hawaii culture of incompetence in DC. Fortunately, she's up for reelection in 2024.

-PJ

45 posted on 08/27/2023 4:57:21 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: pax_et_bonum

Hi kiddo


46 posted on 08/27/2023 4:58:56 PM PDT by al baby (I know its the way the measure the cooling capability )
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

Kinda like staying in a building the had a plane crash into it


47 posted on 08/27/2023 5:02:52 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’m from the government and I’m here to help. It sounds like they forced people back into the fire because there might have been power lines down on the road leading away from the fire. A lot of things happened that caused the death toll to rise. Blocking the road, broken alarm, faulty fire hydrants and sending the kids home from school early.


48 posted on 08/27/2023 6:22:07 PM PDT by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Our government is trying to kill us!! We need to keep our guns. This is why they want our guns...they can kill us if we give up our guns...


49 posted on 08/27/2023 6:35:58 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Just leave it to the government to folk everything up.


50 posted on 08/27/2023 6:38:38 PM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Who gave the order to block the only road out?


51 posted on 08/27/2023 6:43:33 PM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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To: joe fonebone

Did you read the article?


52 posted on 08/27/2023 6:48:11 PM PDT by thefactor
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To: MeganC

Did you read the article?


53 posted on 08/27/2023 6:51:06 PM PDT by thefactor
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To: tennmountainman

Read the article. The police did not block exit routes. This is just pure misinformation, and freepers just read headlines and don’t give a sh-t about facts.


54 posted on 08/27/2023 6:52:11 PM PDT by thefactor
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To: thefactor

I just read the article...
Who gave the order to close the roads?


55 posted on 08/27/2023 7:03:40 PM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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To: thefactor

And yes, the roads were blocked..


56 posted on 08/27/2023 7:04:28 PM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO! The End)
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To: Political Junkie Too

I support your comments. The attacks on you are not reasonable. We know that the police blocked an escape route. We don’t know why. We don’t know who gave the order. We don’t know on what information the person was acting on when the order was given. We do know that the situation was dire and chaotic and that intelligent people needed to be in charge. Intelligence is not required to be appointed by Democrats, and it proved deadly didn’t it?


57 posted on 08/27/2023 7:09:39 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: joe fonebone
"The road closures — some because of the fire, some because of downed power lines"

“We did not close or forbid people from getting out of Lahaina,” Pelletier said. “If there was a downed power line that was live, we wanted to make sure that you didn’t go over a downed live power line.”

"Meanwhile, police officers knock down a fence to help others escape."

If you read the article, you would have seen these sentences, and then you would know why some portions of roads were blocked. You'd also know that passable roads were not completely blocked. If you actually read the article and still think orders were given to block passable roads, then you are incapable of independent thought.

58 posted on 08/27/2023 7:13:57 PM PDT by thefactor
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To: Enterprise
The attacks on you are not reasonable.

Thanks for the words of support. You can see the larger picture.

The attacks on me are irrelevant. They are a product of anonymous keyboard jockeys looking for a brief thrill. I've already moved on to other matters.

-PJ

59 posted on 08/27/2023 7:16:16 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Enterprise
"We know that the police blocked an escape route."

Did you read the article?

60 posted on 08/27/2023 7:16:45 PM PDT by thefactor
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